“It’s ok if you don’t Lucy, I am giving you an out, I will walk away and let you live in peace with Tyson, I know I don’t deserve you after everything I put you through, after what I have done” I let his words sink in for a second, he was giving me an out. But I didn’t want an out, we were all paired together for a reason and if the Moon Goddess believed it would work I had no reason to doubt her, right? It was unconventional to be destined to two mates yet them being twins I knew it would work. It worked for Aunty Lana and so many others. Tyson may agree the choice is mine, but it wasn’t it was up to the Moon Goddess and If I was to be paired with anyone I am now glad it was two people I knew, two people I loved anyway. Two people who loved me just as much as I loved them.
“Just let me gather a few things, and I will go” Ace says, mistaking my silence for rejection, why does he think I would just toss him aside after everything? Yes Ace fucked up, but he can’t be blamed for Josie and Melana, he thought he was doing the right thing by banishing them, he had the right intentions and it wasn;t his fault they retaliated by trying to ruin me.
“What? No” I tell him in panic, that was the last thing I wanted the entire time at home all I could think about was coming home to my mates, that meant both of them. Ace stops and turns around to face me, his eyes moving to Tyson but Tyson doesn’t interrupt or add anything, just watches us, though I could feel his worry loud and clear through the bond.
“You don’t have to say yes because of Tyson Lucy, I know Tyson is the better choice” Ace says stunning me. I shake my head stepping closer to him and I could feel Tyson watching us but he remains quiet and I realise they were really giving me the choice to turn him away.
“There is no better choice Ace, if I can’t have both of you then I would rather have neither of you” I tell him. His eyebrows pinch together before he looks at Tyson behind me. I couldn’t choose and I didn’t want to and it would destroy both of them if they didn’t have each other and it would destroy me to not have them. I marked Tyson already and he has marked me, but that didn’t mean I felt nothing for Ace. Yes the bond was gone but I have always loved them, I just didn’t realize it.
“So you want me to stay?” Ace asks, scratching the back of his neck looking down at me, I run my hands across his chest to his shoulders, stepping closer to him. He needed to understand this decision is what I wanted, that it wasn’t influenced by Tyson in any way but just my need for him to stay.
“You’re mine Ace, nothing changes that. You are mine just as I am yours” I tell him.
“You’re not just saying that for Tyson are you. I can’t feel you Lucy so I need to be sure. If you don’t want this, I understand. Don’t feel guilty or pity me. I made mistakes and I will live with them no matter what you decide” The look on his face told me he really thought I was saying this for Tyson’s sake.
I reach up wrapping my arms around his neck, his arms wrap around my waist and he drops his face into my neck inhaling my scent before he sighs pulling back to look at me. Before he could say anything or question me further I jumped up wrapping my legs around his waist and sinking my teeth into his neck. His grip on me tightens, one of his hands going under my butt, the other pulling me closer and crushing me against his chest like he was afraid to let go and this all this be a trick of his imagination. His blood pours into my mouth, and I moan at the taste of him.
The tingles return, making me shiver and Ace makes a noise in the back of his throat. I feel the bond solidify and snap into place with so much force it makes me jerk back. My mark now lay on his flesh forever marking him as mine. I lean down pressing my lips to his mark before running my tongue over it to seal it and stop the bleeding. Ace lets out a shaky breath and I look at him to see tears rolling down his face. I clutch his face in my hands, his silver eyes glowing back at me.
“You’re mine Ace just and I belong to you just as I do Tyson, I want to be yours too ” I tell him, I press my lips to his before turning my face and baring my throat to him where Tyson’s mark lay etched into my skin. I feel heat press against my back as Tyson wraps his arms around both of us, his lips pressing to my cheek softly when I feel Ace’s teeth sink into my neck over the top of Tyson’s mark.
My entire body becomes ignited in sparks and goosebumps raise on my skin all over me. Ace pulls his teeth from neck running his tongue over his fresh mark and I feel the heaviness of the bond creeping in and trying to suck me under as I pull back from him.
“And now I’m yours” I whisper, my eyes growing heavy when Ace clutches my face staring at me as I fight to remain awake, muscles becoming heavy and my face falls forward against his hand.
“Tyson her eyes” I hear him whisper before I lose consciousness, wondering what he is talking about.