YULETIDE SHIFTERS BOOK SIX
Movement caught Hunter's attention near the edge of the territory. Someone was leaning out of a window.
His instincts kicked in. A burglar? Here?
Only an idiot would try to steal from someone in the clan, but he couldn’t dismiss what he was seeing. Someone, who he couldn’t quite make out because of the shadows, was exiting the second-floor window of the home.
Moving on instinct, he crossed the snow in quick, silent strides and reached the house just as the person let out a startled yelp and plummeted toward him. He surged forward, arms outstretched, and caught the falling figure.
A feminine oof as she landed in his arms told him it was a female he’d caught. She smelled like flowers and starlight and his heart pounded as he made eye contact with her.
A beautiful female with pale hair gazed at him in surprise, and the tops of her wings, trapped against his arm, shimmered in the moonlight.
He felt like his heart was going to pound out of his chest.
No fucking way.
His whole world tilted as the truth of what had happened was playing on repeat in his mind. His bear let out a roar of recognition.
Truemate.
The word hit him like a freight train, and he found himself overcome with the desire to fall to his knees and thank his lucky stars.
She blinked at him and said, “Well, that was unexpected.”
He stared at her in surprise and then chuckled. “You always go sneaking out of people’s houses in the middle of the night?”
“Only when I’m collecting teeth.”
His brain misfired for a moment as he stared at her. Then he realized what she’d said. “You’re a tooth fairy.”
“Yep. And you’re… a polar bear? You smell like snow.”
She wiggled in his arms, and he put her down, even though it was the last thing he wanted to do. “Yes, I am. I’m Hunter.”
“Pixie.”
“I’ve never seen a tooth fairy,” he said. “I actually just figured you guys somehow called the teeth to yourselves and didn’t actually go into houses.”
“Normally you wouldn’t see me or any other tooth fairy because of our shadow magic, which makes us relatively invisible.
I tripped in the bedroom on a toy car and nearly fell out of the window.
Then I felt someone nearby, and my grip on the ledge slipped.
I’m usually not so uncoordinated. Thanks for catching me. ”
“Anytime.”
They stared at each other for a long, quiet moment, and then she smiled at him. “You’re my truemate. It’s why I felt you. I… this is crazy. I was just assigned to this territory, and I’ve never even been in Pennsylvania before! Holy crap.”
Holy crap indeed.
If he hadn’t come home, he might have missed seeing her.
Fate was on his side tonight, thank freaking goodness.
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