Reed’S POV.
My day has been perfect.
I woke up to the sight and feel of the prettiest girl I have ever set my eyes on. I watched her sleep peacefully for a few minutes before going down to make her breakfast which I served to her in bed.
I’m a horrible cook.
I’m sure the scrambled eggs I made tasted like poison, but she pretended they were delicious because she didn’t want to make me feel bad.
I just wanted to make that effort and make her understand that I truly love her and I I’m serious with her and I want to be with her.
Yes.
My mate.
What about her?
What am I going to do when I find her?
If I tell you I have answers to any of those questions, then I’m lying.
I have decided to push them to the back of my mind and “cross the bridge when I get there”.
For now, Halle is the woman my heart beats for and I’m going to focus on loving and spoiling her.
My eyes dart to my cell phone lying by my side when I hear it vibrate. It’s a text message from Alpha Jayce.
“Will be done in a minute.” A half smile forms on my face as I sip more milk from my glass.
It’s one am in the morning and I’m seated on the kitchen island in his kitchen, drinking his milk. The same milk he had warned me about time and again.
We are siblings, he can’t blame me for liking milk just like our father did.
Ten minutes later, I hear footsteps approaching from afar and soon, the kitchen lights flick on. I get a whiff of his familiar smell which makes my heart soar.
I’m about to have a heart to heart conversation with my brother over a jar of our favourite drink, milk. The feeling is exhilarating.
“Only the son of the devil loves sitting in darkness.”
‘Are you trying to say our father was the devil?’
I almost ask him that question, but I hold myself back.
It’s not yet time for him to know about our family secret.
He joins me on the island and I push an empty glass over to him. He serves himself some milk.
“You already took your position and kept me a glass. What if I had refused to come?”
“I wouldn’t do all this if I wasn’t sure you would come. You cannot resist my invitation to drink milk with me. I mean, it’s me!” I say proudly. He shakes his head and drinks a good quantity of his milk.
“Your pride will be the end of you!”
“I’m well aware of that.”
“Why are we here? It’s definitely not to drink milk while staring at this big refrigerator In Front of me.” I chuckle and place my glass on the island.
I called him over so I could tell him about my relationship with Halle.
He’s the only friend I have. He’s the only one I can trust with this kind of information. That’s why we are here.
“It’s about Phone and I.”
“What about you two?”
“We are dating now and we had sex last night at my place.” Alpha Jayce’s mouth hangs wide open with shock. Even his eyes are open.
He’s looking at me like the possibility of me dating was less than zero.
What the fuck!
“What?” I ask when he doesn’t stop gaping at me.
“Holy fuck!” He exclaims in pure shock. My head swells with embarrassment.
Yes!
It’s embarrassing to see that he is this shocked about me dating.
“You are actually dating. You have a girlfriend. You had sex?”
“Why do you sound so shocked? You thought I couldn’t do those things?”
“I don’t know what I used to think, dude.” He starts laughing. “Wow! Amazing! I swear I’m impressed.” I’m still. looking at him like he has lost his mind.
“You thought I was gay?”
“It lingered in my mind some time ago, but I dismissed it. Not that I have a problem with that, but it’s easier this way.” He’s still laughing.
My heart is clenching and warming up at the same time.
He looks genuinely happy for me and that’s very sweet, but the fact that the announcement came as a blow to him is totally embarrassing. Especially the sex part. What did he take me for? A reverend father?
Goodness!
“You finally got laid!”
There we go!
“What the hell do you mean by that?” I am agitated. I am giving him a furious look with my nostrils flaring, but that doesn’t seem to bother him. He’s almost dying in fits of laughter. When he’s finally calm again, he looks at me, but I can see that he’s still trying hard to fight off the laughter in his throat.
“Reed, I can confidently say that you were a virgin until last night.”
“Now, that is going way overboard! Do you have any idea how old I am? Me? A virgin until last night? No way!”
“Then how come there were no rumours about you having sex with girls or being in a relationship?”
“I have never I’m a relationship before, but I have had sex with women!” I correct him. He however, doesn’t look convinced at all.
Fuck him!
“If you’ve been fucking women, word would have spread. You are the fucking Omega of the pack, any girl you sleep with would brag about it to her friends and it would spread like wild fire. That’s what happened with Skye and I.”
“The girls don’t spread rumours because I make them sign NDAs before anything happens between us. My sex life is too sacred to have it being discussed in every girl gossip group and the media.”
“What?” He asked aghast.
“You heard me right.”
“You made Halle sign an NDA?”
“No! She’s different. I have feelings for her. She’s my girlfriend.”
“Oh…” is all he manages. He’s smiling, so I guess we are okay. “Halle’s a great girl. She has uh… a spooky vibe, but I’m sure it’s nothing you can’t handle. You two are a beautiful couple, I must confess. I am very happy for you.” His words warm my heart. Tears well up in my eyes. I smile and my eyes are glistering.
I want to crash into his arms and give him a warm brotherly hug.
I want to tell him how lucky I am to be to be his brother.
But not now.
It’s not time yet.
“Thank you.” My voice is almost a whisper when I talk. It’s heavy with my urge to cry. If I talk out loud, I will burst into tears and that’s not something I want.
If I get emotional right now, I will say things I’m not supposed to say.
I almost lose it when he gives me a gentle pat on my back.
“Can I ask you a question?” He asks out of nowhere.
“Yes.”
“When’s your birthday?”
The sky drops on my shoulders and I go rigid on my spot.
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Jayce’S POV.
Third of August.
Twenty-five years old.
That’s my birthday and that’s how old I am as well.
Maybe that’s why Reed and I get along so well.
We were born on the same day. We are of the same age. We are twins from different mothers.
I don’t know why, but that fact makes me so happy. Reed and I have a lot of things in common.
“You’ve been smiling ever since you came in here.” Alora tells me as she snuggles into my arms. She stayed up waiting for me to come back from my milk drink one on one meeting with Reed.
“I’m just fascinated.”
“By what?”
“Reed.” She sits up and gives me an unsure look.
“What about him?”
“I just found out today that we were born on the same day. We are of the same age and he’s in a relationship with Halle.”
“Ahah!” She suddenly exclaims. I am startled to the core, but the smile on her face makes me relax.
“What?”
“Halle was here earlier today. I noticed the glow on her face. I knew there was something going on with her, but she refused to talk about it.” She chuckles. “I’ve still found out like I knew I would. I’m so happy for them. They have similar personalities. The perfect couple!” She falls back into my arms and I kiss her hair.
“I know, right?” I slur sleepily.
As I fall asleep, all I can think about is Reed and the many things we have in common and I can’t help but ask myself this one question;
Why?
Why do we have so much in common?