And Then There Were Four novel Chapter 90

Chapter 90: Gender Day

Waking up the next morning, I was surprised to find myself in James’s bed. He didn’t want to let me sleep in that room even though the other guys had told him to leave me be and let me rest; he refused.

I vaguely remember him coming in, grabbing me and the blanket, lifting me in his arms, and carrying me to his bed. He even went as far as changing me out of my clothes and putting me in one of his large oversized T-shirts before crawling in behind me.

Out of the four men, he was the sweetest and the most sentimental.

“Good morning, beautiful,” he whispered from behind me as he pulled me close to his chest and kissed the side of my cheek.

“Morning. I’m sorry about last night. I didn’t mean to lose it on you guys.”

“It’s okay. Don’t even worry about it. s**t happens, and honestly, we dropped the ball when we forgot that you’re not used to our world.” Always apologizing, the ever-sweet James slowly slid from behind me and walked towards the ensuite bathroom.

“I take it you heard my mother is coming…” I said with hesitation, knowing how complicated the situation was going to be.

“Yes, we all heard the conversation last night, and I will tell you that Damien and the others were very upset to see you as upset as you were,” he replied.

Laughter escaped me, thinking about Damian being upset. “I can understand the twins being slightly upset, but you don’t have to lie and throw Damian in there, too. I know he’s not that kind of man.”

James walked from the bathroom and gave me a knowing look before shaking his head with a grin.“ You two are just the oddest couple I’ve ever met. You love each other one minute, and you hate each other the next, both equally irritated with each other. But then you guys can’t keep your hands off of each other when the moment calls.”

“Well, we have a love-hate relationship. What else do you expect, James?” I asked as I pushed myself further into the blankets, getting comfortable.

“Very true. Needless to say, yes, we know that your mother’s coming, and we know the elder needs to go. Damien has already reminded us this morning.”

Knowing he recognized the need to get rid of the woman made me feel slightly better, but then again, I was also concerned because I wasn’t sure how it would be possible.

“I don’t understand why she is like that, James. The woman I spoke to on the phone initially isn’t the same woman that’s here, and if it is, she plays the game very well.”

Sitting on the edge of the bed, James sighed, taking a moment. “One thing you will learn is people like her and those in her position can be what they must to get what they want. Just because they are where they are doesn’t mean that we trust them. No one trusts them, really.”

“So then, why are they even in that position?”

It made little sense to have a council no one cared for. I got it, though. Look at how the humans ran their government. They have had men in office that no one likes, but yet year after year they keep electing people.

And year after year, those people keep disappointing the nation. “Maybe Damien can call the council or something and have her call back.” My suggestion made James laugh as he gave me this funny look. “Yeah, right. Like they would

actually do something like that I will tell you, though, she is f*****g weird.”

“Well, James, we have to get rid of her somehow. So how are we supposed to do that? I mean, I’m pregnant and hormonal, and Damian doesn’t like her, and she’s obsessively interested in knowing everything about me and the babies.”

The babies… S**t. “That reminds me. My appointment is today.”

Agrin lit up James’ face when I mentioned it, and nodding his head, he jumped to his feet. “It sure is. Why do you think I’m already getting up? We are supposed to be leaving soon.”

Rolling my eyes, I pulled the blanket over my head, only to have it ripped back down. “It’s too early to get up, James.”

“I don’t care. You’re the one who set the appointment,” he said as he made his way towards the door. “Get up and meet me downstairs. The faster we go to the appointment, the faster you can take a nap.”

A nap sounded good, but the growling in my stomach was louder. “What about food?” “I’m going to make it,” he called from outside the door before closing it behind him.

If I didn’t have James, I wasn’t sure how I could manage all of this. He was the normalcy I needed to deal with Damian and the twins. Regardless of how sweet Talon and Hale could be… at times, they also irritated me.

Such was the difficulty of relationships. I had never heard of one couple out there that wasn’t slightly annoyed by their better half at some point in time.

Just never expected it would happen to me so soon.

Thirty minutes later, I was making my way into the kitchen, following the smell of bacon and toast. I was starving and in an unusually good mood until my eyes laid upon Elder Harrison, and my smile quickly fell

“Oh, there you are,” she said with exaggeration. “I figured you would have been down here earlier to have breakfast with me.”

“I’m sorry, what?” I replied, slightly confused.

My comment was not what she was hoping for, and as she raised a brow with her hand on her hip, she pushed away whatever she was feeling and smiled at me. “It’s okay. I keep forgetting you know nothing of werewolf culture and are still learning how to be a proper Luna.”

There she went again with the insults. “Look,”

“That’s enough!” Damian bellowed, cutting me off, “Elder Harrison, I think it’s best that you take your leave. We have been more than hospitable, yet you continually disrespect my mate and pack. I will not tolerate it any longer.”

“You heard my brother,” Hale added in as he stood next to the kitchen island with his arms crossed over his chest. “As much as the visit has been wonderful, we need you to leave. We still have much work to do on the pack house and don’t have the time for entertaining.”

“Never in my life!” she yelled. “I can see what they were talking about now. I didn’t want to believe them but after this… I can’t promise to protect you after this.”

“What are you talking about?” I asked, stepping forward. “Protect us?”