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"I do solemnly, sincerely and truly declare and affirm that the evidence I shall give shall be the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth."

My heart feels like it is going to beat out of my chest. My palms are sweaty, and my breathing is shallow. We are in the trial of ex-principal Burberry. I have been sworn in and I am required to give my witness statement for his stabbing of Salvador.

He glares at me, eyes narrowed, and the corners of his mouth turned down. His lawyer is impassive next to him. His cold eyes make me nervous about the questions he is going to fire my way.

I'm terrified, seeing that awful man again, but I force myself to keep my eyes on the crowd. Sitting in the front row are my mates and my parents. Their faces keep me standing.

I answer the questions with total honesty. My voice only wobbles at times. I breathe a huge sigh of relief when I'm done.

It's over.

Burberry changes his plea to guilty before Salvador goes up on the stand. He is charged with first degree murder and is given fifty years in prison. One day, he might be a worry again, but not for a long time.

I say goodbye to my parents and my mates take me home, back to our house. We've been decorating like mad, and we have a full weekend planned.

When we get inside, my mates take me through to the kitchen.

"It was Oro's idea, but Esteban made it," Lucio states. "This is a congratulations present for giving your statement today."

"You were so brave," Mal tells me, pride shining in his eyes.

Esteban steps forward and hands me a large picture frame. In the frame is a drawing of the five of us, standing together.

"Oh, my gosh," I whisper. "This is incredible."

"You like it?" Es asks excitedly.

"I love it. Thank you."

"Come on, angel, let's find the best place for it."

We take the rest of the day off, but we're back to decorating the next morning. We put wallpaper up in the spare bedroom and get it ready for us to have guests. I want the girls over.

The Four don't have to worry about their future jobs. As they are members of the royal family, their jobs are seats on the royal court. They will help the royals lead our kind.

They don't talk about it much, but I know that they are all honoured and excited for their new roles. I just hope the leadership and responsibility doesn't go to their heads!

As for me, I'm still wondering what I should choose to do, I'm weighing up my options. Crazily enough, I am considering training to teach at the academy.

I feel like I barely spent any time there. I only got half of the time the other students got. I will miss it, but I won't if I have a job working there. Teaching alchemy might be fun, who knows?

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The Four have their first day in court a week later. After spending the day with my girls, I get to come home and wait for my boys.

We went shopping and caught up on gossip over lunchtime cocktails. Honey's drink was suspiciously non-alcoholic. Her pregnancy news was revealed right after the order.

I am going to start my teacher training in September. I want to give this whole education thing one more try. I can't believe that I could be a professor at the academy next year.

Professor Emery St. Cloud.

I like the sound of that.

We've discussed marriage, my mates and I, but we all agree that it is something that we don't need. There will be lots of legal hoops to jump through because there is five of us, and then there is the added problem of whose name to take. They could all take mine, I guess.

We come as a five, everyone knows that. We don't need a ceremony or a ring or a last name. I will remain Emery St. Cloud, but everyone knows that I belong to my four.

However, my mates have all gotten 'E' necklaces to match Lucio's. I still wear my pendant of interlinked rings every day.

I wait patiently for my mates in the kitchen. I get excited as soon as I hear the car pull onto the drive. A few seconds later, the car doors close and the front door is opened.

I hop off the stool and stand up to greet them as they come in. Lucio reaches me first. He shrugs out of his jacket, drapes it over one of the chairs and kisses me.

Mal comes up next. He grabs the back of my neck and holds me in place whilst he shows me just how much he missed me. Oro steps up after him. He gently cups my face in his hands and softly pecks my lips.

Esteban is last. He kisses me with a hint of tongue and then slaps my ass as he walks away. I shake my head at his antics.

"How was your day, honey?" I ask teasingly.

I'm met with four grins. We all sit down at the kitchen table. My mates relax, removing their blazers and undoing the cuffs on their shirts. It's strange, seeing Esteban in a suit. Unlike the others, he has refused to wear a tie.

"It was really good," Mal starts.

"Insightful," Lucio comments.

"Boring," Es adds, dragging out the 'o'.

"We missed you." I smile at Oro's comment.

"I missed you, too."

"How was girls' day?"

"Good. Cocktails were good, too."

In unison, my mates' eyes light up.

"Cocktails?" Lucio repeats.

"Is our little mate horny from the alcohol?" Mal asks excitedly.

My cheeks warm and my eyes drop to the table. "Maybe," I whisper.

I jump as the seats are suddenly pushed back from the table as The Four get to their feet. Esteban is closest to me; he sweeps me into his arms and carries me up the stairs with the others following close behind.

As soon as Esteban lays me down on the bed, hands are on my body. The Four undress with me with urgency. Once naked, I get to watch them undress at the end of the bed. It's like my own private Chippendales performance.

Impatient, I kneel on the bed and reach for Oro, who is the first to undress. He eagerly joins me on the bed and his lips find mine. His kiss is hot with impromptu desire.

Lucio comes up behind me. I shudder at the feel of his hot body pressed against my back. Hands play with my breasts from the sides, someone reaches for my pussy, stroking me tenderly, stimulating me everywhere.

I moan into Oro's mouth. Their hands are both rough and gentle at the same time. They stroke, caress, squeeze and pinch me in all of the right places until I'm a quivering mess.

Using their skilled touches, they coax two earth-shattering orgasms from my body, all without breaking our kiss.

Deciding that I am ready for him, Lucio bends me over so that I am on all fours. He enters me just as I'm reaching for Esteban's erection. I gasp and squeeze his hard cock, taking by surprise by the sudden stretching.

Es shuffles closer, letting me wrap my mouth around his length. I take him all of the way into my mouth and swirl my tongue around. Lucio gets a good grip on my hips and starts pounding away.

He thrusts until he reaches his climax. He pulls out last minute and releases his hot cum across my back.

No sooner has he pulled out and moved away, Oro is sliding into his place behind me. Mal climbs underneath me. Mal lines up his cock with my entrance and slides fully inside me. Oro starts stretching out my asshole with his fingers.

I relax and focus on Esteban and making me him feel good. Oro enters me as Esteban cums in my mouth. I'm so focussing on swallowing that I barely register the discomfort from being so stretched.

My two mates move together inside of me, driving my body crazy with the things they are making me feel. They grab and squeeze me, thrusting until my eyes roll back in my head and I find euphoria again.

They release inside of me, and we collapse to the bed in a sticky heap.

Lucio has filled the bathtub for us all. The five of us climb into the enormous tub and soak in the hot water. I close my eyes and lean my head back on the rim of the bath.

I am so blissfully happy right now.

"I love you so much," I tell my mates.

Their chorused reply of 'I love you' makes me smile even more.

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Thank you so much for staying with it this far, angels.

I appreciate you so much.

Thank you.

This is me wishing I could give you a big hug ⬇️