CHAPTER 24

          Elijah shifted the large Crock-Pot he’d picked up for the happy couple and opened the door of ‘Tucker House’.

“You look wiped, dude,” Edward said, giving him a one-armed hug.

“Skeleton crew means extra hours,” he said, hugging Harper. “You look pretty, sweetie.”

          Harper smiled at him and patted his shoulder.

“Thank you, EJ. So kind of you to say it.”

“Where’s the happy couple?” Elijah asked, assessing the crowd.

          Chances were he could put in an appearance and sneak out. He needed sleep. Like an entire century of sleep… He’d been called in to work and left Starlight sleeping, warm and soft in his bed.

          Leaving the woma