Her Alpha Twin mates (book #3)

Talking

Alora POV

I've closed myself off, letting Veda take the reins, and she has been running for hours, circling our borders and laying down on the ground, hidden in the woods and taking naps before returning to the pack house. I'm not even sure what time it is, but it's starting to go dark.

I've been trying to make sense of it, but I just can't. I just can't wrap my head around everything 'me either' Veda growled.

They spent the night with another she-wolf. Yes, I know it wasn't s****l but that makes it worse in a way well actually that's a lie, I'd be just as heartbroken and pissed if they had been s****l.

They actually comforted her, and they slept peacefully with their hands on her. I could never do that to them.

'We are back' Veda huffs but doesn't shift just yet. Instead, she makes way up the stairs. Her massive form took the stairs fast, and the members we come into contact with bare their neck and move out of her way.

We arrived on our floor before we shifted back.

My whole body feels exhausted.

I push the door open, and luckily, the bedroom is empty. I walk to the bathroom and set the taps off, running a hot bath.

I need to have a soak, try, and wash today away if that's even possible.

I stay in the bath until I'm wrinkled and the water is cold.

'What are we going to do?' I ask Veda while I trudge to the bed with a towel around me. My legs feel heavy. My whole body feels heavy.

'We need to speak to them, tell them they have crossed the line.' I can feel her sadness, but I think she is right. We can't avoid them forever. 'I am right, but they have a lot of explaining to do' she growls out, and if I had enough energy, I'd be just as pissed.

Walking towards the office, I see Holly, who makes her way to me.

"Hey, I've been trying to reach you all day," she says cheerily until she reaches me, and I must look a mess. "What is it? Are you ok?" she asks, and I hold myself together the best I can. "I'll be fine," but she pulls me into a hug, and my wall tumbles, and I can't hold my tears in. "Come with me," she whispers, pulling me by the hand without me saying anything. We walk through the kitchen and head outside. We sit on the nearest bench, and she waits patiently for me to cry it out, letting go of all our emotions from the last couple of days.

Once I've gathered myself, I explained to her about this morning, and to say she is angry would be an understatement.

"I have no idea what to say. How could they?" I wiped my face and look up at her hoping she can help but looking at her I realise it's something I'm going to have deal with alone 'you are never alone' Veda states and she is right as usual.

"I'm going to tear her a new one." Holly growls out, fuming at Ruby. "I'm more angry at Austin and Aiden than her. She will try to get her own way because she is really immature, but they allowed her to sleep with them, THEY are the ones that have a mate" and the more we talk about it, the more I realise that they are the ones who should have known better, they must have known this would hurt us.

We sit in silence while I gather my thoughts, but every thought leads to one answer.

I need to talk to them.. I can't leave because I'm the Luna, and if I'm being honest, it hurts my heart even thinking of leaving them even for a few days to sort myself out.

"What are you going to do?" Holly asks after a while, but I shrug my shoulders, dejected at the thought of their betrayal.

I think I'm finding it harder because it was Ruby, she is a conniving b***h and no doubt did it on purpose but they let it happen like it was no big deal.

"I have no idea." I sigh.

"How did it go with Gage?" I ask as I realise I've been wrapped up in my own drama to ask.

"I'm still pissed at him, but he still hasn't apologised so we are at a stale mate because I refuse to talk to him until he sees he's in the wrong and no I'm not compromising with him. He threw me under the bus to our Alphas, and I won't stand for it." She huffs a breath.

"I agree. He is a mate before a beta. I know he takes his position seriously, and he's a great beta, but he should never play that into being mates." I say, giving her arm a gentle squeeze. "I'm not standing up for him because it was a massive d**k move, but maybe talk it through and get his reason for it, you don't have to take his explanation and forgive him but at least you might get some answers" I say and she nods her head but we sit in silence.

All day, I've had tugs at my wall, but I don't want to talk to anyone.

It's now dark, and we decide to call it a night.

Holly heads upstairs, and I decide to go to the kitchen for a drink.

I walk in and see Austin grabbing a couple of drinks out of the fridge. just my luck. I roll my eyes.

He spins as soon as he realises it's me.

"Where have you been? We've been trying to reach you all day!" he puts the bottles on the side and rushes to hold me, but I step back with my hand up.

"Stop.. I can't." I whisper, and his steps falter just as he reaches me.

"We are sorry, we would never hurt you on purpose, I promise." he sounds sincere, but I just feel exhausted with everything. "I don't even know what to say. You both hurt me and Veda, and you let another she-wolf sleep on you like it's no big deal. You left me alone in bed to sleep with another. I actually felt bad for not talking last night and was coming to talk with you both, I thought I had hurt you both, and I find you like that." I wipe the stray tears that fall. He lifts his hand and looks at me, but he thinks better of it and lets his hand fall at his side.

