Page 69 of A Sinful Trap

Chapter Sixteen

2 months later…

“This one might be my favorite.” Bailey was sitting at the patio table beside Dani’s pool, holding yet another carving from Will. It was a hummingbird, full of intricate, delicate detail and about the size of her palm. It would go perfectly on the shelf beside her hummingbird kachina. “But you need to tell your grandfather to stop now. I’m starting to feel guilty.”

Kaya finished braiding her hair and wrapped it in a bun on top of her head. “He’s the guilty party here, and he knows it. Leaving my friend in an attic for a ghost chat,” she muttered. “Besides, it’s keeping him too busy to meddle in my affairs.”

Dani set a pitcher of sangria in the center of the table before sitting down beside them. “Are we having affairs worth meddling in now? See, Bailey? You were gone for three weeks and Kaya is suddenly the siren of Sedona.”

“She brought out the sangria, K,” Bailey whispered loud enough for everyone to hear. “This will not end well.”

“I don’t know. So far, it’s working out perfectly,” Dani said with a shrug that made her brown curls bounce on her shoulders. “In case you were keeping score, there’s only one wish left.”

Kaya sent her a look that should have singed off her eyebrows. “Why don’t we talk about Bailey’s trip? The other two weekend adventures were full of interesting shifter politics and exhibitionism at popular tourist attractions. I can only imagine the trouble you three got into this time.”

It had been difficult for her to accept Bailey’s new relationship status, but she’d warmed to the idea after Cam and Davide worked their charm. Cam even asked her for a reading to prove he had nothing to hide, and that he wasn’t planning on taking her best friend away for good.

Dani had been on board from the beginning, even hinting that she wouldn’t mind being an honorary pack member now that her best friend was the mate of Alpha Locke and his second in command.

Mate.

She lifted her hands, touching the small scars on either side of her neck. She wasn’t sure she’d ever get used to the changes. At first, she’d been a little disappointed to learn that she couldn’t shift, but she was healthier than she’d ever been and Stax had told Cam her aging would slow to match theirs, so she’d accepted the trade-off. The link between them all meant she’d die if they did, but it also meant she’d live just as long.

Bailey hadn’t worked up the courage to tell her friends about that yet. Or that she could now—when she concentrated—see Sedona the way Cam and Davide did. The magic all around them. It was what she’d always felt, but seeing it was a gift she’d never stop being grateful for.

“Are you telesexing again?” Dani asked impatiently, snapping her fingers in front of Bailey’s face.

“Am I what?”

Kaya smirked. “She’d been trying to come up with a name for the face you get when your guys are communicating with you through your link.”

“Telepathic sexting. Telesexing.”

“What about sextapathing?” Kaya threw out.

Dani shook her head emphatically. “No. It’s telesexing. Consider it trademarked.”

Bailey’s blush burned her ears. “I approve of the name, but I’m not doing that right now.”

I like it.

Stop telesexing her, she’s busy.

Bailey burst out laughing and her friends gave her knowing looks. “I can’t help it. I’m still working on how to put them on hold. And the trip was amazing, but right now I’m just so glad to be home. Especially now.”

“Why especially?” Kaya asked, as usual zeroing in on her exactly when she didn’t want her to.

She gestured around Dani’s backyard. “Because Liam is teaching Cam the fine art of barbecue, Bunny and Aaron are enjoying the pool and it’s a beautiful day. Because the addition is complete and now Ava and Alwin have an apartment instead of my old cubby to get frisky in when they aren’t running the inn while I’m away. Because I’m with my best friends in the place I love best and I’m happy. Pick a reason.”

It was all true. Every word. And she was blissfully happy.

“Because you’re pregnant,” Dani said, her blue eyes wide.

“What? How did you…” Bailey shook her head. “I mean, what?”

“See Bailey? You leave for three weeks and suddenly Dani is the psychic,” Kaya said dryly. “She’s right, isn’t she? You’ve already got a little furry bun in the oven.”

She hadn’t been ready to say it out loud yet. Davide had told her a few days ago. He could smell the change in her before a pregnancy test could confirm it. A baby. She was going to be somebody’s mother. Lord help them. “How did you know?”

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