Mated to the Alpha Twins novel Chapter 35

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.

“Their like soulmates.” Garrett spoke slowly, his own eyes glazing over as he thought of his wife.

“And—Veronica, is she your mate?” I paused, discomfort and fear swirling in my gut.

“She is.” Garrett nodded, clearly reading the discomfort in my eyes. Garrett had a child with another woman, one who wasn’t his mate. Thalia recoiled at the thought, showing her clear disgust.

“I see.” My voice sounded weak, my head churning with the overwhelming amount of information I was being forced to process.

“That changes nothing, Aurora.” Garrett grimaced, “You are my first born, which mean’s my pack will someday belong to you.”

I wanted to scream, to shout at Garrett until I turned blue in the face. I didn’t want a pack, a wolf, 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 state of fear and anxiety.

Some people spend their entire lives waiting for something like this to happen. Some kind of strange, magical calling that takes them out of their boring world. I wasn’t one of those people. I wanted a normal life and all that it entailed.

“I don’t—” I paused. What would denying everything do? Garrett would continue to push, forcing me to accept some planned out future he had.

“I need some time.” I gulped, my eyes darting to the staircase.

“I understand, Aurora.” Garrett frowned, his eyes softening in the slightest. “I was raised knowing what we are, you weren’t. I’ll give you the time you need, but please think on what I’ve said.”

“I will.” I nodded, telling the lie effortlessly.

I retreated to my bedroom on shaky legs, fumbling to close the door behind me. I slipped out of the clothes I had worm to school. I threw on a long sleeve shirt, followed by my heaviest jacket and a dark pair of jeans. Melissa and Frank wouldn’t be able to identify me by the clothes I wore. Melissa never paid enough attention and Frank was always too wasted to notice.

I swung my backpack over my shoulder and placed the phone to my ear. It rang a total of two times before Tori picked up the other end.

“What happened?” Tori frowned, “You sounded kind of flustered.”