My Secret, My Bully, My Mates

"How do you figure?" Mateo asks

"He's settled for power as the head of the school board in order to try and manipulate things for him and his daughter. It's why he keeps pushing her on the twins, why he stalled the building of his home, hoping a forced proximity will help her chances. When we were younger at school she was always paired with Cam and Kota, even though she and I are a year younger than you guys. But she's not the only girl, have you noticed the amount of female attention that has surrounded the guys lately? It's going to get worse before it gets better." I shutter.

"I hope you guys all find your mates quickly, some of these girls are nuts." Jena grimaces. "I actually heard two people plotting to get pregnant so you would have to take them as chosen mates. You need to watch your backs and make sure you wrap it up tight."

"Yeah, we've started to feel the crazy vibe." Cam stares into the fire. "I just wish they wanted us for us though, or could even have the smallest respect for the fact that we want our mate."

"So you're sure that you will both share a mate?" Lil asks.

They share a look and then nod.

"Do you know who it is?" She questions with an eyebrow raised.

"No one knows, not for certain." Cam tries to deflect.

"But that look on your face says you do actually have someone in mind." She points between them. Neither respond or look up from the fire.

"We need a game!!" Sierra shouts suddenly, startling everyone..

"What did you have in mind?" Sam nuzzles her neck.

"The bonfire is supposed to be fun, not depressing and all we talk about is work, which right now is depressing. I want to know about all the new friends Sky has made, since I have lived near them all for years, but I don't know anything."

"As long as we can just sit here and keep drinking, I'm okay with that. This week has been rough." Mateo sighs.

"How about 'never have I ever?' or Truth or Dare, but the dare is you have to kiss someone of the questioner's choosing. We'll keep it short and simple."

"I feel like there is nothing of the sort when you are involved." Lil laughs.

not wrong." She winks.

twins say

to have to kiss someone here?" Sierra teases

really interested in making out with Sam, I'm pretty sure

offended and throws her empty cup at him, but he bats it

first. Never have I ever kissed

naturally, Oliver and I both drink, but so

I ask Lil and Wyatt, ignoring the small growl

that tension went unnoticed, but Lil starts talking like nothing is

suppression thing. I mean that's a weird thing to shut down and oddly specific. I was curious if you could override it somehow like was the suppression to just keep you away from the opposite sex or could it

what happened?"

asleep and you know it's there but you can't feel anything just before the tingles start. That's what it was like. It was hilarious, she kissed me and I knew

anything else in almost two years?"

each of us with warrior brands. "It keeps our heads on straight during a mission and keeps us from getting manipulated. Some of our missions have been intense and without the link we have all of us would have

Growls surrounded the clearing.

you did there. Thank you for throwing me under the bus."

to keep talking about

will bring it back, just you wait. She's a force

"Hey no secret conversations!"

would have died at least six times?" It's Mateo that

would not have been able to find me. That is all. It's not any different

back to depressing. What I really want to know is who did you kiss?" SHe looks at

between Oliver