My Possessive Twins Alpha Mate

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00:00:01My name was Sophia Drake. I was 18, a senior in high school, and I'd been dragged like an extra

00:00:07suitcase by my mother and her new husband, all the way from California to this godforsaken place called Georgia.

00:00:16Lauren never let me call her mom. To her, I was just a stain on her perfect life.

00:00:22And her husband, Darren, he ignored me when sober.

00:00:26And when he was drunk, he became a nightmare.

00:00:33I lived in this house like a ghost, careful not to make a sound.

00:00:37My only hope was to pack up my things, leave, and never come back.

00:00:42Lauren couldn't wait to dump me in the local public school just to get me out of her sight.

00:00:46First day at a new school, I was looking down on my schedules when I slammed into a wall.

00:00:51No, not a wall. Two boys. Two boys who looked like they had just stepped off a magazine cover.

00:00:57Dark hair, dark eyes, with chiseled features. The entire hallway went silent.

00:01:02The impact knocked me to the floor. Before I could even apologize, a sharp voice cut through the air like

00:01:08a knife.

00:01:08What the hell is wrong with her eyes?

00:01:10I looked up and saw her. A blonde girl, her eyes full of disdain.

00:01:15She was talking about my eyes. One light blue, one dark brown. The most glaring label of my otherness.

00:01:21Fucking freak. Watch where you're going next time.

00:01:25Before I could retort, they were gone.

00:01:28The two dark-haired boys didn't even say a word.

00:01:31But their eyes were cold, a-freezing.

00:01:33As if they were dissecting me.

00:01:36I should have been afraid, but my heart was beating controllably.

00:01:39Later, I learned their names.

00:01:41Kieran and Ethan Ashfield, the princes of this town.

00:01:44And the most dangerous, intoxicating creatures I had ever seen.

00:01:48I saw Karen and Ethan as a disaster I had to avoid.

00:01:52Kieran and Ethan?

00:01:54They're twins?

00:01:55Rich as sin.

00:01:56And they sleep around.

00:01:58A lot.

00:01:59I wouldn't mess with them if I were you.

00:02:01I nodded, promising myself I'd stay far away from them.

00:02:05But it seemed God loved playing jokes on me.

00:02:11Sophia.

00:02:13Go take that empty seat at the back table.

00:02:15With the Ashford brothers.

00:02:19It felt like a perfectly laid trap.

00:02:22I walked towards them, under the gaze of the whole class.

00:02:26I chose to sit next to Ethan, because Kyvan seemed more serious.

00:02:31And scarier.

00:02:36Oh look, Kieran.

00:02:37It's the little girl with the strange eyes.

00:02:40Ethan's voice was teasing.

00:02:42I pretended not to hear.

00:02:43Staring at the blackboard.

00:02:45I glanced at Kieran across the table.

00:02:49His eyes like burning coals, staring at me.

00:02:53I needed money.

00:02:55So after school, I worked at its place called Little Italy.

00:03:01Kat got me this job.

00:03:03It was probably the only bit of kindness this town had shown me.

00:03:07Then, they walked in.

00:03:12When I saw Kieran and Ethan, my stomach cramped.

00:03:19I grabbed my tray and walked to them.

00:03:22Kieran, in a black sweater, and Ethan, in a leather jacket.

00:03:26They looked even more lethal than they did at school.

00:03:30Hi, can I start you off with some drinks?

00:03:33I'll take water.

00:03:35But, I'll need something stronger if I have to look at your freaky eyes for too long.

00:03:40I kept a stiff smile.

00:03:42It was waitressing 101.

00:03:46But, when I set down Kieran's drink.

00:03:51His fingers gave a little flick.

00:03:53And, the whole glass of soda spilled across the table.

00:03:55Don't be shy, sweetheart.

00:03:57You made the mess.

00:03:58I leaned across the table to clean up his mess.

00:04:01Humiliation, and an excitement I couldn't explain, clashed wildly in my veins.

00:04:09That meal felt like a century.

00:04:15When they finally stood to leave, I felt like I was going to collapse.

00:04:30Then, I picked up the check.

00:04:31A $70 bill.

00:04:33They left a $54 tip.

00:04:35Nearly the full amount.

00:04:36But, what truly made my heart stop was the messy handwriting at the bottom of the receipt.

00:04:40See you soon, doll.

00:04:41E and K.

00:04:41In that moment, I knew my troubles were only just beginning.

00:04:46When I got home from work, it wasn't warmth that greeted me.

00:04:50But, the smell of whiskey.

00:04:51And, danger in the air.

00:04:54Darren was drinking again.

00:05:02Where the fuck have you been?

00:05:04You were out whoring around like your fucking mother!

00:05:09His words hit me like fists.

00:05:10I was used to it.

00:05:12But, when he stumbled up and grabbed my wrist with his filthy hands, the fear still drowned me in an

00:05:17instant.

00:05:18Get off me, Darren!

00:05:20I kicked him with all my might, and while he was doubled over, I ran upstairs without looking back and

00:05:26locked myself in my room.

00:05:28Listening to him smash things and curse downstairs, I could only curl up on the bed and tremble.

00:05:34I told myself to hold on.

00:05:36Just a few more months.

00:05:38Once I graduated, I'd be free to leave.

00:05:41The next day, I hid the bruises under my long-sleeved uniform.

00:05:45Same class, same table.

00:05:47I had to sit next to them.

00:05:48This time I sat by Ethan, Kieran across the table, but his eyes were like a hawk's, fixed on me.

00:05:56Where's that feisty little attitude, doll?

00:05:58His voice was low and playful.

00:06:00Before I could react, his hand was on the move.

00:06:03His fingers first danced on my collarbone, tracing teasing circles.

00:06:07Then, boldly, he placed his hand on my thigh.

00:06:10My body went rigid.

00:06:12It wasn't fear, but an electric current I couldn't control.

00:06:15Stop.

00:06:16Why don't you make me stop, doll?

00:06:18I bit my lip, powerless.

00:06:20I pretended to watch the blackboard, but out of the corner of my eye, I saw Kieran staring intently at

00:06:26us.

00:06:26No, at Ethan.

00:06:28The raw possessiveness and jealousy in his eyes almost set the air on fire.

00:06:33For these two, class was just another game about me.

00:06:37Then came gym class.

00:06:39Jessie turned every group activity into her own personal hunt.

00:06:43Heads up, freak!

00:06:45That volleyball flew straight for my face.

00:06:47I hit the ground, my head exploding with pain.

00:06:50Shit, Sophia?

00:06:51You okay?

00:06:53Lillian pulled me up, but the whole world was shaking.

00:06:56Kieran and Ethan had stopped their basketball game, standing their muscles tense.

00:07:00They looked at the snickering Jesse with a murderous intent I'd never seen before.

00:07:05I wondered if they were angry for me.

00:07:12The final bell had rung, and the hallway was empty.

00:07:17My head was still throbbing.

00:07:19That was when I was trapped.

00:07:21Ethan appeared on one side, Kieran on the other.

00:07:24Their scent, a mix of sweat and cologne, closed in around me.

00:07:27I felt like prey cornered by two beasts.

00:07:30Poor little doll is hurt.

00:07:32How's your head, sweetheart?

00:07:33Kieran lifted my chin.

00:07:35His action was gentle, but carried an undeniable force.

00:07:37His other hand touched my wound.

00:07:39I flinched from the pain, only to back into Ethan's chest.

00:07:42I was firmly trapped between them.

00:07:43We'll make you feel better, sweetheart.

00:07:45Then, he kissed me.

00:07:47His lips landed on my neck, on the bruise.

00:07:50Ethan's hand was holding my waist tightly.

00:07:53It wasn't healing.

00:07:54It was a brand.

00:07:57A brand that hurt, yet sent tingles through my body.

00:08:00That night, I was plagued by nightmares.

00:08:03Their touches from hours ago replayed in my dreams.

00:08:07A thunderstorm woke me.

00:08:09I went to the window to get some air.

00:08:12Then, I saw something I shouldn't have.

00:08:15Two enormous black wolves, just standing at the edge of the woods, staring straight at my window.

00:08:20They were bigger than any normal wolf.

00:08:22Their eyes gleaming with an intelligence that didn't belong to a wild animal.

00:08:26I didn't know what they were, but I could feel they were guarding something.

00:08:32The next day, I skipped school by pretending to be sick.

00:08:35But by afternoon, I still had to go to work at the restaurant.

00:08:41Kat told me the twins had come again.

00:08:45I hid in the kitchen in advance, but they asked for me by name.

00:08:51I took a deep breath and walked to their table.

00:08:55Kieran's eyes locked onto me like a radar.

00:08:57Specifically, on the yellowing bruise under my sleeve that hadn't yet faded.

00:09:01What the fuck is this?

00:09:03He grabbed my wrist with shocking force.

00:09:04He stared at the bruise, his expression switching from Sinus' emu to cold fury in an instant.

00:09:09Who did this to you, doll?

00:09:10His voice was soft.

00:09:12I tried to pull my hand back, but I couldn't break free.

00:09:14It's none of your business.

00:09:15Let me go.

00:09:16Sweetheart, you are most definitely our business.

00:09:19You belong to us, Sophia.

00:09:20And you always will.

00:09:22He said it in the restaurant, in front of everyone.

00:09:24I should have been furious.

00:09:26Being proclaimed as property by two almost strangers was the ultimate insult.

00:09:30But my body, inside and out, was burning at his words.

00:09:33I don't belong to anyone.

00:09:35I'm leaving the moment I graduate.

00:09:38You might be done with us, but we aren't done with you, beautiful.

00:09:41I couldn't argue.

00:09:42Because deep down, a small part of me desperately wanted it to be true.

00:09:45I walked into the house with heavy steps.

00:09:48Lauren was standing in the middle of the living room, staring at me with a look I had never seen

00:09:52before.

00:09:54It wasn't concern.

00:09:56It was pure rage.

00:09:57What the fuck did you do?

00:09:59I just got a phone call.

00:10:00Your check isn't coming.

00:10:01I froze for a second.

00:10:03Then it all clicked.

00:10:03The child support from my biological father, the one who'd been absent for 17 years, had been stopped by my

00:10:09meddling social worker.

00:10:10Because the money never reached me.

00:10:12It all went straight into Lauren's pocket.

00:10:14She'd been stealing my support for 17 years, and now she had the nerve to be angry at me.

00:10:19Did you steal my child support?

00:10:21Your pathetic fucking father ditched me, and I got stuck with you.

00:10:23I deserve the money more than you ever will.

00:10:25Her voice was as sharp as a needle, but my heart was terrifyingly calm.

00:10:29The woman standing before me wasn't a mother.

00:10:31She was just a stranger who had been stealing from her own daughter to survive.

00:10:34Even if you say so, that won't change anything.

00:10:37I turned and went upstairs, leaving her incoherent screams behind.

00:10:41The moment I shut my door, only one sentence echoed in my mind.

