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.

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

cosy thick sweater and a

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

an Alpha to 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

and

“…You’re right,” I admitted.

and prejudiced our pack was on status. If I or my brother ever needed anything, it was

she tried to apologise, but I

us, and forcefully at that. The rest of the pack could learn a thing or two from her. It only served to grow my admiration and

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

Badru moved to get

to stop him, “I know mine and Lucy’s rooms are the only ones on this corridor. But how exactly would

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

slipped out before either of us could reply, softly closing

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

just got our work cut out for us with this pack,” I

‘Small steps,’ Aasim sighed.

first steps would

huge tray filled to the brim with English muffins, eggs and sausage. My brother was first to move, to take the tray

doing today? It is actual

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

at schedules and timetables,” Badru grumbled, stabbing his food in

and not just 5?’ My wolf chuckled to himself at our

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

I’m not good with patience,’

can practice that

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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 for long, I kept reminding myself

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

Moon Brook Farm, which specialised in year-round fruit production, and made our way 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 me to

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 were thorough, there very well could have been an issue I had

as if it were an automatic response. I was about to call a break for a few minutes, to assure them they could speak freely. However, my attention

“oh for goddess’s sake. If you have any complaints or suggestions, now’s the time to say. Nothing’s gonna change if you all stand around saying f**k

by her bluntness, thinking it was reserved solely for my brother and I. My wolf’s chest puffed out with unbridled pride of our mate,

here. We can’t help you unless

do you feel turned on? You’re with a bunch of farmers,’ Badru’s irritated voice flooded

mate,’ I glanced in her direction as she continued taking her notes, jotting

supposed to

‘You’ll see tomorrow.’

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.

‘Small steps.’

this smooth sailing, but maybe they wouldn’t be as

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

you wanna go for

Evie

away from any border

with myself whether to take it or not. I wasn’t sure why, but this small, innocent yet intimate act made me nervous, more

to take the damn hand.

He didn’t look, but a 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

sibling?” I tried to distract myself from

answer, because mine’s a special case,” he shook his head