All Chapters of The Brothers Igniting Elise: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Chapter 12 I woke up with Deacon snuggling into my backside like a big spoon, he had stayed over the night before. We didn’t do very much but play games on the television in my room and catch up on the events from Hunter’s version of a date. The sun was shining through my curtains; the window was still cracked from the night before, because we wanted to feel the breeze from outside. It was a lovely scene to wake up to, so I nestled myself more into Deacon and closed my eyes again to soak this moment in. Another hour had passed before I could no longer keep my eyes closed, and I let out a sigh. Deacon let out a little chuckle of air through his nose. “You know I was awake the first time you woke up? I just wanted to lay here a little longer since you were as well. We most definitely could have gotten up,” he said in a quiet, deep voice. A small smile formed across my lips and I wiggled my way around to face him. I dropped a small peck of a kiss on his nose and wrapped my arms around

Chapter 14 Even though I remembered going to bed with Hunter the night before, it had completely startled me in the morning to have his arms wrapped around me. They felt similar to Deacon’s big, strong arms; but they held me differently. He was holding me like he would never let me go, and curled into my back with his head pressing into me. I tried wiggling my way out to no avail, so I gave up and laid back down and enjoyed the sunshine that was pouring onto my face. After a few moments, I began struggling again, to get out of Hunter's arms, and this time they gave way. I slid out from under him and turned my body to see his face. Mostly, just to make sure it was him and not some random stranger. I relaxed my body after seeing his face; seeing how soft his expressions were, like he were a small child holding onto a teddy bear to make him feel better. Once I was content again about my surroundings, I laid back down. I made sure to at the very least drape Hunter’s arm over me, so tha

Chapter 16 “So, do you wanna talk about today?” Deacon asked softly from the door. I had yet to roll over as I was internally rolling my eyes in my head. I mumbled something into the bed where he couldn’t hear it. What I really said was, ‘I really would rather you go away,’ but it was unintelligible. He crossed the room and scooped me into his strong arms. “I promise I won’t talk about us again to anyone else; that was very stupid of me. I wasn’t thinking,” he went on, definitely unaware that I would rather be left alone. I crawled out of his arms, tears slowly streaming out of my eyes and started, “I’m not even upset that you told Hunter; I’m upset that he used that information as an advantage to touch me in a way I was not ready for. I don’t know him like I know you yet, and I was comfortable doing those things with you so when he touched me, I was very caught off guard.” It felt as if the whole room went cold, but I could tell it was just Deacon, and he had an icy glare as he st

I came down the stairs and the girls were impressed that I was able to cover everything. We all gathered in the kitchen while I made lunch for everyone and continued gossiping about things that had happened since we got here. It felt like forever since I had actually gotten to hang out with my girls, so I appreciated the time with them more than I usually would. The laughing, the noise, and the gossip made me feel right at home. Claire was unusually quiet for some reason, so while I let the food cook a little bit longer I walked over to her corner of the island counter and got real close. “Claire, you’re not really joining in on the festivities… Is everything okay,” I asked quietly, so as not to draw attention to us. “David broke up with me this morning after we went and got you, and I don’t really know how to feel right now,” she said softly. Now was the time to get everyone’s attention. “Girls, we have a situation. David’s murder,” I blurted out. It went quiet and everyone turned

Hunter ‘What did we do to her last night’ was all I could think when I walked through Elise’s bedroom door. Bruises and scratches adorned her entire body from what I could see underneath what little clothes she had on. Deacon was sitting at the edge of her bed while she was laying blankets out on the floor, completely unphased by the state of her. Even moreso, he was laughing with her while she laid everything out. “Elise, what did we do to you last night? I know there was a lot of scratching and biting but I didn’t think we would leave this many marks on you. Are you okay,” I asked. I bent down to her level and began helping her make a makeshift bed on the floor and await her answer. Deacon let out a thunderous laugh that knocked me off my feet. When I looked over at Elise, even she was giggling. “Oh, Hunter, you’re late to the party. I am perfectly okay, and honestly better than perfectly okay. Why do you think I invited you over after Deacon showed up?” she asked. “I didn’t kno