Page 14 of A Chance at Love for the Twin Alphas

I’ve toned all my instincts down for her, as I wasn’t sure if she’d want me. I made sure to keep Arlo in check so that he wouldn’t scare her or upset her. But now I can barely control him.

“Mine,” I growl against her lips.

Only then am I aware that people around us whistle and cheer for us. Elodie rolls her eyes. “What are you guys looking at? Never saw someone kissing?” she says.

Elise squeals and hugs her. “I’m so happy for you! I knew you had a crush on him.”

“Thank you, Elise,” she mutters, annoyed, while I smirk inwardly.

At the door, I can see Tony. He looks at me, giving me the thumbs up. A bright smile curls around his lips but doesn’t quite reach his eyes. I can’t quite put my finger on it, but he looks tired, yet he approaches me now, congratulating me and Elodie in person.

“I knew it.” He smiles warmly when I put an arm around my mate. “Told you she likes you.”

“For real.” Elise giggles while joining us. “They weren’t that subtle about it.”

“Right?” Tony grins. “All that arguing and drama… I kept thinking: Why don’t they fuck each other and get it over with!?”

Elise chuckles while I glare at my insufferable brother. “She isn’t a quick fuck.”

“Obviously not.” He smiles. “All joking aside, I’m happy for the both of you.”

“Thank you,” Elodie says earnestly. “We haven’t talked about anything yet. Our positions and ranks make it a bit complicated.”

“I’m sure we’ll find a good solution,” I promise her.

Elodie turns to her sister. “Now it’s your turn to find your mate, Elise.”

Elise sighs. “Unfortunately, it’s not that simple for me. Wouldn’t it have been fun if we had been mates too, Tony?”

He snorts. “You’re too much trouble.” He laughs, but I can swear that for a moment, his face fell. Maybe he had a crush on Elise and hoped they’d be mates, too. Looking at it now, it would have been fun if we were all mated together.

“Don’t worry,” I tell my brother. “You will find your mate, too. She is out there somewhere.”

He looks at me, his lips tugging slightly. “Of course,” he finally says. “I hope it’s going to be a sex goddess, like a go-go dancer.”

“You have to be kidding me,” I groan.

“Or”—he beams—“a gynecologist.”

Elise’s mouth drops open. “What kind of logic is that?”

“Just think about it… a GYN definitely knows all the secrets about the female body.” He smiles dreamily. “I’m sure they study the Kama Sutra, too.”

Elise rolls her eyes. “I think I just lost a few brain cells just by listening to you.”

To my surprise, Elodie says nothing.I can’t believe you’re staying quiet,I tease her.Tony just offered us such a nice bait to take.

That’s because the feelings I get through the bond are conflicting,she tells me.

What do you mean?

It’s hard to explain, but I can feel the bond to Elise like usual because she is my identical twin. I feel the one to you… and then there is a small part, almost like a fog, that occupies a part of you… and I assume that’s Anthony or rather your bond to him.She pauses.Can you feel Elise, too?

I try to focus on my bond to Elodie now; for most of the part, I just sense her, and then there is this other, independent part in me that’s connected to my brother, but yes, to my surprise there is a part of Elodie I can’t reach. I assume it’s the part of her that’s connected to Elise and meant for her privately.

Wow,I mutter.I’m not sure if that’s weird or fascinating now.

As long as they don’t feel it when we get intimate, I don’t mind,she says.

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