Chapter 45

“Do you have everything?” I asked my brother as he got out of my car.

“If I don’t, I’ll be back in a couple of months with Mom and Dad and get it then.”

I grimaced for the umpteenth time, and he gave me a bland look.

“Marley, I’m telling you. It will be good for the whole family. Mom and Dad need to see how they fucked up, and they need to see what it can look like when shifters and humans actually co-exist so they don’t just wind up on the wrong side of history forever.”

“Yeah, yeah,” I relented. “But don’t you dare back out at the last minute and leave me alone in this.”

“I would never dream of it,” he said before leaning in through my window to kiss my cheek. “Call me when you get home safe.”

“That’s my line. Call me when you land.”

“Will do. Love you, Marmalade.”

“Love you!”

I watched him walk into the airport before pulling away from the drop-off zone.

It really had been a boon to go to the spa over the last few days. Between all the mud baths and eucalyptus scrubs, I’d done a wh