My Secret, My Bully, My Mates

I move the green grimoire to the counter and turn to give him a hug. "I am sorry that happened. I will try to be more aware of where everyone is."

"Don't, we don't want to interrupt your time with any of us. It can be so chaotic and there are three of us. You do whatever you want with us, we won't complain, I promise." He kisses me on the forehead and pulls me in for another hug.

"What's this Bitty?" He reaches for the book.

"It's a grimoire, I think. It's not mine and I don't know of anyone else who has one. It was on the bookshelves. I thought maybe it was given to Lucas. It feels cold and angry when I open it, like the book doesn't want me to read it. I was going to ask Gentry and Elena about it today."

"If it isn't friendly, let's not open it any more and get down to them sooner rather than later." Cam jumps up to help cook, ending that conversation abruptly. He's been the most wary of the magic since he found out about the deal his parents made.

Dakota and I get out plates and make coffee. It feels so domestic and foreign and yet familiar all at the same time. I lean back against the low cabinets separating the kitchen from my sitting room and watch them like I used to watch all the guys from the patio when they would clean up after big dinners by the pool.

"What has that smile on your face?" Dakota walks over and grabs my hand to bring me back to the island.

"Just a little deja vu, watching you guys in the kitchen together." I smile and follow him to the island. They actually let me sit in a chair this morning, all by myself. We ate and talked about nothing in particular and then got ready like this is our normal everyday.

soon as we hit the main floor I am attacked by Sierra. She acts like we didn't see each other at all yesterday. Well, I mean it was busy with

your fighting abilities now, and please promise not to kill anyone alright?" She sing-songs as she leads me out the door,

of the smaller arenas, we still haven't had the time or man power to remove all of the broken obstacle pieces. It feels wrong to just leave it like that, but we have bigger problems. I

farthest edge of the arena and Sierra turns

Are you happy? I mean, you always wanted to find your mate and basically ride off into the sunset with him. Now you have three mates, are here permanently and you're an Alpha because you are too good to be a Luna." She has her hands on her hips and

them test your blind spot, just past

they

you came back a warrior. So even if Mike didn't help us take out the trash, you would have

This is so cool, I can feel them behind me, like radar or

And what's wrong with being a Luna? Ava was a great Luna, so is Luna Anne." I ask, now realizing

all start to circle and I try to follow them with my eyes when my wolf reminds me to use all of my senses. I know I can feel them around me, so I don't actually need to look. I can smell each one of them individually, so I can even tell which way

moves at my left side, which was my weaker side, but I grab her wrist before she even gets two steps closer to me and whip her around into Sierra. Jena takes her chance. She tries to jump at me from my right side,

Whatever.

the passing of time when I am working out and training, but they are panting and sweaty. I look over to Dakota and he looks