mother
laughs.
“ Sounds like someone’s
ready to eat.”
I laugh and say “Yeah, I’m
starving.”
“ Come on everyone should
be in the dining room. Your sister was helping me finish up the
cooking when I decided to call you. Everything should be ready
now.” We walk into the dining room where six people are sitting
around the table chatting. The conversation suddenly stops when we
enter the room.
Everyone must’ve stopped
to scent the stranger with their mother but because of the cologne
they wouldn’t get much. My mom smiles and says “Everyone this is
Liam my oldest son. He surprised us with a visit. Isn’t that nice?”
Everyone’s mouths drop open in shock. One guy leans so far back in
his chair to see he hits the floor. He jumps up and laughs then
comes over to me. I’m taller than he is so he has to look up at
me.
The first words out of his
mouth are “Dude! You totally have way more tattoos than I do! See
Cheyanne! I told you there were some people out there with more
than me and that my amount wasn’t a lot!”
The girl he must’ve been
referring to sticks her tongue out at him and says, “Whatever
Julian, you just want an excuse to get more.”
He rolls his eyes and
says, “So? They’re cool.” He grabs my arm and says, “Come sit by
me.” He drags me over to the table and pushes me into a
chair.
Our mom sits at the end of
the table with Orion at the other end. She smiles and says “Let me
introduce everyone so that Liam doesn’t get confused.” She nods
toward the end of the table and continues “You’ve already met
Julian and Cheyanne. Next to Julian is Mikhail. Across from him is
his mate Darla. On your right is Fin and across from Fin is his
mate Andrew.”
I look over at Fin wide
eyed and say, “You’re gay?”
He glares at me and says,
“Yeah, got a problem with that?”
I laugh and say, “No, not
at all. I was just fascinated because you have a mate. Are you
guys’ fated mates?”
Fin nods and says, “We
are.”
I smile. “That’s
awesome.”
Fin blushes and says,
“Thanks, I guess.”
Andrew looks at me and
says ‘So, what about you Liam? Are you mated?”
I shake my head. “No, I’m
not. I’ve kind of given up hope honestly. When you’ve been around
for over 3000 years and still haven’t found the one for you it puts
a damper on things.”
Andrew spits out the soda
he just drank and says, “You’re over 3000 years old?”
I shrug and say, “Yeah, I
thought all of you knew that already.” They shake their heads and I
look over at mom.
She shrugs. “I didn’t want
to broadcast it.”
I laugh and say “I
understand.”
Mikhail says, “So, what do
you do for a living?” As we pass around the plates of food and
start serving ourselves I think about how to answer
that.
I sigh and say “I work for
the council.”
Mikhail says, “Oh, the
Shifter Council? Me too. I’m an enforcer but I have to say I
haven’t seen you around before. I would’ve remembered.” I grab the
pitcher of water in the center of the table and pour myself a
glass.
I take a generous sip,
clear my throat and say “Um no, not the Shifter
Council.”
Darla says “Then, which
one?”
I sigh and run my fingers
through my hair. Before I can say anything my phone rings. I thank
the fates for the reprieve while I answer the call.
“Hello?”
Valik says “Lykos, it’s
Valik.”
I sigh. “Yeah, Valik what
is it?”
He says, “I have an
assignment for you.”
“ What?! You can’t be
serious! I’m on vacation.”
He says, “Yeah and
vacation doesn’t mean anything to you unless you decide to be the
one taking it. You’re a workaholic. Krealik ordered it so, it
doesn’t count for you. I know you.”
I sigh. “Yeah, and I’m
having dinner with my family right now. I may have been ordered to
take the vacation and had my ass kicked by Krealik for that shit
the other night but I intended to take the vacation.”
Valik says, “I’m sorry but
this assignment
laughs.
“ Sounds like someone’s
ready to eat.”
I laugh and say “Yeah, I’m
starving.”
“ Come on everyone should
be in the dining room. Your sister was helping me finish up the
cooking when I decided to call you. Everything should be ready
now.” We walk into the dining room where six people are sitting
around the table chatting. The conversation suddenly stops when we
enter the room.
Everyone must’ve stopped
to scent the stranger with their mother but because of the cologne
they wouldn’t get much. My mom smiles and says “Everyone this is
Liam my oldest son. He surprised us with a visit. Isn’t that nice?”
Everyone’s mouths drop open in shock. One guy leans so far back in
his chair to see he hits the floor. He jumps up and laughs then
comes over to me. I’m taller than he is so he has to look up at
me.
The first words out of his
mouth are “Dude! You totally have way more tattoos than I do! See
Cheyanne! I told you there were some people out there with more
than me and that my amount wasn’t a lot!”
The girl he must’ve been
referring to sticks her tongue out at him and says, “Whatever
Julian, you just want an excuse to get more.”
He rolls his eyes and
says, “So? They’re cool.” He grabs my arm and says, “Come sit by
me.” He drags me over to the table and pushes me into a
chair.
Our mom sits at the end of
the table with Orion at the other end. She smiles and says “Let me
introduce everyone so that Liam doesn’t get confused.” She nods
toward the end of the table and continues “You’ve already met
Julian and Cheyanne. Next to Julian is Mikhail. Across from him is
his mate Darla. On your right is Fin and across from Fin is his
mate Andrew.”
I look over at Fin wide
eyed and say, “You’re gay?”
He glares at me and says,
“Yeah, got a problem with that?”
I laugh and say, “No, not
at all. I was just fascinated because you have a mate. Are you
guys’ fated mates?”
Fin nods and says, “We
are.”
I smile. “That’s
awesome.”
Fin blushes and says,
“Thanks, I guess.”
Andrew looks at me and
says ‘So, what about you Liam? Are you mated?”
I shake my head. “No, I’m
not. I’ve kind of given up hope honestly. When you’ve been around
for over 3000 years and still haven’t found the one for you it puts
a damper on things.”
Andrew spits out the soda
he just drank and says, “You’re over 3000 years old?”
I shrug and say, “Yeah, I
thought all of you knew that already.” They shake their heads and I
look over at mom.
She shrugs. “I didn’t want
to broadcast it.”
I laugh and say “I
understand.”
Mikhail says, “So, what do
you do for a living?” As we pass around the plates of food and
start serving ourselves I think about how to answer
that.
I sigh and say “I work for
the council.”
Mikhail says, “Oh, the
Shifter Council? Me too. I’m an enforcer but I have to say I
haven’t seen you around before. I would’ve remembered.” I grab the
pitcher of water in the center of the table and pour myself a
glass.
I take a generous sip,
clear my throat and say “Um no, not the Shifter
Council.”
Darla says “Then, which
one?”
I sigh and run my fingers
through my hair. Before I can say anything my phone rings. I thank
the fates for the reprieve while I answer the call.
“Hello?”
Valik says “Lykos, it’s
Valik.”
I sigh. “Yeah, Valik what
is it?”
He says, “I have an
assignment for you.”
“ What?! You can’t be
serious! I’m on vacation.”
He says, “Yeah and
vacation doesn’t mean anything to you unless you decide to be the
one taking it. You’re a workaholic. Krealik ordered it so, it
doesn’t count for you. I know you.”
I sigh. “Yeah, and I’m
having dinner with my family right now. I may have been ordered to
take the vacation and had my ass kicked by Krealik for that shit
the other night but I intended to take the vacation.”
Valik says, “I’m sorry but
this assignment
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