00:10:44You belong to us, Sophia.

00:10:46Jessie and her followers, their entire existence was a reminder of how much I didn't fit in.

00:10:53Such a shame. The little freak actually showed up today.

00:10:57I was hoping something happened to her.

00:11:00I rolled my eyes at her.

00:11:01What was that, freak?

00:11:03She rushed at me like a tornado.

00:11:05Why don't you leave her alone?

00:11:08I don't think Ethan would like how you're talking to Sophia.

00:11:10The whole classroom went dead silent.

00:11:12Everyone's gaze shot to a corner.

00:11:14Ethan sat there in silence, then slowly lifted his head.

00:11:17He looked at Jessie, the exact same ice-cold look he had when he saw the bruise Darren left on

00:11:22my arm.

00:11:22And the arrogance on Jessie's face crumbled.

00:11:25She turned around and shuffled silently back to her seat.

00:11:30After school, the hallways were empty.

00:11:32A hand suddenly grabbed me from behind, covered my mouth, and dragged me into an empty classroom.

00:11:37My heart stopped, until I saw Ethan's smirking face and Kieran leaning against the teacher's desk behind him.

00:11:46Relax, doll. No need to freak out.

00:11:48You dragged me into a locked classroom and you're telling me not to freak out?

00:11:52Then why aren't you putting up a fight now?

00:11:55I...

00:11:56My back hit Kieran's chest. No escape.

00:12:00And my body, it damn well betrayed me.

00:12:02It wasn't trembling. It was just anticipating.

00:12:05You can't possibly think we would hurt you, sweetheart.

00:12:08You belong to us.

00:12:10I don't belong to anyone, especially not to arrogant jerks like you.

00:12:14Are you afraid of us, or are you craving us?

00:12:17You're both sick.

00:12:20Ethan's fingers gripped my chin, forcing me to look at him.

00:12:24Kieran's breath was right behind my ear, hot, each exhale sending shivers down my spine.

00:12:31I was pinned between them, like a rabbit cornered by two wolves.

00:12:35Those perfect little lips say stop, but your body is saying something else entirely.

00:12:41Kyan, don't.

00:12:43He kissed me.

00:12:44Not a gentle exploration, but direct, forceful, with no room for refusal.

00:12:50He just took my first kiss.

00:12:52And my hands, they forgot how to push him away.

00:12:59Open your mouth, sweetheart.

00:13:00Kieran's lips crushed down on mine.

00:13:02Behind me, Ethan's hot breath was on my neck, his hands roaming all over me.

00:13:05I shook my head, clamping my lips shut.

00:13:07But he just tugged my hair.

00:13:08Ethan's teeth sank into the soft flesh of my neck.

00:13:10I gasped from the pain, my mouth involuntarily opening.

00:13:12Kieran's tongue slid right in.

00:13:14Free her lip, Kieran.

00:13:16I want to hear her.

00:13:19Stop.

00:13:21Begging will only make us enjoy this more.

00:13:23Kieran's fingers were tangled in my hair, controlling my head.

00:13:27Ethan's hand was below, berazinly sliding up my inner thigh.

00:13:32So wet for us, little doll.

00:13:35Do you like having your body played with, sweetheart?

00:13:39No.

00:13:40Don't.

00:13:41But my legs parted on their own.

00:13:43His hand went deeper.

00:13:47Answer my brother.

00:13:49Yes.

00:13:49When that word slipped out of my mouth, I barely recognized my own voice.

00:13:53I want to watch you come undone all over my fingers, doll.

00:13:56Let me see that pretty little face.

00:13:58His finger slid inside.

00:14:00His thumb ground against that swollen little nub.

00:14:02And a pressure unlike anything I'd ever felt exploded inside me.

00:14:06Then, I heard my own moan.

00:14:09Fuck.

00:14:10She's fucking perfect.

00:14:11They were gone.

00:14:12I was left alone.

00:14:14Slumped on that cold desk.

00:14:16My clothes disheveled.

00:14:17My body still trembling.

00:14:20My body had completely betrayed me.

00:14:23That night, Lauren wasn't home.

00:14:24Just me and Darren.

00:14:26The beast.

00:14:26Are you a liar now, girl?

00:14:28He staggered into my room, reeking of stale beer.

00:14:30I knew the social worker's call had enraged him.

00:14:33I had cut down his money tree.

00:14:34You told the social worker that you hadn't received a single check.

00:14:37Fucking liar!

00:14:38I'm not lying, Darren.

00:14:40He threw a punch.

00:14:41I ducked on instinct, but his fist caught my face.

00:14:43My head slammed against the bathtub, the pain nearly knocking me out.

00:14:46But I couldn't pass out.

00:14:47To pass out here was to die.

00:14:48I took advantage of his drunken slowness, ducked under his arm, ran to my room, and locked the door.

00:14:54He pounded on it furiously.

00:14:58I opened the window and climbed out.

00:15:01When I jumped from the roof, a sharp pain shot through my ankle.

00:15:04I didn't look back.

00:15:06I limped to the gas station.

00:15:07I needed water, food, a place to sit down.

00:15:13Sophia, what are you doing here?

00:15:14You look like crap.

00:15:15It was Lillian, a girl from school.

00:15:17Her eyes scanned my swollen cheek, but she didn't ask.

00:15:20Jessie's been insufferable today.

00:15:22She and Kieran got back together.

00:15:24She and Kieran were back together.

00:15:25My heart, the one I thought life had already crushed, gave a painful lurch.

00:15:30I was such a fool.

00:15:31I actually believed what they said in the restaurant.

00:15:34When Kat picked me up, my face was already starting to swell.

00:15:38I thought we were going into town, but she drove deep into the woods.

00:15:43I kind of didn't tell you something.

00:15:45I actually live next door to Kieran and Ethan.

00:15:48My brain short-circuited.

00:15:50I tried to piece the clues together.

00:15:52A hidden town in the woods, Kat's mysterious family, and the two black wolves that were

00:15:59always near my house.

00:16:00Kat's house was beautiful, and at the end of the cul-de-sac was an even bigger sky-blue

00:16:05house that looked like it came out of a fairy tale.

00:16:07That was where Kieran and Ethan lived.

00:16:09I had just gotten out of the car, barely on my feet.

00:16:13When a jeep screeched to a halt in front of us, Kieran and Ethan jumped out.

00:16:19Shit, what happened?

00:16:21Is she alright?

00:16:22She hurt her ankle.

00:16:24I'm taking her to see my dad.

00:16:25He's a doctor.

00:16:26We'll take her.

00:16:27Not a chance!

00:16:29Ethan completely ignored me.

00:16:31He scooped me up in a bridal carry.

00:16:33Kat just shrugged helplessly, as if to say she couldn't reason with these two alphas.

00:16:39Kat's father was the only doctor in this small town.

00:16:43His eyes were gentle when he looked at me.

00:16:45There's a small fracture in your ankle.

00:16:47As for the bruises on your face, do you need me to contact someone?

00:16:51No.

00:16:51I really just fell.

00:16:53But the moment the words left my mouth, I heard a low, suppressed growl from outside

00:16:57the door.

00:16:58It was Kieran.

00:16:59I waited inside while Kat got my medicine.

00:17:01Through the thin door, their voices drifted in.

00:17:04They thought I couldn't hear.

00:17:05Sophia is your mate, isn't she?

00:17:07Mate.

00:17:08That word exploded in my head like a bomb.

00:17:11In those werewolf legends, it meant a soul's other half.

00:17:14It meant inseparable until death.

00:17:16It covered my mouth and swallowed a gasp back into my throat.

00:17:20She is both of your mates.

00:17:21That's never happened before.

00:17:22She is.

00:17:23And we'd appreciate it if you kept it to yourself.

00:17:26At least until we can safely tell her the truth.

00:17:29I should have felt betrayed.

00:17:30But my hands only gripped the exam bed harder.

00:17:33And my body, before my brain could even catch up, was already responding to that word.

00:17:38My heart raced.

00:17:40My blood ran hot.

00:17:44When I came out of the clinic, the twins were waiting outside, leaning against their jeep

00:17:48like two silent statues.

00:17:51Thanks for bringing me here.

00:17:52But I can handle this myself.

00:17:58You plan to handle this yourself?

00:18:00And this?

00:18:00He pointed to my foot, then to my face.

00:18:02We know, Sophia.

00:18:04We know you didn't fall.

00:18:06We know what Darren did.

00:18:08My heart skipped a beat.

00:18:09How did they know?

00:18:10We're not going after him because you care.

00:18:12But you need to understand that leaving after graduation, that's not happening.

00:18:16You are our Sophia.

00:18:18Always will be.

00:18:19They stood before me, one on each side, and each pressed a soft kiss to my forehead.

00:18:23It was more than a kiss.

00:18:24It was a seal.

00:18:27Lillian told me about a party on Saturday.

00:18:30She said Kat would be there, so I said yes.

00:18:33I got there and found out Kat wasn't even invited.

00:18:39I finished the drink Calvin handed me without a second thought.

00:18:43So careless of me.

00:18:47When a sliver of consciousness returned, I was lying on a strange bed.

00:18:53The ceiling was spinning, my limbs filled with cement.

00:18:58Poor little Sophia.

00:18:59Sophia, you moved to the wrong town and messed with the wrong girl.

00:19:04I've never done anything to you.

00:19:06You think Kieran and Ethan see something in you?

00:19:09They see an easy little bitch who can't say no.

00:19:13When they see their new toy again, you'll be a used, broken piece of trash.

00:19:25She kicked pretty hard, but that's fine.

00:19:28Her struggling makes it more fun.

00:19:30Calvin's figure loomed over me.

00:19:32His hands tore at the button of my jeans.

00:19:34A whimper squeezed from my throat.

00:19:38Then I heard it.

00:19:42A growl.

00:19:44Not from the room.

00:19:45From inside my skull.

00:19:49Fight, Sophia.

00:19:50Sophia, I can only do so much if you don't let me in.

00:19:55A power.

00:19:56Wild, primal.

00:19:57Not of this world.

00:19:58Exploded from my chest like magma.

00:20:00My pupils shrank to pinpricks.

00:20:03My fingernails pierced my own palms.

00:20:06My hand moved on its own.

00:20:07It grabbed the lamp on the nightstand.

00:20:10And with that power that wasn't mine,

00:20:12I smashed it into his skull.

00:20:14Blood burst from his head.

00:20:16Bones cracked.

00:20:17He groaned and then went still.

00:20:20Their eyes were filled with fear of me.

00:20:23At this moment,

00:20:25I was like a bloodthirsty monster.

00:20:27My eyes glowing red.

00:20:29A low grumbling from my throat like a wild beast.

00:20:32I didn't look back.

00:20:33I yanked the door open.

00:20:35And plunged into the darkness.

00:20:39I ran without stopping,

00:20:41the pain in my foot excruciating,

00:20:43but I couldn't stop.

