Mated to the Alpha Twins

Read Mated to the Alpha Twins [by Jane Doe] Chapter 98 – “Men like Marcus are always hiding something, always.” Kade said, his voice not cruel and demeaning, but factual. “They have piles upon piles of skeletons in their closets. They might let you see a few, but they will never give their full hand.”

Apart from the muffled heavy metal music blasting from Ava’s headphones, the inside of the sedan was silent. The purr of the engine as we coasted down the highway was the only thing to be heard.

The emotions that sat within this small confined space, were beginning to give me a headache.

Only Ava seemed completely at ease, so utterly joyful that she was like a Tylenol to my aching head. Her teenage ignorance and excitement for danger felt good, like a reprieve from the weight of everyone else’s emotions.

Tori and Zayne were so aware of each other that every shift, every exhale or sound that came from one had the other reacting.

Zayne still had an ironclad grip on his emotions, but Tori was practically an open book. While I still could only see through that small crack in Zayne’s emotions, I was definitely beginning to pick up on his social cue’s as well. Anytime Tori sighed or yawned, his fingers would twitch. Her phone vibrated against the leather seat of the sedan, and when she answered a call from her dad, Zayne’s entire body went stiff.

After a few moments, he turned his eyes to the passing forest and spoke.

“That reminds me of something my father would always say.” He mused, and though his voice was thoughtful, that cold edge still remained. “Never reveal your full hand.”

We stewed in his words for the next twenty-five minutes. Had we been fools to trust Zayne? Sure, he had willingly stepped into a vehicle with us–but here we were, driving to some unknown location with the hopes of getting Alec back. Was Zayne revealing his full hand? No, I highly doubted that.

By the time we turned into a run-down neighborhood with more abandoned houses than livable ones, I had made my decision. I had told myself hundreds of times that the twins were worth risking everything for, and now I needed to back those words up.

The houses had the structure and design to have looked really nice, nicer than anything I had ever lived in. It was clear funds dried up because some houses lacked small things like paint or a front porch, while others were missing windows, and doors.

I would walk into this completely blind, trusting someone who has every reason to put me in chains, because Alec and Kade are my only true weaknesses.

“Where are we going?” I asked Kade, who had passed the neighborhood altogether.

“We’re going to the next street over. There’s a heavily wooded area in between the two, which we can use as cover to get into the house.” Zayne responded before Kade had the chance, which I suppose made sense. This was his plan after all.

“Wouldn’t Marcus put wolves in the forest?” I asked a bit confused.

“As I said previously, I gathered as much information as I could on this place.” Zayne said harshly, which made both Kade, Tori and I narrow our eyes. For just a moment, I wished Zayne could feel emotions, because he’d see how close he just came to becoming roadkill. While Zayne was a complete a*****e and snob, he was actually fairly intelligent and quickly tried to rectify his mistake. “This place isn’t supposed to exist. He’s placed men inside the house, and some in a neighboring one, nothing more. Anything else would draw attention. Too many different scents lingering around.”

“Mm, I feel as though I’m qualified to give you advice, since I am on Aurora’s good side.” Tori’s tone was sickly sweet, and I knew that meant trouble. The tension between them was steadily growing, especially now, forced in such a small space together. I was practically drowning in Kade’s scent, and knew that any inkling of desire from me would set off his own. Though I couldn’t tell exactly what Zayne felt, I knew he had to be affected by her presence. Tori continued without missing a beat, smirking at him through the mirror. “She’s going to take your dad’s place on the High Table and knock your a*s down a peg. You might want to be just a bit more respectful.”

his looks. A guy like him wasn’t meant

ridden driveway of one of the abandoned houses. This driveway wrapped around the house, leading straight to the back. It would provide us cover for the sedan, which looked out of place in

and parked. Judging

easy ten-minute trek through the small forest that separated the neighborhoods backyards. We stopped

was that the house actually had a door. As my eyes scanned a few more houses down, I

to the house with the guards, we’ll incapacitate them while the three of you scope out the house that

scoffed, her fiery curls shimmering in the morning light. “Not a d**n chance,

there with Ava. Someone strong enough to protect her.” Zayne snarled back, his eyes narrowing on Tori’s

glanced at Zayne as he said, “You can go with

told Kade, letting my thoughts mesh with his own. Both he and Alec were like a constant stream in my mind. I could tap into their thoughts at any point if I chose. Since he had been taken, I hadn’t been able to feel Alec’s stream

his life to pull this off.’ Kade’s thoughts had an angry edge, but he managed to hold it together for Alec and I. ‘He’ll try to resist the mate-bond, and he will fail. It could still end badly, but there’s no point in walking on eggshells around

see her chew

back in reality, Zayne went over the plan. “Kade and Ava will call when they’re leaving the packhouse. We’ll have about twenty minutes to get Alec and get

of gum from her pocket. She certainly looked older than a teenager, but still carried that air of

countless times before. His eyes

Kade

heavily lined eyes. They were blended and smoky in a way that showed she had incredible talent. It was a far cry from the choppy blended look I had once tried when I was fourteen. “I miss one guy

keep her on track.” Zayne bit out through clenched teeth. He passed Kade one of those disposable phones and continued, “Use this

our faces?” Tori asked, her typically friendly voice was hard and callouses. “Unless Ava can erase memories, we can’t let them see

of the work.” She quipped, throwing her comment in Zayne’s face. Ava rummaged through the bag at her hip and pulled out five pieces of black

They were your

always keep one on me.” Ava

wrapped around the house. There was a backyard, with an actual fence that reached about halfway before stopping altogether. There was also a concrete foundation for a porch out front, with

feel Alec nearby. Even though I couldn’t feel that connection between us, I knew he was here. I was sure I could feel the

alright.” Tori whispered, placing a hand on my back. “I know you’re getting a bit antsy, but we’re going to get

you.’ Kade’s sigh sounded in my head, ‘Say the

finish what we came here to do. I can keep it together,

in.” She giggled, the first real laugh I’ve heard from her since she had met

snapped up, towards said mate. Every muscle in his body seemed to lock in place as our eyes met, and it was like we had