“She looks loads better,” Jace commented softly.
“Told you she’s OK.” I could hear the smile in Caleb’s voice as we continued to watch her sleep. The urge to fuck her raw was there for me, but the desire to hold her close and tell her I loved her was stronger.
“How should we do this?” I asked.
“Let’s just wake her,” Jace said.
Deciding I wanted to at least kiss her once more before she saw who I was, I moved so I was beneath the tree with her. It was awkward, but I made it work.
Gently, I brushed my lips against hers. When she didn’t move, I deepened the kiss until her lashes fluttered and I was met with the gray of her eyes.
Her breath caught as she stared at me.
“Merry Christmas,” I said in a rough voice.
“You’re here,” she managed to say.
I said nothing as she studied me for a moment before she slid out from beneath the tree to look at Caleb and Jace.
“You’re all here,” she said, her eyes wide. “I-I have an answer for you. It’s yes. I want you all. I don’t want to pick one.”
“Greedy girl.” I chuckled softly, ecstatic at her answer.
She licked her lips as I went to kneel next to Jace so the three of us were in a line in front of her.
“We want you too,” Jace said, his voice low.
Her eyes sparkled at his words. “Do I get to know who you are?”
“If you want a more permeant relationship, you can unmask us,” I said, figuring it was the best way to go about it. We’d let her choose who she wanted to see first.
“Oh my god.” She bit her bottom lip and shifted forward, going for Caleb first. I held my breath as she reached out and trailed her fingers down his mask. He was visibly tense as she lifted the mask, pulling it off his face.
The mask fell to the floor as she stared at him, complete shock on her face.
No one said a word as she stared.
“C-Caleb?” she finally choked out.
“Hey, Lil bit,” he murmured.
“Y-You’re one of the Fallen Ones?”
He nodded wordlessly.
She continued to stare at him, so many emotions washing over her face I was nervous on which one she’d settle on.
“I’m sorry I didn’t tell you before. I didn’t know if you’d even want me?—”
She fell into his arms, her lips fused to his. He immediately wrapped her in a tight embrace, kissing her deeply.
I smiled, letting out a breath of relief. She wasn’t pissed at him. In fact, she seemed rather happy. That lessened my worries just a bit.
She broke away from him, and he cradled her face.
“We’ll tell you everything once you know who we are.”
She nodded at his words and broke away from him to go to Jace.