Having the Wolf's Baby (Shifter Surrogate Program Book 1) by Milly Taiden

Author:Milly Taiden [Taiden, Milly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Latin Goddess Press, Inc.
Published: 2023-08-23T16:00:00+00:00

ELEVEN

SARA

“Are these … these guards are going to be on our tails the entire day?”

Veronica wasn’t used to having guards. And her general mistrust of everyone and their prying ears and eyes wasn’t helping the situation.

Sara looked behind them at the two pack enforcers, looked ahead, and chuckled. “Oh, don’t pay them any mind. Your brother wouldn’t let me leave the house without him if they weren’t with me. It’s just standard operation, Xavier told me, for the pack alpha. Let’s concentrate on having a fun day at the mall. Okay?”

Sara looked warmly at Veronica and gave Xavier’s sister a one-armed hug.

Veronica’s stern look melted, and she offered a meek smile back.

“Okay, I get it. Ignore the goons at our six. Now, which store are we headed to first?”

“Baby Wonderland. It’s a wonderful place. It has everything mommy and baby could desire. I figure we’ll use Xavier’s credit card until it burns in the cashier’s hand.”

The women both laughed and headed straight for the double glass doors.

“Holy gopher meat! You weren’t kidding. This place is baby central. Look at these nursery room furniture sets. They’re solid wood.”

Sara walked over and picked up one of the hanging price tags. Her eyes popped. “A solid price too. If I picked this out, Xavier might have a heart attack.”

“Meh, my bro can handle it. Pick away.”

Veronica wandered farther into the store to explore items for the nursery. Meanwhile, Sara chose the furniture set … a lovely, solid, colonial maple set with a crib, changing table, and a chest of drawers.

“Hey, Sara, what do you think of this wallpaper? I’d love to help you decorate the room.”

Sara looked at the paper. “Oh, that is lovely, but no. I couldn’t possibly impose on you like that.”

“But I’d love to help.”

Sara simply smiled and said nothing more. Veronica quietly re-shelved the paper. Sara wondered if she should have accepted Veronica’s offer as it did seem genuine, but the two of them were hardly besties yet.

Undoubtedly, there still was some friction between the siblings. It made sense to Sara that there would be, given what Xavier had told her about Veronica and her need to interfere and cause havoc within a pack. Sara was determined not to cause any rift between Xavier and herself. Their relationship and the baby’s future took precedence over Veronica and whatever familial or pack plan she was cooking.

An hour or so later, with the two enforcers’ arms full of bags and boxes, the two women hit the mall café for a breather and time to talk. Sara made sure to pick seats around the mall’s circular fireplace, a handful of yards away from the guards’ ears.

After getting two lattes and two slices of carrot cake, the women sat, warming themselves by the open flame. Sara merely enjoyed the comfortable surroundings, though she noticed Veronica’s eyes scouting out the place, homing in on areas of egress and boisterous shoppers. Sara assumed her sister-in-law’s behavior was a built-in reflex, standard for wolves and especially wolf families of alpha leaders.

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