Twin Alphas novel Chapter 3

JADEN

"What?" I said, glaring at Rhea who blinked at me, pokerfaced.-

"I said, where--"

"I get it. I heard you. I thought I asked you to stay in the basement"

"I don't exactly have a phone to call you. I had to come up here myself"

Klaus snorted in amusement.

"Good gracious, you really are something else, lady" he commented and she gave him a smile.

"Why? Thank you" she responded. Her gaze moved over to me.

"Please, can you get me tampons?"

The nerve of this woman.

"I am not your boyfriend, Rhea," I stressed.

She let out a nervous chuckle.

"My apologies, Mr Blackwood. Can you please send either your Beta, Delta or Gamma to the drug store to get me some tampons?"

Klaus glared at her and Trisha was already fuming. Darryl had an amused smile on his lips. If I asked him to get her a tampon, he wouldn't complain. But, Trisha was a woman, she would know exactly what type to get. I didn't want to do this, but I couldn't say no to Rhea.

"Trisha," I said and she stiffened, turning to look at me with a look of betrayal in her eyes.

"Get her some tampons," I said and she rose to her feet. She dared not complain.

"Yes, alpha. I'll be back, shortly," she said and left the sitting room.

Once she'd left, Rhea dropped down on the couch, her gaze fleeting from Darryl to me.

"Since I'll be staying here, shouldn't you introduce me to your people?" She said, looking me in the eyes.

Darryl furrowed his brows when he saw this.

"Jaden, what's going on? This woman has you wrapped around her little finger and you're not upset about it," He communicated mentally.

"Curiosity killed the cat, Darryl"

"I'm a wolf, Jaden. I'm concerned about the situation," Darryl continued.

"Why aren't you saying anything? What's with the intense look on your face?" Rhea questioned.

"Introduce yourself, boys," I said through the mindlink and a look of surprise crossed Klaus' features.

"My name is Klaus and I'm Jaden's Beta," he said to Rhea who nodded slowly.

"That makes a lot of sense now," she commented.

"What's your name, Mr Cute?" She probed and I felt my claws start to emerge. I kept my fists clenched, ignoring the fact that my claws were digging into the skin of my palm. My wolf strongly disliked the fact that she'd given Darryl a nickname too.

"Darryl. I'm Jaden's Gamma"

"What about the moody lady that just left?" Rhea asked.

"Her name's Trisha. She's the Gamma"

"My name's Rhea Stone. It's nice to meet you guys" she said and I raised a brow.

"What?" She scowled.

"Now's the right time for you to tell us what you really are" I said.

"Oh....that," she mumbled, lowering her gaze.

"It can't be that bad" Darryl stated and she sighed.

"I'm a hybrid"

I hadn't expected that.

"What kind of hybrid?" Klaus asked, leaning back on his chair.

"A witch and werewolf mix?" She said with a grimace on her face. My frown deepened when she said that. It sounded untrue. If she was truly a werewolf, I would have sensed her wolf. Klaus and Darryl exchanged glances with me. They were probably thinking the same thing.

"Here's the thing" she stated, tucking a stray strand of hair behind her ear.

"My father was a werewolf and my mother was a witch. I have manifested the magic I inherited from my mother. But, I have never felt my wolf because I have never shifted before"

"You should be happy, then. Why haven't you told her? Please, tell me you're not planning on rejecting her?"

I shook my head.

"I don't know"

"Come on, Jaden. You have been miserable. We know you're still hurting. But, the moon goddess has given you another chance. A chance to redeem yourself"

I remained silent, my gaze fixed on the wall. Klaus patted my back.

"You've got this"

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RHEA

I paced back and forth in the basement, my mind clouded by several thoughts. I could've sworn that there was something going on with Jaden. I couldn't stop thinking about him. Earlier at the sitting room, I'd been distracted by the sight of Jaden. His hair was no longer in braids. It was in a bun with his hair cut low on the sides. I had no idea what was wrong with me. I had no idea why I felt that way. It was not something I was familiar with and that's what made it odd.

"Get a grip, Rhea!" I scolded myself. I went towards the TV, my brows creasing up into a frown when I saw a photo tucked by the side of the TV. I was curious. So, I took out the photo. It was the photo of a tall blonde with green eyes. She had a pretty smile and was standing by the shore on a beach. Written on the photo was the name 'Sheila'.

"Hmm, Sheila...." I thought aloud. I turned around with a start when the bag of tampons I'd kept on the couch fell to the ground rather violently.

I went towards it and picked it up, my eyes narrowed. I stared at the photo in my hand, again.

"Is she his Luna? How come I haven't seen her around?" I said and the pillow on the bed, flew across to the room and bounced off the wall.

"What the hell?" I breathed, taking a step backwards.

Is the basement haunted? I wondered.

"Who's there?" I said, but got no response. I remained still, waiting for something else to be thrown at me. But, nothing happened.

I let out a breath, chuckling weakly.

"It's just me. What was I thinking?" I chuckled.

I returned the photo to it's position and lowered myself on the couch. My stomach grumbled and I patted it.

"Gosh, I'm starving. I also need to shower" I sighed.

I went into the bathroom. Then, I took a shower in the bath tub. When I stepped out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around my body, I was startled by Jaden who had just stepped into the basement with what seemed to be a couple of bags of groceries and pizza. My towel slipped from my hold and slid down by a couple of inches, to reveal my full breasts. I quickly grabbed the towel and covered my chest. Still, by the look on Jayden's face, I knew the damage had been done.