Page 31 of Caught By Her Guardian
It was the best Christmas ever.
Hunter hadn’t expected to tell Pixie he loved her in the family room of their home, but the timing had been perfect.And then they’d tumbled into bed, and he’d never felt more connected to a person in his life.
That was the way it was with truemates, he supposed.
Everything moved at lightning speed but was ultimately exactly at the pace it should be.
After some pillow talk about the future, they fell asleep in each other’s arms.As tempting as it was to stay up and visit with his family, she had to work that night and he didn’t want her to be exhausted.
They dressed for dinner at Storm and Seren’s, where the whole family would be gathered for a big meal and then they’d do their traditional family shift and hunt.He was excited to walk around the woods with Pixie until she had to leave to gather teeth.
She put on her coat, and he watched as she tucked her silver-lavender hair behind her ears.She caught him gawking at her and smiled.
“See something you like?”she asked with an arched brow.
“My sexy mate.”
“No detouring to the bed, we’ve got dinner plans.”
“Spoilsport.”
“Is it gift time yet?”she asked.
“We’re going to pop back here after dinner.”
“Sounds good.”
They walked through the crisp winter evening to Storm and Seren’s house hand in hand.The entire family was already there, laughter and conversation filling the air.The delicious scents of roasted meat, fresh baked bread, and cider made Hunter’s stomach rumble.The family greeted them happily, treating Pixie as if she’d been a member of the family for years, and he loved seeing how happy she was to be with his family and clan.
The long wooden table in the big kitchen was packed with family and food.Hunter sat with Pixie while she held baby Hale, who snoozed in her arms with a little smile on his face.His heart clenched at the sweet scene.They’d talked about having kids and decided it would happen when it happened, but neither of them could wait to welcome their first bundle of joy.
A mix of both of them.
A half polar bear, half fairy.
How freaking cool would that be?
While they ate the family holiday favorites, Pixie charmed them with stories of gathering teeth from children all over the world.
When the meal was over and the family was ready to head out to hunt and shift, he and Pixie walked back to their home to exchange gifts.
“What did you think?”he asked as they approached the home.
“I had such a great time.I wish I didn’t have to leave.”
“The kids need you though.”
“I know.Maybe next Christmas I can put in for a night off and get someone to cover for me.”
“That would be great.You like the house, right?”he asked, suddenly nervous.They hadn’t really talked about it because he’d been too busy sexing her up and then sleeping with her in his arms.
“I do!I can’t wait to decorate it with you.And the apartment too.”
“You don’t like the way I decorated the apartment?”
“You mean the very masculine vibes?”
He laughed.“We can totally redecorate both places.”
