Tasting

446–Let’s Have S*x Tonight Then

Nora:

“What are you saying?” Cain abruptly stopped facing me and turned to confront his brother. He grunted, almost as if he was about to charge at Nash for continuing to claim the baby as his own.

Ryker quickly stepped between them, his hands casually tucked into the pockets of his jacket.

“When I held one of those babies, I felt the connection,” Nash insisted, directing his argument at Cain.

“I know for a fact that it’s my baby,” Nash pointed a finger at his chest, causing Cain’s body to tense up.

“That can’t be–why is this even a debate? She never slept with you. So why the hell are you making it seem so inappropriate?” Cain nearly shouted, his voice rising before Ryker softly hissed under his breath, reminding them we weren’t in their territory.

I sighed, realizing the brothers hadn’t told each other yet that they all shared a mate bond with me.

“Oh, it’s inappropriate when I sleep with her, but when you do, it’s not?” Nash shot back, frustration evident in his tone.

Ryker kept taking deep breaths, calmly placing his hands on both of his brothers‘ chests to hold them back.

“Because I’m her mate,” Cain growled, pointing firmly at himself.

The sudden silence that followed was heavy.

I noticed Ryker raise his head to glance at me before turning around to check if the others had returned. Just as he had suspected, Silas and Clara were approaching.

Nash seemed lost in thought for a moment, then his gaze darkened.

“So, shame on you for sleeping with your brother’s mate. And you, Nora-” he turned to me, his voice full of pain. “I know you were hurt because I had to push you away, but why him? Why my brother? Why did you betray me with him? Or was it my brothers? Were you and Ryker involved too?”

The raw emotion in Cain’s eyes was something I had never seen before. It made my heart ache.

I frowned, about to speak, but Cain cut me off, “You even gave your virginity to someone else while we were practically together. And then you didn’t tell me… and now this-” his voice cracked slightly. “Please, tell me he’s lying.”

My heart shattered into a million pieces as I started to piece everything together.

I remembered the way Cain left me after we had s*x. He must have realized that I had already lost my virginity to someone else. The reason he concluded it was cheating was because I had claimed to be a virgin, even after we felt the mate bond.

I placed my hand on my forehead, finally understanding the depth of his pain. It made sense now. He was hurt, but why didn’t he talk to me about it?

‘Why didn’t we think about this?‘ Akira groaned, probably right.

‘Because in my mind, I knew I wasn’t cheating. But I should have been considerate of his feelings too,‘ I realized my mistake.

Just the thought of him dating my friend had devastated me, and here he was, discovering that his mate had been with his brothers and was now having children with them.

“Oh! Yes, that would be great. We can plan the engagement in our pack,” Silas said suddenly, appearing as if from nowhere.

Or maybe we were so caught up in our heated conversation that we hadn’t noticed him approach until he spoke, loud enough to draw our attention.

“Yes, I’m so excited,” Clara beamed, her face flushed with

happiness at the thought of marrying my mate. I still couldn’t meet Cain’s eyes.

“We’ll go inside and tell my brother what we’ve decided,” Clara said, wrapping her arm around mine. Now that her own situation had ended on a positive note, she wanted to bring me along.

I didn’t want to stay here either. I needed to clear my head. I was upset by the way Cain had been looking at his brothers with disgust. And it would only get worse once he found out I was mated to all of them and had children with each.

“You know, your stepbrother is so romantic,” Clara kept her arm linked with mine until I pushed her away, walking briskly toward the mansion.

She was such a manipulative bitch, still calling them my stepbrothers just to reinforce the idea that nothing could ever happen between us, despite all the rumors.

“What’s gotten into you? Don’t you want to know what we talked about? He even mentioned wanting me to wear a purple wedding dress,” she snickered behind me.

I rolled my eyes. I had once heard Silas mention that he loved brides in white only, not purple.

But of course, I wouldn’t tell her that. We reached the mansion, where Janet and Brody were sitting.

“Nora, you’ll be sleeping in my room,” Brody announced, standing up as soon as he saw me enter the living room.

“Why?” Rollo interrupted, questioning the decision. “I mean, her babies are alone. She should be in her room with them. When she‘ s not around, they cry a lot, and that would definitely get the attention of the brothers,” he argued, giving me a glimmer of hope.

I did not want to be in the same room as Brody.

“Don’t worry about that. The babies have been moved to a safe location,” Brody said, and the moment those words left his mouth, my eyes nearly bulged out of their sockets.

“Where did you send my babies?” I took a step toward him, wanting to grab him, but he quickly raised his hands in surrender.

“You’re bold to charge at the alpha who has your babies,” Janet warned, her voice laced with threat. I stopped in my tracks, hesitating.

“Fine, then we’ll sleep together tonight,” I blurted out before I could stop myself.

It wasn’t Brody who said it–it was me. And the darkness that spread across Janet’s face was unmistakable.