Page 9 of Twinning and Sinning

"Think they would cause trouble? I don't need them digging in the trash or trying to hurt any kids." I walked over with my coffee pot in hand and interrupted their conversation.

"Excuse me?" My voice came out meeker than I wanted, but the thought of my two new companions getting shot irked me. "Those are my wolves. I got them from the pound. They are domesticated, and they stay away from people," I half lied. Sure, they were domesticated, haven't peed on anything, and were nice to me. Just don't get in their way like Trey did, and you're set.

"You don't have collars on 'em," the white-haired man, known as Joel, said. "You should collar 'em. I really wanna know how the hell you were able to adopt those things. The pound is run by many government ass-holes who can't tell the difference between a dog and a wolf. You shouldn't have 'em."

My grip tightened on the coffee pot. "Well, be as it may," my Italian accent came out in my anger while the group of men began to stare. "I did adopt them, and they are my responsibility. I will be sure to watch them more closely." Joel's dog, Dash, lifted his head. He was an old coon hound that had seen his better days. These men would bring their dogs in, and Paul said it was just fine as long as there wasn't any trouble.

"Why don't you call 'em," Jonas spoke up. Jonas was the town's most eligible bachelor and also a playboy. He'd do anything to get in any woman's skirt. He hadn't lifted mine, and he wasn't going to. Jonas had that cocky wit about him that I hated. "Let's see if they are really domesticated." All the men mumbled in agreement as I put the pot down. Brushing my hands down my apron, I stepped outside and heard the door ring again.

I couldn't see them any longer; they must have gone back into the woods. "Come here, boys!" I tried to yell out. I was too embarrassed to call them by their pound names, not wanting to have Jonas have any more ammo to try and degrade me. Getting ready to yell again, my two knights in their black fur came furling down the hill. Almost jumping up and down with glee, I held onto both of their scruffs as they buried their heads in my neck.

"You guys are getting in trouble; those men in there don't think you are domesticated enough to be around town. Think you can be good boys and show 'em? Because you can totally understand what I am saying right now, right?" I laughed to myself as I stood up. "Let's go, come on."

Walking in with pride, my boys strode behind me and then flanked either side as we entered. Standing at the open end of the circle, the men sat in silence. Even Jonas had his mouth hanging open. "See, they are just fine. I know there are no other men in this town that would shoot these wolves except you, guys. Leave them be, and they will leave you be," I warned.

Zoey looked around the counter from the register and started snickering. "You give 'em hell, Sera!" I rolled my eyes. Zoey really ruined the moment.

"Well, aren't you the huntress and temptress," Jonas purred as he stood up. He was in his hunting gear, still strapped with his orange vest and his cap. "I tell you what, let me take you to dinner so you can tell me how you tamed these beasts. They would be excellent hunting companions, and I'd like to know how you did it."

The boys growled at Jonas, baring their teeth as he backed up. "No to dinner and no to any pointers. They are mine and they are gonna stay that way." The men of the group grinned, and Joel stood up.

"Great job, Seraphina. You've earned our respect. We'll stay away from your wolves. Jonas, you better shape up if you wanna get a girl like that." Joel tipped his hat towards me as the men filed out the door. Jonas was the last to leave and made sure to stop in front of me. "There is more to you than I thought," his toothpick rolled between his lips. "I like it," he winked as he followed his fellow hunters.

Terrifying chills ran through me, and Bambi ran up to the door growling with his hair standing up on his back.

"You got his attention now; he's on the hunt," Zoey walked up with Trey.

"Yeah, Jonas gets what he wants when he sees a woman. He will do anything to have her." Trey scowled.

"Don't worry, I'm not into any of that mess." I laughed. "I'm a stay-at-home kind of gal."

"We know," Zoey and Trey said in unison.

"Lame," Trey spoke as I picked up more coffee cups from the sloppy hunters. Bambi curled up by the fire and watched while Thumper scratched the door.

Sarah whispered to me as Trey went to put up the dirty dishes. "No, seriously, Seraphina. With your record of bad ex-boyfriends, you need to stay far away from him. I've been lucky since my dad is the Sherriff and is best friends with Jonas' dad. You, however, don't have anyone to back you up in this town. You are an easy target if he wants to go after you."

"If he does, I tell your dad," I shrugged my shoulders while wiping down the coffee table.

"This town sticks to their homegrown, Seraphina. I hate to say it, but my father and including the rest of the town would take a homebody rather than a transplant." I scoffed. Seems even the small towns had their own criminals in the justice system. Wiping the sweat off my neck, Thumper started pawing at the door.

"You are leaving me?" I joked as I went to open the door. Thumper slipped out, but not before he stood on his hind legs and licked my cheek, and scampered off. My hand brushed my cheek as I felt little tingles left in its wake. "Your wolves are so weird," Zoey whispered as she went back to tidy up the rest of the shop.

Dax

Stupid mother fucker. I growled as Jonas took a last glance at my mate's ass. I'm going to kill him before we leave, mark my words. We weren't going to stay at the house today as Seraphina wanted. We were going to watch her from afar and make sure no one threatened our mate. She was too precious and we wouldn't allow anything to happen to her. It was time she had her mates take care of her and not worry about running or hiding.

"Hey, no funny business," Dimitri nudged me. "We still need to play it down until we get our bag and contact home to let them know we are alright. Mom is probably pulling her hair out right now."

"Or off getting pregnant again,"I mumbled. "You won't be the baby forever; mom likes having kids close."

"I'll always be the baby," Dimitri grumbled.

We both silently listened to this Jonas character. He has the town wrapped around his finger and every chick around his cock. We would have to protect Seraphina not only from her father, but this damn tool too. Though Seraphina can't help it, she was one fine piece, but she was ours, Dimitri and mine. We weren't going to give her up, ever.

Dimitri scratched at the door to leave and licked her cheek. Can't even follow his own advice and makes a scene in front of everyone by licking her cheek. I scoffed as I curled up by the roaring fire. A wolf could get used to this kind of life.

Seraphina continued to work all morning while Dimitri was gone. He would take his nose and put it to some good use. If my thoughts were correct, we shouldn't be but a few miles out where we were caught. A small town like this wouldn't take in wolves or dogs out but a few miles. Their state funding wouldn't allow that.

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