Page 110 of Wedlock (Vampire Bachelor Games #3)

“Wolf?” I shout down the line, the noise from the children running in and out of my study as they explore their new home, drowning out his words.

“Yes,” he says louder, “How did the meeting with the Queen go?”

“It’s tonight.”

“Ah, I thought Angie wasn’t going to move back until you’d dotted all the I’s and crossed all the T’s. From the chaos in the background I deduce something changed?”

“We had to speed up our plans after the Queen ordered our attendance. Angie, Yin, and the children moved in tonight.”

“I guess I lose the wager,” he chuckles.

“Christ, don’t ever mention that. The last thing I want her to think is that she was a bet.”

“We both know she was always more than that,” he snorts.

I glance up at a commotion near the fireplace to see Tiger and Talon wrestling. It appears as though Tiger is trying to push Talon’s head into the flames.

“Boys!” They look up, Tiger guiltily, Talon furiously determined.

“Get out or I’ll push both your little asses into the fire!”

Eyes wide, they rise and zip from the room as Yin sticks her head around the corner and glares at me before closing the door firmly.

“Fuck. When that’s reported to their mother I’ll be in the doghouse already, and it’s only been seven hours,” I groan.

“Hang on, Yin moved in too? You’re in for a world of pain with that one.”

“It wasn’t my idea,” I growl.

“Just eat the bitch.”

“If only,” I sigh, “I’ve already ordered Japanese for the next month. I can only hope sublimating my hunger will work for the time being.”

We both laugh, although I’m not joking.