My brothers had unexpectedly busted into where we were, freezing us on the spot.
"I swear, I smelled her here, but these fucking incense are messing with my senses now!" Caden complained loudly, kicking a chair.
He was right in the living room of Wyatt's house.
"You know the elves do this every time their loved ones die, and that doesn't change the fact that you can't go into houses without the owner's permission!" Aiden scolded our rowdy brother, who growled in response to our brother's rules.
"I don't fucking care! We need to find Rem! That's all that matters now before things get out of hand!" Caden argued with him, who sighed in response.
It wasn't like my carefree brother to sound so worried about something.
"Look, I know you care and are scared. I'm too, but—" Aiden tried to cool off our aggravated brother, who ignored him scrambling around the room.
Have you caught my scent?! Crap!
Luckily, all I could smell was the incense, which meant it would be worse for their noses. Noticing what was happening, Alijah decided I wouldn't manhandle him without a price. I could feel a smile rise on his lips before his tongue licked the inside of my palm.
I wanted to yelp, but I bit my lip to hold it. My grumpy wolf found the perfect way to get back at me for all the previous things I did, barring the interruption of my brothers.
Will my heart survive this?
That was the only question left in my mind as my eyes focused on the playful wolf before me.
"No, you don't fucking know Aiden. If something happens to her, I won't forgive myself. I knew we should've taken her with us, but you all dismissed me, like always, and now she's alone with that psychotic wolf." Caden snarled.
Uh oh!
A small, low chuckle left Ajiah before tugging my hands down and leaning in to lick my lips.
I...
"Psychotic... I should live up to their expectations. After all, I've treated you too gently, Rem." My wolf whispered into my ear soon after, leaving my cheeks burning.
However, the annoyance on his face was present as his eyes twitched. I couldn't say a thing back to him, knowing that my voice would be something they recognized instantly. He suddenly shoved his hand down my pants, causing me to gasp.
Before a word left me, his tongue invaded my mouth, prompting me to boil from within. Trialing his hand up my abdomen from my groin, he pinned me to the bed's headboard as he explored my cavity.
Luckily, their voices were so loud that they overwhelmed any slight noise from this room. I was about to drown, though. Alijah's tongue caressed mine, triggering me to clasp onto his shirt tightly.
Dragging his hand up my shirt, he softly kneaded one of my breasts, leaving it tender.
Ah… I'm about to go insane.
It instantly left me longing and wanting more than I could have. However, the warmth from my wolf was too addictive to get away from. I couldn't stop myself from kissing him back as he had hooked me and made my mind fuzzy.
I want more... much more. No… everything.
Grabbing the back of my head, he drew me into a deeper kiss. His tail coiled around my waist. It was almost as if I was in heaven. This wasn't a punishment at all. To me, it was a reward, one that I wanted to claim.
Alijah… I can't… I can't stop myself.
My tongue fought with his, tugging on his shirt for better support. After a few muffled arguments behind us, something changed outside.
"Look, I know how you feel, but we must calm down. Doing things like this won't do us any good." Aiden tried to calm Caden.
"I can't!" He yelled back, voice quivering.
The tone in my brother's voice caused Alijah to separate from me, allowing me to breathe freely. A saliva string connected us as he held onto my chin, preventing me from following. His eyes locked on the door where my two siblings were.
Caden had caught his attention while my breath was shaky and uneven. This wolf wasn't good for my heart. The stupid brothers were enticing the already grumpy wolf to act out.
Now, I can't get rid of the feeling of your lips on mine that's freshly implanted.How can I keep myself from jumping him?
Seeing him lick his lips while gazing at the door, I felt like I was about to lose it.
Do you realize I'm half Lycan?! Right?!
I could attack him, yet…
No… Wait… You can only gaze away from me because you aren't interested in me. Right?
That stung to think, especially with how warm everything he did to me was. Tears were about to come out of me. Luckily, my brothers would save me from that pity party, giving me a distinct thing to worry about.
"Aiden, I can't calm down. Not when she can be hurt along with that psycho. Before they lit up all those fucking incense, I smelled her, but now her scent is so weak that I... What the fuck was she thinking?! She knows better than this!" Caden exploded, slamming his hands into a table in the living room.
A loud crack came from the desk, startling me and bringing me back to this world.
"Your brothers don't have good manners," Alijah grumbled, narrowing his eyes towards the door.
Says you?!
Sadly, I couldn't say a thing back to him. Tracing his finger on my lip, a soft smile rose as he slowly leaned onto me. My heart was about to race again when someone else entered the fray outside, saving me from his attention again.
