We have walked from the kitchen down to Evelyn’s office. Jackson was a crafty bastard, using Aiden to create an excuse to come and find her. But Aiden seemed willing in this instance to go along with it. He seems like a genuinely nice guy, and I think if we have to live together as a group it could work. He seems pretty laid back, and he seems to have Evelyn’s best interests at heart, which at the end of the day is what a mate should have. Freaks me out a little that he seems to swing both ways when it comes to relationships, but he said he wanted Evelyn and only her, so he best stick to that, cos he comes near me and I’d chop his dick off. I am not into that, and being fated to two men was not going to change that, no matter what trick fate may be trying to play. “You think Evelyn will be pissed off?” Aiden asks me, breaking my thoughts. I grin at him. “You just figuring that out?” He rolls his eyes. “Maybe we should have left her to talk to Ariella about

We sit in the office and finish our coffees, a comortable silence within the room as all sit together. I ntoice the other two men are frequently glancing in Evelyn's direction, likely checking she is okay, much like I am. I hope she is finding this okay. That she comes to adjust to the situation we find ourselves in. I look across to her again, at the spot she has taken on Cayden's lap, and I note a content smile on Evelyn’s face as she gazes out into the garden through the window of her office. I think she may be okay. She looks happy. I love seeing her settled. This is what I had wanted for her. I just hope we are able to keep her safe. Perhaps the fact she has these additional mates that fate has gifted her will be the thing that keeps her safe. Gives her the additional strength that Ariella has spoken of. Maybe I need to try to see some positives in the situation we find ourselves in instead of trying to see the negatives that constantly come to my mind. At the end of the day,

Cayden pauses at my words, his face falling at the way I am looking at him, as we reach the gardens of a beautiful, big house. A driveway running up to a garage with large black door. And a neatly cut front garden, with a stone path running up to a white wooden porch, where there was a large black front door, matching the shade of the garage door. “Why don’t we go inside?” Jackson says, rushing to the front door, and I swiftly follow, desperate to follow him, desperate to apologise him for hurting him last night. Make him aware I had no clue it would do that to him… “Ev, baby, what is wrong?” Cayden asks, he sounds concerned as he quickly follows me. Did he not get the message I was angry at him? Hurt? Surely the way I had spoken to him must have given that away? Yet here he was following me, desperate to check if I was okay. Wanting to know why there were tears in my eyes. Tears caused by the actions of us both... “Did you know last night, us do

I had loved every aspect of the house. It was truly beautiful. I could not believe it would be my home! Our home. As mates… the four of us. Giving Jackson a hug to thank him for bringing this dream into my life. Making it a reality felt the right thing to do. And the moment his arms were around me I felt my whole body melt into his embrace. That same tingling sensation I had with Cayden. It was truly amazing. Orla was purring in my mind too… “I am so glad you like the house Evelyn, you will have to let me know if there is anything you want to change. Or anything you want adding.” Jackson’s voice is sending shivers down my spine as he speaks close to my ear. I step back slightly to look at him, and realise Cayden and Aiden and left the room, leaving Jackson and I alone. “Thank you.” I whisper. “I know this hasn’t been easy for you, but it means the world to me that you would do all this to make things work for us.” I grip his hand within mine, and I see a w

Feeling Aiden sinking his teeth into my neck took me surprise, like he knew I was going to ask him to, his canine teeth already protruding… waiting… and as they sank through the flesh of my neck where it met my collarbone it sent a shock pulse of pleasure through my body I did not expect… I looked to him, as he slowly, almost seductively, licked along the mark he had just created with his tongue, removing any remnants of blood, and in that motion it sent a shiver down my spine and was creating feelings within my body I was not sure I was appreciating… His emerald green eyes rested on mine, and a silent moment passed between us. I could see his breathing was quicker... was his heart racing as much as mine? Though why was mine racing? I did not want him the way I did Evelyn. Despite the response my body may have had as he marked me… Aiden quickly stood up, moving away from me, and walked across the lawned area of the garden, running his hands through his blond h