My lips twitch, but I just let him do his own thing. Eventually, he finds what he needs and gets the water boiling.
“I’m going to win them over.” He turns to me, determination in his eyes.
I lean against the island, cross my arms, and smile at my passionate man. “I have no doubt you will.”
Let’s just hope that when Emmett wakes up, things get better, not worse.
Chapter 16
Emmett
The sound of people softly talking around me pulls me from my sleep.
“He’s awake.” I turn my head towards Lexi’s relieved voice. “Hey, baby, how are you feeling?”
“What happened?” my voice cracks. “Where am I?”
“You’re at my place.” She smiles, brushing hair off my forehead.
“How did I get here?” My brows furrow as I try to recall the last thing I remember. I was driving into town, went to the club to see Lexi, then...
My eyes widen, and I shoot up into a seated position, head spinning as I do. My gaze snaps over to the two massive men sitting on the couch across from me.
Fuck. It wasn’t a dream.
“Lexi, what is going on?” I turn to my girl. “And who the fuck arethey?”
“I was going to tell you, I promise.” Her eyes fill with tears, and it kills me to see her hurt.
“Tell me what?”
Her gaze flicks over to the Alphas, then back to me. “Honestly, I’m still wrapping my head around it. We just met yesterday, kind of? I was on my way back from the bakery when I felt like someone was following me. I took a shortcut and, well, Aiden took me by surprise, and I threw hot chocolate in his face. Then Sloane grabbed me, still not really sure why.” Lexi shoots him an accusatory glare. “And I kneed him in the junk before running away. But not before realizing...” She swallows hard,licking her lips nervously. “That they were my scent-matched Alphas.”
“What?” I whisper, my heart hammering out of my chest. “They're your scent matches?”
“Before you get upset with her, we’re yours too,” The blond one, who I think is named Sloane, says. He gives me a cocky smirk. “Fun little surprise there, if you ask me.”
“No one's asking you,” I growl. Fucker just grins wider.
Sloane turns to Aiden. “I like him. He’s as feisty as our little Kitten is.”
Who the fuck is Kitten?
“The fact is, no matter how it happened, we are both of your scent-matched Alphas. I know this is new and scary, but I think if you give us the chance, we can make this work.”
“Not sure how that's gonna happen, considering we don’t want Alphas.” I glare at them. “We’re just fine on our own, thank you.”
Who the fuck do these assholes think they are? They can’t just swoop in and take my damn girl.
Although, are they really trying to take her? They are technically mine too.
No, Emmett, don’t even give it the time of day. You know nothing about them. They could be murderers for all you know.
“I wanted to tell you, but I was freaking out, and I didn’t know what to do. I was scared, and I’m so sorry.” Lexi shakes as tears spill down her face.
“Shhh, Peaches, baby, it’s okay.” I pull her into my lap, wrapping my arms around her. “I’m so pissed with myself.”
“What, why?” She pulls back to look me in my eyes.
