Todos los capítulos de The Alpha And The Baker: Capítulo 71 - Capítulo 80

It wasn’t anything fancy. No jewels or diamonds, but that didn’t matter one iota. It was made out of dark green beads with little silver flower spacers between them. At its center was a river stone that had been polished to a bright shine and was engraved with special runes“It’s for protection,” Cas said softly.“Oh, is Gammy McCallister a witch?”He chuckled. “No, nothing like that. But you don’t get to be an elder without picking up some old traditions, and this is oneof them. She said her uncle Davis made her one when she was a little girl, so she wanted to pass the tradition onto you.”“Me?” I echoed, my fingers tracing the tiny, rather delicate symbols. “And she made this?”“Well, she had help from some of the kids. Jason has a knack for the tiny knots needed for the beads. Apparently, it’s made in a way so that if the string breaks, all the beads won’t all just fall off the cord.”“Oh my gosh, I love it,” I said, handing it to him and turning around. Cas brushed my hair away f

“Uh, no. But I can go look for him.”“Would you, please?” I asked. I kind of wanted to just stand in place for a bit and take everything in. It was funny how different but so similar the party was to the McCallisters’ family reunion. While this was for a singular person, Cas’s had been an excuse to get together after a long, miserable winter. While the reunion was more informal, this event was clearly done up to the nines. Even all the attendees were dressed up with women in nice dresses and every man was wearing a tux or suit. And yet, at their hearts, they were both celebrations of pack. Of the community they had together.The more I learned about the two packs, the more their rivalry seemed so senseless. I understood how it started, and I did think the Ramirezes had every right to feel disgruntled about the way they and their ancestors had been treated, but there had to be some way to fix everything. There had to be a way for peace. I would put money down that Arietty would get alo

“It’s certainly nice,” I said, looking around for the others. Chris was driving his family, Jason was bringing Auntie Letitia, Melodie, and Auntie Beverly, while Polly and Penny were bringing their families. I was sure others would show up to support us as well.I scanned the crowd again, hoping to spot Felicia. I’d wanted to spend the night with her, then come to the event together, but given my mother and Gammy needed a ride and Felicia insisted she needed solitude to do “something special”, we’d decided to come separately. I was anxious to see her. Had everything gone all right? I hoped so.Because there was still one thing I hadn’t told her, and the guilt in the back of my mind made it hard not to worry. My pack and the Ramirezes were breaking some major rules by directly interfering with a human event. It was a big no-no, and why I’d been surprised the alpha had agreed in the first place. Then again, maybe like me, he’d figured the powerful fairies were too busy to interfere with

Granted, I would be entirely willing to chalk that up to how amazing she was, but I was biased. Extremely biased.“Attention all, our annual community bake-off will be starting in just ten minutes! Come join a good cause and see members of our city compete with delicious fare. Extras from each round will be made available to all who buy a fivedollar taster’s ticket immediately after judging, and those proceeds will be donated to this year’s chosen charity, the Trevor Project! Taster’s tickets and programs are available at the customer service booth. Remember, it’s first come, first serve!“So it begins,” Chris said gravely beside me before cracking a grin.I took a deep breath. I was much more tense about the entire situation. Soon, I would find out exactly how much trouble I was in, and it would all be borne on the back of a cupcake.Technically there’s no cupcake round, I reminded myself, but it did little to cheer my mood.There was a lot of hubbub and flurry of activity as everyon

However, we didn’t have much time to worry about it, because our bakers were returning to the tent for round three while Chris and I cut the remaining pie into small, bite-sized squares to get to as many people as possible. It certainly wasn’t as easy as giving out the cookies, but at least it meant more than seven people got to try the pie.Unfortunately, I did have to give up the piece I’d planned to take for myself. I figured I could request Letitia to make a pie for me anytime, whereas this was likely the only time the people in the crowd would get a taste.Or at least that was what I thought until Letitia returned and helped us hand out the bite-sized pieces.“Is there a place where we can purchase an entire pie?” asked a middle-aged woman who reminded me a lot of Polly. “I love key lime pie, but ever since I moved to this city, I’ve had the hardest time finding some place that actually makes it tart enough.”“Yes, actually. I’ll be making five of these biweekly, which will be so