Page 43 of Gift from the Wing

I wouldn’t want it any other way.

Crawling out of bed quietly, I tiptoe across the floor to the bathroom, smiling as the sound of the four of them laughing and their talking grows louder. I don’t want them to hear or realize I’m awake and come piling in here. I’d rather join them out there.

Quickly taking care of what I need to and plopping my hair on top of my head in a bun, I rush out the French doors to our new balcony and hum happily when the aroma of coffee and the fresh morning air fills my senses.

“Well, look who decided to join us,” Draken teases as he lifts me off my feet and spins me around. He attacks my throat in playful kisses, causing me to laugh and fight my way out of his grip.

He doesn’t let me get far, though, as he grips the back of my neck and pulls me in for a blistering kiss.

Fuck, this dragon knows how to properly greet a girl when she wakes up.

“How did you sleep, princess?” Corentin asks as he passes me a cup of coffee when Draken sits me comfortably on Tillman’s lap.

“Amazing actually,” I say, sighing happily at my first taste of sugary goodness.

“I bet so after that mind-blowing—”

“Draken,” Corentin and Tillman bark, while Caspian chuckles darkly. My face flames red as his gaze traces all over me. I don’t know what he’s looking for, but the longer he looks, the hotter I grow.

“Orgy,”Draken whispers in my mind, breaking me out of the inferno Caspian’s eyes put me in.

Shaking my head, laughing over the rim of my mug, I lean my head back onto my gentle giant’s chest as he twirls my hair around his fingers. “I should be exhausted honestly. Even after the mind-blowing orgy,” I say slyly, grinning and shooting Draken a wink as they all groan around me, “I slept like the dead even though my mind never shut off.”

“What do you mean it didn’t shut off? I didn’t hear any thoughts all night,” Tillman says, halting his soothing caresses.

“Not thoughts, dreams. Well, actually memories. My mind spent the night uncovering new ones, replaying those that had alternate endings. None of the negative shit. They each were peaceful, fond, and loving. It’s a relief, honestly. I don’t feel like my brain is soup anymore.”

“Good then, little warrior,” he says softly, kissing me on the top of my head.

“We’re due to meet everyone for breakfast in a few, princess,” Corentin says, setting his drink down and lacing his fingers.

My serious man.

He’s waiting for me to say something, gauge how I’m feeling about that. He’ll be shocked to find out I’m incredibly excited. There’s not an ounce of nervousness in me.

“I can’t wait to be officially introduced.” I chuckle when all four of them seemingly freeze and look at me like I spoke in another language. “Why did you all expect me to be nervous or worried about this?”

“Well, because yesterday was a lot. Plus, we don’t exactly know the relationship you formed with Momma Vito. We just figured you’d be as nervous as you were when we first got here,” Draken says.

Ah, I see.

Turning my attention back to Corentin, he’ll be the one to take charge and explain everything to his mom and dads about me when the time comes, so I give him a small, reassuring smile.

“I don’t know exactly what CC informed your dads. All my communication was with your mom, and I didn’t keep too much a secret from her, aside from everything Franklin did to me. She was…let’s just say in my eyes, she was my idol growing up. I can’t begin to explain how happy I am that she’s also my mother-in-law. That was a sweet little secret kept from me. Just based on what Gaster said, she knew I was your Primary, so I imagine there’s not much from my life back in the nonmagical realm she doesn’t know. I’ve waited what feels like my entire life to meet her.”

I blush a little, thinking about all the letters we wrote to one another. She was the one who explained to me what a period was. She taught me about basic feminine hygiene. How to do my hair, makeup, all kinds of girly shit I never would’ve known about had it not been for her. Not only that, but she also just talked to me. Told me about her day, gave me tips on my earth element. She was just there for me.

The sound of one of their timekeepers ringing pulls me out of my mind and I smile around at all of them. I see the hints of concern in their eyes, but I’m fine. I’ll probably drift into my memories a lot here at first, but they’ll calm down with time. For now, they’re just fresh and new to me, so I allow myself to wander into them when they come forth.

“Is that the alarm to get ready?” I ask, setting my coffee down.

“The alarm to head down there,” Caspian says with a smirk, to which I nearly choke on my drink.

“What? You all were just gonna let me sleep till the last second? I need to look halfway decent,” I shout as I sprint back through the French doors. Their laughs follow me in, and I’m tempted to lock them all out.

No, I’m not nervous and I know Aurora wouldn’t expect me to come down in a ballgown, looking flawless, but damn, I’m in Tillman’s shirt, no underwear, with my hair on top of my head.

I look freshly fucked.

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