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The other three stirred in a chain reaction.
Vel blinked.
Naaro sat up halfway, her leaf top slipping a full two centimeters.
And Azhara?
She stretched her arms above her head like she had just woken from a vacation nap in paradise with Kai's big thick anaconda.
"Master~!" she beamed. "You're back! I've been waiting all night!" She pounced.
Kai's soul almost fled his body again.
Azhara leapt off the bed like a content predator, landing with an overly dramatic pose at his feet. She clung to his body like a lonely cat.
"You didn't even knock," she pouted. "How rude."
Kai cleared his throat. Once… Then Twice. He didn't move. His voice came out like gravel. "...What is happening? Why are you in my bed? Where are your clothes?"
Sha had sat up fully now, yanking a blanket to cover the entirety of her big chest. She looked like she was reconsidering all her life decisions.
"I… I swear this wasn't my idea," she said quickly.
