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

awkward bomb,

lips twitch in glee, the pair of them becoming sidetracked so

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.

heaving breaths. “…I’m not fine… I can’t do this again… be rejected… I

close, my eyes 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

with your father?!” She pulled away, sniffling and screaming into the air. Her

shoulder jolted me in

she thinks two broken souls need

to calm. She clutched her hands to her chest and slowly reached out to grasp the fabric offered to her. Their fingers must have brushed

side, unsure whether I should leave or standby for emotional support

don’t know, but I can taste the awkward,’ Evva muttered flatly.

I’ll try and talk,’ Lucy nodded to

wolf suggested, I backed away, albeit in a more

and Badru. “They’re together right now, and

up and I could feel the questions swimming around in both of their

deal with the fact

is calling him daddy, then?” Badru

leapt onto his back, slapping my hand over

hand, grabbing my thighs to keep me in place on his

mean she’ll have the power to ground you now?” Astennu slapped my rear, making me squeak at the

“The next one of you

silent, instantly. “Yeah, that’s what

Astennu

way back to the pack house, since our initial plan had been rendered pointless. Neither I nor my twin had any other plans and, for once, he was choosing of his

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

However, there was another minor issue

glanced towards the door to our wing and settled back to gazing

having one

was the answer I needed to find. Because I simply didn’t

all that would do was further sow discord. “But given that the last time our fathers were around each other and it almost

are what Thanksgiving

our fathers, it’s likely to

for the love of goddess,’ I beseeched my brother. ‘Don’t start things up with Evie.

try, but I

home. It 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 cosy room, filled with her wonderful scent that was a

to slam the door closed behind me, not out of 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

down into her polished form. I could see

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

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

habibi (darling),” if my mother noticed my dad