00:20:45When I saw two figures walking towards me,

00:20:47I practically slammed into them.

00:20:53Sophia!

00:20:54What happened?

00:20:55Your face.

00:20:56Your clothes.

00:20:58Who did this?

00:21:00I opened my mouth,

00:21:01but Jesse's words coiled around my throat like a viper.

00:21:06Would they be disgusted by me?

00:21:08Would they think I was dirty?

00:21:10Get away from me!

00:21:11Please!

00:21:11Just leave me alone!

00:21:13Sophia, we're not going to hurt you.

00:21:15Tell us who did this!

00:21:17I can't.

00:21:18You won't want to be near me after this.

00:21:21What are you talking about?

00:21:22Whatever happened,

00:21:23we're not leaving you.

00:21:27I pushed their reaching hands away.

00:21:29And dove into the nearby woods.

00:21:31I heard them calling my name behind me.

00:21:33But I didn't look back.

00:21:35I couldn't.

00:21:37Those Ashford twins are asking for you again.

00:21:39They told me to give you this.

00:21:41You planning to keep hiding forever?

00:21:44I don't need to hide.

00:21:46I'm leaving Friday.

00:21:47Leaving this godforsaken place for good.

00:21:50The note had just one line.

00:21:52Quit avoiding us, Sophia.

00:21:54We need to talk.

00:21:55E and K.

00:21:56I glanced at it,

00:21:58crumpled it,

00:21:58and threw it in the trash.

00:22:00Before I left,

00:22:01I wanted to go back to those woods one more time.

00:22:05Then, a branch snapped.

00:22:07Two black wolves emerged from the shadows.

00:22:09Bigger than any animal I'd ever seen.

00:22:12The same ones from my window.

00:22:14Their eyes locked on me.

00:22:16But I wasn't afraid.

00:22:18Are you two going to eat me or not?

00:22:20They sat down,

00:22:22like two giant dogs waiting for my command.

00:22:25One tilted its head.

00:22:26The other made a low, rumbling sound.

00:22:29Fine.

00:22:30You're not planning to leave, are you?

00:22:32I reached out.

00:22:33The one that tilted its head

00:22:35pressed its nose to my hand,

00:22:37wet, warm.

00:22:39Its fur slid through my fingers like silk.

00:22:42What are you two?

00:22:43The other wolf stepped forward

00:22:45and rubbed its head against my leg,

00:22:48like an answer.

00:22:49But I didn't understand it.

00:22:52I got home,

00:22:53my heart still racing.

00:22:54Then,

00:22:55I saw a stranger standing in my living room.

00:22:58A tall man in a bespoke suit,

00:23:00perfect hair,

00:23:02radiating absolute authority.

00:23:04Then,

00:23:05I saw his eyes.

00:23:06One blue,

00:23:07one brown.

00:23:08Exactly like mine.

00:23:11Sophia,

00:23:12I am your father,

00:23:13Sebastian Drake.

00:23:14I want you to come live with me.

00:23:17No.

00:23:18He'd been absent for 17 years

00:23:20and now he shows up

00:23:21wanting to control my life?

00:23:22Who did he think he was?

00:23:25I don't want anything from you.

00:23:27I don't know you.

00:23:28Sophia,

00:23:29I wasn't asking.

00:23:30You are coming with me.

00:23:32I was furious.

00:23:33But before I could retort,

00:23:35the voice in my head spoke again.

00:23:37Now's not the time.

00:23:38For your first shift,

00:23:39we need Ethan and Kieran.

00:23:41What?

00:23:41What shift?

00:23:42I needed the Ashford twins?

00:23:44This made no sense.

00:23:45Seba Staffan insisted on taking me

00:23:47to that restaurant for dinner

00:23:48to play good dad.

00:23:50They walked in,

00:23:51Keevan and Ethan.

00:23:54My stomach cramped.

00:23:55Karen and Ethan were staring intensely

00:23:57at Sebastian beside me,

00:23:58their eyes filled with hostility

00:23:59and vigilance.

00:24:01Friends of yours?

00:24:02No.

00:24:03Not friends.

00:24:05Boyfriends?

00:24:06No, not boyfriends.

00:24:07Just people from school.

00:24:09I denied it,

00:24:11loud enough for the whole restaurant to hear.

00:24:13I saw Kieran's jaw tighten.

00:24:15Ethan's eyes dimmed.

00:24:17In that moment,

00:24:18I wanted the earth to swallow me whole.

00:24:22I finally left with Sebastian.

00:24:25I didn't want to,

00:24:26but I had no choice.

00:24:28The moment I stepped inside that house,

00:24:30the voice in my head became clear.

00:24:32My name is Silver.

00:24:33I'm your wolf.

00:24:34And I've been putting up with you

00:24:36for a long time, Sophia.

00:24:37What wolf?

00:24:38What are you talking about?

00:24:40I must be going crazy.

00:24:41A voice in my head telling me she's my wolf?

00:24:43This was ridiculous.

00:24:45Listen.

00:24:46Sebastian's telling the truth.

00:24:47You're a werewolf.

00:24:48And your first shift is going to be excruciating.

00:24:51We need Ethan and Kieran,

00:24:52or we could die.

00:24:53Before I could process this whole conversation with Silver,

00:24:56I met my new family.

00:24:57Sebastian's wife,

00:24:58Olivia and his daughter, Crystal.

00:25:00Olivia looked at me like I was trash.

00:25:02And Crystal,

00:25:03she just had pure disgust written all over her face.

00:25:06So you actually brought her here.

00:25:08She's nothing.

00:25:09A pathetic fucking half-breed.

00:25:11What does half-breed mean?

00:25:13Aren't we all human beings?

00:25:16Sophia, I'll talk to you later.

00:25:18Sophia, our lineage is unique.

00:25:20My side of the family are werewolves.

00:25:23I thought he was joking.

00:25:25I even burst out laughing.

00:25:29Harry howling at the full moon monsters?

00:25:31This was the bombshell news he brought back after 17 years?

00:25:35Cut it out.

00:25:36You might need to see a doctor.

00:25:38Believe it or not,

00:25:39you will be forced to face reality soon.

00:25:42And when that time comes,

00:25:43I hope you survive.

00:25:44I walked out of Sebastian's study,

00:25:46my mind a mess.

00:25:48Then I bumped into Crystal again.

00:25:51Just because you were born first,

00:25:53you're his heir.

00:25:54And I'm just a spare.

00:25:56You shouldn't even exist.

00:25:57A pathetic fucking half-breed.

00:26:00I turned and walked away,

00:26:02shutting the door on her and her dagger-like gaze.

00:26:05Tomorrow was the last day I was giving myself to go to school.

00:26:08Then I'd leave.

00:26:08Whether what Sebastian said was true or not.

00:26:11Whether Crystal hated me or not.

00:26:14Nothing in this place had anything to do with me.

00:26:17Tonight I'd be gone.

00:26:19But before that,

00:26:20I was going to make sure Kieran and Ethan remembered me.

00:26:24Who was that man at the restaurant with you?

00:26:27Sebastian.

00:26:28My father.

00:26:29And now he's back,

00:26:30trying to control me.

00:26:32You could come with us.

00:26:33You don't need him.

00:26:36He reached for my face.

00:26:37I pulled away.

00:26:38Not yet.

00:26:40Not until I'd done what I came to do.

00:26:42After school,

00:26:43I grabbed Kieran by the wrist

00:26:44and pulled him into an empty classroom.

00:26:47Ethan followed and locked the door behind us.

00:26:50What are you-

00:26:51Don't talk.

00:26:52I grabbed his collar,

00:26:53yanked him down,

00:26:54and sealed his mouth with mine.

00:26:55He froze for a second.

00:26:57Then his hand fisted in my hair

00:26:59and he took over.

00:27:00His tongue thrust in

00:27:01and I bit his lower lip.

00:27:04You've got some nerve today.

00:27:06I'm not done.

00:27:07I turned.

00:27:08Ethan was behind me,

00:27:09leaning against the door,

00:27:11watching like it was a show.

00:27:12I grabbed the zipper of his leather jacket

00:27:14and dragged him to me.

00:27:16His lips were softer than Kieran's.

00:27:18His fingers slid under the back of my dress,

00:27:21flat against my skin.

00:27:23You're very different today, doll.

00:27:25Because this was the last time I'd ever see you.

00:27:28I pulled them both close

00:27:29until I could feel the rush of their breath.

00:27:32I pressed my forehead to Kieran's first,

00:27:35then to Ethan's.

00:27:36Remember this.

00:27:38Remember my scent.

00:27:39Remember my lips.

00:27:41Remember this moment.

00:27:42I let them go and walked to the door.

00:27:45I didn't look back.

00:27:48I was afraid if I did,

00:27:50I'd never be able to leave.

00:27:53Kat, if I left without saying goodbye,

00:27:55would you hate me?

00:27:56What are you talking about?

00:27:58Where are you going?

00:27:59Tonight.

00:28:00I have to go,

00:28:01and I need to tell you something.

00:28:03It was Jesse who had Calvin drug me.

00:28:05I'm going to tell Ethan and Kieran.

00:28:07No!

00:28:08You have to promise me

00:28:09you'll wait until morning to tell anyone.

00:28:12By then,

00:28:13I'll be gone.

00:28:14My bags were already packed.

00:28:16At the door,

00:28:17I ran into Crystal.

00:28:18Where are you going?

00:28:19You don't want to know.

00:28:20Dad's in his study.

00:28:22You have about 15 minutes.

00:28:24You're helping me?

00:28:25I'm not helping you.

00:28:26I'm helping myself.

00:28:27Once you're gone,

00:28:28I'll be his only heir again.

00:28:31Her eyes shifted away.

00:28:32What she said was the truth.

00:28:34But not the whole truth.

00:28:37I got on the bus heading for Atlanta.

00:28:39Outside the window was pitch black.

00:28:41So was my heart.

00:28:43I won't help you do this, Sophia.

00:28:45You'll be on your own.

00:28:46I've always been on my own.

00:28:48It's time I made my own decisions.

00:28:50I flew to Missouri,

00:28:51only because it was the soonest flight out.

00:28:54I checked into a run-down motel

00:28:56with peeling wallpaper

00:28:58and a sagging mattress.

00:28:59But it was the best I could afford.

00:29:01While wandering the town,

00:29:03I caught the scent of buttercream and cinnamon.

00:29:06It led me to a bakery.

00:29:09What can I get for you, sweetheart?

00:29:11You're new around here.

00:29:13Haven't seen you before.

00:29:14Actually, I'm looking for a job.

00:29:17Are you hiring?

00:29:18You know how to bake?

00:29:19No.

00:29:20But I can learn.

00:29:22Fast.

00:29:23My name is Sarah.

00:29:25I'm not a bad person.

00:29:27You don't have a phone number.

00:29:29You're staying at a motel.

00:29:32It took you a second to tell us your name.

