Chapter 295: Christmas Gift Dilemma, Part 1

It snowed every day for the past ten days, and I was over it. The constant cold, gloomy weather was depressing, and even Abby wasn't her normal happy self. Thankfully, Aunt Beth let me use her car to go buy Abby's Christmas gift.

When I'd first moved here, Abby had bought a scarf from one of the local shops, and now they had a matching sweater, along with gloves and a hat. Hopefully, she'd like it.

I walked out of the store, ready to head to Whitney's to meet her and Abby. Trent went out to feed with Jax, Wyatt, and Sean, so Whitney had declared a girls' day at her house. I had no idea what she had planned, but whatever it was, I hoped it was inside because I did not want to be out in the snow any more than absolutely necessary.

"Hello, Chloe," Ivy said.

I froze with my hand on the car door handle. "Ivy," I said, swallowing back my fear. "What're you doing here?"