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 and pressing that this had

a cosy thick sweater and a pair of skinny jeans that made me drool over her ass.

was back with a vengeance at hearing my brother’s words. Normally, I knew instantly where he had slipped up.

have some basic heat,” her glowering shifted 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 on a heavily sarcastic tone that even

aback and silenced

“…You’re right,” I admitted.

on status. If I or my brother ever needed anything, it was

to apologise, but I

willing to voice her opinions to us, and forcefully at that. The rest of the pack could learn a

couple of new toothbrushes in the bathroom for you. Why don’t you two freshen up a bit and I’ll get us all some breakfast. If any more crazy women stop by, please actually tell

it,” Badru

are the only ones on this corridor. But how exactly would you explain coming from the Omega quarters, clearly having just woken up,

me do it,” she paused, opening the door. “…And thank you, for sorting out my heating issue. I didn’t mean to sound so ungrateful. I

us could

make things worse, again?” Badru stared after her, his worry trickling through our

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

‘Small steps,’ Aasim sighed.

one of those first steps

I took it in turns in the bathroom, waiting 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 English muffins, eggs and sausage. My brother was first to move,

we’re doing today? It is actual

looked over some of our infrastructure. There are areas that need some

be stuck here looking at schedules and timetables,” Badru grumbled, stabbing his food in

chuckled to himself at our twin’s

a brow at him.

know I’m not good with patience,’

practice

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sneak back in at home through my brother’s 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

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

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 me to

all of us, I set out the discussion and handed the papers to each person present. Evie already had her copy and had read it over on the drive. I hadn’t the first clue about agriculture and while I hoped our proposal plans

as if it were an automatic response. I was about to call

now’s the time to say. Nothing’s gonna change if you all stand around saying

solely for my brother and I. My wolf’s chest puffed out with unbridled pride of our mate, that she felt no intimidation or shrunk away

help you unless you tell us what we can do better,” I

turned on? You’re with a bunch of

exactly why Evie is our mate,’ I glanced in her direction as she continued taking her notes, jotting down everything the people sitting

that supposed to mean?’ He asked,

‘You’ll see tomorrow.’

informal 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 they had looked at her, with true respect, had the words Aasim had said

‘Small steps.’

every step would be this smooth sailing, but maybe they wouldn’t be as hard

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

wanna go for a walk together? Just

Evie

away from any

why, but this small, innocent yet intimate act made me nervous, more

damn hand. It’s not as though you’re fondling

little smile tugged at his lips as his thumb traced gentle circles across my skin. Those lips looked extra kissable… and this was why I was in debate over

distract myself from

special case,” he shook his