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Time was ticking, and though I wished to ignore the world and be in a bubble surrounded by my pack and loved ones, it would have to wait.
I had my moment of grieving and distraction.
It was time for revenge.
From the sound of snores and deep breathing, I knew I wasn’t alone in whatever room we were in.
I was definitely sandwiched between two men — my guess being Loki and Onyx because the bulky duo would have the tendency to ensure I slept on my back so they could equally “share” cuddling against me.
At least, that’s what I was assuming.
The various scents that taunted my nostrils made me feel like the majority of the pack was there. I hadn’t figured out Arthur’s and Aura’s scents, but there was a lingering perfume scent that reminded me of vanilla mixed with various floral scents.
The reminder of her only brought up a glimpse of my “not-so-tipsy” behavior from earlier.
Fuck. That was a douche move.
“Now remembering that you almost stabbed Auraleia by ‘accident?’”Bria commented as she continued to stare at her paws.
The immense judgment in your voice tells me you want me to feel more guilty than I ready do.
“Yes and no,”she admitted.“Yes, because you shouldn’t take out your frustration on others, but also no, since you were pretty much drunk and not in the right mindset.”
And where were you?
“You shunned me out with everyone else, remember?”
Oh…
“Mhmm.”
So…that’s why you’re pissed.
“That would be a logical reason to be upset with my host who sometimes forgets my existence and that I’m here to aid you through trouble times, even though I’m also mourning the loss of our Papa who we never really got to enjoy the opportunity of being accepted by him in wolf form in front of his pack before he was killed by our apparent best friend who’s now been arrested and who knows what the fuck is going to happen,”she said in one breath before ending it off with,“And in the end, NYC is recovering from a scorching Christmas, the Vatican got a lesson they deserved, we’re officially royals of the Phoenix family, and now we’re the Alpha of our Papa’s pack, which probably has no respect for us.”
Well…
There was so much to unpack that I didn’t really know where to start.
Ya. I need some air.
“Agreed.”
It took me a bit to open my eyes, but once I did, I was able to confirm my suspicions were accurate. Loki and Onyx were cozied up against me in the bed while everyone else seemed to be scattered around the room.
Neo was sleeping in one of the single antique chairs, while Jayce was sitting on the carpet floor, his back against the side of the vintage chair — the low flickering of orange light dancing upon their sleeping figures from the fireplace.
Glancing over to their right I noticed a floral sofa with Arthur sitting with his head back as he snored softly. Saint was lying along the sofa cushions, his head resting on Arthur’s lap like it was a common occurrence.
I liked how the two of them looked rather peaceful, especially Arthur, who looked so deep in sleep that I wondered if this was the first time he’d really slept so well.
Peering further left I saw Milo at a desk that was filled with various papers and books. The appearance of the brown tainted papers of black ink and the detailed magic incantations on the spellbinding books told me many of those books had to either come from some archive or one of those libraries that carried only ancient literature.
It wasn’t necessarily odd to see him studying such content, but I was used to seeing Dimitris at the desk rather than Milo. His head was down, those long black strands of his messily laying upon the wooden desk like he’d fallen asleep by accident.
Gold glasses sat on top of his head while his arms were crossed, giving him the perfect platform to rest his head.
Viktor was leaning on the wall behind him, his arms crossed and eyes closed, which made me wonder whether he was actually asleep not. His breathing was slower than usual, and I could tell the tension in his muscles was far less than usual which may be my only bet in assuming he was asleep.
