She dove into ethics further for the rest of the class, and by the time we were dismissed, I knew Demonic Ethics would be a fight ethically against the nobles in the class for the rest of the term.
Their entitlement and privilege ran so deep that it made anger spark through me. I was privileged, too, but I would never speak down to another supernatural being the way they did. Weallhad souls.
“Thanks for standing up for me,” Fester whispered to us before turning and rushing down the hall in the opposite way we walked.
“Aw, I think he’s nice,” Jenni cooed.
“I think he needs friends,” I agreed with her.
Reed grunted. “I just don’t think it’s smart to add friends into our circles right now. We can’t trust anyone, and Fester has already been infected once.”
“I get your concerns, but he’s not infected now,” Jenni pointed out.
“He tried to kill my mate,” Reed reminded us with a huff.
“Aw, Reed.” I squeezed his hand. “I’ll be okay. He was infected when that happened.”
Dex walked out of the shadows in the hall with Bram and Skel flanking him, and they stopped right in front of us.
“Hi, trouble.” Dex wrapped his long fingers around my throat and tugged me toward him, kissing my lips softly before pulling back with a groan. “Fuck, I’ve wanted to do that all day.”
“You did this morning.” Skel rolled his eyes, bumping him out of the way with his hip. He reached back and threaded his fingers through my hair and tugged my head back before devouring my lips with kisses.
“So did you,” Bram muttered as Skel reluctantly let go. Bram slid in and kissed my cheek. “How was class?”
“You all clearly need to have a gang bang,” Jenni stated, eyes glowing as she fed off our sexual tension.
“Jenni!” I gasped, whipping my head toward her.
“What?” She frowned before her eyes lit up like she just remembered something. “Oh, right. You haven’t slept with Bram yet. I guess the gang bang can wait until you do that first.”
“So kind of you to suggest,” Bram replied dryly, but I felt his white hot desire coursing through his matebond at the suggestion.
“But also a fucking hot idea.” Dex smiled wickedly, tapping his tongue ring against his teeth. “I’m so down.”
“Agreed.” Skel bit down on his lip ring.
“Ew,” Nebula’s disembodied voice rang out from my bag.
My cheeks heated.
“Don’t worry, Bram, it’ll come.” Reed patted Bram on the shoulder.
“Oh, yeah.” Dex and Skel shared mischievous smiles. “You’llbothcome.”
Nebula sighed, as if our desires for each other truly disgusted him.
He and my dad were a lot alike in that aspect.
9
SKEL
Pandora and I added all the final touches, and cats were flocking to the sanctuary we’d built for them daily. I recognized each one so far from the caverns, and even the cats who had been missing were finding this place. It made my heart so fucking full to see them safe and sound, not having to worry about predators or even finding food or water.
I sat in the sand, watching all the cats roam around peacefully.
The cats had been bothered by my leaking magic in the past, but now that I wasn’t leaking, the cats were noticeably more relaxed around me than they used to be. The fear magic inside of me thrummed in harmony with my soul.
