Charm Me by Tena Stetler

Author:Tena Stetler [Stetler, Tena]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Paranormal, Vampires and Shapeshifters, Witches
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Published: 2015-11-08T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Things Are Not Always What They Seem

Devlin took a couple of days off to spend with Koda and Wyatt, insisting they stay with him in Divide. On Friday morning as he left, he said, “I will be staying in Colorado Springs for the night. I’ll see you Saturday morning. We’ll do some cross country skiing.”

“Got a date with Summer?” Koda asked impishly.

“That would be none of your business. I thought you two might enjoy a little time alone before heading back to kids, jobs, and dad. Valentine’s day is Sunday.”

“One of the reasons we are here,” Wyatt said. “No alone time at home.”

“The wine cellar is stocked, feel free to enjoy.” With a smug smile, Devlin waved and climbed into the truck. When the engine rumbled to life, he accelerated toward Highway 24 sending gravel spewing in all directions, then turned down the pass headed for Moon Ridge Gun Club.

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At closing time, Devlin took the stairs two at a time to the show room. “Got everything under control, Jayden?” Devlin asked on his way to the door.

“Yep, be out of here in a few. What’s with you, got a hot date?” Jayden asked.

“Maybe.” Devlin continued through the door and around the building to the apartment entrance.

Earlier that morning, he’d made meat lasagna and garlic bread spread, put them in the fridge beside a tossed green salad with extra shredded carrots, for Summer. Now he took out the ingredients for tiramisu and layered them in a ceramic dish. Once finished, he slipped the dessert on a shelf in the fridge, popped the lasagna in the oven, and buttered the bread with the garlic spread. An alarm on his phone chimed, she’d be here in an hour.

From a kitchen drawer, he pulled red candles and put them in wine decanters to drip over different colors of wax melted before, giving it an authentic old world Italian look. A red and white checkered tablecloth covered his hexagonal log kitchen table, adorned with two place settings of his mother’s china and silverware.

Next he sprinkled several candy hearts on the coffee table arranged in front of the upholstered couch and turned on the little gas fireplace. He arranged two orange hearts that said “Charm Me” in the middle. Pleased with the ambiance, Devlin rushed to the bedroom to change.

Dressed in black jeans, black shirt with tiny red stripes, open at the neck and black boots, he strode to the front of the club at 6:50 p.m. When Summer pulled into the parking lot, his heart skipped a beat. This was unchartered territory for him, in a short time, he’d fallen hard for her. Did she feel the same?

Summer stepped out of the SUV, dressed in copper colored jeans, dark brown sweater with orange threads woven through it and rust boots. Piper jumped out behind her and waited at her heel. As Devlin approached, Piper took a protective stance. “Piper stand down. He’s a friend.” Immediately, the dog relaxed her stance and wagged her tail uncertainly.

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