I took a careful step to the side so that I was partly hidden behind Ethan, trying to use him as a protective shield against the power that the brothers emitted. I knew that my eyes became twice their usual size when Alex turned his dark eyes on me. Great, if the black eyes didn’t tell me the truth then the murderous stare he shot my way did...he was royally pissed.

Why? Well I think we can all guess why...and at whom...

“Is it just me or are they not glaring at me?” Lazarus said with an amused tone as he blinked at me.

“No, that would be sweet little me...” I muttered under my breath as I glared back at Lazarus.

“How strange! Have you been a bad boy Ash?” He went on and I felt my temper flare. He acted like I was five years old! I was just about to yell at him when I felt a strong hand sneak around my waist and hug me from behind. I turned my head in surprise and came face to face with Matt.

“Excuse me but why the hell are you hugging me?” I said in annoyance. Matt gave me a bright smile and tightened his grip while he said:

“It looked like ‘sweet little you’ needed one, that’s why!”

Oh so that’s how it was going to be huh?

“Well if I would have needed one it wouldn’t have been from you, retard. Go hug your ma...aa...that guy instead!” I hissed as I pointed at Ethan. Oh shit, I had been too close to saying ‘go hug your mate’ right now. I wondered how Matt would have reacted to that.

“Aww but I would much rather hug you Ash.” Matt went on with an overly sweet voice and I didn’t dare look in the direction of neither Ethan nor the brothers’. I could clearly feel the tension building in the air so I didn’t really need to see them to know that they were staring at us. I had to get Matt off of me if I didn’t want to be ripped to pieces by an angry Ethan.

“Well tough, I don’t want to hug you! Could you be so kind as to unhand me or do I have to make you?” I said in an irritated voice and I could feel Matt chuckle against me. He knew that I wasn’t as mad as I pretended to be.

“That’s cold Ash. I was just trying to be nice...” Matt made a pouting face at me when I put my hands against his chest and pushed him away.

Nice my ass...

When Matt had finally let go of me and I could move freely again I dared throw an eye in the direction of the brothers. I literally felt like I shrank to the size of an ant as Alex dark gaze met mine. I wanted to look away but his eyes held mine captive and I could clearly see the promise of a big as hell punishment coming my way.

When he bared his teeth slightly I automatically lowered my gaze to his chest and I got a strong, almost overwhelming urge to get down on my hands and knees in front of him. I don’t know why but I got the feeling that it would have at least soothed his anger a bit.

“Get over here.” Alex suddenly said. His voice was icy and I knew that it hadn’t really been a request...more like a command directed my way.

I couldn’t move until Ethan’s hand shot out and he gave me a push in the direction of the three brothers’. I took a hesitant step forward but when I was about to take another step another hand took a grip around my right arm, stopping me from moving and locking me in place. I looked up in surprise and my eyes landed on Lazarus cold face.

“Where do you think you’re going cutie?” He said with a small smirk. I frowned down at the hand he had wrapped around my arm before I raised my head and gave him a slight glare.

“Let go.” I said in irritation while I tugged my arm against me. I could feel him tightening his grip and I winced as his nails dug into the skin on my upper arm. Suddenly a fierce growl was heard and I shifted my eyes to the three brothers’. Anton had been the one growling but I could see Adam glaring daggers at Lazarus and Alex baring his teeth in fury.

“Unhand him or I’ll make sure you’ll never be able to use that arm again.” Anton growled and I could feel the power rippling through the air around us. I tried to pull my arm away again but Lazarus didn’t even pay me any mind. I guess I wasn’t strong enough to make an impact anyway.

“Now don’t be like that. We were having such a nice chat until you three decided to show up and so rudely interrupt us.” He said, smirking slightly at Anton’s angry gaze.

“I don’t care whether or not you had a freaking tea party! He’s ours and I said unhand him, now!” Anton replied, raising his voice and taking a threatening step towards us.

“Ah, but as we can all see this little cutie doesn’t have the marking bite which means that he isn’t yours. That also means that whoever feel like it can, technically, make him theirs. Isn’t that right?” Lazarus said in an amused voice as he pulled me against him and took a handful of my hair in one of his hands.

I couldn’t do anything as he forced my head to the side and, because of that, successfully bared my neck to him. I grimaced in pain as he didn’t let up on his grip and I wanted to kick him for using me as a stupid leverage.

“If you even dare think about biting him right now I will seriously kill you in the worst way you can imagine.” Alex suddenly said and his dark voice held no doubt in it.

I shivered as his voice washed over me and I could feel Lazarus grip falter a little. Was he scared? He should be...as far as I knew Alex wasn’t one to make empty threats.

For a second I thought I could feel Lazarus breath against my neck but then I was suddenly released and I quickly had to take a step to the side to gain my balance again.

I shot Lazarus a small glare but he wasn’t looking at me. He had his focus trained on Alex and the others and I could see that he knew he was at a disadvantage. He and his friends were outnumbered and even if he would bite me I guess he knew that he would probably do so at the cost of his own life. Alex had promised him that he wouldn’t get out of here alive if he touched me and I assume he fancied being alive.

