Total pages in book: 61
Estimated words: 59154 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 296(@200wpm)___ 237(@250wpm)___ 197(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 59154 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 296(@200wpm)___ 237(@250wpm)___ 197(@300wpm)
Emma squeezed my fingers. I stopped and turned to face her. “You okay?”
Her pretty face was etched in worry. “Are they going to be mad?”
I looked over her shoulder to her sister, flanked by her mates from the Two Marks pack. “I think they’re going to be really surprised, and I can’t wait to see their faces. Come on.”
She wasn’t as sure about my pack accepting her after she tricked all of them into thinking she was someone else. I could understand why, especially now that I met Lyssa. She definitely needed two mates to handle her.
I easily found Rob and Willow and went to them first.
“Hey,” I said, wrapping my arm around Emma’s shoulders.
Rob glanced between us, his expression unreadable. Willow, though, was grinning ear to ear. I’d updated him about what happened at Chapman’s ranch right after it happened. Well, right after I made love to Emma for the first time. But this was the first time we’d been face to face since our return.
“Alpha, I’d like–” I began, but Emma cut me off.
“I’d like to introduce myself again.” She took a deep breath and lifted her chin. “I’m sorry for lying to you, both of you. I’m Emma Lane. My sister, Lyssa, is here somewhere.”
“I’m right here!” Lyssa called in her perky, upbeat voice.
She sauntered up and stood next to Emma.
While they were definitely identical sisters, it was easy for me to tell the difference between them. Obvious ones were Lyssa’s tan from her time in Ibiza, but also her personality. It was bolder. There were more subtle, physical differences as well, like Emma’s mouth was a touch fuller. I could never confuse them.
My mark ensured that. Emma had my scent embedded in her.
“The two of you have caused quite a stir,” Rob commented.
Lyssa waved her hand through the air. “Keeping shifters a secret from humans is constant secret keeping. I think you’ve got your snout bent because for once, someone got one past you.”
“Lyssa,” a deep voice practically growled from behind us. Knox wrapped an arm about her waist, pulling her tightly to his front. “We don’t disrespect an alpha,” he murmured against her ear.
“It’s not disrespect, it’s honesty,” she replied.
Her other mate, Travis, joined them. While they hadn’t marked her yet, they would. Probably tonight, based on the way the three of them were.
I glanced at Rob, afraid he might get angry or rip her head off or whatever alphas did at times like this. The corner of his mouth tipped up, which made me relax.
“Tell us, honestly, mate, how that plug feels in your ass?” Knox whispered close to her ear. With my shifter hearing, I couldn’t miss the question. “It’ll feel different with your ass cherry red from being spanked to curb that sass.”
For once, Lyssa blushed, but I got the feeling she loved the reprimand. “Sorry, Alpha,” she said brightly. “Thank you for having us at your pack bonfire.”
Through her lashes, she glanced up at Knox, seeking something.
He smiled down at her. “Good girl,” he murmured, stroking his hand over her hair.
I squeezed Emma’s hip.
39
EMMA
I smiled and leaned into Johnny’s touch.
I was equally stunned and amazed that these two guys had tamed my sister. Not her fire, but it seemed for once, she was wanted for her. Not sex. Not her pretty face. She didn’t need to act wild to get attention or brush off anything serious.
These men–shifters–wanted Lyssa just the way she was. She didn’t have to prove anything to them, just like I didn’t have to prove anything to Johnny.
He didn’t care that I was the calm one. The tame one.
“I didn’t tell Rob I was with the FBI,” Willow said. “I even pretended to be Natalie.” She turned her head and looked to Rob. “He didn’t tell me he was a shifter. Every one of the Wolf brothers had to lie and keep secrets from their mates. He’s just got his snout bent” –she winked up at her mate after using Lyssa’s words– “that the twin thing got past everybody.”
Rob ran a hand over the back of his neck. Was that an itch or a sign of discomfort? I didn’t think I’d ever find out.
“Our mate will be going with us to our pack land in Wyoming tomorrow,” Travis said, cutting into my thoughts.
Rob shook his head. “You are welcome here as long as you wish.” He glanced between me and Lyssa. “The differences between the two of you are clear now.”
I wasn’t sure if that was a compliment or not.
“Oh my God! I love that you’re a twin!” Marina exclaimed, coming over and hugging me. She smelled like vanilla. I wasn’t sure if she knew who she was hugging, me or Lyssa, but being in Johnny’s hold probably made it obvious.
Wes was with her, holding the hand of a little girl. He wasn’t smiling like Marina was. The little girl glanced between us wide eyed, perhaps never having seen identical twins before. I gave her a little finger wave.