dishes to soak while Sara put the kettle on and retrieved some mugs from a cupboard.
“Where did you meet Luke and Damian sis?” Let the interrogation begin.
“At the inn I drove to last weekend.”
“Melissa what were you thinking? You picked up strange men from a bar? Are you crazy?” Sara asked in an agitated whisper.
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“Sara I can't explain everything to you right now; but please just trust me to know what I'm doing. Those two men would never hurt me. In fact they would give their lives to protect me if needed.”
“I don't understand you Mel. Less than a week ago you were here crying on my shoulder about a date, and now you have two men vying for your attentions and you're playing along with them. You don't even know them Melissa. You've let them into your apartment, brought them to meet me; which you have never done before and didn’t I mention there were two of them? How can you be dating two men at the same time? What gives?” Sara asked glaring at her sister with her arms folded beneath her chest.
Melissa knew that stance. Sara was not going to back down until she had been answered to her satisfaction. She raised her eyes to ceiling, knowing she would have to explain to Sara but not knowing how to go about it. The matter was taken out of her hands completely when she smelled Damian and Luke walk into the kitchen behind her.
Luke walked up behind Mel wrapping her in his arms from behind and pulling her against his warm muscular chest. Damian stood next to her and placed an arm around her shoulders. He bent down and kissed her on the cheek.
“I think we can answer any of the questions you have Sara. You probably won't believe us or like what we have to say; but I want you to listen with an open mind,” Damian said as he waited for Sara to acknowledge his statement.
“Okay, I'll listen to you without interrupting and try to listen with an open mind. Before we do get down to the nitty gritty of things, how about I make that coffee? Then we can adjourn back to the living room where we'll all be more comfortable.”
When they were ensconced in the living room with Melissa on the sofa and her two mates seated on either side of her. Sara sat in an armchair across from them and waited expectantly for them to begin explaining.
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“We met Melissa at the Shifter Inn under unusual circumstances. Luke went barging through the door of the inn just as Melissa was about to leave. He knocked her flat on her back, as she landed she hit her head hard on the floor knocking herself unconscious. We were so worried about her we had a doctor check her over to make sure she was all right. We took her back to our home where she stayed and recuperated from the concussion.” Damian began.
“Why didn't you call me Mel? I would've been there in a shot to come and get you,” Sara stared at Melissa accusingly.
“Sara please, you promised not to interrupt,” Melissa reminded Sara gently.
“Continue,” Sara said with a sigh, waving her hand in Damian's direction.
“We took Melissa back to our cabin two hours from the Shifters Inn and took care of her until she was well again. The scent of your sister was overwhelming to us; she smelled so sweet, like peaches and vanilla intertwined. We couldn't seem to help ourselves. Her scent drew us to her like a moth to a flame.” Damian paused and began speaking when Sara stayed quiet.
“We seduced your sister and made her our mate. Sara, we need you to know we will do everything within our power to make your sister happy. She completes us in a way no other woman could ever do. We love your sister very much,” Damian spoke with such emotion it brought tears to both sisters eyes.
“Wait,” Sara raised her palm to stop any conversing,
“What the hell is a mate?”
“We are werewolves Sara. Your sister is our mate, which also means, that she is our wife,” Luke stated quietly waiting for the explosion.
“Melissa I want you to come into the kitchen with me
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