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“Me either,” Brick said.

“Coke?” she asked.

“I have syrups. Do you like cherry?”

“Yes,” she said.

“How about a cherry coke?”

“Sounds awesome,” she said.

“Make that two,” Brick said.

“Sounds good, I’ll bring it over.”

“Thanks,” Brick said.

While waiting for their drinks, they hit the dance floor, and she swore she’d never had so much fun in her life. They stopped at a table with a small group on the way back to their own table, and Brick introduced her to tiger shifter Gavin and his mate Sadie. Brick spoke to Gavin for a few moments privately, and then they returned to their own table.

“Everything okay?” she asked as she sat down and smiled at the drink in front of her. The tall glass had a slight red hue to it, and two cherries on top of the ice.

“Yeah, of course,” he said. “He and I have been keeping in touch about H. A. S. I contacted him after the attack at the drive-in and when we captured that Wiccan spying on us. I wanted to let him know we hadn’t had any other issues, but we’re staying sharp.”

“We’re definitely keeping a close watch on our borders,” Adam said. “Foley would be a fool to come against us again.”

Foolish and dangerous, which was a bad combination. She didn’t understand someone wanting to destroy shifters just because they could shift.

“Some people are terrible,” she said.

“One hundred percent,” Brick said.

When they left the bar two hours later, Jade’s feet hurt a little from all the dancing and her ears rang from the loud music, but she’d had the time of her life.

Her mate was sexy and could dance, and she’d fallen even more in love with him over the course of the evening.

Charming didn’t even begin to cover it.

The low thrum of music inside the bar was muffled as the door swung shut. The night air was humid and the sky was full of stars, a perfect summer evening.

“This was so fun,” she said.

He grinned. “I’m glad you liked it. You danced like you’ve been doing it your whole life.”

Jade laughed softly. “That’s because you’re a good partner.”

“I’ll drive,” Brick said to Adam.

“I was going to suggest you could do that for your alpha,” Adam said, tossing the keys to Brick.

Leo and Solan waved from their SUV as Brick unlocked the SUV and opened Jade’s door. After settling her in her seat, he shut her door and walked around the front of the SUV, sliding behind the wheel. As he started the SUV and pulled onto the road to head back to the pack’s territory, she relaxed into the seat, letting the memories of the evening replay in her mind.

“I’m really glad we came,” Jade said, breaking the silence.

“Me too,” Brick said.

“Ditto,” Cinder said.

“Absolutely,” Adam said. “It was a great night out, and we should definitely double date again before our pup is born.”

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