Simon was glad to see Letta enjoying herself finally. He had decided to be a pirate and she was a fairy princess, just like she’d said she’d wanted to be. Mark and Bryan were dressed like they normally were as the fae. Some were witches and ghosts and vampires. Everyone was having a great time, just as though they were little kids, eager to fill their sacks with candy.
But then Letta grabbed Simon’s hand and smiled. “There. Robin Hood and Maid Marion.”
Simon looked in the direction she was watching and saw the king and a younger version of Maid Marion. “He brought her.”
“And all the rest of the kids, except for a couple of older ones. They’re probably stuck with fae seer guard duty.”
Letta waved at Hannah and the king, and Simon waved to get their attention too. One of the younger kids with the king tugged at his hand and pointed in their direction. He smiled and led them toward Simon, Letta, and their pack members, Ena and Brett and their staff.
Letta and Hannah hugged and Ena smiled and said privately to Simon, “I’m glad she is getting along so well with Letta.”
“I think Letta is good for her,” Simon said.
“And Letta’s good for you, Simon.”
“And for you,” Simon said. “Can you say you would ever have brought your people here for trick-or-treating without her suggesting it?”
Ena cast him an elusive smile. “No.”
Then they saw trouble headed their way. Three male teens who were staring at the huge number of fae. Yes, they had invaded the human world just for treats. No tricking this time. But Simon was sure they were three fae seers. Too many fae for them to handle however. He noticed King Tameron also watching them. And then he waved his hands and the three teens disappeared.
Ena frowned. “I wonder what Robin Hood did with them.”
“That’s Tameron, king of the scorpion fae.”
“Oh, wow. Letta’s grandfather, then,” Ena said.
Tameron caught their eye, smiled, bowed graciously, and headed to the next house with his charges. They didn’t need fae glamor. They were the right age to trick-or-treat.
“Where did he send the fae seers?” Simon asked Letta when she and Hannah rejoined him.
“Back to his home. He’ll keep an eye on them when he returns.”
Simon wondered just how many fae seers the old scorpion king could manage before he couldn’t handle all of them.
“He has powerful magic,” Letta said, kissed him, and ran off to the next house with her princess bag already partly full, Hannah racing after her.
He laughed and hurried to catch up to them.
“I imagine his magic is more powerful than mine,” Brett said, as he and Ena ran after them. “I couldn’t have sent the fae seers back to our world like that.” He waved his wand, scattering sparkles of light about. Though he had powerful magic, this was just for showmanship and fun.
“We could show them real magic,” Ena said.
“Turning into dragons,” Brett said.
“And wolves,” Hannah said, laughing.
And they all piled up on the next house’s doorstep, shouting, “Trick-or-treat!”
After they had their fun with trick-or-treating as younger kids, they were finding an older kids party to crash. That was the fae way.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Thanks so much to Donna Fournier and Darla Taylor for helping me to get this ready for all my readers! It's nearly Christmas and I couldn't be more excited to share it with everyone, and thanking the ladies once again!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Bestselling and award-winning author Terry Spear has written over sixty paranormal romance novels and four medieval Highland historical romances. Her first werewolf romance, Heart of the Wolf, was named a 2008 Publishers Weekly’s Best Book of the Year, and her subsequent titles have garnered high praise and hit the USA Today bestseller list. A retired officer of the U.S. Army Reserves, Terry lives in Spring, Texas, where she is working on her next wolf, jaguar, cougar, and bear shifter romances, continuing with her Highland medieval romances, and having fun with her young adult novels. When she’s not writing, she’s photographing everything that catches her eye, making teddy bears, and playing with her Havanese puppies and grand-baby. For more information, please visit www.terryspear.com, or follow her on Twitter, @TerrySpear. She is also on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/terry.spear. And on Wordpress at: Terry Spear’s Shifters http://terryspear.wordpress.com/
