Dark Shadow (Book 1 in DARKNESS DUOLOGY)

Epilogue

“Where are we going?” Ridge asked for the third time since leaving the house.

I laughed, shaking my head that I wasn’t going to tell him so he could just stop asking. He grumbled under his breath.

Excitement built up when I had heard the knock on the door earlier and Ridge went to open it but no one was there. That’s how I knew it had been his mom. I’d dragged the alpha out of the house and urged him to follow me after we’d cleaned ourselves up and redressed again.

I could now see the small garden area that was lit up unlike before. Upon entering the garden, my eyes widened, smiling at the set up Mrs. Beaumont and my mother made up for us. There was a large black blanket spread out on the middle part of the grassy area and the electric candles set up from where we were leading up to the blanket. There were a few pillows and an extra blanket with a whole basket full of goodies. It was sitting dead center of the blanket.

I grinned, looking at Ridge whose eyes took in the set up. He frowned, looking at me and I giggled, reminding him that I wanted for this night to be memorable and I thought that I’d be the one to be romantic to him since he spent a whole week once being a total Romantic to me.

“That’s true,” Ridge agreed, nodding to the side with a shrug of his shoulder.

I reeled in my lips, lightly smacking his chest. He just laughed.

The alpha looked upward and I did too. There were strings of fairy lights hanging across the garden in various directions. I squinted, asking Ridge if those had always been there. If not, Mrs. Beaumont was a speed-demon or had some people working super fast.

“Yeah,” Ridge confirmed. “Those are new actually. Made it easier to see in the garden for when its enjoyed at night.” He glanced at me with a raised brow. “Like now.”

I grinned, reaching up to kiss him but the alpha cried, “Dibs on the Pringles!” and booked it to the blanket.

I stumbled a little and whined, “Ridge!”

That damn alpha just laughed at me again, throwing himself onto the blanket and had scarfed down a handful of Pringle chips already.

Crossing my arms, I tilted my head and raised a brow. I pointed out that he wasn’t making this very romantic. Ridge begged to differ, his mouth muffled out that this was our kind of romantic and I best get used to it. He patted the spot next to him.

“Come on, Quail Wolf. Let’s snuggle.”

I laughed, going over to sit beside him. He offered a Pringle and I leaned forward to open my mouth and take a bite. Ridge moved it away and ate it.

“Damn you, Ridge Beaumont!” I scoffed, climbing over to steal the Pringle container. He held it out of reach and I growled, demanding he share.

“There’s a whole fucking basket of ‘em!” Ridge complained, putting a hand to my face and pushing me back to keep me at bay. I bared my teeth, growling at him but the alpha just chuckled, little effort needed.

I did eventually get the Pringle container after Ridge let up and bargained a kiss for a Pringle each. I bartered that I’d give him one kiss and ear nibbles if I got three. Ridge closed an eye, tilting his head as he looked upward and hummed, “Mmmm… Deal!”

Needless to say, I got more than three Pringle chips thanks to my ear nibbles that turned into neck nibbles and chest nibbles. Boy, was I insatiable tonight.

I’m not sure how late it was that we were still out in the garden. We’d eaten almost all the snacks in the basket and wrestled for the rest of them. Ridge won those, by the way.