Mj opened her mouth to speak, she watched as Dante’s eyes darted behind her and she turned her head to see three very slender very fit females walking toward them with pitchers of what looked like lemonade, they marched past Mj without greeting and one of the girls even bumped into her before shooting her a sideways look. They walked up to Dante and offered him a pitcher, Mj watched as Dante gave them an appreciative smile and snatched one of t
It was silent as they continued to eat but the two kept stealing glances at one another and every now and again Dante would take a spoonful of macaroni salad and feed to Mj, who would roll her eyes but accept the bite every time. “You know I could make us lunch tomorrow if you want” Mj offered through the bite in her mouth, breaking their silence. Dante looked up at her and smiled “you gonna spoil me like that every day?” he asked and she laughed, shaking her head and swallowing her food “it’s just lunch Dante, if you want me to make it for you I will.”
Mj was out of breath from running and laughing, and as she rounded yet another tree she watched closely as Dante scooped Adler off the ground and planted the boy on his shoulders, “you better just give up Mj, you know we are gonna catch you” Adler squealed joyfully from atop Dante’s back and Mj leaned up against the tree, breathing heavy. She put her hands up in surrender “Ok I give up, you win just don'
As the pair disappeared Mj set her attention on Azreal and Lila, the Alpha stood with his arms crossed grinning at the pair that had long disappeared from sight. Lila looked at Mj and shook her head, “thank you Mj'' she said and Mj laughed “Calix beat you to it already but you are welcome,” Mj noticed a flash of what might have been jealousy in Lila’s eyes, but it disappeared as quickly as it had appeared and she had to wonder what Lila’s relationship was really like with Calix, or if the one she had with Theron was something as unheard of as her shift.
Mj crossed her arms and waited until Lila was out of the room before she set her attention on the teenage girl still sitting on the floor cradling her hand, “are you gonna help me up or just sit there and stare at me” Briella barked and Mj leaned forward setting her elbows on the table and her chin in her hands “actually I was thinking about getting something to drink, maybe when you get that spoiled ass off the floor you can join me for another glass of bitch,” Mj kept her voice light and sweet but made sure her words had bite, and from the angry flush that was creeping over Briella’s face Mj was very pleased with the ou
Azreal lowered his arm and Mj’s feet again found the floor, Dante skirted across the floor on his knees and desperately grasped his mate by the leg burying his face in her thigh as she kept her eyes set on the man who still had her by the throat, although he was now allowing her to breath. As soon as Mj’s feet touched the floor she let her hands fall away from Azreal’s wrist and settle at her own sides, she kept her eyes locked on his and noticed that the gold swirl was fading into that deep intimidating color the Alpha’s eyes usually kept. “Explain” was the only word Azreal uttered before he released his hold on Mj, she open
Mj grabbed the now half empty bottle and poured once more, “to Julie'' she said and raised her glass but this time Azreal grabbed his glass and poured the lush drink onto the floor between them, Mj raised her eyebrow and drained her glass “want to talk about it,” she mumbled through her glass and Azreal chuckled. “I tried to choke the life from you not too long ago and you want to play
Mj almost jumped when Azreal and Lila each put a hand on one of her shoulders. “He really cares for you a lot” Lila began “although it may not seem that way now, Dante has a hard time expressing emotions that don't involve violence” Lila’s observation made Azreal drop his hand and walk back into the kitchen. “That is somewhat my doing, allowing him to swallow himself in the duties of an assassin was smart for me as an Alpha but careless of me as a friend, I should have helped protect him from himself” Mj and Lila both turned to look at Azreal. “Dante lost both of his parents in a
The walk was quiet and peaceful between the two, Mj let her mind wander as she thought about how much her life had changed and yet it still somewhat felt the same, she still felt surrounded by the hustle and bustle of other people and their various messy lives while she silently felt more at home surrounded by trees . The sound of her companions grumbled laughter brought Mj out of her own mind and she glanced over to see Mark was smiling at her “sorry” she mumbled and the guard simply hummed in reply, “you do not have to speak if you do not wish...but I do ask you not to apologize for things you have not done” the stoick