Fury Heart Alpha: An FF Omegaverse Shifter Romance by Winter Thorn

Author:Winter Thorn [Thorn, Winter]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-02-28T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirty-Five

Two Weeks Later

The sound of drills and the familiar scent of motor oil, metal, and gemstone shavings permeated the air from the admin building to the garage. Ember greeted her uncle in his office with a kiss on the cheek, then set two bags of takeout on the cluttered desk. Cheeseburgers, fries, and creamy chocolate shakes for dessert. Everything Aunt Myrria had officially barred him from eating a week ago.

Unzipping her heavy white coat freed Ember’s freely flowing hair, fitted deep green turtleneck, and dark blue jeans. She hung it on the back of her chair and dug in. As they ate, Devin went over the pictures on the walls. From his military days and newlywed years to Ember’s adoption, all of them carried a story he remembered as if it happened yesterday. Though he had always been a sentimental storyteller, Uncle Devin had been reminiscing a lot more than usual the last couple weeks. Every little thing reminded him of one special time or another.

If not for his non-stop stories, the Li house would’ve been a prison of quiet tension. Aunt Myrria had been distant ever since Ember stayed out late with Arik. The omega apologized and hadn’t repeated the offense, but the displeased elder didn’t seem ready to forgive her anytime soon.

“I asked enya if she wanted anything and she said no. She even turned down her favorite pie. I didn’t think she would be mad at me for this long. I almost miss her fussing at me all the time.”

“Your auntie’s not mad at you, she’s mad at me.”

“You?”

“We’re sort of…at odds about life at the moment.”

That was his code for ‘we’re fighting.’ Ember wouldn’t be surprised if she was the subject of at least one of the conflicts.

“But don’t worry,” he continued. “I plan to make up with her on the trip, so we’ll be gone a little longer than usual.”

“How long?”

“I can’t say, but longer than a week, I’m sure.”

“Well, while you’re hard at work earning her forgiveness, get some for me, too.”

Devin chuckled, making Ember grin as nibbled on a fry. He leaned back in his chair and cupped the back of his head with both hands.

“You know, I’ve been thinking about when you were little, how you used to hang out here from sunup to sundown, getting into all kinds of mess. Calliope would bring you over in something cute and frilly and by the day’s end, you’d be covered head to toe in soot. I miss those days.”

Ember grinned, narrowed her eyes in faux suspicion, and pointed at him with a fry.

“Are you trying to coax free labor out of me, old man?”

Uncle Devin laughed loud and heartily. “Ey, you got me!”

Ember didn’t realize how long it had been since they spent time together like this until Uncle Devin called her at work and asked to have lunch together. His recent mushiness summoned an urge within the young mage to get back what they had. She would be sure to come by the shop more often when he and Myrria returned.

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