"Rem probably felt trapped by two overbearing brothers. Honestly, I don't blame her for running from you a lot." Sophie huffed, coming into the room where the duo was.
So, she's with them, too. Probably, Mom asked her to tag along to keep them from killing each other.Typical, of course, you two need a babysitter.
Whenever it came to me, Caden didn't seem to control himself much because he felt guilty over what happened the day on the roof. Aiden hid it better, but he also was a mess, especially whenever I got sick after that day.
These two would always sleep with me whenever I wasn't well.
My cute, adorable brothers are overbearing indeed.
If they even knew half of the things I did with Alijah. They probably would get into a fight with him—an unwinnable battle at that.
"Sophie," Aiden called out, and silence followed as Caden struggled to speak to her.
Part of me always thought the twins had a crush on her. Aiden had made his claim years ago, leaving Caden to act like he wasn't interested in her, but I knew better.
I know what an unrequited love is.
"She feels different," Alijah mumbled, ears twitching.
I knew what he meant. He probably sensed she was part of his family line. Dad or any of us could never do that, but this wolf was different. We believed his power came from all the anger he had stored, while Dad's strength came from his affection for us.
All I could do was bite my lip, trying to push all those useless feelings away.
You know that right now isn't essential, but one day, I have to tell you, you still have family around.
I feared Caden would somehow hear me if I said anything, as he was always the one to find me when I tried to run away from home.
And right now, you're way too close to finding me!
"We'll find her, Caden, but the right way. Rem will be fine. She's a lot tougher than you give her credit for, and the spell Vera helped her with appears to keep Alijah in line. He even saved the villagers here." Sophie tried to soothe the situation.
"That's what they think! They don't know how dangerous that Lycan is. Even worse, with Rem! She's a hazard by herself. She shouldn't have left home without us!" Caden shouted. "We're the ones who have to protect her, not that crazy, bloodthirsty wolf!"
It reminded me of my burning birthmark, which had been quelled since I woke up, but it still bothered me somewhat.
No! No! Alijah doesn't need to know all that! Please... Shut up, you idiots!
"Caden, this isn't like you." Sophie tried to reach out to him.
He was challenging to deal with when he got like this. Probably, seeing the scene of what had just happened didn't help him find peace. I had run around the entire village after Alijah and the beast, meaning my scent was practically everywhere, but the blood was what made him worse.
"What the fuck do you know what I'm like?!" Caden snapped, lashing out at anyone near him.
You still remember that day, don't you? I'm sorry, but I can't go back. Not yet.
"Okay, enough, you know she doesn't mean any harm!" Aiden growled.
"Look, you saw what happened in that raiders' camp. She did it without having to—" Caden stopped, releasing a deep sigh.
Silence passed as I wished I could bust down those doors and shut them up. However, that might've been exactly what they wanted.
"From what those survivors told us. I... can't let her fall into darkness anymore. Not my baby sister. Not when I swore to protect her. I won't fail her again," He finished, sitting on what sounded like the couch outside.
Wait! Wait! Are they planning on staying? No!
Though his words touched my heart, they made me realize how scared my family was of me and what I could do if something went wrong. Alijah sighed, pulled me into his chest, and allowed me to snuggle.
His tail wrapped protectively around my waist, holding me in place while paying close attention to what they were discussing.
"Then we need to kill Edna. It's the witch's fault all of this is happening. With her gone, Rem will be free." Aiden pointed out.
If only you knew how close you're to me, I get it. After what happened at the raider's camp, you… I'd also want to find me.
"Rem... isn't making things easy for us, huh?" Caden sighed, getting up from where he was.
"Of course not. It's just like her too. An annoying little brat that never knows when to stop and come home." Aiden huffed.
Deep down, I knew he was trying to hide how scared he was, yet…
Oi! Do you have to make it sound like that?!
"We have to report this to Dad, and there's no fucking signal in this village. All the fucking incense is messing with my nose, too, so I know I won't find her trail in this mess." Caden growled,
They always burned different scents to send off their dead, and there was no doubt that in the middle of the village, there was a party as they celebrated their lives instead of mourning their deaths.
In their eyes, these loved ones would never feel pain again. Thus, they needed to remember all the good times—a strange thing for us, yet a respectable practice.
"After the collapsed cave, I thought I had her too, but all I could smell was him. He's a monster, isn't he? So, why would he—" Aiden stopped as someone walked around the room. "Wait, what are you doing?"
Oh, no!
It was yet to be seen whether it would be our saving grace or doom.