Ascending From Madness by Stacey Marie Brown

Author:Stacey Marie Brown
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, fantasy, paranormal, fantasy series, steamy romance, retelling, new adult, humor adult, sexy adventure
Publisher: Stacey Marie Brown

Chapter 27

A welcoming fire crackled in the hearth. Scents of vanilla, lemon, chocolate, and cinnamon wafted through the cabin, causing a thundering a growl in my stomach. My tongue craved one of Hare’s treats. But that’s where the welcome stopped.

The small room was spewed with dirty clothes, snacks, cooking utensils, card games, drawings, towels, and blankets, reminding me of my little sister’s sleepovers when she was young. Within five minutes, they exploded all over the living room with magazines, hair stuff, sleeping bags, food, and clothes.

“This is actually better than it was before.” Dee let go of my hand, running for the sofa, crashing in next to her brother. “I yelled at them every day to pick up their stuff.” She rolled her eyes. “Boys… right?”

“Right.” I grinned, shaking my head. I never grew up with a brother, and now my sister was by far tidier and more structured than I was.

“Hey!” Hare stomped back into the living room. “I told you I am not your maid or your mommy. Pick up your own crap. And don’t act like you weren’t as bad.” He pointed a spoon at Dee. “You fuckin’ Pucks are messy, love living in cluttered chaos.”

“It’s homey.” Dum dug underneath himself, pulling out a pair of tongs. “Oh hey, I was looking for these earlier.” He used them to scratch his back.

“Tinsel tits!” Hare bellowed at Dum. “You—you—I can’t even look at you right now. I used those to cook last night’s maple-butter spaghetti.”

I winced. “I thought elves were supposed to be clean, neat, and organized?”

“They are at Santa’s shop. Extremely disciplined, down to the last detail. The place runs meticulously.” Scrooge set the package near Pen, who was humming “Santa Claus is Back in Town,” swishing his flippers over the white rug in circles.

“Ohhh! A present.” Pen’s eyes lit up, clapping his flippers.

“Don’t touch it. Not for you.” Scrooge pointed at him, turning back to me. “Then they go home and are the complete opposite. Unbelievable hoarders. Disgustingly messy… and Santa wasn’t much better.”

Knowing Jessica, that had to drive her even more batty. Not a surprise, she was a minimalistic, clean freak.

“Alice.” A low voice came from the hallway, jerking my head around. “You have returned.”

Rudolph stood there, tall, fit, wearing only a pair of the red pants Nick seemed to have numerous pairs of. His wounds had healed, his antlers starting to grow back. Even though his manifestation had come to me on Earth, seeing how utterly beautiful he was in person, jolted my chest.

“Rudy,” I breathed, the tie that bonded us flaring to life. Not able to stop myself, I ran for him, wrapping my arms around his torso. His arms curled around me, pulling me into him.

“It is so good to see you. I have missed you.” His voice was still monotone, but strangely I felt so much depth in it. “I was so worried about you. But you came back. To us… to me.”

“You guys never left me, even when I didn’t remember you.

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