Chapter 29

My best friend climbed onto the stage, ignoring the steps she could have easily taken, and wrapped me tightly in her arms before pulling away, he small hands still gripping my shoulders as she eyed me curiously. Her face lit up when her eyes fell on the now healed mark that sat embedded within my creamy skin.

“Oh my god, congratulations!” She squealed, earning us a side-eye from Julius and a muffled laugh from Dean as they stood to the side, far enough away that we had some privacy but close enough to hear just about everything we would say. Especially with how easily Maeve’s voice carried.

“Thank you” I replied, an embarrassed smile forming on my face and the beginning of a blush rising in my chest.

“So you two have, ya know, sealed the deal?” Maeve made some enthusiastic hand gestures, making me choke on my own saliva as the blush crept up to my cheeks.

“Yes, Maeve, I don’t think the mark would have healed if we hadn’t done…that.”

“I know.” She grinned, the sneaky bitch. “I’m gl