Accepting My Twin Mates by Unwise Owl

Accepting My Twin Mates Chapter 31

Chapter 31 – Expectations?

Astennu

Groaning a little, I turned over. How my gamble last night had paid off, I was still trying to figure out. I couldn’t recall a time I had fallen asleep so content. Aroused as hell, but content nonetheless. I would have loved to have known exactly what happened in her dream, though it was doubtful she would ever tell either of us. Given her reaction to my brother and I showing up at her door, it must have started in a similar way. Knowing she was having those sorts of fantasies about me was somewhat daunting. How would I compare in reality? The real me was pitifully inexperienced and what was intimidating was the certain expectations on me as an Alpha for ‘performance’.

I would worry about that when the time came.

For now, I just wanted to enjoy having Evie so close. Her arm slipped around my waist and her face nuzzled into the crook of my neck. As my sleep faded and I began to wake, her body increasingly felt wrong. Where were the tingles? Her breath fanning against my skin sent no shiver of delight rippling through me.

The gentle laughter I heard definitely belonged to Evie… but it wasn’t from behind me.

“Are you two spooning?”

Blinking the sleep from my eyes, I turned, seeing the figure behind me was in fact my brother, curled up against me like a cat.

“I had no clue you were that close,” she continued her quite sniggering.

I pushed his arm off and scooted away a little, much to his sleepy protests.

“Mmmf, I was comfy,” he complained.

He had yet to grasp reality, so I hit him in the arm to wake up.

“Why do you keep punching me?” He stretched, still unaware.

“That one’s too easy,” Evie shook her head.

Upon hearing her voice, my brother was fully awake in a second and sitting upright. The sleep disappeared instantly as his eyes landed on our mate in nothing but a towel.

“Now that’s a sight to wake up to,” Badru grinned, before his brows furrowed as his sleep-addled brain cell caught up. “Wait… who was I spooning?”

“Who do you think?” Evie sniggered.

“Why would you let me spoon you?” My brother asked, annoyed, pulling his t-shirt over his head.

“I thought it was her,” I indicated our mate. “And there was the little issue that I was unconscious?”

“Think you’d have noticed the arm hair,” he muttered.

“Oh go chase a squirrel!” I snapped. If he was going to embarrass me, I would repay the favour.

“Hey! That was one time.”

“Please tell me it was in your human form!” Evie cackled, switching on the heater. We really needed to get her radiator fixed.

“Very funny,” he narrowed his eyes, a hue of pink dusting his neck. “It was when I first shifted and my wolf was a little excitable, ok?”

“He chased it around a tree for, like, ten minutes, barking,” I laughed, while my twin pouted.

His wolf was an exaggerated version of his human; a ferocious fighter that could switch with the same breath to an exuberant pup, not that he showed the latter to many.

Evie grabbed a few items of clothing after I told her to pick out something warm. We would be spending some of the day outdoors, though she was always welcome to warm up in my arms if she was getting a little chilly. She disappeared back into her bathroom to change, much to my brother’s disappointment, given his heavy exhale.

“How long has your heating been out?” He called.

“I first reported it a month ago, maybe?” Her muffled reply came from behind the door.

was a week and even that would be excessive. I mind-linked maintenance, with Badru included in the connection, pulling my own t-shirt over my head

out of her bathroom fully dressed in a cosy thick sweater

was back with a vengeance at hearing my brother’s words. Normally, I

between the two of us. “What about other people that aren’t getting what they need? Just because they’re an Omega, or they can’t shift, or they’re a rogue? Oh wait,” her voice took

and silenced

“…You’re right,” I admitted.

status. If I or my brother ever needed anything, it was granted quickly… and

apologise,

the only one willing to voice her opinions to us, and forcefully at that. The rest of

don’t you two freshen up a bit and I’ll get us all some

Badru moved

corridor. But how exactly would you explain coming from the Omega quarters, clearly having just

paused, opening the door. “…And thank you, for sorting out my heating issue. I didn’t mean to

out before either of us could reply, softly

make things worse, again?” Badru stared

out for us with this pack,” I frowned, wondering how the

‘Small steps,’ Aasim sighed.

first

not-so-patiently for our mate to return. We opened the door when she mind-linked and she carried in a huge tray filled to the brim with

doing today? It is actual work, right?”

farmers today,” I swallowed my mouthful. “While we were away, we looked over some of our infrastructure. There are areas

at schedules and timetables,” Badru grumbled, stabbing

you sure he’s 25 and not just 5?’ My wolf chuckled to himself at our twin’s little tantrum, all because he didn’t get to

the practice,” I raised a brow at him. ‘You’ll have

know I’m not good with patience,’ he

can practice

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bedroom window, just like we were dumb teenagers again. Much to my disgruntled annoyance, I had to wash all of Evie’s wonderful spicy vanilla scent from me. It wouldn’t be for long, I kept

still feel Badru in a sulk, that he was cooped up in an office while I was driving our Evie out to the eastern side of the pack. We would be meeting a few of the pack’s farmers at one of their locations, instead of dragging them all the way to the main pack house. And as my brother and I began to handle more of the affairs of the pack, I wanted us

over to the detached office. The farmers inside, a mix of four women and seven men and both wolf and human alike, greeted me instantly and eyed Evie with curiosity. I knew she felt out of place in situations like this, yet she handled herself well and introduced herself, not waiting for

I set out the discussion and handed the papers to each person present. Evie already had her copy and had read it over

somewhat strained smile, nodding along as if it were an automatic response. I was about to call a break for a few minutes,

sighed, loudly, rolling her eyes, “oh for goddess’s sake. If you have any complaints or suggestions, now’s the time to say. Nothing’s gonna change if you

surprised by her bluntness, thinking it was reserved solely for my brother and I. My wolf’s chest puffed out with

lady. There’s no trick question here. We can’t help you unless you tell us what we

on? You’re with a bunch of farmers,’ Badru’s irritated voice

just seeing exactly why Evie is our mate,’ I glanced in her direction as she continued taking her notes, jotting

to

‘You’ll see tomorrow.’

meeting concluded and the farmers now looking actually happy with the plan for moving forward, I led Evie away and back to the jeep. Her natural dominance had always been a huge turn on and physically seeing that dominance in action almost sent me over the edge. How

‘Small steps.’

but maybe they

with our mate. But I wanted some time alone with her first, without job roles and titles surrounding us. Closing my car door, I

“do you wanna go for a walk together?

Evie

little further into the centre of the pack, away from any border patrols, to one of the quiet trails around

sway by his side while his other hand warmed in his pocket. His eyes would flicker down to my own hand and I was debating with myself whether to take it or not. I wasn’t sure why, but this small, innocent yet intimate act made me nervous, more so than having both Alphas wrapped around me. The

me talking and I’m telling you to take the damn hand. It’s not as though you’re fondling his d**k,’

wolf and tentatively slipped my hand into his, threading my fingers with his. He didn’t look, but a little smile tugged at his lips as

a sibling?” I tried to distract myself from the

special case,” he shook his head with