"Dad's gone," my cousin's voice was barely above a whisper. "You must come home for the Evaluations," she uttered and the phone line went dead.
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After Keri's Uncle - the Alpha of the Silver Bullets pack - loses his battle with cancer, the young...
Hey, humans, shifters, vampires and everything in between!
I usually upload on Sundays, but it's my dad's birthday today so I decided to update a bit early as a way to celebrate it. Turns out, it's not the only thing I get to be happy about today: Book 1 of the Dogs, Bats & Monkeys series - You Are the Answer, has reached 503K reads!
That's right: over half a million reads!
Thank you so much to everyone who has supported the series with comments, votes and sharing links to my stories on social media! I love you all so much and I'm going to commemorate the moment with another game: cast any character from the Dogs, Bats & Monkeys series for a chance to win a chapter dedication and a Wattpad shout-out from me.
To find out how to enter and who won the previous game, check out the A/N at the bottom.
And now, for the new update. We are going to take a short trip back in time (part of the chapter) to see the events from Ch. 24 from Keri's POV before we switch back to Callum for a little bit of new content.
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"Thanks, cous!"
I knew I made some pretty good rice with veggies, but the grin Kelly had on when she spoke was way too big to be the result of my culinary abilities.
"Okay." I placed the baking pan I'd brought next to a bowl of mashed potatoes that was on my cousin's counter and crossed my arms over my chest. "What's going on here?"
"What do you mean?" Her attempt at a nonchalant shrug would've been more convincing if she wasn't still smiling.
"Why did you invite me here tonight? What's this dinner really about?"
"I just..."
Steve arrived, winning his wife a few precious seconds to think over her reply. He wheeled his chair in, a large platter with barbequed meat sitting in his lap, and looked up at me to greet me with a jovial "Oh, hello, Keri!"
"Hey." I nodded at him, then turned back to my cousin. "So?"
"Am I interrupting something?" The man asked, placing the platter next to my rice and Kelly's potatoes.
"Yes, and I think you know that since you are trying to take my attention off your wife," I replied, holding him no grudge. His dark brown eyes twinkled and he winked at me.
"Let's just go to the dining room," Kelly offered, checking her phone for - I presumed - the time. That was twice in the five or so minutes I'd been in their home.
"And then you are going to tell me what you have planned?" I asked and her grin returned.
"Better yet: I'll show you."
I sighed, swirled on my heels and sped towards the other room with the two of them in tow.
"Well?" I asked as soon as I'd stepped inside, my nerves getting the best of me.
