Page 236 of Bliss & Her Idols

None of my men have been allowed to make decisions about their rooms or even their clothes before.

I’d have been okay if they’d decided to paint the entire room black with skull motifs.

My lips soften into a smile, as I watch Cricket bustle around the bedroom. He stands on tiptoe to attach mistletoe to the wardrobe.

“Do you think that Charming will like this?” Cricket glances over his shoulder at me. “I want to catch him in a kiss, as soon as he gets back from teaching.”

I nod.

I’d say more but I’m on a call to Piper. I only meant to check that my brothers and Lionzio were all set for the next mission because it’s taking place over Christmas.

I’m visiting the coffee shop to have lunch with them, as soon as they’re back from the dangerous undercover mission that I hope rescues the at risk Omegas.

Piper has been merrily talking about Immortal like he always does.

The man’s in love and doesn’t appear to know it.

“Mistletoe is magic, right?” I whisper, holding the phone away from my mouth for a moment. “You can hunt and trap your Alpha with it, and I’ll hunt our Beta. Good work, Crick.”

Cricket puffs out his chest and grins.

Cricket has already decorated the room with bright red and green tinsel. He has even managed to fit a miniature fir tree in the corner, which he sat cross legged in front of this morning, attaching glistening glass stars to the branches and finally on top.

It’s beautiful.

But more beautiful was the joy in his smile.

It was pure.

He didn’t need to tell me that he’d never been included in Christmas celebrations before for me to know it.

I shiver, taking a breath of the bedding that smells deliciously of the mingled scents of my men.

It’s Christmas Eve.

The last six months have been the busiest and best of my life.

Torin and I have worked hard to make sure that both Jin and Cricket have been included in the Christmas rituals and routines.

In fact, all the remaining Idols on the estate have been given two weeks off to spend with their families. Any who remain are going to come and spend Christmas day together with us in the manor. The camp is more like a huge adopted family any way now. Jin is always inviting some teenager who needs extra support over for dinner or Torin will give guitar lessons in the lounge.

Christmas will be a day of present giving, feasting, and festivities.

My smile widens at the thought of the pile of presents beneath the large fir tree in the performance hall, which the Idols decorated themselves.

It made me purr with happiness to see the kids laughing and relaxed, while Jin and Immortal directed them with as much energy and enthusiasm as the other Idols.

When the kids discovered that there were gifts underneath from Torin for every Idol, the squeals were deafening.

Some of the Idols couldn’t remember being given a present before.

I can’t wait for Cricket to openhishuge pile of presents from the rest of the pack.

Cricket deserves everything…the world.

I stroke over my sweater.

Cricket knitted this sweater for me last week. On the front is a bee wearing a crown.

---