Chapter 11
My wolf nature was winning out, going back to its innate nature which was pure and animalistic. The thought of it sent a shiver down my spine.
“I’m going home. Michael is taking me.”
Michael forced a smile. “You guys are free to come with but let her rest.”
“The upstairs is off limits,” I announced, trying to sound more sure of myself.
The relationship I had with these men had shifted and I didn’t know how I was going to adjust to it.
The next few hours were trying. Anytime I left my room and started down the stairs, they were there asking me if I was all right. Matt had managed to stay away for a full hour before he showed up, shaking.
“I told you to stop being stubborn,” Jesse said confidentially.
Matt scowled at him. “Shut up, Jesse. I don’t need to hear it from you.”
Without warning, Matt leaned forward and crowded me but it was different this time. He leaned down, taking a sniff. A familiar shiver ran down my spine. I didn’t feel scared. Instead, there was this want.
“Amazing how an omega’s scent can make everything better,” Matt muttered, a horrified look flashing across his face.
He turned, leaving the room. I could still hear him somewhere in the house, so he was reluctantly accepting this new phase of his life.
I pushed past Jesse, grabbing a snack and some water before returning to the safety of my bedroom. My phone started going off, causing me to gasp. Simone! She was likely worried about me and trying to find out what the results of my coming-of-age ceremony were.
You’re not going to believe this. – L
What? Spill it. – S
I have four fated mates. – L
FOUR?! Wait… how is that even possible? – S
I don’t know! But it gets worse.
L
Worse than FOUR mates? What could— S
They’re my brother’s best friends. – L
Wait. Hold on. HIS best friends? – S
Yeah. – L
The ones who have been teasing you forever? – S
The very same. – L
- WAY. – S
I’m serious. I passed out when I realized it. – L
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What are you even going to do? – S
I have no idea. They’re all acting… different now. Protective, almost sweet. It’s so confusing. – L
Sweet?! From those jerks? This is wild. – S
Tell me about it. I can’t decide if I’m furious or… something else. – L
This is going to get messy. And hilarious. – S
You’re not helping. L
Oh, I am 100% here for this drama. – S
Sighing, I threw my phone onto the empty spot beside me and tried to wrap my mind around the entire day. My mates were my brother’s friends. If it had been one or maybe two of them I could conceivably try to accept it. But all four?
No, I don’t know how I was going to deal with that.
It scared me truthfully. I could feel changes inside me whenever I was around them. My body reacted, feeling calmed by their presence. How could I not when the omega in me was reacting to my alpha mates?
They were feeling the effects too until it hit me that up until two days ago, these guys were huge jerks to me!
I refused to leave my room until Michael asked me if I wanted dinner that night. Not wanting to eat in my room, I reluctantly went downstairs. The guys weren’t there but I could smell them.
“They’ll be back in the morning,” my brother told me.
I sighed. “You never spend this much time with your bonded!”
“I did in the beginning,” Michael reminded me. “Lia, in the beginning, everyone’s hormones are going crazy so you want to be around them as much as possible. After a few months, things start to even out.”
That was true. Michael did spend a lot of time with his bond in the beginning. Either she was here or he was with her.
But that was different. My situation was much worse because I had four mates!
“I hate this,” I whispered to Michael.
“I know, but I promise it will get better.”
He seemed convinced of it but I wasn’t.
