My Secret, My Bully, My Mates by Miss L

I want to say that I'm sitting right here, but this is way too much fun to watch. Dakota turns to look at me and under the table he rubs the inside of my foot with his.

"I was kind of hoping we could hang out tonight, just the four of us." He tries to sound sweet. "We finally have you after waiting forever for confirmation that you're our mate and now it just feels like everything is dividing our attention. I figured we could just be for the couple hours, hopefully, all the drama gives us a breather, that's all."

I can tell Oliver and Cam are both listening intently, but they are both better at the poker face than Dakota. I bet they chose him to plead their case. They chose wisely, he's very good at this, but I have a feeling they will gang up on me a lot if I give in too easily now.

"What if we compromise? I actually feel really good right now. Better than ever, actually. I think the magic tied itself to me after Lucas passed, since I set him free and I think it has been draining me slowly. I think I was the source of the forever flame." I look between Elena and Gentry for confirmation.

"I was thinking the same thing, Little One. The fire seems to be of a friendly, helpful nature now." Gentry says calmly. "It is yours to wield now. Elena and I will begin working on adding to your grimoire so you can study and connect with it like you do your wolf to protect your pack."

here. It's so crazy to have a voice

feel."*** I laugh at

But, I can communicate with the fire. Like, right now it is content to burn in the backyard,

do you mean

the pack and communicating with someone, but it doesn't know who was pulling the knowledge, just that someone was using it to see into the pack. It doesn't think

you talk to it, but I can't? I feel left out of the multiple personality

you set it free, so maybe in time you will too. It is a part of you just as much as I am. Give it time to warm

squeezes my thigh and I can't stop the gasp and the rush

to talk to the fire, like it's another voice in my head, but I can't talk to it yet." I shrug like this is all normal, Like I am normal. I give him a smile. "Do you really want to train?" He sounds concerned almost, whispering to me even though I know the twins can