I did understand. Kind of. His father wasn’t the nicest of men, and it was common knowledge he only cared about Eli’s older brother. He might also genuinely believe Eli could travel by himself to Aerahelm. It could be a safe trip since monsters rarely ventured this far from their territory, but monsters weren’t the only threat around.
Grinning, I nodded. “Okay. You can join us.”
Robin gasped. “My lady, are you sure?”
“If we’re going to the same location, might as well go together. Safer in numbers, right?”
Elias’s sweet smile was a welcome image. “Thank you, Bea. I won’t get in your way, I promise.”
Discussion done, we proceeded with dinner. I chewed on some meat, a little gamey but it’d have to do, before lifting my mug to my lips. Mia’s wide eyes watched me as I downed theale in one gulp, and my twin knights and Eli shouted sounds of alarm.
“Miss Bea, why did you drink it all in one go?” Robin yelled as Reuben snatched the mug away from my grasp and frowned at its emptiness.
They didn’t know, but inmyworld, I was a heavyweight with alcohol, even with my tiny size. Guys would purposely line me up with drinks to get me drunk, as if I wasn’t aware they were doing it. I would need more than one mug to get drunk! Hah!
The ale tasted only a little bitter, which was surprising. It was more of a warm fruit juice; sweet and tangy. The warmth of the drink spread from my stomach and up to my arms and face, and it feltso good.
My friends looked so silly with their shocked faces I laughed out loud before I could stop myself. My hand flew to my mouth before anyone could react, and giggles spilled out of my lips again when their faces turned dour.
“She’s drunk!” Reuben hissed, glaring at Elias as if it was his fault.
I laughed again because that was a ridiculous thought. “Calm your tits, baby, I’m fine!” I fanned my face with my hand because it was sohot.“I won’t go down in one shot. I love this fucking drink! Get me more ASAP!” I took the mug from Reuben and waved it around.
“Oh gods, she’s babbling nonsense,” Mia teared up as she removed the mug from my hand. “I should’ve stopped her so it didn’t come to this. What do we do, sirs?”
“This isn’t your fault,” Robin assured her by patting her shoulder, and a surge of red-hot jealousy flared to life in me.What the fuck?“You know how stubborn your lady could be. Frankly, sometimes using force is the only answer.”
“The lady is here,” I growled, standing up from my seat too fast that my chair toppled over, and a wave of dizziness hit me Ialmost fell over the table if Elias hadn't reached over to catch me. Reuben was faster though, wrapping an arm around my waist before pulling me against his chest.
By the heavens! I was truly drunk.
This body wasn’t used to drinking! I was a fool to think it’d be the same as the realme. And did they mix anything with their ale to increase the buzz? It shouldn’t have affected me this quickly! From my friends’ concerned looks, it seemed you weren’t supposed to drink all of it one gulp.
But now that I tasted what the common ale was like, I needed to get used to drinking a lot more because that shit was the bomb.
I tried to wriggle my way out of Reuben’s hold so I could get more ale myself, but of course, he was much stronger than me. He put his mouth next to my ear. “Stop squirming, starlight, before I give you more reasons to.”
Fuck.The obvious innuendo went straight to my pussy. I immediately stopped fighting against him. Holy hell I needed to get laid. My panties were soaked.
As if Elias could sense it, his golden eyes drifted downwards over my body before shooting back up to my face. He tried to keep his face blank, but I could see how his nostrils flared and his pupils dilated as I stared at him with my wide eyes.
Robin took my attention away when he pulled me out of his brother’s hold and carried me in his arms like a dainty princess. Which, in this case, was very valid because I was certainly a princess in their eyes. He smiled down at me, chuckling, “Time for bed, angel.”
I still felt a little annoyed at him for willingly touching Mia, but I knew I was being stupid. Mia was probably my most loyal friend, that I bet she would stomp on Robin’s hand if I told her to.
Which I would never, ever ask her to do, because it would break her kind and pure heart. On the other hand, I wasn’t as kind, so I might just stomp on Robin’s hand myself.
Anyway, sleep eluded me. I folded my arms over my chest and pouted. “I’m not done with dinner. At least let me finish my food.”
“Lay on the bed, and if you still feel hungry, I’ll bring in your food. Is that a suitable compromise, my lady?” Robin being rational from his normally chipper attitude was a huge turn on.Fuuuuuck.
I masked the tingles spreading over my body by laughing. “Fine. Bring me to my bed.”
“I’ll see you tomorrow, Bea,” Elias voiced his goodbye as Mia and my knights brought me to my rented room for the night. Peeking over Robin’s shoulder, I waved at him, and the smile plastered on his face made him look manlier than my memory of him. I couldn’t help but appreciate it as I imagined him placing his smiling lips against mine —
Holy shit, why the hell was I so horny? Was it the freaking ale?
Or was it the fact that I was a libidinous woman in my previous life?
