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“I try not to talk about my past. You have made me a little braver and soon I will share more of myself with you as well. Thank you for being so brave. Thank you for surviving,” he whispered.

For the first time since Ellie, I truly melted. This was only the beginning and I was so grateful. There are books that always talk about finding mates and falling in love right away, I always said that was bullshit. I have always been firmly on the side of building before falling. Truth is, finding your bonded was special, you will be connected and cherished? Love will develop naturally just from that alone because, just like everything else that was worth it, love took time.

The bond helped but it didn’t mean we all suddenly would fall in love right away. We would all get there though and that gave me more joy than I could explain. What I felt with Ellie was intense, multiply that by four more bonded, and fuck, we were just so lucky.

Charlie

Dante setme down in the room and kissed me gently, wrapping his arms around me.

“I have always wanted to be bonded, this feeling of contentment of peace is different. Training, arrogant recruits and bullshit missions, I’m used to. This is new, but fuck, if it isn’t what people would whisper it was like,” he said softly. He kissed me gently and let his hands roam all over, teasing, caressing tenderly. Like he couldn’t believe I was real. It felt amazing to be in his arms, my six foot four, Latin jokester.

“Mmmm, it does feel fucking amazing.” I looked up at him and into his eyes. “You are so fucking sexy it is distracting. Let's get these sheets changed, even this horny bitch doesn’t sleep on cum,” I joked.

Luca and Etienne walked in at that moment with the fresh giant sheet that was custom made for the bed. “Ellie, why did you ever have a bed made so large? Especially if it was just you and Pixie?” Luca asked, then started stripping and changing the bed.

Pixie and Dimitri chose that moment to walk in. I winked at Pixie and grabbed her hand. We looked on as they finished, Dimitri joining in to help as they wrestled the sheets and looked like they were losing. We fucking hated changing that sheet so huge win.

When they finished and put all the pillows back, I finally responded, “Well, honey pie, for the orgies of course.” Then, we ran out of their reach and jumped onto the far corner of the bed as the men gaped and started to come toward us.

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I wokeup a few hours later and as comfortable as I was, I still had a company to secretly run and encryptions to update, to make sure they were at the peak of superiority. I also had to prepare for time at the academy, do my patrols and make sure my security team understood that we would be leaving for a few. Most importantly I had to make sure the castes were safe while Exousia was out playing hot school girl.

I snuck out of bed, took a quick shower, brushed my teeth and threw on some sweats and a tank top and made my way to the kitchen for some elixir of life.

“Yummmm, coffee, gimme gimmie,” grumbled Pixie as I poured a cup, then she snatched it from me.

“Bitch, I will fucking cut you.”

She stuck out her tongue and threw me the middle finger. “Not before I rip off your fucking tits if you stand in between me and my fucking unicorn blood,” she retorted.

“I’m glad it’s unicorn blood; you will live a half-life, a cursed life from the moment that shit passes your motherfucking lips!”

“Fuck it, it was worth it. Least I still have my nose, more than Voldemort had. I will send your ass through the veil like Sirius.” She had the balls to compare.

“Not my Sirius, you bitch,” I shrieked. “You take that shit the fuck back,” I launched myself at that traitorous coffee stealing bitch but was caught mid-air by Luca.

“What the fuck is going on?” he asked. I looked around and the men were all standing in the kitchen dressed in their Shadow gear, looking ready for battle.

“Bitch took my coffee, then mentioned Sirius Black, she has to die,” I grumbled.

Dante burst out laughing. “Well that makes sense now, we thought there was a war going on but that is a reasonable reason to lose your shit,” he said as he came around, poured me a fresh cup, handed it to me and gave me a kiss. I looked up at him adoringly. He gave me coffee, he’s gorgeous and intelligent.

“Okay, so this was all just because of coffee and Harry Potter?” Etienne said, looking very confused. Poor guy, understanding behavior was his job, he was so out of his element with us.Wait, did he just say?

Dante and Luca groaned, and Dimitri just stepped to the side.

Pixie and I narrowed our eyes and looked at him. “Just? Just coffee? Just the most amazing book series in the entire world? Etienne, we will cut you.”

He grumbled something in French and walked away, but not before Pixie threw a loaf of bread at his head.

“I love you,” I said as I leaned over to give Pixie a kiss.

“So, uh, safe to say coffee is important in the morning?” Luca scratched his head.

“Clearly, Luca.”

“Okay, good to know but next time don’t try to kill each other, or at least wait until we get back. We will be dropping off the invitation names and bringing your entrance passes. We should be back in a couple hours, we will text you when we are on the way,” Luca said as he leaned over and gave me a kiss, then Pixie.

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