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His twin, Ajax, fights a smile.
“We’re all whipped.” Jay doesn’t look bothered by that at all.
“Like good mates,” Nic retorts, staring at Aksel.
“Can you like us and not Aksel? Don’t group us in with him just because we work together. We know he’s a pain,” Griffyn says with a smile.
“Anna calls him Akshole,” Felix adds.
Everyone bursts out laughing. Even Blaze cracks a smile.
“That’s genius!” Aly says.
Aksel rolls his eyes. “Ha. Ha. Very funny.”
How many times a day does he roll his eyes?
It’s been a while since I’ve added to the conversation but I’m just glad the heat is on Aksel and not me.
“So you’ll help us?” Aksel asks, cutting through everyone’s laughter.
“Of course we will help Anna. Include us in your plan to catch Killian too. It’s always good to have backup. Why does Killian want this artifact?” Nic says.
“No, we are fine,” Aksel responds immediately.
Now I’m rolling my eyes. He’s so predictable.
“Of course we will take the help. Killian has to die and we can’t waste any more time with failed missions,” I say with a pointed glance at Anna.
She glares at me but thankfully Aly doesn’t comment or notice.
“Fine.” Aksel leans back in his chair.
“Killian needs the artifact for a spell. It’s bad so we need to stop him. He wants to destroy mate bonds. I feel like I remember something about that from his time tormenting you all. Was there?” Anna asks.
They share a glance. “He hated us for exposing mate bonds between species and for reversing the spell blocking them. He hates other people having happiness with their mates.”
“Then the threat needs to end,” Blaze says.
We discuss how they can back us up and help ensure Killian doesn’t get away.
By the end of the meal we are all more comfortable and jokes are flowing, especially between Kiran, Jay, Felix, and Griffyn.
They didn’t ignore me or exclude me from the conversation. Aly did offer a fresh start.
Before they leave Aly pulls Anna to the side.
“Do you need any blood?” Aly whispers but it’s not quiet enough.
Growls erupt from Felix and Blaze while Aksel and I stiffen. Griffyn tries to smile but it’s not his normal easygoing grin.
Aly’s mates watch us with amusement but edge closer to their mate.
“Relax, I won’t take her blood. These five feed me plenty but thank you.”
The tension bleeds out of the room with Anna’s words and Jay and Kiran burst out laughing.
The smile on Anna’s face is huge and I know our future holds a lot more dinners like this.
