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Authors: Sloane Meyers
Tags: Fiction, Suspense, adventure, Romance, Fantasy, Contemporary, Paranormal, Adult, series, Action, California, supernatural, romantic suspense, Christmas, holiday, Danger, Erotic, revelation, Shifter, winter, Smokejumpers, mates, Forever Love, Seasonal, accident, Christmas Time, Festive Season, Yuletide Greetings, Snowy Weather, Painful Past, Polarbear, Red Valley, Black Bear
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“Hey, that’s another reason I wanted to come talk to you,” Zach said. “I know this is really last minute, but I wanted to invite you to the wedding.”
Carter blinked in surprise, unable to form words for a few moments. Being invited to the wedding was the last thing he had expected when Zach came over here. Zach had never invited him to a single barbecue with the crew, and yet now he was inviting him to his wedding? Confusion etched itself across Carter’s face, and Zach must have noticed because he started trying to explain why the invitation was coming so late.
“I know it’s kind of weird to invite someone so informally to a wedding,” Zach said, “But our formal invitations were sent out several weeks ago, before I really knew you all that well. I’d hate to exclude you from the festivities just because I don’t have any official invitations left. The meal being served at the reception is a buffet, so there’ll be plenty of food and plenty of space. I’d love it if you could make it. Bring a date, even, if you want.”
Zach winked at Carter as he mentioned a date, and Carter couldn’t help but laugh. He didn’t tell Zach that the one person he would love to bring as a date was already attending the wedding. Carter had no doubt in his mind that Clara would be at Zach’s wedding, which only made him more excited to receive an invitation to the event.
“I don’t have anyone special to ask to by my date, but I would love to come to the wedding,” Carter said, then decided to explain to Zach the reason the invitation surprised him. “I could care less whether I get a formal invitation. It honestly just caught me off guard that you considered me a good enough friend to invite to your wedding. You’ve never even invited me to a barbecue.”
A pained look crossed Zach’s eyes, and Carter immediately regretted bringing it up.
“Don’t worry about it,” Carter said. “I’m not saying that because I’m mad or because I want to make you feel bad. I was only trying to tell you why I was not expecting a wedding invitation.”
Zach nodded. “Sorry about the barbecues, man. I would have loved to invite you, but we’ve had issues in the past with having people around who aren’t part of the crew. I won’t bore you with the details, but it just doesn’t seem to go over well when outsiders are unexpectedly invited to join us for dinner.”
Carter worked hard to keep his expression neutral. He smiled and clapped Zach on the back, telling him it was no big deal. He let it go, even though he wanted to ask Zach why Clara had been invited in so quickly, then. She was an outsider, too, when Zach first met her. What was so special about her?
But as Zach walked off, carrying little Drew in his arms, Carter got the feeling that there was something very, very special about Clara.
And he was going to do his best to find out what it was.
Chapter Nine
Zach’s wedding day arrived, thankfully full of sunshine and warm weather. Clara couldn’t help but smiling up at the sky as she climbed into the backseat of Hunter’s car to head to the ceremony. A December wedding in Alaska would have been full of snow and darkness, since the sun barely made an appearance in the Arctic during the winter months. But here in California, odds were good you’d have decent weather.
“All aboard?” Hunter asked as Riley jumped into the passenger seat next to him.
“All aboard,” Riley confirmed, shooting Hunter a huge smile. Everyone in the clan was in an upbeat mood, excited for the celebration and festivities that lay ahead. Riley had passed most of the work of catering the pies for this wedding off on her two newest employees. She had baked all of the pies herself, but she wouldn’t have to worry about delivering them and setting up the pie buffet. Clara had to admit that it would be nice to attend a wedding without worrying about the pie display being perfect.
When they arrived at the
“Hey, that’s another reason I wanted to come talk to you,” Zach said. “I know this is really last minute, but I wanted to invite you to the wedding.”
Carter blinked in surprise, unable to form words for a few moments. Being invited to the wedding was the last thing he had expected when Zach came over here. Zach had never invited him to a single barbecue with the crew, and yet now he was inviting him to his wedding? Confusion etched itself across Carter’s face, and Zach must have noticed because he started trying to explain why the invitation was coming so late.
“I know it’s kind of weird to invite someone so informally to a wedding,” Zach said, “But our formal invitations were sent out several weeks ago, before I really knew you all that well. I’d hate to exclude you from the festivities just because I don’t have any official invitations left. The meal being served at the reception is a buffet, so there’ll be plenty of food and plenty of space. I’d love it if you could make it. Bring a date, even, if you want.”
Zach winked at Carter as he mentioned a date, and Carter couldn’t help but laugh. He didn’t tell Zach that the one person he would love to bring as a date was already attending the wedding. Carter had no doubt in his mind that Clara would be at Zach’s wedding, which only made him more excited to receive an invitation to the event.
“I don’t have anyone special to ask to by my date, but I would love to come to the wedding,” Carter said, then decided to explain to Zach the reason the invitation surprised him. “I could care less whether I get a formal invitation. It honestly just caught me off guard that you considered me a good enough friend to invite to your wedding. You’ve never even invited me to a barbecue.”
A pained look crossed Zach’s eyes, and Carter immediately regretted bringing it up.
“Don’t worry about it,” Carter said. “I’m not saying that because I’m mad or because I want to make you feel bad. I was only trying to tell you why I was not expecting a wedding invitation.”
Zach nodded. “Sorry about the barbecues, man. I would have loved to invite you, but we’ve had issues in the past with having people around who aren’t part of the crew. I won’t bore you with the details, but it just doesn’t seem to go over well when outsiders are unexpectedly invited to join us for dinner.”
Carter worked hard to keep his expression neutral. He smiled and clapped Zach on the back, telling him it was no big deal. He let it go, even though he wanted to ask Zach why Clara had been invited in so quickly, then. She was an outsider, too, when Zach first met her. What was so special about her?
But as Zach walked off, carrying little Drew in his arms, Carter got the feeling that there was something very, very special about Clara.
And he was going to do his best to find out what it was.
Chapter Nine
Zach’s wedding day arrived, thankfully full of sunshine and warm weather. Clara couldn’t help but smiling up at the sky as she climbed into the backseat of Hunter’s car to head to the ceremony. A December wedding in Alaska would have been full of snow and darkness, since the sun barely made an appearance in the Arctic during the winter months. But here in California, odds were good you’d have decent weather.
“All aboard?” Hunter asked as Riley jumped into the passenger seat next to him.
“All aboard,” Riley confirmed, shooting Hunter a huge smile. Everyone in the clan was in an upbeat mood, excited for the celebration and festivities that lay ahead. Riley had passed most of the work of catering the pies for this wedding off on her two newest employees. She had baked all of the pies herself, but she wouldn’t have to worry about delivering them and setting up the pie buffet. Clara had to admit that it would be nice to attend a wedding without worrying about the pie display being perfect.
When they arrived at the
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