“All done she’s a lucky girl, I slipped a card as we offer the same for the ladies so they can treat their men, we can do all her holes” She gives me a wink and walks off, I decide I’m going to write her a letter to go with this gift and make a note on my phone to do one every year, god I’m a sap. Saint grabs me after I write my letter, I text Evan, and then Saint sends the two cases to Evan. Ember, my amazing sister, got all the treats sorted and packed in another case.
The pack meet is a little tense, some females did not think Dad would go through with it and hoped they could be the hole he fills to drown his sorrows.
At 21:30, Victoria turns up, we grab some food and head up to my room. After eating she shyly asks if she can grab a shower I put a clean towel and one of my t-shirts on the sink unit, then strip down to my boxersand climb into bed, I play idle bank on my phone while I wait, it doesn’t take long before she’s sliding into bed and up to my side, we share a soft kiss and whispered goodnights before we fall asleep.
When I wake, I watch her sleep for a short while before deciding I’ve been sappy enough. I slip out and head downstairs, loading a tray with goodies, then grab a coffee for me and a latte with six sugars for her. As I step into the room, I hear a sniffing noise.
“Coffee and cherry muffins, my hero.” She yawns as she sits up, and I set the tray on her lap. I slide behind her so she’s leaning against my chest.
“I know I won’t see you on the day, but happy birthday, Loony.” I kiss her neck as she moans around the warm muffin. We then share breakfast, her feeding me bites of hers, me doing the same.
She ducks in the bathroom to get dressed and then plonks on my lap, before she can say anything my bedroom door slams open, Saint's shadows visibly flash across my ceiling and then there is wrapped candy dropping from the shadows including Dracula and devil confetti, Ember fills the door and fires off a couple of streamer cannons and there are yells and cheers of happy birthdays and welcome to the families, then the door slams shut again, then Shadows appear on Vic’s lap, and a pink fluffy gift bag appears, she’s giggling the whole time, and I’m hoping the confetti isn’t in my underwear draw.
VICTORIA
These people are crazy. I open the bag, still giggling, and I can feel Declan chuckling behind me, then grumbling when he realises, he has confetti and candy in his coffee. I start opening the gifts.
A signed copy of Ember’s book
A leather and feather necklace
Some homemade fudge cookies
Ten pairs of fluffy socks, all with devil-related pictures
Declan spends the next hour picking up all the candy and putting it in a bag for me, scooping up some confetti to put in my bags so I have some.
This next month is going to be hard without him, but he’s sweet and gives me a deep kiss before I leave, another happy birthday, and I’ll miss you.
I arrive at Ishi’s house, and I tell them all what Ember did this morning, which has them laughing. We agree that now that we have family topside, we need to start celebrating some of their holidays. Evan decides to do research while guarding me for the next month. I reach my room, and there is a black velvet case at the end of my bed and a purple one on the floor. The black one has a letter on top.
My beautiful Demoness,
I had these custom-made, so not only do you have some relief, but it is a relief I can give you. But please race back to me as I am already missing you being in my arms. Soon, you can have the real thing.
I don’t finish the letter, throwing the case open, my core flooding at the sight that greets me, I quickly check the other case, seeing that it is full of snacks I then move the case off my bed, set my phone on a stand pointing at the bed I strip but slip the tank I stole from Dec’s closet on, I then grab a toy and push record on my camera, I won’t be the only one suffering through this,
“Oh, Declan”, I moan as I slip the long Vibrator straight into my core.
CHAPTER TWENTY
EMBER
We set up the Ceremony, and I tasked Miles to get Lia ready. Ellie-May is sorting Jake out, and they arrive as planned. Jake was throwing ‘what the hell’ looks at his mum, but when Lia appeared at the end of our makeshift aisle, and he saw her, they both froze, a half-smile took over his lips, and he held out a hand to her. It was as if their souls connected before our eyes.
I expected Ren to want to do the blessing as pack Alpha, but he told me it was my idea and my job, so, infusing the blessing with my Alpha Command, I blessed their bond and mating. We decided on buffet food and simple drinks. I start to notice Jake getting twitchy and a blush creeping up Lia’s cheeks, so I walk over, handing them the key to their cabin.
“We left some surprises for you both. The fridge and cupboards are stocked. Jace and I took the liberty of unpacking your books, some of which we would like to borrow. There will also be no work done over the next week, so you have the pack lands to yourselves.” I don’t wait to see how embarrassed I make them; Jake scoops up Lia and heads off to the start of their forever.
We are still to hear a peep from Dad and Lily, and I don’t blame them. We know Dad has read the texts and updates we have sent, but none have needed replies, and knowing I’m still floating from room to room with my own mates, I understand their want for privacy.
My sex life seems to have slowed but I’m unsure if it’s that they are over the novelty of it or that the knowledge of us not having to rush has finally set in I shouldn’t complain, a good dicking three plus times a week and its never just the once with eachguy that night so I really have nothing to complain about, and thankfully I’m not walking bow-legged.
Uncle Nic is still fielding mating requests, but they are fewer and farther between. Ren is eighteen at the end of next month, so it will no longer be Nic's job. Our place is getting there, but we have hit a few snags like waste disposal, Bas and Timber have been going slow, so they don’t miss anything major, and I’ve agreed, in a way, that each weekend we go out as a pack and do what we can to help, whether it be painting or building furniture.
I’m currently sitting in my studio sorting out Dec's birthday gift. He has loads of photos in his bedroom of him, Bas, and Brayden growing up; some include the other guys, but most are of them. He commented the other day when Miles was taking a selfie with me that he wanted some with me included, so while he was at the office one day, I snuck in and took photos of the ones he had. Now I’m sketching the original, but including myself in some way, I plan to replace his photos with my sketches and cover them all in tissue paper.
Alma and Creed took some photos at Dad and Lily’s mating, so I’ve got Creed printing them up for me. I’m also doing some others, like a sketch of my graduation with us, Dad, Uncle Nic, Uncle Luc, Grumps and Grandma.
