“Bring her what she wants, but also bring her a glass of tomato juice with a shot of vodka init.”
I opened my mouth to protest but she shut me down. “Trust me. It might be the last thing you want, but it will help you feelbetter.”
I pressed my lips together but nodded at the waitress. She gave me a sympathetic look and lumbered away to fill our drinkorder.
Melody was the first to change the subject. “So. I’ll the the first one to acknowledge that the question how are you doing is a little bit...vague. I can’t imagine how you’re feeling. But, Parker and I both agree this one seems to have hit you like a ton of bricks. It’s hard for everyone towatch.”
I blinked at them not sure what they wanted me to say. “I’ve been left at the altar three times. Not once. Not twice.Threetimes. All because of what I am.” The giant came back and plopped our drinks in front of us. I knocked back the tomato sauce and vodka, cringed, and continued. “Should I lie to someone I love about what I am in order to not be used? Because every time I tell someone the truth, it always happens. When I won’t fulfill their wishes, they dumpme.”
Parker’s eyes darkened. “When you were dating Jeff did you grant wishes before yourwedding?”
Her words hit me like a sucker punch to the gut. “Why?”
She shrugged but I knew where her thoughts weregoing.
“Yes,” I bit out. “Small things here and there. Nothing that seemed toomajor.”
Melody and Parker exchanged a glance. “It is possible he knew you what you were before you datedhim?”
I snorted. “Impossible. No one but you two and my family knows what Iam.”
“Could you have made a mistake? At any time? I mean, it has to be difficult to do what you’re doing every day you go into the shop. Was there ever anything left out that could have given him a clue about youridentity?”
I thought back. I guess anything was possible, but I was always super careful. “Not that I can think of. I told him after we’d been dating sixmonths.”
“And how long after that did he ask you forsomething?”
An annoyed sigh escaped me. “Maybe two weeks?” I snorted as I realized how short a time that was. “God, I’m such anidiot.”
“No,” Parker assured me. “But you need to have the spells checked on your shop. Something doesn’t seem right here. The spell you’re using to suppress their memories. Is it stillworking?”
I nodded. “So far sogood.”
“Good.”
The giant lumbered back over and we placed our orders. I got a massive double bacon cheeseburger with a side of sweet potato fries. My friends gave me a funny look over it and made orders a little more on the delicateside.
“Have you thought about dating again?” Parker asked and grunted as Melody elbowed her none too gently in theside.
I almost spit out my drink. “Are you serious? It’s only been sixweeks.”
They exchanged another longglance.
“What?” I sat up straighter. “Whathappened?”
Melody reached over and took my hand. “We saw Jeff out the other night. He’s datingagain.”
My hand squeezed the glass so hard my fingers went numb. “Who?” Iwhispered.
Parker tossed her hair over her shoulder. “Does it even matter? He’s a total douche canoe. The woman who winds up with him will regretit.”
Melody glared at her. “I think she’s a wolf from one of the rivalpacks.”
I sucked in a breath. “He’s an idiot,” Ibreathed.
Parker nodded. “When Mark gets wind of it, all hell is going to breakloose.”
The Alpha of the Lupin pack had little time for drama in his pack. Things were already bad enough for Jeff and then he had the nerve to thumb his nose at Mark by dating someone the pack was enemies with? I blew out a breath. Things would probably get a lot uglier for Jeff before they got anybetter.
