Her Brother, Her Mate

Simone POV

Vincent could hear what Matt was yelling on the phone to Mark as Mark dropped his arm. The look on his face, like his world was being crushed and going up in flames as he watched Hadley, confirmed what Vincent had heard.

He’s her mate too.

That sounds incredibly hot to me, but I can feel through the bond that it’s making Vincent feel anxious for some reason. He didn’t tell me why it makes him anxious, and I’m not going to ask. If he wanted me to know, he would tell me. I trust that.

Getting to know Hadley, I knew she would be perfect as Mitch’s mate. She is firm, strong willed, has a backbone that would rival Carli’s, and Mitch has been so perfectly behaved all afternoon with her near. I can totally see how the moon goddess would give her Mark and Mitch. She could handle them both like a pro.

I don’t know if Mark and Mitch could handle each other, though.

“Mitch, we need to talk.”

“No you don’t,” I said without really thinking, earning me a weird look from Mark.

“What’s going on?” Hadley asks. Mark’s face softens at her voice, and so does Mitch’s. If I didn’t think they were about to rip each other apart, I would think it looked cute. The urge to go ‘awwww’ is strong within me.

“It’s nothing, my dear. Brotherly feud,” Vincent smiles reassuringly at her, taking control of the situation, as always. Goddess how I love this man. “I’m sure they need to hash a few things out in private. Why don’t Trevor and Carlos here give you a ride home?”

Hadley looks between the brothers, eyes full of worry. I know she’s human, and from what Vivian told Vincent and me, she isn’t the type to fall for the playboy type, but the bond must be overriding all of that. There is a tenderness framing her face as she observes both of them. I can tell she doesn’t really want to go until she knows they are alright.

“We should probably get home anyway. My sister is babysitting for us and has a class early in the morning,” Trevor says, standing to his feet and grabbing Carlo’s blazer from the back of his chair before helping him into it.

“If it’s out of your way, I don’t mind waiting here. I could get a cab or-”

“No,” Mitch and Mark say at the same time, not liking the idea of their mate in a cab with an unknown male driving. You hear things on the news all the time about tourists getting taken advantage of in situations like that. Hadley is used to New York, where I’m sure it’s safer to take a taxi when you need one. Hearing them both speak up at the same time makes me giggle despite myself.

“I’ll come too,” I smiled at Hadley, helping the boys out, “We can have a girl’s night at my place! Sleepover! I have so much sangria back at our condo. You don’t mind, right honey?” I turned to look at my husband.

“Of course not. You girls have fun. I need to take care of a few things here,” he looked between Mark and Mitch, “and I’ll probably be out late anyway. It would be a great favor to me, Hadley, if you could entertain my wife for me tonight.”

Hadley smiles hesitantly and nods.

I gave Vincent a not-so quick k**s, then stood up excitedly, pulling Hadley from her chair. “This is going to be so fun! I got a new karaoke machine I’ve been dying to use.”

Hadley looked back at both of the brothers, biting her l*p tensely, concern still etched on her face.

“Oh, don’t worry about them. They’re brothers and best friends. They’ll be fine.”

Vincent POV

When Micah called me, telling me what Hadley was, I was already fearful for her with just one of the Meyers brothers being her mate. With both of them, this could become lethal for her. She might survive one brother while he was still bound, but she wouldn’t survive them both. Not with them not being able to absorb what mating her would do.

The brothers and I watch as Trevor and Carlos escort our women to their car, Trevor opening the back door for them while Carlos helps them in. A soft growl leaves both brothers as Hadley grips Carlos’s hand, stepping into the SUV. I chuckle softly. Werewolf men are so possessive.

I’m not much better, but Trevor and Carlos are harmless. They’re mates themselves for heaven’s sake. I guess with Hadley not being marked, it’s understandable. They don’t have that reassurance yet.

Neither of the brothers move until they see the SUV pull away, then they go back to glaring at each other.

“You both need to take a seat and talk this out. If you start ripping into each other here, we will have a bigger issue than you both sharing a mate,” I tell them.

Mitch’s eyes go wide as he realizes what his brother’s problem is.

“She’s your mate too?”

Mark nodded. “How long have you known?”

Mitch sat back down in his seat, “3 days.”

The answer seemed to displease Mark for some reason.

“Have you been with her the last three days then? Is that why I haven’t seen you? Have you both….?”

“Mated?” Mitch finished his thought, making Mark grimace, “No. I gave her a ride home a few nights ago after she went out drinking with Ralph and a few others. I didn’t see her again until today at lunch. Mom asked me to take her around Miami, then we ended up with Sim, Vincent, Carlos and Trev.”Belongs to (N)ôvel/Drama.Org.

Mark plops down next to me in the chair my love was occupying. He sighs deeply. “Why didn’t you tell me?”

“I haven’t seen you. You’ve been preoccupied you fucker. Every time I tried to get together with you, you were busy.”

Mark rubs the back of his neck, “You’re right. I met her 3 days ago too and she hated me. f*****g laid me on my a*s when I tried to approach her. I’ve been stressing out about how to get her to like me and accept me.”

“You could have told me too, then,” Mitch narrowed his eyes at his brother, “What did you do to her to make her lay you out?”

Mark threw his head back, looking up at the sky and running his hands over his face. The stress radiating off him is thick.

I reached out, placing my hand on his shoulder, helping to calm his erupting anxieties.

“I didn’t know. I had no idea my mate was there watching and I was flirting with that front desk chick she’s friends with. When Hadley’s scent hit me, I went from teasing that girl, to approaching Hadley like a f*****g scumbag. She ended up kneeing me in the face.”

I can’t help but laugh. Hadley was going to be perfect for these immature playboys. She was already straightening them right up. Mark is wearing a mask of regret, and Mitch has been a complete gentleman all day, surprising all of us.

“Does your dad know you are mated to Hadley too?” I asked Mark.

“Yeah. They told me to stay away from her for now. Kinda pisses me off since mom f*****g shoved Hadley at Mitch. She helped him out and they told me to wait.”

“If it makes you feel any better, she regretted it soon after. She called me to prevent Mitch and Hadley from being alone together.”

Both brothers looked at me in confusion.

“Why?”

Before I can answer, Matt comes running down the sidewalk, sighing in relief when he sees that his brothers aren’t killing one another.

“Thank the goddess,” he breathes deeply, “I didn’t want to disturb Parker because you two caused a scene in front of humans.” Matt takes the almost full beer in front of Mitch, chugs it down, and then plops onto the chair beside him. “So, what the f**k is going on?”

“Looks like your brothers are mated to the same woman. For the rest, I think you three should go and speak with your parents. They will be able to explain more than I can.”