Something tugs sharply at my pants.
I look down and Mason is staring at me, his eyes wide. Katy and I step apart.
“Auntie Allie.” He tugs again. “Do you have a tiger?”
I blink and look at Katy. Her face is completely straight but her eyes are screaming as she gives me a subtle nod.
I look back at Mason.
“Yes,” I say. “In the back.”
Color drains from his face and he takes one full step backward, finds Hudson, and grabs his sleeve without a word.
I’m about to completely lose it when the front door swings open.
“KATY.”
Justin’s voice booms across the porch and Katy barely has time to turn around before he sweeps her up off the ground entirely.
“Justin—” She’s half laughing, half gasping.
“How are you? Let me look at you.” He sets her down, hands on her shoulders and scanning her f
