Chapter 82
Friday 25th September, 2020
Star
I woke up in a tangle of limbs at the Viper Moon Pack House. I had never actually been here before. It was strange that I was to be the new Luna here. Chet and Jillian had begun to heal exponentially last night. They had been downgraded from ICU to HDU. They would soon be ready for a normal ward. The curse really was broken. I looked at my mates. Eli and Zaya were on either side of me, and Jonah and Noah were on the ends. I had heard the elder two complaining last night and discussing “taking turns” with their younger brothers. Zaya and Eli had reluctantly agreed. I hadn’t told them yet but there would be no turns. Noah and Jonah would remain on the ends for as long as I felt like. I knew Noah had sacrificed himself for me but I had risked my life for all of them multiple times and had considered their feelings when they sometimes failed to consider mine. Things would escalate on my timing now not theirs.
Last night had been amazing. I could finally feel free with my mates. Although only Zaya and I had completed the mating process, I bore all four of their marks. I traced the permanent silvery marks on my neck, two on either side. I could tell exactly which one belonged to which mate when I felt the mark though the marks were as identical as the Quads themselves.
“Go back to sleep,” mumbled Zaya sleepily in response to me sitting up.
His eyes remained closed. I smiled at him.
Eli pulled me down back onto his chest. Zaya spooned me from behind. I had to drop a bomb on them. I took a deep breath.
“I want to go back to the Ice Moon Castle for a bit,” I said softly.
Zaya shot up into a sitting position.
“What?” He snarled.
“Go to sleep, Princess,” said Eli calmly. “Oh and no,” he added.
I wiggled out of Eli’s embrace and narrowly avoided Zaya’s arms.
I stood before the bed. All four of them were awake now. Noah sat up slowly. Jonah was groggily rubbing sleep out of his eyes. It dawned on me yet again that four mates was quite a lot. I felt like I was addressing a small sports team or something with all of them looking at me from the bed. Eight green eyes were on me.
“I want you all to come with me actually,” I said hesitantly.
“Why?” Asked Zaya suspiciously.
“Why do I want you with me?” I clarified.
Zaya flashed me a dazzling grin. My heart sped up a little.
“No, I know why you want me there,” he said, leaving out the other three. “And Eli,” he added. “I mean look at us,” he said confidently, gesturing to himself.
I struggled not to roll my eyes at his cheekiness. All four of my mates were shirtless. They slept in their boxers. There were a lot of tight rippling muscles and washboard abs on show right now. I hugged myself.
“Why do you want to be there instead of here where you will be Luna?” Asked Zaya.
Eli nodded.
“Because I…I want to learn to harness my Fae powers fully,” I admitted. “My Fae powers helped save us,” I reminded them.
Zaya frowned. He was still not over me barricading him out of the collapsing castle while I ran in. He lay back down and pretended to be asleep.
“Zaya, are you coming with me or not?” I demanded.
Yes, Baby, ok, now let me sleep and get your pretty a*s back in bed, he growled in my mind.
I crawled back between him and Eli.
“Eli, are you coming?” I asked.
“Yes, but we’ll need to get back to Viper Moon eventually, Princess?” He said.
“I know,” I assured him.
“Ok, Princess,” said Eli, kissing my forehead.
“Noah?” I asked.
“Yes, I’m going with you,” he said simply. He had lost all his combativeness for the time being.
“Jonah?” I asked.
Jonah was quiet.
“I want to be where you are so yes but I’m not too happy to go to be honest…but I’m going,” he said.
“Ok,” I said softly, hiding my smile.
It felt great to finally feel like all of my mates were mine and no one else’s. I snuck away from them again. I needed a shower. I got red every time I remembered last night. After the Quads had marked me, Zaya had finished inside of me. Eli, Noah and Jonah had gotten off from watching. I felt overheated just thinking about my mates. I still hadn’t mated with most of them.
Zaya’s master bathroom was adjacent to his master bedroom so it was easy enough to find. I sighed as the warm water streamed down on me from all sides inside the colossal shower. The roar of the water was so loud I didn’t hear someone coming in.
Strong arms snaked around my middle and soft lips brushed against my ear.
“Wouldn’t a bath have been better, Princess? To soothe those aching muscles?” Said a husky voice in my ear. I would recognise that voice anywhere. Eli.
“Perhaps,” I said, blushing deeply, feeling so shy all of a sudden.
Eli spun me around and pressed me against the shower wall. My eyes widened, wondering what he intended to do. He grinned.
“Not quite, Princess. I’m more of a romantic than that. Our first will not be rushed in the shower,” he chuckled. “Our second and third and so on can be wherever you like though,” he added.
My cheeks were burning. Eli’s lips crashed against mine. I kissed him back just as hungrily. He lifted me up and I wrapped my legs around his torso as he braced me against the wet tiled wall. He moved away from my mouth, trailing k****s down my jaw and neck until he found his mark. He ran his tongue over it, making me shiver.
