CHAPTER 10 : BREAKING POINT

Bryan and Aiden watched Kira as she slept calmly, cuddled up in their arms. She was really the most beautiful woman they have set their eyes on. 

The Alpha twins exchanged a glance as the feeling of deep protective affection for their omega increased. With the room now silent, Aiden carefully brushed her damp hair away from her forehead while Bryan pressed a soft kiss to her temple.

"We should clean her up," Aiden suggested after some minutes. He slipped off the bed quietly, not wanting to wake her up and retrieved a warm, damp cloth from the bathroom.

"We are getting pretty good at staying in control," Bryan whispered, "I cannot believe I stopped myself from just completing the mating, but she is really so tempting and stubborn."

"Easy brother", Aiden chuckled softly as he returned to Kira's side. He was gentle and careful as he began to clean her up.

"She would not have a problem with this, would she?", Aiden asked Bryan.

Bryan shrugged while brushing her hair.

Soon Aiden was done cleaning her up and went back to rinse the towel and drop it off somewhere to dry.

Even asleep, Kira let out a soft and content sigh as Bryan pulled the soft blankets up to her chin, tucking her in. He took a moment to brush his fingers along her cheek, watching the way she leaned into his touch even in sleep, "So soft," he whispered with a small smile on his face.

As Aiden slipped back into the bed, he pulled Kira close and ensured she was nestled between them. Unconsciously, she found herself really comfortable and snuggled closer to them. A soft smile tugging at her lips.

"She's perfect", Aiden muttered while sniffing her neck, where their mark was laid. His voice was barely above a breath, running his fingers on her shoulders, enjoying how cute and peaceful she looked.

"Mhm", Bryan hummed in agreement, "I have never felt anything like this before", he also murmured, his voice quiet and calm, "She completes us."

Aiden could not help but smile, despite the worry both he and Bryan had in them. They worried about how things would become for all three of them, but they knew they would never stop looking for answers to fix everything.

"She does compl-", before Aiden could finish his words, he felt a very sharp pain in his chest. He gasped, his hand flying to his heart as if he wanted to clutch out the searing pain.

Bryan's eyes also widened in alarm as he too felt the same stabbing pain, a pressure that made it difficult to breathe.

"Aiden…?", Bryan's voice was strained and full of pain as his brow furrowed. 

Aiden's face also contorted in pain, his breaths getting ragged with gasps. The warmth that had filled the room moments before now, became cold and very suffocating, the energy of the room was not pleasant at all.

"No…no, no, no…. Not now…

", Aiden growled, his hand tightening around Kira's hand. But the pain intensified and spread through their veins like poison, "Was this too much? Did we do too much, I think that is why it is happening right now", Aiden groaned out.

The curse was demanding control.

Bryan gritted his teeth, forcing himself to stay calm despite the threat from the curse to tear him apart from the inside, "We… we have to fight it", he gasped, "We know how it works, but it seems we…", Bryan closed his eyes as the pain hit him once again, "Move."

 

He shook his head as if he were mentally unstable, trying to push it out, "Stop," he said out loud, still shaking his head, "Move."

The curse was creeping into his head, those words, those dark thoughts, "Stop it!", Bryan said to himself, "AIDEN MOVE!", he shouted at his brother, noticing that Aiden was starting to lose control and he himself had no idea how long he could stay in control.

By this time, Kira had started stirring awake, the whole noise and shouts from Bryan was waking her up.

The pain twisted into something darker, an anger surged through Aiden like a wildfire as his grip on Kira's hand tightened painfully, his eyes darker as he barked out, "GET OUT OF MY HEAD."

Although it was unclear whether he was speaking to the curse or himself.

This immediately woke Kira up, her heart was pounding so hard, the anger from Aiden's voice almost made her have a heart attack while she was asleep.

Her eyes fluttered open quickly, confusion quickly turning into fear as she looked at Aiden, and what she saw was not what she expected. His eyes, the things she saw in them, she had never seen this look in his eyes before, "A-alpha…?", her voice was small, trembling with confusion as she quickly sat up and tried backing away, only from Aiden to pull her back, his grip on her hand increasing as he growled at her.

"Aiden, NO!"Bryan, who was now on the ground, screamed at his brother, his voice desperate. He had moved away from Kira, and was shouting at his brother to do the same, but it was too late, Aiden was too far gone. It had taken root, feeding off his emotions and mind, turning his love into something twisted and dangerous.

With another growl, Aiden wrenched his hand free from Kira's and started to move on top of her after dragging her back on the bed, his eyes wild and unfocused.

He had pulled off the blankets. The cold, suffocating air, hitting Kira hard as she tried to fight him off, trying to escape from under him, only to always be dragged back, his claws digging into her skin, as she winced and cried out.

She was so scared to even utter a word, all she could do was plead with her eyes, her heart was already feeling like it would fall out of her chest.

"BROTHER, CONTROL YOURSELF!", Bryan growled out, it was hard for him to fight for control while also trying to get Aiden back. 

"SHE IS OUR MATE, FIGHT IT!", Bryan ordered, all the while still shaking and hitting his head and growling as the curse seemed to also want to eat him up, "Arghhh get out!", he growled at himself.

Meanwhile, Aiden's face twisted into a snarl, his eyes dark and his hand now wrapped around Kira's throat as he squeezed tightly.

Kira's heart froze in her chest and her eyes widened. Aiden had pinned her down, leaving her nowhere to escape, as Kira's breath caught in her throat and she felt his fingers tighten around her neck.

Her mind went blank, she could not understand what was happening or why this was happening. Her hands quickly flew to Aiden's wrist, her fingers clawing at his skin as she tried desperately to remove his hand from her neck.

While her nails dug into his skin, it was nothing to him. He just kept growling at her and increasing the pressure on her neck. Kira tried to speak, to plead with him to stop, but all that came out were strangled gasps.

Tears welled up in her eyes, her vision getting blurry as she tried so hard to hold on to consciousness. Her throat now burned from the pressure. Kira had started seeing dark spots and losing her energy to fight.

"Please…", the words echoed in her head desperately, it hurt.

Bryan, who was busy, fighting his mind to stay in control and had not noticed what was happening, finally did. The terror in Kira's eyes was enough for him, he could not let this happen. He could not let the curse destroy everything they held dear. They were not even far in gone and the curse was already making things worse for them.

Summoning every strength he had left, Bryan got up and threw himself at Aiden, colliding with his brother, with enough force to send them both sprawling.

Aiden quickly got up, his eyes still focused on Kira. Bryan was fighting the pain now in his head as he growled at his brother, his own eyes getting darker.

Aiden looked at his brother and growled back, before he started advancing at Kira again who was still in shock and coughing, while trying to find somewhere to hide.

Bryan took a deep breath, anger seeping through his veins as he grabbed Aiden by the shoulder and flung him across the room with all his might.