Chapter Thirty-Five: Ezekiel’s Date
Monday
Emerald's POV:
Sitting on the balcony of our room, I couldn't help stop my mind from wandering to what had happened earlier. Why did the quads give the triplets and twins that look? What were they hiding? Why in the name of the Moon Goddess did the twins and triplets decide to stay back? As much as they intrigue me, my head has reached its limits running laps around the thoughts of them; the attraction, the sense of security and that homely feeling. Was there something they knew that I didn't? If I asked the quads, would they tell me if they knew?
"Penny for your thoughts, my love?" I heard a rough voice behind me ask, Azreal.
"Nothing interesting," I replied.
As much as I wanted to ask, I had a feeling he wouldn't tell me. Plus, I didn't want to ruin my date with Ezekiel today. I could see he didn't believe me but he let it go. I forced a smile and looked ahead towards the lush forest in front of me. They always asked what I felt and were persistent, so why let it go now? What is happening?
"My love, you should go get ready. Ezekiel will be here shortly,” Azreal said, I nodded smiling at him and went inside to change.
Ezekiel did mention wearing something smart-casual. Not sure what that was precisely since my go-to was always crop-tops, sweat pants and jeans. I was on a mission to rummage something up. I set to work; finalizing on pink crop pants and suit jacket from Chanel and a white crop top so I didn't look like a freaking librarian.
I knew the quads liked spoiling me, but I wasn't used to such luxury nor such expensive clothes. I felt that maybe they were trying to buy my affection; little did they know that these things don't hold any spark in my eyes. For me, a bunch of flowers, romantic impromptu dinners, a stroll in the woods, and the most significant, loyalty, was what I held close to my heart. However, I didn't want to tell them I didn't appreciate the effort, even if they were doing it in the opposite direction of what I liked. They were trying, which made me slowly open up to them.
After throwing on the outfit I put together, I straightened my hair to perfection, making a french twist on the crown of my head. I did some light makeup; with a bit of contour, winged eyeliner, blush, a sparkly rose gold highlighter and pale pink lip-gloss to top it off.
Giving myself a once-over, satisfied with the look, I headed back into the walk-in to find a pair of shoes. The shoe collection that the quads had put together was as impressive as the clothes. The back wall of the closet was lined with fifteen rows on each side, making thirty rows of every kind of footwear possible, from indoor slippers to heels that could break my neck.
Gosh! These guys were crazy.
I'll need to talk to them about their overspending on my wardrobe.
After a ten-minute war that played out between the Nike Air Forces and the Sophia Webster butterfly heels, the heels conquered. Strapping them on and spraying some perfume, I was ready to go.
I couldn't help but feel butterflies in my tummy as I made my way to the door; I knew Ezekiel was waiting on the other side alongside his brothers, since I could hear their hushed voices. I had heard them mention something about confirming something on my birthday with the twins, but as much as it should have perked my ears to listen in and find the answers to all my questions, I didn't care at that moment. All I wanted was to spend time with Ezekiel and the other quads. The twins would eventually leave, and so would the triplets, but my Alphas were here to stay and they should be my first thought.
My Alphas? That felt good to say!
I belonged to them, as they belonged to me. Blushing at the thought, I held the door handle, trying to control my heartbeat and the butterflies in my tummy. I opened the door and walked out, looking slightly down so they wouldn't see any remaining blush on my cheeks. The moment I walked out, I couldn't hear anything. I knew the quads were still there since their deep breaths could be heard, but that was it.
Why weren't they saying anything?
Maybe I looked terrible.
Ugh! I knew I should've asked Hannah for help. All this smart-casual wasn't my scene.
Still not getting anything from the quads, I sucked in a deep breath, preparing myself to face their disappointed faces and looked up. However, instead of disappointed eyes, I had four sets of black eyes looking at me lustfully. All four of them had their fists tightly clenched by their sides as if to remind themselves to keep control. They weren't saying anything, not because they didn't like my outfit but the opposite; they loved it!
I blushed.
And gave myself an imaginary pat on the back for doing a good job.
Goddess! I’ve got to stop my pity party and accept I can achieve and fulfill exceptions as the quads mate and Luna; this pack's Luna.
