Tasting All My Mates

273-The Red In His Eyes

Enya’s POV:

“Hello?” Maynard answered my call, and all eyes turned to me.

“Umm! Hey there. Where did you go? We thought you were in the bathroom.” I was trying to sound normal while Christina was staring at me with big tears in her eyes.

“Oh! I was not in the bathroom. Thiago and I left earlier to go to a bar. We have been stressed out so much that we decided to take some time off for ourselves.” Maynard sounded normal, way too normal.

“Christina has been calling you.” I felt awkward talking about her when she was right there.

“I am so sorry; I might not have seen her call. Okay, let her know I am fine and I will catch up with her in a few hours, okay?” Maynard seemed to be in a hurry. What‘s weird is that there was no noise behind him. In fact, I heard birds chirping as if they were in the open air.

“Thank goodness everything is fine.” I disconnected the phone from my ear and cleared my throat, acting like there was nothing to be worried about.

“No comments on why he picked up your call and not his mate‘

s?” Zander let out a chuckle, shaking his head while lying down on the bed.

“But why is the window broken? You heard someone inside, so who was in here if none of us were in here?” Lazlo was the only one who decided to skip the drama around and think more properly.

“You guys are going to act like everything is fine? You can play the detective game, I am done here,” Christina finally spoke up after remaining silent for a few minutes.

“Christina!” I ran after her to make her understand there was nothing going on between Maynard and me.

way he loved you. It is obvious.” Christina stopped in

can ever be mine.” My heart

he would never have left me. He loves you. The changes he displayed and the maturity he showed in the last few months are because of you. He used to be so aggressive and so demanding, but with you, he is an entirely different person.

relationship with Maynard for her bitter brother. This was the first

She asked softly, her eyes staring at me for a

yourself who he wants.” I gave her a smile before walking past her into the room. Lazlo was still trying to figure out the mystery of the broken window in

there?” He asked me the moment entered

I replied, “I did.”

looking good. What if the monster was here?” Lazlo seemed on the edge of his

shook on it. Sitting in an awkward silence where Zander would once in a while either

bed and whispered, “I saw you arguing with Oswin in the hallway. I am assuming things didn‘t go well,” he said, stroking the mark behind his

was not a very nice person to him and his mother,” I felt weird talking about my mother who I always remembered as this kind,

sorrow. “It is weird how we

get this scar from?” I asked him and he frowned,

ear.

there ever since I remember it,” but he didn‘t seem too interested in talking about it. Or maybe it was because

to speak to Oswin again?” He asked, and I rested my head back against

has to be a reason why I got all these powers and mates as a curse. “Please, no offense,” I said, and

could even proceed, the door opened and Maynard marched inside

support Thiago, but was rejected. Thiago nuzzled him away and landed in his bed.

Thiago hanging

out of the bed, I asked Maynard, who scratched