needs your expertise.” I sigh and run a hand down my face. “What’s the assignment?” “ Trolls. They’ve come through a portal from the Fae realm and are terrorizing a wolf pack in Oregon. You need to get out there and take care of it before they reveal us all to humans.” I groan and start pacing the floor. “You’re fucking kidding me! Trolls?! You’re sending me to deal with fucking Trolls! Are you insane Valik?! Do you have any idea how big they are?! Jesus Christ!! I can’t believe this shit! You fucking owe me!!” I hang up the phone and plop down in my chair. Thinking to myself “Fucking Trolls. Seriously. I’m going to need a long fucking vacation after this. Eight months of nothing but rogue this rogue that, Hey Lykos take care of this for us. Nonstop fucking shit. At least it wasn’t dragons this time. Man I hate those guys. Uptight hoity toity assholes. Fucking Paranormal Council owes me big time for this shit. Trolls, really?!” It’s when I hear the dead silence in the room that I realize I just said all of that out loud. I look around and find everyone staring at me. I just smile and wave “Umm. Hi guys how much of that did you hear?” My mother stares at me gaping like a fish. My brother Mikhail says, “All of it pretty much. So, you work for the Paranormal Council?” I nod. “ That’s cool what do you do?” I smile. “I’m a fixer.” I stand up and walk to my mom. “Thanks for dinner. Sorry I didn’t get to eat any of it but I have to go. There’s an emergency out in Oregon.” I kiss her cheek. “I’ll call you.” I wave at them as I walk out the door. Once I’m inside my SUV, I check my email for the assignment then drive towards Oregon.
Chapter Seven
Declan
It’s been almost two weeks since Mirajane moved in with me. Things are going really well between us. I can really see myself with her permanently. At first, I didn’t want to be involved with any of the planning for the ceremony but she kind of talked me into it. Now, we’re working together on it. She asks for my opinion whenever she has ideas and I ask for hers. Her friends are planning a bachelorette party for her on the same night as my bachelor party next week. Well, technically it’s in a few days since we’re already into the weekend. They’re going to have it here at the house while my brothers have mine at Wyatt’s club. Most of the stuff is already planned out but there are still some things that need finishing touches. Today though, I’m going out on the boat with Crispin. Between all the planning for the ceremony and getting to know Mirajane, I’ve kind of neglected my friend recently. To make it up to him we’re going on a fishing trip today. I know he’s been helping my brothers plan the bachelor party so I hope to get a few details out of him. I make sure all my gear is loaded onto the truck before I climb in it and drive to the docks. I park the truck, grab my stuff and climb onto the boat. Crispin is late getting here so I have to get everything ready myself. Once he arrives we untie the boat and head out onto the bay. I save all my questions until we get to our spot and get anchored. “So, what things do my brothers have planned for the bachelor party?” He laughs and says, “I’m not telling you shit. You can ask all you want but you won’t get anything out of me.” I sigh. “Damn, and here I was hoping I’d get some idea of what I’d be walking into.” He shakes his head and says, “Nope. I can assure you though. It will be fun and you will leave drunker than a skunk.” I laugh and say, “Well then, I look forward to it.” After a few minutes of silence I turn to him and say “Do you know who is coming?” He says, “Yeah, me and your brothers. Some guys from the pack we went to school with will be there and I heard a few people from Coal Springs are also