“I guess I’ll see you around sweetie.” Lazarus finally said, directing a slight smirk my way.

“You wish...” I muttered under my breath and I could hear him chuckle softly.

Nobody moved or even said anything as Lazarus and his two friends started walking towards the petrol filing station. When they had finally disappeared into the shop I breathed a sigh in relief and tossed my head to the side to get my sprawling hair out of my eyes.

“So what shall we...” I didn’t get to finish my sentence because the world was suddenly turned upside-down and I let out a small yelp as I was thrown over someone’s shoulder. I grimaced at the rough treatment but really, what had I expected? A pat on my head and someone saying “never run from us again”? Yeah, one could only wish...

“Ughh... Alex hold your horses! I just ate and I’m going to throw up if you fling me around like this! At least let me walk by myself.” I whined as I felt the world shift and Alex started walking with me still hanging over his shoulder.

“Shut up.” Alex said with a low growl and I instantly snapped my mouth closed. I felt the urge to speak leave me in the blink of an eye and I wondered if he was using some kind of mind-control on me.

What? I had actually heard that stuff like that could happen! Where? Well how would I know...in movies...and stuff...

The others were following us as Alex carried me over the parking lot and I could see Matt shooting me amused looks. Hmpf...He was probably enjoying seeing me like this that little bug! I couldn’t help giving him a glare but his smile only grew when I did and I could see him chuckle lightly. I bet he wouldn’t be smiling like that if he was the one hanging over a seriously pissed off guy’s shoulder like a sack of potatoes...

When Alex had walked for a while he suddenly stopped and let Anton pass. I could hear a car door open and then I was pulled down from Alex shoulder and thrown backwards into the open car. I landed on the soft seat and huffed when I once again got the feeling I was being treated like a sack of potatoes.

The door on the other side of the car opened and Adam slid inside. I muttered under my breath as Alex stepped in after me and seated himself on my other side. I guess they wanted to make sure I wasn’t going to jump out in the middle of the drive like they had when they first kidnapped me.

I watched as Anton opened the driver’s door and slid inside. He closed the door and started the car without saying a word and I frowned slightly.

“Where’s Kate?” I finally asked as it became obvious that nobody else would get into the car. I looked out of the window as Anton started driving and I caught sight of Kate standing in the parking lot with Regina at her side. At least she wasn’t alone but I would’ve preferred it if she had rode with us.

I shifted my eyes back to the brother’s when we left the parking lot and I could tell that they were fuming with anger all three. Great...this would be such a fun ride!

“Are you giving me the silent treatment?” I said after a while and I tried not to sound as nervous as I felt.

Where they taking me back to the mansion? What were they going to do when we got there? Was I in as much trouble as I thought I was? The questions swarmed inside my head and I didn’t know how much longer I could take this silence before I went insane!

“Ehm...you know...turns out Matt is Ethan’s mate...ha-ha fancy that huh?” I said, trying to break the silence with small-talk.

“Hmpf...Let’s hope he gets one who doesn’t lie...” Adam muttered lowly and I felt a stab of guilt hit me. Obviously making small-talk about mates weren’t such a good idea...

“Yeah...about that...I wasn’t really...I mean I wouldn’t really call it...ehm...lying...?” I stuttered out as I tugged a hand through my hair in a nervous gesture. This was awkward. Apologizing wasn’t really my thing...like at all.

“Then what would you call what you pulled on us Ash? Being truthful?” Adam said as he shifted his gaze on me and I didn’t even know you could feel as guilty as this.

“Well...no but you have to understand! If I had told you, you would have stopped me!” I said, trying to explain myself but failing miserably. Anton let out a huff and I could feel Alex gaze land on me like a thick blanket.

“Of course we would have! You are our mate Ash of course we would have stopped you from running away!” Alex screamed at me and I winced at his loud voice. Hadn’t I wished for noise just moments ago? I guess I only had myself to blame now...

“That’s my point! That’s why I lied Alex, because I couldn’t tell you the fucking truth!” I screamed back in frustration. Why couldn’t he see it from my point of view?!

We stared at each other for a few seconds, both fuming with boiled up emotions and I could see Alex eyes slowly turning darker and darker as I refused to back down. Our staring match ended when I felt the sudden need to look away and I gave out a low growl as I dropped my gaze and stared down at my hands in frustration. Great! Why did their freaking Alpha-powers make me the one who had to cave in all the time!

“We’re mating as soon as we get back.” Alex finally said in a firm voice and my head instantly snapped up and I glared as best as I could at his cold face.

“Forget it! I’m not mating with any of you!” I growled at him and I could see his eyes harden at my words.

“I’m not giving you a choice Ash.” Alex said in an unaffected voice and I tried desperately to find something in his eyes that told me that he wasn’t telling the truth right now.

“Alex...I can’t. No scratch that...I won’t! I don’t care, you can try to force me all you want but I won’t mate with you!” I said in a frustrated tone.

