Mated to the Alpha Twins

Read Mated to the Alpha Twins [by Jane Doe] Chapter 98 – “Men like Marcus are always hiding something, always.” Kade said, his voice not cruel and demeaning, but factual. “They have piles upon piles of skeletons in their closets. They might let you see a few, but they will never give their full hand.”

Apart from the muffled heavy metal music blasting from Ava’s headphones, the inside of the sedan was silent. The purr of the engine as we coasted down the highway was the only thing to be heard.

The emotions that sat within this small confined space, were beginning to give me a headache.

Only Ava seemed completely at ease, so utterly joyful that she was like a Tylenol to my aching head. Her teenage ignorance and excitement for danger felt good, like a reprieve from the weight of everyone else’s emotions.

Tori and Zayne were so aware of each other that every shift, every exhale or sound that came from one had the other reacting.

Zayne still had an ironclad grip on his emotions, but Tori was practically an open book. While I still could only see through that small crack in Zayne’s emotions, I was definitely beginning to pick up on his social cue’s as well. Anytime Tori sighed or yawned, his fingers would twitch. Her phone vibrated against the leather seat of the sedan, and when she answered a call from her dad, Zayne’s entire body went stiff.

After a few moments, he turned his eyes to the passing forest and spoke.

“That reminds me of something my father would always say.” He mused, and though his voice was thoughtful, that cold edge still remained. “Never reveal your full hand.”

We stewed in his words for the next twenty-five minutes. Had we been fools to trust Zayne? Sure, he had willingly stepped into a vehicle with us–but here we were, driving to some unknown location with the hopes of getting Alec back. Was Zayne revealing his full hand? No, I highly doubted that.

By the time we turned into a run-down neighborhood with more abandoned houses than livable ones, I had made my decision. I had told myself hundreds of times that the twins were worth risking everything for, and now I needed to back those words up.

The houses had the structure and design to have looked really nice, nicer than anything I had ever lived in. It was clear funds dried up because some houses lacked small things like paint or a front porch, while others were missing windows, and doors.

I would walk into this completely blind, trusting someone who has every reason to put me in chains, because Alec and Kade are my only true weaknesses.

“Where are we going?” I asked Kade, who had passed the neighborhood altogether.

“We’re going to the next street over. There’s a heavily wooded area in between the two, which we can use as cover to get into the house.” Zayne responded before Kade had the chance, which I suppose made sense. This was his plan after all.

“Wouldn’t Marcus put wolves in the forest?” I asked a bit confused.

“As I said previously, I gathered as much information as I could on this place.” Zayne said harshly, which made both Kade, Tori and I narrow our eyes. For just a moment, I wished Zayne could feel emotions, because he’d see how close he just came to becoming roadkill. While Zayne was a complete a*****e and snob, he was actually fairly intelligent and quickly tried to rectify his mistake. “This place isn’t supposed to exist. He’s placed men inside the house, and some in a neighboring one, nothing more. Anything else would draw attention. Too many different scents lingering around.”

“Mm, I feel as though I’m qualified to give you advice, since I am on Aurora’s good side.” Tori’s tone was sickly sweet, and I knew that meant trouble. The tension between them was steadily growing, especially now, forced in such a small space together. I was practically drowning in Kade’s scent, and knew that any inkling of desire from me would set off his own. Though I couldn’t tell exactly what Zayne felt, I knew he had to be affected by her presence. Tori continued without missing a beat, smirking at him through the mirror. “She’s going to take your dad’s place on the High Table and knock your a*s down a peg. You might want to be just a bit more respectful.”

and baby blue eyes, his expression clashed with his looks. A

I’m sure would be a huge argument, Kade pulled into the pot hole ridden driveway of one of the abandoned houses. This driveway wrapped around

was nothing more than a hollow shell of rotted wooden planks and poorly done cement. Still, we pulled up to the lopsided structure and parked. Judging from the markers in the ground, there was supposed to be a

ten-minute trek through the small forest that separated the neighborhoods backyards. We stopped a few feet from the forest line,

the house actually had a

houses, “The one at the center has Alec. Ava and I are going to the house with the guards, we’ll incapacitate them while the three of you scope out the house that has Alec. There will be guards, so you need to make sure you’re not seen. Do not go inside the house, not until Ava and

you with my life?” Tori scoffed, her fiery curls shimmering in the morning light. “Not

Ava. Someone strong enough to protect her.” Zayne snarled

with Ava.” Kade spoke up surprising even me. He barely glanced at Zayne as he said, “You can go

thoughts mesh with his own. Both he and Alec were like a constant stream in my mind. I could tap into their thoughts at any point if I chose. Since he had been taken, I hadn’t been able to feel Alec’s stream of thoughts. It

this off.’ Kade’s thoughts had an angry edge, but he managed to hold it together for Alec and I. ‘He’ll try to resist the mate-bond, and he will fail. It could still end badly, but there’s no

it would be nice to see her chew him out again.’ I sighed, resigning

Once her headphones were finally put away, and she was back in reality, Zayne went over the plan. “Kade and Ava will call when they’re leaving the packhouse. We’ll have

can’t exert myself too hard.” Ava chirped, pulling a stick of gum from her pocket. She certainly looked older than a teenager, but still carried that air of not taking anything too seriously. She

focus.” Zayne commented under his breath, as though he had done this countless times before. His eyes darted

Kade nodded

her heavily lined eyes. They were blended and smoky in a way that showed she had incredible talent. It was

her on track.” Zayne bit out through clenched teeth. He passed Kade one of those disposable phones and continued, “Use

voice was hard and

comment in Zayne’s

fabric. They were your typical burglar’s masks, with

do in a pinch, always keep one on me.” Ava winked, blowing a mint-green bubble before popping

held Alec also had a driveway that wrapped around the house. There was a backyard, with an actual fence that reached about halfway before stopping altogether. There was also a concrete foundation for a porch out front, with crappy wooden stairs

couldn’t feel that connection between us, I knew he was here. I was sure I could feel the thud of his heart even as we stalked silently across the dewy grass. Perhaps I

placing a hand on my back. “I know you’re getting a bit antsy,

sounded in my head, ‘Say the word and I’ll

finish what we came here to do. I can keep it together, I promise.’ I assured him, sending a

extra glazed look in your eye, I’d say Kade just dropped in.” She giggled, the first real laugh I’ve heard from her since she had met

muscle in his body seemed to lock in place