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“You were introduced to me that way,” I reply with a small shrug. Ben and Seb are not assholes, for one, and are not as formal as the other two brothers. It’s easier for me to separate them that way.
“Are you all packed? Alex wants to be in and out, and I’m really excited to get you home.”
I sigh and don’t bother wasting my time correcting him. Seb notices that I don’t, and I can see that it interests him, since I had no qualms about correcting him.
“No, I’m not packed. I need her crib, and I don’t really think we can dismantle that here and set it up at yours very easily.”
Ben shrugs, not letting that little inconvenience bother him. “Then we can buy a new one. Here—pick one, and I’ll get it delivered tonight.” He tries to hand me his phone, but I refuse to take it.
“I want some answers before we go anywhere,” I say, and Ben sighs.
“Toph!” Ben shouts before gasping and leaning over the table to try and look at Phoebe. “Did I wake her? Fuck, I forgot she was asleep.” His face drops, his hazel eyes filling with tears. The watery sheen brings out the blue flecks in his eyes that much more.
“It’s okay,” I soothe, reaching over to place my hand on his arm gently. His eyes widen, and I feel sparks shooting up my body. I quickly snatch my hand back, giving him a hesitant smile. “It’s okay. She’s still asleep.”
“Good. I’m sorry I was so careless,” he says with a sigh. “But please feel free to touch me more.”
Seb growls, and Ben rolls his eyes. I raise my eyebrow, and Seb just shrugs.
Well, then.
“What are you doing back without Alex?” Christopher demands as he re-enters the room with the same kind of annoyance that he did earlier. Ben just shrugs. “Maia, what do you need so that we can leave?”
“A discussion.”
“On what? What do you need to know?”
“I know nothing about any of you,” I say quietly. Tears prick at my eyes, and I hang my head as the day starts to catch up with me.
The tension in the air rises, and I can feel their gazes on me. The silence continues to stretch out, and their panic increases.
“Please, don’t cry,” Christopher says, and I raise my head slightly at the change in tone. His eyes are bright gold, and he’s breathing quite rapidly. “Please, mate, don’t cry.”
He steps forward and crouches down in front of me. My heart is pounding, and my palms are sweaty, and I can’t stop the tear that drips down my cheek.
His breath catches. “Please, mate, don’t cry. Let me fix it. Tell me what to do.”
“Orion, let’s give Maia a moment,” Alexander says, placing a hand on Christopher’s shoulder. I didn’t even hear him come into the house, but he’s here, and everything feels so much more out of control now that I’m surrounded.
“Who is Orion?” I whisper, not able to look away from Christopher. The man I’ve come to know as an asshole smiles, and it truly transforms his face. It’s so different from the carefree smiles Ben gives and the hesitant ones I’ve drawn from Sebastian.
These four men may share a face, but they are so beautifully different.
“Topher’s wolf,” Ben says cheerily. “Mine is called Fluffy. Alex’s is called Max, and?—”
“Pretty, pretty mate,” Christopher—Orion?—says, grinning at me. This is a full-toothed smile, and I can’t help but return it. “What does my pretty mate want? How do I make you happy?”
“I, um, I…” I trail off, looking up at Alexander for help.
“We are werewolves, but we are still separate from our wolf,” Alexander explains whilst watching his brother kneel in front of me with a wary look. “There’s two consciousness’s inside of each of us, and we work together to be one man. Our wolves are far more primal, they’re not the most logical and rely on us for that. Whereas we let them guide us a lot. The stronger the inner wolf, the stronger the instincts. Christopher is one of the strongest.”
“We’re strong,” Christopher—Orion?—says, nodding. “Strong and powerful to protect my pretty little mate. I will destroy all who are not worthy. Kill them. Bring you their hearts for breakfast.”
I gasp, and Alexander sighs.
“Yes, he means that literally, but that’s where the logic of Topher comes in, and he’d never allow that to happen,” Alexander says.
“So your wolf can just take over you at any time?”
