Chapter 35

Pearl was silent, and she sure as hell blushed like a schoolgirl but ignored Finn and Vergel.

Finn seemed to always be this funny man filled with too much pent-up, invisible happiness and contentment. But sometimes he was quiet. Silence tried to cover his aggression, but it still lingered in the pull of his brow, the turn of his lips, and the tension of his pale shoulders. But Pearl didn't know why. The man was as fickle-minded as her.

Finn stood before Pearl fully naked and neatly folded his shirt and jeans. It was a casual sort of thing. He wasn’t trying to be sexy. He just was.

"I’ll just give my clothes to Mr. Dickless here." Finn handed his friend his clothes, and Vergel’s eyes narrowed on him.

"Are we sure I don’t have magical furs that made you wet?" Ethan shifted back to his human form, stood naked in front of Pearl, looked to her for confirmation, and a smile pulled at his lips. He looked … manic when he smiled. It was an odd look, like he was not used to h