Page 74 of Cold Foot Curse

He was choosing her, knowing all her damage. Choosing her despite the curse. Choosing her despite all her walls and trusting her to lower them for him. And she would. She took this Promise seriously.

“Welcome to Cold Foot,” Wreck said.

She smiled at her new Alpha, and then at Cash, and then at Kade. Her Kade. Her mate. Her other half. Her Promise.

“It’s an honor,” she whispered, and hope they all three knew the depths of what she meant.

Epilogue

Jess loved the heck out of this truck. Her boss, Cliff, had even let her hang a little pink, glittery air freshener from the rearview mirror. She’d done it mostly as a joke so the guys at the shop could all complain about it in jest, but now it was her little good luck charm.

It was three weeks at the new job, and already, she was recognizing car parts and pulling some of the orders herself. She was also getting to know the receivers at the different auto shops from here to Missoula and loved that every day of work was different.

A call came through Bluetooth on the truck, and she grinned as she saw the name on the screen. “Hello, hunk,” she answered.

“Hey, Cactus. How was the call?”

“Okay, Clara Daye is awesome. She is my shero.”

“And Vyr?”

“Terrifying, but very nice and had good advice too. And his mate Riyah too. We’re going to start doing training over video calls a couple times a week just to get me some more support, and they are planning a trip out here for next month to meet with me in person. And some really pretty lady named Lucia joined the video chat too.”

“Holy shit, Lucia? That’s awesome! Do you know who she is?”

“I’m not sure. I was going to ask you.”

“She’s Beaston Novak’s daughter. She’s a seer and powerful. She’s coveted in Damon’s Mountains, just like her father. Her brother, Weston has the power of sight too.”

“I feel like I’m meeting famous people. Vyr was quieter, but Lucia and Clara had a lot of things that really make sense for my powers. And Riyah did too.”

“Do they think you’ll be able to control putting our animals to sleep?”

“They think I’m already correcting, and learning. I just need more practice containing it.”

“I freaking love this. I’m glad Damon is putting a team together for you. You deserve the support, Jess. It’s time to correct the path of that lineage of yours.”

“I think…” She bit her lip, hesitating. “I think I might start learning spellcasting.”

“Are you serious?” he asked, and she loved the excitement in his voice.

“They think it may help me to learn control, and it’s also something I want to learn if we ever have kids. If we have a daughter, I want her to know who she is.”

“Oh hell yeah! Jess, I’m so proud of you.” Truth. “Are you almost home?”

“I’m pulling up the hill now,” she told him.

“Good. I made dinner but wanted to check your ETA.” He got off work earlier than her, and they’d settled into a routine that just made her so happy from her heart outward. Even through the brutal stretch of time he’d had to heal from Wreck bringing him back to life, he’d cooked for her. Kade’s home was gorgeous, and the kitchen was to die for. She’d also learned that he loved cooking, and sharing food, and she was fairly sure it was his love language, taking care of her in that way.

God, she loved him. She loved their life. She loved everything!

“Okay, I can’t wait to see you,” he said. “Speed. But not too fast. Drive safe. I miss your boobs. Okay, bye.”

She was giggling when she said bye and hung up. She was so grateful he was recovered from Wreck’s green flames now. That was a brutal couple of weeks.

When she pulled into the clearing, Kade was standing right out front, and the Crew had the grills going. Reed and King were flipping what looked like steaks on the grill. The others were all here, including Garret’s human brother, Dylan, setting up a huge spread of food on folding tables.

Confused but excited, she stopped right where she was and rolled down the window. “What’s going on?” she asked.

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