MiaI thought that home would be better when I get there but it wasn't. I saw mum standing outside unlike herself, looking worried with a huge frown on her face. Not that it marred her beauty but it was unlike her. She was in a conversation with the cook when I got in and glanced up in surprise when she saw me."Come here, dear." She said as she saw me. "Why are you here?" I didn't feel offended at the question as I knew that she was teasing me. I should have expected the question though. I hadn't been home in some weeks after she came back from the honeymoon trip. I had told her that I couldn't be home because I wanted to give her and her husband the privacy she needed. We both knew that was an excuse but I was grateful that she didn't push it.The boys were home and the newly wedded parents were doing well without a complaint. I could have stayed home if I wanted to but I didn't want to. I felt guilty about the escape of the dark wizard and couldn't face Albert or the boys. I was
MiaThe cat sat on the window sill and mewed, his black eyes shining as it stared at me. I shivered, holding on to myself with my arms as the cold dealt with me. I was cold and yet it felt like I was hot. It was hot. It was strange and I couldn't deal with it.I cursed at myself, wondering why I had chosen to wear the gown I had on. I had on one of the strapless gowns that the triplets had bought for me that I couldn't have rejected because they had given me in the presence of my mum.I scoffed, telling myself that I was being silly. I couldn't have worn that gown even if I had a gun to my head. Asides the gown that mum had forced me to wear then when the triplets had invited me to a party, I didn't think I had ever worn any of the other gowns. I had packed it somewhere so I wouldn't even be tempted to wear them.I wouldn't have worn a gown as light as this when I knew that I would be coming to a place as light as this. I didn't even bring a coat with me. What was I thinking?I frowned
MiaI woke up, feeling cold and pulled my duvet over me. That was strange. What was going on? I clearly remembered that the home heater was on before I went to bed the previous night. I shouldn't be feeling this cold. I pulled the cloth higher over my head but it didn't help.What was the time? I wondered if it was daybreak yet. I couldn't wait for the world to be alive so I could get some breakfast into my body. Maybe I would help with cooking breakfast. I needed some distraction to help me with the bundles of nightmares that I had dealt with.I turned to check the time on my phone and was shocked to see my mum seated beside my bed, staring at me."Mum," I croaked in surprise. "Why are you here?""You wouldn't stop screaming all through the night. I had to be here when I couldn't take it anymore to be sure my daughter is fine."I blushed, feeling embarrassed. "I'm sorry to have disturbed you."She flicked her hand, waving my apologies away. "Don't be sorry about that, dear. Anyone ca
MiaThe boys finally moved in and we got settled to business. I avoided looking at Quinn all through the meeting as I couldn't get over the news I had heard about him. I couldn't stop imagining seeing the grim reaper behind him. Albert growled at them. "Why were you late?"Jack grinned in his usual carefree manner. "We saw Mia walk into the study and we thought to give the two of you some father-daughter bonding time."Albert and I scoffed at the same time at his words and then smiled at each other. I knew they wouldn't have been late to show up without a good reason. If only they hadn't done that, I wouldn't have asked Albert any question and wouldn't have known what I did. I wouldn't be tempted to look at him with pity as I wanted to do and I knew doing that was the fastest way for me to get my head off my neck.Quinn hated pity and wouldn't tolerate it if I looked at him with pity. Even if he liked me to the moon and back, he would have dealt with me."Let's get to business." Albe
MiaI messed up. I shouldn't have gone with the men on the search for the dark wizard's items. It had been fruitless. We hadn't found anything that he had left behind. The only thing that had been found was my newly acquired fear for the night. The boys wouldn't stop teasing me about it even though their father had told them to not tease me.I frowned. I didn't know how they had found out that I was afraid despite how hard I tried to hide it. Their supernatural eyes were really working.We all met in Albert's study the next day. It was when we left there that the boys started teasing me and I knew that they had known of my fear."What is your plan for today?" Jack asked as I was leaving.I turned to look at them with my eyebrows arched up. What were they up to again? I didn't trust them. I was starting to but I didn't trust them fully."Why?""You heard dad say he is taking your mum out on date to make up for their honeymoon that was cut short. You want to be home alone?""Are you goi
Mia I almost fell as I was rushing out to the garage, afraid that they had left me behind. I had tried to get ready within that ten minute time frame that he had given me but it had been impossible.It wasn't like I was trying to dress cute for them but I had my pride and image to save. Regardless of what they said or would think, I couldn't just dress up anyhow because I didn't want my brothers to think that I was trying to be enticing to them.I didn't know where they were going and I didn't want to look embarrassed. What if I meet someone that I knew and I was dressed as if I had been robbed of all the clothes that I had?I would be too embarrassed to face the public for days. Moreover, I knew those hooligans that called themselves my brothers wouldn't hesitate to laugh at me if anything embarrassing happened to me.It was better to avoid situations that would bring tears to my eyes after the night. I had already told them that I would be going out with them and despite their impa
MiaIt was surprising that they took me to a karaoke bar. I didn't know they were the type to come to a place like that. I had even thought that another friend of them was having a party like it had been that other day. I guessed that they didn't want to stay home when our parents weren't home just like I didn't want to be alone at home.I had also thought that it would be a rowdy bar that they would take me to based on their personalities. I was expecting them to go to a bar when they were going to grind against ladies and get laid all night. I wasn't going to be surprised if that was what they did. I was prepared to ignore the ladies who were going to be flinging themselves against them all night. The worst of those ladies were those who didn't have shame and would pretend to be my friend hoping that I could help them to get my brothers in bed.I grimaced at the thought of doing that all night but I would rather have that than stay home alone wondering if it was going to be my last d
MiaI had a refreshing dream that night. For the first time in weeks, I didn't have any nightmare about the werewolf brothers or the dark wizard and woke up feeling strengthened and at alert.I wondered if it was because of the outing. We had already eaten dinner outside before we got back and I slept off immediately I showered and hit the bed. I wondered if it was because I had had so much fun and had been wiped out that I didn't have time to think and worry about the thoughts that always plagued my mind before I force myself to drift off to sleep.I hadn't needed to force myself to sleep and that was good. I was going to remind the boys about hanging out with them even if they didn't remember and didn't want me to.I spent the day in my room reading a book. I didn't want to go out where I knew the boys would be. I feared that they might tease me about being clingy to them if they saw me too soon after spending the day with them all through yesterday.I did that the following day, ha