Mated to the Alpha Twins

As much as I wanted to deny the truth, it was sitting right in front of me. I couldn’t help but do a mental check over my own body. I didn’t feel different. Apart from Thalia’s intrusive voice, I felt nearly the same as I always had. It would explain why my face had healed so quickly.

You would think I’d be excited, but I wasn’t. Turning into one of these creatures was the last thing I wanted. I wanted—needed normalcy. Sure, some small part of my mind wondered if I could use this against Grace. As much as I wanted to feel guilty over that, I couldn’t.

I was yanked from my thoughts by the ringing of a cellphone. The cellphone in my hand was buzzing, a picture of Tori lighting up the screen.

“I’ll call you back in ten.” I answered, ending the phone call without another word. My eyes were still locked on the giant wolf—on Garrett.

Garrett walked over to a cluster of trees nestled in their backyard. I watched on in silence as Garrett returned to his human form. A pair of sweatpants hung on the lower portion of his body. His suit had been torn to shreds during his… transformation.

“I don’t want this.” Those were the first words that left my lips, followed by. “You don’t even know if I can—can turn into a wolf. I’ve never turned into one before.”

Instead of Garrett’s face contorting in anger like I suspected, his eyes held sympathy.

“I don’t need to watch you shift to know what you are, Aurora.” Garrett murmured, leading the two of us back inside. My body was on autopilot. Half of me wanted to run, to get away from Garrett and his strange family as soon as possible. The other side of me was smart, knowing if I ran now, he would only catch me.

“I can feel your wolf.” Garrett sighed, “She’s inside of you, she will help you shift when it’s time.”

‘I tried to tell you, Aurora.’ Thalia frowned, ‘We can’t shift yet, but when we do, we’re going to need Alec and Kade.’

‘What’s so important about Alec and Kade?’ I grimaced, my heart thundering at the mention of their names.

‘They’re our mates, Aurora.’ Thalia rushed the words out in an exasperated huff.

“What is a mate?” I spoke before thinking, gaining Garrett’s full attention.

“What makes you ask?” Garrett’s lips pressed together tightly; his eyes intense as he looked at me.

“My—wolf mentioned the term.” I shifted uncomfortably. The truth coupled with Garrett’s interrogating stare made me want to flee.

eyes glazing

your mate?” I paused, discomfort and fear

Garrett nodded, clearly reading the discomfort in my eyes. Garrett had a child with another woman, one who wasn’t

weak, my head churning with the overwhelming

nothing, Aurora.” Garrett grimaced, “You are my first born,

mates, or anything else that came. I wanted a normal life with people who wouldn’t hurt me, threaten me, or leave me in a perpetual

happen. Some kind of strange, magical calling that takes them out of their boring world. I wasn’t one of

continue to push, forcing

I gulped, my

the slightest. “I was raised knowing what we are, you weren’t. I’ll give you the time you need, but please

I nodded,

school. I threw on a long sleeve shirt, followed by my heaviest jacket and a dark pair of jeans.

and placed the phone to my ear. It rang a total of two times before Tori picked up the

Tori frowned, “You sounded kind of

head, “Garrett

I see.” Tori frowned, understanding clear in her voice. She knew how I felt about Garrett. It

I was becoming antsy, wanting to leave as soon as I could. I’d have to wait another hour, until I was sure Garrett had left the lower part of the house. I hoped he didn’t have some kind of super hearing, but it was too late to change

dealing with her own unease. “What the h**l happened

hurt, as I’d be gone before morning. Whatever happened to Grace after I left wasn’t my fault, but didn’t Tori

fighting back the tears of frustration that formed behind my eyes. “She didn’t like that I was talking to Alec

disbelief, shock, sympathy, and hate. “I knew someone hurt you—I never

shut, pinching the bridge of my nose. I knew she would react this way. All I had to do was delay her for just a few hours. She could tell whoever she

Tori’s face. “You better not ask me to keep this

to fight back the tears if I told her more. They would

long sigh, and I could almost see the

remembering I had something else to say. “There is something else—she threatened you. Said she