**Braxton** What the hell is wrong with my brothers? There’s no way Samantha is their mate. I look at her as I carry her to her room. She is mine. I feel the tingles when I touch her, and her scent is exhilarating. They must be confused. They’ve been driving for five hours; maybe it’s exhaustion from the trip? “Braxton?” Eva nudged me as we walked. “Yeah, peanut?” I asked my sister. “Samantha is special,” Eva told me. “Yes, she is. Can you open her door for me?” I replied. I watched as my little sister skipped over to Samantha’s door and opened it for me. I went inside Samantha’s room and walked over to her bed. As I laid Samantha down, she began to wake up. “What… happened?” she muttered slowly, turning her head to look around the room. “Shhh, you fainted,” I said, sitting next

