Chapter 33

**ELENA**

The last few days have not been an easy ride, as the boys have had quite a bit of work to do at the pack and I've had to deal with some malfunctions at the factory. All this is in parallel with the organization of our mating ceremony and my presentation of Luna. We're doing our utmost to make sure no one suspects what we're up to, especially Caleb's dad. And to tell the truth, we're not up to much because we're so busy. I've asked Jacob for a hand in trying to find out where my father might have had a safe, and it's not that easy.

We're all relying on Cilian's test results to move us forward, I think that once we know what caused the infection and whether Eric could be the person behind it, we'll have a lead. Theo spoke to his mother about his father's accident, but we didn't learn anything more than we already knew. He was in a road accident and his car exploded, leaving him no chance of survival.

It doesn't make sense, I was convinced that only in the movies could a car explode like that. Unfortunately, since there's nothing left of the car, they wanted to get rid of it quickly, which I can understand. Mary has invited me to her house for afternoon tea to spend time just the two of us, so I'm hoping to find out more about all this.

Sitting on an armchair in front of the bay window, I admire the sunrise and its magnificent colors dancing between the trees. A steaming cup of coffee, silence and the sunrise... that's what I call a perfect start to the day.

"There you are," Theo says, surprising me. He has a cup of coffee in his hand and approaches an armchair to mine.

"I've always found sunrises beautiful, but from here it's simply breathtaking."

"I know. What do you think I chose this place for? And these big windows?" He asks me with a smirk.

"Oh, that was to admire the sun... I foolishly thought it was to have a magnificent view to impress the girls."

He snorts. "I don't need that to impress them... Just to pull down my pants." He adds before taking a sip of coffee.

"I can't argue with you there."

" Why can't you argue with him?" Caleb asks as he approaches with a cup of coffee, Finn hots on his heels.

"About the size of the monster I'm hiding in my pants," Theo replies with a huge grin.

"Well, I can't argue with that either. I haven't seen much cock in my life, but yours is huge." Finn tells him as he sits on the arm of my chair.

"It's too early to talk about that. Honestly, are you looking at his cock while we're fucking Elena?" Caleb asks him, frowning.

"Eyes are made for looking, but I prefer a thousand times to look at the goddess who is with us."

I don't know if I'll ever tire of listening to their conversation. The three of them are so close that it makes our relationship so simple.

"Things should calm down over the next few days," Caleb says. "At least before they pick up speed with the ceremony and presentation."

The coffee suddenly tastes bitter in my mouth and I get up to empty it into the sink. I've always responded very well to stress, but maybe this is a lot, even for me.

"My parents will be back at the end of the week. We should know a little more." Finn tells me before kissing the top of my head. "Are you okay? I've never seen you not finish a cup of coffee."

"I think all this is making me a little nervous, that's all." He wraps his arms around me and we're soon joined by my other two mates.

"We're in this together and we'll stay together no matter what," Caleb tells me.

A few minutes later, we've all left the living room and are getting ready for our day. We've got used to our routine and naturally enough we sleep more often at Theo's, but for logistical reasons, we sleep at my place most nights of the week. I finish putting on my make-up when Theo and Caleb come to kiss me goodbye.

Finn is the last to leave the house and kisses me before he goes when he finds me in the kitchen. He watches my face for a moment, frowning. "Are you sure everything's okay?"

"I'll be leaving in five minutes, I'm a little smeared that's all."

"You know you can get yourself a day off and I can even try to stay part of the day with you or ask one of..."

"No no, don't worry. I'm fine." I tell her, giving him a small smile.

"Well if you say so. See you later."

He goes out and I pour myself a glass of water, but I shouldn't have because I feel nauseous. Okay, to get through it, what can I eat? Chocolate! I rummage through the kitchen drawers until I come across the holy grail: a chocolate bar.

As soon as I start eating it, I start feeling better. You see, Elena, nothing more than a little drop in blood sugar. In a matter of seconds, the chocolate bar is completely engulfed and my nausea is gone. Well, ready for a new day of work.