I plopped down on the edge of their bed like an excited kid on Christmas morning.
“It’s my day!” I announced. “The first day ofmyseason of the Dragonfate Games!”
The puzzled expression on my twin brother’s face twisted into irritation. He groaned, slumping back into bed with his mate.
“Dude,” Aurum muttered. “Never wake me up like that again, unless there’s an actual emergency.”
“This is an emergency,” I said seriously.
Aurum arched an eyebrow at me.
“The emergence... of my fated mate,” I finished.
Aurum groaned again. “Shut the fuck up.”
Mylo chuckled, rubbing the sleep from his eyes. “I thought it was kind of funny.”
“Thank you, my dear Mylo,” I said, grinning at the ferret omega.
Since Aurum and I shared the same living space, Mylo was like my roommate. But he meant more to me than that. As my twin’s mate, we shared a special bond our other brothers didn’t really understand. I helped raise their twin girls, Kiara and Desiree, almost like they were my own.
But despite our close bond, Mylo was not my mate, and the girls weren’t my daughters.
It was the one thing I’d wanted my entire life—an omega partner, a fated mate to call my own. In our entire family,Iwas the one most obsessed with romance and love. Which made it all the more annoying that most of my damned brothers had found their fated mate before I did. Seriously, how was that even fair? How did Crimson the fashion freak, or Jade the BDSM pervert, find their true loves beforeme?
Whatever. I was done being jealous, because it was finally my time to shine.
As Aurum and Mylo roused, I leapt off their bed and over to the crib where the girls were now awake. I scooped up the identical black-footed ferret kits, wearing them like a pair of wiggly scarves around my neck.
“Good morning, Kiara. Good morning, Desiree,” I greeted. “Are you two ready for your Uncle Saffron to find the most awesome mate ever?”
“That title’s taken,” Aurum called, pressing a fat kiss to Mylo’s cheek. Mylo giggled at the attention. “Are you actually gonna get ready, or are you just here to annoy everyone?”
“I’m here to annoy everyone,” I confirmed happily.
Aurum snorted as he lifted his daughters from my neck. The girls perked up immediately under their dad’s attention. Although Aurum and I were also identical, the girls had no problem telling us apart. Twin powers. Gotta love ‘em.
“Hey, I’ve got a suggestion,” Aurum said with a shifty grin. “Why don’t you go make it everyone else’s problem, too? I’m sure Crimson wouldloveto hear how excited you are this early in the morning.”
“That is an incredible idea,” I said solemnly. “Thanks, bro.”
“No problem, bro. See ya later.”
I tookAurum’s advice and went to bother the rest of my brothers. But was it really bothering if it was already eight in the morning, or did I provide a much-needed public service? I decided it was the latter as I knocked on Crimson’s door.
“Hello! Wakey wakey!” I called.
A beat of silence was followed by a storming of footsteps. Crimson threw the door open, glaring down at me with narrowed red eyes.
“What is it, you sunny little cretin?” he complained.
“It’s the first day of my season!” I announced.
A loud, catlike yawn was followed by Taylor’s appearance beside Crimson. Their toddler, Ruby, was cradled in his arms.
“You’re in season?” Taylor asked sleepily. “I thought that only happened to omegas.”
“No, it’smyseason of the Dragonfate Games,” I corrected, although I knew Taylor was just teasing me. “I’m finally going to find my mate!”
