Page 109 of A Chance at Love for the Twin Alphas

“Uncle Elden wants to meet the both of us when we arrive back home.” I pause. “Or rather, I want us to meet with him.”

I can feel Henry’s surprise through our bond. He tosses me a glance in the mirror. “Is this about whatever the both of you talked about?”

“Yes,” I say.

“And why does he want to see me?

“Because we’ll need you and Arlo,” I admit. “Particularly Arlo. Lysander is his brother. So, are you going to help?”

“Of course,” he says, and I can almost see as realization settles in Henry’s mind. “You want to reconnect with Lys?”

I shrug. “No, I don’t necessarily want to, but I have to.”

I can feel Dalila brushing over my hand and entwining our fingers.This is good,she links me.Lysander is happy that you want to talk to him.

I blink.How do you know, babe?

He told me,she admits.When I collapsed, he reached out to me through the mate bond and soothed me. I think there is a part of him that can reach out to my deity side.

It makes sense,I say.

Are you mad that he talked to me?

Not at all. He is your mate, too, and I don’t want to prevent him from talking to you. Actually, I told him to connect to you however he wants, but that I don’t want to know about it.I pause.I know it’s childish.

It’s not,she says earnestly.He broke your heart right after Corinne’s death broke it. Your feelings aren’t invalid, but I’m glad you are going to talk to him. Every mending of a relationship starts with a first step.

Yeah, I will try to really work on this.I pause before a thought strikes me.Wait a moment! We are mind linking!

She blinks.Oh fuck, you are right, I didn’t even notice!

You can mind link me!?I repeat, still not able to grasp what’s happening now.

It seems like it, I just… I don’t know… it was like an instinct. I wanted to connect to you and talk to you, reassure you, and then suddenly, it felt like a gate opened up, and I was able to walk through it.

It might be because of your meeting with Nephthys. Maybe talking to her helped you be more aware of who you are,I say.Man, you are incredible!

She looks flustered at my praise but then smiles and snuggles against me.

The rest of the drive we spend chatting about random things. Elodie shares a bit about her work for the Council, making sure to answer all of Dalila’s questions and promising her some books to read about the political structure of werewolves and lycans.

When we arrive at Silverlake Pack, Elden is already waiting for us. He and his beta drove back without taking any breaks.

“Who is that?” Dalila asks, gesturing towards the figure standing next to Elden.

I see a tall, athletic man standing next to him. He looks handsome and sophisticated. Something about him rings a bell, but I don’t think I’ve seen him before.

Elodie, however, gapes. “I can’t believe it!” she blurts out. “Drive faster, Henry!”

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*ELODIE*

Henryhasn’tevenparkedthe car properly, and I jump out of it and run toward the man next to Alpha Elden. Out of the corner of my eye, I can see Elise making a similar stunt move, leading to Marcel calling her name in panic.

“Eric!” I yell.

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