Page 19 of Twinning and Sinning

In Bergarian, Bear Shifters shared a large territory, but mostly stayed to themselves. A high Alpha made the decisions for the group, and they gathered during full moons to hunt together and carry tribal traditions of their own sleuth or pack.

Jonas must have a sleuth around close, meaning there could be more. Wolves went on their own to search for their mates; it was their prerogative to find them. Bears, the only time they worked together besides hunting was helping obtain someone's mate. Lucky for us, Seraphina wasn't his mate, just a conquest.

Both thoughts riled me up as Seraphina pulled out her makeup and curling iron. Tonight, we had to win her over. We had to be the Alphas we are to win her affections quickly, which would be difficult.

We will have to drag her to the Red Wolves Pack if she refuses. As optimistic as Dimitri was, Seraphina was a fighter and used to be alone. She did what she had to do to survive. She would not yield so quickly, but one could try.

The gentle knock at the door was Zoey. Dimitri and I had gotten used to her smell; the more time we spent with her, the more we liked her. She was a good friend for Seraphina, someone she could confide in until we showed ourselves.

"Are you ready!?" She squealed as she entered the house. Zoey had two large bags, one clinking together, and the other must-have held her outfit. "Let's wax first!" Seraphina was taking a sip of water until she started violently coughing.

"Why the heck do I need to do that?" She squirmed.

"So if you get some tonight, you are prim and proper! Come on, chop, chop," Zoey slapped her hands together to get Seraphina moving.

"Well, I don't need to, uh, do that," Seraphina swirled her finger on the glass as she peered up at Zoey. "I have gotten laser hair removal from the waist down." Zoey's mouth dropped and her hand went to her chest.

"You lucky bitch," she pushed her shoulder. "Gah, I hope I can get that one day." Zoey's bags fell to the floor with a thump. "I guess we jump right to the makeup then.”

"Aren't you going to wax?" Seraphina replied.

"Nah, I'm going steady with Trey now. I can't give it away for free. He's gotta work for it. A bit of hair will be my motivation to get him to stop." Seraphina whistled as she pulled out her bag of girl shit.

"Wait, are you implying I'm going to... you know… with a guy?" Seraphina's voice lowered as she spoke. Her cheeks flushed red as she held onto her curling iron.

"Well, you should," Zoey rolled her eyes. "There are some hunters in town, from what Maryann said. Some guy came into the shop and said he was sex on a stick. He had some clothes that were not obviously his, saying some ass stole their clothes. She got an excellent view of his brawny chest," Zoey wiggled her eyebrows.

"Know anything about that?" I snickered at Dimitri. He was in charge of getting us clothes for tonight. He couldn't go just butt ass naked in a store, so he stole some guy's overalls that were hanging on a wash line. As amusing as it was, I couldn't laugh too much because we were in a shitty situation.

"That's um, nice? I'm not looking for anything, though. I am just there with you and Trey for tonight, is all." Zoey waved her hand as she put on her eyeliner.

"One night of fun wouldn't hurt, you know? It would probably ease some tension," eyeliner clicked as Zoey put it away. Seraphina continued to stare into the mirror that hung around near the doorway. It was just enough for two girls to put their makeup on at the same time.

"I've only ever kissed," Seraphina whispered. Zoey stood up straight from putting some shit on her lips.

"Oh... I… guess that would be true if you never left your house. But who did you kiss?"

I let out a low growl. When Dimitri and I found out that our mate was human, we knew this could be possible. We had to accept it and move on. It was just a kiss, but the thought of another man touching her...

"Being locked up in your own home once you hit puberty was hard. I had no boyfriends; I was stuck reading, writing, doing an enormous amount of working out, and watching what I ate. The only friend I had was Tommy, who was one of the guard's sons. Tommy was at the house several times a week, and we would watch movies, play video games and just talk about his time at school." Seraphina dabbed some foundation under her eyes.

"Tommy became my best friend, and I loved him with all my teenage heart. He was a heartthrob, a playboy, and I knew it. Tommy did always say I would always be the girl for him, and I believed him." Seraphina laughed, "looking back, I knew I didn't love him; I was infatuated with the thought of loving someone," she sniffed.

"Tommy took my first kiss, even though he was five years older than me. My father found out and was furious, saying I had to be pure until the time was right. Guns were going off in the house, more guards were called until Tommy, and his father were escorted off the property with bloody faces." Zoey's face turned horrified.

"I never saw either of them again. When my father would sense my sadness, he would only grin and stare at the couch where Tommy and I shared my first kiss." Seraphina’s face scrunched uncomfortably.

"As the years went on, the pain dulled, and now my heart only hurts for the life Tommy and his father could have had if they had never known me. If they never knew the monster of a father I had, none of them would have been in danger."

"You cannot blame yourself for that," Zoey pulled her into a hug.

"I'm really fine; I'm over it now," Seraphina whispered.

Zoey wiped a few tears from her eyes. "Well, we are going to get someone to kiss you tonight then to erase that memory." Seraphina laughed and nodded her head.

“I'm going to be the one that touches those lips,” I muttered.

"Nope, it's going to be me,"Dimitri nipped my ear.

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