Chapter- 22. Interactions

[Xanthea]

We were all in Raven's car. He was driving us to the hospital. Ezra sat on the passenger's seat while I sat on the backseat with Asher.

I had quickly changed into a full-sleeved, shin length navy blue dress and matching heels after a bath. They were the only clothes in the cupboard when I came out of the bath, so I assumed this was what they wanted me to wear, so I put it on. It was all good, since none of them said anything. Raven changed into new scrubs brought by his butler in my room.

Ezra didn't look happy about the trip to hospital on the sex day, but he didn't put his dislike into words. Asher, once again, was unreadable. He was more like someone observing everything happening around him and giving as minimum of reactions as he could.

We were still crossing through the long stretch of woods and the ride had been utterly quiet so far. I peered outside the window, but except for passing twinkling lights in the distance, I couldn't see a thing.

I didn't even realize when I dozed off while peering into oblivion.

"What a chivalrous man! Never saw you doing the same courtesy for our previous brides. Most of the time I was the only one soothing them, trying to stop them from crying," I heard Ezra's voice in a daze. "I bet you don't even remember their names."

"I bet you don't either," Raven said, and Ezra chuckled.

"Well, we were talking about Asher, not me."

Soon I realized why Ezra had made that comment and on whom.

My head was resting on Asher's shoulder.

My heart skipped a beat as the heat from the pounding of my heart shot right up into my face. It was so loud I could hear it in my ears and clearly they could as well.

"I-I am sorry... alpha... I didn't realize..." I was about to sit up straight when Asher placed his palm on my cheek, stroking them gently with his thumb as he said.

"It's alright. Sleep a little more. We still have fifteen minutes to reach the hospital," he said, and I shut my eyes with a tight gulp, trying to act as normal as I could.

But every fiber of my body was tense. How could I un-know the fact that my head was resting on Asher's shoulder, and he was ok with it?

I was constantly fidgeting with my fingers, and I could swear my breaths kept quickening every second for the rest of the drive.

I let out my held breath only once I got down from the car in the parking lot of the hospital.

We took the elevator to the third floor.

"You don't ask questions, little toy. While that is a very good habit, aren't you curious why we didn't just teleport here like Raven did in the bathroom earlier?" Ezra said, finally breaking the stillness in the elevator.

I looked at him. That question was the first that came to my mind, but I wasn't sure if it was ok to ask or not.

"Well, first, we love cars and bikes, and we love driving and that's also why the drifting competition in your pack attracted us. Although it wasn't as amusing as it should have been because that's where Asher found you and I haven't been really happy with the way life has unfolded after that for me personally. To be honest, I don't like you at all. But since these two want you around, there's not much I can do," he said.

elevator opened and the three of them stepped out of it while it took me a few seconds to walk out as I allowed Ezra's casually thrown words to sink deeper into

enjoying journeys more than the destinations. So, we use it only when there's an emergency or when we cross realms. So, consider yourself lucky that Raven used it to win a game with you. Although it was a very short distance, so I don't think it was much of

Most of the corridor was empty. Maybe people emptied the corridors because they knew the demon lords would be there. If I had ever come into this realm, I wouldn't get in their way either. I would run to the other side as fast as I could at their mere sight. But right now, I

on the bed. There was an intricately designed magic circle spread across the entire ceiling, rotating slowly right above her. "That's the monitoring circle," Raven said. "You can say it's similar to all those machines you guys

turned around and looked

to go home. Galey could have

the onlookers in one fleeting glance. She had short black hair styled in a silky wolf cut. The most attractive feature about her was her undeniable confidence. She was a true alpha

took me in and then

the High lady in question. I didn't want to take chances. So, I stayed back," she said, handing the medical

"Thanks."

"It's my job, alpha."

flipping through the pages, and I felt a flutter in my heart as I saw him

a dream now. But it would remain just as beautiful as it had always been. And even

stood together, discussing the reports. At that moment, I couldn't even imagine Raven being what I had known

gaze was gentler, warmer when he looked

him with a subtle admiration maybe because I longed to be what he was -

again, and

and Asher were now standing near the High lady,

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Her skin looks different from before, isn't it, Asher?" Ezra asked, examining the High Lady's fingers. Asher looked at Raven.

you get yourself some beverages? Get me a

Asher and Ezra. "Should I get you two

A shot of Nyssa should be enough to keep me up all night?" Ezra

narrowed her shadowy

shot of a

don't flirt with me

looked at the

and I instantly lifted my gaze to see

"If you pay enough attention to me, you might get something in return that could also be worth

thanks!" Nyssa said and exited the room, suppressing

something more than friends.

all of you here today is..." Raven took out a page from the medical

that?" Ezra

to uproot the carvera and it has come to my knowledge that she knew how to protect herself from it, but she chose not to because

in his tone

a medical procedure, preparatory procedure,"

like..." Asher looked

out of a book. Only there is no book that has ever recommended this procedure or even mentioned this in the standardized methods of treating an immortal. Since she went through the trouble of risking her

over me all over again as I peered at the High lady, holding my

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