Briana's POV

With the important business out of the way, the house is now filled with laughs and stories floating around the room of how everyone met and who knows who.

I stay in my same spot as before, not used to being around so many people and being apart of it all.

Instead of being lonely and ignored , people are coming up to me with smile and hilarious stories of my brother and all his friends, the endless amount of smile and we'll wishes almost making my head spin.

As a child I always dreamed that I would hear something like this. A huge family where everyone gets together and has good times and laughs and promise each other that no matter what, they'll always be there. I've always held that dream close to my heart, never believing that it could actually come true one day.

After our parents died at the protest, I was convinced that nothing good would ever happen to me because I was no good. Everyone around me always seemed to die, or have something awful happen to them.

I believed that no one would ever want me around and I couldn't make any friends because I was sure they would get hurt.

    And now there's a house full of people who are willing to help me and Art because they consider us friends and family by association. The concept doesn't sound right no matter how I spin it, and yet I can't deny the feeling of camaraderie I feel sitting in this large room full of people who laugh and joke around me.

    Is this what it's like to have a big loving family?

   I feel a hand on my head and I relax a little, finding comfort in the way that Artemis hasn't strayed from my side, choosing to stay standing behind me while talking and mingling with people who chose to help.

    I find myself smiling and pushing further into Artemis' touch, and my cheeks grow avalen at the realization, my thighs closing at the pulsing that I've been trying to ignore for the past hour.

   Somehow, even when she's not trying to, Artemis always has a way of awakening my body with the smallest touch. Even now as her hand skims my scalp and plays with my locs, there's a live wire that connects to my spine sending shivers down my back and towards my pussy that's almost drooling at this point.

    I feel her fingers slowly trail down my head and towards the back of my neck, and I almost moan out loud when one of her nails lightly scrape across my neck, the sensation alluring in the best way possible.

   She knows what she's doing.

  She has to.

  But I refuse to give her the satisfaction of knowing it's working. I try my best to sit still and mingle with those around me, but every time I try I end up getting distracted by the teasing from Artemis, her fingers playing my body like a flute.

My thighs are firmly pressed together, though it hasn't helped quell the ache at all. Instead I find myself shifting in my seat, the subtle friction rubbing against my clit in my jeans causing my face to flush. With Art's hands in my hair and the tension that has been wearing at my self control, all I can think about is finding my way underneath Artemis.

Not that I would ever tell her that.

With tinted cheeks and disbelief in my own actions, I stop my shifting, knowing that if anyone was paying attention that would catch on to my scent.

I know it's normal for that to happen, but it would be very embarrassing nevertheless.

Thankfully, Artemis is called to follow some people into the kitchen. I turn to look up at her behind me and see hesitation crossing her face as if she isn't sure she should leave me alone. "Go, this is important. I'll be fine." I reassure her, almost glad that she got called away, not prepared at all to go with what my mind is explicitly showing me.

Art smiles, her honey colored skin glowing even in this yellow light. Her gold eyes pierce mine until my breath is stolen away and she leans in ever so slowly until our faces are level.

"I'll be right back, my little butterfly." She tells me lowly before pressing a lingering kiss to my forehead that both soothes me and ignited the flame of my arousal further.

She has to know what she's doing. If she doesn't..... holy hell am so in a lot of trouble.

The kiss is warm and firm and it makes me do something I had no intention on doing at all..... even if I couldn't get the image out of my head.

Biting my lip, nervous beyond all measure, I raise my head to catch her lips with my own, lighting shooting down my body at the contact. Her lips are warm and soft, begging my teeth to mark them with a tender bite. Without hesitation she immediately presses her lips firmly against mine, moving slowly but intentionally before pulling away. Even though it was a small kiss, I find myself breathless as she pulls away, her eyes looking like molten gold.

Any air that was left in my lungs immediately gets pulled out by the intense gold fire that's burning my soul and making my heart pound.

Everything else in the room falls away and it's only the two of us, her silky hair falling into a curtain that shields us from any and everything. I watch her pink lips, so close to my own, and I can't help the urge to taste them again, fully. My body is calling out to the Faerie Princess and I find myself wanting everything she can give to me.

The thoughts in my head make my flush.

What the hell is happening to me.

With a quiet curse, Artemis straightens up and offers me a wicked looking smile I manage to see once I tore my eyes away from my lips and chest. Her hand finds itself holding my chin so that I can't look away in quiet embarrassment like I was aiming to. Instead I'm forced to meet her striking gaze as she peers down at me. "Stay." She tells me, though it feels more like an order.

And while I would like to think I hate the sultry authority that drips in her voice and body in waves, I know deep down that it only makes the fire in my core burn that much brighter.

With tinted cheeks, wet panties and hard nipples, I nod, my mouth parted in slight awe as she gives me one of her dazzling smiles, her thumb reaching up to trace along my lips. Finally she gives a long sigh before leaning back, giving me a wink and heading off towards the kitchen and the people who called for her.

Realizing that we weren't, in fact, in here all alone, my face blazes as I screw my eyes shut knowing I have to turn around and face the room and once I do, I find six smirking faces looking at me with amusement. Chloe, Cody and Cora all wiggle their eyebrows and make obscene gestures I choose to ignore for my sanity, baby Ashley crawling on the floor beside them and giggling in baby glee. Thomas and Ares are yin and yang, Thomas' all smile and pride and Ares smirking though I can't miss the curious arousal that clouds his featured as well.

My big brother is smiling broadly while standing next to James, Maddy in his arms, though as soon as he realizes I'm alone, he makes his way over.

"You look happy, Toot." Is all he says before winning and walking away.

I've never heard him say that before.

But before I can dwell on that fact, I'm suddenly being pulled to join Chloe and Co on the floor, Ashley being passed off from Alex to Cora as he goes to handle more pack business.

With a red face I try to act normal as we all interact though I can tell by their knowing smiles that they saw all that happened between Artemis and I.

Happy.

I'm happy.

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Hmmm I hope this was a good ending for this chapter. but BAM look at this bitches. some gxg content that I know so many of you were waiting for! Also, have you guys seen any plot holes? If so lmk!

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