“Little Brother," he addressed the smaller man, “she did not get upset at you. It was the drink, right Ciara?" he asked turning toward me.

"I Love you, Kein," I said watching them. "I want you to touch me. It was just the drink...It was too strong. I'm so sorry.”

Kein looked troubled as he finished his chore. These men hated discord in the family. I knew how they sought stability in their relationships with one another and now with me.

"Please Kein,” I begged reaching for him, “come cuddle with me.” A brow quirked and he sat the now folded garments in a bag.

“What is cuddle?" he asked sitting on the bed.

"Hold me, little Brother," I answered using Bane's pet name for him. A smile flickered across his features as he crawled up beside me. "I am not little to you," he grinned pressing against my side.

I passed an arm beneath him as he propped himself on an elbow. His other arm I pulled around me.

"This," I told him pulling him closer, “is cuddling. It means to Lay close and wrap around one another.”

He dropped his face and nuzzled my cheek. His hand slowly stroked up my side and pulled the blanket down. His fingers wrapped around a breast. Kein wasn't interested in fondling it; he just held it and stroked the soft flesh.

In return for his attention I rubbed his back with one hand and his shoulder with the other. Softly, I murmured affection and apologies in his ear.

“I Like to cuddle," Kein said grinning and pecking me on the Lips.

He bounded off the bed a second later, back in good spirits. I was going to tell him cuddling lasted Longer than he had allowed, but he was quickly replaced by Damien.

I apologized to Damien and he scoffed. Unlike Kein he'd not been overly bothered when I fought him. We'd had fun fighting before sex in our dreams; he didn't take it personally.

ALL the men took a turn cuddling for a moment and then were back to packing. Laying still and quiet in the middle of the morning was not their favorite thing to do. They were too energetic to lounge around like I was currently being forced to do.

Once the small timer that Bane had indicated earlier read the time was up I was pulled from the bed and cleaned in the shower. I gratefully accepted the rub down with the healing cream. My body felt like I'd been through an intense workout, everything was a little sore.

After breakfast I was dressed up warmly in the blue dress I associated with the mountains. Evan also carefully wrapped me in a brown outer layer. The men brought up a transport and loaded it with the bags. Wherever we were going, we were staying for a while.

“This will not end quickly?" I asked sadly looking at the amount of clothing and supplies they had brought. They never traveled heavy.

“This is a chore I would rather not do for her and I had hoped it would end quickly..."

A look passed between the Brothers and Bane squeezed my shoulder. "You will not suffer, little Sister," he said. "We will make it pleasant for you.”

My smile was sad as I put my arms around his waist and hugged him.

“You always make it pleasant for me. I just wish I did not know what we were doing. I wish this was just for us and would not result in my heart being broken..." I whispered.

There was no answer for that and the men just loaded everything onto the transport Kein had brought up.