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can’t believe you can do stuff like this,” she said as she pulled them on. “Oh my God. They fit perfectly. I always think of you as such a manly man.”
    “You didn’t when we first met at Casey’s wedding. You thought I was gay.”
    She laughed. “I forgot about that. Well, you are gorgeous and stylish, and you know how to dress women. What was I supposed to think? But then you fucked me, and I never doubted your sexuality again.”
    That time it was Linc who laughed. “You never fail to surprise me. Now come on, or we’ll be late.”

Chapter Seven
    Bennett strolled hand in hand with Linc through the Bishop’s Arts section of Dallas. Local artists had set up booths to offer their wares and services. Bennett and Linc stopped at one of the three music stages to listen to a band she loved.
    The fresh air and beautiful surroundings were a balm for her soul. A very troubled soul that was still trying to deal with the fact she was carrying a werewolf’s child. And that maybe she wasn’t who she thought she was.
    Her mother had said her father was dead, but what if all of that was a lie? What if she had a whole other family out there? Why would her mother keep her away from them? She’d always wondered but never really questioned her.
    “You’re thinking too much again,” Linc whispered into her ear. “There’s someone I want you to meet.” He pointed to one of the tents.
    He’d been so sweet, even buying her cotton candy, which wasn’t healthy for her or the baby, but dear God she needed it more than anything once she’d smelled it.
    He led her into a booth filled with pottery, jewelry, and small terrariums. She reached out to touch a pitcher glazed in the most beautiful cobalt she’d ever seen.
    “How do they get this finish?” she asked.
    “It’s a three-step process,” a woman said from behind one of the larger pots. “One that makes the color richer each time.” She had long blonde hair pulled up in a ponytail and a knitted green scarf surrounded her neck. Was she thirty? Sixty? Hard to say. She was beautiful in a natural, ageless way, and though her face was unlined, her eyes spoke of great wisdom.
    The woman reached out her arms to Linc. “I’ve missed you.”
    “It has been a long time.” He kissed her cheek. “When I saw your wares I knew it had to be you. I’m surprised you left your shop in Salem.”
    The woman shrugged. “The Council needs me here for the moment, so I thought I’d bring a few of my things and stay for a bit.”
    The council? “What kind of council is that?” Bennett asked.
    The woman nodded toward Linc.
    “I’ll tell you more later,” he said, “but basically all supernatural creatures must follow the laws of the Council. We abide by human laws to a certain extent, but we have our own as well.” Linc smiled. “Bennett, I’d like you to meet an old friend of mine, Mikala.”
    Bennett and Mikala smiled at one another and shook hands, but Bennett had an odd feeling she was being assessed in some way that went more than skin-deep.
    “Mikala, I want to introduce you to Bennett, who has become very dear to me.”
    Dear to him? She glanced up at Linc. Damn, the man was a charming son of a bitch.
    Mikala said, “I’d say she’s very dear, since she’s carrying your son.”
    Bennett gasped. “Son? How do you know?”
    “Did Nick tell you?” Linc said at the same time.
    Mikala laughed. “The day that vampire tells me something I don’t already know is the day I hope the goddess decides my time is nigh.”
    “Witch, I didn’t come here for you to peer into our souls,” Linc said with a slight bite to his tone, but he was smiling. “I wanted to show her your art. Bennett is still getting used to the idea of our world. But you already know I also came for answers.”
    So this woman was a witch? Or was that just him saying something bout her personality? Jesus, all this crap was confusing. She had said she somehow knew they were having a boy…
    “Aye,