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"We want to meet our new pack and get settled in our new home as soon as possible," Callie said with a bright smile.

"Spoken like a true luna," Cole told her.

"Another thing to get used to," she replied with a giggle.

"Take care of yourselves and keep in touch." I hugged the twinnies. "Peri still has our group chat going, so use it."

"Of course!" they said together.

"And we'll see you at the Swift reunion in August, right?" Aiden asked as he laid his hand on top of my head.

"Yes, my mates said we can go!" I grinned up at him. "And they know Alpha Liam."

"We have an alliance with Crystal Caverns," Mason explained. "Jay was over there three months ago to help with an issue."

As the guys chatted and the twins asked me about Green River, I kept my eye on Jayden to make sure he was okay and eventually blew out a sigh of relief to see that he appeared to be.

Maybe what happened at Crystal Caverns isn't how Everett Breckenridge got killed,I thought to myself,although the timeline fits.

Not that I would bring it upnow. The twins were Everett's little sisters and didn't need to go into their new life with that sad reminder, and if Jayden - well,Quartz- was chill, I wasn't going to do anything to upset him.

After a round of hugs and handshakes, we waved goodbye to them, and I turned to my mates.

"When is Beatrix going over to Emerson and Angelo's? I want to be there to hear everything and give Reau his gift."

"The twins have been meeting with Gelo at ten every morning to work out the details of their apprenticeship," Cole said, looking at his watch. "They're going to bring Beatrix along today, so we need to get our butts in gear."

"So," Wyatt drew the word out, "let's divide the jobs. On the docket, we have going with Posy, meeting with the representative from Cold Moon, supervising fighter practice, and the ever-loving paperwork."

"I can go by myself if it's a bother and you're busy," I tried to say, but they all shot me down.

"You will always have an escort, whether it's us or the betas," Jayden said. "In this case, one of us needs to witness Beatrix's findings as the king's official representative, anyway, so that's that."

"Well, boys, you know there's only one fair way to assign jobs for today," Ash said, and I giggled as they all put a hand behind their back. "First winner gets to go with Posy. Ready? Set? 1, 2, 3!"

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On the way over to Emerson and Angelo's, Cole explained what Victorian style was and that their house was a classic example of it. When we pulled up, my jaw dropped at how gorgeous the place was. A big, beautiful porch, fancy woodwork, and a tower on one side with a cone roof all added up to something out of a fairy tale.

"Wow!" I breathed. "I never saw a house like this!"

"Ostentatious, isn't it?" Cole muttered with a snort.

"What's that word mean?"

"Extraextra. Over the top showy."

"Oh. But it's super pretty!" I grinned at him, flashing my dimples, and he chuckled.

"If you say so, honey."

I knew Cole was a simple kind of guy, and 'fancy pants' would never be his style.

After we parked, I unbuckled, reached into the back seat for Thoreau's present, and turned to open my door only to find Cole already opening it.

"You sure move fast." I smiled up at him.

Smirking, he leaned forward and tucked my hair behind my ear.

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