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"Oh, my little butterfly, I am so happy to know you." She squeezed me tighter. "You're the piece I never realized was missing from my heart. I love you, granddaughter."

Smiling widely, my heart sang with happiness as I said something I never thought I'd have the chance to say.

"I love you, too, Grandma."

12: Intervention

Posy

"Blacksuits?! I thought we were wearing blue!"

Wyatt was apparently unhappy about the clothes Ash had packed and was making sure everyone in the house knew it. I myself stayed out of it and carried on eating my Cheerios in the kitchen as I listened to them argue in the bedroom upstairs.

"Black is formal," Ash tried to tell him. "And it's what everyone's wearing. I asked Zayne and Zayden and they said they're wearing black. Alpha Ranger and the king are, too. Even Gisella is wearing a black tux. She told Luke he'd have to drug her or beat her to get her in a dress. So there!"

I bet he stuck his tongue out, I chuckled to myself.

"Stick your tongue out at me again and I'll cut it right out of your mouth!" Wyatt yowled. "Black is depressing! It's for funerals and shit, not a damn coronation!"

Language!I mouthed, mimicking Mason's stern tone in my head.

"Language!"

"Well, it's true! And you brought me a white dress shirt! Cole's is blue, yours is black. Hell, evenMasehas a lavender one, and you brought me plain old white?"

"Jay's is, too."

"But his vest is pink!"

"Well,youinsisted on wearing your white sneakers!" Ash retorted.

"What does that have to do with anything?"

"No other color of shirt would have worked!"

Any second now, Jayden's going to step in to play peacemaker,I thought as I ate another spoonful of cereal.

"Well, I'm not wearing it!" Wyatt yammered.

"Oh, yes, you are," Ash growled. "You don't have a choice. It's all I brought—"

"Wyatt, what's wrong with your black suit? I think it looks nice on you." Right on cue, my dragon interrupted them.

"It's not as sexy as Ash's," Wyatt admitted.

I could just picture his pout and had to bite my lips to keep from laughing out loud.

Now Ash is going to tease him, not realizing that Wyatt's serious, and Wyatt will tackle him.

"Come on, man! I can't help that I'm sexierorthat your dress sense completely sucks!"

A loud thump came as two big bodies hit the floor, followed by the familiar noises of a scuffle.

Now Cole's trying to hold onto his temper and Jayden is falling over laughing, leaving Mason to break them up.

"That's enough! Jay, stop giggling and help me!"

A few grunts and what sounded like fabric ripping, and everything went quiet upstairs. I frowned, put my spoon down, and strained my ears. With these boys, when things got quiet, it was time for me to investigate or intervene.

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