Chapter 46
epting My Twin Mates Chapter 46
Chapter 46 – A Little Date? – II of II
Astennu
She sat sipping her coffee for the longest time, gazing out onto thekes that now ripped here and
there with the odd light breeze blowing down from the mountain. Evie didn’t appear sad, just thoughtful
in her silence.
‘I wonder what happened here. She feels something about this ce,’ Aasim mused, pacing in a
somewhat agitated manner.
I had never heard of anything untoward happening here, so, like my wolf, I wondered what connection
she had to this ce. From pack records my father kept, I knew Evie had been found as a newborn in
the lond meadows to the north; it was why herst name was Meadows, a name I had always found
pretty. That site was miles from here, there wasn’t even a river that flowed between the two. But there
was certainly something about this ce. In all the years I had studied her features from afar, I hadn’t
ever seen her so sombre.
‘We should give her some food. That always cheers her up,’ Aasim nodded to himself in affirmation.
‘Don’t cram it down her mouth this time though.’
‘Unlike our moron, I know when to read a situation,’ I chuckled inwardly, reaching for the bag Badru had
been carrying.
We had ambled around thekes all morning inplete peace. The only sounds to be heard had
been a flock of snow geese heading ind, the odd small group of tundra swans and, of course, the
odd nicker and snort from Heru when he was receiving the attention he craved. He grazed nearby,
having had enough for now of aggravating my brother, who sat low on the rocks with Evie. He was
busy flipping through types of homes with her on his phone and not paying attention to the lettuce
hanging from his sandwich. If he wasn’t careful, he would attract unwanted attention if a certain stallion
caught sight of it.
I presented the open bag to our mate, “have as much as you want, but save room for the restaurant
tonight.”
It was an unusual ce, not too far a drive, with a small but great bar and located in an underground
cavern. A Spanish tapas restaurant called La Peque?a Bodega.
“Wow, you guys are really going all out to spoil me,” the first real smile of hers spread across her lips,
the wide one that highlighted her cheeks.
“Let’s just say we’ve recently developed a taste for eating out,” I provoked, knowing it would catch her
out and render her dumbstruck.
‘y our cards right and it won’t just be dinner we’re eating again,’ my wolf pawed in excitement,
hoping for a deeper taste tonight.
Evie
I almost choked, having to cough up a crumb of bread inhaled down the wrong pipe.
‘All the smart quips toe back with, and choking was your best response?’ Evva wiped her paw
down her muzzle. ‘I swear, I’m wasted in your head.’
In a rare turn of fortune, my phone rang, giving me an out from having to reply. The name shing
across the screen had me jumping up to take it, jerking Heru’s head up from where he was grazing.
“It’s Luce! She’s facetiming me,” I eagerly epted and moved away from the twins so I had a little
more privacy.
“There’s the brownie goddess!” Lucy both eximed and slurred a little.
I teetered at her dopey face, but felt relief at how well she looked. She wasn’t pale or gaunt, maybe a
little flushed, and her eyes were a bright golden hazel.
“As you can see, she’s still a little spacey,” Catalina’s face appeared on the screen too. “Your title is
earned though. Those brownies were muy buenos (very good).”
“Good to know they were well received,” I kicked the odd stone from under my boot as I walked,
wishing I could have been there for my friend physically instead of sending guilt baked goods. “How
have you two been?”
“A little cramp and fever for me. Luce has had a bit of horniness,” Catalina sniggered, side-eyeing. “She
tried to kiss me, but I managed to keep her at bay.”
“No I didn’t, I slipped!” Lucy became bright red.
“Ok chica,” Cata patted her head, only serving to anger her further.
“f*****g pest!” I heard Badru shout out suddenly, followed by a little squeal and snort from Heru; which
usually meant he knew he was causing havoc and enjoyed it.
I looked up to see the two having their stare down again and a very sad-looking sandwich dropped and
ruined on the stony ground.
“What’s so funny?” Lucy inclined her head, hearing meugh at the two silly males.
And not being one to leave people out of things, I switched cameras to give them the view of Alpha Vs
Horse entering its new round.
‘And the wolf ain’t winning,’ Evva seemed to have little sympathy for her mate, not that I was of any
assistance either.
Badru reached out to shoo Heru away, only for the stallion to rear his head back and try to snatch back.
“Why does he hate the big bad wolf so much?” Catalina actually snorted, pping her hand over her
mouth.
“I have no f*****g clue,” I shook my head, chuckling softly at my three boys.
Astennu was no help to his brother, doubled overughing at Heru sniffing and attempting to nibble
Badru’s hair.
“Would you do something Aste, instead of shitting yourselfughing!” He cried out, pushing the
stallion’s head away.
“I think it’s because Heru gets a reaction out of Ru,” I surmised. “That, and Heru just likes to be an
asshole sometimes.”
