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.

you. It is obvious.” Christina stopped in her tracks when

such a moron to think we can ever be mine.” My

it all wrong. If he loved me, 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. He wants to be a better person, the best alpha for you. Please

to not ruin her relationship with Maynard for her bitter brother. This

two?” She asked

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

someone in there?” He asked me the moment entered the

I replied, “I did.”

Lazlo seemed on the edge of his seat. I know he was worried about my

we can discuss this,” / suggested, and we all mutually shook on it. Sitting in an awkward silence where Zander would once in a while either scoff or taunt us was

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

mother,” I felt weird talking

sorrow. “It is weird how we

did you get this scar from?” I asked him and he frowned, making me turn to him and gently reach for the

ear.

I remember it,” but he didn‘t seem too interested in talking about it.

going to speak to Oswin again?” He asked, and

about my family. There has to be a reason why I got all these powers and mates as a curse.

understand,” He agreed with me. Before our conversation could even proceed, the door opened and

out of bed to support Thiago, but was rejected. Thiago nuzzled

Thiago

who scratched the back of his neck and cleared his throat but then