My Cursed Mate

His brother’s words had a point. Megrez gave his brother a look and a small smile appeared on his face. He pushed the cup of coffee towards his brother and gave him a plate of cream puffs. Vega looked at and only chose the coffee.

“Really? It’s just once in a while.” Megrez couldn’t believe his brother.

“Too sweet.” Vega shrugged and continued to savor his coffee.

“And that’s too bitter.” Megrez pointed at the coffee he was drinking. “Alright if you don’t want it, then I’ll eat it and stay for the night. Ascella will be home and she will come after you if you don’t see her before you leave.”

Hearing his little sister’s name, Vega couldn’t help but sigh. “I understand.” He stood up and went to his room with the cup of coffee in hand.

Megrez shook his head and laughed. He finished all the cream puffs and cleaned the table before going back to his study. He couldn’t wait for tomorrow to come.

Early the next day, a loud knock woke Vega. He groaned before getting up to see who it was. The moment he opened the door, two arms were already on his neck and a warm body was clinging to him.

“Ascella,” Vega muttered but the woman did not let go. “I’m not going anywhere, can you let go first.”

“No, I won’t. You rarely visit and you wouldn’t allow me to visit you so today I will be blinging to you.” Ascella Ishmael reasoned and tightened her hug on her brother.

Vega sighed and walked to the bed with the woman still clinging to him. He then laid down with Ascella and pulled the blanket over them. “Then let me sleep for a few more hours.”

He heard no answer from the woman so he closed his eyes and slept. Megrez entered the room and saw that both of his siblings were in wonderland so he did not wake them up. Besides, Vega wouldn’t be able to leave early if Ascella was clinging to him.

At eleven in the morning, Vega was fully awake and was already in the dining room with Ascella beside him. They were both eating brunch with Megrez who had a wide smile on his face. It was rare for their family to be at the same table so he was truly glad.

“I heard that you are having some love problems,” Ascella spoke out of the blue. Vega stopped eating and gave his older brother a look.

“It’s not something to be concerned about.” Vega got his composure and continued to eat. It would have been better if Ascella did not know about it.

“Then why are you home? If it’s really something that doesn’t need our concern then you should have solved it already.”

The dining table fell silent. Vega doesn’t have anything to refute his sister’s words. “I already talked with Megrez about it and I already made my decision.”

“Then,” she raised her head and looked at his brother, “when can I meet your lover?”

Laughter filled the dining table. Megrez couldn’t help but laugh at how his sister’s boldness and his brother’s sour face.

“Don’t pressure him, Ascella, I’m sure that he will let us meet her soon. He is smitten so I’m sure that it won’t take long for the introductions to happen.”

Megrez received glare from his younger brother but he shrugged it off. And even without voicing it out, he was also looking forward to the day that he would meet his brother’s partner, it may not be his mate but it doesn’t really matter as long as his brother was happy.

“Got you!” Ascella winked at his oldest brother before returning to eat her food.

After their brunch, Ascella dragged her brother to town where he was made to carry and pay whatever his sister bought. The young woman was very satisfied and content at the time she had to spend with her brother. It was also refreshing to see him talking with their kin.

Tired of walking around, Ascella decided to stop for now and invite Vega for dinner. They drove to the restaurant they frequent whenever he was home and were immediately welcomed. The restaurant was packed and their arrival caught the attention of the guests.

Ascella walked to their table with confident strides and a smile on her face which caught the eyes of men while Vega was indifferent and yet he still attracted the gazes of women. They took their seats and were immediately served with wine and an appetizer.

“They have a lot of customers today,” Ascella looked around. “We should have left and found another restaurant.”

Vega reached out and held his sister’s hand. “No need. We are already here so let’s just enjoy the food.”

“Are you sure?” She looked at Vega with a frown and the man gave her a smile.

“I am. I missed this restaurant’s cooking so it’ll be alright. As long as no one bothers us, everything will be okay.” Vega nodded and squeezed his sister’s hand.

Ascella pouted but then smiled after tasting the food. The main course was then served and they ate in silence which was then broken by a woman’s voice. Vega did not acknowledge the voice but it made Ascella uncomfortable.

“Can’t you see that we are eating here?” She glared at the woman. “It’s disrespectful.”

A smile was the only answer she gave Ascella and ignored her after that. “I didn’t know that you came back, if I knew it in advance I would have invited you to dinner.”

“Are you done?” Vega looked at his sister.

Ascella sighed and quietly nodded her head. She already lost her appetite and just wanted to leave that place. She wanted to enjoy the night but seeing the woman who was bothering them right now made her mood sour.

“Are you leaving already? I can accompany you if you want.” The woman offered despite being deliberately ignored by the siblings.

Vega stood up and faced the woman who even had a smile on her face. “Please excuse us.” He then walked past her followed by Ascella who gave the woman a glare.

“Wait! Are you going home? Can I have a ride with you?” The woman followed them until they exited the restaurant.

Ascella stopped walking and faced the woman. “Will you stop bothering us already! You already ruined our dinner and now you want to ride with us? Shameless!”

“What did you say?” The woman was taken aback but she was not about to accept any insult from Ascella. “I’m the daughter of an Elder, show me some respect and I am even older than you.”