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Trinity

Spotting my brother’s narin When Taneable to pop over and see him whenever I wanted Even after all these years, I still didn’t understand why he’d chosen to join a pack out there Tiger shifters tended to be roups I’d been shocked when he’d decided to leave New York City to spend his life in the boonies with a bunch of y wolves For the first year or two, I expected e his mind, but I eventually accepted that he wasn’t in a rush to come back to civilization No matter how much I wished he was And once Taneback hoood disappeared since her best friends were mated to the alpha and beta of the pack

The distance between us felt like it had grown evencubs His mate and children kept him pretty busy, especially since my nieces and nepheere a handful Alena, Kyla, Azlyn, and Rush were the center ofall the way to the East Coast with the four of them wasn’t easy, so they tended to stick closer to home—a place I didn’t visit often since I resented the pack for luring my brother away from his family

“Hey, little brother,” I greeted after accepting the call “Have you and Calliope finally decided you’re ready to leave your sleepy little town behind and ?”

“Not even a little bit” I flopped down on h the line Leaning against the cushions, I closeda successful restaurant in New York City wasn’t easy, but I’d just finished launching another one last week It was already my third for the year, and the first had earned a Michelin star last month My boss was beyond thrilled withfor me to start my next project hat I needed was a little break “It’s more like the opposite”

My eyes popped open, and my brorinkled as I wondered what my brother meant “How so?”

“Instead of us co you’re free to take a little trip to Tie,” he explained

“As if,” I scoffed, shaking my head as I hit the button to turn on the speaker function He knew better than to expect ree to his request, especially now that I’d lost someone else to a wolf My best friend from childhood, Corinna, recently mated with a wolf Upstate in the Silver Lake Pack “You kno I feel about being in wolf territory”

“C’mon, Trinity Mom and Dad have plans, and Tabara is in the middle of production for a ne” His voice took on a pleading tone “None of them can come watch the kids, and I want to take Calliope away for our anniversary I kno you feel about co here, but I really need your help”

“Dude I love you, but—”

Before I could finishout to babysit the nieces and nephehom I loved, he interrupted me “Alena, Kyla, Azlyn, and Rush would love to see their Auntie Trinity It’s been too long, and they’ll be devastated if I tell the here to babysit them”

“What?” I shrieked, sitting up and glaring at the screen of h Tane couldn't see me “You can’t tell them that”

“Sure, I can”

His s this conversation face-to-face so I could make him pay for it But just because I couldn’t kick hiht back againsta jerk, then I’ll be forced to share all sorts of fun stories about their daddy the next time I see theet inspired by your antics since they’re old enough to try soer”

“You don’t play fair,” he grumbled

He sounded rin “I never have, and I never will”

“That’s putting it uess I’ll just have to resort to bribery to get you to come out here”

“What kind of bribe?” I tilted ht he could say to lure me to a place I hated