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“Ryan... Ryan is dead.” Her teeth are chattering, the words hard to discern. “He’s dead.”
“If he wasn’t, I’d make it so for the pain he’s caused her,” Orion says. “I’d never let that spineless?—”
“Don’t. We’ve been through this. Our cousin has done nothing wrong.” It’s taken a long time to come to terms with that, but I can accept it for the truth—and not just because Morgan’s now alive.
Maia’s helped us see past the grief.
They were no more to blame than we were.
It’s just taken us far too long to realise it, and we’ve lost our cousin in the process.
“Can you see the way he’s fidgeting?” I mention, as Oliver fidgets.
“Obviously. I see what you see.”
If I could punch him, I would. “Are his hands trying to shift?”
I sniff the air at Orion’s prompting, but there’s no scent of wolf like I thought there may be with his reactions. As expected, Oliver still does not have a wolf spirit. He still can’t shift.
So then, why does it seem like my cousin is holding one back?
“Yes, he is,” Oliver confirms. He sounds sad about it, as if this is the most devastating thing in the world.
“He lost part of his soul the day his brother died. Sucks to be him, I suppose,” Orion says.
“So kind.”
“My mate is my only concern right now. She’s devastated. We need to make her understand the truth, and then keep her and Phoebe safe from that... family,” Orion says. “His lost piece of his soul is not my problem. Their trio was already fucked up.”
“And our relationship will be if we can’t explain to Maia how this was a genuine fuck-up. We never once meant to keep this from her.”
“Our mate will listen.”
Yeah, I fucking hope so.
“But Oliver is not,” I say gently. I enunciate his name, praying that she’s going to be able to hear me out.
Her eyes widen, and I hear her heart skip a beat as she starts to speak. But unfortunately, she collapses into Seb’s waiting arms before she can finish her sentence.
Her heart rate begins to slow, her eyes fluttering under their eyelids, as he lifts her into his arms.
“Get Phoebe into the car,” I command, and Alex doesn’t hesitate into moving to do what I said. I look over at Seb, raising a brow. “Can you lay her down in the car or would it be better inside the house?”
He eyes the car, and then the front door, before charging towards the vehicle. It’ll be less panicky for Maia to wake up knowing Phoebe is with her. She’s usually only unconscious for a few minutes in moments like these, but she’s often out of it for a little while afterwards, too.
Being with some of her mates and her daughter should be enough to stave off the panic and let her relax.
“I didn’t mean to—” Oliver starts.
“Do not talk to me like we’re friends,” I say, merging with Orion so that he can hear the growl in my words. He deserves to feel small. Scared.
Terrified that I’ll hurt him.
Because over the last few months, that’s how he has made my mate feel.
“Because we’re definitely not,” Ben says firmly. He comes to stand by my side as our other two brothers care for our females. “My mate has seen your dick, and that’s?—”
“Not mine!” Oliver immediately shakes his head, cupping his dick.
