Promised To The Alpha Twins – Chapter 37
No matter how much I wanted to deny the truth, it was right in front of me. I couldn’t help but do a mental check on my own body. I didn’t feel different. Aside from Gea’s intrusive voice, I felt almost the same as always. That explained why my face had healed so quickly. Maybe you would think I would be excited, but I wasn’t. Becoming one of these creatures was the last thing I wanted. I wanted… needed normality. Of course, a small part of my mind wondered if I could use this against Chloe. As much as I wanted to feel guilty about it, I couldn’t. I was pulled out of my thoughts by the ringing of a cellphone. The cellphone in my hand was buzzing, an image of Aly illuminating the screen.
“I’ll call you in ten.” I replied, ending the phone call without another word. My eyes remained fixed on the giant wolf, on Axel.
Axel approached a cluster of trees nestled in his backyard. I silently watched as Axel returned to his human form. A pair of sweatpants hung at the bottom of his body. His suit had been torn apart during his… transformation. “I don’t want this.” Those were the first words that came out of my mouth. “You don’t even know if I can… can turn into a wolf. I’ve never turned into one before.”
g in anger as I suspected, his eye
was on autopilot. Half of me wanted to run, get away from Axel and his strange family as soon as possible. The other side of me was smart, knowing that if I ran now, I would only be caught.
ll help you change when the time comes.”
en we do, we’ll need Liam and Ethan.”
t pounding at the mention of their names.
spoke the words with an exasperated huff.
ull attention.
you ask…?”
y. The truth along with Axel’s questioning gaze made me want
thought of his wife.
, discomfort and fear swirling in my gut.
ort in my eyes.
t his partner.” Gea recoiled at the idea, showing her clear disgust.
y head was swirling with the overwhelming amount of
hose people. I wanted a normal life and everything that entailed.
” I paused. What would I do? Deny it all? Axel would keep pressing, forcing me to accept the planned future he had for me. “I need some time.” I swal
as raised knowing what we are, you weren’t. I’ll give you the time you need, but plea
tering the lie. I retreated to my room wi
Lia never paid enough attention, and Dub was always too drunk to notice. I slung my backpack over my shoulder and placed the
nervous.”
xel wanted to talk to me.”
” Aly said. She knew how I felt about Axel. It was one of the few things I could open
but it was too late to change my plan.
ss. “What the hell happened to your face?”
do this? I couldn’t see how it would hurt me since I would be gone before morning. Whatever happened to Chloe after I left wasn’t my fault, but didn’t Aly deserve a warning about Chloe’s threat?
welling up behind my eyes.
he didn’t l
d hatred. “I knew someone hurt you, but I never thought Chloe would go this far.”
ad to do was delay her for a few hours. I could tell anyone in the morning.
could hear the frown on Aly’s face. “You better not ask me to keep this a secret. She hurt you badly
please, for me.”
ine, I’ll wait until morning.”
come after you if I told anyone.”
ly scoffed, her voice filled with warmth.
he’s going crazy.”
yly.
worry, Sussan. Chloe won’t lay a finger
everything. I didn’t want to think about what Axel had said. I wanted to push it all down and never let it see the light of day.
within me. Liam and Ethan were our mates.
as soft. “We have two.” I didn’t want one in the first place. I fought against the stabbing pain in my chest.
The door to my room opened, and I stepped out into the hallway.
to me.
mured. “You have fifteen minutes before my mom comes back downstairs.”
he was helping me. Of course, it was for her own selfish reasons, but I appreciated it nonetheless. Her tone had been gentle, even kind. I wanted to dryly laugh at the number of
k me up at the store and take me to the nearest bus stop.
ing else to the back of your mind.
caping the fear that was burning me from within. Even as I got out of the taxi and walked through the bus terminal