00:29:35You're hiding from something.

00:29:36You came all this way just to look for a job?

00:29:39I have nowhere else to go.

00:29:43Be here at six every morning to help me open.

00:29:46If you can do that,

00:29:47you've got the job.

00:29:52I won't let you down.

00:29:53Ethan and Kieran told me later how they found Jessie that night.

00:29:57Kat had talked.

00:29:58But before they could even lay a hand on her,

00:30:00Jessie was already smiling.

00:30:02It was only a matter of time.

00:30:04She never belonged here.

00:30:06What did you do to her?

00:30:08I didn't do anything.

00:30:10She wanted to leave.

00:30:12She'd been planning it forever.

00:30:13Even saved up enough money.

00:30:16Couldn't wait to get away from you both.

00:30:19You're lying.

00:30:21You'll never find her.

00:30:22She doesn't want to be found.

00:30:25Kieran's fist slammed into the wall beside her head.

00:30:28And her not even blinking.

00:30:29The only lead Ethan and Kieran got from Jessie led them straight to Sebastian's house.

00:30:35You break into my home at this hour?

00:30:38For my daughter?

00:30:39Where is she?

00:30:42She's in her room.

00:30:43Sleeping.

00:30:44Where else would she be?

00:30:47She's not.

00:30:48She's gone.

00:30:50Sebastian shoved past them and ran upstairs.

00:30:57He opened the door to my empty room.

00:31:00Silence.

00:31:03When he came back down, his face was gray.

00:31:09You can't take our mate.

00:31:10You have no claim on her.

00:31:13None.

00:31:15Ever.

00:31:16I'd been working at this bakery for a week.

00:31:19Bea taught me the basics.

00:31:20Brian ran the register and always snuck bites.

00:31:23Nobody asked my real name.

00:31:25Nobody asked where I came from.

00:31:27For once, being invisible felt good.

00:31:30Sarah, pipe the cream into the puffs.

00:31:33Don't make a mess like last time.

00:31:38She's talking about your cream explosion last week.

00:31:41That was an accident.

00:31:43The tube cracked.

00:31:44Seriously though, you're doing good.

00:31:46Because I have the best teacher.

00:31:48Sophia.

00:31:48I mean, Sarah.

00:31:50Stop going back to that dump of a motel after work.

00:31:53Stay at my place.

00:31:54I won't charge you rent.

00:31:55What did you just call me?

00:31:57Your real name.

00:31:58I know it's not Sarah.

00:32:00I knew from day one.

00:32:01Then why did you hire me?

00:32:03Because I needed help and you looked like you needed a chance.

00:32:06So why not you?

00:32:07I walked home from work to my rundown rental.

00:32:10The small town night was too quiet.

00:32:12Quiet enough to hear three sets of footsteps closing in from behind.

00:32:17That's her.

00:32:18The runaway half-breed.

00:32:20Run, Sophia.

00:32:21They're werewolves.

00:32:22I ran.

00:32:23But human legs can't outrun wolves.

00:32:25A claw clamped into my shoulder, piercing through flesh.

00:32:29I was lifted and slammed to the ground.

00:32:31Gravel tore into my back.

00:32:32A hand sealed over my mouth.

00:32:35I couldn't breathe.

00:32:36Hold her down.

00:32:37Don't let her make a sound.

00:32:40My visions start to blur.

00:32:42Then I heard a growl.

00:32:44Not theirs.

00:32:45From inside me.

00:32:47Brace yourself, Sophia.

00:32:48This is going to hurt like hell, but you'll survive.

00:32:51Then my spine snapped.

00:32:53Bones cracked and reshaped.

00:32:55Skin tore, then reformed.

00:32:57My scream pierced the night, then turned into a howl.

00:33:00When it was over, I looked at my reflection in the water.

00:33:04It wasn't the brown-eyed, brown-haired girl anymore.

00:33:06It was a wolf.

00:33:08Its fur was as white as fresh snow.

00:33:10She's white!

00:33:11A white wolf.

00:33:13The first in 500 years.

00:33:15Don't kill her!

00:33:16The boss wants her alive!

00:33:17All three of them saw it.

00:33:18A snow-white wolf under the moon, standing before them.

00:33:21Fear twisted their faces.

00:33:23Their claws loosened.

00:33:24They took a step back.

00:33:26Now, we charge.

00:33:29I lunged through them, into the dark.

00:33:32The moon chased my white fur.

00:33:34I couldn't remember how long I ran.

00:33:37The burning faded into numbness.

00:33:38I collapsed at a farmhouse.

00:33:40My legs gave out.

00:33:42An old woman with white hair gazed down at me.

00:33:46I was back in human form.

00:33:48Naked.

00:33:49Shivering.

00:33:50Freezing.

00:33:55The old woman put clothes on me.

00:33:58Poor child.

00:33:59You're a white wolf.

00:34:02I...

00:34:03I'm a...

00:34:04White wolf?

00:34:05Yes.

00:34:06Just like me.

00:34:07The first one besides me in over 500 years.

00:34:11You're...

00:34:12My name is Marcella.

00:34:13This is Pedro, my son.

00:34:16I'm the only survivor of the Dark Moon Pack Massacre.

00:34:19The only one.

00:34:20Why?

00:34:21Why did they master you?

00:34:22Because we have power they can't control.

00:34:25White wolves are keepers of magic.

00:34:27Our rarity makes us targets.

00:34:29Hunted, enslaved, used as weapons.

00:34:31And you have that power.

00:34:33Dangerous power.

00:34:34Marcella had white wolf abilities, too.

00:34:37She could control nature.

00:34:39Make flowers bloom in her hands.

00:34:42I don't want this power.

00:34:43I don't want to be a monster.

00:34:46Power is often given to those who don't want it.

00:34:50It's how you use it that matters, not rejecting it.

00:34:54Do you have mates?

00:34:56Yes.

00:34:57Two.

00:34:58They're twins.

00:34:59They must be near you, especially for your first shift.

00:35:03Without them, you could die.

00:35:05They're your mates.

00:35:06Your soul chose them.

00:35:08Fighting them will only bring you pain.

00:35:11She's right.

00:35:12I've been trying to tell you.

00:35:14They belong to us.

00:35:16Just as we belong to them.

00:35:18They're close.

00:35:19I can feel them.

00:35:21They've come for us.

00:35:22Your mates will be here soon.

00:35:24They're clever, tracking you through the bomb so quickly.

00:35:27Rare for mates.

00:35:28But I ran.

00:35:29I abandoned them.

00:35:30How could they ever forgive me?

00:35:32Tell yourself why you left.

00:35:34Tell them your reasons.

00:35:36They will forgive you.

00:35:37I promise.

00:35:38A tapping sound rang out.

00:35:45She's here, Alphas.

00:35:47You may come inside.

00:35:49The door opened.

00:35:51Ethan.

00:35:52Then Kieran.

00:35:54They stood in the doorway.

00:35:56They stood in the doorway.

00:35:56Deep shadows under their eyes.

00:35:59Exhausted and broken.

00:36:00I threw myself at them.

00:36:02I slammed into their chests and almost knocked them over.

00:36:06My hands clawed at their shirts.

00:36:08My face buried in their chests.

00:36:10I heard a sob.

00:36:12It was my own voice.

00:36:15We found you.

00:36:16You're okay.

00:36:17You're okay.

00:36:18Don't ever do that again.

00:36:20Don't ever leave us again.

00:36:22I won't.

00:36:22I swear.

00:36:23I made a mistake once.

00:36:25I won't ever make it a second time.

00:36:27I slept between them.

00:36:28Kieran's arm around my waist.

00:36:31Ethan's breath in my hair.

00:36:33I hadn't felt this safe before.

00:36:37In the morning, Marcella cooked us a farewell feast.

00:36:42Eat more, child.

00:36:44Your journey ahead is long.

00:36:46You're not coming with us?

00:36:47You could leave this hiding place.

00:36:50My destiny is to hide.

00:36:52I've known this since the day my family was killed.

00:36:55But you are different.

00:36:57Your destiny is to fight.

00:37:00I'm scared.

00:37:01I'm afraid I can't do it.

00:37:03Everyone is afraid when they are asked to fight.

00:37:06Fear is not weakness.

00:37:08Giving up is.

00:37:09You won't give up.

00:37:11How can you be so sure?

00:37:13Because I've seen your future.

00:37:16White wolves appear in this world for a reason.

00:37:20You were born to change it.

00:37:26That man across the street.

00:37:28The one on the phone.

00:37:29I met him on the bus when I was running.

00:37:32His name was Josh.

00:37:34The guy who talked to me for hours on the bus.

00:37:37He was on his phone.

00:37:39And his eyes met mine.

00:37:40Then his scent hit my nose.

00:37:42The exact same scent from the night I was attacked.

00:37:46He's one of them!

00:37:47He tried to kidnap me!

00:37:48Kieran charged across the street like a black wind.

00:37:51The man turned and ran.

00:37:53But Kieran was faster.

00:37:55He pinned him down, fist raised to stroke.

00:37:58Ethan grabbed him.

00:37:59Before he could kill the man on the spot.

00:38:05Ethan and I picked up the phone Josh had dropped.

00:38:08It rang, caller ID, unknown number.

00:38:14Did you find her?

00:38:15No.

00:38:16And you never will.

00:38:17But we will find you.

00:38:19And you will regret ever laying a hand on what belongs to us.

00:38:24We've got Josh.

00:38:25Now take him back.

00:38:26I want to know who sent him.

00:38:28They'll pay.

00:38:29Every single one of them.

00:38:32We'll make sure of it.

00:38:34Are you scared?

00:38:35Of the way we handle people who try to hurt you?

00:38:38No.

00:38:39I'm not.

00:38:40If they're gonna hurt me, if they're gonna stop me, they have to go through you.

00:38:44You're my line.

00:38:45And I won't apologize for that.

00:38:48I came home to the twins' territory.

00:38:51To the little wolf town hidden in the forest.

00:38:53For the first time, I felt like I belonged somewhere.

00:38:56I met their parents.

00:38:57Seth was a carbon copy of Ethan and Kieran.

00:38:59Same dark hair.

00:39:00Same deep eyes.

00:39:01Cassie was slim, blonde, bright blue eyes.

00:39:04She smiled at me, a warm, welcoming smile.

00:39:06You must be Sophia.

00:39:07Ethan and Kieran have told us so much about you.

00:39:10Come in.

00:39:11Dinner's almost ready.

00:39:12Thank you for having me.

00:39:14You're our future daughter-in-law.

00:39:17Our home is yours.

00:39:19At dinner, Sebastian came knocking.

00:39:30Sophia, are you telling them you're not staying with me?

00:39:33If you want a place in my life, you'll have to wait.

00:39:37Until I decide to give you one.

00:39:39Sophia is welcome to live with us.

00:39:42She's staying here.

00:39:43To see his face, the man who'd been absent 17 years, finally shut out.

