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“Little Brother,” he addressed the smaller man, “she did not get upset at you. It was the drink, right Ciara?” he asked turning toward me.
“I love you, Kein,” I said watching them. “I want you to touch me. It was just the drink… It was too strong. I’m so sorry.”
Kein looked troubled as he finished his chore. These men hated discord in the family. I knew how they sought stability in their relationships with one another and now with me.
“Please Kein,” I begged reaching for him, “come cuddle with me.”
A brow quirked and he sat the now folded garments in a bag. “What is cuddle?” he asked sitting on the bed.
“Hold me, little Brother,” I answered using Bane’s pet name for him.
A smile flickered across his features as he crawled up beside me. “I am not little to you,” he grinned pressing against my side.
I passed an arm beneath him as he propped himself on an elbow. His other arm I pulled around me.
“This,” I told him pulling him closer, “is cuddling. It means to lay close and wrap around one another.”
He dropped his face and nuzzled my cheek. His hand slowly stroked up my side and pulled the blanket down. His fingers wrapped around a breast. Kein wasn’t interested in fondling it; he just held it and stroked the soft flesh.
In return for his attention I rubbed his back with one hand and his shoulder with the other. Softly, I murmured affection and apologies in his ear.
“I like to cuddle,” Kein said grinning and pecking me on the lips.
He bounded off the bed a second later, back in good spirits. I was going to tell him cuddling lasted longer than he had allowed, but he was quickly replaced by Damien.
I apologized to Damien and he scoffed. Unlike Kein he’d not been overly bothered when I fought him. We’d had fun fighting before sex in our dreams; he didn’t take it personally.Property © NôvelDrama.Org.
All the men took a turn cuddling for a moment and then were back to packing. Laying still and quiet in the middle of the morning was not their favorite thing to do. They were too energetic to lounge around like I was currently being forced to do.
Once the small timer that Bane had indicated earlier read the time was up I was pulled from the bed and cleaned in the shower. I gratefully accepted the rub down with the healing cream. My body felt like I’d been through an intense workout, everything was a little sore.
After breakfast I was dressed up warmly in the blue dress I associated with the mountains. Evan also carefully wrapped me in a brown outer layer. The men brought up a transport and loaded it with the bags. Wherever we were going, we were staying for a while.
“This will not end quickly?” I asked sadly looking at the amount of clothing and supplies they had brought. They never traveled heavy. “This is a chore I would rather not do for her and I had hoped it would end quickly…”
A look passed between the Brothers and Bane squeezed my shoulder.
“You will not suffer, little Sister,” he said. “We will make it pleasant for you.”
My smile was sad as I put my arms around his waist and hugged him.
“You always make it pleasant for me. I just wish I did not know what we were doing. I wish this was just for us and would not result in my heart being broken…” I whispered.
There was no answer for that and the men just loaded everything onto the transport Kein had brought up.
Kein drove the transport and we flew toward the mountains. Nu-reeh wanted us close while we bred. She’d told the men she would not interfere, but she would be watching.
We flew across the rugged terrain and I held Christof’s hand. He didn’t seem to mind the contact and I needed it. Miles passed beneath us effortlessly and I knew wherever we were going was going to be right against the mountains.
Would Nu-reeh want us outside so she could literally watch? I wondered. It had been strange enough getting used to these five watching me. How weird to have Nu-reeh standing and staring as we mated.
Perhaps she’d even come into the cabin with us, I thought and shivered.
Would Nu-reeh ‘check’ to make sure I was doing what I was supposed to?
Would she do the physicals now?
How was I supposed to react to my family if Nu-reeh was near?
Did I call them Master or use their names?
Suddenly my hood and veil were pulled off and Damien was looking deep into my eyes. He looked concerned. The transport slowed to a stop, in the middle of nowhere, so all my men could stare at me. Christof pushed Damien away and took his place in front of me.
“You are breathing very quickly,” Christof observed using the hand I wasn’t holding to stroke my cheek, “and the grip you have on my hand has gotten tighter.”
I apologized for hurting him and they laughed out loud.
“You are not harming me,” Christof said still smiling, “but we wish to know why you are upset. We believe you are thinking of something that has caused you discomfort.”
The men listened to my concerns. It was obvious they didn’t understand my point. My performance anxiety confused them. They tried to soothe me.
“We had sex in front of Nu-reeh today,” Kein finally said. “You were not bothered by her presence. If you have to do it again, it will not be the first time and we will not let you be upset.”
I turned like a robot to stare at Kein. Evan swatted Kein’s shoulder and Bane swatted Evan in return.