Accepting My Twin Mates by Unwise Owl

Accepting My Twin Mates Chapter 61

Chapter 61 – What Did They Do?

Evgeniya

“I do not think I could ever accept another, not after Heathe-”

“Dad?” I shook my father’s arm, confused as to why he had stopped, not only, mid-sentence, but mid-stride.

And growling, in a low rumbling timbre? What had he seen? He was frigid in his stance.

I followed his line of sight to the lakeshore… to my friend Lucy… who turned her head away from gazing out at the early morning mist upon the water’s surface to stare wide-eyed back at my father.

‘…Oh snap,’ Evva looked on in my mind, stunned even more so than I.

What strange universe had I slipped into? My father and my friend? My best friend of five years, with whom I shared everything, who was also a year younger than me? And just to confirm this bizarre turn of events, I heard my father mutter ‘mate’ under his breath and saw Lucy mouth the word in reply.

The moon goddess had to be shitting me…

‘She must have given him a thing for redheads too,’ my wolf nervously chuckled.

Now I thought about it, it was obvious. Both my mother and Lucy had gingery red hair, hazel eyes, and Lucy had always been an old soul and the ‘mom-friend’ of the group.

… I could practically hear all the step-mom jokes already.

And as if on cue; ‘looks like Lucy’s gonna be calling him daddy, too,’ Badru mind-linked.

‘So it begins…’ Evva slapped her paw down her face. And if there had ever been a time I wanted to slap that nugget, now would be that time.

‘I swear to goddess,’ I silently retched. ‘You ever say those words again and I will chokehold you.’

‘Is that a promise?’ He smirked down at me from the side, a genuine fire of excitement dancing within his pulsating sapphire eyes.

‘When that brain cell of his dings the horny switch, it dings it hard,’ Evva pinched her brow in exasperation.

Without warning, Lucy suddenly ran, bolting through the trees. The woollen tribal print wrap around her shoulders billowed behind her, fluttering to the ground and a faint choked sob rang out. My father’s figure twitched, wanting to give chase, but ultimately remained fixed in his spot, not knowing how to proceed. I was about to run after her, when his quiet voice stopped me.

“You… know her?”

“Yeah,” I winced. There was no easy way to say this other than to be direct. “Lucy Maddrell. She lives across the hall from me. And she’s been my best friend for a while… and she’s about my age…”

He gave a curt nod, swiftly avoiding my eye contact, and I could swear I spotted a hint of blush under his beard.

“I need to go after her,” I began moving forward. “She’s not had the easiest time recently. You’re both each other’s second chance mates. Her first wasn’t good to her… it ended in a rejection. Astennu and Badru will fill you in.”

with the awkward bomb that went off?’ Astennu made a pleading

conquer and divide approach to the awkward bomb,

was the only promise needed to have my mates’ faces light up and their lips twitch in glee, the pair of them becoming sidetracked so readily. It appeared

Lucy’s minty berry scent, following it to a craggy clearing where she sat on a rock with her face buried in her hands, her body folded in on itself as violent sobs wracked her. I dropped in front of her, on my knees, peeling her hands away. I thought I had seen her broken before… but this sliced at me

was laboured and fought through her sobs and heaving breaths. “…I’m not fine… I can’t do this again… be rejected… I feel

welling up and stinging. I knew she wasn’t fine, I knew it had been a lie, but I didn’t know it was to this extent. And neither did I know what my father would do. He had shown nothing but devotion to my mother’s memory, his mate…

sniffling and screaming into the air. Her eyes a deep red.

hand sliding across the back of my shoulder jolted me in startlement. He held out the woollen wrap Lucy had

broken

beginning to calm. She clutched her hands to her chest and slowly reached out to grasp

to the side, unsure whether I should leave or standby for emotional support for one of them… both of

awkward,’ Evva muttered

talk,’ Lucy nodded to

away, albeit in a more speedily fashion, back

Astennu and Badru. “They’re together right now, and we’ll

the questions swimming around in both of their

will mentally deal with the fact that my father and my best friend, who is my

calling him daddy, then?” Badru just couldn’t help

just say?!” I leapt onto his back,

thighs to keep me in

power to ground you now?” Astennu slapped my

arms around him. “The next one of you

silent, instantly. “Yeah,

Astennu

plans and, for once, he was choosing of his own free will to go to the stables with Evie. Not that he would be going anywhere near Heru, though it was still surprising

huffled. ‘Like it or not, we’re replaced as his partner in

there was another minor

with you later. I need to speak to mom about Thanksgiving,” I glanced towards the door to our wing and settled

we’re even having one now,” Badru muttered,

I needed to find. Because I simply

anyone excluded,” all that would do was further sow discord. “But given that the last time our fathers were around each other and it almost ended in a death match, I have no

brawls are what Thanksgiving is all about,” my twin half

it’s likely to end in the morgue, not the pack

up with Evie.

but I make

felt like hard work, as though I was constantly about to set foot in a battleground. I felt more at home in Evie’s small, modest and

anger, but to announce my presence. I heard the rustling and quiet giggles from the living room. I didn’t need the visuals of my

she tried to smooth down into her polished form. I could see the irked look on my father’s face that

greeted, pretending not to notice anything amiss. “I’m glad I caught you

not. I could’ve done with another half hour,’ my dad frowned, confirming what I didn’t

course my habibi (darling),” if my mother