ALSO BY TERRY SPEAR
Heart of the Cougar Series:
Call of the Cougar, Book 2
Taming the Wild Cougar, Book 3
Covert Cougar Christmas (Novella)
Double Cougar Trouble, Book 4
Cougar Undercover, Book 5
Cougar Magic, Book 6
Heart of the Bear Series
Loving the White Bear, Book 1
Claiming the White Bear, Book 2, (TBD)
The Highlanders Series: Winning the Highlander's Heart, The Accidental Highland Hero, Highland Rake, Taming the Wild Highlander, The Highlander, Her Highland Hero, The Viking’s Highland Lass, His Wild Highland Lass (novella), Vexing the Highlander (novella), My Highlander
Other historical romances: Lady Caroline & the Egotistical Earl, A Ghost of a Chance at Love
Heart of the Wolf Series: Heart of the Wolf, Destiny of the Wolf, To Tempt the Wolf, Legend of the White Wolf, Seduced by the Wolf, Wolf Fever, Heart of the Highland Wolf, Dreaming of the Wolf, A SEAL in Wolf's Clothing, A Howl for a Highlander, A Highland Werewolf Wedding, A SEAL Wolf Christmas, Silence of the Wolf, Hero of a Highland Wolf, A Highland Wolf Christmas, A SEAL Wolf Hunting; A Silver Wolf Christmas, A SEAL Wolf in Too Deep, Alpha Wolf Need Not Apply, Billionaire in Wolf’s Clothing, Between a Rock and a Hard Place, SEAL Wolf Undercover, Dreaming of a White Wolf Christmas, Flight of the White Wolf (2018), A Billionaire Wolf for Christmas (2018), SEAL Wolf Surrender (2019), Silver Town Wolf: Home for the Holidays (2019)
SEAL Wolves: To Tempt the Wolf, A SEAL in Wolf's Clothing, A SEAL Wolf Christmas, A SEAL Wolf Hunting, A SEAL Wolf in Too Deep, SEAL Wolf Undercover, SEAL Wolf Surrender (2019)
Silver Bros Wolves: Destiny of the Wolf, Wolf Fever, Dreaming of the Wolf, Silence of the Wolf, A Silver Wolf Christmas, Alpha Wolf Need Not Apply, Between a Rock and a Hard Place, All’s Fair in Love and Wolf (2018)
White Wolves: Legend of the White Wolf, Dreaming of a White Wolf Christmas
Billionaire Wolves: Billionaire in Wolf’s Clothing, A Billionaire Wolf for Christmas (2018)
Highland Wolves: Heart of the Highland Wolf, A Howl for a Highlander, A Highland Werewolf Wedding, Hero of a Highland Wolf, A Highland Wolf Christmas
Heart of the Jaguar Series: Savage Hunger, Jaguar Fever, Jaguar Hunt, Jaguar Pride, A Very Jaguar Christmas, You Had Me at Jaguar (2019
Novella: The Witch and the Jaguar (2018)
Romantic Suspense: Deadly Fortunes, In the Dead of the Night, Relative Danger, Bound by Danger
Vampire romances: Killing the Bloodlust, Deadly Liaisons, Huntress for Hire, Forbidden Love
Vampire Novellas: Vampiric Calling, The Siren’s Lure, Seducing the Huntress
Other Romance: Exchanging Grooms, Marriage, Las Vegas Style
Science Fiction Romance: Galaxy Warrior
Teen/Young Adult/Fantasy Books
The World of Fae:
The Dark Fae, Book 1
The Deadly Fae, Book 2
The Winged Fae, Book 3
The Ancient Fae, Book 4
Dragon Fae, Book 5
Phantom Fae, Book 7
Golden Fae, Book 8
Falcon Fae, Book 9
Woodland Fae, Book 10
The World of Elf:
The Shadow Elf
Darkland Elf
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Blood Moon Series:
Kiss of the Vampire
The Vampire…In My Dreams
Demon Guardian Series:
The Trouble with Demons
Demon Trouble, Too
Demon Hunter
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Non-Series for Now:
Ghostly Liaisons
The Beast Within
Courtly Masquerade
Deidre's Secret
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The Magic of Inherian:
The Scepter of Salvation
The Mage of Monrovia
Emerald Isle of Mists (TBA)
Table of Contents
Title Page
Contents
Copyright
Dedication
Synopsis
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Also by Terry Spear