Operation Unite The Beasts.

Protect.

After we got back from the presentation, we all sat in the living room making small talk.

"They're just friends." Mia said laughing to which I scoffed in disbelief, we were talking about a movie and how the female lead and her supposed male best friend were actually just friends to which I vehemently disagreed.

"Come on Mia, you can't be that blind...She said he's just a friend but she won't rest if she  doesn't see him for a day, Please what kind of 'just friends' is that?.... I haven't seen such a 'just friends' in my life!" I stated with finality and everyone laughed at my words,

"you know, I'm not the only blind one." Mia said casually and everyone glanced subtly at me, I rolled my eyes knowing they were referring to me, I glared at Mia,

"meaning?" I asked, and she shrugged innocently, I huffed but decided to let it go.

"And what about that Tania and her abusive relationship?" Mia asked and I frowned,

"I don't even wanna start talking about that girl, you get beaten up by your boyfriend everyday and you fail to leave him.. and she's like she sees something in him... what the fuck is she seeing?" I ranted and we all laughed,

"It's either he's filthy rich or he's damn good in bed." Kay decided after we explained the movie to her, and I laughed,

"now that you mention it..." I said wiggling my brows and she threw a cracker at me, I laughed in response.

I had eventually decided to accept Lon's apology, the chocolate pack I was currently devouring had absolutely nothing to do with it, it was just out of the goodness of my heart.

Somehow they all decided to play a game where they all asked me silly questions and I had to answer.

"Which movie character do you most relate to and what's your life motto?" Dan asked and I smirked,

"movie character... 'maleficent' and life motto...well it'd have to be...'I like you begging..do it again," I said with a smirk and Dan chuckled,

"if someone calls your enemy ugly, what would you say to your enemy in comfort?" Mia asked smirking and I laughed,

"Don't be disturbed if they say you're ugly hon...as far as you have a good personality...well... you're still ugly." I replied and we all laughed.

"Hmm, if someone tells your boyfriend you're dating other people as well, what would you tell your boyfriend?" Grey asked and I rolled my eyes at the silly question,

"I'd say listen up man, if I'm dating you, I'm dating only you, the other ones you see or hear about if anything, they're the ones dating me, I'm not dating them and I'm not even aware of their dating," I replied laughing.

"Do you have a boyfriend?" Jake asked and two growls were heard, I glared at Jake and he shrugged,

"well the thing is, I really hate that question... don't ask me if I have a boyfriend, take me out, spoil me with money and make me laugh...I will then decide if I'm single or not." I stated smirking, everyone laughed at my words.

"What turns you on?" Sky asked and my mates glared at her, I pondered for a bit before replying,

"Non- sexual forms of intimacy is actually what turns me on. Like if I tell you I'm having a bad day and you call me immediately... I'mma want to fuck you." I said, before turning to Grey,

"Before you dial my number, I'm not having a bad day, I haven't gotten a new phone yet and you have three angry shifters currently glaring at you." I informed him, referring to my mates and Jake, he slowly put his phone away before raising his hands in a surrender gesture.

"What would you say to people about to fall in love?" Kay asked and I raised a brow,

"when did I become a relationship advisor?... anyways I'd say, hon, before you fall in love nowadays, remember to photocopy your heart, laminate it and keep the original at home... just in case, cause people are acting anyhow these days!" I replied and Kay laughed.

"Would you feel comfortable wearing your lover's clothes?" Jay asked and I laughed,

"listen baby, if we are in a relationship, your clothes are basically mine too, so you shouldn't even ask me why I'm wearing your shirt...it's our shirt now," I replied and he grinned,

"I like the sound of that." He said,

"of course you do," I replied sarcastically only to be cut off by a rude voice.

"So you're still here, I'd have thought you were smart enough to leave by now, I'm disappointed," Claire said and I sighed, of course the bitch is back. I looked up at her

"listen Claire, you can't just appear from nowhere and tell me shit like you're disappointed in me... don't do that..
cause first of all, Who are you?
Secondly, who appointed you to be appointed in me...?
Furthermore if you had been appointed in me, like you want to be...how much would your appointment be worth to me..?
And finally, gaa fuck onwe gi ." I said with a smirk.

She stared at me in confusion and I chuckled, noticing my words had confused everyone as well.

"In case you were wondering, in my language that translates to...go fuck yourself." I said lazily and her jaws dropped, I winked at her before standing up and going into the kitchen even as the living room was overrun with laughter.

  ~Talon's POV~
I found it hard controlling my laughter and I wasn't the only one, Claire's expression was comical. She glared at us, before stomping away and I chuckled. Ana was truly a force to be reckoned with, she was the true definition of black girl power. I loved how she never lets anyone mess with her, always gaining the upper hand whether it be a battle of wits or otherwise.

I couldn't help but admire her intelligence, will and ridiculously smart mouth and the fact that she was so confident and proud of her African heritage made me respect her even more.

My gaze rose to her immediately as she came back into the room with a glass of orange juice. I chuckled at the grin on her face, I had managed to bribe my way back into her favor using her obvious sweet tooth and chocolate addiction. My gaze didn't leave her form but instead watched fascinated as she downed the glass of orange juice in quick gulps, her head leaned back slightly and her throat bobbing in response.

Everything about her fascinated me so much it was annoying. After that amazing kiss, I had intended on keeping my distance to avoid loosing control and taking her, but even that had seemed impossible. The few days of distance was torture and I found myself giving up and running back to plead for her forgiveness.

Now that I was in the presence of them both, my wolf felt so at peace, and my heart was consumed with warmth and the intense need to love and be loved. I wanted to tell them both my fears and reservations, I wanted to hear them tell me they weren't true, that my fears were silly and unfounded, that James last words would never come true... but I couldn't, anything I said right now would only be a sorry excuse for my sins against my mates, I couldn't undo the hurt I had already caused, neither could I let go of the fears that drowned me, I could only assure myself, that this was better, at least now, I could stay by their side as a friend and protect them, from everything and everyone who posed a danger to Jay and Ana.... especially myself.

   ~Author's Note~
Hey y'all, I'm really sorry for the delay.
I had and still have a lot going on for me and I was also trying to put together the ideas in my head and find an order for the forthcoming chapters. Notwithstanding I'll try to make the updates as regular as they used to be 😊😊

Concerning Lon, his character seems to be quite contradictory but being pulled between the mate bond, love, your fears and your past mistakes does that to a person, he'll eventually sort his issues out, I just don't know if Ana and Jay would still be around when he's finally ready 😣😣 .