I assumed they wouldn't stay back, but they did. It was surprising because I didn't expect that. I thought they would play it off as me speaking a bluff and go their way without listening to me. At exactly 9:50, I asked them to enter the bathroom. They did so with so much difficulty, warning me with their eyes. Mitch was the only one who didn't look at me with suspicion as he entered the bathroom. I locked it behind me and went downstairs to wait for Helen. I played everything cool, so I wouldn't look like I was expecting her. I made a cup of coffee and sipped it while waiting for her. She showed up at exactly 10, not a second later. “Thank Goddess, you are here!” I threw the door open and ushered her in, grabbing her hand. “You don't know how much this means to me.”“I'm glad.” She patted my palm with a smile. “We are friends, after all. I can't just let you wallow in sorrow without extending an arm of consolation towards you.”“You are an angel!” I gulped down the coffee and drop
Nodding, I walked over to the closet and got my dresses out, throwing them on the bed. I stuffed the dresses in there this morning, to make everything believable enough for her.“Do you think I should leave?” I posed the question, acting like I wasn't paying any attention to her reply when I was. “That's the only solution to this. To be happy, let go of every toxicity, and they are one. Just leave for a human city. It wouldn't be difficult for you to live there, seeing you are human.”“That's true!” I nodded. “I have a business to take care of. I shouldn't be bothered about them. But…”“Why are you still reluctant? Don't tell me you still care about them after their accusations? Girl! You've got to wake up. They don't love you!” “I know.” I plopped down on the bed. “It's just that it's too difficult for me. They were my first love. I gave them all my firsts. I can't just forget about them and move on. They still —”“You need to leave! They don't deserve you. Men are scum. Just leave
MITCHNone of my brothers wished to stay back. They thought she was bluffing and only wanted to spend time with us. It took a lot of convincing before they agreed to stick around with me. And when she locked us up in the bathroom, they almost broke down the door, thinking she wanted to do something disastrous.“Chill! Summer must have her reasons. Do you think she would shut us up if she wished to harm us? She could do that effortlessly without going to such an extreme.”And that shut them up. They knew I was telling the truth. Had Summer ever wished to hurt us, she wouldn't need to lock us up to do that. She had enough power in her hands. Despite what happened between us, we still loved her too much to let her go. Had it been someone else, we would have sent them out of the house. The only reason my brothers weren't kind to her was the thoughts of her betrayal. Having another of our mates cheat on us made us seem incompetent. We took the blame, but Summer didn't know that. The inci
SUMMERMy head hurts. I thought the next time I would wake up would be on a bed, with my stepbrothers kneeling around it to beg forgiveness after knowing what a lying and conniving bitch Helen was. What I never expected was getting woken by her and tied to a fucking chair. My face was wet. I prayed for the liquid on it to be water despite knowing what it was. The slight headache I had was enough testament to the knock she gave me on the back of my head. She leaned close with a smile, her canine glinting. It reminded me of stories I'd heard about vampires. Just like my stepbrothers, there were many mystical creatures. They lived in seclusion like we did and hardly caused any problems for us and the rest. They stayed away from the human world and each other. However, there were rogues in each place just like ours, and rogue vampires were the worst. They kill without a second thought, tearing off the skin of their victims and sipping all the blood in the body. Her canines reminded me
Everything that happened within that hour was blurry to me. I lost consciousness because of the loss of blood and was admitted to a hospital. I woke up a few hours later to find myself in an unfamiliar room. I learned from my stepbrothers that they had arrested Helen, and she was awaiting judgment in their cell. They didn't kill her on the spot like they did to the man because there were rules guiding all the werewolves, laws they all keep despite their status. All her accomplices were caught and thrown into the cell with her, to await judgment. I stayed in the hospital throughout the day and was discharged the next morning. I didn't get a concussion — lucky me. They said it was just a mild injury. Aside from the small hole at the back of my head, I was good to go. My stepbrothers wanted to drive me home, but I refused. Had I not cleared my name, I doubt they would have let me stay in the same space with them. I asked a nurse to drive me back home because I wanted nothing to do wit
My stepbrothers deployed more than a dozen werewolves to look for Helen, but it was futile. You could tell that she had long left the pack. There were no doubts that she might be in the human city, hiding from everyone, knowing the fate that awaited her should she show up in the pack. Not only did she lie to the Alphas, but she colluded with the others to get rid of me and occupy a position that wasn't hers. After a full week of staying at home, to work, I resumed working for my mates. The opening ceremony of my new store was around the corner, and I had already prepared everything so as not to be caught unawares. They tried all they could to get me to forgive them, buying gifts and apologizing to me every chance they had. They made sure I didn't get a moment to myself each day as they kept on disturbing me every chance they got. It was as if they were on a mission to torment my soul until I accepted them, something I knew would take a lot of time for me to do.I can't just forget
He smiled, raising his glass towards me before he took another swing. “It will be an honour if you agree to this,” he added, still smiling, his gaze roaming over my body. Beaming, I tried to ignore the blatant checking out. It was funny how people seemed to overlook the obvious. There was no way he could tell me he didn't know I had three boyfriends. Not only was the name of my business evident, but I cut the red ribbon with them. Or…Did he think they were my brothers? It didn't sound so far-fetched. Many might believe that since we weren't acting like couples. Aside from the time they stood next to me as I cut the ribbon, I haven't spoken with them. They had been on the other side of the room, observing my every move. I couldn't help but discreetly look their way, to see if they were watching us, and they were. But the expressions on their faces didn't seem that friendly. They looked like they were just moments from bashing someone's head in. And I knew who that someone was. “Yo
My stepbrothers were silent throughout the drive back to our house. It was close to midnight before I called an end to the party. Humans know how to have fun, and they almost tugged me into their circle. I got out of the car the minute Mitch killed the engine and walked towards the front step on wobbly legs. I had more than my fair share of alcohol because I had to. Getting to speak with those business executives took a toll on me. I needed to look happy, smiling at them as they discussed an intended partnership with me. They were all waiting to see if my business would succeed so they would sneak in to get some profits for themselves, not that I would mind if it was a win-win situation. Luckily, none of them tried to flirt with me as Stanley did. They kept a respectable distance between us and spoke of nothing but a collaboration, which worked so well for me. I doubt I could keep the smiling facade should any of them try to act like Stanley did. “Let me help you,” Mitch murmured