CHAPTER 211: WITH TWO

Emira stiffened at Kael’s voice and whipped her head around. He was leaning against the doorway, arms crossed over his chest as if he had been watching them for a while. She blinked, startled. He was still here too? Both of them hadn’t left?

She felt Lance lean down and kiss the side of her neck as her eyes met Kael’s. And then, behind him. If Kael and Lance were both here then did that mean Zen was here too?

She knew he had been spending the last many nights with Ramona. It was still dark outside so if he was still here, then did that mean he had not gone to her tonight?

But then, as if reading her mind, Lance whispered in her ear, "Zen is not here."

Emira lowered her gaze and nodded. She didn’t want to show anything on her face. Did he go to Ramona then? It was foolish of her. Shouldn’t she be happy that at least Kael and Lance were still here? Why think about the one who wasn’t here?

She pushed at Lance’s shoulder then and asked slowly," Can you please get up. I was eating. I’m still hungry."

"Hmm. I’ll let you eat..." His voice dipped as he moved closer, his mouth near her ear. "But our discussion will continue, baby."

She tensed at that word, feeling the warmth of it spread through her even as she tried to keep her expression steady. She didn’t look at him or Kael and quickly sat up and started to nibble on the bread again. She wasn’t really hungry anymore. The thought of Zen with Ramona tonight was sitting like a stone in her stomach. Her fingers tightened around the bread without her noticing.

Unknown to her, both brothers could read her thoughts on her face. And even though they wanted to explain that Zen was not with Ramona and he had gone out under duress.. they didn’t.

Instead, Lance leaned back and watched her eat slowly, not even tasting the food.

Kael, on the other hand, walked further into the room, his eyes fixed on her.

He came to the bed without a word and lay down behind her, close enough that she could feel his warmth. He didn’t touch her at first. He just settled there, one hand tucked under his head as he watched her nibble on the bread with far too much focus for someone who was supposedly hungry.

She could feel the mattress dip under his weight, making her more aware of how close he was breaking her concentration from the food in her hands. Emira stiffened when she felt Kael playing with her hair and turned her head, letting her eyes meet his. Her eyes roved over his face and then slowly the length of his body that was spread out before her...He’d left his shirt unbuttoned, and her eyes paused at the mark on his waist. She frowned. Why did he still have a mark there? Shouldn’t it be healed?

But as she looked at the bite, she liked it. Liked seeing her mark on him. Just then, one of his fingers traced the bite mark that she had left there and she hurriedly looked away. Heat rushed up her neck, and she tried to pretend she hadn’t been staring.

Just then, Lance leaned forward slightly. "Emira..."

She didn’t answer, concentrating on her food. But he continued, "Of the three of us, who do you think is the most laid back? The one who wouldn’t throw a tantrum?"

She didn’t think about the question? The name slipped out the moment he asked. "Zen."

That caused both Lance and Kael to laugh out loud as if she had said the funniest, most impossible thing. She looked up then," What happened?"

Kael shook his head and with a smile still on his face, he threaded his fingers through her hair and continued to play with it.

Emira blinked, suddenly aware of the silence, and looked between the two alphas. "What?" she asked, confused. "It’s true. Zen is calmer."

Lance nodded. "I agree. He is."

Kael didn’t speak, but the faint rumble in his chest sounded like amusement. As if he were laughing at her.

She frowned. "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Lance smiled and looked down at her food and asked," Are you going to eat that?"

Emira shook her head at that point and put aside the bread. No she wasn’t going to eat it...

The moment the bread touched the plate, Lance picked up the tray of food and put it on the floor. "Good. Now its time to satiate our hunger."

Her breath caught for a second, the air in the room shifting heavier as both brothers focused on her at once.

The next minute, Lance pushed Emira back onto the bed, where Kael was already waiting. He caught her and kissed her mouth before muttering, "You make me so hungry..."

Her hands flew up to grip his shoulders, the last thought of Zen slipping out of her mind as their bodies closed in around her.

Lance kissed her deeply and Kael pushed her hair aside, peppering kisses along the back of her neck. Just as she moaned, Lance moved back a bit and said," My innocent little baby... You’re soon going to have your eyes opened."

"What do you mean?"

Kael nuzzled her neck then and whispered," Zen did not want to go. But there needs to be one of us at the pack house these days. So, we sent Zen."

Emira blinked. Did that mean Zen was not with Ramona? She let out a quiet breath she hadn’t realised she was holding.

Kael pressed his lips to her shoulder, a soft, steady touch that made her tilt her head back without thinking. "Let us take care of you now and leave your worries aside okay?"

Emira nodded then and closed her eyes, welcoming them. As long as Zen was not with Ramona, she could push away her thoughts and just be with them...