Sassy Ever After: Kiss My Sass (Kindle Worlds Novella) by Serena Pettus Read Free Book Online Page B

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    Averting her eyes, Ashe pulled her keys from her pocket and unlocked the doors. She was glad to see that Lilly was awake, but not fussing, because she would have been hard pressed to get her inside without waking her up.
    She was fumbling with the release for the car seat base when she saw Benson and Luke coming up the drive. There was no telling why they weren’t in the truck, but with sweat dotting her brow and her body beginning to shake, Ashe knew she was only moments from passing out for sure.
    Giving up on the base, she grabbed onto the door as everything began to tilt. Lilly’s face scrunched up as she let loose a wail, but the sound was so muffled to Ashe’s ringing ears she barely heard it as she felt herself sinking to the ground.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Chapter Six
     
    Luke
    He still couldn’t believe it. Not only had he found Ashelynn, but she was his . Oh, she didn’t know it yet—and he’d have to approach things carefully—but she was his mate, and he intended to claim her.
    They were following her back to her house when Benson finally broke the silence. “So how do you plan to break the news about Matt?”
    Luke sighed, running his hands through his hair. “I have no idea. Things are getting complicated.”
    “How? She’s here, you managed to catch her mugger, and we’re going to her place now. Hell, you could get everything started today, then work up to the whole shifter thing in a day or two.”
    “We’ll have to discuss more than that,” Luke replied, turning to face his friend. “She’s my mate.”
    “ Seriously? ” Benson couldn’t have looked more stunned if Luke had punched him in the face.
    “Why would I kid about that?”
    “ Shit ,” Benson exclaimed. “Are you sure? I mean, there’s no denying she’s a looker, but you’re positive it’s not lust?”
    Luke growled a low warning, his wolf not happy with another man commenting on how attractive his woman was. “I’m sure. As soon as I scented her, I knew. And her daughter is definitely Matt’s. She carries his shifter genes.”
    “I picked up on that too. I just hope Ashe can handle having all this dumped on her. It’s enough to receive any one of those bombs, but all three?” Benson shook his head. “Good luck, Luke. You’re going to need it.”
    “Gee, thanks for the vote of confidence,” he drawled.
    Ahead they saw Ashe turn off onto a driveway. Benson carefully maneuvered his huge, lifted truck behind her, though with the way it wound back and forth in the trees, it didn’t take long for them to fall behind. A minute or two later and they came up on a branch that hung too low for the truck to pass.
    “Looks like we’ll be walking from here,” Benson announced, shutting off the engine and climbing out.
    Luke exited his side, breathing in and enjoying the rich scents of the trees, soil and small wildlife around them. The land was lush and would be amazing to do a little hunting on in his wolf form.
    “It shouldn’t be too far back, but you never know around here. Some of these families have a bunch of land,” Benson said, falling into step.
    “It’s great that she’s got plenty of property though. Wolf cubs tend to have a lot of energy. She’ll need room to run it off.”
    “And someone who can keep up with that little girl, help her through her first shift, and also with explaining the urges that come from their animal half. Those are things Ashe won’t be able to do for that little girl.”
    “Are you going to tell her she’s not equipped to raise her own child? I don’t know about you, but I’m rather attached to my manhood and I’d rather not have it mangled.”
    Benson chuckled. “So her little outburst startled you earlier? I’ll admit, it caught me by surprise too.”
    “Not just that, but…do you smell that?” Luke