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“Levi, come on. Have you ever seen Bran smile so much?”
I groan. So she noticed that, too. Of course she did. And I hate to admit it, but she’s definitely right. I’ve never seen him as happy as he was this morning.
Fucking hell.
“I know you’re also glad deep down.” She kisses my cheek. “You better not cause Nikolai trouble.”
“So you’re Team Nikolai now?”
“I’m Team Bran and he loves that man. Besides, he’s a real lad.”
“Areallad? Seriously, Princess?”
“He gets my stamp of approval.” She kisses me again. “Want to sleep some more since you called in sick?”
“You know I won’t say no to that.”
After we go to the bedroom and Astrid slips in for a quick shower, I open my group chat with my cousin and friends.
Levi
I think I’m depressed.
Aiden
Midlife crisis? Is that why you called in sick?
More like theft-of-my-children crisis. No one told me they’d slip away one by one.
Xander
Tell me about it, Captain. I still can’t believe my baby bee has some lizard boyfriend.
Ronan
An actual lizard? Bloody hell, Xan. What happened to baby Cecy?
Xander
He’s a person, but I’d rather think of him as a lizard so he doesn’t grow on me.
I like that idea. Dehumanization won’t allow them to grow on me. Though I really doubt it with this one. Why can’t we invent a time machine so they’ll stay young forever?
Cole
Don’t even remind me of that, Captain. I get nightmares about the day my babies will introduce me to some fuckers.
Aiden
Pretty sure you know at least one of them, if not two.
Cole
What are you insinuating?
Aiden
You might want to sit down for this.
