The Dragon's Fate: A Dragon Shifter Romance (Bluewater Coast Book 2) by Roxie Ray

Author:Roxie Ray [Ray, Roxie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-12-11T16:00:00+00:00

13

Bri

“Mom, stop,” Hayden called. She sat at the kitchen table, wearing a birthday princess sash and a big pink crown while she waited on her special pink birthday-cake flavored pancakes— My mother was spoiling her rotten. “You’re making yourself crazy and being weird.”

I’d grabbed her baby book the last time I went by the house and had spent the morning going through it, as I did every year. And like every other year, it had me all choked up. An emotional hot mess.

We were moving back into our apartment tonight after all the festivities. I had most of our stuff packed and ready to go, thus the morning of sweet torture and memories. I couldn’t believe how quickly time had flown by. “I’m not weird. All mothers are like this.”

My mother looked at me and smiled before straightening Hayden’s crown. “I can confirm that’s true. I had a good cry last night about how I can’t believe you’re turning seven today.”

Bianca laughed. “You’ve cried at every birthday I can remember.”

Mom set the plate full of pancakes in front of Hayden. A big candle with the number seven sat on top. “Come sing, Bri.”

Leaving the baby book on the couch, I joined them in the kitchen and started singing “Happy Birthday.” My heart was full of love and happiness as my girl blew out her candle. She was really happy here in Bluewater. I just prayed Damon would stay away and let his daughter be happy.

When we finished singing and Mom served up the pancakes, the doorbell rang. I looked at my parents, and they had alarmed expressions on their faces. Bianca did as well. “Are you expecting anyone?” I asked.

My heart froze in fear that it might’ve been Damon.

Dad’s chair scraped the floor as he hurriedly got up to answer the door. I smiled at Hayden and tried to pretend I wasn’t freaked out, but my heart was about to beat out of my chest, and I wanted to scream in frustration and fear.

Then, I heard Jace’s voice. Relief washed over me so suddenly, I slumped forward as I passed the syrup to Bianca. Jace followed my father into the kitchen, but if I hadn’t heard his voice, I wouldn’t have known it was him because he carried a present as big as he was.

He set the giant stuffed panda in the doorway and grinned from ear to ear. “Happy birthday, Hayden!”

The birthday girl squealed in delight and launched herself at the panda, which was dressed up in a birthday suit with balloons all over it. It was so big she didn’t even hit the floor when she collapsed on it, giggling in delight.

“Where exactly do you propose I keep that?” I asked Jace with one eyebrow arched.

He shrugged. “I didn’t think about that part.”

I glanced at my mother who rolled her eyes good-naturedly. “He didn’t think about it.”

If he had to live with a child and all their toys, he’d start thinking about it. But that wasn’t a very nice thing to say to someone who had already bought her a present this week.

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