Fie Wright's P. O. V

"You sure you're going to be alright with Ezra?" I question my mate. The man in question stands in front of me with his arms crossed over his snug black t- shirt that clings nicely to his chest. The sight incredibly distracting as his biceps tense and flex with every move he makes while his face remains impassive.

I should say, it looks impassive to everyone else and even though Malleus is trying to hide his expression from me, the man is my mate after all and I can read his features like my favourite kindergarten book. The subtle shape of his lips pulling down at the corners even though they twitch slightly which is him trying to remain straight faced, the skin in between his sharp eyebrows taut and slightly pulling together, almost creating a frown that darkens his features.

To some he probably looks stern or even down right scary depending on how you look at him but to me he looks like a pouting sulky child that is only a few seconds away from laying on the ground and throwing a tantrum by wailing loudly and kicking their feet up into the air.

"I would rather be off doing anything that is not related to your cousin even if it involves me gouging my eyes out. I'd rather enjoy torturing myself slowly to death than spending another second with your God awful irrit-,"

"Hello best friend!" Shouts the one voice that I'm sure Malleus could do without hearing that not so angelic voice being blasted right next to his ear. The owner of the voice joins us not even a moment later as Ezra appears with a shit eating grin on his face and mischief twinkling in his bright brown eyes.

He knows how miserable this is making Malleus and anyone with eyes can see that he's absolutely enjoying the entire thing as if his favourite television show was having an all day marathon.

"I want you to spend some overdue time with your friend and Luna but could you possibly take this brat with you. I'm sure Ezra would like to spend some time with his sister in law." Malleus practically pleads to me. I'm sure he's hoping for me to fall weak at the act but I merely grin in amusement before dismissing his words with a shake of my head.

"I know you'd rather be doing literally anything but hanging out with Ezra, however, I need to clear some things out with Luna Aria. Besides even if I don't show up, she'll come searching for me and be ticked off. Either way, Ezra isn't invited nor is he welcome so all I can say to you is; good luck with shaking Ezra off of your tail and I promise I'll be back before you know it." Not giving myself a chance to actually fall weak at Malleus' puppy dog eyes, I turn my back on the both of the now squabbling adults and head for the huge main door that belongs to the pack house.

"Any body home?" I ask aloud jokingly as ten pairs of eyes turn my way with raised brows and blank stares. No one liking my joke nor finding it funny.

"Tough crowd." I mumble before shaking the teenagers eyes off of me and asking them if they've seen the Luna anywhere. Each and every person in the room points to the staircase that leads up further to the different sections of the house and I'm guessing the Luna is in her private chambers. I manage to shout out a thanks in their direction as I make my way upstairs but I can practically hear each person dismissing me as they turn their attention back to the Netflix show blaring from the television. Not another care in the world.

That could be me, I think wistfully.

Heck, that was me everyday till a few weeks ago when I found my mate. I haven't got much time for catching up on my shows ever since I stepped foot into that castle.

Hey, maybe this time I could involve some chilling with Malleus while watching Netflix.

Okay no. Focus! I'm here to talk to the Luna. Not fantasise about my could be sex life with my hunk of a mate. I can already feel my thoughts drifting back to Malleus and his overwhelmingly good looking self and that simply makes me hurry further in the direction of where Aria is.

My self control is going down the drain and that too, quickly.

"Hey? Aria?" I ask aloud to alert to whoever is on the highest floor that I'm here. No sounds reach me even with my wolf hearing which causes me to frown. I take a step into the small area that could be called a living room more or less, and take a deep breath to test the air. The scenes of the Luna and Alpha hit me head on which has me frowning in confusion until a thought hits me a second later.

Stamping my eyes shut and dimming my hearing as much as possible, I shout my arrival once more to let the couple know I'm here. I'm figuring the two are in their bedroom which is pretty much sound proofed and no one can hear much either way unless it's really loud. Like me shouting for example.

I swear to God if those two are getting it on like wild rabbits, I'm going to be hightailing it out of here before they even catch my scent in the air. My face red from the thought of potentially walking in on them in a compromising position, I barely sense the door now open and a smirking Alpha Tyrell staring down at me.

"You can open your eyes now you know? You're not going to walk in on us. Oh no. I've taken better precautions whenever I'm having sex because there is no faster turn off than a cousin walking in on you midway." Tyrell says with barely concealed laughter and teasing in his voice while I huff and cross my arms, finally opening my eyes, first just a bit and then fully when I see he's completely dressed and nothing about him screams; 'I've just gotten laid.'

"I hope that sex you're having is with me and me only." The voice of Aria speaks up as she pops in through the gap made by Tyrell and the door that's semi closed.

"Babe if I even thought of having sex with someone else, you'd have me hanging by my balls from the closest tree there is." The image makes me gag and cringe as I take a step back, re thinking my decision if I should really go through with my plan for coming here.

