Page 71 of Desolation
I roll and fall on the floor, spluttering before I manage to orient myself enough to stand. Spinning around with my fists up and ready to fight whatever fucker did that, I find Serenity lounging in the beige chaise next to the window, looking bemused at my current state.
The only small blessing is that the sirens have stopped, though my ears are still ringing.
I scowl at her. “Did you just fucking dump water on me?”
Cocking a single eyebrow at me, she replies, “What if I did?”
Rage brews deep within my core at her disregard for my personal boundaries and the harassment. And to think that I’ve been making an effort with this woman to move on from our rocky start. I know that I hit a sore spot last night but it isn’t as if I had gone into that conversation wanting to hurt her.Cut me a fucking break.
I stand straighter and leer at her. “If you did, I’d tell you to kindly pull the steel rod that’s residing in your asshole, out.”
She cocks her head and gives me a once-over, as if sizing me up. “Well, Anal, I can assure you the only thing that goes up my asshole is one of my mate’s cocks. I suppose itcouldbe referred to as a steel rod though.”
I clap my hands and let loose a sharp bark of laughter. “Good for you sweetheart. Do you want a cookie?”
I’m feeling vicious this morning from her creating chaos for no good reason.
Crossing her legs at the ankle, she huffs. “Someone’s not a morning person. For the record, all of this was to try to startle your powers out of you so you didn’t think so hard on it and just reacted.”Okay, maybe this whole plan wasn’tjustfor her enjoyment—but she definitely got a thrill from it.“However, I severely underestimated how lazy you’d be in the morning so I may need to think of an alternate plan.”
I’m not fucking lazy—I just need coffee to function. Sue me.
At that moment, all of my men come filing back into the room as Hale says, “The house is clear. We aren’t sure wha—” He cuts himself off as he takes in Serenity, resting in the chaise without a care in the world. Rolling his eyes, he asks, “Your doing, I suppose?”
Serenity stands and bows at the waist. “Yes. A spectacular performance, wasn’t it? However, Anal here failed to react in the way I needed so I will have to find a better scare tactic.”Kick rocks, Witch Bitch.“You have one hour to eat breakfast and change into your training clothes. Men, you’ll find your new leathers in your drawers. Lana, wear the same outfit from yesterday. It’s been magically spelled to clean itself every night and is ready for reuse.”
That’s fucking nifty. I hate doing laundry.
As per usual, she doesn’t wait for a response and vanishes from sight, leaving us to do as she bids.
Still feeling a fog of sleepiness clouding my mind, I resist the urge to faceplant on the bed and instead head downstairs to start the coffee make as the guys go to change. After filling the machine with the coffee grounds and water, I watch in greedy anticipation as the pot fills.
I’m not sure what my birthstone is, but it’s highly likely that it’s a coffee bean.
Pouring a cup once it’s done brewing, I hold the hot mug between my hands and inhale the steam, not realizing someone approached behind me. A hand falls on top of my shoulder, causing me to jump and react without thinking, cupping the coffee to my chest to keep it out of the clutches of evil. I fall into a crouch with my eyes narrowed, hissing like Smeagol fromLord of the Rings.“My precioussss. Mine!”
“Seriously, Lana?” Ash says, rubbing a tired hand over his face. “Move so I can get my own cup. I don’t want yours.”
Keeping a suspicious eye on him, I refuse to rise from my crouch until he’s far enough away. When he fully comes into view, I almost drop my coffee in shock as his round ass graces my vision with leather pants molded like a second skin to it. His top is a thick leather that falls to just above his ass and has cut-off sleeves, showing off his rounded shoulders and bulging biceps.
After drooling for a moment and imagining taking a bite out of him like a cake, I shake myself out of my stupor and head upstairs to grab my own leathers for training, ready to start the very productive day that will consist almost entirely of ogling my men.
Upon arriving in the bedroom, I find all of the guys in a similar outfit and I swear I have died and gone to heaven.My life is now complete.
“I’ll cut a bitch if she looks at any of you for too long,” escapes my mouth before I realize I need to keep some thoughts to myself.
The twins double over in laughter, while Zedd and Hale merely chuckle at me, clearly not believing that I’ll follow through on that.Probably better they don’t know the full extent of my crazy yet.
Once ready, we all head downstairs to drink our coffee and eat our weight in bacon and eggs. It seems our hunger levels have increased tenfold since unlocking our Fae side, the men even more so since they tapped into their powers yesterday. Poor Zedd. He’ll spend the rest of his almost-immortal life slaving over the stove.
I’m suck my fingers clean as I watch Ash tracing my movements with his eyes like a hawk. Serenity pops up directly next to me, not scaring me one bit, much to her displeasure if her scowl is any indication.You’ll have to find another trick, sweetie.
She harrumphs and turns away from me, holding her bare arms out for us. “Alright, you guys know the drill from traveling with Lilli. Grab on.”
When we comply, she zaps us to a new location. I glance around and assume we’re somewhere in the training complex, judging by the doom-and-gloom black walls. As I puzzle over the two separate doors in front of us, Serenity’s men pop up behind her and drop kisses onto her head.
They’re always so quiet, I can’t even imagine them talking. I’ll have to ask the guys how their night out on the town with them went. Couldn’t have gone worse than my girls night had.
Her pale, raven-haired giant steps towards the door on the right and turns his dark blue-eyed gaze to my men. “You know how this works, boys. Come on. Lana will be training with Serenity in a separate room.”
