Page 16 of Luna: Posy 2

"Let your heart heal a little more before you make any big decisions," Jay added.

When she nodded, Ash came over and pulled her off of me while ignoring my glare.

Sliding his hands under her arms, he lifted her straight up until they were eye to eye, her shoes dangling two feet above the ground. With wide eyes, she clutched his biceps, which bulged like baseballs under her tiny hands. Their size difference was comical - and so cute.

Beauty and the Beast, I chuckled to myself, shaking my head.

"All right, princess, enough sad talk! Time for some fun." He gave her a quick kiss on the lips. "Let's do your hair!"

5: Beta Skirmishes

Posy

Ash spent about twenty minutes messing with my hair, and I ended up with two fat braids that led into a low bun at the base of my neck. I thought it looked very nice and told him so.

"Well, Ihadto get my hair fix in before I go, since I don't know how long it'll be before we're back." Smiling, he laid a big palm on my cheek as his dark eyes stared down at me. "I love you, Posy."

"I love you, Ash." I squeezed him in a tight hug. "I'll miss you."

"Me, too, princess. I'll think about you every second we're apart."

"Except when you need to concentrate." I pulled back a bit and shook a finger at him. "Don't get distracted, or something awful could happen."

He grabbed my hand and brought it up to his mouth and bit my finger!

"Ash!" My eyes widened with shock, which grew into something else as he wrapped his lips around my finger and began to suck it.

"Posy?" Wyatt called as he walked from the living room into the kitchen. "Are you done yet— Ooh!"

He ran over and swept me off the bar stool and away from Ash. Swirling me around, he gave me a toothy grin.

"So pretty! What a pretty, pretty girl you are!"

I giggled at his silliness and pecked his lips with a quick kiss.

"Is that all I get?" He stopped spinning us to pout at me.

I shook my head, my cheeks turning pink, and linked my fingers at the back of his neck to pull his face closer. The next thing I knew, his mouth was devouring mine.

I love you. I love you. I love you, he chanted through our mate link as his tongue slipped between my lips.

I love you, too, my fifth star.

Cole's voice and scent caught my attention. He was talking a mile a minute to the betas and sounded like he was right outside the kitchen. I wiggled in Wyatt's hold, wanting down because I was too shy to have the betas see me kissing one of my mates. At least,thatkind of kissing.

Aw, Posy, Wyatt whined, but ended the kiss and put me back on my feet.

"The plants on her balcony need to be watered first thing in the morning every morning. Google says you have to water them before it gets too hot," Cole said as he and four of the betas walked into the kitchen.

"I thought we were guarding, not gardening," Matthew muttered.

"I can do that, alpha," Tyler piped up. "No worries!"

"Always such a fawning goody two-shoes," Matthew sneered, then pitched his voice to mimic Tyler. " ‘Yes, alpha, right away.' 'Anything for you, luna.' 'Your servant, your majesty.' Don't youeverget sick of kissing everyone's a—"

"Matthew!"

Instantly, all our heads turned to the doorway, where Mason stood with an impassive face and a cold glare.

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