Chapter 55
The river is colder than expected. That’s probably why the
shy the
M4(Avel and Arriet decide to leap in with (the grace of
“HEY?” I serrain, sealed.
Azriel surfers First, packing his chick hair out of his face like kore kind of underseater modet. His grin is wolfish, “Refreshing, isn’t att
Axel pops up next, water streaming down his brown, motcular chest. He doesn’t look like a model but like a foran god of war “Come on in, short stack, You can’t smell worse than you already do.”
1 cross my arms. “You’re both terrible!
Arriel swims closer, his violet eyes glirting. “You love it.”
Do it Yes. But won’t admit that
kick off my borrowed clothes, leaving on a thin shit that clings the second I step into the shallows. The cold makes me gasp, and goosebumps rise over my skin. “If I catch pneumonia, I’m haunting you.”
“PromiseT” Anel asks, voice low, Teasing
Awel snorts from deeper in the river. “He’d probably like that, Bookworm, Your mate is crazy about you. Downright possessed”
Azriel says nothing, probably because it is true, I get the feeling he would burn down the world for me, and appreciate that it is terrifying but sweet in
Iwade in slowly, hugging myself. It’s freezing, but Ariel swims up b behind me and wraps his arms around my waist, pulling me deeper.
His bare chest presses to my back. Warm. Solid. Muscular. I try to remember how to breathe.
uth near my ear. “Better?”
“There,” he murmurs, mouth near
I shower. Not from the cold. Arousal. The worst part? Arriel knows.
“interesting. Seems like the water isn’t the only thing that’s wet,” he murmurs.
My heart races. I should be used to him reading my mind. But I’m not
- ot. It still makes me blus
blush like I’m a teenager being spoken to by the most popular boy
in class
“Can you please behave?” I groan.
“And give up on at the fun teasing you? No way
“You’re still a freaking menace,” I mutter
Azriel lets me go just in time for Axel to splash us both “Can you two stop fiting long enough to help me wash this with of?”
“Iden should be first,” Ariel says “Ladies before mutt
his eyes: “You’re lucky I like you, high
“Is that a threat?”
“You know it is! I could totally take you
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I’m burning from head to toe. Actually surprised the water in’t boiling where I’m standing “Tam noti“.
lutely are.” Axel grins. “Don’t worry. We get it. We are very attractive”
cat both of them. “Well, stop being hot!”
Arriel wodes through the water, muscles flexing, black wings out but tucked behind him. His smirk could melt glaciers. “Impossible.”
it sink into the meer up to my chin to hide my blush
But come closer anyway. He brushes my wet hair from my face and leans in. “You make it hard not to tease”
That’s because you’re a menace
(forehead. “Only for you.”
floats by befond him, groaning “You tw
him, groaning “You two are disgusting I’m getting out before you
dry humping in the river”
We both laugh, and trail my fingers through the water. The sun warms my shoulders while t feels almost normal Peaceful Safe. Just the soft sounds of water, the wind, and laughter.
e the current laps against my skin. For a moment, everything
Eventually, wet climbs out of the river. He stretches and then shape–shifts into his wolf form. I watch him and blink when she shakes water from his thick
brown fur
Gods, you’re well complain.
His tongue los out at that. Then he pads over to me like an oversized pet and lowers himself with a huff clearly offering me a ride.
Iarch a brow at the gigantic wolf “You’re going to carry me again?”
He shorts and bumps me with his large head.
I piece. “I’ll take that as a yes”
Wat is so big that he has to lie down completely for me to climb up. He seems larger, or maybe that’s just my imagination? Wolves of high ranking are big, but he lost his Beta title. So him getting bigger doesn’t make sense. Either way, like his loyalty. He rises smoothly, not one bit bothered about the fact
that he is sporting me
Istroke his fur. “Such a good boy!
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Azriel follows us through the words, his shit now hanging open, wet hair slicked back, violet eyes watching me with that always present hunger and
affection.
It should be weird–my mate and my best friend both being so close–but it isn’t. It feels right.
We return to the cottage just as the sun dips low. I’m in a happy mood until I see the state of it.
The flowers in the garden are gone. Whoever was here has made them wither and burn to ash
Aced slows down with his ears folded back. I grip his chocolate fur and notice his body is tense underneath me. He doesn’t like this. Neither do I since
didn’t think, Azriel’s magic could be broken so easily.
“I need to check something.” Aznal murmurs.
His magic ripples through the air and then he vanishes from sight. He doesn’t stay away for long but reappears near the porch. His black, feathered wings flare out wide.
The door to the cottage is open.
Inside, it’s quiet. Too quiet.
Axel lowers himself so I can slide off. My boots crunch on blackened leaves.
Azriel steps inside first, mist forming around his fists.
Nothing moves. Nothing breathes.
On the kitchen fable…is a letter.
Just a letter.
Elegant parchment. The edges are curled. A single Eine scrawled in beautiful, blood–red ink across the front.
My name.
EDEN.
Ө
AD
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