“…Do you know how he’s been?” Lucy asked after the silence stretched for a few seconds longer than
comfortable.
“I saw him yesterday. He left training early and looked like s**t,” I said inly, not wanting to hide
anything on the subject of Finley from her.
Lucy looked to be at war with herself. Her face twisted and contorted, unsure how to feel. She was
proud and caring to a fault. She knew her value and worth, and wouldn’t ept anything less. But
neither would that stop her from caring. There must have been a reason why fate, the moon goddess,
put them together. But if Finley had chosen to ignore that reason, then that was his pain to bear, not
hers.
“Luce, it’s ok to ask about him. And care, if you want to. Just make sure it’s you asking, not the bond.”
A sentiment I understood all too well, discerning what was truly felt and what the bond was telling me I
should feel.
“And it’s perfectly fine to be happy that he’s miserable, too,” Catalina nudged into her shoulder.
“I don’t want to be happy over someone’s misery…” she sniffled. “…But he is a raging tool.”
We all burst into a short round of girlish giggles, my sound attracting the gazes of the twins and earning
Badru a flick to the face from Heru’s tail because of hisck of attention.
“I better go before my mate gets beaten up by the horse again,” I chuckled as Astennu tried to distract
his stallion from any further misbehaviour. “I’ll see you tomorrow?”
“I think so,” Lucy nodded. “I’m doing much better and I kinda need some fresh air soon, or my wolf,
Lobelia, is gonna go stir crazy.”
“I’ll be heading home, too, tomorrow, and ride out thest day of my heat there,” Catalina tried to smile
but it never quite reached her eyes. “Hope your guys don’t mind me taking their jeep. Not that they
have any other choice, because I’m doing it anyway.”
I said a final goodbye to the pair of them, looking forward to seeing Lucy again tomorrow, but a pang of
loss shed across my chest also. We hadn’t started on the best foot. In fact, we had started in a way
most movies would have set us up to be bitter rivals, each striving to sabotage the other. Instead, and
in a short span of time, Catalina had be as dearer a friend as Lucy or Tamlyn.
I knew I would miss her terribly.
‘Even if she is the pushiest and most spoiled wolf in existence,’ Evva whimpered, her voice losing its
characteristic sarcastic bite.
Sliding my phone back in my pocket and warming my hands back up in my fleecy pockets, I paced
back over to my mates, to be intercepted by Heru now he was bored of aggravating his adversary.
“So you said something about a restaurant?” I peered under the horse’s golden neck.
We made our way back to the stable after wandering a little further around thekes, taking in the
setting winter sun. Bright and fiery reds and oranges mixed and faded into the deep blues, highlighting
the soft edges of the clouds rolling in for the night. The nketed sky would mean a milder night and,
hopefully, a smoother drive for Catalina and Lucying down from the mountain. On the way, I told
them they would be losing a vehicle for a while, but as it was a pack jeep and wouldn’t be missed for a
few days. To be honest, I think Badru just wanted to see the back of Catalina for as long and as soon
as possible.
“What do I need to wear for this ce we’re going to?” I stopped them outside the door to the Alpha
wing.
“Whatever you want,” Badru shrugged.
“No seriously, what’s the dress code?”
“You’re the future Luna. The dress code is whatever you make it,” Astennu grazed his finger against my
cheek, tucking a strand of my hair behind my ear.
Why didn’t guys understand this? I didn’t want to be the only schmuck in jeans if the rest of the clientele
were dressed in their finery and the twins in suits.
“That’s fine but-hmph!” Astennu’s lips fiercely cut off my words, his tree sap scent and taste invading
my every sense.
“Shut up and go get dressed, ammar,” his lips tugged at the edge into an almost smirk. He released me
and reached behind, lightly spanking me and a small involuntary squeak escaped my throat.
I felt both breathless and lightheaded, my mouth not exactly working as I would have liked.
“But-hmph!” Badru’s lips were next to interrupt me.
“The only ‘but’ we want to see is yours, my nour el-ain, sashaying away to get ready,” he spun me
around and pped my behind to move me forward. “We’ll be waiting.”
The soft purr of his deep timbre had me doing as told, but not out of obedience. Obedience and I were
strange bedfellows. I did as told because the sooner I was dressed, the sooner I could be reunited with
those voices and eyes that made my insides turn to jelly… and, maybe, because I had noe back
for their flirtations.
‘Wingus and dingus are starting to figure out how to handle you,’ Evva huffled in amusement, though I
could feel she was just as turned on by their authority too. ‘You need to up your game to keep them on
their toes.’
