Avelyn lets out a loud squeal as my very naked, very wet body wraps her up in a tight hug.

"Get off!" She giggles, trying to get out of my tight hold. We're all soaked from the hours we spent playing in the rain, and I would've been worried for Avelyn's health if I didn't know her angel healing wouldn't really allow her to get sick.

The boys and I shifted back just moments ago to prevent our wolves from tracking in mud, and I wanted to see Ava's reaction if I were to wrap her up in a tight hug. It was definitely worth it.

Her silver hair is a soaked, tangled mess atop her beautiful head, and her dress is clinging to her like a second skin. The vision of absolute perfection.

With one last shove to my chest, I finally back away, letting her free. She laughs loudly as she takes the towel Ashton has handed out to her, drying herself off. Cole and Ashton had already put on a pair of basketball shorts, leaving me as the only one still naked. But I'm not insecure or anything; I'm pretty confident in my body. You quickly learn to be a werewolf.

"Aren't you gonna change, or something?" Ava asks, shaking her hair out with the towel.

I shrug. "I don't know. I'm pretty comfortable," I tease, loving the way her cheeks flush. I laugh at that and walk over to Cole who has a pair of basketball shorts and a towel held out for me to take. "Thanks, man."

He nods with a smile. "Don't want you being the only naked one if front of our angel. How is that any fair?" He asks, though I know he's also just saying that to tease my princess some more, which works, the crimson in her cheeks deepening further.

"Shut up," she grumbles, making the three of us laugh loudly. That suddenly stops, though, the minute a mischievous smirk lights up her face, making all of our breaths hitch.

'Oh, no. What has she got planned?'

"What if he wasn't the only one?" She asks, an eyebrow raised, adorning a seductive expression. Ashton suddenly chokes on his breath.

"W-what do you mean by that, Avelyn?" He asks, swallowing hard when her heated gaze lands on him, the ocean in her eyes raging like a wild storm.

"Exactly how it sounds, Ash," she deadpans, tugging on her dress gently, making it slowly slide down her silky soft, still slightly damp, skin, revealing red lacy lingerie underneath.

I swear, I forget how to breathe for a minute.

"I-is that..." Cole's voice trails off, so Ava finishes for him.

"The thing you told me to try on and ended up getting me at Victoria's Secret? Yes. Yes, it is," she answers, nodding her head. I honestly can't focus on anything but her perfect body right now and I can tell she knows as her smirk grows into a full-on grin.

"Princess..." I drawl, not quite sure what else to say.

"Yes?" she feigns innocence, making my situation even worse.

"Are you sure you know what you're doing?"

"Absolutely positive, Xavier." She stalks closer to me like the seductress she is, causing me to sink deeper into the oceans within her eyes.

Blue has never looked so warm.

Almost as soon as I blink, she's in front of me, staring into my green eyes. The lump in my throat bobs as I swallow thickly. I'm about to speak once more, but her lips cut me off, seeming to tear my voice right out of me as she kisses me. My body tingles and sinks into hers, despite our significant height difference. Soon, she's slowly pulling back, a dazed smile on her face to match mine.

"So this was the other surprise you mentioned earlier?" Cole asks her, his voice thick; she nods slowly, still seemingly slightly dazed as she turns to him, so much love in her eyes. I don't even feel an ounce of jealously because I know just moments ago, she was looking at me the exact same.

She bounds over to give him a long, slow kiss as well, leaving him almost breathless as she pulls back to give Ash the same treatment. She'd never leave one of us out or make us feel less appreciated and loved than the others. Her heart is big enough for all three of us, something so very clear to anyone with eyes and their own beating heart.

And even though I'm sure she had much more planned, we do nothing more than share a few more kisses and many more 'I love you's. I can't wait until her birthday, then she'll officially be ours. But then, her brother might ruin everything.

He said he wouldn't kill us--not that he could, anyway--but he might take her away from us. And if she wanted to go, I'd let her. It would cause me the greatest heartache, but if that meant she was happy, then I'd find a way to cope with the pain.

I love her so much, enough to sacrifice my happiness for hers.

And if she's happier with her brother--without the guys and I--then I'll let her go. And I know the guys would, too. So right now, I cherish this moment, cradling Ava in my arms as she lies on the bed, asleep and tangled between Ashton and I's limbs, her body lying on top of Cole's. The thought of her leaving clouds my mind as I fall into a deep sleep, my mind only being soothed when I realize she's with me right now, here in my arms. And this moment is so perfect.

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Two days. Just two more days until I'm reunited with my sister after nearly seventeen years. I think about her dogs--I mean... boyfriends. I really have to get used to that term if I want to be a part of Avelyn's life. She hasn't even met me--well, at least she won't remember me; it's been so long. And I know that she'd choose them over me in a heartbeat if it came down to it. I've seen them all together and I can easily recognize the strong, unbreakable love she feels towards these guys. I'm aware that even I, her own brother, could never separate them without force. And I'd never force that, obviously.

I would just lose her before really getting the chance to find her, or at least let me in her life.

'Just two more days,' I remind myself. Two more days and the wait will be over. Two more days and my sister will be mine again. Well, technically her boyfriends', who I'm sure are her mates. But she'll be returned.

I just wish our parents could've been alive long enough to see this moment come to pass, to see their daughter return.

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Also, this book is reaching its end. I haven't written any chapters beyond this point, so I don't exactly know how many chapters there are going to be after this. But I can tell you there aren't many left. Anyway, please forgive me for the long wait! My motivation to write anything beyond the plentiful essays I've been assigned for school has diminished. Too many words...

But, as always, until next time...

Sincerely,

The Annoying Author Lady