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Four Kings and a Christmas Miracle - #22: Ava
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2025-12-23 20:00:00I woke to silence and empty spaces. My arm stretched across the cool sheets where Oscar should have been, my leg extended into the void Callum had left. The morning light filtered through the curtains, painting the abandoned half of our enormous bed in soft gold. They must have risen early, eager to tackle the day's festival preparations, leaving me to sleep in after last night's opening ceremonies. I should have been grateful for the respite, but the absence of their bodies—and the continued void where Theo and Noah should have been—made the bed feel less like a sanctuary and more like an island adrift in a too-large ocean.
"Good morning to you too," I murmured to the emptiness, pushing myself up against the headboard.*They let us sleep,* Artemis observed, her presence stretching lazily within me like a cat in a patch of sunlight. *Oscar left his scent on your pillow deliberately.*I smiled despite myself, bringing Oscar's pillow to my face and inhaling
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Bullied By My Four Mates Four Kings and a Christmas Miracle - #23: Ava
"Oh," I whispered, the single syllable containing a universe of emotion. My free hand moved instinctively to my stomach, pressing against the flat plane where life now grew. "Oh, my god."*I told you!* Artemis was practically dancing with joy. *Pups! Our pup! We did it!*Tears spilled onto my cheeks as I sank to the floor, back against the cool marble of the bathtub, test still clutched in my hand like a talisman. Pregnant. After five years, after countless negative tests, after specialists and treatments and rituals, after fighting the shadow of a curse that had hung over us like a malevolent cloud—pregnant."I need to tell them," I whispered, picturing my kings' faces. "They've waited so long, hoped so long..."Christmas. I would tell them on Christmas morning. What better gift could I possibly give them? I could already imagine it—the five of us (please, all five, I prayed silently) gathered around the tree, exchanging presents. I would save mi
Bullied By My Four Mates Four Kings and a Christmas Miracle - #22: Ava
I woke to silence and empty spaces. My arm stretched across the cool sheets where Oscar should have been, my leg extended into the void Callum had left. The morning light filtered through the curtains, painting the abandoned half of our enormous bed in soft gold. They must have risen early, eager to tackle the day's festival preparations, leaving me to sleep in after last night's opening ceremonies. I should have been grateful for the respite, but the absence of their bodies—and the continued void where Theo and Noah should have been—made the bed feel less like a sanctuary and more like an island adrift in a too-large ocean."Good morning to you too," I murmured to the emptiness, pushing myself up against the headboard.*They let us sleep,* Artemis observed, her presence stretching lazily within me like a cat in a patch of sunlight. *Oscar left his scent on your pillow deliberately.*I smiled despite myself, bringing Oscar's pillow to my face and inhaling
Bullied By My Four Mates Four Kings and a Christmas Miracle - #21: Oscar
The ballroom had been transformed under my careful direction—though I'd been banned from handling the actual tinsel, my vision had guided the decorating committee. Crystal chandeliers dripped with silver icicles, tables laden with festive foods lined the walls, and a massive tree reached toward the vaulted ceiling, adorned with ornaments representing each territory of the kingdom.Musicians played traditional wolf songs intermixed with human Christmas carols, the melodies weaving together as seamlessly as our two species had under Ava's rule. Dancers already spun across the polished floor, their movements creating patterns as intricate as the lights outside."It's beautiful, Oscar," Ava said, her eyes taking in the scene. "You've outdone yourself this year."I preened slightly at the compliment. "Well, I had to compensate for being outnumbered in the 'no, Oscar, we don't need actual live reindeer in the ballroom' debate."Her laugh, though soft, w
Bullied By My Four Mates Four Kings and a Christmas Miracle - #20: Oscar
I stood on the palace steps between Callum and Ava, watching breath fog in the crisp evening air as hundreds of our people gathered in the courtyard below. Their faces turned up toward us, expectant and eager despite the hardships of winter—families huddled together for warmth, pups perched on their parents' shoulders for a better view, elders wrapped in extra layers against the cold. The air crackled with anticipation, scented with pine and cinnamon from the enormous wreaths flanking the palace entrance. Beside me, Ava looked every inch the queen in her emerald gown and silver crown, her posture perfect, her expression serene. Only those who knew her best would notice the slight tightness around her eyes, the barely perceptible tension in her shoulders. Only her kings would recognise the effort it took to smile when half her heart was stranded in the northern territories.*She's hurting,* Dionysus observed, his presence restless within me. *They all are. Artemis misses her
Bullied By My Four Mates Four Kings and a Christmas Miracle - #19: Ava
I woke to the gentle press of bodies on either side, warmth bleeding into my skin like watercolours on parchment—present, comforting, yet somehow insufficient. My eyes remained closed as I catalogued the sensations: Callum's steady breathing against my neck, Oscar's arm draped possessively across my waist, their familiar scents mingling in the air around me. But the bed felt cavernous, hollow spaces where two more bodies should have been. Noah and Theo's absence was a physical ache, as tangible as a bruise beneath my ribs. Three days until Christmas, and my kings were still battling snow and ice in the northern territories while I lay here, safe and warm and incomplete.*They should be here,* Artemis whined, stirring restlessly in my mind. Her longing for Hermes and Hephaestus resonated through our shared consciousness, amplifying my own. *Festival starts tonight. They promised.*"I know," I whispered, the words barely disturbing the quiet of the morning.
Bullied By My Four Mates Four Kings and a Christmas Miracle - #18: Noah
I considered sugarcoating it—telling him she was fine, handling everything with her usual grace. But we'd never lied to each other, and I wouldn't start now. "She's trying to stay strong," I said honestly. "For the kingdom, for Oscar and Callum, for herself. She's thrown herself into the festival preparations like a wolf possessed. But..." I hesitated, remembering the look in her eyes when I'd said goodbye, the brave smile that hadn't quite reached them. "She's struggling, Theo. Not sleeping well. Pushing herself too hard. Missing you more than she'll admit." Theo closed his eyes briefly, pain flickering across his features. "Christmas is in five days," he said, the words barely audible. "I promised her we'd all be together. I promised..." "I know. We all did." The guilt weighed on me too—the image of Ava alone (not alone, I reminded myself, she still had Oscar and Callum, but it wasn't the same) at Christmas, putting on a brave face whil
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