Lycan's Prey by Jessica Hall

Chapter 48 – part 2

Valen POV

Her shower is tiny. Every time I turn or move, I was knocking crap down off the shower caddy or smashing my elbows on the walls. Getting in, I nearly knocked myself out of the showerhead; it was that low, and why was everything pink? Pink shampoo, pink soap, pink shower curtain, and floor mats; it was like a pink explosion in here. I didn’t pick her for a girlie girl.

I should have used the kid’s bathroom, not the joint one between Zoe and Everly’s room. Turning back to the task at hand, I grab the pink loofa and sniff it. It smells of Everly, so the fluffy pom–pom pink thing must be Zoe’s.

I am bending down under the showerhead trying to wash the shampoo out when I hear the door open and thought at first it was Everly until I listen to the mention of fudge mumbled, and I freeze. That’s not Everly.

“Remind me to ring Emily tomorrow to check on her,” she sings out. Frozen, I wonder what she is doing in there before I hear what sounds like someone peeing. Were they that comfortable peeing in front of each other? Then again, Marcus and I were close, and he had no care about taking a leak in front of me.

“Everly?” she asks. I say nothing before suddenly the shower

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curtain is ripped back, and we make eye contact.

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Her weary gaze goes to my shocked one, and her eyes widen when she screams, scaring the crap out of me, and I grasp the shower curtain, trying to shut it while she tries to cover herself where she was sitting on the toilet peeing.

The shower curtain is flimsy as I yank it closed only for it to rip off, and the motion catches me off guard. I lose my footing on the slippery surface. I somehow end up sprawled out on the floor, my legs spread in a very inappropriate manner, exposing me to a very horrified Zoe, and my head bends awkwardly in the corner of the shower.

“Shit, fuck. I thought you, ah I can see your penis and balls I can see it all, I want to unsee it,” Zoe shrieks, covering her

eyes.

“Everly!” she calls out.

shh, stop, don’t call her in here,” I choke out, trying to un–wedge myself. Bloody, how embarrassing and awkward. We make eye contact, eye contact,

about to run from the room, but I move, grabbing her ankle as she went to dart

just never speak of this moment again,”

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that is digging into my rear. I drop it on the floor before looking up at Zoe who is staring at the

dude, alive?”

I tell her, covering myself

my face. I clean it up before drying and putting on some boxers. Will add that memory to the most awkward situation file

open with her head tilted, bent back awkwardly. I sigh, relieved when I realize

actually works since she could sleep through all that noise I just made and Zoe screaming. Walking up the hall, I stop when Valarian calls

sleeping in here, dad?”

sleep. I will be here in the morning when you wake up,” his eyes move to his mother in my

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you and mom?” he asks, suddenly brightening up excitedly and I look down at Everly. I was planning on sleeping on the couch because Valarian’s bed was way too small, but if Valarian is in there, maybe she won’t mind?

but he is already climbing out of bed.

don’t

The only thing that wakes her is her alarm once she is asleep, Aunty Macey let off an air horn, and

ask him.

I place her down on the bed. I thought she took panadol, so this was news to me, yet she did give me a funny look when

middle,”

here?” I ask him, climbing

I was a baby. She gave

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