00:39:49And by my own words, that felt more freeing than any escape I'd ever made.

00:39:54After Sebastian left, Cassie sighed like she'd just shooed away a pesky fly.

00:39:59Seth was still glaring at the doorway, as if Sebastian's shadow was still standing there.

00:40:05I meant what I said, Sophia.

00:40:07You're more than welcome to live here.

00:40:08It sounds like you don't have anywhere else to go.

00:40:13I don't.

00:40:14Lauren and Darren, they're not an option.

00:40:17The guest room at the end of the hall has the biggest bed.

00:40:19You three take it.

00:40:21It's normal for mates to share a room.

00:40:23Just use protection.

00:40:25Mom, we get it.

00:40:27I nearly choked on my chicken.

00:40:30Kieran squished my knee under the table.

00:40:32The corner of his mouth twitching.

00:40:34Ethan waggled his eyebrows at me.

00:40:36Sophia's quite the bed hog.

00:40:38Kicks in her sleep.

00:40:39My knee's still bruised.

00:40:40You two are triple my size.

00:40:42If anyone's hogging the bed, it's you.

00:40:43You might want to get your thoughts under control, doll.

00:40:46What thoughts?

00:40:48Werewolves can smell the arousal of a female.

00:40:52This time I did choke.

00:40:54Kieran slid my water glass over.

00:40:56His eyes said I was not getting away tonight.

00:40:58We went upstairs.

00:41:00The sweet Cassie gave us had a bathtub I'd only ever seen in magazines.

00:41:04I stared for three seconds.

00:41:07Your bath is ready.

00:41:08It's floral.

00:41:09Towel's on the rack.

00:41:10Call if you need us.

00:41:12His thumb brushed the back of my hand before he let go.

00:41:15The door clicked shut.

00:41:17I sunk into the bubbles and heat.

00:41:20Those two men were waiting for me on the other side of the carpet.

00:41:24Cassie left me a t-shirt.

00:41:26Ethan's.

00:41:27Kieran's shorts were too big and they slipped right off the moment I let go.

00:41:31I decided not to bother.

00:41:33I climbed onto the huge bed and curled up in the middle.

00:41:38Ethan's warmth against my back.

00:41:40Kieran's breath on my forehead.

00:41:42I thought I wouldn't be able to sleep.

00:41:44I was wrong.

00:41:45I don't know what time it was.

00:41:46I just remember a hand sliding over my waist and stopping somewhere it shouldn't.

00:41:51Why aren't you wearing any pants, doll?

00:41:53The shorts were too big.

00:41:55I didn't bother.

00:41:56You're trying to torture us.

00:41:59She's not asleep.

00:42:00Can you two stop discussing me like I'm not here?

00:42:03Then tell us.

00:42:05What do you want?

00:42:06I looked at them.

00:42:07Two men with the same dark eyes.

00:42:09My hands made the decision.

00:42:11One hooked around Ethan's neck.

00:42:12The other grabbed Kieran's wrist.

00:42:14Both of you.

00:42:15Now neither of you leave.

00:42:17Ethan's fingers entered me first.

00:42:20Curving against my walls.

00:42:22A scream lodged in my throat.

00:42:25Kieran clamped my chin and turned my face to his.

00:42:27Open your mouth, sweetheart.

00:42:30I'm...

00:42:30Not to talk.

00:42:31To take me in.

00:42:33She's so wet.

00:42:34Kieran, you should see her right now.

00:42:36I can see her face just fine.

00:42:38She's shaking.

00:42:39I'd never lost control like this.

00:42:41But right now, my body, my heart, the wall in my head, all of it shattered.

00:42:46The next day, the twins said they were taking me to Sebastian's to get my things.

00:42:50Two more guys were in the car.

00:42:52One with sandy hair.

00:42:53One ginger.

00:42:55Kieran said they were their betas.

00:42:57Second in command.

00:42:58Jake.

00:42:58Justin.

00:42:59Her orders are our orders from now on.

00:43:01Her life is worth more than ours.

00:43:02Your eyes are badass.

00:43:04One blue, one brown.

00:43:05Bet you're one tough little wolf.

00:43:07He also bet 50 bucks on whether you're a white wolf.

00:43:09He won.

00:43:10She's our mate.

00:43:12And a white wolf.

00:43:13You don't breathe a word of this to anyone.

00:43:16We won't.

00:43:17She's our Luna.

00:43:18We'll keep her secret.

00:43:19So the legends are true.

00:43:21When a white wolf appears, the world is about to change.

00:43:24Jake and Justin bantered like two overgrown kids.

00:43:27But even as they laughed, their eyes were scanning every blind spot outside the window.

00:43:31Not carelessness.

00:43:32Trained instinct.

00:43:34The car pulled up to Sebastian's cold, sterile mansion.

00:43:37I took a deep breath.

00:43:38I would just grab my stuff.

00:43:40No need to interact with anyone here.

00:43:43We grab your things and we leave.

00:43:46No need to spend an extra second in this place.

00:43:49My thoughts exactly.

00:43:52It's good to finally meet my niece.

00:43:54A stranger's voice.

00:43:55He was leaning against the living room doorframe.

00:43:58Dark shirt.

00:43:59A crooked smile.

00:44:00He was as tall as Sebastian.

00:44:03But his eyes were wilder and more tired.

00:44:06Who are you?

00:44:09Williams.

00:44:11What the fuck are you doing here?

00:44:14Meeting my family.

00:44:16Since, you know, I'm still alive and all.

00:44:18I'm her uncle.

00:44:20Your half-brother.

00:44:22I'm the bastard they hid away.

00:44:24Just like you.

00:44:25I invited Sebastian and Williams to dinner.

00:44:28I didn't trust them.

00:44:29But I needed to know what these two men, who called themselves my father and uncle, actually

00:44:35wanted from me.

00:44:36You invited Williams too.

00:44:38You're testing me.

00:44:39I need to know if either of you is worth my trust.

00:44:42After all, one of you abandoned me for 17 years.

00:44:46The other never even existed.

00:44:48Fair point.

00:44:49But trust isn't built on words.

00:44:52You can distrust me, but I have to tell you this.

00:44:54Your father and I have been preparing for the same thing.

00:44:58What thing?

00:45:00Protecting you and your abilities.

00:45:02Why do you think I only showed up after you were drugged?

00:45:05Wait.

00:45:06You knew about the party?

00:45:08My informants told me.

00:45:09They were trying to take you alive.

00:45:12Those three wolves were my men.

00:45:14I sent them to retrieve you.

00:45:16Not attack you.

00:45:18Your men poisoned me with wolf's fane.

00:45:20I almost died in their hands.

00:45:23That's not what he meant.

00:45:24Williams, you really fucked this up.

00:45:27I know.

00:45:27My mistake.

00:45:28I didn't count on you having two alpha mates.

00:45:30But I did it so you wouldn't have to shift alone, like I did.

00:45:34Williams said when he shifted, he was alone.

00:45:36No pack.

00:45:37No family.

00:45:39Nearly died a dozen times.

00:45:41In his eyes were decades of unhealed wounds.

00:45:45Next time, don't send men to kidnap me.

00:45:48After Williams and Sebastian left, I went to the park alone.

00:45:52I turned and saw that fiery red hair.

00:45:56You're back, Kat.

00:45:58I...

00:45:59I was wrong.

00:46:01I shouldn't have left without a word.

00:46:03Shouldn't have left you in the dark.

00:46:05I understand why you left.

00:46:08But understanding doesn't mean it didn't hurt.

00:46:11I thought we were friends, Sophia.

00:46:14I thought you trusted me.

00:46:16There were tears in her eyes.

00:46:17In mine, too.

00:46:18Next time you pull something like this, I'll come find you.

00:46:21No matter where you go, you can't run from me.

00:46:25You really don't know anything about werewolf customs, do you?

00:46:29What do you think they've been teaching me?

00:46:31All right.

00:46:32Listen up.

00:46:33Step one, you mark each other.

00:46:35That's biting each other on the neck.

00:46:37His teeth sink into that spot between your shoulder and neck.

00:46:42Then you bite him back.

00:46:43They leave a scar?

00:46:45Not a scar.

00:46:46A mark.

00:46:48Unique to each pair.

00:46:49It tells every other horny wolf out there to back the hell off.

00:46:53But I have two mates.

00:46:55Will they each bite one side?

00:46:57Probably.

00:46:57No one's ever had two alpha mates before.

00:47:01You're the first in history.

00:47:03What else?

00:47:05After marking, you complete it.

00:47:07You know?

00:47:08Sleep together.

00:47:10You mean...

00:47:11Yeah.

00:47:13Sex.

00:47:14And not just any sex.

00:47:16The kind that binds your souls together.

00:47:20Forever.

00:47:23So, I have to do it with both of them.

00:47:27Um...

00:47:28You know...

00:47:29You mean at the same time?

00:47:32Both of them?

00:47:33In...

00:47:33Cat!

00:47:34Don't say it out loud!

00:47:35Your face is literally the same color as my hair.

00:47:39Fine, fine.

00:47:40I won't say it.

00:47:42On the way home, Cat's words were on loop in my head.

00:47:44I pushed open the bathroom door.

00:47:46They were already inside.

00:47:47Kian, shirtless, was adjusting the water.

00:47:49Ethan leaned against the doorframe, arms crossed.

00:47:51If we want to save time, we could shower together.

00:47:54Together?

00:47:55I think that would take even longer.

00:47:57I leaned against the tiled wall, arms crossed.

00:48:00Both of them staring at me like wolves who'd already locked onto their prey.

00:48:03My heart was hammering behind my ribs.

00:48:05But I didn't look away.

00:48:07You two shower together.

00:48:08I don't mind watching the show.

00:48:10What did you say?

00:48:12She said she wants a show.

00:48:14Kieran, our mate, wants to watch us shower together.

00:48:17Alright.

00:48:18Then let's give her a show.

00:48:20Kieran and Ethan exchanged a glance.

00:48:22Then they started undressing.

00:48:24Right in front of me.

00:48:25No flinching.

00:48:26No shame.

00:48:27You said you wanted a show.

00:48:29Watch closely.

00:48:30Don't look away.

00:48:32I wasn't planning to.

00:48:34She's really not looking away.

00:48:36Then we can't disappoint her.

00:48:38Shower steam wrapped their bodies.

00:48:40Muscles.

00:48:41Scars.

00:48:42Shapes I'd already touched and tasted.

00:48:44They stepped into the water.

00:48:45Droplets rolled off Kieran's shoulder blades.

00:48:48Ethan's head tilted back.

00:48:49Water streaming down his abdomen.

00:48:50Is it even legal for you two to look this good?

00:48:53The next evening was Sebastian's formal family dinner.

00:48:56I came to figure out what these people actually wanted from me.

00:48:59At the table, Olivia, his wife, my stepmother, had been nailing me with her eyes since I walked in.

