NINETY SIX

~ Matteo ~

Wyatt stepped into the room, his eyes immediately locking onto Hank, who looked ready to charge. Hank's muscles tensed, but he paused when he saw Samuel step closer to Wyatt, who was wearing the same shocked expression that I was.

"Samuel?" Hank gasped, his feet slowly rewinding a few steps.

The Samuel that stood beside Wyatt, looked at me head-on, his face twisted in a mixture of confusion and hurt. He obviously thought we would be happy to see him, but the look of horror on our faces must have tipped him off because bafflement swirled on his face no doubt matching mine as I turned to look at who was standing beside me: another Samuel.

"What the fuck." I hissed, my heart hammering in my chest so loudly I was sure they could hear it, as I processed the pair of them. Two Samuels who were identical, down to the flickers of yellow in their hues and the freckles on their cheeks.

"Matteo?" The Samuel next to me spoke first, his voice tinged with confusion, anger, and pain. "Wha