Page 122 of The Hunger
“So are you going to tell me what we’re doing back in here?” he asked.
“I’m hoping it’ll be the last place Aubrey would look since we spent our free time in the cafeteria yesterday.”
The door opened behind us.
“The gang’s here,” Jenna said, walking in front of the other two girls.
“It wasn’t easy giving Aubrey the slip,” Willow said. “She stormed into Eating Like a Human in a full-blown rage.”
“Sorry about the rage part. That’s on me,” I said.
“No, that’s on her. She needs to learn some control.”
“What did she want with you?” Fenris asked.
“She took my phone and sent a whiney bitch message to Raiden, like it was from me. She’d just left to look for Laurel when I got Jenna’s message.”
“Thank Loki, I read the text and got out of there before she found me,” Laurel said.
“So now what?” Jenna asked.
“Now we have some fun taking selfies and sending them to Raiden so he knows that you’re with Fenris,” I said.
“Oh!” Willow waved her phone. “Use mine since she made me sound like an idiot.”
They crowded around Fenris, who still held my hand. When I would have stepped away, he reeled me in and tucked me just under his chin.
“Eliana, how do you feel about cheek kisses?” Jenna asked.
“They’re okay for public if it’s platonic but should probably be saved for home in a romantic sense.”
Jenna laughed so hard she snorted.
“I meant, are you okay if we lean in to kiss Fenris’s cheek for the picture?”
“Oh. I think so?” I wasn’t entirely sure, though. Jenna, Willow, and Laurel all knew Fenris thought of me as his mate. Jenna asking showed deference to me as his mate, too. So I knew they were posturing kisses just to appease Raiden. Yet, would that dark thing inside of me be okay if their lips made contact with the only person I hungered for?
Before I could fully decide, all three leaned in, pressed their lips to his skin, and snapped a picture.
“That’s perfect,” Willow snickered, looking at it.
“Let me see.” Jenna stole the phone and opened the picture for all of us to view.
Fenris was grinning wide as the girls kissed him, but it was my eyes that caught my attention. They were all me, no black.
“Crop it so it’s only the faces,” Laurel said.
They worked on it for a minute then sent it to Raiden with a message that they were getting some quality time in. Afterwards, Willow sent it to Jenna and Laurel.
“Aubrey is going to go volcanic when she sees this,” Jenna said.
“Please don’t send it to her until I’m in Ireland,” Willow said.
“Ireland?” I asked.
“Yep. I talked to my parents last night. If Aubrey somehow manages to stay in the pack after Saturday, I’m gone. Maybe I’ll get lucky and find a mate there. If not, I’ll pack hop until I get lucky.”
While the three of them chatted about future plans, Fenris held me close. I loved the feel of being wrapped up in him and lightly caressed his arms. This time when I slipped and fed, no one made a big deal about it. And it was obvious they knew based on the quick glance Jenna gave me followed by her tentative smile.
