Free A Brac Pack Crazy Family Christmas 24 by Lynn Hagen

looked at Keata. “It seems you have something that belongs to me, Keata.” Cody bared his canines at Nick as he wrapped his arms around Keata. “My mate has nothing that belongs to you!” Nick chuckled, his belly bouncing as he pushed the glasses on his face further up his nose. “You know what I’m referring to Keata, don’t you?”
    Cody looked down at his mate. Keata looked just as clueless as Cody felt. What the hell was this guy talking about? Cody wasn’t sure, but he knew that if Nick made one move toward his mate, he was defending Keata.
    “I need Rudolph back.”
    Cody cocked his head. Was this guy for real? He was a damn nut job, and Maverick was standing there with a big ass grin on his face.
    “This is so cool.”
    Cody shook his head at the alpha as his eyes cut back over to Nick. “I think you need to leave.”
    Nick sighed. “I’m trying to do this the right way so Keata won’t be upset when I leave here with Rudolph. Please don’t make this any more difficult than it already is.”
    “Where’s the deer, Keata?” Maverick asked gently.
    Keata swallowed as he pressed deeper into Cody’s side. “Cody is mine. He’s my pet.”
    Cody was so damn confused. Were they talking about a deer or were they taking about him?
    “Rudolph likes to play games and take off, making me come looking for him. He belongs with me, Keata.”
    “I saw him first!” Keata shouted as he crossed his arms over his chest.
    “Very well,” Nick said as he opened the kitchen door and walked out. Keata took off after the man, which made Cody take off after his mate. Maverick laughed as he walked out behind them.
    “No!” Keata shouted as Nick walked from the barn with a deer following closely behind him. Cody’s jaw dropped when he saw the antlers and the red nose. No fucking way! He grabbed his mate around his waist, stopping Keata from running any further and damning them all to coal for Christmas.
    He wasn’t sure if he was seeing things correctly, but he wasn’t taking any chances.
    “You have to give the guy something in return, Nick,” Maverick said from beside Cody. “You can’t just take his pet.” The alpha snickered at the last word in his sentence.
    Cody glared at Maverick before looking back over at Nick . Now that he studied the guy…
    “Very well,” Nick said and laid his finger on the side of his nose.
    Everyone gasped when two fluffy bunnies appeared right before them. Keata squealed and bent down, picking both of them up and hugging them close. “Bye, Cody,” he said and then started talking with the bunnies, cooing at them.
    “You named the deer after me?” Thank fuck. Cody had thought Keata had lost his mind.
    “Yes. I like Cody. It is a nice name.” Cody smiled and then blinked when Nick and Rudolph disappeared from sight.
    “That was so fucking cool.” Maverick chuckled as he walked back into the house. Cody agreed. It was way wicked.
    “Come on, Keata. Let’s get your bunnies into the barn so they don’t get cold.”
    It had been a magical moment for Cody, but when Keata beamed up at him, his eyes sparkling with happiness, he changed his mind.
    This was the most magical moment he would ever experience.

    * * * *
    The elf plastered his back to the house. If Nick saw him, his goose was cooked. He gazed over at Keata as the mate hugged the rabbits closely.
    Okay, he couldn’t play a trick on Keata. The guy was just too damn cute for words. He spun around and disappeared from sight.
    That was okay. He still had George.

Chapter 8
    Tank and George

    George cursed when he pulled another batch of burnt cookies from the oven. He couldn’t understand what was happening. The oven wasn’t that old, so his cookies should be coming out perfectly.
    He knew for a fact that it wasn’t him. George could cook with the best of them, and he was damn good at baking as well.
    He turned the cookie sheet upside down over the trash can, watching all his hard work fall into the bin. He glanced