Page 75 of Devastation
Waking up for the first time in our new home with no pressing concern for the realms is a moment I will never forget. It feels like our life has been a non-stop beautiful disaster of love and loss ever since our twenty-first birthdays.
I fully welcome this new chapter of our lives, but it almost feels too good to be true after so much heartache in such a short span of time.
Serenity thinks I'm going to be bored here, and maybe she's right, but it will feel so good to have some semblance of normalcy again.
Stretching my arms outwards as my back arches, I groan in bliss at that orgasmic feeling the first body stretch of the morning brings. Blinking my eyes open, I just barely contain the hiss that threatens to come from me at the amount of sunlight streaming in through the large arched windows.
I need to get black out curtains in here immediately. Maybe I'll run to the Target down the road, grab a coffee, and get some new stuff for the house. That sounds like a lovely, normal day.
And for the most part, things had gone back to normal in the earth realm. The “Armageddon” has stopped, according to the news channel. While our home was being built, we traveled around the world, allowing me to fix the energy focal points that were going haywire, with the help of my mates and Gaia’s notes in her journal.
It takes a moment for me to come to the realization that I'm alone in our new, custom love nest bed. I'll continue to call it our love nest because it seems to gross them all out. In reality, it's two king beds made into one gigantic bed for us that is perfect for our "puppy pile", as the twin's refer to it.
Hale worked endlessly on making a custom bed frame from oak he worked with his powers, shaping and staining it a lovely espresso color. Next up, he would be making matching bedside tables and dressers.
We had been endlessly grateful whe we found the vault of gold and stacks of money in all of the different currencies that Gaia kept in a vault at her home. In the journal, she told me it was my inheritance and to build a beautiful life with my mates.
That’s exactly what we’re doing.
Seeing it all come together, slowly, but surely is such a fun experience to have with my mates. We're building our forever home. Granted, we will definitely be checking in with the other realms and spending time at Gaia's home to make sure it is fed enough energy to be sustained properly.
But this home is our future.
What I don't like is waking up in bed alone, so I quickly scoot to the edge of the bed, throw on my white silk pajama shirt and short set, and comb my hair with my fingers to tame the mane.
Since coming back to the human realm, I have made a conscious effort to remember to dim my powers so the flowers won't sprout in my hair when I need to go out in public. However, I had already forgotten once while at the grocery store. Luckily, I successfully played it off like I was just a major hippie.
It was totally rad.
Bouncing down the stairs, I turn down the small hallway and pad into the beautiful white kitchen that is flooded with natural light from the floor to ceiling windows on either side of the room. However, it doesn't look like the kitchen I'm used to.
Hundreds, maybe thousands, of red rose petals are strewn across our countertops and floor. White candles are lit and sporadically placed on the kitchen island, giving off a vanilla bean scent. My breath hitches as I see all of my mates on the other side of the island, all looking at me with such pure love and adoration in their gazes that my eyes instantly prick with tears.
My mates.
My loves.
The pieces of my soul.
Zedd baby begins speaking quickly, alerting me to his nerves, "So, we figured if we're going to live amongst the humans in this realm again, we should probably try to blend in and follow the customs they uphold."
My mouth parts, a question on the tip of my tongue, but Hale cuts in before I'm able to voice it. "Well, it will be our take on the custom as we aren't the typical relationship."
With those words he turns and nods to the twins who are at the far end of the island.
They glow with so much love as Leo starts, "Lana."
"Will" Luke adds as he winks at me.
"You" Hale says with such pride in his voice.
"Marry" Zedd practically whispers with reverence.
"Us?" Ash asks and opens a black box that is nestled in his large hand.
Time comes to a standstill as I stare at them all, contemplating if this is reality or if I'm stuck in the best dream of my life.
"Well, what's your answer, Little One?"
