Elenora's POV

"Need any help there?" Delilah asks, her eyes were filled with amusement.

"Yeah, I kinda do." I chuckle as my right hand struggled to tie my hair in a low puff. I loved my 4c hair, but sometimes it was truly a pain to deal with.

"So..." she trails applying more gel to my hair. I thank her before using my edges brush to lay my edges.

"So?" I ask, raising my brow. I quickly put up my stuff, knowing that she had something to talk about.

"The twins..." Delilah trails again, turning the chair around to face her. "How are things going?"

"They're...going." I say, looking down at my fingers.

Silence then envelops us as she stared at me as if I was a child that needed to be scolded.

"I know they're assholes." Delilah says, breaking the silence. I burst out laughing, covering my mouth to contain myself.

"There's no doubt about it." She smiles.

"Well, I wasn't gonna say it out of the blue like that." I say.

"Eleanora, I am a Alpha Female. I don't get upset with the obvious truth. Especially when it comes unto my sons."

"Well," I say, pursing my lips. "It's just the fact that I feel like I have to fight? If that makes any sense. I wanna get to know Nicolo, but there's Mr. Asshole that always thrust to get in the way and I feel like I'm the one who has to move him. I've never wanted a mate, and now having two just makes things all the more complicated. I hate choosing sides, but, I also hate the fact that I have to choose between mate's when one of them clearly doesn't want me."

"Not that I'm complaining." I add, making her chuckle.

"Well," Delilah repeats in the same tone as me, turning my chair towards the mirror. "My sons are one of a kind. They're wonderful, but hard-headed, like their father. I don't want to help you choose, but I want you to know that, Nicolo is more on the genuine side. He's more sweet and soft, but strong when he needs to be. I can already see that he genuinely cares for you and I'd say to give him a chance."

"Alfonso on the other hand." She sighs. "Is a tough nut to crack. I love him, but goddess he's too much. I'm sure he probably said some things to you already that I don't even wanna hear, but he's one of those guys that have something beautiful deep within those pile of rocks. He's special alright. In his own way, just needs someone to let him see that."

I nod my head at her words, deep in thought.

"And you are beautiful. Don't let the mere fact of a man not wanting you or trying to test you get you down or make you question your worth." She smiles, rubbing my forearms.

"Thank you." I say, smiling. "I needed that."

"We all need reassuring once in a while. We're women, not to be taking lightly." She smiles. "I'll leave you to it then."

As she closed the door, I couldn't help but smile at her, allowing my thoughts to run rampant.

...........

"Well shit." I say to Vincent as I begin to pack my bags.

"You didn't know?" He asks, smirking at me.

"How was I suppose to know that both twins are, supposed to mark their mate at the same time?" I say, pouting as I swung my bag on my back.

"Well, knowing that you have two on your hands, you're supposed to know." He shrugs.

"Don't give me that crap." I say as we continued to walk towards the pack house. "That's too much. Even for me."

"I understand." He says. "I know it's hard, but trust me when I say that things will come around, no matter how confuse you are."

"Thanks." I say, smiling softly. "Maybe it will."

..........

"I swear I'm gonna start stashing my room with food." I mutter under my breath, my senses on high alert for any signs of Alfonso. To be honest, I was not ready to even look in his direction. Ever.

Once my cheese had been fully warmed, I made a quick dash towards my room.

As soon as I was about to blow a breath of relief, a hand covered my mouth, making my eyes widen.

"Come with me."

..........

"You're just as bad as your brother. You know that?" I ask as I swat away yet another fern.

"I'm offended." Nicolo chuckles as he continued to walk ahead of me. "How so?"

"You're always kidnapping me, like, what's up with dat?" I ask, raising my brow. I could already see him smiling at me.

"A little mystery won't hurt anyone." He replies. "Besides, you like surprises, so I know you love it."

I couldn't help but smile.

Nicolo was apparently was taking me somewhere 'special'. I didn't wanna ask any questions, but the fact that we were walking through the forest in the middle of the night would have just about anyone questioning their life choices.

"We're here." Nicolo's voice cut through my train of thought.

"A tree house?" I say in a teasing tone. We smile at each other before heading up on the ladder.

Sure enough, the pictures of two young twin boys are what first caught my attention. The wooden walls and floors were scarred and battered, showing its many years of standing. There were papers here and there, and many marks of painting that are half done throughout the whole room.

"This was Alfonso and I'd tree house. We used to come here after training to be Alpha will our dad. Alfonso would be at his most vulnerable here. He used to act so tough for Dad, Mom, Me and Fling."

I watch as his hands roamed through the many pictures of him and his brother, a smile appearing on his face.

"I always knew he just wanted to impress everyone, but I also knew that he was weak and that even he needed a break sometimes. That's why I made sure to be there for him."

It was clear that Nicolo loved his brother, it was just sad to see how they treated each other.

"So." I whisper. "What happened?"

"Let's just say that even brothers can become enemies." He says seriously.

I was about to say something, something to cheer him up, but the feeling of wet liquid dripping down my back had me gasping in shock.

"Boi-"

"What's the matter? Can't take a little paint?" Nicolo chuckled as he held the a balloon which I'm sure held paint in it.

"You're on." I smile, taking up one.

The night air was then filled with our laughs as we continued to throw paints balls at each other , creating more paint to go on the empty walls.

"This is gonna take forever to get out." I say, touching my now colourful hair.

"I'll help you." Nicolo says, his lips now close to my ears. I shudder involuntary. "Sit with me."

We sit in front of the open window, to which makes the moon appear even closer than intended. It illuminated brightly, making me sigh in satisfaction.

"I know this is all overwhelming for you." Nicolo says, his eyes still on the moon. "Having two mates that are related and giving you a hard time must be hard."

I smile at him softly.

"It's not that bad." I say. "You're making it worth it."

"I wanna make it easy for you." He says, now turning to me. "I don't want you to question how I already feel about you. I want you to choose me."

I took the time to really look into his hazel eyes. I actually feel the warmth of his stare and melt under them.

I wanted to try and let my guard down and fall in love with him.

"Well, you're brother is making that easy for me." I say, making him smile. Within seconds, he's hovering over me, only allowing some of if the light to hit my face.

"Good." He says. "Because I'm gonna be the one to change your mind everytime you think about him."

"Oh yeah?" It was my turn to smile. "How?"

Before I could even realise what he was doing, his lips claimed mines in a passionate kiss making me close my eyes and pull him in closer than I needed too.

If wanting someone this much was bad, then I didn't want it to be good.

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Hey everyone! Yes yes, I know it's been a while and I'm sorry.

There's just been a lot going on and I'm sure most of y'all can relate with the many stuff that's going on in the world right now.

But, I've kinda been in a weird state of writing and I'm just trying to work with how I'm feeling. That being said, sorry if this chapter was written poorly :(

But, I couldn't abandon you guysss. I love y'all too much and I miss writing for you lovely people. (Not because so much of y'all were asking for me and an update lol)

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