“It’s not a safe assumption,” Zoe agreed.
I silently counted the houses as I passed them.
One…
Two…
They were cute, in a rustic way. Raw wood, green paint, and lots of windows. Not my style, but I could see werewolves enjoying the look of them.
“What do the houses look like?” Zoe asked. I’d figured she would be curious. She’d wanted to come with me, but she was swamped with work.
“Cabin chic.”
“Is that really a design style?”
I laughed. “I don’t know.”
It had been a minute since I passed the last house. My gaze swept the barely-lit forest, until?—
There.
House three.
I slammed on my brakes, throwing a hand out to hold the cake dome in place on my passenger seat. My big, fuzzy cardigan-style sweater moved with my arm. Like my pants and the bralette I was wearing instead of a top to keep the nips from breaking free, it was pink. They were three different shades, too.
“What the hell was that?” Zoe demanded.
“Oh, nothing. I just accidentally passed the house.”
“You are a truly horrible driver.”
She’d always hated the way I drove. That was probably another reason she had turned down coming with me.
I threw my little SUV into reverse and backed up, before pulling into the driveway of the house.
“That’s rude. Anyway, I’m here. Send sexy werewolf wishes in my direction.”
“I’ll send the wolf dust through the phone.”
“As you should. Love you.”
“Love you too. Good luck. Tell Jade the cake’s from me too.”
“You wish.”
She laughed as I hung up.
We both knew I’d tell her the cake was from both of us, even though Jade and the rest of our friends would know I was the one who’d made it. Mycongratulationscakes were legendary.
I checked my eye makeup in the mirror. Jade wasn’t going to care if my eyeliner was smeared—which it always was—but I didn’t want to meet her possible werewolf mate looking likecompleteshit.
What if he had hot friends and one of them was looking for a mate?
Sign me up.
He wouldn’t want to introduce me to them if I looked like a crazy person. So, unsmeared eyeliner was a must.
There was a smudge of hot pink frosting on the side of my cheek.
