Chapter 0916

"All right, who's in!?" Jesse asks, beaming around at our little circle with a laugh.

"Absolutely not," Midnight says, slowly shaking her head and looking around at all her collected cake like she has no reason at all to leave. "Abandon this to go drink demon juice? With the ruffians and the whores? No thank you."

Jesse laughs and narrows his eyes at her. "You don't have ID anyway. And no one will believe you're older than twelve."

She nods sharply like it's decided, quite pleased.

"Well, if Midnight isn't coming then I'm calling it a boy's night," Rafe says, quite grave.

I gasp and turn to him, appalled.

"You'll be the only girl, Ari," Jesse says, screwing his face to the side. "It's very clearly becoming a boys' support club – a healing evening of debauchery with the ruffians and the whores. You'd hate it anyway - all whiskey, no wine. That's a rule."

“This is sexist and horrible,” I snarl, crossing my arms over my chest even as I realize that honestly, I'm not sure I want to go anyway. My wolf nudges me, urging me to get in touch with Daphne and to spend a little more time with Pippa if I can - my friends who I really shouldn't abandon for a day of drinking. Even Maryam, if she'll see me, could probably use someone to talk to.

Besides, I don't need a day of debauchery to run away from my problems. My life is...kind of coming together right now.

"I'm out too," Elias says on a sigh, screwing his mouth to the side. "I've got a baby on the way, no leaving the palace for me."

Jesse and Rafe nod to him, understanding and supportive, and then turn their eyes to Ben. Ben looks at Elias with a grimace.

shove on the shoulder. "You deserve it. Besides I think..." he glances around the tent and laughs a little. "I think you have kind of some news to

around at all of us, trying to figure out what the

shrugs. "All right, I'm

says,

Jesse says, grinning and pointing at

against

bit to look up at

close to my

unnecessarily to

am your best friend -" Jesse

that line too

says, narrowing his eyes at my cousin, making me laugh. "I'm starting to think you get more out of being

BUMS

of whiskey, my guy,"

a wicked flash in his

Jacks," I say, pointing over at

my brother?" Jacks asks, screwing up his face a little and turning to look

and I'm sad.

groans, letting his head fall.

my arms around Jackson's neck, pulling myself close and giving him a few kisses on the cheek. "It'll be good!" I whisper to him. "You need time with

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