I mean I can always come some other day. Preferably when I'm not surrounded by Tyrell and Aria together. They could get handsy for all I know, I think with a blanch. Not liking that thought one bit.

"I would not like to hear about your sex life with Aria nor would I like to hear about your sex life with anyone. I'm here to talk and catch up with my best friend so if you could please run along." I say with my eyes catching Aria's own brown ones as she grins at me excitedly.

"You heard Fie. Get your fine ass out of here and hang out with Ezra and Malleus. Spend some 'bro' time together. Thump your chests and drink beer and talk about how manly you are. Whatever you guys do, go. Shoo." Aria would never tell her mate to, quite frankly, get lost but I can tell she's as eager as I am to get to talking and catching up in a way only the two of us can since we're practically joined at the hip ever since we met.

I have to stand and watch Tyrell mope around and beg and plead with Aria to not get rid of him but with the two of us insisting, he finally gives in but only with the promise that he can come back in five hours tops before I have to get lost.

"It's good to see you're back to your old self." Aria says once she closes the door after kissing Tyrell goodbye three times.

"What do you mean?" I ask confused as she leads the way to the bedroom where I hesitantly step foot. Not wanting to come into contact with anything that might hint at even a make out between the two.

"Well ever since I woke up, I noticed how you were acting weirdly formal with Tyrell and only know were you back to how you usually are. Bickering and arguing like brother and sister. Sort of how you are with Ezra but less so since Tyrell isn't as annoying." Aria clarifies with a soft laugh, patting the bed and assuring me nothing has happened on those sheets.

I'd love to say I'm exaggerating but those two are the most intimate couple I know and that was before Tyrell hadn't gone months without her. I'm sure his wolf helped in amping up the insistent need to claim her as his and him as hers as much as possible.

"It's a long story." I voice out lamely, even the look I get from Aria is one of bemusement and a sign that I'll only be leaving when I spill every last detail as to why I was acting so formal like with Alpha Tyrell.

"It's a good thing we have all day then isn't it?" Aria says pointedly as she crosses her arms over her chest and sinks further into the pillows scattered everyone on the bed like one huge bed fortress.

"Actually I'm pretty sure both Tyrell and Malleus will be barging in here before it's even six o clock since they both are currently being subjected to Ezra." I comment, already knowing Tyrell took heed of Aria's words to go to Malleus and Ezra and he's most certainly already regretting the decision.

"What I meant to say was that I have enough time to force the question out of you. We both know you're going to end up telling me in the end so why not save us both the hassle?" I let out a loud sigh at her words, my shoulders slumping in defeat as I nearly my self into the pillows behind me.

These are seriously comfy pillows. I really need to find out where they get them from.

A nudge from Aria makes me realise I'm sat here thinking about stupid pillows when she's been waiting for me patiently to spill whatever it is that I've kept bottled up.

"It's just-," I pause for a moment, trying to think of better words and not just spew out whatever comes to mind. When I piece my scattered thoughts together, I try my best to speak properly without fumbling, "Everyone knows I was with you when you just fainted all of a sudden. I knew you were sick for the past few days and I told you to come out for fresh air in hopes that you'll feel better. Do you remember that?"

Aria sits up properly when I start to speak and turns her body towards me so that we're face to face, "Of course I do. I mean to me it was just like a few days ago. All I feel is like I took a good nap and woke up the next day." She clarifies while I nod, a frown on my face appearing and deepening as I continue to delve into my innermost concealed feelings.

"Everyone was freaking out when I dragged you out of the forest and then called for help. For a minute I think a few of them thought I had something to do with your fainting but I convinced them I wasn't. Anyways Alpha Tyrell was too focused on bringing you back to the clinic so we could see what was wrong with you. I swear I've never seen the man so helpless and worried," I find myself biting my tongue at that since Aria is probably going to feel guilty even though none of this could possibly be her fault. I need to put a filter on my mouth sometimes, "The Pack doctor checked you over and they didn't find any wounds on you, no fever, nothing. There wasn't even any swelling on your brain. You just collapsed.

"Of course then Alpha Tyrell turned to me and started questioning every little incident and what went down when we went on that walk. I told him how you were fine one minute and then on the ground the next but his wolf took control. I was this close from getting my face mauled off but he luckily managed to reign his wolf back in and regain control of his emotions. I remember him apologising and then just dropping down next to your body on the bed, whispering on and on about how something was wrong and he never noticed. No one did."

Aria tilts her head at me in question as her own frown tugs at the corners of her pink painted lips.

"Did you literally drag me out of the forest?" I blink a few times in confusion, spluttering for words while trying to figure out where the random question came from before physically face palming.

It's no surprise Aria would focus on a tiny part like that and ignore the bigger picture, "No I did not literally drag you out. I carried you in my arms to the outskirts of the trees and then tossed you at Tyrell." My last words come out dry with my face deadpan to show her how stupid her question was as she grins in amusement.