00:49:05So you're the bastard child he couldn't stop talking about.

00:49:09Mom, don't.

00:49:10It's not her fault.

00:49:11The moment she arrived, your father handed her the inheritance.

00:49:15And you, you're our legitimate child, pushed aside.

00:49:19Is that fair?

00:49:23I never wanted his pack.

00:49:24Or your home.

00:49:25I just came to find out what exactly you all want from me.

00:49:29William set down his fork and leaned back.

00:49:31Then let me tell you, not just your father's pack.

00:49:35You'll inherit mine as well.

00:49:37You're my closest relative.

00:49:39And I can't have children.

00:49:41By our law, my pack is yours.

00:49:44So this bastard child not only inherits his pack, but yours too.

00:49:50She'll become the most powerful wolf in the country?

00:49:54You got that right.

00:49:56I got home.

00:49:57My head was still buzzing.

00:50:00Three packs.

00:50:02I'd be Luna of the largest pack in the country.

00:50:05A target for everyone.

00:50:09What are you thinking?

00:50:11I'm thinking my world used to be so small.

00:50:13Now everything's bigger.

00:50:15Big enough to explode any second.

00:50:18But I'm not afraid.

00:50:19You're ready for this?

00:50:20I'm ready.

00:50:22For all of it.

00:50:23That night.

00:50:24I pulled down my own collar.

00:50:27Baring my neck.

00:50:28I brushed my hair to the side.

00:50:31Mark me.

00:50:32Now.

00:50:33Here in bit first.

00:50:34Ethan followed.

00:50:35Two bursts of pain.

00:50:37Two streams of heat pouring down my spine.

00:50:40Burning all the way into my heart.

00:50:43Then I heard their voices.

00:50:45Not in my ears.

00:50:46In my head.

00:50:47Their heartbeat.

00:50:49Their fear and love.

00:50:51My world.

00:50:52From then on.

00:50:52Was a chorus of three.

00:50:54I love you.

00:50:55Both of you.

00:50:57After the marking.

00:50:58I could feel their desire.

00:51:00It was no longer a force from outside.

00:51:02It was my own.

00:51:03I sat on the edge of the tub.

00:51:05Watching them undress.

00:51:06I padded the space next to me.

00:51:09Not so fast.

00:51:10One at a time.

00:51:12You're calling the shots now?

00:51:13I always have been.

00:51:15You're just listening now.

00:51:20Later, we tumbled onto the bed.

00:51:22Still wet from the bath.

00:51:23Ethan's fingers slipped in from behind.

00:51:26While Kieran's lips sealed over my collarbone from the front.

00:51:29Then what do you want us to do?

00:51:32Stop holding back.

00:51:34Both of you.

00:51:35Now.

00:51:35You sure?

00:51:36Both of us at once?

00:51:41I've never been more sure of anything.

00:51:45I'll go first.

00:51:46You ready?

00:51:47Yes.

00:51:48Ethan entered me from behind.

00:51:50Kieran from the front.

00:51:51I could feel them both inside me at once.

00:51:53Separated by that thin wall.

00:51:54My nails dug into Kieran's back.

00:51:56My scream branded itself into his collarbone.

00:51:59Fuck.

00:52:00Ethan, I can feel you inside her.

00:52:02I can feel you too.

00:52:04She's squeezing us both.

00:52:05One of you, just move.

00:52:07Please.

00:52:07You'll get more used to this, sweetheart.

00:52:10We've got all night.

00:52:11They fell into sync.

00:52:12One pulling back as the other pushed in.

00:52:14I'd never given myself to two at once.

00:52:16Just their heat.

00:52:17Their rhythm.

00:52:18The shape of them inside me.

00:52:20We were completely, irrevocably one.

00:52:22But tonight, I gave everything.

00:52:24The next morning, my body was still weak.

00:52:27Every second of last night was branded on my skin like cooling candle wax.

00:52:33The next morning, my body was still weak.

00:52:34Stop smiling.

00:52:35Your face is way too obvious.

00:52:38How many times last night?

00:52:41I lost count.

00:52:43At some point, I just stopped keeping track.

00:52:48You're unbelievable.

00:52:49How are you still walking?

00:52:53I don't know.

00:52:54But I feel whole.

00:52:56Like I'd been broken before.

00:52:59And I only just got put back together.

00:53:01That's what being loved feels like.

00:53:03Actually loved.

00:53:05Congratulations.

00:53:07She was right.

00:53:08It wasn't the marking.

00:53:09It wasn't the desire.

00:53:11It was the way they looked at me.

00:53:13Like they were afraid I might disappear.

00:53:15That night, Kieran led me deep into the woods.

00:53:19In his hand was a strip of black cloth.

00:53:23What's this?

00:53:24A test.

00:53:26Do you trust us, sweetheart?

00:53:28I trust you.

00:53:29Then hold still.

00:53:31Close your eyes.

00:53:33He tied the cloth over my eyes.

00:53:35Darkness swallowed everything.

00:53:36But I heard it.

00:53:37A stream.

00:53:38A nightingale.

00:53:38Wind through flowers.

00:53:39My nose caught wild roses and wet moss.

00:53:42His hand held mine.

00:53:43Ethan's breath on the back of my neck.

00:53:47I think you should leave it on.

00:53:49For now, at least.

00:53:51Are you going to kill me or something?

00:53:56Close.

00:53:57My heartbeat hammered in my ears.

00:54:00Not from fear.

00:54:01From anticipation.

00:54:03They brought me here for a reason.

00:54:05And I didn't care about the blindfold anymore.

00:54:08I just cared that they didn't let go.

00:54:14Ethan and Kieran laid me down on a soft blanket.

00:54:17I could smell wildflowers and running water.

00:54:19The blindfold sent my other senses into overdrive.

00:54:21Then the blindfold came off.

00:54:23I blinked.

00:54:23Little fairy lights strung in the trees.

00:54:25Wildflowers everywhere.

00:54:26A waterfall.

00:54:27A small lake.

00:54:28You were made for us.

00:54:30Just as we were made for you.

00:54:31You are the most important thing.

00:54:33More than the pack.

00:54:35More than family.

00:54:36You are everything.

00:54:38We were wrapped together in a blanket.

00:54:40They were about to teach me how to shift.

00:54:43Then Kieran froze.

00:54:45What?

00:54:46Attack.

00:54:47Large scale.

00:54:48Just outside our perimeter.

00:54:50Ethan was already calling Jake and Justin through the bond.

00:54:53In half a minute, they burst through the tree shadows in full black tactical gear.

00:54:57Jake was still catching his breath when he started talking.

00:54:59They're coming from the east.

00:55:01Bypass the main patrol line.

00:55:02At least 40.

00:55:03They know exactly where we are.

00:55:04Take her to the safe house.

00:55:05Don't stop.

00:55:06Don't look back.

00:55:07Wait.

00:55:07I'm not going.

00:55:08I'm fighting with you.

00:55:10No.

00:55:11You're untrained.

00:55:13You don't know how to control your...

00:55:14I don't care.

00:55:16That's your pack.

00:55:17That's my pack too.

00:55:18Our pack.

00:55:20I can't just hide while they die for me.

00:55:24We can only fight if we know you're safe.

00:55:27If you get hurt out there...

00:55:29If you die!

00:55:30We die too.

00:55:31So you are going.

00:55:33His fingers were shaking, not with rage.

00:55:35With fear.

00:55:36They were afraid of losing me.

00:55:37Promise me you'll come back alive.

00:55:39We promise.

00:55:40Jake.

00:55:41Justin.

00:55:42Take her.

00:55:43If anything happens to her, I'll execute you myself.

00:55:48Jake shifted into his wolf form.

00:55:50I rode on his back.

00:55:52My fingers were buried in his thick sandy fur.

00:55:54Knuckles bone white.

00:55:56Wind knifed through my ears.

00:55:58Branches whipped my face.

00:55:59A red slash across my cheekbone.

00:56:01Then the pain came.

00:56:02Not pain from my body.

00:56:04Kieran's.

00:56:06A bullet tore through the flesh of his chest.

00:56:09My lungs stopped breaking with his.

00:56:12Something's wrong!

00:56:13Kieran's been shot!

00:56:15What?

00:56:16How do you...

00:56:17Luna, hold on!

00:56:19We can't stop!

00:56:21He's bleeding!

00:56:22I can feel it!

00:56:23He's going down!

00:56:26That's Alpha Kieran!

00:56:27He'll be fine!

00:56:28You have to stay on!

00:56:30My fingers let go.

00:56:31I slid off Jake's back and hit the ground.

00:56:33Rocks slipped into my knees.

00:56:35Blood running down my shin.

00:56:37I shook Justin's paw off my arm.

00:56:40Luna, stop!

00:56:41You can't...

00:56:41They're dying!

00:56:43My mates are dying!

00:56:44Then I felt it.

00:56:46Spine splitting.

00:56:47Skin burning through from the inside.

00:56:49Needles of white fur punching out of my flesh.

00:56:51My fingers curved into claws.

00:56:53My skin rotted in my throat and came out a wolf's snarl.

00:56:57Fuck.

00:56:58She's shifted.

00:57:00Justin!

00:57:01After her!

00:57:01My body was white.

00:57:03The moonlight was white.

00:57:04I crashed through the underbrush, plunging into the darkness.

00:57:07Not toward the safe house.

00:57:08Not toward shelter.

00:57:09But towards my mates.

00:57:13I burst into the clearing.

00:57:15Every head turned.

00:57:17Human.

00:57:18Wolf.

00:57:19Enemy.

00:57:19Ally.

00:57:20White wolf.

00:57:21It's the white wolf!

00:57:24Get her!

00:57:26Control it, Sophia.

00:57:28For Ethan.

00:57:29For Kieran.

00:57:30Make them feel you.

00:57:31They lunged.

00:57:32Claws.

00:57:33Fangs.

00:57:33Ropes.

00:57:34Then I opened my mouth.

00:57:35Not a ground.

00:57:36A howl.

00:57:36The sound exploded from the base of my spine.

00:57:39Shot out tips of every white hair.

00:57:40The air tore into strips.

00:57:42Gravel jumped off the ground.

00:57:43Birds died in their sleep and dropped from the trees.

00:57:46No!

00:57:46Stop!

00:57:47My head is splitting!

00:57:48Make it stop, please!

00:57:49Make it stop!

00:57:51That's the Luna?

00:57:52That's her power?

00:57:53Sophia!

00:57:54That's enough!

00:57:55I poured every wound into them.

00:57:57Fear.

00:57:57Rage.

00:57:58Jesse's volleyball smashing into my face.

00:58:00Darren's fists.

00:58:01The years Lauren stole.

00:58:03Every drop of blood my pack had shed for me.

00:58:05I poured it all back.

00:58:06Stop!

00:58:07You'll burn yourself out!

00:58:08Sophia!

00:58:09Then I fell.

00:58:10The grass flipped up.

00:58:12The sky tilted.

