Page 28 of Osiris: The Wolves
“Fine, fine, I’ll do your job for you.” Trick took a swig of his beer, setting the bottle down and stared at Sigh like he could pull some creative burger out of his head. “I like the thin burgers you used to make, on the flattop?”
“The smashburgers?” Sigh asked.
“Yeah. With the onions and the cheese all melted. They were a mess to eat but so good.”
“I like smashburgers,” Juliette said. “I’ve never made one before, though.”
“I have a burger press to do them. They’re a bit tedious to make so I took them off the regular menu. Okay, a smashburger works for next week’s burger of the week. But what should we call it?”
They all stared at each other, and no one said anything for long enough he was wondering if he’d be on his own for the name.
“The Trick Smash,” Juliette said.
“Hot damn,” Trick said, slamming his fist into the counter. “Love it. Hell yes, this is the magic burger to bring my mate to me.”
“I said maybe they’re magic,” Juliette said, laughing. “But I love how enthusiastic you are.”
“So when the burger brings my mate to me, you’ll make a burger for her too? Like you did for Juliette?”
Sigh caught the hope in his younger brother’s eyes.
“You bet.”
“Aw,” Juliette said. “The Trick Smash will prove that Sigh’s burgers are definitely magic. I can’t wait to meet your forever girl.”
“Me too,” Trick said.
While Dare didn’t say anything, Sigh could see the longing in his eyes.
They’d all been lonely. The tavern had kept them busy. But the nights alone? They dragged.
“I’m about to turn into a pumpkin,” Juliette said as she wiggled off the stool. “Ready to go home?”
“Hell yes,” Sigh said, finishing his beer. He picked up his bottle and her glass to drop them off in the back. “See you guys tomorrow.”
“Yeah, yeah, go be in love elsewhere,” Dare said, with a smile in his voice.
“Night guys,” Trick called.
Sigh put his arm around Juliette, and they walked into the kitchen to take care of their things, and then headed out into the cool night.
“Do you really think the burgers are magic?” he asked.
“I don’t know. Seems like it in some way. Maybe you and I meeting was just a wild twist of fate. But maybe your brothers’ mates are just waiting to come here and meet them.”
“I hope so,” Sigh said. He wanted his brothers to be as happy as he was.
Because meeting Juliette was genuinely the best thing that had ever happened to him.
“I hope so too,” she said.
Read on… there’s another moment waiting for Sigh and Juliette!
A Little Something Extra
Six Months Later
Juliette loved fall. She loved the way the trees at the house had turned orange and gold, and how the river seemed darker with the earlier sunsets. The air smelled like fresh water and pine and called to something inside her that made her think about warm blankets, cozy fires, and her sexy mate.
