Newlywed and Pixie-Led: A Paranormal Women's Fiction Novel: (Princess Procedural) by Rain J.R. & Mallory H.P

Author:Rain, J.R. & Mallory, H.P.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rain Press
Published: 2023-11-03T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

As soon as the sun started peeking up over the horizon, I called Marty, who was disgustingly awake and positively chipper.

“Morning, cuz!” He practically sang the words. “What can I do for you?”

I glared at the phone like it had personally wronged me. How dare he sound so awake and well-rested when I felt grimy and creased and so tired it was like someone had scooped out my brain and left nothing but gray fog and a low-level headache behind. Still, I was calling to ask him for a favor. The least I could do was be civil.

“Hey, Marty. We had kind of a rough night out here. Is there any chance you can come keep an eye on the boys for me today?”

“Sure!” He had the grace to somehow inject a bit of concern under the general eagerness. “Is everything okay?”

“No, not really.” I sighed and pinched the bridge of my nose. “I’m working on it, though. When can you get here?”

“I’m already heading out the door. See you soon!”

“Thank you. I really appreciate it.”

“Of course! What is family for?”

Even though I’d gotten what I wanted, I couldn’t help but glare at the phone. I felt like I should have written Marty a ticket for excessive use of exclamation points before six in the morning, but that would have been ungracious. Truthfully, I was angry with myself for being angry.

As soon as Marty arrived, and I told him the boys were having nightmares and a hard time sleeping, he quieted down as much as he could to let them sleep a little while longer, and headed to the kitchen to make smoothies for breakfast once they were up.

Maverick and I got into the cruiser, and I managed to keep hold of both my keys and the driver’s seat only because I was the only one who knew where Chloe lived, and I threatened to bite Maverick if he tried to take them from me.

He snorted as he folded himself down into my passenger seat. “I’d say someone’s grumpy, but honestly, who isn’t? Other than your cousin who annoys me at the best of times, but now? His cheeriness made me want to hex him.”

“I know,” I answered with a chuckle, glad I wasn’t the only one who felt this way.

“That level of sheer cheerfulness should be illegal.”

“Right?” I backed out of the driveway, giving it my full attention. Once we were on the road, I added, “Isn’t it weird, how the only people not affected by this wave of insomnia are my cousin, the Null, and Chloe... the human?”

Maverick’s face darkened, but his voice stayed light when he spoke. “Isn’t it just.”

The address that Chloe had given me when she applied for the job was on the outskirts of Haven Hollow. It wasn’t that far away, considering the size of the town itself, but it was definitely located in a more remote corner than, say, Main Street. Of course, that was assuming that anything she’d told me was true: including her name, her address, her species.

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