“I missed you all, aside from this idiot.” She gives me a scornful glare before she turns to Allie, giving her a nod. Allie returns it with one of her own. They are kinda cordial now, but these two clashed like fucking wasps for most of their lives.
Gramps and Grandma meet us all as Sienna and her father talk in what sounds like Arabic.
Like I said, fucking over-achievers.
“Yo, Zombilesandra, why the fuck aren’t you an overachiever like this lot? Uncle Al, you’re slacking.”
“I never understood the need to learn so many fucking languages,” Uncle Al replies, caressing Aunty Kiara’s back.
“I know more than you do,” Allie points out.
“Do you, though?” I taunt.
“Well, it’s clear that going to the Realm of the Gods didn’t change you,” Dad says as he slaps my back and takes a seat.
“Yeah, well, how the hell do you change something that’s perfect?” I ask. “I’m perfect.”
Ahren sighs, and Ares shakes his head. “Imagine being with him 24/7; I’m surprised I’m still sane.”
Allie snickers, and I glance at Heaven, sitting beside her mom, who is holding her hand in between her own.
“Is Azura with the children?” Aunty Kiara asks.
“Yeah, Katriona’s been sick.”
We all stare at him. “You got another pup?” Allie asks, shocked.
“Two more,” Leo replies, arms crossed as he smokes from where he stands against the door.
“Leo and Azura adopted a pair of twins from one of the last attacks. They have no surviving family,” Aunty Maria explains.
“Damn…” Renji says.
“More packs, huh...” Renji says, sadness washing over his face.
“So, are they doing ok without their parents?” Sienna asks.
“Katriona and Elena are a few weeks old,” Leo replies.
“And what about the boy?” Uncle Al asks.
Leo shakes his head. “If there’s no family, I’ll take him in, too.”
“Damn boy, you just going around adopting every orphan child, you better get a huge-ass city or something, cus this war is going to leave 70-80 percent of kids orphans,” I remark.
All eyes fix on me, and most of them are frowning, mainly from my own family, with the exception of Blondie, who has a thing for frowning at me anyway.
“Theo?” Ares says.
“Yeah?”
“Shut up,” they all say in unison.
Blondie smirks, and I raise my eyebrows at her, remembering that weird-ass aura. What was that?
You know I’m going to ask her, and my wolf stirs; he’s in agreement. Something is going on, and I want to know what.
“Right, so shall we get down to what the hell happened from start to finish?” Gramps asks, frowning. “You don’t just up and leave like that.”
