Picture to the side: Ash's phone :)

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What now? Should I use it? Could I use it without the brothers’ on the other side of the door hearing me? Probably not since I guessed their hearing would be better considering the fact that they were werewolves…

Shit. What then? Should I leave it in the pocket or should I hide it somewhere else? Hell I didn’t know what to do. Suddenly there were a loud knock on the closet door and I jumped in surprise.

"How long can it take to pull some pants on Ash?" It was Alex and I cursed silently. Shit, shit and double shit! The only thing I could think of were: “hide the phone” and I hastily grabbed the jacket and pushed the phone into the side-pocket again. I pulled the bag towards me and pressed the jacket inside it. It had to be enough for now.

"Do I have to come in there and get you huh?" Alex voice had an edge to it now and I realized that I had to get out, like right now. I quickly made my way towards the door and flung it open, almost catching Alex in the face with it. He jumped back and I gave him a surprised look.

"Were you seriously on your way to fetch me?" I said as I gave him an annoyed look. He gave me a suspicious glance before he slowly shrugged his shoulders and answered:

"Yes, even if it’s your wish to hide in there for the rest of the night I won’t let you get away that easy."

"Well I wasn’t hiding you toad." I muttered as I walked passed him towards the bed. He grinned at me and followed right behind.

"Of course you weren’t." He mocked and I huffed in irritation. I reached the bed and gave it a suspicious glance. Why did it have to be so big? I had never seen a bed this big and to be honest at least five people would fit on it without a problem. Who even slept in here usually? Could a single person even sleep in here all alone I mean…

Wait. A. Minute.

Suddenly it dawned on me. I turned towards Alex with lightning speed and pointed at the bed and his brothers’ relaxed faces.

"Tell me you’re not serious! Tell me you don’t really expect me to sleep in here with you!" I shrieked in horror. I prayed to God that I was wrong but a single look at Alex amused face told me the truth. My head snapped between Alex and his brothers’ grinning faces and then I started to back away from the bed.

"No way, no freaking way! I am not getting on that bed, you hear me?!" I yelled at them and Alex grin quickly widened when he followed my retreat by taking a step towards me. His eyes sparkled in amusement when I almost tripped over myself in my haste to avoid him. I knew that if he got a hold on me he would have no problem tossing me onto the bed and then it would be over for me and I would have to sleep with them whether I wanted to or not (yes sleep as in sleeping, not sex you perv…).

"Tss, no need for you to be scared Ash, we’ll make it comfortable." Alex coaxed at me and I shot him a dirty look.

"Don’t you dare take another step Alex." I growled at him as I took another step backwards. He simply ignored me as he followed me and I realized that I had to get somewhere where he couldn’t get me. My roaming eyes landed on the bathroom door and I figured I had no choice. If I could just make it inside I could use the lock on the door and I would be out of his reach. I shot Alex a final glare before I suddenly made a dash for it. I sprinted towards the door and tried to ignore the pain burning in my injured foot. I heard Alex chuckle behind me as he figured out what I was aiming for.

"Not so fast Sparky, you’re coming with me." Alex said and suddenly I felt an arm wrap around my waist from behind me. I came to a stop inches from the bathroom door and I growled in frustration. I was so close. I tried to wiggle my way out of his embrace but I had no chance at all.

"Let go, you can’t force me you stupid dog!" I yelled at him as he carried me back towards the bed. He simply laughed at this and when we reached the foot of the bed he pushed me on top without a care in the world. A set of hands took a hold of my right arm as soon as I had mounted the bed and before I knew it I was pulled up against Adam. He was sitting with his back against the iron bars and he easily seated me between his legs and pulled me backwards so that I had to lean my back against his chest. He wrapped his arms around my front and kept me in place while I still struggled to sit up again.

Alex had mounted the bed after me and now he flopped down beside Anton with a satisfied sigh.

"I swear I would sleep for a year if only I could." He said as he leaned back against the pillows and closed his eyes.

"Only a year?" Anton laughed and I could feel Adam chuckle underneath me as his chest rose and fell.

I wasn’t fighting his hold anymore but there were no way I would ever be able to relax sitting like this. I was far too aware of Adam’s body against mine and his heat warmed against me. My body rose and fell in time with his breathing and I could even feel a slight heartbeat against my back. Suddenly he loosened his grip around me a fraction and then, with a finger, he started to draw slow circles over the exposed skin on my hands and arms. I was surprised over how relaxing the small movements were and without thinking about it I let my head fall back and rest against his chest.

"There you go baby, don’t fight it, you must be exhausted." Adam whispered soothingly and I shivered slightly when his breath brushed against my ear.

Yes, he was right, I was exhausted.

[A while later]

A sharp knock on the door awoke me.

I hadn’t realized I had fallen asleep and it took me a while to gather my thoughts and figure out where I was. When I came to my senses I pried my eyes open and noticed that I was still resting against Adam’s chest. I could tell that he was still sleeping by the rhythmical rise and fall when he breathed. I carefully turned my head to the side and my eyes fell on Alex’s and Anton’s sleeping forms. How the hell could I have heard the knock when they hadn’t?

