“Baby is this not too much? What is all this about? Are you sure you aren’t taking this too far?” Neb asked Combo curiously, Combo was arranging his clothes, and he looked really serious.


    “Baby, I have already exined everything to you before, I am not going back on my word, ” Combo murmured under his breath.


    “Well, you look very excited. Are you so happy to go on a vacation with Ralph? ” Neb asked, his voice was filled with jealousy, and as he spoke, he kept looking at his mate with a corner eye.


    “What exactly are you trying to say?” Combo asked with raised brows. He briefly paused from what he was doing, to look at his lover.


    “You don’t have to know! Moreover, what do you think I am trying to say?” Neb furrowed his brows and pursed his lips.


    “Neb, please don’t get on my nerves, please not today, ” Combo pleaded, and left the room without waiting for his mate’s reply.


    “Ahhh! Is he calling me a troublemaker or what?” Neb hissed and asked a rhetorical question.


    He sat down on the bed, but his mind was not at rest, so he stood up and went to the living room.


    On getting there, he saw that Neb and Combo were in a very low-heated conversation.


    “Hey bros,” Neb walked up to them, and waved, a cute smile on his face.


    Asher and Combo immediately changed the topic, because they didn’t want Neb to hear their conversation.


    “What were you guys talking about? Gist me, ” Neb whined, he looked like a small child as he spoke.


    “Nothing much, ” Asher replied with a dryugh.


    “Am I interrupting something important?” Neb asked curiously and looked at the two men,  but they both kept quiet and Asher looked ufortable.


    “Hmm, well…. I will excuse you two, ” Asher said and awkwardly scratched his forehead.


    “Hmmm, Asher, are you hiding something from me? ” Neb asked his brother-inw curiously.


    “Why…. Would I do that….. ” Asher stammered, and quickly left the living room before Neb could ask him another question.


    “What is going on? Why is he acting suspiciously?” Neb asked his mate, he looked confused and he kept suspecting Asher and Combo.


    “Nothing is going on, don’t think too much about it, ” Combo said and turned his face away from Mate.


    “Oh wow!  Since when did you guys start to keep things away from me? Am I not part of the family again?” Neb asked with a hurt and pained voice.


    “Don’t say that,” Combo scolded his mate. “You are a member of this family, in fact, you are a great asset to our family,”  He replied with a ghostly smile.


    “Then tell me what you guys were discussing, ” Neb demanded, and Combo burst intoughter.


    “Baby, it was a brother-to-brother conversation, ” Combo said and patted his mate on his shoulder.


    “So I am not your brother any longer, right? Don’t worry, I understand, ” Neb said and nodded his head in a very annoying manner.


    “Ahh! Come on, I mean blood to blood, as in deeper bonds, milk siblings, ” Combo corrected himself, as he exined patiently.


    “Says a man who can not live without drinking from my blood,” Nebughed at his lover.  “Anyway, how long will it take before youe back?” He asked soberly.


    “Probably two decades, or more, ” Combo replied and sat down on the couch. His eyes were red, and he looked really sad.  “I am sorry Neb, I know that you weren’t expecting this, but I need to hibernate, I am damn tired of everything, I need to rest for a while, ” he exined with sadness in his eyes, and he bowed his head in shame.


    “You call twenty years a while?” Neb yelled at the top of his voice. “What am I supposed to do while you are hibernating? Do you want me to be depressed? Do you want to kill me?! ” Neb questioned Combo, he looked really angry. But more than anger, he was scared of leaving his mate.


    “My love, try to understand….. ” Combo raised his head, tears dropping from his eyes,  ” I was never like this, I want to be a better man to my family. I am tired of this older generation, that is why I usually re up easily. I need to cool down my head, I need to cleanse my mind of all my hurts and anger. I need to rest for a short time, ” he exined and burst into tears;  “I am so sorry darling, I know that you are greatly disappointed in me, ” he bowed his head in shame.


    “Disappointed? Combo, I feel betrayed!” Neb replied, his eyes clouded, as another batch of tears threatened to fall out of his house.


    “I am sorry to say this, but the truth is that I am bored, I find nothing interesting anymore. I feel as though the whole world is after me, that is why Ralph and I decided to hibernate. Don’t worry, once I wake up, I will be stronger, and I will be able to protect you the more, ” Combo said as he tried to sweet talk his mate. After a while, he stood up from the couch and walked towards the heartbroken Neb.


    “So you don’t find me interesting anymore? ” Neb asked, he felt stabbed in his heart, and the pain spread all over his body.


    “Well yes, I don’t find you as interesting as I did before. Am sorry, it is all my fault ” Combo bowed his head in shame.


    “No!” Neb cried jumping into his mate’s warm embrace. They both hugged each other tightly, as theyforted themselves.


    Asher came out of his room, and stood by the door, a few tears dropped from his eyes.  He was worried, he wasn’t ready to lose his beloved brother.


    Although Combo bullies him at times, he knows that his brother loves him; they both love themselves.


    Asher stood at that spot, observing everything from a distance. He didn’t bother to interrupt the couple’s emotional moment.


    He had earlier promised his brother that he was going to protect Neb, and he was going to keep him happy until he came back. His only prayer was that Combo shoulde back fast, as he could not handle Neb for too long.


    How is he even supposed to handle Neb?


    Neb is going to miss Combo and he couldn’t me him. Neb and Combo have been mated for over ten years, and they were both attached.


    ….


    “Fine, if you are going to be in a deep slumber, then I will also hibernate with you, ” Neb dered after he managed topose himself and stop crying.


    “Huh! What? You can’t do that! ” Combo said, as he looked at his mate in horror.Content is property of N?velDrama.Org.


    “What do you mean by ‘You can’t do that? ” I am not asking for your opinion Commander, I am just informing you about what I am going to do!” Neb replied and wiped his tears.


    He turned to look at Asher, and he could see the surprised look on his face, but he didn’t bother toment on it.


    “Asher please watch over the house while we are away, ” Neb softly instructed his brother-inw.


    Asher wanted to say something, but he was afraid of his brother’s wrath, mustering up courage, he said…