00:58:13We've got you.

00:58:15Breathe.

00:58:16Breathe.

00:58:17I've never seen power like that in my life.

00:58:20She took out over 30 of them.

00:58:22Alone.

00:58:22A white wolf.

00:58:24From the legends.

00:58:26She's real.

00:58:27Kieran!

00:58:28Is she okay?

00:58:29I heard that howl.

00:58:30The whole forest was shaking.

00:58:33Kieran held me and looked at all the warriors.

00:58:37She's fine.

00:58:38She's gonna be fine.

00:58:40I woke with my skull splitting.

00:58:41The first voice was Sebastian's.

00:58:43Not worried.

00:58:44Furious.

00:58:45He stood by my bed.

00:58:46Suit cuffs still caked with mud like he'd come straight from the battlefield.

00:58:50You two were supposed to protect her!

00:58:52She almost died out there!

00:58:54She just learned to shift!

00:58:56We pulled her out from between 30 rogues.

00:58:59We took bullets for her.

00:59:01Claws for her.

00:59:02What did you do?

00:59:03You stand here blaming us?

00:59:05Do not overstep, Sebastian.

00:59:07You're in our territory.

00:59:09She survived 17 years without a father.

00:59:12She doesn't need you pretending now.

00:59:14I...

00:59:14Enough.

00:59:15All of you.

00:59:15Shut up.

00:59:16This girl just woke up and you're fighting at her bedside?

00:59:19They're going to come for me, aren't they?

00:59:21Because of what I did today.

00:59:25The High Table will want to meet you and analyze your abilities.

00:59:29And if you threaten some alpha's seat, he'll do whatever it takes to eliminate you.

00:59:34The High Table consists of the five most powerful alphas.

00:59:37They've governed our kind for centuries.

00:59:40If you inherit three packs, you'll be the most powerful wolf leader in our history.

00:59:46But they'll never let a woman sit at that table.

00:59:48It's never happened.

00:59:50They'll want your mates to take your place.

00:59:52Hide you behind them.

00:59:54That seat is mine.

00:59:56Not Ethan's.

00:59:57Not Kirin's.

00:59:59I bled for it.

01:00:00I took it with my own hands on that battlefield.

01:00:04If you refuse to show, they'll declare war.

01:00:07Three packs against five.

01:00:10If you show, they'll try to control you.

01:00:13Then let them try.

01:00:15But before that, I want to train.

01:00:18Starting today.

01:00:20Every day.

01:00:22I'm not running anymore.

01:00:24No one else takes a bullet from me.

01:00:27I sat up in bed.

01:00:28My hands were still shaking.

01:00:30But my voice didn't waver.

01:00:31Ethan and Kirin stood behind me.

01:00:33Hands on my shoulders.

01:00:35They didn't say a word.

01:00:36But their body heat spoke for them.

01:00:39Early next morning, someone yanked my entire comforter off.

01:00:42Cold air slammed my skin.

01:00:45I opened my eyes.

01:00:46Cat stood by the bed.

01:00:48One foot on the mattress.

01:00:49My blanket in her fist.

01:00:50Get up, Luna.

01:00:52Your two husbands left for a meeting before sunrise.

01:00:55Today, you're mine.

01:00:57Get up before I step on you.

01:00:59Five more minutes.

01:01:00I'm waiting downstairs.

01:01:04By the way, I heard you last night.

01:01:06Pretty loud.

01:01:08Through a whole floor.

01:01:12Cat!

01:01:13The gym was three times bigger than I expected.

01:01:17Luna, Sophia.

01:01:18It's an honor to have you here.

01:01:19All facilities are at your disposal.

01:01:21Your trainer is waiting upstairs in the private room.

01:01:24Sophia is fine.

01:01:26No need for Luna.

01:01:26Of course, Luna, Sophia.

01:01:29Right this way.

01:01:32Elevator on the right.

01:01:33Luna, every time I heard it, my spine stiffened.

01:01:36But everyone in this gym, from the janitor to the guys lifting weights, looked at me like royalty.

01:01:41Not afraid of me.

01:01:42Expecting something from me.

01:01:43The training room had weapons mounted on white walls.

01:01:46An old man with white hair stood in the center.

01:01:49When he turned, his eyes were blue.

01:01:52So pale they were almost transparent.

01:01:55So you're the white wolf who's been giving my nephew headaches.

01:01:58I'm Chad.

01:02:00Your grandfather's brother.

01:02:02You're going to teach me to use my abilities?

01:02:05First, I'll teach you not to get killed by a single punch.

01:02:09Abilities come later.

01:02:10Stretch for ten minutes.

01:02:12Your human body can't keep up with your wolf.

01:02:25After training, I collapsed on the mat, drenched in sweat.

01:02:29Every muscle was screaming, and I couldn't even lift my fingers.

01:02:32Then the door opened.

01:02:33Ethan leaned against the frame, holding a bottle of ice water.

01:02:36Looks like training worked.

01:02:37Can you even stand?

01:02:40Do I look like I can stand?

01:02:42Then I'll carry you.

01:02:44I like this training outfit.

01:02:46Looks even better soaked.

01:02:48Kieran and I talked last night.

01:02:50We're making sure someone picks you up after every training session.

01:02:52Me or him.

01:02:53We'll rotate.

01:02:53No one gets near you.

01:02:54You're monitoring me?

01:02:56It's loving you.

01:02:57I love you, doll.

01:02:59I love you so much.

01:03:00I love you too.

01:03:01More than anything.

01:03:03The moment we walked in, Kieran was in the kitchen pouring coffee.

01:03:06He turned.

01:03:07The cup stopped mid-air.

01:03:09He smelled me.

01:03:11You smell like Ethan.

01:03:12Hair, neck, chest, everywhere.

01:03:15I was going to shower first.

01:03:16Don't.

01:03:18I like it.

01:03:19It's better than any perfume.

01:03:23He set down his cup, one stride, and he had me pressed against the kitchen island.

01:03:27The stainless steel was so cold, I gasped, his body heat pressing down instantly.

01:03:33Ethan leaned against the fridge, twisting open a water bottle like he was watching a game.

01:03:37I want to taste you, sweetheart.

01:03:40You always taste different after he's had you.

01:03:43My face was hot enough to fry an egg.

01:03:46But my knees were already weak.

01:03:48His hand was sliding up my thigh.

01:03:51Kieran filled the whole tub.

01:03:53Bubble bath.

01:03:54Rose petals floating on the surface.

01:03:56This man, I'd seen him tear a rogue's throat open with his bare hands,

01:04:01was sprinkling rose petals around a bathtub.

01:04:08Get on your knees.

01:04:10Hold the edge of the tub.

01:04:13When did you even buy rose petals?

01:04:15Ethan's idea.

01:04:16Said you like floral scents.

01:04:18I ordered them from the florist in town.

01:04:21Don't change the subject.

01:04:25On your knees.

01:04:26He entered me from behind.

01:04:28My nails screeched on porcelain.

01:04:30His breath was buried in the back of my neck, growling, incoherent.

01:04:34The water slapped against the tub walls like a heartbeat.

01:04:37How do you feel?

01:04:42Different.

01:04:44But really good.

01:04:45Only one image was in my head.

01:04:47Both of them inside me.

01:04:49I might have been insane.

01:04:51But I said it.

01:04:53Next time, can you both fuck me at the same time?

01:05:00Kieran picked up the phone on the washstand.

01:05:03Ethan, you hear that?

01:05:05Our little mate just asked a question.

01:05:07Next time she wants both of us at once.

01:05:09Ethan's voice came from the other end of the phone.

01:05:12Fuck.

01:05:12Whatever she wants, she calls a shot.

01:05:14The next day, we all crammed into the study.

01:05:17Sebastian spread a stack of handwritten notes across the table.

01:05:21The pages were yellowed.

01:05:22He called it White Wolf Ability Classification.

01:05:26The highest here is called an emotional leech.

01:05:29Able to feel, manipulate, and consume the emotions of others.

01:05:33Sophia, that's what you did at the party.

01:05:36Emotional leech?

01:05:37What a disgusting name.

01:05:39Just because she can feel others' emotions, she's called a leech?

01:05:43The men who named this centuries ago never imagined a woman would have this power.

01:05:48I didn't name it.

01:05:49I'm just reporting what I found.

01:05:52Whatever you call it, this power terrifies the other alphas.

01:05:55Power corrupts.

01:05:57Absolute power corrupts absolutely.

01:06:00Sophia won't be corrupted.

01:06:02None of you know her.

01:06:04She spent 17 years unloved and now she has Ethan and Kieran and me.

01:06:10She's not going to become the monster you're all afraid of.

01:06:15I watched Kat.

01:06:16She was spreading her arms in front of me like she was shielding me from every doubt.

01:06:21I suddenly felt, maybe I really could do this.

01:06:26After one week of training, my body was harder.

01:06:29When Kat locked my neck from behind, I reversed her wrist by instinct and threw her right over my shoulder.

01:06:36She hit the mat, chin pointed at the selling.

01:06:39Fuck.

01:06:40When did you learn that?

01:06:42Just now.

01:06:43My body just did it.

01:06:47You two done roughhousing?

01:06:49We've got a gift for you, Sophia.

01:06:53Don't ask what it is.

01:06:55Get in the car.

01:06:56Blindfold on.

01:06:57Blindfold again?

01:07:00We'll carry you.

01:07:01The whole way.

01:07:02You just feel it.

01:07:04The car stopped.

01:07:06Kieran's arm slid under my knees and back.

01:07:09I smelled it.

01:07:10Water.

01:07:11Pine sap.

01:07:12Wet wood.

01:07:13He carried me a while, set me down, and untied the blindfold.

01:07:18A cabin.

01:07:19One whole wall was glass.

01:07:21A wooden dock reached into the center of the lake.

01:07:24The water was still, mountains upside down in it.

01:07:28Like another world reversed.

01:07:30Whose place is this?

01:07:32Ours.

01:07:33At least for the weekend.

01:07:34You said you wanted to catch your breath.

01:07:36We're here.

01:07:38Now we have all the time in the world.

01:07:40Kieran pushed me upstairs.

01:07:42Said there was a surprise in the bedroom.

01:07:44He opened the closet.

01:07:46Then Kat jumped out, a plastic hanger hook still caught in her hair.

01:07:50Surprise!

01:07:51Your two husbands stashed me here.

01:07:54Said you needed best friend time.

01:07:55I ate half a bag of chips in there.

01:07:58Pretty comfortable.

01:07:59Little dark.

01:08:01My heart is still in my throat.

01:08:05That's the third time you've scared me.

01:08:07I know, it's funny every time.

01:08:12Kat sprawled on a lounge chair.

01:08:14Mozzarella stringing off her fingers.

01:08:17Then she made a very crude hand gesture.

01:08:19You've been glowing lately.

01:08:20Your face is literally radiant.

01:08:22It's from being well serviced.

