Could Gamen feel that she was trembling?<br/>Sylvia glanced down to where their hands were joined and sighed inwardly. If she had known that she would not be wanted or welcomed here by the twins, she would never have come and another female or two would have been sent to take her place. Things might not be so awkward then with the reunion of lost childhood friends after so long not being a factor. As the case may be however, she resigned herself to her fate and knew that she could bear neither of them being in the arms of another.<br/>Her reasons might be selfish and her heart might be wavering, but she’d chosen the course she wanted to take and was determined to see it through. The scene at the elders place hadn’t made things easier and most likely made things harder on all of them. Once in a while, she felt Lumi’s gaze on her with his brother and silently wondered if he might be a little confused or perhaps simply a little jealous. The thought caused her to smile inwardly. At least, it could be a sign that he hadn’t completely rejected her and maybe there was some hope for this to work after all.<br/><br/>She hoped so anyway. Both brothers meant everything to her.<br/><br/>When they reached the main house of the estate owned by the twins and their father, she found herself being dragged away from her musings and quickly became enamoured by the scenes that surrounded her. The gardens were larger than the one at the main house in her clans’ village where she lived with her parents, her older sister and the man she was mated to. The skies above looked so clear and she could even take some time later to be close to her element with the fountain located directly in the centre and surrounded by billions of different flowers she couldn’t name. Who wouldn’t want to enjoy their time here? She certainly did and was looking forward to doing so with both the twins as well.<br/><br/>Lumi and his father headed inside the house first and she went to follow, but Gamen asked her to wait back with and the sound of his voice prompted her to nod. She wondered what the matter was and gave him a curious look, but didn’t say anything in case hearing her speak before he had might put him even more on edge than he already seemed to be.<br/><em>" I'm thrilled to have you here, but I wish it was under different circumstances." </em><br/>His words were gently spoken and for a moment, she wished that she could reach out and pull him into her arms for a hug as she had done often when they were children. Unfortunately, his refusal to look at her and the weakness of the smile he tried to put on for her sake deterred her a little. She knew that he was sincere with the statement because the black dragon wasn’t one to sugar coat things for the sake of others. However, she reasoned with herself that it was simply due to the shock of seeing her again and managed to give him a gentle smile accompanied with a nod in return to that.<br/><br/>He rushed inside a moment later and she was left to wonder what in the world that had been about. Several minutes later, she decided it was best to forget it and simply followed everyone inside.<br/><br/>No sooner had she walked into the house, than Lumi was taking off to arrange the room their father had asked to be prepared for her and Gamen was taking her hand and pulling her in the direction of another room. It wasn’t hard to discern that their father had wanted to speak to her about something, but his lack of attempt to stop her from being dragged away spoke volumes and said that it was obviously something that could wait until later. She followed Gamen across the house, almost from one end to another and finally allowed him to lead her into a bedroom that seemed like it belonged to some prince in a fantasy novel. Her gaze trailed over the unfamiliar surroundings wearily and the apprehension that had been absent until now began to wash over her. As soon as she heard the lock turn on the door, her attention was drawn to where the black dragon was standing with his back to her and she realized that he appeared as tense as she felt.<br/>This was it. He’d brought her into his room...<br/><br/>Sylvia bit down on her bottom lip at the knowledge of why they were here. She wished with everything inside of her that things were different, just as he had commented on outside. Even still, they were in this situation now and the only way out of it was for them to secure the deal and become mated in the way of their kind, as the law dictated. Her virginity, her very innocence needed to be destroyed if she wanted to end this, and she was prepared to sacrifice anything to ensure that the brothers were happy.<br/><br/>“wux jahen agantal sia pillar di kalith.... si mi scared.. vur.. si huven youwei jahen weyotipre kiri shar.. mobi ui ir youwe si ornla ti thirku...” She murmured softly, the sound of soft material whispered as she slid the straps of her dress down her arms and allowed the offending garment to slide down her body and form a soft pool at her feet. The draconic dialect spoken by her kind from long before her birth made her skin itch, because it gave her voice a tone that came across as much softer and almost sweet compared to her usual. Her arms went around his waist and she pulled him into a hug from behind, her cheek resting against the back of his shoulder blades before she spoke again.<br/>“si chose nomeno... svadrav si ulnot poktosh, wux geou notbe wer ir svaust shilta lapir ve.. shar harkt jaka, wux re wer ir si rigluin. petranas... qe tenpiswo mrith ve Gamen"<br/><br/><br/><br/>============================================<br/>( You were always my pillar of courage.... I am scared.. and.. I wish things were different too but.. there is one thing I would not change...)<br/><br/>( I chose this... when I cry later, you will not be the one who can comfort me.. but right now, you are the one I need. Please... be here with me Gamen).<br/>