I had to sound sure of myself or they would see right through me. Of course it didn’t work though because we all knew that there would be nothing I could do if they were to actually force me. Alex made sure I understood this as he started to speak with a firm voice:

“When we get home we will go to our room, I will strip you naked and tie your hands behind your back. My brothers will hold you still while I give you the mating bite and then I will proceed to fuck you until you beg me to stop. Maybe I’ll continue even then, just to make sure you won’t be able to walk for days without knowing who you belong to.”

Alex steady voice washed through me and I felt like he had just dumped a bucket of ice cold water over my head. His words made unwanted pictures flash before my eyes and I could only stare at him in fear andcontingency. Was he really...serious?

“Me and my brothers are done waiting and tonight we will simply take what we want with or without your permission Ash. It won’t matter what you say, it won’t matter what you do because at the end of the night we will have made you completely ours no matter what. You can trust me when I say that we won’t cause you any harm and I want you to know that this isn’t something we will discuss. This is the end of the discussion and you will not say another thing about it because it won’t make a difference, is that understood?” Alex voice was hard as stone and I knew that he had already decided that this wasn’t something I would have a say in.

I was still staring at him, my mind racing a mile per minute trying to come up with something...anything to say that would make him reconsider.

There was nothing to say.

The truth was that they were going to make me theirs tonight and there were nothing I could do to stop them.

Nothing at all.

[Three hours later]

Could someone just please kill me now! It would probably be less humiliating than what was awaiting me at the end of this path.

I was standing at the beginning of the trail that lead up to the big mansion and I just didn’t want to move any further than this. I could hear Alex get out of the car behind me and soon after a hand gripped around my upper arm and suddenly I was being dragged along the path up towards the big house. I tried to dig my feet into the ground and stop but Alex hold on me didn’t budge and I was unmercifully dragged on.

“Alex this is insane! You can’t be serious about this...right? I mean I’m a guy and you...I mean I’m not even gay! You can’t just decide something like this for yourself!” I was grasping at straws, trying to come up with something that would make him change his mind.

“I didn’t decide this on my own. My brothers agreed to it.” Alex said in a calm voice and I wanted to scream in frustration.

“But this is crazy! You can’t force me...that’s...that’s called rape! I’ll call the cops...and the news and...God you will so go to hell for this! Or at least you’ll all go to jail! Yeah that’s right you wouldn’t want to go to jail now would you?! I sure as hell wouldn’t so I would release me if I were you...!” I was blabbering nonsense, just trying to come up with something smart. I think I just managed to confuse myself though...

“Hush now. You’ll be fine Ash. We’ll take care of you so just...go with it, okay?” Adam chimed in with a small smile and I had to make a pause in my blabbering to stare at him for a while.

“Did you just tell me to ‘go with it’? You did, didn’t you! I can’t believe you actually said that just now! How the hell am I going to just ‘go with it’?! Are you all insane?” I yelled after a moment of silent and I could hear all three brothers sigh at the exact same time.

The hell? They weren’t the ones being told they were going to be bitten and screwed all night! I actually thought I had a right to act this...this...panic-struck at a time like this!

We had reached the mansion and Anton opened the door so Alex could push me inside without stopping. I was forced down the corridor towards the stairs and I could feel my eyes go big. Aah shit this was getting far too serious for my liking!

When we were just about to pass the kitchen entry I stomped down hard on Alex left foot and ripped my arm out of his grip at the same time. I managed to jump inside the kitchen and I wasted no time as I dashed around the kitchen table, effectively putting it between me and the brothers.

“Ash come on this is just childish. Come here now.” Alex said while he pointed at a spot beside him. Great! Now I was being called on like a stupid dog...

“You can be childish and I’m not a dog so stop ordering me around like that! It annoys the hell out of me!” I snapped before I could think and I immediately regretted it. Alex growled low in his throat and I quickly put out my hands in a soothing gesture.

“Ah...hell...don’t growl like that! I didn’t mean it in that way...ehm...sort of...I...” I babbled nervously as I realized that I had just made my situation even worse. Alex gave Adam a quick nod and I could feel my eyes widen as they started circling the table, one on each side.

Fuck! I quickly jumped backwards and tried to run around Adam who simply threw his hand out and caught me around my waist. He tugged me around, with my back against his chest and I hadn’t the strength to get out of his hold.

Alex came into view and he stepped up until he was almost touching me. He leaned closer to me as I tried to withdraw against Adam and his breath fanned across my face. He watched me struggle against Adams grip for a while and then he simply took a hold under my chin and tilted my face upwards. I had no other choice than to look at him and I gave out a small whine when my eyes met with his dark gaze. Alex gave me a small smirk and then he pressed his lips against mine.

My objections were immediately silenced as he bit down rather hard on my lower lip. I gasped at the pain and he easily slipped his tongue inside and deepened the kiss until the point where I couldn’t even form a coherent thought anymore. I could only lean against Adam and succumb to the feeling of Alex tasting every inch of my mouth.

When he finally pulled back and allowed me to breathe again I could hear a slight whimper escape my throat at the loss and my eyes widened. Why did I have to make that embarrassing sound? I had to remind myself that this was bad. I did not want this...or...did I...?

I was staring at nothingness when Alex suddenly said:

“Let’s continue this upstairs.”