3013: UNITY: A 3013 Novella by Laurie Roma

Author:Laurie Roma [Roma, Laurie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-04-17T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Lyrica had enjoyed spending the day with the Titan family, but after Gabriel’s warning, she’d been slightly uneasy about speaking to his youngest brother. However, once introductions were made and they sat down at the table, she quickly realized there was nothing to worry about.

While Gabriel and Poppy had inherited their father’s temperament, Vaughn was more of a free spirit like their mother. He was a cheerful, curious teenager, and he had a pure heart like the rest of his family. Vaughn had arrived with his best friend, Ivan, who attended the Academy with him. Ivan was a big male who remained quiet during most of the meal, while Vaughn hadn’t stopped asking questions.

Instead of being annoyed, Lyrica was pleased by his interest in her and the Xenon. Perhaps she felt a fondness for the youngling because of her own inquisitive nature and thirst for knowledge, or she could have been influenced by the deep love Gabriel had for his family. Either way, she was pleased that she had gotten to spend time getting to know all of them. His family was obviously important to her mate, which made them important to her.

She and Alden took turns answering questions about their home world and their journey to Earth while they enjoyed the fabulous meal that had been prepared by Dorian and Dima. Alden was a little less enthusiastic about the task, but he’d spent years being bombarded by her questions, so he was used to it. Gabriel and Harris also answered a few, though it was difficult for them to talk much since they both spent most of the meal shoving food in their mouths.

“Is it true you went streaking naked through the courtyard?” Vaughn asked.

“No,” Gabriel answered curtly.

“Sort of,” Harris corrected with a wide grin. “He had Lyrica’s cloak wrapped around his waist since he had busted out of his own clothes.”

Vaughn snickered. “Stars, I wish I got that on vid.”

“I’m sure someone did,” Harris said slyly, trying to look innocent. Then, he mouthed, “I’ll send it to you.”

“Gabriel used to love running around the garden naked.” Hazel’s dark eyes sparkled with amusement. “Every time we turned on the sprinkler he would just jump right in and—”

“I was a toddler, mom.”

“Change the subject before she gets started on the more embarrassing stories. It won’t end well for you,” Poppy promised with a laugh. “Remember what she did to me that first night I brought Dorian and Dima over for dinner? I’m surprised they didn’t run for the hills.”

“We’d never run from you, mate,” Dorian swore, stroking her hair.

Dima nodded. “And we love hearing stories about your childhood.”

Lyrica blinked her eyes up at Gabriel, and she sent him a sweet smile. “I’d like to hear more about you naked in the garden.”

“There is nothing more romantic than dancing naked in the garden with your mate,” Hazel said, blowing a kiss at Koric, who smiled back at her.

“That does sound romantic,” Lyrica murmured.

“Don’t encourage them, or they’ll never stop,” Gabriel ordered, making everyone at the table laugh.

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