Enigma novel Chapter 36

“Is something bothering you Ryder?” I asked.

“No.” He more like pouted. I raised my eyebrow at him questionably. “Okay! I just feel like you don’t love me anymore.” I didn’t say anything and let him continue. “You don’t spend time with me like before. You are always paying more attention to the pups. You don’t talk to me like before and even if you do come to see me, you go all mushy over Xander and the other pups. Do you not love me anymore?”

“Ryder what has gotten into you? No way in the hell will I stop loving you. You are my older brother. Nobody can ever take your place. About the pups and kids, Ry they are children. How can anyone not adore them? Just because I love them too, doesn’t mean I love you any less. I love you Ryder.”

I hugged him and he dropped him head on my back, hugging me back.

“I love you too princess.”

“Now come on. We have to do some grown up things.” I said walking towards the meeting house.

I heard him follow behind me. I entered the house with Ryder in tow to find all the eight boys and Leo, Stanley and Ryan, waiting for us there. Ben, Ethan, Lucas, Archer and even Hudson were glaring murderously at the utterly terrified group of Zeno, Francis and Fabian.

“Leo, Stan, Ryan, please leave. I would like to talk to them in private.” Leo opened his mouth to protest but I cut him off. “I promise I won’t murder them.”

Ryder snorted beside me in a very audible voice. Oh come on Ry. Don’t blow my cover.

Leo, Stanley and Ryan reluctantly left. The panic on Zeno, Francis and Fabian’s faces became more prominent.

Scared are we?