Back in my room, I took my time to get ready, adding a light application of makeup I had sneakily
borrowed from Lucy’s room; it was rare I wore eyeliner or mascara and didn’t carry it often. As my
mates were of no help, I settled on a silvery blue velour dress that gathered at the wrists, cinched in at
the waist and crossed over across my chest. It wasn’t too fancy and neither was it too casual, so I
hoped to have struck the bnce right. My choice of footwear was narrow. The only pair I had that
coordinated somewhat was a pair of dark silver ts, because there wasn’t a chance in hell I was
wearing heels in the snow. With a final loose curl, added to the end of my hair, I felt ready. I had no
clutch purse, so I left my room empty-handed to go in search of my mates.
In the empty foyer by the main door, Astennu stood and Badru sat in a chair, leaning back on the legs,
by the central table draped in a tablecloth with arge vase arrangement in the centre. Both had their
hair tied back, loosely and were dressed in soft brushed cotton pants and a shirt. Astennu’s was a
ck and te greybination, and Badru’s a match of pale blue and dark midnight.
“Woah,” Astennu looked me up and down, his mouth slightly agape.
“Wo-WOOAH!” Badru eximed as he inadvertently leant back too far, tipping the chair over.
What a nugget, I thought to myself.
At the veryst split-second, he automatically reached out, grasping the tablecloth on instinct. It was
whipped out from under the vase without knocking it over and leaving it to wobble to a standstill, before
Badru rolled backwards and somehow back onto his feet in the same motion.
‘An impressive nugget,’ Evva whistled.
“Uhh,” my slick nugget stalled, trying to think up a clever quip, not exactly his strongest suit.
“I hope you aren’t about to try and convince me that you meant to do that?”
Badru
‘I’m hiding, so I can pretend none of that happened,’ Baniti literally shoved his head under his paws. ‘If I
don’t see it, it can’t exist.’
I would have given anything to be able to hide away like my wolf. I had never felt so embarrassed in my
life. Had it only been in front of my twin, I wouldn’t have minded. We goofed around each other all the
time. Like the time Astennu mmed his car door closed and had the whole sleeve of his shirt ripped
off. He had to rip the other off so it matched and spent the evening wearing the weirdest formal muscle
shirt to exist.
Evie looked stunning, knock-out stunning. I just hadn’t expected to be literally knocked over and she
just had to have bared witness to it.
‘Generally, the showes after dinner,’ my brother mocked me in private.
“Can we just go!” I marched out of the front doors, leaving Evie and my twin to trail along behind me
and I could hear the non-discrete snickering.
I held open the passenger door for Evie on the SUV Astennu had arranged out front, and cut him off
before he could climb into the driver’s seat, signalling the back was his domain on this ride.
‘Is this your subtle way of telling me I’m the designated driver for the evening?’ He raised a brow at me
as he clicked his seatbelt on, taking the middle seat.
‘I just made a total ass out of myself,’ my gaze flickered to my perfect goddess. ‘And your damned
animal harassed me all day. If anyone in this car deserves whisky tonight, it’s me.’
He pped my shoulder, “fine. I’ll drive home so you can drink your embarrassment away.”
‘Why did he have to say it out loud?!’ Baniti whined. ‘We were mind-linking for a reason.’
“You don’t need to worry,” Evie’s hand suddenly appeared in myp, sliding with purpose up my thigh
and just brushing my rapidly growing bulge. “It was pretty cute,” her hand withdrew in the same breath,
leaving me high and, from the feel of it, not so dry.
‘Can we skip dinner and just devour our mate instead?’ My wolf rolled on his back, wagging his tail
happily.
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‘She needs dinner first. For how I’m hoping our night will end, she’ll need her strength.’
We pulled up at the ss entrance to La Peque?a Bodega after a thirty-minute drive.
“Oh! The tapas ce,” Evie’s face lit up in recognition. “I’ve been here with Lucy, Tam and Suzanna,
but it was really good. I’ve been meaning toe back.”
I gave my brother a quick congrattory smile. He had chosen well, it seemed.
“Have… you been here with anyone else?” There was a distinct clipped tone as Astennu asked, closing
her car door behind her.
Who else would she havee with?
‘That guy!’ Baniti shouted in cold dread. ‘That warrior, Adrian.’
…Please, for the love of goddess, say no…
I didn’t particrly dislike the guy, but neither was I a fan, knowing he almost imed my mate as his
own; unknowingly, of course. Astennu, I knew, had always disliked him with a passion. He knew he had
no apparent reason for it and still couldn’t shake his intense distaste of the man.
“No,” was all she answered, simply but with warmth. “Let’s get inside, it’s freezing.”
The steps down into the cavern were carved out of the rock. The rocky walls of the restaurant itself
were lit in soft and subtle lighting, and the stctites that hung from the cave ceiling were wrapped in
fairy lights. We were led up to one of the private circr dining tforms that overlooked the entire
cave through a sheer white curtain.
“Why is it so quiet?” Evie looked around at the empty restaurant.
“We rented it out for the night,” Astennu grasped her hand, kissing her palm.
