38: She’ll go nowhere with you

ASHLEY

Mate?

It was my turn to stare wide-eyed at the triplets. I swallowed as I looked intently at the guys in front of me. Were they still my step-brothers? The same ones that had made life miserable for me in every way possible. What exactly was going on? Was this some sort of prank? A confused frown crept into my face as I tried to make sense of everything.

They looked completely different in their seemingly hypnotized state. Where was all their bitterness? The same Axel that always had a bitter frown when he looked at me, was looking at me blandly. They looked at me like I was a different person. It made me wonder if some of my features had changed.

They could not possibly be looking at me with such intensity. The look in their eyes was that of longing and a burning desire to grab me.

Axel’s eyes roamed my body. He seemed unable to tear his eyes away. I noticed his hands were curled at his sides. He looked like he was going to pounce on me. I could not tell what exactly was go