“You limited to bear form?”
Rowan grinned. “Nope.”
“Shit.” I stood and stretched. “Make it good then, bear.”
Rowan’s smile turned a touch savage. “You got it.”
Chapter
Seven
Ari knocked on my door the next night and didn’t wait for me to invite her inside before pushing her way in.
“You see the news?”
“Umm. I don’t watch the news.”
She gave me a weird look. “Then how do you know what’s going on in the world?”
“I live on a Keep with a goddess. Pretty sure we can handle whatever the world throws our way.”
Ari rolled her eyes and looked around for my remote. A second later, the television droned on about the upcoming elections, complete with pictures of people I’d never seen before.
“It will come back around,” she said when she saw my dubious expression.
I plopped onto the couch. “You interrupted sitcom binge night for this. It better be good.”
Ari snorted and plopped down beside me. “You need to get out more. I never see you around town. Do you just hole up here and hide?”
“No.”
Yes. Ugh.
Ari nudged me. “Lies. How about you come to the shop at closing time next Thursday? It’s Ladies Night all across town. Women get two-dollar drinks. Their choice.”
“The last time I went to Ladies Night, Evie arm wrestled a shifter, and I got carried out by Ethan.” A reluctant smile tugged my lips at the memory.
Ari cackled. “You two were the talk of the town for weeks!”
Boy, did I know it. “I’m probably banned from that bar.”
Ari scoffed. “Are you kidding? That was the most fun everyone had in years, and there was no property destruction. Total win all the way around.”
All of a sudden, she smacked me on the arm and shushed me. “Look.”
A breaking news alert blared, flashing red and blue across the screen.
“It’s recorded but pay attention. Shit’s creepy.”
I glanced at her in question, but Ari’s eyes were glued to the screen.
The reporter’s voice came on. “Tonight we’re here with Minka Belyaev.”
I froze when my mother’s face appeared on the screen.
“Damn,” Ari murmured. “I forget how super hot your mom is. Fucked up, but hot.”
“Ari!”