Pulling an imaginary strand of hair from my face, I tucked it behind my ear and looked the other way so the quads wouldn't see the forever blush they'd stained on my face.
I heard footsteps approach me, and then my chin was held in a soft but firm grip, moving my head, so I was looking directly into Ezekiel’s eyes. If I didn't mention it before, I'll mention it now and time and time again, these four beastly Adonises were the epitome of beauty. Ezekiel was clad in black pants and a midnight blue shirt with his sleeves folded to his forearms that stuck to his body, accentuating every curve and crevice his delicious body had to offer. As if on command, my core moistened, filling our surroundings with the scent of my arousal.
Oh, my freaking Goddess!
Just kill me now!
Why must you do this? Why?
As soon as the scent spread, I felt the other three quads surround me. I felt Azreal and Zeke on either side of my neck, inhaling my scent as they lightly kissed my marking spots that would carry their marks, and Sam at the back of my neck, kissing up to my hairline.
Never mind the killing part, Moon Goddess!
I could stay like this forever.
As soon as I opened my mouth to let out a moan, I felt Ezekiel attack my lips. Taking advantage of them being parted, he dove his tongue straight in, licking every corner of my mouth. Our tongues were fighting for dominance, as soon as I thought I had the upper hand, I felt a hand slowly creeping towards my chest, and out of nowhere, a sharp pinch to my nipple. Whimpering at the sweet feeling of pain mixed with pleasure, Ezekiel’s tongue dominated mine. Giving my lips one more peck, he backed away with a slight smirk on his face leaving me dazed.
"Little Luna, I don't think we need to say how you look since our actions must have done the talking for us. However, you look absolutely ravishing, my little Luna. Formal suits you,” Ezekiel said, pecking my head.
"He's right, my love, you look amazing!" said Azrael.
"You better dress as sexy as this for our date, angel,” said Zeke, winking at me.
Blushing at the older three quads' comments, I nodded and let out a small thank you.
"Even though you look bomb, baby, I need you looking like a bombshell when our date comes,” said Sam, smirking at his statement, which left me giddy and mortified.
Seeing my reaction to their younger brother’s words, the elder three quads laughed, Sam earning a smack over the head from Zeke.
"Let's go, my little Luna; your chariot awaits,” I heard Ezekiel say.
"Enjoy, angel! You’re probably gonna see a side of Ezekiel that we didn't even know existed,” said Zeke, coming over and giving my cheek a peck.
Seriously? I doubt that!
"Baby, don't get too tuckered out! You still have three more. But I hope you have an amazing time, my Luna,” said Sam, chuckling at his humour as he came and gave me a peck on my lips.
Oh, I doubt you'll care if I'm tuckered out, I thought. The way he was eye-raping me told me his date would probably be the most intense.
"Have fun, my love! I can't wait to get you all to myself tomorrow,” said Azreal, lastly as he kissed me.
Waving goodbye to all the quads, Ezekiel led me out of the packhouse and to the front porch. Down the few steps that led to the colossal packhouse was parked a gorgeous sleek sports car; I didn't know the name, but it looked like it must have cost a pretty penny. Seeing my reaction, Ezekiel chuckled and led me to the car, opening the passenger door and offering me his hand. Giving him a shy smile, I took his hand, sparks rushing over our palms. I got in, he went around to the driver’s seat, and before I knew it we were out of the packhouse gates and on our way to our mysterious date.
"Your car is beautiful," I said, trying to break the tension surrounding us, mostly me. As much as I was excited not even thirty minutes ago, I felt like pooping myself now.
"Thank you, little Luna; however, not as much as you," Ezekiel said, instantly making me blush.
"Oh um.. ah.. thank you, I guess," I replied, stammering. Well perfect, not even fifteen minutes in and already making a fool of myself.
Perfect, just peachy perfect!
Looking at my bewildered state, Ezekiel chuckled and reached for my hand, intertwining our fingers. The sparks sent a slight clam over me, the uneasiness was still there, but it was bearable.
Was this our potential mate-bond in play?
If so, this was amazing!
