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“No!”
“But, it’s mine!” he screamed as he grabbed the lollipop. Leaping out of the bowl, he ran for his life.
“Octavius!”
* * *
Turney triedto not choke on whatever Rune was pouring down his throat. All he knew was that it was fruity, and it kind of burned.
Octavius was in bat form, bouncing up and down on the bar, giggling as he chanted, “Drink, drink, drink.” And he wasn’t the only one, they had amassed a crowd with their antics. Including all of Octavius’ fledging—Seti…being the loudest. It was the ones who appeared straightlaced that snuck up on you. Though, Henry seemed to be content to just watch as he drank from a bottle himself.
His eyes widened as Heka appeared with a bottle of something, pushing Rune out of the way, right as Turney finished whatever he’d been drinking. He didn’t have much time to think as the bottle’s rim was pressed to his lips and tipped.
Turney had a feeling he was about to find out if he could still get drunk. Well, he supposed getting drunk was better than having to chase Octavius around the party, trying to get candy out of his claws.
* * *
Min-ji didher best to help Scarlett push through the crowd around the bar.
“Octavius! You and your crazy ass children better stop that right now!” Scarlett snapped.
They all turned to look at her, wide eyed… Well, Turney’s gaze was looking a little hazy and out of it.
Octavius, in his bat form, glanced at his fledglings, before looking back at Scarlett and yelling, “RUN! THE FUN POLICE IS HERE TO SHUT US DOWN!”
Min-ji tried to control her laughter as the crew started to scatter. Octavius followed behind a big blond vampire, who had picked Turney up and ran off with him.
Scarlett stared in shock for a moment, before grinding out, “When I get my hands on them…”
Min-ji’s eyes at this point were tearing up in her efforts not to laugh. Laughing was dangerous… Smiling was dangerous. Scarlett was protective of her neophyte, increasingly so as the days went by and their bond strengthened.
“Help me track them down.”
Min-ji cleared her throat. “Which one?”
Her tone must have sounded off, as Scarlett turned to her, eyes narrowed.
* * *
“Cormac, get off the table,”Henry said sternly at the werewolf, who was dancing along with the music, hands thrown up in the air, head back, and eyes closed. The small table he was dancing on happened to be an antique. He wasn’t sure how much longer it was going to hold up under the wolf’s weight.
Cormac slowly opened his shockingly bright amber eyes, and glanced down at him with a dazed smile on his face.
Henry tried to stop himself from blushing and staring too long. The male was…a sight to see at the moment. Smooth brown skin, muscular chest, thick arms on full display in only a pair of tiny purple boxer briefs, along with all his mermaid accessories. Today he wasn’t wearing his glasses. Henry briefly had the thought of lecturing the young wolf about wearing contacts in water. At least…as far as he knew, it had been fresh water without any chemicals, like chlorine.
“Get down,” he repeated.
Cormac’s smile widened. “Why don’t you come up here?” His words slurred a bit.
Henry narrowed his eyes at the wolf. “Have my crazy family been feeding you booze as well, pup?”
The werewolf burst into a fit of giggles, which must have been the influence of the alcohol, as he had never heard the sound come from him before. “No, I did that myself. All on my ownnnn!”
Henry sighed. “You have two minutes to get down, before I make you.”
“Ohhhhhhhh, I’m in troubleee!”
He closed his eyes for a moment and took a deep breath in and out, before opening them again. Calm, he’d remain calm. “Just get down.”
