Chapter 4: What we do

Mariette P.O.V:

I just stood there ... my back facing the three of them. I couldn't even start to imagine what to do. Nothing in my entire life could have prepared me for all of this. I was a complete stranger when it came to these things. Yes ... my mother always loved to tell me about how my future destined should treat me and of how the destined bond would work, but I had never in a million years imagined that I would have three destineds. "You know ... you can really turn around. We won't bite ... I promise! Unfortunately, we live quite far away so the request for getting some shirts on would be a bit impossible ..." I heard one of them say.

Obviously, they would say something like that! I spun around on my heels and just looked at them. I narrowed my eyes at the one in front and I instantly knew that if it was that all of this would have to develop into a bond, he would be the one that I would manage to bud heads with the most. I sighed and placed both of my hands on my hips. "So what ... are you stalking me now that I had the honor of tasting how disgustingly you like to drink your coffee?" I snapped back at him.

The one in the front just narrowed his eyes at me before he started laughing. “Oh … I see … a feisty one you are!” he joked, sending me a wink as the other two of him just started to laugh. I could see they tried to mask their laughs when they saw my attention instantly drawn to them. I couldn't handle men being like this! I completely and utterly hated it and I guess that was the exact reason why I was still single at the age of 18, never even had my first kiss and I was still completely a virgin. I just huffed and shook my head, internally rolling my eyes at them. I think my actions started to worry the one in front as he sighed and started to apologize.

“Look … I’m sorry … I just love playing the game of tease … you know if you give me a little feisty attitude, then I'll likely give it back to you” he said with a wink. That wink! Oh my word! That wink of his instantly made my legs numb and I felt like I was starting to wobble forward, I loved and I hated this feeling so much. Thankfully, the one at the back on the left-hand side started to notice what was going on, and within an instant, way faster than what my eyes could have seen, he stood there next to me with his arm around me.

“Are you okay?” He asked in a deep voice, his eyes full of worry, while his grip on me was strong and safe. I just nodded my head at him while nervously swallowing the lump in my throat. “Yeah … I'm fine, I guess. I guess it was probably just because I missed out on breakfast this morning before going on my run” I said as I tried my best to get away from him and out of his grip. I could see a pang of hurt flash across his face the moment I tried to get away from him.

My entire body screamed for me to go to him. My heart screamed for me to comfort him, but my mind was completely against it. I didn't want to be so close to him and I didn't even know him. I knew that my mind was doing what was right, however, my body tried to do the complete opposite no matter how I try to argue in my head no. I knew that it was the destined bond that was pulling me all the more closer to him. So close to him that for once in my life, I had feared the unknown.

“Oh … well done brother! Your first attempt at speaking to her and you almost made her faint. Most probably out of disgust or something like that!” the other one behind the one in front said. I wish I knew their names … it would make placing all of them a little bit easier on me, instead of having to look between them and trying to figure out who was who in all of this. I looked up at the one who stood next to me. He just smiled at me. His smile was so warm that I could feel it pierce straight through my cold skin.

“My name is Alex … if you have wondered,” he said with a sincere smile, almost as if he could see or read my thoughts. “And that over there …” he said pointing to the one behind the front one. “That is Allec, and then the rude one in the front, well … that's my older brother … Aries.” Alex explained to me. Oh, I see … clearly being the eldest gave him the license to be rude or something like that. I just looked on at him … not knowing whether I should actually tell him what my name was or not. I didn't know these three. Actually, worst of all … I didn't even know what species they were. Carefully, I brought my eyes back up to him.

“Mariette, my name is Mariette” I said, my voice barely above a whisper. Alex just smiled down at me. “Wow … Mariette … beautiful name. It's a pleasure to finally meet you!” he said as he extended his hand to me. I looked at it a bit wearily at his hand … not knowing whether I should shake it or not, but something inside of me told me that I could trust him no matter how big of a dick the one in the front was, I think his name was Aries. I knew that deep down inside of me, I would most definitely be able to trust them to look after me and to not hurt me.

I just smiled at him and shook his hand. “If you don't mind me asking …” I started off, wanting to shoot right out of the hip and get my answer so that all of the questions inside of me could stop bugging me. I looked at Alex and saw him looking at me expectantly, waiting for me to ask whatever I wanted to ask him. “This might actually just be ridiculous … but uhm … what … what species are you? Because you clearly aren't human” I said, not being able to stop myself anymore. Aries just laughed at me as he huffed and crossed his arms over his chest while walking a bit closer.

“Well … now sweetheart … clearly you have a dent in your knowledge about all the supernatural species that are around us. Either that, or you were raised to believe that vampires are the only supernatural species around this town. Well … seeing as you guys are the only supernatural species living inside of town, it would make sense … but honey, there's a lot more that you need to know” Aries said as he came face to face with me. A part of me cringed inside how dare he call me sweetheart or honey?!