Venus's POV
Marissa is now sleeping. She claims that having ribs for a meal makes her sleepy like nothing else. She's been eating ribs for lunch for the last two days and she's been sleeping until evening.
Alonso and I left Linda and my mother to themselves to catch up on everything they've missed. They both are the kind of best friends I always wanted to have. But the thing is I have Alonso who is a male and my mate. And then Dorian who is trapped in a male body. So sometimes I don't know how the girl bestie thing works.
Maybe Marissa will grow up to be my best friend in that way. Now that things have settled that she is not a Rogue and definitely not the one with ill intentions, I can safely let her take time instead of shoving her into the pack. The real world.
Alonso and I walk outside, holding hands. No one says a word. They smile and bow their heads. It still feels surreal how Linda made everything seem possible within ten minutes of arrival when Alonso and I had been ponderi
