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Kiran leans in one more time to get his book back. His lips brushing my ear.
“I know what you’d be doing without him right now.”
Damn these boys will be the death of me.
Twenty Eight
Ajax
Nic: come downstairs, pack meeting.
I check the text and see he sent it to all of us. We’ve been calling ourselves a pack for a long time. Since Jay is a wolf, his instincts require he has a pack. We are that for him. It’s how we got the ability to speak in each others minds, and we formed a pack bond.
I close what I’m working on and make my way downstairs. Everyone is already settled and looking at Nic expectantly, me included.
Nic called this meeting for all of us but I’m pretty sure I know what it’s about. All we talk about anymore is Aly, much to Jeremy’s displeasure.
“Listen up, things are getting more serious with Aly and I think it’s time we tell her the truth,” Nic sounds dead serious.
Honestly, I think it’s past time we told her so I’m glad we are having this conversation.
" I agree, we can’t build a real relationship with her on lies,” I reply.
Everyone looks a little shocked I’m speaking up first but spending time with Aly has helped build my confidence. She wants to hear what I have to say. I know my friends do too. Plus, when it comes to something this important I can’t keep quiet.
“What if she runs away or is scared of us,” Jay sounds terrified at the idea of scaring his mate.
“She might not believe us, what if she thinks we are crazy?” Kiran adds in.
“It’ll be pretty easy to prove we are telling the truth and not crazy. We have to tell her at some point. I’m afraid if we wait any longer she could see it as a breach of trust. Now that the relationship is turning more romantic than friendly, it’s not fair to keep it a secret,” Nic is holding strong and I agree.
“You’re right, we’re just scared. She means too much to us to lose her now,” Jay says nodding his head at a nodding Kiran.
“Okay, how do we want to tell her?” Nic asks.
“Can I go? This doesn’t concern me,” Jeremy speaks up for the first time.
“Doesn’t concern you? As much as you might wish it’s different, she’s your mate too! It’s a disgrace to us that you’re fighting the bond. We should all be brothers by mating,” Kiran sounds serious and outraged.
Jeremy looks a little chagrined but he still just shrugs. He turns to leave but Nic cuts him off.
“We aren’t going to lie to her, you’re her mate too. Once she realizes what that means do you really want to hurt her more than you already have?”
Jeremy keeps moving out the door but Jay says something to stop him this time.
“She’s my mate. If you hurt her, I will hurt you. Whatever your issue is, tell us so we can help or stay the hell away.”
Shit, this is getting serious fast. We all have the urge to protect Aly but none as strong as Jay’s instincts. As a wolf, his mate comes first no matter what. He’s not seeing Jeremy as a friend or future brother by mating. He’s seeing him as the cause of his mate’s pain. And he’s right, once Aly knows, she’s going to be devastated with the way Jeremy is treating her. Whether she cares or not, it’s part of the bond.
I need to diffuse this situation, “Jeremy I know someone hurt you but you’ve spent time with Aly. You must know she’s nothing like her. She’s kind, caring and loyal. She will love you if you give her the chance.”
He doesn’t respond but he doesn’t leave either. That’s enough to calm the situation down. He leans against the wall and listens while we continue deciding how to do it.
“She’s coming over tomorrow, let’s tell her then. I think we should just be straight up about it,” Nic says.
We all agree but before this conversation is over there’s one more thing we need to think about.
“Have you guys ever noticed how she never comments on anything that could be considered strange in a supernatural sense? Like how we reacted when we met her or when I almost said mates? She looks like she’s going to say something then a blank look comes over her face and she never does.”
