by Tena Stetler
His ma reached over the bar and slapped at him. “We’ve been taking care of things long before you kids were a twinkle in your da’s eye. Believe we can handle it.” She laughed and slung an arm around her husband. The celebration lasted into the wee hours of the morning.
He and Synn stood in front of the pub waving to Brandy and Stefan as they climbed into the cab taking them to the airport headed to Tristian’s beach house in Hawaii.
An hour later, he and Synn stood on the porch with Storm prepared to depart for the cottage in Tahiti. Synn held the emerald comb up as the air swirled around them in colors of green and blue. The cold damp atmosphere around them changed to a warm, floral scented breeze with birds singing and sounds of a water fall crashing over rocks nearby.
His fingers twined with hers, they sauntered across the lush grasses edged with colorful foliage and tropical flowers to the little cottage beside the massive waterfall. Different sizes and shapes of crystals hung from the porch bouncing rainbows in the air as the sun beams glittered through the mist of the falls. Trotting beside Synn, Storm was short leashed, her nose pointed toward the sky sniffing all the new scents.
“What made you change your mind about leaving Ireland?” He paused to glance over at her.
“My parents.”
He raised a brow. “I thought…”
“My parents were dead. True. Something magical happened.” She told him about seeing her parents just before the wedding, about their conversation, and their last words to her. “Be Happy.” She reached up, caressed his cheek, and smiled. “Our goal going forward.”
“Works for me.” Turning the door handle to the cottage, he pushed it open, swept her up in his arms, and carried her over the threshold.
A word about the author…
Tena Stetler is a best-selling author of award-winning paranormal romance. She has an over-active imagination, which led to writing her first vampire romance as a tween to the chagrin of her mother and delight of her friends. After many years as a paralegal, then an IT Manager, she decided to live out her dream of pursuing a publishing career.
With the Rocky Mountains outside her window, she sits at her computer surrounded by a wide array of witches, shapeshifters, demons, faeries, and gryphons, with a Navy SEAL or two mixed in telling their tales. Her books tell stories of magical kick-ass women and mystical alpha males that dare to love them. Well, okay there are a few companion animals to round out the tales.
Colorado is home; shared with her husband of many moons, a brilliant Chow Chow, a spoiled parrot, and a forty-five-year-old box turtle. When she’s not writing, her time is spent kayaking, camping, hiking, biking, or just relaxing in the great Colorado outdoors. During the winter you can find her curled up in front of a crackling fire with a good book, a mug of hot chocolate and a big bowl of popcorn.
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