Page 59 of He Claimed Her Heart

As I closed the suitcase, Drake noticed the look on my face. “Why the sad face Bree?” he asked me.

“I feel like I’m moving out and leaving my dad. I know eventually I was going to do so, but this feels different. I just can’t explain it,” I replied as I looked around my room.

Eliasreached over and wrapped his arm around my shoulder. “It’ll be alright Bree. I know it doesn’t feel like it right now, but it will. If there’s a way, we’ll find it,” he stated as he kissed my temple.

Drake just smiled and held my hand.“Is there anything else you want to get from your room while we’re here before it disappears?” Drake asks me while he looks around the room.

“No, not really.Oh, please hand me my jewelry box. It’s on the shelf in the closet,” I announced.

Drake got up and walked into the closetto look for the jewelry box. “What does it look like Bree?” he inquired as he was looking.

“You can’t miss it. It’s an oblong boxwith a latch on the front. It’s dark brown,” I answered him not really wanting to go into the closet to get myself.

“Is this it?” Drake called from the closetholding a box in front of him.

“Yes, that’s it,” I exclaimed as Drake brought it over to me. I sat it down on the floor and opened it. “I don’t have much, but …” I didn’t finish what I was saying because what I saw was an empty jewelry box.

“Looks like someone didn’t want you to have your jewelry either. I’m sorry, Bree,”Elias said as he rubbed my back.

“I should have expected it since it was in the closet.Let’s get out of here. Please, I need to leave this room, now,” I said in a shaky voice. I couldn’t believe that someone was so cruel that they would take my earrings, rings, and necklaces. It wasn’t much, but it was all I had. It wasn’t worth very much either. It meant everything to me because I bought them with my own money. I slowly stood up, but suddenly I my legs gave way. Elias caught me.

“I got you. Let’s get you out of here. Drake, shall we reconvene in your room?” Elias asked Drake as he carried me out of my room.

“Let’s go. I’ve got her suitcase,” Drake announced as he walked ahead of Elias so he could open the door for us.

When we leftthe room, dad and Tom were in the living room talking. They were not surprised to see us walking out of the suite. “Take good care of her,” called Tom as we passed by him.

“We will, we promise,”Drake chimed in over his shoulder as he opened the door to the suite.

“Alpha Drake and Elias, please take care of my daughter. Her mother will stop at nothing to get to her. Please protect her,” pleaded my dad as he approached us to give me a kiss on the cheek.

“We will protect her sir. You have our word on it,” Eliasannounced as held me close to him.

“Dad, Tom, I promise to be careful. I have two very protective alphas looking out for me.I love you both,” I contended as Elias made his way towards the suite door.

We walked up the flight of stairs to Drakes room. I was surprised to see pizza, snacks, drinks, and chocolate ice cream already waiting for us. It was like he called ahead and requested it. It was laid out buffet style. I chuckled as Elias walked me past the buffet and asked me what I would like to eat. I looked at the variety of foods on display and easily decided on the chocolate ice cream and pepperoni pizza. Elias gently placed me on the couch and went to get some food. Drake came over with a plate of pizza piled high and sat next to me on the couch.

Elias joined us on the couch with a plate that resembled Drake’s. “What? I’m a growing wolf?” Elias snickered as he began to eat his pizza.

I was fed every other bite from Drake and Elias.First it was pizza and then it was chips. Then, when it came time for desert, chocolate ice cream. Drake decided I needed a chocolate sundae. He got carried away with the whipped cream and the cherry on top. I laughed so hard I almost fell off the couch. When I recovered, Drake took some whipped cream and placed it on the tip of my nose along with a cherry. “Now, that’s a sundae I could eat,” Drake chuckled as he licked it off my nose followed by a very passionate kiss.

Oh boy, I am definitely in trouble with this one.I must admit though. I would have never thought about doing that. He definitely is smooth. Elias howled with laughter at his cheesiness.

“What? At least, I got to kiss her,” Drake mused with a gleam in his eyes.

“No fair, I want a kiss!” pouted Elias as he edged closer to me.

“What? Wait, hold on! Don’t I get a say in this?” I demanded as Elias got closer to me?

“Yes and no.Yes, you get a say in things, but no you really don’t because you have no strength right now. So, the point is moot,” Elias stated with a straight face. “With that said, you know we would never force anything on you. We would always respect you. Now, may I please have a kiss, Bree?” Elias begged as he gave me his best puppy dog look.

“Since you asked so nicely. Yes, you may have a kiss. Come here Elias,” Ireplied as I wrapped into his arms for a soft, sweet kiss.

“Thank you, Bree.Now, I don’t feel left out,” whispered Elias as we parted from our kiss.

We decided to watch some TV after we ate our dinner. Nothing seemed to pique our interests except Baseball. Elias and Drake seemed to be particularly drawn to it. Talking about pitching and hitting. I just laughed at them because they were really getting into it. And into it, I mean they were up and imitating stances and such. It was amusing seeing two alphas talking and acting out baseball. It was adorable. At least it was to me.

As the evening wore on, I was regaining my use of arms and leg strength.Which made me happy and the boys sad. I still had to be carried around per alphas orders until morning which at 12:01 was technically morning. We all went to sleep on the big king size bed. I, of course, was in the middle or rather sandwiched in the middle. Who am I to complain, I was loving being in between two gorgeous, muscled men.

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