Page 5 of Twinning and Sinning

"First base, Thumper. Better get going." My eyes were still on Trey. The creepy fucker was about to be dog food.

"Bambi?" Trey balled his hand in a fist and started laughing into it.

"Let me bite him," Dax snapped.

"Stop, be good for a little longer," I hissed.

"Well, what are you doing here?" Seraphina stood back up to look at Trey. "Does the book shop need help?" Trey shook his head and put his hands in his pockets. "No, uh, I wanted to ask if you wanted to come out to dinner. We only get to hang out in the shop, and you never go out to lunch; you just work or read. Thought it would be fun to get to know each other." Seraphina's face was that of shock as Trey confessed his intentions.

"Listen, Trey," Seraphina scratched her head. "That is very…" she thought for a word, "sweet, but I'm just trying to stay out of trouble. Keep a low profile." Trey nodded his head.

"It's just as friends," Trey continued. Seraphina shook her head again. "It's best if we didn't," she held her head down and twiddled her thumbs.

"Zoey mentioned an ex-boyfriend…." Trey brought up. Dax and I both scowled, but Seraphina shuffled from foot to foot.

"So it is some human fucker, huh?"Dax growled out, causing everyone in the room to jump."I'll hunt his ass down and rip his dick to pieces. He better not have touched what is ours,"Dax salivated and Seraphina immediately went to Dax, petting his back.

"Zoey has a big mouth," she whispered.

Seraphina wasn't aware of any bond, yet her body went to comfort Dax like she had done it all her life. Father mentioned that mother did the same when he about lost control when they first met. She had no clue what she was doing, but mother felt drawn to him. I thought father was kidding that he was just a crazy-in-love horn dog for mom, but it really is all true. We must trust in this crazy bond we have with her.

"Seriously? Every person in this town is either a lumberjack, ex-military, or hunter. I think you would be just fine, even with me." Trey didn't look like he carried a lot of muscle; in fact, he looked kind of scrawny. If this was buff for human standards, we got Seraphina in the bag.

"Thanks, but I can't." Trey pondered for a moment. "What if we hang out here?"

"I suppose that will be fine." Seraphina still looked conflicted, but the push Trey was sending off wasn't helping. "I'm about to give them a bath. I guess if you wanna join you can?" Trey nodded and stepped into the cabin. "Just as friends," Seraphina warned, and Trey blushed.

"Of course, just as friends."

"Dude has been friend-zoned,"I mind-linked Dax.

"That fucker isn't touching me,"Dax growled again.

"Then let's make sure he doesn't touch us,"we both snickered as we all headed to the small bathroom.

Not once did the wuss touch us; in fact, he looked like he got the bath. Seraphina was a total sweetheart and got us wet using the take-down shower hose and washing us one at a time. She cupped the water so it wouldn't get in our eyes and cooed at us like we were babies as she scrubbed behind ears, our legs, and by the power of Zeus, she washed my damn balls.

Trey would cut in, telling her it was best to get us fixed, so we don't spread more wolves around the community until I had an unexpected itch to shake myself, causing all the water to get all over the bathroom. Our mate was brilliant and had a large towel ready to shield herself. Seraphina's laugh was so contagious and made us happier.

Dax hopped in no problem by the end of my bath, and Trey looked on in disgust. He was soaked head to toe. "Here, you can brush out Thumper over there while I finish Bambi." Trey came closer to be with the brush, but I just growled at him. He gave me a look, but I extended my fangs, and he slipped back into puddle of water and landed on his ass. Declan was howling.

"Are you alright?" Seraphina got up from Dax to check on Trey, but he only scoffed.

"Yeah, I think I'm going to go home. I don't think your dogs like me too much." Seraphina helped up Trey carefully before he slipped again.

"I'm so sorry, I didn't think they would be that bad. They have been so sweet to me." Trey grumbled as he walked out of the bathroom, leaving us to our own devices.

"Something isn't right about him,"Dax linked me. "Out of the blue, he shows up, and her supposed 'friend' just gives all this private information away about her?"

"For once, I think you are right, Dax. We can't let our mate out of our sight until we find out motives."

"Here, you can put on some sweats I have that should fit you," we heard her call out to Trey. The door was shut, and we listened to his footsteps turn back around. Shit, he was staying. Seraphina walked back in and had her hands on her hips.

"You guys can't be so mean to other people. I know you are grumpy old wolves, but you still need to be polite." Feeling ashamed, we held our heads down until Seraphina finished Dax's bath.

"Dude, if I was in human form right now, I would be so hard," Dax groaned.

"Geeze, Bambi, I bet you are good with the ladies," Seraphina whispered as she rinsed him off.

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