Chapter 79: Their Cursed

Remi

Out of all the things I had on my mind coming back to our packhouse, Cassius yelling at Calder and Cullen was definitely not one of them. I am pretty sure I was only in the room by circumstance, but it didn’t make it any less uncomfortable. Cassius scared me just as much as Cullen when he is angry, and I can see where he gets it. His expression alone could kill, and I wasn’t sure how they were able to be so calm.

I was so relieved when he dismissed us, and we left his office. We quietly walked for a few minutes, both twins gripping my hands. “Stop,” came an angry voice from the other end of the hall. We all stopped and turned to see who the command came from. Gentry was storming towards us at a quick pace. His eyes had murder in them.

“What did that scum bag do to my fucking sister?” he yelled at us. I blanched, not expecting this reaction. I guess it was safe to assume Pip had told Gentry and their parents most of the story. Then, probably by reflex, Calder and Cullen stepped in front of me, pulling me behind them.

“Calm down,” Calder ordered.

“Not until you tell me why my sister is at home crying when she met her mate only two days ago. What did that mutt do to her?” he argued.

“What did she tell you?” Calder asked.

“Nothing. She told me nothing. And her scent has changed. So, you better start filling in the blanks before I go to Serenity Moon myself!” Gentry raged at the twins. They both looked at each other, and I knew exactly what they were thinking. They hadn’t noticed that her scent changed, so they didn’t know that Zeus and Pip mated. Both of their eyes came to me over their shoulders, and I felt my cheeks go red.

“Is there something you want to tell the class?” Cullen prompted.

“Um….” I said. I didn’t want to tell Pip’s secrets. If she didn’t tell Gentry that she and Zeus had mated already then, she probably didn’t want them to know. Or she was regretting it….

“Remi, if you know what happened, I need you to tell me. This is my sister we are talking about…” Gentry said in a calmer voice. Calder and Cullen stepped aside, giving me a view of Gentry once again. His face was torn with distress, and he looked drained. My eyes traveled down to his arm where the silver tattoo thing had been when he and Sammy mated. It was so light now; I could barely make it out. I swallowed the lump in my throat.

“Gentry… It's not really my place to tell what happened between them. She will tell you when she is ready. Just give her a little time. Zeus hurt her and her pride last night. She was already scared to come home and tell you about school. And then all this happened,” I told him. “Just be there for her, okay? You’re her big brother, so she is going to need you. But Zeus and Pip have to fix this on their own….”

“She mated with him, and then he broke her heart, didn’t he?” Gentry asked quietly as his head dropped.

“She isn’t marked,” was my reply. His eyes shot back up to mine.

“Promise? He didn’t mark her?” he asked. I shook my head.

“Pip will figure out if he is right for her or not,” I told him. “You have to trust her to know what is right for her.” Gentry nodded his head. He seemed to at least be in control of his anger now.

“Thank you, Remi. I am glad you are her friend,” he said. “I’m going to go. We can all catch up tomorrow.”

Cullen and Calder nodded to him but didn’t make a move as he turned to return the way he came. We watched him walk away before they both turned to me. “You knew they mated?” Cullen asked, and I could feel his temper igniting.

I nodded my head carefully. Finally, he let out a forceful sigh. “We should have sent her home immediately,” he muttered, shaking his head, and rubbing his temple.

“Are you mad that I didn’t tell you?” I whispered.

“No,” Calder said. “It wasn’t your business to tell.” Relief swept through me. At least I hadn’t messed that up.

“Let’s go upstairs,” Cullen said. “We have something to show you.” I furrowed my brow, wondering what it could be.

-

When we got upstairs, they both seemed to be a little happier. We went to Cullen’s door, which had become our room since I moved into the packhouse with them. I was curious as to what they could want to show me inside. They pushed me towards the door, so I opened it and went inside.

Stepping into the room, I didn’t recognize an inch of it. My mouth opened as I took in the space. It was easily twice the size that it had been previously. The room was no longer decorated to reflect only a male occupying the space. Instead, it was now decorated in neutral greys, whites, and creams with little light blue accents here and there. I looked around the room, taking in all the changes. It was like a giant studio apartment minus a kitchen.

Calder stepped up behind me, wrapping his arms around my waist. He bent down, bringing his lips to my ear. “What do you think?” he asked.

“It's huge,” I said, a little awestruck.

He chuckled. “We combined both Cullen and I’s rooms to make it one space for all of us,” he said. I turned in his arms to look up into his shining purple eyes.

“Bathrooms and closets too,” Cullen said next to us.

“All while we were gone?” I asked. They both nodded. “You didn’t have to…” I said. Calder ran his nose along mine, still smiling.

“We wanted to,” he whispered. “This isn’t Cullen’s room or my room anymore. It’s our room.” I reached up and cupped his cheek in my hand, rubbing my thumb along his jaw. I felt nothing but overwhelming love for both of them.