“You know, you totally lied that time when you said Star’s Dad wanted to talk to me,” said yet another voice I would recognise anywhere. Jonah. I broke apart from Eli but he kept me in his arms and pressed against the wall. Eli grinned at Jonah, laughing.
“You just wanted me out of Star’s room,” said Jonah, his tone accusatory.
He stepped into the shower and it dawned on me that they were both stark naked. I didn’t know what else I was expecting. We were in a shower after all, but I’d never seen them in such bright lighting before. They were both at attention and as anatomically blessed as alphas should be. I extricated myself from Eli.
“You mean back at the Ice Moon Castle?” Asked Eli, still laughing.
“You know exactly what I mean!” Snapped Jonah though he seemed playful rather than truly upset.
I didn’t know the relaxed sides of Jonah or Noah very well and I wanted to badly.
Eli roared with laughter.
“What are you doing huddled in the corner, huh, mon ciel étoilé?” Asked Jonah, stalking over to me.
I shrank against the wall a little, feeling a bit intimidated. I was trying not to stare.
“What does that mean?” I asked, changing the subject.
“Mon ciel étoilé?” Asked Jonah.
“No, corner!” Scoffed Eli.
I snickered a little.
“Of course that Jonah!” Grumbled Eli.
Jonah shoved him playfully. Eli shoved him back.
“It’s a term of endearment. It suits you,” said Jonah.
“It means nice a*s,” joked a third voice. Zaya.
This shower was huge but it was getting a bit crowded.
“You snuck away from me, Baby,” complained Zaya.
I laughed awkwardly.
“It means my Starry sky,” said Jonah.
“Why is Luna hiding in the corner like that?” Asked a fourth voice.
Noah.
My cheeks got redder if that were possible. I had not intended to shower with four hot guys this morning.
“Come here, Luna,” said Noah.
“Let us help you with that,” murmured Jonah.
Noah poured shampoo onto my hair and Jonah began massaging it into my scalp while Noah lathered soap all over my body. Eli and Zaya complained that they were being left out so they began to help although I had more than enough soap and shampoo on me already. I giggled.
“Let’s wash you off,” chuckled Jonah.
Noah started rinsing my hair while Jonah scrubbed my skin gently. I couldn’t help the m**n that escaped me when he reached between my thighs. Eight green eyes darkened a little. Noah began putting conditioner in my hair while Jonah massaged it in from the roots to the tips. The elder two were quite nurturing. I supposed I had never experienced it before because they had always been fighting the mate bond.
“I feel like I’m just getting to know you two,” I said softly.
“Yeah, everyday feels like the first time with us,” commented Zaya, referring to Eli and himself.
“I meant Noah and Jonah,” I chuckled.
“Oh them, they’re us but dull,” said Zaya.
“They’re us with training wheels,” added Eli.
“Safety first,” said Zaya grinning.
Eli chuckled.
I rolled my eyes. The elder two ignored their younger brothers teasing them completely focused on my hair. I wondered if they had even heard me until they spoke.
“I know what you mean. We haven’t been able to spend much time with you yet,” said Jonah as he rinsed the conditioner out.
“We have forever now, Luna, which was always the goal,” added Noah while he continued massaging my scalp. It felt heavenly.
I gasped as Jonah reached between my thighs again and slipped two fingers in. He parted my folds, gently washing the area while Noah rinsed off my behind. They were taking these particular areas very seriously and very slowly. I squirmed between the two of them, their hard bodies pressed close to me. They towered over me. I looked up at Jonah and he pressed his lips hungrily to mine while Noah moved my curls aside to k**s the nape of my neck. Both of them still had their hands caressing my most sensitive areas. My m**n was stifled by Jonah slipping his tongue into my mouth. I relished the feeling, putting my hands against his muscular chest. I felt a rush of jealousy all of a sudden as something occurred to me. I broke the k**s.
“Did you ever wash Angie’s hair?” I asked, not sure why it even mattered anymore.
Jonah looked shocked. “No,” he said simply. He looked like he wanted to argue but decided against it.
“Did you wash Harper’s hair?” Asked Zaya suspiciously.
“That’s her long-lost twin remember?” Said Eli.
“Oh yeah,” said Zaya. “Never mind. My bad.”
Those two were insane but I loved them. Jonah bundled me up in a huge soft fuzzy white towel and carried me out of the bathroom. I cuddled up to his chest as he carried me around bridal style. I realised we were leaving Zaya’s room altogether. Huh.
“Where are we going?” I squeaked.
“Just across the hall to my room,” he said simply.
I didn’t protest. Noah came with us. They dressed literally in seconds and began to dry me off. I knew they had probably asked the younger two for some time with me. I actually hoped to get alone time with all of them. I was only a quarter-way through with the mating process.
“She has no clothes to change into here,” said Noah to Jonah.
Jonah got a tee shirt from his closet. It felt super soft. It would fit like a tee shirt dress because of the height difference.
