Page 81 of Her Big Bad Wolf

“Plus, we moved into the basement without you even knowing it,” Cam added.

I groaned. “I know you’re a bunch of little monsters and big pigs who eat all my food and talk too much, but in general you’re not that bad. I’m kind of disappointed. I expected so much worse.”

“Is that a challenge?” Noah asked.

“No,” Kyle and I both said.

“Are we still just temporary?” Cam asked. “Or can we live here forever?”

Kyle gave me an apologetic look. “Actually, I was going to talk to all of you about this tonight. I have a family willing to give the three of you another chance. You’d get to stay together and if you continue to do as good as you have here, then they may opt to adopt you.”

The boys’ faces fell as they looked up to me.

My jaw locked and I growled at Kyle as I pushed the boys behind me.

“I may have lost my mate, but you aren’t taking my boys too. We may not be perfect, but we’re figuring it out.”

Cam’s little hand reached for mine. I gave it a squeeze.

“We can stay here?” Cam asked.

“Is that what you really want, Isaac? I mean I went to a lot of trouble and called in many favors to get them this placement.If I turn it down, I’m not sure there’s another family willing to take all three of them in.”

“We aren’t being separated again,” Noah said.

He tried to be so strong for his brothers, but tears streaked his cheeks as he looked up at me, begging for help.

“They already have a home, all of them. They aren’t going anywhere.”

All three boys hugged me and cheered.

“You’re positive this is what you want?”

“Want? Hell no. They drive me nuts. But that’s my problem and we’re working on it.”

“And we’re gonna get Vanessa back?” Cam asked.

“Hell yeah, we are.”

“It’s gotta be the big gesture,” Mason said.

“Like flowers,” Noah said.

“And chocolates. Vanessa loves chocolate,” Cam told me.

“Usually there’s a ring and you have to get down on one knee,” Mason instructed.

“You’re gonna have to go public,” Noah said. “We heard the fight and know it was because you don’t want anyone to know about you. But if we’re gonna get her back, you gotta.”

Kyle chuckled.

“Are we entertaining you?” I snapped.

It didn’t phase him a bit. The boys were making me soft and I was losing my touch.

“Extremely. Never would have thought I’d see this day.”

“Well, let’s go get her,” Cam said.