Happy Holidays

By Amber Kell

New compilation of three previously released stories.

Christmas Tree Magic

A quick catch up with the Moon Pack family. How do shifters deal with Christmas? Read this short story to get a peek at their lives.

Xavier’s Xmas

Xavier's despondent over his roommate moving out.
What happens when Frankie decides he's made a mistake and wishes to return to home?

Santa Wishes

Gregory woke next to a sexy man. Unfortunately the last thing he remembered was sitting on Santa’s lap and sucking on a candy cane. This gorgeous man who looked like a Greek god and smiled like an angel could definitely fulfill all of Gregory’s Christmas Wishes.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Amber Kell
• Release date: Dec 23, 2014
• ISBN: 9781310663604

Amber Kell

Amber Kell is a dreamer who has been writing stories in her head for as long as she could remember.She lives in Seattle with her husband, two sons, three cats and one very stupid dog. To learn more about her current books or works in progress, check out her blog at http://amberkell.wordpress.com.Her fans can also reach her at [e-mail].

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Happy Holidays

Amber Kell

Smashwords edition

Copyright: 2014

Cover design: Meredith Russell

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Table of Contents

Christmas Tree Magic

Xavier’s Xmas

Santa Wishes

Christmas Tree Magic

Anthony stared at the tree in the middle of his living room. The cut tree. He turned his attention to his mate, Silver, who stood proudly by his kill.

You murdered a tree and mounted its corpse in our house? Have you learned nothing during our time together?

They might not have been together long but Silver should’ve picked up on Anthony’s opinion about slaughtering trees to celebrate the holidays.

Silver scowled. I didn’t murder it! I got it from a tree farm. It was raised for cutting!

A tree isn’t a chicken or a cow to be raised and eaten for nutrition it’s an innocent plant chopped down so you can dangle sparkly things on it for a few weeks! Outrage filled Anthony’s voice. He tamped down his anger. The magic barely contained in his body crackled through him willing to come out and destroy the abomination in his living room.

I thought you’d like it. A tinge of hurt filled Silver’s voice.

Anthony sighed even as he couldn’t stop the words from escaping his mouth. You thought I’d enjoy a dead tree. My mother is a forest witch. What had his mate been thinking?

Oh, Silver’s shoulders deflated. Anthony sighed. He walked over to his lover and wrapped his arms around Silver’s waist. I thought you would like decorating it with me. We don’t get a lot of time together lately.

Anthony kissed Silver gently on the lips. It’s okay. Since it’s freshly cut I can still fix it.

How are you going to do that?

Like this. Anthony turned then pointed his hands out toward the tree. He closed his eyes focusing inward. He could fix this. Concentrating on the thread of life still lingering in the wood, Anthony pushed his energy toward the tree.

A loud crackling noise echoed in the room. The tree grew roots that spread out across the floor.

Nice. How are you going to keep it alive.

Anthony smirked. My magic can keep it healthy until after Christmas. My mother’s power runs in my veins. After the holiday I’ll teleport it to the forest.

Huh, I thought you got all your power from your father’s side. Silver tilted his head and examined Anthony.

My mother might not be related to a god but she’s in touch with her magic. Don’t underestimate her.

I know better than to underestimate anyone in your family. Silver’s wry tone made Anthony laugh.

He pulled off his shirt and tossed it to one side. I’ve got better things to do than discuss my parents.

Silver licked his lips. Mm, me too.

Anthony kicked off his shoes before stripping off the rest of his clothing. No one looked sexy in socks and nothing else.

Silver’s low growl made Anthony smile. He loved it when his mate lost a bit of his control. Silver pounced taking Anthony to the floor. He protected Anthony’s skull from hitting the tile with one large hand.

Did I mention how much I love you? Silver’s eyes glowed in the dim light. He didn’t usually bother turning up the brightness of the lights if Anthony wasn’t home since shifters could see in the dark.

Not since this morning. Anthony pretended to think about it for a bit. Oh, you might have called me this afternoon and mentioned it.

Good. I wouldn’t want you to forget.

Silver might be the big tough alpha to the pack but he was foremost Anthony’s mate.

Anthony captured his mate’s mouth to stop any more talking. He didn’t want conversation with the hard, muscular man pinning him down—he wanted sex. Heat poured through Anthony’s body like molten lava almost burning him from the inside. He would never have enough of Silver’s love.

Their tongues dueled for dominance even though he knew it would be a short battle. Silver had more alpha traits and Anthony couldn’t be any happier about that fact. His brief alpha wolf transformation had been hard on their relationship. He was happy to put that behind him now.

Silver got to his feet then reached down and lifted Anthony up. Anthony quickly wrapped his legs around Silver’s waist and let his lover carry him to their bedroom. No words were needed. They both craved the connection between them. The days they spent apart were hard on them but necessary. Anthony hadn’t worked so diligently to become an architect to throw it all away and Silver had an entire pack to keep in line. A day apart always made the coming together so much sweeter.

He laughed when Silver tossed him on the bed. The large shifter removed the rest of his clothes beneath Anthony’s avid gaze. Anthony groaned when Silver slid his underwear down his thick thighs and exposed his erection. His mouth watered at the thought of tasting the drop of pre-cum beading on the tip of Silver’s cock.

Come here. Anthony’s voice came out huskier than usual.

Silver approached the bed. "I love it when I can hear

Reviews for Happy Holidays

[Babiche · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Short little snippets of holiday stories. Made me smile and sigh.