Dasher's Fated Mate (Arctic Shifters Book 2) by R. E. Butler

Author:R. E. Butler [Butler, R. E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: north pole romance, reindeer shifter, shifter romance, arctic shifter
Published: 2016-11-26T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 7

Rhys glanced at the clock, aware that dawn was fast approaching. He knew he couldn’t simply keep her in his room until it was too late for her to leave NPC. It was imperative that they both speak with SC about her situation. He had no doubt that SC would be happy for them, as would Mrs. C, since she’d orchestrated their meeting in the first place, but there were rules in NPC for a reason, and even the lead reindeer couldn’t just do whatever he pleased.

Stroking his hand through her hair, he kissed the top of her head and decided she could rest a little while. He loved how she felt on top of him, totally relaxed and smelling of their combined arousal. Overhead, the orb was still spinning, but at a slower rate. He had no idea how long it would last, but he suspected it would fade at dawn and disappear as magically as it had appeared.

Humming, he wondered what to do about the situation with Merri and her family. It had been easier with Arian and his human mate, Charli, because Arian had left NPC and moved into her home in the human world. Months later Charli decided she wanted to move to NPC because she preferred for their children to be raised with their own kind in the safety of the North Pole. Charli had one sister, but the rest of her family was gone. Charli and her sister saw each other only on Christmas Eve, which was what Merri would be doing with her parents from now on. He’d been willing to walk away from NPC for her, even though he felt he would have difficulty adjusting to the human world. But Merri’s happiness was everything to him now.

Too keyed up to sleep, he let her rest for a half hour, watching as the minute hand swung around the clock.

“Sugarplum?” he murmured, hugging her firmly and rubbing her back. “It’s four a.m.”

She made a soft, almost growling sound and snuggled against him. “No.”

He snorted. “No? I wasn’t aware that was an option.”

“Sleepy.”

“I know, but NPC is going to close in two hours, and I want you to meet SC.”

She stiffened and raised her head slowly, blinking at him a few times as if clearing her vision. “You want me to meet Santa?”

“He’s the boss. It wouldn’t be right if I just assumed things were fine instead of speaking to him personally. Plus, my friends were concerned earlier, and I want them to know that it all worked out perfectly.”

“I’m not sure if I’d call the start of the evening perfect, but it sure did end up that way.”

“It certainly did.”

She trailed her fingers along his bicep and asked, “Is this tattoo special?”

The tattoo on his right arm was one that all quads received when they turned eighteen. It was a solid black design with complicated swirls and arcs. “Only the quads have it. The design was chosen by the original Dasher, who found the pattern made of snowflakes on his window one Christmas Eve morning.

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