“Weren’t about to share our first date with others,” I leaned in to slowly kiss her corbone peeking out
of her dress.
A human waitress creaked the stairs on her ascent, announcing her arrival and breaking us apart. She
ced a small tter of sliced bread, olives and oil in the centre between the lit candles.
“Alphas, Luna, what drinks can I get for you?” She stood poised ready with her device and I thought
Evie was about ready to choke at hearing a pack member address her as ‘Luna’.
I was quick to order a triple serving of scotch, while my mate and brother stuck to soda. I remembered
what Evie had said about being a lightweight with alcohol and took it as a possible good sign that she
wanted a clear head for the evening.
“Ok. Your order will be out any minute and I’ll be back with your drinks,” the waitress bustled away,
leaving us to ourselves.
“You ordered for me?” Evie raised a sceptical brow.
“Yep,” Astennu popped the ‘p’. It was about time Evie saw that not all surprises were terrible, especially
when they came for us. “We haven’t seen the menu, so even we don’t know what’sing out of the
kitchen.”
The menu here was small and changed each week, ensuring something new on every visit.
Not a moment after the drinks were ced in front of us, that ourrge order filled the table. To my
relief, and my wolf’s, cmari and octopus weren’t on the menu this week. A mixy before us, of fresh
cheeses, stuffed peppers, chorizo cooked in red wine, meatballs, garlic-fried mushrooms and spiced
potatoes.
We dug in happily, making sure Evie got what she wanted first. She was dipping her bread into the
tomato sauce of the meatballs when she asked a question neither I nor my twin were expecting.
“…Since you kinda know about my ex… what about yours?”
Astennu inhaled sharply and I downed my scotch in one, regretting it the moment my throat burned
from the liquid.
‘Nope. I can’t watch this, I’m hiding again. You can deal with this on your own,’ my chickenshit of a wolf
actually retreated into the furthest recesses of my mind to link with his mate.
“You don’t have to worry about any psycho exes stalking around,” I rushed out.
“Yeah, neither of us have ever really dated,” Astennu had returned to his flushed state.
“I know that,” she said calmly, appearing amused by our fluster. “I’m not jealous, just intrigued.”
“There’s not much to tell with me,” Astennu started. “A girl kissed me in high school, senior year, and I
didn’t pull away. It was ok, but the earth didn’t exactly move and I knew I wanted to wait.”
Evie slowly turned to me, waiting.
“It was our first time at an Alpha meeting and I was a hormonal 17 year old that hadn’t long since
shifted,” I licked my lips from embarrassment. “She was a human working at the function and couldn’t
get Aste’s attention so she went for mine.”
Why was I talking about this?! I could tell Evie was enjoying my squirming, by her tiny enchanting
smirk.
“I didn’t know what I was doing and…” I quickly made sure I didn’t have to switch to mind-link so that no
one else overheard. “I struggled.”
“What do you mean?” She tilted her head.
Astennu wasn’t helping, sipping his soda to hide his shit-eating grin.
‘I was super nervous and I struggled to get it up,’ I mind-linked, unable to bring myself to say it aloud.
‘She almost bit my d**k off trying to get me worked up.’
I shuddered at the memory of the most awkward teenage s*x encounter. That whole thing put me off
the idea of s*x for years.
‘At least she didn’t do any permanent damage,’ Evie’s eyes flicked downwards. ‘It would have been a
crime to ruin such a masterpiece.’
My brows must’ve met my hairline, along with my brother’s. Evie wasn’t usually the one to be this
forward or dirty talking. She was the one usually pping me for my dirty mouth.
I liked this side of her.
“Keep going, I know there’s a second one,” she finished up thest of the chorizo.
“I was 21 and she was a visiting she-wolf warrior from Opal Sun. She was a few years older.”
“A few?” Astennu repeated back. “Try 15 years older.”
“Would you but out?” I snapped at him.
“So you had a MILF phase,” Evie shrugged with a teasing grin.
“I did not have a ‘MILF phase’,” I defended immediately. “I’ve kinda been in a neverending ‘Evie’
phase… we both have,” I gestured to my twin.
Our dinner was over, our tes cleared. There was only one dessert I truly wanted to taste.
My hand slowly slid up her smooth thigh, ying with the edge of her panties. Her legs parted instantly,
granting Astennu and me all the ess we wanted. I nudged her clit gently just as my brother slipped
within her heavily wet folds. I imed her lips first, to capture her tiny moan, while Astennu settled for
her neck, gently nipping at her skin. Her quiet moans would soon begin to echo and bounce off the
walls of the cavern if we continued. They were our sounds I wanted to hear alone and unshared with
anyone outside the mate bond.
‘Want to get out of here?’ Astennu must have hit a pleasure spot as she writhed in our hands.
“Yes,” Evie quietly murmured.