And Then There Were Four novel Chapter 76

Chapter 76: Glowing Surprises

Placing my hand on my head, I groaned at the slowly forming headache at the base of my skull. I wanted to believe everything had been a dream, but I knew better. My life was far more complicated than that.

I was shocked though, that none of the guys were here to greet me as I awoke. As I took the opportunity to look around again, I took note I was freshly washed and changed into a clean pair of clothes.

However, that wasn’t what intrigued me the most. It was, instead, how brightly colored everything seemed to be. It was as if someone had completely enhanced the color and view of every object around me as I slept.

My senses overloaded as I let it all soak in. “This is different,” I mumbled as I slipped from the bed and padded my way into the bathroom. Looking in the mirror, 1 caught a glimpse of myself. Long reddish-brown hair hung down to my waist, healthy and shining.

The sight almost caught me off guard, but what caused my heart to quicken was the color of my eyes.

An iridescent sheen of blue stared back at me. The various shades illuminated against the white of my eyes. It was shocking to remember looking one way, and then suddenly waking up to see you have completely changed.

“Holy shit. What the fuck is this?!” 1 exclaimed, looking in the mirror. “My eyes look like the aura lights. The hell… Oh, they really do have a sense of humor, don’t they?”

Pinching the bridge of my nose, I looked up towards the ceiling as if speaking to the sky itself. “Very fucking funny, Frigg. How the hell am I supposed to walk around looking like this? Damn it? This is what I meant by wanting to get back to my normal life!”

Frustration filled me but was quickly cut off as the sound of strained voices floated towards my ears. Damian was pissed off and arguing with someone below. I wasn’t sure why I could hear things this clearly but wasting no time, moved quickly from my room, and to my surprise, I was at the stairs faster than I expected.

Mental note: address that shit later.

I stared down at the foyer below. None of them noticed me as they stood on edge with three men I did not recognize standing before them. Two looked to be police or guards of some sort and the other was an elder man with an eerie disposition

“This is bullshit!” Damian roared. “Things came up, and we weren’t able to be there.”

“It doesn’t matter, Damian. We have to take you into custody for failure to appear. You’re lucky we aren’t taking you all.” the man snapped, not wanting to see reason.

I wasn’t sure what was going on, but I wasn’t going to let them take Damian anywhere. In a flash, I was down the stairs and standing next to Damian, staring up at the man in front of him with curiosity.

“My apologies, I’m Ivy. I don’t believe we have met before.”

They all looked at me, shocked, as the man looked towards the stairs, confused as to how I just appeared at Damian’s side. “You – Where did you just come from?”

Frowning, I bit my inner lip and shrugged, “I don’t understand what you mean. I have always been here. Now, what seems to be the problem?”

“Ivy-” Damian said softly as I quickly held up a finger, shushing him It was more subtle than me telling him to shut the fuck up in front of these men.

“You were all summoned to the council and refused to come. Therefore, we have to take him into custody-”

“Oh, please. I can explain that,” I smiled cheerfully, watching as the man’s eyes darted to the teeth. I hadn’t gotten a proper look at them being as distracted as I was, but as I ran my tongue over them, I could feel how sharp they were.

“Uh-I’m sorry, but this is pack business and I don’t know,” he replied, narrowing his brows as if to show he was better than I was

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Shoving my hand into his for a handshake, I smiled, not giving him a choice but to shake my hand. “I’m Ivy Thorne. Their mate and the Luna of this pack. I do hope you will honor my place within this government.”

Laughter from James caught my ear, causing me to smirk, but never once did I let my eyes fall from the man in front of me

“Unfortunately, I can’t verify that, so you need,”

Gripping the man by the throat, I pulled him close and inhaled his scent deeply. “As I was saying… I don’t tolerate disrespect, sir. I have warmly introduced myself and have been willing to explain what’s wrong.

“Get your hands off me!” he groaned, gripping my hand as if getting me to release him was a difficult task. “I’ll listen… I’ll listen…”

Thrusting him backward, his guards looked ready to shit themselves over how terrified they were. “Would you boys like some iced tea? Coffee perhaps.” I cheerfully said collect myself. “I’m sure we can come to an agreement.”

“No, no,” the man coughed, rubbing his throat. “I see that you were simply sick before… Is that right?”

My smile brightened even more hearing his words, “yes, of course, council elder. It was simply I was sick, and being a new mate, I have been trying to adjust. I’m sure you understand how that can be.”

“Yes…” he muttered. “Could we perhaps reschedule for three days from now?”

“Of course. That would be lovely and the men and I will all be present at the meeting. I am sure we can clear up whatever issues there may be.”

Giving a single nod, he turned to his men, and the three of them scrambled from the front door that I quietly closed behind them. A felt powerful and alive having handled them. I wasn’t sure what the meeting was for or whatever, but I was chuffed.

“That went well,” I laughed as I turned to face the four men who had changed my life forever. Damian’s eyes were wide and his mouth parted slightly, as was James’.

However, Hale and Talon stood in the background with their arms crossed over their chest and proud smiles on their lips

“Hey, gorgeous,” Talon smiled as I took him in and almost cried

“Talon…” Pushing past the others, I ran to him, throwing my arms around his neck as he wrapped me in his embrace, holding me tight against him.

“I take it you missed me, then. I always knew I would be the favorite.”

Pulling away, I smacked him playfully, causing him to laugh. “I don’t have favorites. I love you all equally.”