saturn

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aurelia pov

waking up in aiden's arms felt like heaven, and honestly i wanted to wake up in all of my mates arm's just so i could die happy. though we couldn't stay with our mates i could understand the appeal to the whole mate thing. the instant feelings of lust and love, the euphoria when you first meet them, the longing and desire the longer you are apart. the burning you feel when your together, i loved astrid and she would always be my first but i wanted her to experience the full joys of being their mate.

getting out of my thoughts i picked my head up and looked around the dark room and noticed kaiden and astrid laying together she looked happy in her sleep, a small smile tugging at her lips the dark light illuminating her beauty, kaiden looked like a giant next to her, his body curled around hers like he would protect her at any moment. looking around a bit more i noticed azreal sitting on the floor but his back against the wall, his eyes were dazed and he looked out of it. my body had a mind of its own and i felt like i was getting lured in by a siren. slowly making my way out of bed i made my way over to him and sunk next to him all without him noticing.

placing my hand on his i just rubbed it until he moved slowly and looked over at me, "i can take the next shift you look tired and trust me i know what that's like" i said trying my best to keep the peace, "oh yea and what's it like" he mocked me but little did he know i was actually astrid's protector, i did things im not proud of just to make sure we could live and survive after our parents died, it's not like they could hold steady and stable jobs when we were on the run. i ignored his question and looked him in the eyes, "i know your tired and im willing to stay up while you get some sleep it's either a yes or a no azreal" i said though i was nervous about his response.

out of all my mates i felt the most disconnected with him, and in the back of my mind i wanted to be so close to all of my mates i practically wanted to live in their skin. "are you gonna scheme to run off again" he shot back a guarded look on his face. i just shook my head "not right now, it wouldn't be any fun" i let out a small laugh, he just gave me a look. "haha very funny" he said but his head lowered to my legs, his arms wrapped around my stomach and he curled slighting into my body. a cot like bed appeared under us feeling soft as fuck, while pillows and blankets appeared as well.

"good night lia" i heard him say before i could respond his light snores filled the room. i sunk into the cot a little and just rubbed his back. in moments like this it felt easy to disconnect with the world and just stay here, imagining the life our parents wanted for us, kids, puppies and the white picket fence. they just wanted us happy no matter what, i felt a tear run down my eye before wiping it quickly. there was no crying on the run sometimes you just have to suck up your emotions and keep running. these men were changing me, and i didn't know if i liked it or not.

'go to sleep aurelia' i heard in my head, which shocked me out of my thoughts but i knew just by the sultry voice it was astrid, i rolled my eyes hopping she could see me, "get out of my head and go back to sleep baby" i heard her huff before turning in kaidens arms, her front pressed against his as aiden somehow moved closer and snuggled into her back. i looked at the bed once more and noticed the 3 guys cuddled together and smiled. no matter what they would always have each other at least.

"sleep" i heard from astrid, this time it was out loud and it felt like a spell came over me before my body swayed back into dreamland.

i woke up a few hours later but everyone else was still sleeping, i did a head count in the room making sure everyone was here. somehow in my sleep i didn't notice dustin and andrés making their way over to the small cot, my boys were laying practically on top of each other most likely in a protective way, i noticed zander had joined astrid's sleep group. everyone was accounted for and that's all that mattered to me.