Page 120 of Family: Posy 4

No bet. So let me get this straight. Briggs wants wolfsbane and other banned things, so he contacts his brother in the royal pack to send him some and cover it up. The brother, possibly named Calvin, hooks him up with Ikhlassi, who shows up at Green River with the wolfsbane. And duuude! Your ass must be jealous of all the shit that comes out of your mouth.

I'm not a proctologist, brother, but I can spot an ass when I see one.

Looked in the mirror again, huh?I smirked.

He wasn't going to win this time! We were currently tied three to three, but I had this insult battle in the bag, baby!

Well, I did until my brain once more did something unexpected and got back on track.

You don't think there were others, do you, Jay?My heart rate picked up at the thought.Others who hurt Lark without Posy knowing?

I don't know, but we'll find out and kill any who did.

Damn right we will,I snarled.

Oh, and Ash?

Yeah?

Somewhere out there, a tree is working very hard to produce oxygen so that you can breathe. I think you should go and apologize to it for wasting its time.

I blinked at that one, processing it, and he took the opportunity to give me a big fake smile.

Aww, it's so cute when you try to keep up with me, little brother! I won, but here's an award for participation. It's the only trophy you're ever going to get in a war of the words.

How do you figure you won?My face twisted in confusion.It's not over yet.

You poor, naive puppy.It was over before it began. I just let you fire a few rounds to make you feel good about yourself.

Do you hear how stupid you sound?I rolled my eyes.

Of course I sound stupid! How else would you understand me?

Mase may have said you are the most handsome of us,I purred,but let's put a bag over that personality, hmm? It's ugly as f—

ENOUGH, YOU TWO!Cole bellowed in the alpha link.

Oopsy! Did we leave that open?I giggled.

You should be working on getting your wolves under control, not improving your roasts!he scolded us.

I don't know,Wyatt chuckled.I quite liked the one about the bullshit on your lips.

All of you naughty puppies have such deplorable language.Now Mase joined in on the scolding. You should be ashamed of yourselves. Once you get in the habit of swearing, it's so hard to get out of. You have professional positions, and you can't be dropping the f-bomb when you're signing alliance treaties and negotiating million-dollar deals!

You going to ground us, Papa Bear?Wyatt, as usual, pushed right back.

Wy, if I had a dollar for every time you shut up when it mattered, I'd give it back to you as a thank you.

Jay, Cole, and I dissolved into giggles at Wyatt's dropped jaw. It was so rare for Mase to participate in our verbal skirmishes, but when he did,allof our asses got burned.

I know I'm an acquired taste,Wyatt recovered quickly and sassed back.If you don't like me, go acquire some taste.

I have great taste, and I'm jealous of people who haven't met you. Ash, don't let Jay's brutal honesty inconvenience your ego. Jay, your name isn't Google, so stop acting like a know-it-all. And Cole—

Hey! What did I do?! I'm literally right next to you, innocently holding Lark!

Oh, I'm sorry. Did the middle of my sentence interrupt the beginning of yours?He paused and none of us dared to respond, not sure anymore if hewasplaying. His monotone deadpan gave nothing away. It never did. He could be seething and I wouldn't know.Well? Is part two of your argument coming out any time soon, or is that it?

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