it’s a casual event again,” he said, pulling away from her.
“Uh-oh, another casual event,” she said with her eyebrow raised.
He laughed, “not that causal, I promise. I share with my brother but no one else.”
She saw in his eyes that he meant what he said. She had stumbled into a relationship with two very protective shifters, and she couldn’t be happier. She kissed him softly on the cheek before greeting Jeremy and climbing into the back of the car once again. She knew she was going to have to tell Cory what was going on. He was becoming frantic with worry. She dialed her friends number and listened while he berated her for falling off the face of the earth. That was until he heard the story that she told him about the brothers and their lifestyle. She, of course, left out the part about them turning into giant wolves.
For the first time in all the years she had known Cory, he was stunned into silence. The bliss didn’t last long, though, and he berated her with questions. She laughed and promised to fill him in the next day. It was going to be there last day of filming, and she was ready for it to be over. The car stopped, and Erin stepped out onto a street that was lined with high-end stores. She giggled like a little girl and spent the next several hours shopping. When she and Jeremy returned to the house, she was weighed down with bags from all over the town. Oden met them at the door; a smile covered his face as he embraced her warmly.
“I am so happy you decided to be a part of our family, my love,” he said warmly.
“I feel like this is all part of a dream,” she responded.
“I think I can speak for me and Cal both when I say the feeling is mutual, you are the most beautiful creature in the world,” He whispered as he kissed her once again tenderly.
He led her inside as he started to talk while holding her hand, “listen, about this party tonight. There’s something you need to know about all the people on the guest list. Something very important. Tonight could change all of our lives, forever.”
She looked at him with a worried expression, was she ready for her world to be changed anymore?
Chapter 7
He smiled down at her as he continued, “the people who are coming over today are the wolves in our pack.”
“Oh, okay, that’s fine,” She said she had expected heads of state or the like.
“It’s very important that you understand this, you can change your mind at any time if you like. You see, in the world of shifters, twins are rare. So rare in fact that my brother and I are the first ones who have been born to the pack in over three hundred years. We are destined to lead the pack in anything that we may face. It's why we protect them at all costs and guide them to make the best decisions in their lives.
It can also be very difficult, when a pack member must be punished. That is for another time, though. Normally, when someone in the pack chooses a mate from outside the shifter community, a party is held, and they are judged, to see if that person is capable of mating for life. With Cal and I though, we are the ones who make that decision. We cannot be separated; it's actually impossible for us. We did try once to have separate relationships, and the result was horrible and depressing.
What I am saying Erin, is that we want you to be our mate, for life. Please know though that this is not a request that is made lightly. In a pack, once you mate for life, there is no going back. You would be treated like a goddess. Any woman that can capture the love of an alpha is regarded as such, and you have captured the love of not one alpha, but two.”
Erin looked at him in stunned silence, she looked over his shoulder and saw Cal standing near them, smiling like a fool too. She felt the tears prickling at her eyes. How did she get so lucky to catch the eyes of the famous Denmark brothers?
“Are you telling me that, that you love me?” She said quietly.
Oden looked
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