01:08:23Your two husbands have been putting in the work lately.

01:08:26What are you talking about?

01:08:28When I got in, my bikini top came undone.

01:08:31It was floating in the middle of the pool.

01:08:33A lone blue flower.

01:08:35Before I could reach it, I heard footsteps.

01:08:38Oh shit.

01:08:39They've got that look like they're about to devour you right here.

01:08:44I'm going.

01:08:45You three enjoy your night.

01:08:46See you tomorrow.

01:08:47You're just leaving?

01:08:48Not gonna help me get my bikini back?

01:08:51Nope.

01:08:51That's their job now.

01:08:52Bye.

01:08:54Kieran jumped in fully clothed.

01:08:56Jeans and all.

01:08:57Water splashed my face.

01:08:59So cold I gasped.

01:09:01Ethan slid in without a sound.

01:09:03And the water didn't even ripple.

01:09:05They had me pinned.

01:09:07My back to Kieran's wet chest.

01:09:09Ethan's fingers wiping water off my lashes.

01:09:13You going pantless tonight almost made me lose it in the car.

01:09:17Same.

01:09:19That image was all I could think about the entire drive.

01:09:22Do you two ever think about anything else?

01:09:25Yes.

01:09:27But right now it's this.

01:09:30There's something we've been meaning to discuss, doll.

01:09:33What?

01:09:34The marking?

01:09:36Not the marking.

01:09:37That part is already done.

01:09:40Then what is it?

01:09:42The pack link.

01:09:43Before you become Luna, the pack must recognize you.

01:09:46I'll hear them?

01:09:47Yes.

01:09:48Fear, doubt, loyalty.

01:09:51All of it will rush in.

01:09:52If it gets too much, hold on to us.

01:09:56I touched the old marks on my neck.

01:09:58They were the answer they had left on me.

01:10:01I'm already your mates.

01:10:02Now let them know who I am.

01:10:05Kieran took my left hand.

01:10:06And Ethan took my right.

01:10:08They didn't bite me again.

01:10:10They only kissed the old marks.

01:10:12The next second, countless heartbeats flooded my mind.

01:10:15It's too much.

01:10:19Don't be afraid.

01:10:21Hold them.

01:10:21Let them hear you.

01:10:23I closed my eyes and pushed my voice into that tide of heartbeats.

01:10:27I am Sophia.

01:10:29I am your Luna.

01:10:31Those heartbeats slowly lowered.

01:10:33Not from fear, but from recognition.

01:10:35They heard you.

01:10:36They accepted you.

01:10:38Then remember me.

01:10:39I won't bow.

01:10:41The next morning, birdsong woke me.

01:10:44I felt drained, but happy, because the pack members had accepted me.

01:10:49When I dragged myself out of the room, I found my mates busy in the kitchen.

01:10:57Here's some pancakes and bacon.

01:10:59Eat.

01:10:59You burned a lot of calories last night.

01:11:05I broke one flipping it, making a new omelet.

01:11:14The doorbell rang.

01:11:16Kieran answered.

01:11:17Ethan and I walked out after drying our hands.

01:11:21Outside stood a man.

01:11:23Blonde, blue eyes.

01:11:24Impeccable suit.

01:11:26Face like a sculpture.

01:11:27Eyes so cold they didn't seem alive.

01:11:30Who are you?

01:11:32Zach Bilford.

01:11:33Future alpha of the Chrissy Moon pack.

01:11:35Heir to the first seat on the high table.

01:11:37Might I step inside?

01:11:39I've traveled a very long way, and I would hate to leave without what I came for.

01:11:43Your father sent you.

01:11:45My father doesn't send people.

01:11:47He commands.

01:11:50And I happen to be his most obedient son.

01:11:55I only need a few minutes.

01:12:00Let him in.

01:12:01I want to hear what he has to say.

01:12:05You won't be permitted to speak at the high table meeting.

01:12:08A meeting about whether I get to live, and I can't speak?

01:12:12You came all this way to tell us that?

01:12:14I came to observe.

01:12:16To report back to my father.

01:12:17Tell him whether you're worth keeping alive.

01:12:20Or whether you're too dangerous to be controlled.

01:12:22My rage shot out of my chest like an ice spear.

01:12:25The power lashed at him on its own.

01:12:27Not my control, just instant.

01:12:29It hit something clear, like a shield.

01:12:31The barrier shimmered once and deflected all my energy.

01:12:35I froze.

01:12:36You can't hurt me.

01:12:37My family keeps a white wolf.

01:12:39Her ability is creating shields.

01:12:42Specifically for someone like you.

01:12:44Your father keeps a white wolf?

01:12:46Like a pet?

01:12:47Not like a pet.

01:12:48Like a weapon.

01:12:49Like what he wants to turn you into.

01:12:51But you have some time.

01:12:52He already knows what you are.

01:12:55He calls it Soul Eater.

01:12:56Tell your people to search for that term.

01:12:59We decided to forget Zach for now.

01:13:01He'd given us enough information.

01:13:03Water crashed down from a ten foot cliff.

01:13:06Freezing.

01:13:07Heron snuck up behind me and pulled me to the rock crevice behind the falls.

01:13:11Ethan's laugh drowned out the water.

01:13:16Shift.

01:13:16Let's race.

01:13:18You lose every time.

01:13:19That was before.

01:13:21Now I've got silver.

01:13:23Silver can't beat me.

01:13:25But you can.

01:13:26Late at night, we came back from the waterfall, still damp.

01:13:30Half my dress clung to my thighs, making me shiver.

01:13:33Cold?

01:13:34A little.

01:13:36Ethan didn't answer.

01:13:38He only carried me to the bed.

01:13:42Kieran came up behind me and brushed my wet hair aside.

01:13:45Their kisses landed on the marks on both sides of my neck.

01:13:49Under their touch, they burned like fire.

01:13:51Don't bite me again.

01:13:52I'm already yours.

01:13:55We know.

01:13:56We just needed to feel that you're still here.

01:13:58Kieran's hand locked around my waist.

01:14:01Ethan's fingertips brushed over my collarbone.

01:14:03In the cold, damp air, their heat nearly made my knees weak.

01:14:06You always do this.

01:14:08Do what?

01:14:09Make me forget what I was going to say.

01:14:12Ethan gave a low laugh, his kiss trailing from my collarbone to just above my heart.

01:14:15Kieran pressed against my ear, his voice low enough to feel like a spell.

01:14:19Then don't say.

01:14:19I heard their heartbeats and I heard the answer inside my own chest.

01:14:23The marks would never fade.

01:14:24They only kept reminding me that we had already been bound together.

01:14:27Then hold me tight.

01:14:29Don't let go tonight.

01:14:31Never.

01:14:32Neither of us will.

01:14:34The next morning, we put our bags in the trunk.

01:14:37Kat texted.

01:14:38She was waiting for us in neutral territory.

01:14:41The high table meeting countdown had begun.

01:14:43How dangerous is neutral territory?

01:14:46There are rogues and bounty hunters.

01:14:48The kind that specialize in capturing white wolves like you.

01:14:51We booked the whole hotel floor.

01:14:53Guards at every stairwell.

01:14:55Eyes on you at all times.

01:14:59We drove late into the night.

01:15:02After meeting Kat and the security team, I collapsed onto the mattress.

01:15:12Kieran's arm was around my waist.

01:15:14Ethan's chest against my back.

01:15:17Then I heard pounding.

01:15:18It sounded like the door was being smashed with a hammer.

01:15:22Kat's shrill voice came from outside.

01:15:23Open the door!

01:15:25Sophia!

01:15:26Something's wrong!

01:15:27I shot out of bed, got tangled in the sheets, and fell.

01:15:32Ethan yanked open the door.

01:15:34Kate's face was pale.

01:15:38What happened?

01:15:40The guards are all gone.

01:15:42Every single one.

01:15:43There's gas.

01:15:44They're using gas.

01:15:47Fuck.

01:15:48It's high tables nerve gas.

01:15:50Contains silver particles.

01:15:51Small doses cause hallucinations.

01:15:53Big ones knock you out cold.

01:15:55They're already on this floor.

01:15:57We have to go now.

01:15:59What about Sebastian and Williams?

01:16:01Your parents?

01:16:02We can't help them right now.

01:16:03This chaos is their doing.

01:16:05Kat, Sophia, the window.

01:16:07Now.

01:16:08I shoved open the window.

01:16:10Four stories.

01:16:11The concrete below looked like a gray mouth.

01:16:14Then the door exploded.

01:16:15Ethan hit the floor.

01:16:17Kieran grabbed my wrist.

01:16:18Kat was already out the window.

01:16:20Jump!

01:16:23Kieran's back hit the ground.

01:16:24My body on top of his.

01:16:26Then I fainted.

01:16:28The gas swallowed me into darkness.

01:16:30When I woke up, I felt blood in my mouth.

01:16:33Only Kielun was next to me.

01:16:35His face was covered in small cuts.

01:16:38My fingers dug into his arm.

01:16:40Where are Ethan and Kate?

01:16:41I don't know.

01:16:42We got separated.

01:16:46We have to find them.

01:16:48Now.

01:16:50Go back.

01:16:52We can't go back.

01:16:57Our enemies are still in there.

01:16:59We're unarmed.

01:17:01I don't care.

01:17:02Ethan was unconscious.

01:17:04Kat was alone.

01:17:06We just left them.

01:17:08We didn't leave them.

01:17:09They were still there when we jumped.

01:17:12Ethan's alive.

01:17:13I can feel him.

01:17:15Could I feel Ethan?

01:17:16I closed my eyes and felt for that thread.

01:17:19Still there.

01:17:20Thin.

01:17:20Weighed down by something.

01:17:21But not broken.

01:17:22A friend of Sebastian's drove us back to the hotel.

01:17:25Ethan and Kat are both alright.

01:17:28Sebastian and Williams too.

01:17:32You were clearly the target.

01:17:34We think they took Ethan and Kat after you slipped away.

01:17:38The meeting was postponed a few hours.

01:17:41Why?

01:17:41It was put to a vote.

01:17:43Initiated by Maverick Billford.

01:17:45Said his son, Zach Billford, was running late.

01:17:48Zach Billford was the one who had shown up at our cabin.

01:17:51He had warned us about the Soul Eater.

01:17:54He was running late.

01:17:55The same night my mate and my best friend were abducted.

01:18:01Zach was running late?

01:18:02That's too convenient.

01:18:04I don't believe in coincidences.

01:18:05I don't believe in a place.

01:18:0610 days to be true.

01:18:06Stay in low십erno소.OOOOO

01:18:06to the last one after calling the night. Weighed

01:18:06down by going to the rear. Let's go!

01:18:06Weighed down

01:18:07by going in late. All right. Weighed

01:18:07There weighed out by going

01:18:07Wow. Weighed down by going in

01:18:07This is one of the events. Weighed

My Possessive Twins Alpha Mate

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