An idea flicked into my head as I looked up into his shining eyes. “You know,” I started. “I never properly thanked you for my necklace,” I said in a low voice. I turned my head to Cullen. “Or my dress.” In total sync with each other, their faces broke into sultry smirks, and their eyes darkened. I let out a giggle in surprise as Calder’s hands grabbed my waist and lifted me into the air. I went up and over his shoulder. His hand came to my ass in a hard slap before he groped it. I could feel my cheeks heating up, and he moved towards the bed.

Calder threw me onto the bed, and I sat up slightly to see them crawling up onto the bed and towards me. My stomach clenched in anticipation at the hungry look in their eyes. I licked my lips in excitement. Cullen got to me first, pulling my face to his and devouring my mouth. Calder’s mouth came to my exposed neck. He started kissing, sucking, biting across my neck and shoulder. Then they switched. Calder gripped my jaw, turning me to him while Cullen started tasting my skin. They both grabbed one of my wrists and held them above my head, trapping me under them.

Calder pulled away first, looking down at me with so much smolder in his purple eyes I thought I was going to combust. “I think I want to fuck this pretty mouth,” he thought out loud. Cullen came away from my neck now.

“That’s fine. I want this,” he said, reaching down in between my legs and slipping his hand up my skirt rubbing his fingers over my pussy. I squirmed under his touch, but that was just where the night began.

-

I lay over Cullen’s chest, panting, sweaty, sated, and happy. He was pretty much the same under me as well as Calder next to us. We have had barely any time to ourselves without some other thing looming over us, and it felt great to get lost in them for a while. My eyes found the clock on the table next to the bed, and I realized it had been hours.

“Tired, love?” Cullen murmured.

“Mmmm,” I hummed, not giving him a real answer. He just chuckled.

“Did we fuck all the words from your brain?” he joked. I pinched his side, and he laughed again.

“We could always try putting them back,” Calder continued from beside us. I turned my head and scowled at him. They were absolutely insatiable. Calder laughed at my expression. “I’m just playing. I think your gratitude has been fully conveyed.” He had a boyish smirk on his face, and I couldn’t help the small smile now on my lips. They are so handsome.

“How about a shower and some dinner?” Cullen suggested, turning my face up to his. I nodded, my face rubbing against his chest. He leaned his head down to mine, our lips meeting in a soft kiss. Even after our lust-fueled adventure of the past few hours, his simple kiss filled my body with butterflies. Cullen’s eyes lit up as he looked down at my face. “What?” he asked with a laugh.

I shook my head. “I just love you,” I whispered.

He kissed the tip of my nose before replying, “I love you as well.” Calder pushed himself up and leaned over my face.

“What about me?” he pouted. I giggled, rolling my eyes.

“Of course, I love you, too,” I smiled at him. His fake pout morphed into a victorious smile. He quickly pecked my lips.

“Let’s clean up. I’m hungry,” he said.

Even in the shower, it didn’t seem like either of my mates wanted to be away from me. When we moved into the shower, their touches shifted from the frantic, desire-fueled ones in the bed to gentle, loving caresses. I guiltlessly soaked up their attention, not wanting to leave our little bubble. Tomorrow, we had to go back to reality, the curse, my first shift, and everything else. Tonight, I had all their attention on me, and they had my attention on them.

After our shower, the twins went to get dressed while I pulled a comb through my wet tresses. Once I was tangle-free, I wrapped my hair up in a towel and rubbed some lotion into my skin before going to the closet myself. I was a little shocked when I stepped inside. I knew they had pretty much combined both of their rooms into one giant space, but it was larger than I expected. Cullen’s clothing lined one side while Calder’s the other, both stopping short of the end of the walls leading into my things. At the center of the back wall was a small vanity with a mirror. When I went to it, I noticed my little box was sitting to the side of it, neatly on display.

My eyes watered looking at it. It was so thoughtfully set out that it made my heart clench. I ran my fingers along the edge of it, thinking about the contents and the decision I had to make. I knew I was selfish enough with the twins. I monopolized their time and attention and barely ever felt bad about it. After years on my own, I had let myself be this way with them, but it couldn’t stay like this forever. They had important jobs to do, and so did I. There was also our friends to help and the relationship between Carson and the twins to mend. This little box was going to help make sure they were safe, and so was I. I knew I had to let it go, even if it hurt.

“Baby, what’s wrong?” Calder said behind me. I turned quickly, dashing the few stray tears from my cheeks.

“I’m okay,” I said softly, trying to smile at him. His eyes looked at me with worry as he closed the distance between us. He stopped inches away from me. His large, warm hand came up to cup my face as he leaned in to give me a soft, lingering kiss.

“Dinner will be up in a few minutes,” he said softly as he pulled away. I nodded at him, giving him a soft smile.