"My little Luna, I can hear your heartbeat going crazy since we left. Take it easy; if you feel like you want to go home or you don't like something anytime during our date, you let me know. This is about you and only you. I hope that over these days, you've noticed that we would never do anything to make you upset. These dates are to get to know one another, and I'm truly grateful you gave us this chance,” said Ezekiel, bringing our intertwined hands to his lips, kissing the back of mine, igniting those sparks where his lips touched.
My heart swelled with admiration and love towards him. I knew whatever he said was true, and if I wanted to go back to the packhouse he would take me, even though that is something he wouldn't want to do himself. The mere thought of an Alpha, and to that a dominating one, giving me the rail of control did wonders to my heart.
I also wanted to know him better, know all the quads better. They have done everything until now, and now it's my turn to take a step forward, because now that path doesn't seem like a thorn filled and foggy one, but a beautiful and bright one.
"You don't know what your words mean to me, E..Ezekiel. Thank you so much,” I said, saying his name. Knowing how much the quads craved me calling them by their names.
Even though I slightly stuttered saying it, it felt right coming out of my mouth. As if it was always supposed to be like that. Upon hearing his name, I saw him still for a bit. He held my palm tighter, just slightly, as if checking if it was me or someone else, and after a moment, I saw the biggest smile on my always serious, brooding Alpha.
Goddess! If I thought he was beautiful before, he looked absolutely breathtaking now.
A sense of pride washed over me, knowing I was the one to make him smile like that and on such a trivial thing. The thought quickly pushed away all the unnecessary tension I was harbouring, and I relaxed back into the seat with our intertwined hands on the middle compartment. The rest of the hour drive passed by in comfortable silence as we traveled by an array of different trees and buildings on our territory. I knew we hadn't left pack lands, but I wasn't sure where we were exactly. After another fifteen minutes or so, Ezekiel parked in front of a super fancy waterfront restaurant that I could never even in my wildest dreams afford to eat in.
He broke me out of my daze; he opened my side of the car and lent out his hand for me to take. Without even giving it a second thought as I used to, I put my hand in his and enjoyed the tiny sparks. Helping me out, he put his hand on the small of my back and led me to the restaurant.
"Alpha! It's an honour. I have yours and Luna's table ready outback. If you would follow me please,” said the male receptionist, as soon as he saw Ezekiel and I.
Ezekiel had his stoic face back on. He just nodded and pushed me forward to walk behind the guy as he walked next to me. Walking through the place, I noticed it was empty. Why weren't there any people around?
"I thought we could use some alone time, away from the pack's curious eyes, little Luna. I wanted you to be comfortable enough to open up,” I heard Ezekiel whisper in my ear.
He did this?
Oh, Goddess, swoon!
Goddess! I was speechless as I stared back at him, dumbfounded. Looking at my shocked expression, he chuckled and kissed my cheek, breaking me out of my daze again.
"Here we are, Alpha. The food will be out shortly. If there's anything you or the Luna would like, please do not hesitate to let me know. As per your instructions, Alpha, all crew members will not be present unless serving,” he said as he gave Ezekiel and I a slight bow and left.
As soon as he left, Ezekiel let go of my back, pulled out the chair and helped me settle in, all this while I couldn't stop myself from blushing beet red. I never knew he was so darn affectionate! He then settled himself in front of me, taking my hand in his again, intertwining our fingers and resting it on the top of the table.
"Little Luna, I know there are things you don't know about me or any of us, but I want you to know that you can always ask me anything. I would like you to ask me, as I would like to ask you to get to know you better. Because I hope now you believe that we are mates, and for us to rule as Alpha and Luna and be better mates to you, we must know one another,” Ezekiel said, gauging my reaction to make sure he didn't offend me.
Have I been that fussy or volatile that the quads have to make sure of what they say around me so I don't explode?
How could I be so self-absorbed that I couldn't see something as clear as day, that the quads would stay by my side and not hurt me?
Goddess! I messed up and bad.
Swallowing down the guilt so Ezekiel wouldn't notice and think something was an issue, I smiled and nodded.
"How about we play a game, something like twenty questions? You answer what best describes you, and then do the same to me," I said, smiling at him. He smiled back and nodded excitedly, prompting me to go first.
Goddess, he was beautiful.
