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Chapter 32

Eoghan

I t was official, I signed my contract with the Legacy. Theo got them up a little bit with the money, but I didn't feel bad that I took a lower offer to be with Emmy. Now all I had to do was to see if I could officially extend my lease. Theo told me I should just buy a house with my LLC, but a house didn't feel right at this moment.

I heard the garage door go up. I ran down the stairs to greet Emmy at the door.

As she entered, I pulled her close and captured her lips. I savored how there was a little bit of coffee flavor left after her drinks.

As she came up for air, "Someone's in a good mood."

I nodded. "While it won't be made public for a few more days, I'm officially a member of the Legacy for the next three years."

She wrapped her whole body around mine and practically screamed, "Congrats, baby. I'm so excited for you."

I grabbed her hand. I led her towards the path in the back so I could show her one of my favorite places in the world.

But the moment I stepped outside the door, I spotted Dino lurking in the backyard. I growled. "I'm going to kill him."

Emmy looked up at me with the deepest furrow in her brows. She put her hand on my chest. "What's wrong?"

Thank God, she didn't see the wolf in the woods looking dead straight at me. I pulled her back into the house and pulled out my phone. I texted Theo.

Why the fuck is your boyfriend in my backyard? Is he doing official business?

Emmy put a hand on my back and leaned over my shoulder. "What's going on and why are you so growly?"

Hearing her call me growly brought a smile to my lips. Granted, I still wanted to kill my friend for ignoring my requests to stay human around my house.

"We have company out there."

Right as I was about ready to pounce, I got Theo's response.

He went for a run and probably forgot your place was off limits. He's been dying to see you.

I tried to control my impulse to shift and just take Dino down by the most violent means possible. Only thing stopping me from doing that was the fact that I would scare Emmy to death and prove her right that I was nothing but a horror movie monster.

"Settle, Eoghan. Just bring him inside."

She then pushed me out the door. Trying not to be a raging asshole, I yelled out, "Dino, you're lucky I'm in a good mood. Come inside now if you want to visit, but if you keep lurking, I'll kick your ass."

I went back into the house and slammed the door. Dino could come in when he was ready.

Emmy was pulling out the venison steaks that were thawing in the sink. I wrapped my arms around her waist and said, "Let me make dinner. I make a mean Venison stew."

Dino came in, "It's bloody brilliant. I would let him make it. Can I invite Theo over?"

I turned and pointed at Dino. "You're lucky that she said to let you in."

Emmy also turned and put a hand on my shoulder. "Easy there, killer. I'll let you make dinner, but you have to be nice to your friends. Go ahead and invite Theo."

I sighed, but Emmy was right. I should ease up on Dino and let him invite his boyfriend over. Theo just did me a huge solid by getting me a good deal by the Legacy. But I was pissed off about him potentially scaring her.

Instead, I focused on gathering up the ingredients for my venison stew. I could get a little anal about the mise en place. Besides, chopping up the mushrooms, carrots and onions would give me something to do with my hands to cool off.

After pulling out all the spices from the cabinet, I went to the garage to grab a stout from my beer fridge. Dino followed me. I was about ready to ask if he wanted a beer, but opening the door was the biggest wha-wha moment in a long time.

All my beers were gone. It wasn't me, since I didn't drink myself into oblivion until I moved to Canada.

I turned towards Dino and squinted my eyes. "Did you or Theo get rid of my beer?"

Dino put his hands up in the air and said, "Wasn't us. I was hoping to get one since you always had good taste. Although it's good to know that you've been staying clean."

I didn't know if I should scream or sigh at my friend. I'd been home a couple days; did he think I couldn't control myself?

"But dozens of beers just don't walk out of a house. Now I'm short a key ingredient for my stew." I growled.

Dino was already on his phone.

"Theo. Bring over some stout. No, he's not drinking any. Two are for us, and one is for the meal." I held up two fingers up and Dino corrected himself. "Make that two for his stew. Thank you, Luv."

I heard Theo say, "Love you too."

Yet again, I found myself jealous of all the mated couples. If only I knew if Emmy and I were fated mates.