Bewitched Before Christmas (Daughters of the Morrigan Book 4) Read online

  “I’m scared too. But I’m tough. And I’m hard to get rid of. And I want to make sure you have lots of wonderful Christmases in the future.”

  “Together.”

  “Yes.” She patted the puppies head. “All three of us. Happy Christmas, Lachlan.”

  Epilogue

  She slipped a piece of chicken under the table to Loki. The puppy licked her fingers.

  They were all seated around the big banqueting table in the great hall, Lachlan at her side. Lachlan’s foster brother Gabe sat opposite. They had somehow made up.

  He winked at her. She wasn’t sure how she felt about him. He had tried to chop off Lachlan’s head after all.

  But she felt too good to worry right now. She was full up of wonderful food, and sleepy and looking forward to bed.

  She had a horrible thought. “You don’t sleep in a coffin, do you?” she whispered. She planned to stay close tonight. She wasn’t letting him out of her sight, but if she was expected to sleep in a coffin, she needed to prepare herself.

  He laughed. “Only if you want to.”

  “Whew.”

  Lachlan was sipping red wine, but not eating. That would take some getting used to. As would his only being awake during the night. She liked the sunshine. But somehow, they would make it work.

  At the head of the table, Kael rose to his feet. He held up his glass.

  “To the Daughters of the Morrigan,” he said. “May they always protect us and keep us safe.” He took a sip, then grinned. “And perhaps try to refrain from anything that might actually bring about the end of the world. And to family, may we always be together at Christmas.”

  They all drank. And she sighed. She’d never had a better Christmas. But there was one thing she needed to make it complete. Rising to her feet, she tugged at his arm. This was one vision she needed to come true.

  “What is it?” he asked.

  “Just come with me.”

  She’d sneaked off earlier and prepared the site—she knew exactly what it should look like. Now, she led him into a corner of the room, around the back of the Christmas tree where they were out of sight. A sprig of mistletoe hung from one of the huge wooden beams. Standing on tip toes, she placed her hands on his shoulders and stared into his beautiful clear green eyes. “Lachlan, will you make all my Christmas dreams come true?”

  “Anything, sweetheart.”

  And he lowered his head and kissed her.

  The End.

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