Stupid deep-sleeping werewolves…

The knock was heard again and I cursed under my breath. Why did I have to be the one to get up? I sighed as I carefully tried to unwrap Adam’s arms from around me. It took me a while because he immediately tightened his hold on me as soon as I moved. Damn it, how irritating.

When I finally managed to squirm out of his hold I rolled to the side of the bed and got up. I looked in the direction of the door and slowly walked up to it. When I reached out and tried to turn the knob though, I realized that it was locked.

Shit, I hadn’t realized that one of the brothers’ had even locked it. They must have done it while I changed earlier. Great what now?

The knocking was now more like banging and I gave the three, still sleeping men, an irritated glare. How could they not hear that? Fuck, it seemed like I had no other choice...

I muttered under my breath as I walked back to the bed and climbed on top of it. I crawled up towards the nearest of the brothers’, which happened to be Anton and I looked down at his sleeping face. I didn’t really want to touch him since he was sort of half-naked (he only wore a pair of sweatpants) so I just settled for a vocal wake-up call.

"Anton? Wake up! Someone’s knocking on the damn door!" I said in a loud voice trying to get his attention. When he didn’t even stir I growled impatiently and contemplated if I should give him a slap. That would probably wake him up but then he would, most definitely, not be happy with me. Hm…decisions…decisions.

In the end I decided against a slap but thought I’d settle for a hit on his shoulder at least. Though just as my hand made contact with his body something close to an electrical buzz surged through me and I hurriedly pulled my hand away from him. Anton suddenly snapped his eyes wide open and I didn’t even have time to react as he immediately took a hold of my arm, roughly pulling me forward.

I yelped as I landed on top of him but with a swift movement of his hips he changed our positions so that I was now the one pinned under his massive body. I just lay there for a moment, with my mouth hanging open and my eyes wide, as I tried to comprehend what just happened. Anton eyes zooned in on my face as I felt myself blush slightly and I had to force my body not to react to his close proximity. “Get a grip Ash”, I thought as I tried to shift out from under him. It didn’t work though because I couldn’t move an inch with his weight pinning me down like it currently was.

"If you wanted to touch me you could’ve just asked, you know?" Anton said in an amused voice and I stopped struggling and gave him a defensive look.

"I swear I was just trying to wake you up, okay? Don’t you dare think anything else." I said in warning when he smiled slightly. I had completely forgotten the reason why I had tried waking him up when a loud banging made us both turn our heads in the direction of the door and I suddenly remembered.

"Yeah right, there’s someone at the door and it’s locked so I couldn’t open it myself." I muttered and Anton turned his attention back at me. He was still lying on top of me and I knew that he was aware of the fact. There were another knock but Anton didn’t even acknowledge it this time. I looked up at him in confusion.

"Eeh you’re not going to get it?" I said questioningly. Anton tilted his head as he studied me closely and I felt myself squirm under his burning gaze.

"I’m still angry at you Ash." He finally said and I was shocked by his words. I hadn’t expected him to say something like that and now I was more confused than ever. Was he mad at me for waking him up or was it something else?

"What for?" I said in a wary tone as I watched his face closely. He’d just told me that he was angry with me yet I’d never seen anybody with a calmer expression than his.

When my foster dad was angry I could always tell. The same thing went for Kate, Regina, Matt, Vincent and Alex. They were people who let their anger show so you could always tell when they were mad at something. I knew to be wary about people who were angry since I’d received several beatings from my foster dad while he was at it.

My body tensed under Anton’s when my thoughts drifted back to those memories and a shiver of fear went down my spine. Anton seemed to notice because his eyes turned a little bit darker as he stared at me.

"I would never hurt you Ash, you know that don’t you?" Anton said in a low voice and I tried to force my body to calm down and relax. Yes I did somehow know that, but thinking that he wouldn’t hurt me wasn’t the same as actually knowing for sure that he wouldn’t. I watched him closely when he sighed at my lack of response and I wondered if he would get of me anytime soon.

"Even so, I still think that you deserve to be punished." He said gazing down at me. I stared up at him for a moment while his words sank in but then I gave a huff and responded in an irritated voice:

"Get of me, I’ve had enough of you guys for a lifetime ahead."

I squirmed under him and managed to get my arms free. Anton eyes turned darker when I managed to hit his shoulder with my left arm but before I could pull away he gripped my wrists tightly, slamming my hands down on both sides of my head. He leaned in closer and bared his teeth at me, growling warningly.

I was going to hit him again but I froze when my eyes met his and I automatically lowered my eyes immediately. Anton turned down the volume on his growling but even if I wanted to look at him I kept my eyes downcast. My submission towards him shocked me because I never acted like this. What the hell was happening to me?

"Don’t fight it so much Ash. Your submission is only natural since you’re mated to three dominant werewolves and three Alphas’at that." His voice wasn’t condescending or smug and I got the feeling he was trying to make things easier for me by explaining my own reactions to me.

I sighed as I realized that deep down I knew that he was right. It did feel natural for me to submit to them and when I wasn’t lying to myself I also knew that I… kind of… liked it…?

Yeah it was confusing as hell but I also knew that Anton was the only one who would hear me out without laughing at me (hopefully) and that was also why I decided to speak to him about it now.

I really needed the answers.