Once Rejected, Thrice Accepted
Chapter 52

"Gemma, as much as I love you I need you to go home." Draco groaned from his bedroom door. "I have a very needy mate that I want to make feel good but my little sister is sitting in the living room refusing to go home."

I tilted my head toward him but kept my eyes on the front door. "Give me some cotton swabs and I will be fine. No need to focus on me when you have a sexy naked mate waiting on you."

I heard him groan before slamming his door. I thought he had gone back into the bedroom but I was wrong. He stalked toward me picking me up and throwing me over his shoulder, making me squeal.

"Stop it. I have to keep you safe!" I shouted, pounding on his back. "No one is allowed to hurt you except me."

He ignored me, walking out his front door and walked right past the warriors I had stationed around his house. A few followed us while the others moved in tighter around the house. It was like silent orders were given. If my mates were involved in this, I would be sleeping in my bed alone.

"Draco, I can't lose you. Come on. I will stay outside with the warriors!" I hit his back on his spine causing him to jerk.

"Stop that shit." He growled. "You are going home and staying with your mates. I will be fine, besides, you don't have the skills to help if a fight breaks out. You would be another distraction for me."

"Wow." I let those hurtful words sink in knowing he was just saying them out of frustration to push me away. He wanted me safe and he wasn't anywhere near safe right now.

My house came into view with all three of my mates standing on the porch smirking. They were in deep shit and they didn't know it. After all my abandonment issues, only having people who hated me around, and never feeling good enough to protect anyone other than myself they would pull this. Pulling me away from doing something, anything, to protect my brother who saved me was one of the worst things they could do.

I stayed silent letting him carry me the rest of the distance to the steps. He was a bit out of breath and that gave me a reason to feel a bit happy. When he put me on the stairs about to speak I slammed my fist into his face giving me another reason to smile. "I just wanted to be there for you like you were for me. Treating me like I am a nuisance and useless is the way Dennis used to act. Now I can see how you are related." I turned to the guys. "I am sleeping alone tonight. Don't even speak to me. If the attack happens tonight Ill wait for a warrior to link me."

Draco grabbed my arm before I could leave. He had a hand on his nose but it wasn't doing much to stop the bleeding. "Stop. I'm sorry. I just..." He let go running his hand through his hair. "I can't keep you both safe and the guys agreed so I brought you here." "I can't?" I took a step closer staring up at him. He nodded so I did something I still don't regret. I grabbed his arm, twisting under it hard enough that flipped his body over with him landing on the steps on his back. "I may have been training with a few friends in secret to surprise everyone. Thanks for ruining it."

I stomped up the steps, not even trying to avoid kicking Draco as he laid there moaning. I was so done. I wanted all the good snacks and a good movie while I hung in my room alone. Good thing I just purchased a new vibrator. Boys need to know I can take care of my own needs just as well.

'Not as well. They make it feel so much better. Moonlight purred thinking about our last night in the bedroom. 'But they don't need to know that.' I agreed with her.

'Hey, Luna. Allie linked me to tell me the shit the boys planned so I am here in the kitchen making your some bombass food to drop off and give the guys a piece of my mind! Cherry linked me. 'Also, Britt is staying the night, so we are gonna do our nails and talk about all the ways your gonna make the guys suffer!

'Sounds great. I need a rare steak along with a big ass bowl of chocolate ice cream, stat.' Moonlight groaned just thinking about the steak. 'Maybe two steaks. My bitchy wolf is acting like she is dying! 'Deal.'

"Gemma! Quit ignoring us!" Leo shouted from behind me. I had almost made it to my bedroom door.

I stopped and turned, keeping my eyes off them. "I didn't hear you but even if I had I have things I need to think about. What do you need?"

"You need to talk with us." Duncan pleaded putting his hand out like he was going to grab my hand but thought better on it and pulled his hand back. "Please. We didn't tell him to come here with you. We left it up to him, but we aren't mad he did. We missed you."

I looked at the floor wringing my hands together. "That is great... but not the way I see it. Because you missed me you didn't realize how much I needed to.... To be there with him. To keep him in my sight so I would feel better." I shook my head feeling my tears well up. "You thought about what you needed and wanted. I love you guys but it would be nice for you to think of what I need instead of your needs for once. Good night."

I walked inside my bedroom and shut the door. 'Cherry, I am in my room. Bring it straight here and ignore the guys!

'You got it, boss.' She replied with a hint of laughter. I already knew she was going to chew their asses and I was not going to warn them.