Prey (BookStrand Publishing Romance) Read online

  She held up her glass of wine. Every eye was on her. “I’m happy to announce that in time Jade will take my place as Guardian so I can finally take retirement.” She waited for silence before continuing. “Gillian, Reggie and Jade will be the three Guardians of New Crescent. It was meant to be.” Before taking a sip of her wine, she lifted her glass higher. “To every woman who knows how to love, may the men they marry prove worthy.” She looked at Travis, Chase and Sam meaningfully.

  Epilogue

  A year later, Sam was still trying to find a worthy father for Petra’s baby. She didn’t seem to mind. In fact both Tammara and Jade enjoyed the process, despite Sam’s frustration. Jade told Sam that Petra would select her mate in all due time, he just had to persevere.

  She looked at her husband. She loved him more every day. This day, this cold, crisp Christmas day, she and Sam were walking with the animals before making their way to McCann house for the more elaborate festivities. Sam and Jade savored this quiet time together. To an outsider it would have looked strange. But to the folks in New Crescent, it was a common sight. Jade and Sam walked together in the snow followed by a one-eyed horse, a three legged dog, a donkey named Erick, a former race horse, another dog named Rags and a tiny Reindeer named Fate.

  They gasped as Fate leapt and took flight.

  THE END

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  ABOUT THE AUTHOR

  Mary Lou George lives within driving distance of Toronto. She’s worked in the design studio of a major art museum for over twenty years. The creative atmosphere there has helped to keep her imagination fertile and her humor well exercised. In her personal life, she’s surrounded by family, friends and an animal or two or three. It’s no surprise that her stories include four legged characters. She comes from a long line of earth mothers who’ve always believed there’s a little bit of magic in each of us and that working hard for the happy ending is always worth the effort.

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