The Alpha Twins and their Runaway Witch

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Ariel let herself be ushered into a bedroom that looked like a sparkling pink unicorn had exploded over every single surface. Everything glittered from the pink bedspread and rug on the floor to the elaborate crystal chandelier hanging from the centre of the ceiling.

August set down the perch between the window and the bed, was barely out of the way when the raven came to perch on the carved wood. Cawing at him in a less angry way than August was used to hearing from Ariel's familiar. August awkwardly muttered a "Your welcome." To the raven, not having any idea if that was appropriate or not.

Alex showed Lumi which door was the attached washroom, and made sure that she knew how to use the taps for the shower or bath if she wanted. Then they were both talking over each other, letting her know if she needed anything she could help herself, pointed out the hallway where their rooms were, asking if she needed anything.

Ariel shook her head. "No, Thank you. I have everything I need, I'm just really tired." Then no one knew how to actually say goodnight. Alex, August and Ariel all stood near the doorway.

Alex and August both had their wolves howling in their heads, saying now was the perfect time to kiss their mate, one kiss could lead to many. August was doing his best to manage his beast, Alex was having a harder time, Alex moved like he would perhaps give Ariel a hug. She had moved like a viper out of his reach and instead stuck her hand out, awkwardly.

Alex took her hand in his. The lovely sparkly feeling bloomed from his touch through her skin. "Good night Alex." Alex let her hand go, and she reached towards August. "Good night August." Letting his hand go. Instantly missing the magic that was in their touch when the sensation left her skin. "I'll see you tomorrow? Thank you for sharing your home with me." Ariel's cheeks were on fire as she closed the bedroom door behind the twins as they made their way across to the wing of the home they had grown up in.

Leaving Ariel alone in the princess pink glittering bedroom. Ariel locked herself in the bathroom and wanted to scream as her head and heart and everything in herself felt at war. Burning with embarrassment at having shaken their hands goodnight.

She had felt it, they had wanted to kiss her goodnight, Alex had aimed for a hug. She had wanted them to kiss her, wanted to feel Alex wrap his arms around her. But feeling that desire scared her so much that she had panicked and acted like an idiot. How was she supposed to have a relationship with them if she panicked every single time she realised she desired them.

Ariel breathed her way through her embarrassment and shame over how broken she still was inside even if Lumi had fixed her outsides. Washing her face and brushing her teeth before changing into pajamas and crawling into the canopy bed, with pink satin sheets and more fluffy pillows than seemed reasonable. Only getting comfortable after tossing almost all the pillows to the floor. Quickly there after falling into a deep sleep, where only dreams played across her mind the entire night.

Dreams of getting closer to Alex and August. It had all started sweetly enough. Walking with them around the massive pack lands and forests. Walking side by side, holding August's hand first. Then letting his go to fall back and hold hands with Alex as the late fall sunshine filtered through the nearly naked trees.

A quick kiss on her cheek from Alex that did not make her body recoil or fill with fear. In her dream it had felt nice, with those sparkly feeling spreading from where his lips met her skin, just like had happened when they had awkwardly shaken their hand goodnight.

Ariel's dreams started so sweetly. But when she awoke in the morning, and shook her mind free of the hazy wonderful dream she had been having she face burned red. Desperately hoping that Binh had not been able to see any of her dreams from the early morning. Dreams that left her puzzling over what she had dreamed, and how she had felt about it while dreaming.