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“So fucking good,” I said before going all in, scarfing it down in what I’m sure was not an attractive display. The guys at least didn’t stare, instead giving their own plates hell.
When I finished my first plate I scooped seconds onto it and listened as they talked around me.
I didn’t finish the second plate but I wasn’t uncomfortably full.
“Does anyone know where my book is?” I asked.
“Yes,” Drew promised, dropping a kiss on my head before disappearing down the hall. I moved to the couch while he was gone, wrapping a throw blanket around myself and sighing happily as I sank into the cloud-like cushions.
He handed me the book before moving my feet and dropping under them, his hands kneading the soles as I cracked the book. Without asking I started to read where we left off last time.
When my voice grew hoarse, Micah brought me a cup of tea. I smiled up at him before taking a small sip.
“Ellie dropped off a care package and said this will help you recover,” he said as I took another drink. It was good, a hint of sweetness and floral notes that were equal parts calming and strengthening.
The other guys settled around me, not bothering to turn on the TV, just listening as I read the story.
As I moved from one chapter to the next, I looked up to see all four of my men’s gazes locked onto me, hanging on to every word. It was a good part, full of action, and it seemed I caught their attention.
“Don’t stop, I need to know what happens,” Micah protested.
“No, I need a break. Give me five to grab a snack,” Riven said before heading to the bathroom. I did the same, stretching out and taking a moment to check in with myself.
It wasn’t necessary. Without having to think I knew this was the happiest I’d been in a long fucking time.
They made me feel whole again and filled the empty spaces with not just good memories of Everett, but themselves as well.
I hadn’t realized my heart was capable of holding so much but after them listening to me read and caring for me through a heat, I knew it was only a matter of time before I demanded their bites.
ChapterTwenty-Five
Shaye
As much as I didn’t want to disrupt the little bubble we’d created around ourselves during my heat, I was getting stir-crazy.
Already two days had passed since I woke up without the fog, and now I was ready to move my body. Though the guys were still reluctant to let me go.
“I’m going to go crazy if I sit here any longer. I’m going on a walk. You can join me if you want to, but you’re not going to stop me. I’m also going to collect my puppy today, one way or another.”
We were all sitting around on the sectional, bored out of our minds.
“What if we drive out to the cabin for the walk?” Micah suggested, chewing on his bottom lip.
I narrowed my eyes at him.
“Why are you guys afraid to let me go outside?”
“Baby girl, you smell like you’re still in heat. If you put yourself near another alpha, I’m going to go to jail.” His voice was a low, gravelly warning and I swallowed hard, knowing he was serious.
“Fine, drive me to the cabin then because I’m not sitting in this house for another second,” I growled. I’d take what I could get at this point.
Of course, Drew and Riven both loved when I got growly. They shared a smirk before standing up.
“Okay, everybody, get ready,” Drew commanded. “We need to talk about our next destination anyway. We could do that on the way.”
“I’ll pack snacks,” Micah said, heading for the kitchen while the rest of us went to our rooms to get dressed.
Since they actually let me go alone, I was dressed and ready within ten minutes. My hair in a high ponytail, and I had just thrown on a hoodie and yoga pants.
