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.”

deal with the awkward bomb that went

awkward bomb, and you seem to be forgetting I’d be eternally

of them becoming sidetracked so readily. It appeared they shared that horny switch, and my

a rock with her face buried in her hands, her body folded in on itself as violent

him…” she wept. Each word was laboured and fought through her sobs and heaving breaths. “…I’m not fine… I can’t do this again… be rejected… I feel like

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

the air. Her

jolted me in startlement.

thinks two broken souls need each

her chest and slowly reached out to grasp the fabric offered to her. Their fingers must have brushed as they both tensed, Lucy’s sharp inhale virtually ricocheted around the

whether I should leave or standby for emotional support for one of them… both of them? What would I even say

but I can taste the awkward,’ Evva muttered flatly.

talk,’ Lucy nodded to

albeit in a more speedily fashion, back to

discuss,” I strode straight past Astennu and Badru. “They’re together right now, and we’ll

could feel the questions

look. “I mean it! I will mentally deal with the fact that my

then?” Badru just couldn’t help

his back, slapping

hand, grabbing my thighs

have the power to ground you now?” Astennu slapped my rear, making

I’m done,” I groaned into Badru’s neck, gripping my arms around him. “The next one of you who

both fell silent, instantly. “Yeah, that’s

Astennu

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

it or not,

go too. However, there

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

having one now,” Badru

was the answer I needed to find. Because I simply

the last time our fathers were around each other and it almost ended in a death match, I have no clue whether it’s wise to have them in the

are what Thanksgiving is all about,” my twin

drew out. “Only with our fathers, it’s likely to end in the morgue, not the pack

start things up with Evie.

try, but I make no

former home held a strange sensation. It had always felt like home and, no matter what, I had always loved coming back to it. But now? It didn’t feel very much like home. It felt like hard work, as though I was constantly about to set foot in a battleground. I felt more at home

presence. I heard the rustling and quiet giggles from the living room. I didn’t need the visuals of my parents canoodling

flushed, her hair in slight disarray which she tried to smooth down into her polished form. I could see the irked look on my father’s face that he had had whatever he

greeted, pretending not to notice

with another half hour,’ my dad frowned, confirming what I

mother noticed my dad