"Thank you for carrying me like a damsel in distress my oh so handsome prince," She coo's with a bat of her eyelashes before grunting when I flick her on the forehead with my pointer and middle finger, "What I don't get is how that all has anything to do with whatever has been going on between you and Alpha Tyrell. Even now, when you were recapping, I think you subconsciously started calling him Alpha again." Aria notes while I stare back at her with lips parted.

Clamping my lips down together, I think over what she's said for a few moments and then start again with a wince, "It was at that moment that it sort of hit me. If maybe, I hadn't listened to you when we first found out you were feeling sick, we could have avoided al of this. I felt like I betrayed the entire Pack by not telling them during those few days when you were walking around and then when you just went practically lifeless, it started eating away at me. I locked myself in the house for a few hours before I came to the realisation that you feeling unwell could help. I know. I know. I acted like a dumb bitch for not telling them sooner."

"I mean you were in shock. I think anyone would be when not only their best friend but their Luna has gone all weird. Man, I never knew I could be so dramatic." Her giggle is soft but I can tell she holds a little guilt herself, putting everyone through mind breaking stress although none of it is her fault obviously.

"I guess but I still think I should have realised it sooner. Well, when I finally did realise it, I ran out of the house and back to the clinic and told the doctors everything. It helped some but I'm not sure how since they didn't notice much change before or after you fainted and went into a coma. To be honest, I was scared shitless that Alph- Tyrell would go berserk and throw me out of the pack or something. After all I did hide important information."

"I swear to God if that man even laid a finger on you, I will hand his ass back to him faster than that man can even blink!" Aria says fiercely with a rather scary glint in her eyes. I quickly wave my hands in front of me to stop her and divert her attention.

"No. No. Not at all," I quickly speak up, scared she'll scold her mate and my Alpha in front of the entire Pack, "He actually thanked me and told me not to worry about it since he knows how persuasive you can get. He did mention that he felt guilty for not noticing you were sick in the first place but I guess, we all feel guilty in one way or another for what happened to you." I finish off, letting out a relieved sigh as my chest feels lighter.

I mean pretty much everyone knows that I knew Aria was feeling out of sorts before everything went down but surprisingly, no one blamed me or held me in disregard. They just assured me that it wasn't my fault. I'm grateful that our Pack is so united and not chaotic like I know some are famous for just that.

"So practically everyone feels somewhat guilty in one way or another." Aria says with a thoughtful tone, leaning back into the pillows and then glancing at me, "You do know no ones at fault except for however the hell I got infected with that magic or whatever."

"You should say that to yourself." I observe with a pointed look since I know she's been beating herself up over how the pack nearly fell apart and we were slowing turning into one of those chaotic packs that everyone cringes at by just thinking of them.

"I know. Don't worry. Tyrell is helping me a lot with that." She says with a sly wink, the gag automatic as I nearly throw up in my mouth.

"Please do not ever mention your sex life with that man every again!" I scold firmly while she erupts into manic cackles, the sound assuring me that she is most definitely one hundred percent back on track with everything including herself. I'm just glad the time gap of three months hasn't mentally affected her like how I've heard it does for some people.

Aria continues to laugh, wiping the tears at the corners of her eyes but stops mid laugh as she looks at the door and sniffs the air lightly. I furrow my brows in confusion and do the same only for certain familiar scents to greet me as they drift lightly through the air, the owner's of the scents trying to be careful but not enough to escape our notice.

"Are you kidding me right now?" Aria buffs as she stands up and marches over to open the door while I follow with an amused expression. The door opens and reveals two sheepish men. The expression probably leaving some in awe at the state of an Alpha and King standing with disgruntled looks on their faces but also apprehension since they know the both of them will probably be getting chewed out by us.

"You both do know it hasn't even been an hour since we threw you out." I comment with a raised eyebrow while Malleus snorts.

"An hour with Ezra feels like a whole eternity." He says stoically, arms crossed over his chest while Tyrell rapidly moves his head up and down in agreement with Malleus' words.

"I've read about this somewhere Fie," Aria whispers to me although we both know the two men can hear, "It's something called codependency and it appears these two men have it, your Majesty." She ends awkwardly, glancing down at her feet when she realises Malleus could potentially be the one chewing her to pieces for the 'disrespect.'

I nod in agreement and am about to tell Malleus to run along when Aria speaks up with a smile, "How about we all just hang out for a bit? Watch a movie or something and I'm sure the two of them will be bored a few minutes into a chick flick and will leave so we can talk some more then." I glance to Malleus who seems on board with the plan but also determined to not leave my side.

"We'll invite Ezra too." I say while a chorus of groans erupt from the two men.

I almost feel bad for Ezra, he's annoying but definitely not that annoying.

Oh well.

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AN: I feel proud for posting on time although I should feel ashamed since I'm feeling proud over doing the bare minimum. It's a vicious cycle. Also sorry for the abrupt ending but I didn't really know how to end it and I've got to wake up early tomorrow so yeah.

Question: Have you made any lifestyle changes during this quarantine? And if so, what?

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