Cherryade is the new cola.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when Lucifer turned up on my doorstep and, with a sweep of his hand, that I was pretty sure was for show, not necessity, put our souls back in our correct bodies. Then, he swiped the key from Maggie and disappeared into the bedroom the throuple had vacated. I was officially full, and that situation wasn’t looking to change anytime soon.
I stepped out of my home and made the brief journey to Dayna’s house. The door swung open of its own volition and greeted me with a quiet groan. It seemed it was a little pissed at being moved.
I found my aunts in the dining room. All of them. Arguing over…what was that? They all stopped talking, and Dayna and Anita edged closer together to block my view. That wasn’t suspicious at all.
“What are you doing?” I asked as I took a step to the side. They mimicked me, and I narrowed my gaze, folded my arms, and arched a brow.
Aunt Liz sighed. “We’re planning your bachelorette party.”
“So why all the cloak and dagger?”
“Because it’s a surprise, silly,” Dayna said with a scowl at Liz.
Liz snorted. “You can’t keep a secret, sister, so don’t look at me like that.”
“I didn’t agree to a party.”
“You don’t need to. You’re getting married, and it’s a rite of passage,” Antia said.
“One I shall not be partaking in.”
“Listen here,” Dayna snapped. “We aren’t getting married, and you are our only niece, so suck it up, buttercup. We’re going to do all the bridal shit because it’s our only chance to do so.”
The door cracked open, and Rebecca and Maggie came in with arms full of decorations. Pink decorations. “Busted,” Rebecca muttered.
“Not you too?”
Indigo rose to peer at the scene.“Is this a meeting of females?”
“Yes.”
“Am I invited?”
“I’m pretty sure I am not, and that means neither are you.”
I felt her pout.“Shame. I’ll save my contribution to your nuptial celebration for the party.”
I pinched the bridge of my nose. I was outnumbered. Rebecca quirked a brow. “I am emotionally damaged by my parents’ visit, and this will help me get over it.”
“I’m pretty sure Ezra can help you get off. I mean, over it.”
She scowled. “Don’t deflect by speaking of that overgrown possessive cat. He has issues.”
I grinned. “Then he’s in good company.”
Dayna put her hands on my back. “House, please escort Cora outside.”
A phantom wind picked me up, opened the front door, and gently deposited me on the lawn before slamming the door. I huffed as I jumped to my feet and spun to face the house, wagging my finger at it.
“Is that any way to treat your host? You are on my land.”
The ground beneath my feet rumbled, and the lawn rose, swept me off my feet, and pushed me toward Summer Grove House.
“That is very impolite,” I snapped.
Hudson and Dave came to stand on the porch. “Is she speaking to the house, the lawn, or spirits?” Dave asked.
