Long May I Reign (Myths & Legends: Dragon Gods)

Patience Is Key (unedited)

I stumble into the bathroom, my legs like jelly while my mind works in overdrive to comprehend what just happened. Shifting to human form in the hall with basically the entire pack there... how much worse does it get.

I wrap the blanket tighter around me as I feel my body slowly begin to warm up again. Olivia and Amber stand beside me and hoist me up to sit on the bathroom cabinets. It is large and spacious, with golden brown granite tops for the cabinets and a similar shape for the tile floors. Above my head lights adorn over the large mirror mounted on the wall behind me. In front of me are a series of stalls with a broom closet to the left. The bathroom had a honey gold like tint to it as I admire it for a small moment.

"I'll go find her some clothes." Lilly says over her shoulder before jogging quickly out of the room. I sway drunkenly on the counter as Victoria gently grasp my face.

"Hey honey, how are you feeling?" She ask with concern heavily coating her voice, empathy in her eyes.

"I feel a little dizzy, cold, and extremely pissed at myself. Like really, of all the times and chances I could have changed back to my normal body, I do it on the table while everyone is there." I cringe inwardly and pull the blanket over my head to hide my shame.

She pulls it down gently to reveal my eyes. "Ghost relax, this was your first time shifting correct? Often times you can't even control it. And you're hardly the first person to shift in front of a lot of us on accident." She pats my hair and I notice I feel strangely neutral about being touched.

"It's not like you look bad anyway, I'm sure you gave your boo thang Ryder a nice show." Olivia nudges my side with her elbow. I feel my cheeks and neck instantly heat up and groan into the fabric.

"Oh really, Ryder?" Victoria smiles at me gently with her eye brow slightly raised.

"Come on, I'm sure you noticed Mrs. Alpha." Amber grins from ear to ear trying to contain her laughter.

"What exactly happened to talking later tonight after dinner Amber?!" I fire back at her, although with a little less venom than I would have usually had.

"All that went out the window when you shifted in front of everyone. Including Axelllll." She wiggles her eye brows. "I bet you gave Lilly something to be jealous over."

Before my mouth can fully drop Victoria chimes in. "I hope she did, would serve the bitch right."

My mouth completely pops off and falls on the floor as I look at her. "Victoria!" I squeal and she keeps the amusement in her eyes.

"It's a not very well kept secret I don't like Lilly, but I will tell you girls to stop teasing her. What's between her and Axel isn't romantic, and even if it was it's none of our business so stop gossiping like old women."

"What's with her and Ryder is romantic." Olivia mutters into her collar bone as she pretends to inspect her finger nails.

"Oh yeah, no denying that Ghost, sorry." Victoria smiles and rolls her eyes.

"Was it that obvious?" I look between them red hot in embarrassment.

"For us maybe, but I doubt him or the other guys knew it. Maybe Axel and alpha Troy, you know guys are oblivious."

"Actually I don't have much experience with guys in general..." I stop as I see them looking at me taken aback.

"I can't believe we just became friends and you're already lying to us." Amber says in a mock horrified term and pretends to clutch pearls in her hands.

"I'm one of your alphas and you're lying to me as well, shame on you Ghost." She acts as if she is wiping tears away.

"What exactly do you think I'm lying about?"