My Secret, My Bully, My Mates

I wake up before everyone, as usual and try to move as little as possible as I extract myself from all the limbs holding me down. Oliver wasn't wrong though. I started the night in Dakota's arms and somehow ended up on the other side of Cam, tucked under his arm, while Oliver had my hips pulled back to him with our legs tangled. It's quit the extraction, but for once none of them wake up when I try to move. I don' know if it's because we have marked each other and I have basically committed to staying in the pack so their minds are at ease or if it's because we are up in the Alpha suite and I technically don't have to leave to do anything. There's a kitchen up here that I know is fully stocked. The fireplace with the reading nook in the entryway, the full massive bathroom and closet and my guys are all up here. We could hide away for a while and pretend the sh*tshow isn't still going on outside. And for just a little bit longer that's exactly what I want.

I head to the kitchen to make coffee and as I head back through the entry landing I notice a very familiar book on one of the tables next to the reading chairs. It's the grimoire that Elena gave me, and new pages are marked.

I sit in the chair and get comfortable. I love that she doesn't hover, but knows that I need the guidance and the time to just go through things at my own pace and ask questions when I need to. I have no idea how long I have been sitting here and so engrossed in this new spell that I don't hear Cam walk into the room. I jump as he kisses me on the cheek.

"Oh damn!! You scared the sh*t out of me!"

"I'll have to remember that you can be completely distracted by a book and your reading room to the point of not being able to use your cheater enhanced abilities against us." He chuckles under his breath and sits in the other chair with a coffee in hand. Oh wow, I was so distracted that he made it by me, to the kitchen and back and I had no idea. "Don't look so shocked Tiny, this is our safe space. No one comes up here unless it's absolutely necessary, you can let your guard down."

of your guard up." Dakota sits on the arm of my chair. "We need to get a couple

can just move to the living room..."

space, Bitty. The living room has the TV and a bunch of other distractions. You like the simplicity of this space, so we want to be here... with you." Oliver kisses my other

the list of assignments today?" Cam asks over his

were a couple new spells marked for me to learn. I

he

we all know he most definitely did not miss anything. He doesn't miss anything. "Well, let's treat like information to know, but we won't do anything with it until we understand what it's for. At least Elena and Gentry are both here right now and Elena is going to be here permanently, so