Could guys even be beautiful? Who cares? This fine specimen in front of me definitely was.
"Okay, so, favourite food?” I asked,
"Italian, mushroom and veal ravioli," Ezekiel replied.
"Your favourite food?” he asked,
"Tacos, really spicy ones and oh shrimp ones," I said, chuckling at my love for tacos.
"Favourite hobby?” I asked,
"Well, it used to be rebuilding bikes, but now it's spending time with my little Luna,” he said, giving me a smile showing that whatever he said was true.
I blushed and looked away from the intense emotions swirling in his eyes.
"Okay, so, platinum or gold?" he asked.
Huh, that was a weird one.
"Um, I would have to say platinum," I replied.
"Favourite colour?” I asked,
"Green. Same question to you, my Luna," he said,
"It's a bit a cliche, but pink," I replied, blushing at the thought of my everlasting love for the colour.
"There's no doubt that the colour looks amazing on you, my Luna. Okay, so, diamond or gemstone?” he asked.
What was with these random questions?
How was he going to get to know me better from all this?
"You know what they say, Ezekiel, diamonds are a girl's best friend," I said, winking at the statement. To which I got a hearty laugh from him. I smiled, knowing that I could make him look so open, carefree, and happy.
After another five minutes, our food was brought out to us since Ezekiel had pre-ordered before getting here; we had stone oven bruschetta bread as an appetizer, the main course was a fillet mignon in a bed of creamy garlic mash with whipped butter and peppercorn sauce, with a side of mixed vegetables alongside the most delicious red wine I had ever tasted, not that I had tasted much. Last but not least, for dessert we had tiramisu, and believe me when I say, this was probably the best meal I had ever tasted in my life. But the best part was that we kept asking each other questions throughout the meal.
I came to know that he preferred dogs over cats, his favourite brother was Azreal, he was fluent in four languages of the human multiverse: French, Spanish, Arabic and Urdu, and his favourite car was the one he drove us in; a Bugatti Veyron, and so much more.
As the day went on, he took me for a walk near the water; feeling bold, I splashed him with some and ran. I heard him laugh and run after me, promising that I would pay for that. I knew if he wanted to catch me, he could, but he still let me run ahead. Eventually, he caught up, hugged me around the waist, and twirled me around. I couldn't help but laugh.
Oh, Goddess, this was perfect! I would stay in this moment forever, if I could just add my other three Alphas this would be picture perfect.
Finally letting me down from his cyclone of a twirl, Ezekiel turned me towards him and held onto my cheek in one palm, his other arm went around my waist, pulling me closer to him as we looked deep into each other's eyes.
His eyes held promises to love and cherish me: cherish us, this moment forever, gratefulness that he had this chance, and most importantly, raw honesty that he would forever be honest.
As he slowly bent down and I raised on my tippy toes to meet him halfway, our lips connected in a fiery kiss. As he nipped my lower lip for entry, I opened up immediately, exploring each other's mouths that we've become familiar with, latching onto each other's tongues, sucking and nibbling in our constant game of dominance. As we continued, I felt his hand slowly lower down my chest towards my breast as he slightly pinched my already hard nipple, causing a moan to leave my lips. Taking that as a good sign, his hand went further down, while he left my lips and was kissing a pathway down my neck, licking and nibbling it all the way to my marking spots. I felt his hand graze my core over my pants, and I stiffened, not in a scared way, but in excitement. Would he do something out here in the open? I knew no one was around but wasn't that going overboard? But Goddess, just the thought of it sent a jolt of excitement down there, my body involuntarily leaning more into his touch. I could feel Ezekiel smirk on my neck. However, before something could happen, just as I thought; he patted my core like a freaking cat, like seriously, petted! Kissed my forehead and moved back, still holding me around the waist though.
"Not here, Luna, you’re my queen, our queen, and you deserve to be treated as one. But remember this, Luna, today I stopped, it won't be the case next time,” said Ezekiel, kissing my neck and nipping at it.
He didn't need to say anything else, I could tell whatever he wanted to say. It was at this moment that I knew the Moon Goddess had indeed blessed me with not one but four mates.
My Alphas.
My Quadruplet Alphas!