Camp H.O.W.L.
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“I’m getting pizza,” Eliza said, blithely ignoring Adrian’s barb. She held out her hand. “And since I’m sure you got a nice raise with that promotion, you’re paying.”
Adrian handed over his credit card with a grin. “Have them send a few pizzas over to the Alpha’s compound too.”
Alpha Connoll had generously offered them an apartment in the sprawling building he owned, but Tate wanted a little more separation between himself and the Pack. Tate had taken a room there while he’d waited for Adrian to move out east, but he didn’t want to share space with anyone other than Adrian now. He wanted more privacy than a Pack compound could offer.
Eliza opened her mouth and then scowled. Adrian’s eyes lit up.
“You were going to say I wasn’t the boss of you, weren’t you? But I am!” He was practically cackling. Tate felt amusement thrum through their bond, wrapped up in warmth and satisfaction. Adrian had been worried his family would resent him for moving, but here they were, helping him put together his new life with Tate. It was more than either of them had dared hope for.
Eliza huffed and flounced out of the apartment as Thomas, Adrian, and Tate roared with laughter. It felt good to simply be happy, to let himself enjoy a moment without worrying when the other shoe might drop. Tate might be stubborn, but he wasn’t stupid. Once he realized what he’d found in Adrian, he’d given himself over to it wholeheartedly.
His father had hung over his entire life like a pall, and making the decision to step out into the light had been scary. But Kenya was right—he was more than his history. And he wasn’t going to let his past cast a shadow over his future anymore.
Right now, he and Adrian were building a life in New York. But who knew what the future would bring? Maybe Adrian would want to go back to his Pack in Portland at some point. Maybe they’d hate living in the city and find some quiet little town to settle down in.
It didn’t matter where they ended up, as long as they were together. Camp H.O.W.L. had been his refuge for a long time, but it was time to move on. For the first time in his life, Tate had a home. And it was a person, not a place.
BRU BAKER got her first taste of life as a writer at the tender age of four, when she started publishing a weekly newspaper for her family. What they called nosiness she called a nose for news, and no one was surprised when she ended up with degrees in journalism and political science and started a career in journalism.
Bru spent more than a decade writing for newspapers before making the jump to fiction. She now works in reference and readers’ advisory in a Midwestern library, though she still finds it hard to believe someone’s willing to pay her to talk about books all day. Most evenings you can find her curled up with a book or her laptop. Whether it’s creating her own characters or getting caught up in someone else’s, there’s no denying that Bru is happiest when she’s engrossed in a story. She and her husband have two children, which means a lot of her books get written from the sidelines of various sports practices.
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ISBN: 978-1-63533-797-6
Digital ISBN: 978-1-63533-800-3
Library of Congress Control Number: 2017905518
Published November 2017
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