Chapter 67: Cheers.
"Oooh..." For some reason, everyone besides Ramsay seemed amazed by Lara’s little performance.
The maid herself seemed unperturbed by the looks she was getting and silently sat back in her spot beside Mark.
An instant later, the big guy stood up with a grunt.
"Alright!" Grabbing a large glass bottle from beside him, he filled his cup then raised it high over his head. "Now that the introductions are done, it’s time for a toast!"
The others smiled and raised their cups. Alex rushed over just then and did the same, not bothering to clean the dust off of his clothes.
"To the fresh blood joining us-" Ben gestured to Lara and Mark then turned to Ramsay "to our leader who just returned with a promotion-" Looking at the others on by one, he flashed his pearly whites "And to the strongest Squad to ever come out of this world! Let’s show them what we’re made of!"
"CHEERS!!!"
Everyone brought their glasses to the center and clanged them together. Mark found himself joining in for some reason and so did Lara. Right after, everyone downed their drinks in one go, and though he was reluctant to have any just minutes ago, Mark forced himself to swallow every drop.
"Well look at that!" Ben let out a laugh. "So you can drink!"
"Who said I can’t?" Mark replied. "I try to avoid it, that’s all."
The last time he tasted alcohol things didn’t turn out well. Not only was it not to his taste, but it also made the voices in his head much louder, bringing him to the edge of insanity. Ever since, he had been avoiding anything that could impair his cognitive abilities.