Accepting My Twin Mates by Unwise Owl

Accepting My Twin Mates Chapter 20

Chapter 20 – Does A Day Make A Difference?

Evie

I awoke next to Lucy. She looked so peaceful, an easy expression softening her face. I hoped wherever Finley was, he was suffering and was in turmoil. He deserved it and more.

Astennu and Badru… they never hesitated in the slightest. When I asked them, or rather snapped at them, to watch out for Finley heading anywhere near the kitchens, they did and they protected Lucy without question.

‘And they threatened him,’ Evva gruffled. ‘Maybe they don’t share a brain cell after all.’

‘High praise coming from you.’

‘Speaking of wingus and dingus, we should shake a leg and go pretend to take them breakfast,’ she yawned.

I stretched a little, trying not to jostle my friend. She needed the rest and I hoped she wasn’t putting on a brave face when she said she was fine. I crept to the door, slowly turning the knob…

‘Good luck,’ I heard her sing-song voice fill my mind.

Her eyes were closed but there was a tiny smirk playing across her lips. I grabbed one of the pillows discarded on the floor and hurled it at her.

“Rude!” She squeaked.

“What? It’s a throw pillow,” I stuck out the tip of my tongue at her, playfully, and exited her room before she could launch it back at me.

I shook my head, hearing the soft thud on the door, having narrowly avoided her retaliation. I went to my cold room and, after putting the heater on, I took a quick shower, making sure to wear a thick-knit turtleneck to hide my marking sites this time and put my hair up into two low buns. I made my way to the kitchens, reaching out to the twins along the way.

‘Am I ok to come up?’ I tried to keep my thoughts level. It wasn’t as though I was asking for permission. I just didn’t want to show up, kick the door down and find one of them bare-ass… I had already seen enough of those heavenly… muscular… posteriors.

‘Huh?’ Badru’s voice was first to respond, sounding as though he had just been startled awake.

‘We’re awake and in my room,’ Astennu replied, amused. ‘I’ve tried nudging him awake for the last ten minutes. He hears your voice once and he sits bolt upright in the bed,’ I could tell that this little divulgence was strictly mind-linked between the two of us.

one is a total nugget,’ Evva snuffled

oldest one I was finding was sweet as a peanut, like

While I wasn’t happy about waiting upon those

had said and quickly corrected himself, rambling profusely. ‘I mean, we’re not

blabbering. I know what you meant,’ I chuckled to myself, still feeling the heat in my face.

guessing he was glad he hadn’t

a past life,’ Evva shook her head, not admitting that she found them completely endearing when they weren’t

hall, I listened out for any whispers around. Trying to remain subtle and unobtrusive last night had been more difficult than I anticipated. There was no talk of anyone noticing something going on with the twins, except that they looked somewhat distracted. I did, unfortunately, hear whispers of my display with Finley; some saying he had it coming, some saying I was probably going to be exiled from the pack for attacking the future Beta. They would be the ones in for a shock. Astennu and Badru had better sort that whole situation out with their parents;

not making you work after you slaved away all evening are they?’ Tamlyn mind-linked,

corner sitting at a table. I wandered over, taking up a seat at her otherwise empty table and

slide,’ her eyes narrowed in my general direction at my

was just grabbing some breakfast

kindly, refrain from stealing mine,’ she slid her plate further away from me. ‘I’ll be in a meeting with them this

you?’ I asked, glancing towards the door with a grimace. If I could

you’re probably safe,’ she quietly

confusion. I knew there was something, I just didn’t know what. But Tamlyn sure seemed to know. ‘What

narked on her to the Luna. Didn’t you know?’

I thought Luna Qamar

you knew why Janet’s an insufferable b***h to you.

ever found money or items, I bagged and tagged it so it could be sent back to the owner along with the clean laundry. Though I had no evidence, I suspected that a few of the others, including Janet, were taking the money instead of handing it over. It was only a few dollars here and there, but it was still wrong to be stealing from pack members; even if they were dumb enough to not check their own pockets in the first place. I had gone to the Luna with my concerns and I thought I had been brushed off; she had said no one else had come to her with any such concerns before and had asked what proof I possessed. I had none. Janet had served as the head housekeeper for over 20 years and I was, well,

if you’re going to accuse any upstanding member

from how she addressed me what

Rogue.

I was already a miscreant, like I was condemned as a criminal

I wasn’t as ‘brushed

of being the future Luna purely so I could look Janet in the eye and watch as she s**t

it would be highly satisfying to keep

that a little

a valid