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"Saved the best for last, huh?" he teased.

"Yep! My fifth star." I looked at him more closely and frowned. "You look tired, Wyatt. Did you have a bad night?"

"It's all good, cutie. Might go back to sleep for a bit, though. You okay with that?"

"Of course." I leaned in and kissed his chin. "Sorry for waking you so early."

"Don't apologize. I'd miss any amount of sleep if it means you'll mark me."

"You're so sweet." I giggled. "Ready?"

"Yep. Do me, baby."

Ash made a strangling sound, Cole threatened to smack him upside the head if he didn't stop, and Mason elbowed him hard in the ribs.

"Behave!" he commanded.

Wyatt rolled his eyes, but didn't respond to any of them, which was mature for him. I didn't know what I'd missed, but shrugged and let it go.

Granite say it a dirty thought.Lark giggled. Wyatt naughty!

Then she took charge. She nestled my face in the crook of Wyatt's neck and almost immediately found the spot that made him quiver. My canines dug deep for the final time, Lark lapped up the blood, and a last burst of energy zipped down my legs all the way to my toes.

Just to be sure, I checked his mark and saw five stars.

"I did it!" I beamed as I met his eyes.

"Yeah, baby, you did." He trailed his fingers up and down my spine, making me tremble. "Thank you so much for marking me. I'm yours forever, and that makes me so happy."

"I'm glad you're happy." I grinned at him. "I am, too."

"How do you feel?"

"Amazing! I'm so full of energy, I could burst! Let's do something fun and exciting today!"

"I got you, Posy." Ash piled on top of Mason and Wyatt to stare down at me. Ignoring their irritated protests, he said, "I have the perfect plan. Go grab your shower. You're going to love this!"

"Okay!" I stretched up and kissed his chin. "Thank you!"

Giving Wyatt a quick hug, I scooted off the bed and grabbed a handful of clothes from my dresser. Halfway to the bathroom, I had to stop and do a little shimmy. All the excitement bubbling up inside me had made me hyper.

Pausing at the door, I glanced back at my mates to see five pairs of eyes fixed on me. For some reason, they all had moved their pillows to their laps, and I tilted my head in confusion.

"Go ahead, sweetness," Jayden encouraged me.

Boys, I thought with a roll of my eyes and closed the door behind me.

25: Ticklish Matters

Posy

"So what are we doing today, Ash?"

I looked up at him as Jayden cleared our breakfast dishes from the table. I was slopping over with energy and excitement and hoped he had a good plan to wear some of it off or I was going to go stir-crazy.

"Lark said you haven't shifted in a long time, so I thought we could all go for a run."

"In the woods?" My eyes widened with delight.

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