Bonus Holiday Chapter

“Momma, why are we going into the city?” My son asks me.

“We’re going to see Uncle Xander, Aunt Maeve, Uncle Cayd and Aunt Madelyn. The humans decorate the city this time of year with pretty lights, and they have a park where you can play in the snow, they have hot chocolate and they give away candy canes.” I tell Leander.

“But you can’t say anything about being an Alpha or a werewolf son. This is a human city, they don’t know about us and we want to keep it that way.” Richie adds.

“Why Daddy?” Briella asks him. I look at him. It’s a lot to explain to a two-year-old.

“Well, pumpkin, humans can’t do a lot of the things that werewolves can and they get jealous.”

“Like what?” Leander asks.

“They don’t have wolf spirits and because they don’t, they can’t shift, which means they can’t hear or smell or see like we do.”

“That’s terrible. What a boring life.” Leander says.

“We think so.” Richie tells them, laughing.

“Oh, and they’re not as strong as us, so be careful if you end of pla