"Alora, please, it was nothing. We would never have done anything to hurt you or Veda," but his words make me angry. NOTHING.

"Nothing.. it isn't nothing. Letting another she-wolf touch you is not NOTHING. Not coming to bed is not NOTHING. Being comfortable to sleep with another touching you is not NOTHING. My heartbreaking was not NOTHING." I thought we might be able to talk about it, but hearing Austin talk makes me realise they think I overreacted.

"That isn't what I meant. Please, let's just go to the office and talk about it," he says, but I don't think I can.

"I don't even know what to say." I tear my eyes away from him. I know that the more I look at him, I'll sway and give in, but that isn't how it is going to go. They need to realise what they did hurt me and Veda.

"Please.." He almost begs, and I nod my head. I'll hear them out, but they have a lot to explain. He picks up the bottles and gets another out of the fridge, and leads the way to the office.

As soon as I enter behind Austin, Aiden rushes to me, but Vedas low growl stops him in his tracks, and I wrap my arms around myself, trying to hold myself together.

We are pissed at them.

"Are you ok?" Aiden asks my look makes him rethink his stupid question.

"Really.." I ask him, and they both look like I've put them through hell, and everything they do seems to make my blood boil more.

"It was noth-" Aiden starts, and Austin shakes his head to warn him. "If I hear nothing again.. I'm going to leave this room and never speak to you again." I say, meaning every word.

"I meant that it's.." he says slowly, obviously trying to find the right words, but he stops talking and decides against saying anything.

I walk past him and sit down, I wait for them to take a seat also.

"We would never intentionally hurt you," Austin says softly. "we need to talk things through, but we will make our own minds up." Veda says, but I can hear the softness creeping back in her voice. She huffs at my thoughts.

"Why didn't you come to bed?" I ask, trying to hide the pain I feel. "We were going to," Austin says, but that doesn't answer my question, "Then why didn't you?" I ask, refusing to back down. "You were angry at us, you didn't want to talk," Aiden says with a hint of anger at me "so because I didn't want to talk you decided to punish me" I bite back at his tone "no that isn't what I meant.." he blows out a breath, running his hands down his face "well that is what it sounds like," I huff. "We came back to the office to work because it didn't seem like you wanted to be near us." Austins explanation wasn't any better than Aidens. "That's bullshit. because we were mad at you, you left.. did you stop to think that I was just exhausted, too exhausted to even talk. We could have talked about it this morning," but my words don't seem to be getting through to them. "But you were angry at us," Aiden said like I'm delusional. Actually, maybe it's just me that hears it that way, but still.. "I was angry because you have the impression that I'm going to be a show only Luna, but I'm not. You doubt me to make decisions. You doubted Holly as the beta female because she followed my instructions." I say in a rush, but that doesn't compare to the hurt I feel from this morning.

"We didn't say that.. we were pissed that you hid stuff from us," Austin says, but there is no anger in him, just confusion. "And reading them, they are a threat. you should have told us," Aiden says through clenched teeth. Aiden has always been more hot-headed. "If I had seen them as a threat, I would have, but they are childish ramblings and nothing else," I state, looking them in the eyes.

"Still, you should have told us," Austin says, and I see hurt in his eyes. "We don't keep secrets," Aiden said, and I see Austins eyes widen for a split second.

"I would have told you if I thought they were important enough or even if it was serious, but reading them, it sounds like a sulking teenager," I say, hoping they understand but when none of them say anything I realise they take them as a threat "I will show you if anymore show up" I say and feel a slight weight lift off my chest "We are sorry also, we would never doubt you" Austin says looking from me to his brother "we would never expect you to be any different than you, you're an amazing Luna" Aiden smiles and this is what should have happened last night "I'm sorry too" I give them a small smile but my chest still hurts "thank you," Austin says with a smile and stands up to come my way but it's not that easy "Now we have sorted yesterday out, back to today" and he drops back into his seat.

"Why was she here?" I ask the question that has bugged me all day. "She was upset about a family members death." Austin explains, but I haven't heard of any deaths in the pack. "Who?" is the only question I can think of "her cousin from a different pack." Aiden says, looking at me, his eyes a little harder than a minute ago.

"Why would she come to you?" Yes, I know they are her Alphas, but it doesn't make sense.

"Because we are her friends." Aidens tone takes on a hard edge. "Friends," I raise my eyebrows at him. "Yes, friends," he snaps, and my walls get built back up, brick by brick.

Austin must feel it because he instantly tries to defuse the situation.

"Aiden," Austin growls, and Aiden looks at him and back to me with a look of realisation, "I'm sorry," he says, but it's too late for apologies.