Mated to the Alpha Twins

Read Mated to the Alpha Twins [by Jane Doe] Chapter 57 – Tori’s anger whipped around her like a tornado. Bits of glass scratched and sliced my skin. Just as I reached out and grasped the thrashing emotion, it slipped from my fingers. An invisible wall slammed down between Tori and I, cutting off my connection to her emotions. I took a staggering breath and tried to calm my own nerves before opening myself up again. Instead of forcing it, I let each sensation brush by me, letting each one go.

The whirlwind that was Tori’s anger resumed, swirling around strands of my hair and in between my fingers. I let the anger wash over me, delving deeper. Underneath the anger was the distinct, sharp sting that reminded me of hurt. I scolded myself for a minute. Of course, she was hurt, I had left without a word, leaving the phone she had gotten me on the bed. Tori had been my first friend in such a long time, and I repaid her by constantly refusing to trust her. Hidden even deeper was an emotion I hadn’t anticipated; understanding. While her anger was like a blistering fire, the understanding she felt was like the ocean–cool, crisp waves dashing the heat of the flames.

She stopped a few feet in front of me, her chest heaving with emotion. I could see each one play out in her eyes, gritting my teeth against the wave of exhaustion that settled in my bones. I noticed how Alec and Kade took a few steps away from the two of us, neither one dared to interrupt what Tori was about to say. Her face was as red as her flaming hair, her mouth opened and closed but words refused to form.

“You–” She sputtered, her incredulous eyes flashing from me to Alec and Kade. Giving me one last emotion clouded look, she turned her eyes to the twins. “You brought her back.”

“She chose to come back.” Alec murmured, and I couldn’t help the grateful look that came across my face. “We wouldn’t ever force her.”

“So, you chose to come back?” Tori snorted, placing her hands on her hips in her typical fashion. I had seen this look on Tori’s face when she scolded one of Grace’s friends for bullying me. “That’s ironic considering you chose to leave in the first place. Do you have any idea how that made me feel? None of us knew what had happened to you! I thought we were friends, Aurora. You could have trusted me.”

distance, knowing I needed to fix this myself. If I was

I wasn’t thinking about who I would hurt, I just needed to leave.” I sighed, feeling nothing but guilt as her emotions battered me. Even with the blinding anger she felt, she was still concerned for me. I knew that if I let myself dig deeper into her emotions, I would feel the tiniest shred of happiness. She was glad I had come home, that I found my way and decided to stay with Alec and Kade. I had no idea what this meant for our friendship,

Aurora.” Tori sighed, letting out a sharp breath. “I understand why you left–goddess, I do. Just because I understand, doesn’t mean it didn’t hurt. Anything could have happened to you out there! You could have been caught by someone other than Alec and Kade. You might think you don’t have people who care about you, but

Alec and Kade. I wanted to trust Tori, to rebuild the bridge I had nearly destroyed. Trust wasn’t something that came naturally to me, but it was something I was willing to work on. I didn’t have any immediate family I could trust, but I knew the family I chose would be much stronger than that of shared blood. I trusted Alec and Kade without even noticing the shift in my emotions, and I wanted to do the same for Tori. “If I hadn’t shifted for the first time–well, I wouldn’t be here now. Alec and Kade found me in time, but I learned my lesson. I

dull throb that spanned my forehead. Even though her anger was

I told about

his hands in surrender, “We were planning on

murmured to Kade, flushing at

scoff and roll her eyes. Even though Kade managed to take some of the fire out of Tori’s eyes, she refused to back down. How Tori managed to stand her ground to not one, but two Alpha’s, was beyond me. Yet,