228 Grace: Notifications — (END BOOK FOUR)
And then stupid me had to…
Though I’m not exactly opposed, I might die of embarrassment before the words get out.
Ruining beautiful memories with thoughts of that bastard should be illegal. Thought police, lock me up.
From Lyre.
Ugh.
Sleeping… isn’t happening.
Mysterious App issues aside, I just need to wait for its maintenance to end so I can decipher my new mission and get the hell out of here. Between worrying about Ellie’s next move, the bad memories I seem to hold onto now that I’m back, and the headache of knowing Caeriel’s watching my every move…
They’re still snoozing peacefully.
Then I bang my face against my pillow a few times with a silent groan.
I hope not.
[LYRE: Want some more kids?]
[DIVINITY SYSTEM NOTICE: Emergency Maintenance in Progress.]
But–funny, how he had so much respect and yet never stopped.
Or do prayers just go into the abyss?
If I really focus, I wonder how long it would take to top me off. And then, maybe, we can revisit this whole virginity thing and take care of the question once and for all…
There’s a whole cluster of alerts, all from the Divinity App.
First off: I knew that damn mission alert was bugged to hell and back. Hopefully whatever they’re doing will fix it so I know what I’m supposed to do next.
Fuck.
Second: Wow, whoever’s working on the App seems to be a little touchy. Their professionalism went downhill fast.
[DIVINITY SYSTEM NOTICE: We apologize for the inconvenience.]
It’s a text message.
My phone buzzes against my hip somewhere, and I reach for it blindly, not wanting to move too much. Whatever energy my body had has been sucked out by Caine.
Huh.
Wait–did prayers always go into the abyss? Which prayers reach the gods? Is there some sort of required faith level for it to make it into whatever queue they’re talking about, or are only people with access able to reach the ears of the divine?
My body’s running low on arcana, but thanks to Lyre’s little bit of teaching, it’s a lot easier to replenish than before. Like now, without thinking, I’ve been pulling arcana in -the magical equivalent of fast–charging versus slow.
No.
A quick tap of the screen brings harsh blue light, and I desperately tap down the brightness until it’s not eyeball–searing, glancing hesitantly at the girls to my side.
I open the message, heart pounding with relief; it’s been radio silence over there, and I’ve been worried.
[DIVINITY SYSTEM NOTICE: We are aware the system is down. Abusing the report feature will incur penalties.]
Kind of obvious, considering.
Bun shifts in her sleep and I hastily turn off the screen, not wanting to wake her.
Burying my face into my pillow with a silent scream eases the frustration in my soul a little bit, though every time I move my nether lady bits twinge. Which is totally a sign I’m not a virgin, I think, and some tiny, prudish part of my soul is absolutely horrified. Which begs the question: Who, exactly, is maintaining this App? I wonder if I’ll ever find out.
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The readers' comments on the novel: Grace of a Wolf (by Lenaleia)
Grace needs to get a grip of herself and starts acting like a responsible adult if she wants Caine to treat her as his equal and trust her being a strong capable woman...
All the things she is thinking in her head, she should just tell him like that. Nothing wrong in saying she wants to be treated as equal, have responsibilities....
Well... i "acquired" as you say this child a couple of hours ago! Obviously I didn't make her overnight! 😅🤣...
Ferris 😍😍 Caine is definitely not the brightest bulb in the pack! 😅Thanks God Jack-Eye is smarter! 😉...
This girl is really slow to understand despite living with wolf for so many years.🙄 Caine is a caveman 🤦🏼♀️...
Yet again the wolf is smarter than the man.... Caine is missing really missing interactions skills!...
Fighting the obvious! I love 😍 Fenris! The escape plan is a dead one, completely...
So his wolf can separate and they speak together? Interesting 🤔😊 that's new...