29, Claws

The car ride home was silent, to the point of making Rayvin feel uncomfortable even though she usually wasn’t bothered by things like that. Mikael and Ben both had insisted on placing their mates on their laps, as it was the only way to not split up the couples in the car. Diana and Rayvin had the sense not to object. When they were almost home, the silence was broken by the insistent thumping coming from the boot of the car.

“The human is awake,” Ben said. He leaned his chin on Diana’s shoulder.

“Good. We will put him in the cells when we get back. He can sit there for a while and think about why we have taken him. Ray and I will head over to Gray and Bella tomorrow. You two are in charge until we get back, but leave the human until we can all join in,” Mikael said, his fingers played with one of the bows on Rayvin’s dress.

“Don’t forget to feed him and give him water,” Rayvin reminded them.

“We aren’t animals,” Mikael huffed.

“I know, honey. It’s just that humans are frail and I