My Secret, My Bully, My Mates (skylar) by Miss l Free novel Chapter 665

Epilogue 8

5 years later.

“There’s no way you’re going to make that happen.” Silas is challenging Mack to a timed speed race.

“What’s going on here?” Cam slades up behind me, wrapping me in his arms.

“The boys just heard about the challenges we used to do and that I beat all of you guys at one time or another. They came up with their own course. This should be interesting.”

“They’re eight! When we were eight we were still just goofing off. I think Kyle spent more time telling us to listen than actually training us.” He laughs. “What do the girls have to say about this?” He looks over to our very not innocent looking daughters.

I giggle. “Who do you think told them about the challenges and designed the race?”

“What did the boys do to earn their well hidden wrath?”

“They all got caught sneaking back in this morning.”

“Wait, WHAT?!” How did I not hear about this?”

I grab his forearms as he squeezes me. “Don’t worry. They didn’t go far and we had tabs on them the whole time. I really wanted them to think they got away with it, but they made the mistake of being cocky and coming in through the back door. Lenny was getting started on breakfast and they were all covered in dirt. There really wasn’t anything they could say and they’re too little to think on their feet. But the boys all threw the girls under the bus to try and save their own hides.”

“They’re seven and eight! We didn’t think about sneaking out that little. What the hell? I don’t think we snuck out until we were at least ten, maybe twelve.”

“I was six.”

“Damn, really?”

“Yeah, I was hungry and I had been in my room for the whole weekend. I don’t even remember why now, but that was when I learned how to get out and in my window undetected. Not all of us had as much freedom as you boys did. You probably would have started sooner if you were feeling restricted. The girls get like this when we are a part, testing boundaries and acting out. Dakota and Oliver have been gone for two weeks and that is just as hard on the girls as it is on us. They have started including the rest of the kids in their antics.”

We watch a little longer as the kids set up and decide on rules to make everything fair. Mack and Silas take competitions very seriously and the girls indulge the theatrics. I don’t think the boys even understand that they are about to be played. The course the girls set up has traps and I predict all of them will be in the hospital by the end of the day. The healers have been warned.

“Speaking of your mates being gone. They should be back this evening. Do you need to stay and supervise or can I monopolize your time just a bit longer?”

“You three are insatiable.” I laugh at his low growl in my ear.

“That is your fault and I am going to have to go back to sharing you very soon. I actually don’t hate the idea, but I still want as much time as I can get. We should talk mom into taking the girls tonight and we can spend some time in the greenhouse, just the four of us. You know Dakota is going to be a baby since he has gone on the last two trips.”