Kira's Reckoning by Sasha Parker Page B

later." After a nod from her grandmother, Kira headed upstairs to her room, hoping the two hunks she had left in her bed were still there. 
    She crept into her room only to sadly find it empty of the scrumptious male flesh she had hoped to find .  She did note with a smile that they had once again made her bed for her and straightened the room in general.  She stepped into the shower and as the hot water ran over her body, she imagined it was their hands running all over her body like they did last night.  She moaned at the thought of what their hands had done to her as they had made love to her.  She hurriedly finished her shower then rigorously toweled herself dry. 
    Once dressed, Kira headed back down to the dining room where most of her family was now awake and eating breakfast .  She stopped in the foyer and listened to the melodious sound of her sisters laughing with their grandmother, closing her eyes, drinking it in.  She wanted to commit it to memory for the coming time apart from them. 
    She was startled out of her thoughts when a voice near her ear whispered, "Lovely sound, isn't it?" She turned in Brendan's arms and wrapped him in her embrace.  "It's a sound I love hearing from your lips, sweetling.  How are you this morning?"
    Kira gave him a light kiss on his lips and said, "Lovely .  You?"
    "I slept great, wrapped in the arms of a sexy nymph until I woke up this morning alone in the bed with my brother .  Thank the goddess we did not try to spoon each other," Brendan said with a grimace.  Kira burst out laughing at the picture he painted for her.  Ronan walked up to them and frowned as Kira wiped the tears that had gathered as she laughed. 
    "What's going on here, luv?" he asked as he joined them.
    "I was e xplainin' to Kira that it wasnae so long ago we were cuddlin' with a bonnie lass, then we wake to almost cuddlin' each other." Brendan's accent always went deeper when he was feeling randy. 
    "Ach, we wouldna e been pleased with that, luv, ya ken?" Ronan asked. 
    Kira laughed again and said, "Yes, I understand .  I promise next time to wake one of you so that doesn't happen."
    Ronan kissed her on her head .  "Good.  Shall we all go eat?" He gestured toward the dining room and Kira nodded.  As they entered the room, her sisters all gave her a knowing look as Brendan pulled out a chair for her and Ronan filled her plate.  She rolled her eyes and stuck out her tongue at them.  She glanced quickly at her grandmother and saw her smile at her antics.  Then she ignored everyone as she ate her breakfast, she didn't realize how hungry she had been.  She blushed for the second time that day as she thought about why she was so hungry. 
    "So, you will call us, right?" Sheela asked as they all ate.
    Kira nodded.  "Of course I will."
    "Be careful, Kira .  Stay alert," Calli cautioned.
    "I will .  Promise." Kira looked her little sister in the eye as she answered her.
    Erin, who was sitting between her men as well, looked at Ronan and Brendan and said, "You two take care of her or you answer to us."
    Kira went to assure Erin that she could take of herself , but Ronan placed a hand on her thigh and stopped her.  "With our very lives, sisterkin," he said it so reverently that even Kira felt the sincerity. 
    "We need to speak before you leave ," Myles said from Erin's right side. 
    "Mamo, may we use your study?" Aedan asked respectfully as the men stood.
    Coni inclined her head.  "Of course you can, this will give us time to say goodbye to Kira.  We will all meet out at the car."
    The men nodded in agreement and then headed to the study while the women stayed seated .  "Now that they are gone, we have something for you," Erin said with a sly look at Sheela and Calli. 
    "What's going on?" Kira asked.
    "We got together this morning early and made you a small gift," Calli said as she handed a necklace to her.  It was on a long chain that had a crystal on the end of it.  "This will help keep