Page 17 of Monster's Baby

I laughed.“I’d still be Irish through and through.You can’t get rid of me that easily!”I shrugged.“I’d just be living there when we’re not traveling.”

“Still a big change.”

“You have no idea,” I muttered, wondering if I’d ever be accepted by the Evans family.

CHAPTER5

I woke with the dawn,feeling refreshed after entering the nexus point that Blackthorn Academy rested on.I knew this extra energy would fade, settling into the new normal, but it was really nice to feel rested for once.

Even Lilia and Hazel woke up with very little prodding from me.We got dressed and went hunting for the rest of our friends.Una and Rhiannon were a few doors down from us, and the five of us hugged for a minute.

“I can’t believe this is our last year!”Una wailed loudly.“I’m going to miss you girls so much!”

“Me too,” I echoed.“It’s going to be so weird next September, not getting ready to come here.”

“No, instead, you’re going to be traveling the world with your husband!”Lilia exclaimed.

“He hasn’t proposed yet,” I hedged.

“Yet.”Rhiannon rolled her eyes.

Hazel nodded.“It’s only a matter of time.You’re soul bonded.He’ll do whatever you ask.If you don’t want to get married, I’m sure he’d be all right with that, but you’re going to be together for the long haul.”

“Of course I want to get married!”I said emphatically.“I just don’t see how we’d be any different from how we are now.”

“You wouldn’t have to worry about casting the contraceptive spell every time you fuck,” Una said impishly, her eyes sparkling with mischief.

I blushed, covering my face with my hands.“Don’t say it like that.”

“Oh, I’m sorry.Every time youmake love.”

“I think that’s worse,” Lilia said, tilting her head in consideration.

“Definitely.”I shuddered.“Euphemisms aside, we don’t want to have kids right away.They’d slow us down.”

“Yeah, you wouldn’t be able to fuck all the time,” Una said around her laughter.

“Una!”

“Let’s go get the boys,” Lilia said, practically vibrating on the spot.

“And Bruce and Clarissa,” I added.

“I keep forgetting he isn’t Aiden’s roommate anymore,” Hazel said, linking arms with me as we headed out of our wing.“Is Aiden alone still?Or did he get a new roommate?”

“He didn’t say.”We’d seen each other at dinner the night before, but I hadn’t thought to ask him about his roommate situation.I had assumed he’d get a single room, but that was hardly likely.

I did, however, know which room was his, so when Lilia stopped to knock on Brom’s door, I continued down the hall until I reached Aiden’s room and knocked.

A fourth year who seemed vaguely familiar opened the door, looked down at me, and then, in a thick French accent, called back into the room, “Is someone expecting a cute redhead, or do I have a chance with her?”

Aiden pushed his roommate away with a growl.“She’s mine.”

The roommate backed away, hands up in surrender.“I don’t mess with soulbonds,mon ami.Don’t worry.Didn’t know she was your special girl.”

I beamed at Aiden, still in just his pajama pants.“Sleep well?”I asked, wrapping him up in a hug.The top of my head barely came to his pectorals.

“Terribly.There are people in my room, and they’re not you,” he grumbled.

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