“I don’t have any underwear,” I said to them.
I had left with them without really thinking or planning anything. I tried not to think about how pissed my Dad probably was by now.
“I have underwear for you actually,” said Noah, his cheeks tinging pink.
Huh?
“What?” I asked, surprised.
He zoomed out of the room and back. He had something hidden behind his back. He revealed a bag of lingerie from a designer place. I looked through it. They were all brand new and the correct size. Jonah smirked at the bag knowingly. They were actually the right sizes.NôvelDrama.Org: text © owner.
“I’m so confused,” I chuckled to myself as I picked out a dusty pink set and put it on.
“Lover boy over here would placate himself with ordering lingerie for you online for the future while the curse was in full effect and we were both avoiding you,” said Jonah, making me raise my arms so he could slip the tee shirt over me. I liked being taken care of like this.
“It helped me stay away from you,” said Noah, blushing deeply.
“He was giving himself something to look forward to,” said Jonah.
Noah shrugged.
“There’s more in my room,” mumbled Noah.
“He’s keeping the super kinky pieces hidden even from me. I guess that’s only for the two of you,” snickered Jonah.
Noah’s entire face was red and so was mine.
“Thanks Noah!” I said softly, actually really intrigued by my secret lingerie collection.
“How did you know my sizes?” I asked.
“Chet,” said Noah.
“Chet asked Jillian all of your sizes. She agreed not to tell you when we told her it was for presents for you. She was less pissed at us for not accepting you right away when she found out we were shopping for you,” explained Jonah. “Though we didn’t explain about the curse to her.”
“She thought we had commitment phobia or something,” added Jonah, entering his walk-in closet.
“We?” I asked. “Both of you were shopping for me?”
“At least I don’t have a foot fetish,” said Noah offhandedly.
My jaw dropped.
“I do not have a foot fetish,” growled Jonah, annoyed.
“Then how come you bought so many shoes for Star? And they’re all heels!” Said Noah.
“They’re nice to look at and she will look sexy in them,” mumbled Jonah. “I do not have a foot fetish.”
Jonah led me through his walk in closet to an area in the back with a shelf of brand new designer heels. What the f**k. I burst out laughing.
“My lingerie thing is normal,” said Noah triumphantly.
“Girls like shoes!” Said Jonah pointedly, clearly very sensitive about this.
“I love the lingerie and the shoes, ok, guys, thank you!” I said enthusiastically.
I kissed both of them on the mouth, lingering a little with each k**s. Ok, so there was a lot of stuff I didn’t know about Noah and Jonah. I was amazed by the designer heels. I picked up a pair with transparent glass heels and pink straps. They were so pretty. Dolce and Gabbana. Wow.
“Mom helped pick those!” Jonah said proudly.
Their Mom knew I existed! Jonah had talked about me to his Mom. He used to ignore me in the cafeteria!
“I’m not sure why he’s involving our poor mother in this,” teased Noah.
“I do not have a foot fetish,” grumbled Jonah.
“He does not have a foot fetish,” repeated Noah. “He just wants you to step on his neck with those,” added Noah.
Jonah shoved Noah and Noah shoved him back. I giggled at their antics while I tried on the shoes. They were surprisingly comfortable. Jonah grinned. I walked around in them and did a small spin for Noah and Jonah.
“The tee shirt ruins the whole look,” commented Noah in a mock serious tone. “Try it again with just the lingerie and the heels.”
Jonah shoved him.
“My Dad is gonna kill me,” I said, coming down from my high a little.
“No,” said Jonah. “He doesn’t know you left.”
“How is that possible?” I asked.
“You answered your hotel door and said you weren’t feeling up to coming down for breakfast in the hotel and to leave you alone to sleep,” said Noah.
“And your Dad totally understood!” Added Jonah.
“I’m so confused!” I said.
“Jamie helped us with a Glamour, an illusion,” said Noah, holding up what looked like a perfume bottle in front of me but was actually a potion bottle.
“A Glamour Spell that transforms someone to look like you and is set to wear off soon so you we need to get you back,” said Jonah, strictly business again.
“Who is me right now?” I asked.
Jonah grinned.
“Toby,” said Noah.
I owed Toby big time. I owed Jamie two lifetimes. Jessie too. Those two had done so much for us.
I was sad I had to go back until I remembered they were coming with me to the Ice Moon Castle.
“We’ll sneak you in,” said Jonah. “Then you act surprised when we show up to say hi.”
I nodded. The Quads and I walked to the same car we had used last night. I couldn’t stop thinking about the events of last night whenever all five of us were together. I wanted to finish sealing the deal. Even though we had broken the curse, there was this unsettling feeling I couldn’t quite put my finger on. Things felt unfinished somehow.
“What’s wrong, Princess?” Asked Eli holding me against his side in the backseat.
“I don’t know,” I said honestly. “Yet,” I added.