Page 19 of Ramiel

Chapter Twelve

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ZOE HAD A FLASH OFa vision just before she woke up and grinned.“It’s about damn time,” she murmured.Arakiel was attuned to her and woke as well.She hurried to his nursery across the hall to feed him before he could start crying.Her sisters all got up at around the same time.Even Qiana had changed her routine.There was no need for her to work late at night now that she no longer hunted for patients in the danger zone of Manhattan.

“What are you grinning about, mama bear?”Grace asked when the mystic joined them in the kitchen.

“You’ll find out soon enough,” Zoe said mysteriously.The males converged on the dining room to eat their second breakfast when it was ready.

Amaros sensed Queegly heading towards them before the others, since his senses had been boosted so much.“We need to set another plate,” he said.

“Queeg’s coming?”Bria asked in surprise.The Mad Prophet usually visited them for dinner.It wasn’t normal for him to turn up for breakfast.Amaros nodded and the emotion manipulator opened her mental door a crack as she got up to grab another plate.Zo was hiding glee about something.Her mate knew what she was so happy about and was also feeling glad.

Letting himself in through the back door, the Mad Prophet ambled to the dining room.“Mornin’ folks,” he said in greeting.

“Hey, Queeg,” Tori said, pointing a finger at him and shooting a tiny lightning bolt in his direction.He pulled an imaginary gun from his hip and pretended to shoot it out of the air.They all grinned when the bolt fizzled and died.

“Take a seat,” Amaros invited him.

Bria held the plate out while Vic piled food onto it from the platters in the middle of the table.The Texan sat down with a nod of thanks.He met Zoe’s eyes and they shared a conspiratorial smile.“I was thinking it’s high time I paid a visit to your second base in Brooklyn,” Queegly said casually.

“Can we go there after breakfast?”Grace asked, instantly onboard.“I bet GG and Dalt will be surprised to see us!”

“Sure,” Zo said, struggling to hide her glee.“We can postpone training for a while.”

Angel scrambled into the room, screaming at the top of her lungs.“Guess who just woke up?”Sin said wryly as the kitten launched herself at Eze.

Her mate caught the feline and held her in the air so she couldn’t try to climb onto the table.He fed the ravenous animal some bacon.“Who did the little monster sleep with last night?”Ezequiel asked.Angel liked to roam around at night.She chose a different room to slumber in whenever she felt like a change.

“My mate and I were blessed with Angel’s presence,” Braqel said with an eyeroll.

“She scratched me when I accidentally rolled over and squished her a bit,” Reegan said sheepishly.“I’m not used to having a pet in my bed.”

“It’s awesome that Angel loves all of us,” Vic said.“I thought cats were snobs that only chose one person and ignored everyone else.”

“She loves me best,” Sinai said.“But she’s really sociable.”

“We should take her with us so GG and Dalt can see her,” Oak suggested.

“Someone might run over her if she gets onto the rink,” Arkas said in concern.

“Good point,” his mate conceded in disappointment.