Mercer (Berkeley Bred Book 4) by Grey Huffington

Author:Grey Huffington [Huffington, Grey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Huffington House
Published: 2024-01-26T00:00:00+00:00

Two plants filled my hands, yet the scrolling had yet to halt. Vallei pushed around a small cart that contained four more as well as everything she’d need to keep them alive for the next few months. The joy in her eyes, as we passed a new set with dark pink patterns on the leaves, stopped me in my tracks. She looked up at me from where she had squatted, waiting for approval.

Denying her or something that improved her emotional and mental state wasn’t something I could do. So, each time she found something else she loved, I was onboard and eager for the reaction that quickly followed. Letting Pretty loose in the nursery was like giving a sugary kid the keys to a candy store.

With a nod, I sealed the deal. Her smile shrunk in length but somehow grew brighter. Those perfect teeth were no longer visible. Her hands were in the air, and her feet were marching toward me. Her silent celebration grew loud as she wrapped her arms around my neck and pulled me in for a kiss, simultaneously squealing.

Vallei was infectious. I kissed her lips and allowed her smile to transfer, pasting one on my face as well. When she stepped back, hands still in the air as she swayed her hips from one side to the other, I watched her with so much adoration in my eyes and heart.

“Thanks, Cap!” Though she could purchase the entire spot her-damn-self, her gratitude was sincere.

If I wasn’t buying the damn plants, she wasn’t getting them, and I liked it that way. Vallei had her own bread, but she wanted to use mine. That’s how it was supposed to be. I’d flip my pockets inside out before I allowed her to touch a dime in her account.

Providing and protecting had been instilled in me long ago, and it didn’t rest simply because a person could provide for or protect themselves. That shit remained intact under all circumstances — for Pops, Chem, Malachi, Aeir, Makai, Glacier, Milo, Nature, and for Vallei.

“Anything, Pretty.”

“Good choice,” Tanter, who happened to own the cool little spot fresh off the highway, confirmed.

It was ducked off but still on the service road on the side of the express. The trees she claimed to have begun growing the day she got the keys to the building were her idea of seclusion. She’d had the right one, if you asked me. It also created a less brutal habitat for the things she loved growing in months that could claim their lives.

“She’s beautiful,” Vallei sang as she grabbed the one she had been looking at and tucked it under her arm.

There was no more room in the basket.

“Well, this feels like the sign for us to leave.” She chuckled with a shake of her head.

“Hardly,” I responded. “If we need three more carts, then we’ll grab ’em. We’re not ready until you’re ready.”

“I’m ready.” She yawned.

I led her toward the register where Tanter was waiting. Instead of stopping to

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