Tasting All My Mates by Alexis Dee

436*Let Him In

“What is going on here?” Maynard stepped away from Lazlo and asked him in a most exhausted tone.

“Nothing. She just found out that Valerie and I—,” Lazlo rolled his eyes, but stole them from me. He sneakily turned

to the side and ran his hands over his face.

“Wait!” I let out a little uncomfortable laugh when noticing Maynard’s reaction. “You knew about them?” I asked,

shocked at the fact that they had hidden it from me so perfectly.

“It is not that big of a deal. An alpha can love as many mates as he wants.” Christina stepped ahead to defend her

so-called brother Lazlo. I stared at them one by one, and all I could see were guilty faces.

“Yet you were upset that your alpha mate is still in love with me.” I rolled my eyes when I mocked her for being

biased.

They looked like they knew what they did was messed up, but they just didn’t give a sh*t.

“So, he is your mate?” I asked, learning everything from others. I wanted to know what Lazlo had with Valerie.

“Chosen mate!” Maynard said, twisting his face away when he watched me tilt my head and deepen my eye

contact with him.

I couldn’t say anything, even when I had a few more questions in mind. I wanted to ask them if they had already

marked each other or if that was Lazlo’s plan for me.

“W–,” Lazlo had opened his mouth again when another earthquake struck us. It was terrible to the point that all the

stuff from the table slid to the side and fall off to the floor.

“What is happening?” Maynard yelled as he wrapped his arm around Christina to make sure she was safe. Lazlo

rushed to Valerie’s safety while I clung to the pillar in the corner of the room.

“We need to get out of here,” Lazlo shouted when a weird howl filled the air. The clouds were rumbling along with

the storm that was setting in. There is no way it was some natural disaster, but a disaster indeed.

Maynard helped Christina out of the office while Lazlo pulled Valerie along. I was the only one left in the office when

I began to hear knocking on the closed windows and doors.

It was as if I was having a paranormal activity moment. The earth was shaking so terribly that I couldn’t leave the

pillar and run for safety.

“What is going on?” I murmured, looking in the direction of the big windows and staring out at the vast sky. The

thunderbolts were lighting up the inside of the office, and all I could remember was a specific night from two years

ago.

I let go of the pillar and started walking in the direction of the window, watching the sky light up. The bookcases

were falling down, and the loud noises made it hard to hear anything.

It was then that I heard someone call my name from behind me. I shook my head, dragging myself back to reality,

and turned around to watch Lazlo and Maynard calling for me from the door.

“What are you doing? Come with us!” Lazlo shouted, holding

onto the door frame and stretching his hand out for me. One of the round windows near Lazlo’s bar had broken

down, and the storm was blowing everything around like crazy. There has never been such a deadly storm before.

Maynard was holding the door for support while pulling his hand out for me. I don’t know how long they were gone,

but they left to make sure their girls were safe. I have become their second priority. I couldn’t blame Maynard even

when he literally slept with men, giving me the wrong impression that he would accept me, but Lazlo too? My

husband left with his mistress because he didn’t want to risk her security.

“Enya! What are you thinking? Come here!” Lazlo shouted, frowning in confusion.

“Enya!” Maynard yelled too. The fact that they didn’t even cross the little space between us to make sure they

could take me to safety really hurt me.

Was I being too demanding? After what they put me through, they needed to do more than just pull their hands out

for me to even think they care.

Just when I was lost in my thoughts, the window behind me shattered, and the force hit me hard enough to send

me faceplanting on the floor. The weird feeling of getting drowsy struck me once again, and I could tell I was

bleeding from multiple spots.

“ENYA!” Maynard and Lazlo let out a cry in unison before they approached me and got me on my feet.

“I can carry her myself,” Lazlo grunted as he freed my body from Maynard to lift me in his arms. I was not well, but

I was

not ready to accept any of their help anymore. I forced myself to stay conscious and gently placed my hand on

Lazlo’s chest to push him away from me.

“I can wa—Ik just fine,” I muttered under my breath, holding myself up and making slow strides towards the door.

“You don’t have to act this stubborn all the time, Enya. Let me help you,” Maynard whispered, but I shook my head

at him. I had my head down, as every time I raised my face, I felt like the world was taking turns around me.

They had their arms pulled out and behind me, making sure I didn’t take a fall. Suddenly, the electricity was back

on, and the storm calmed down. The silence of the night filled my heart with fear.

“It is just like— whe—n–,” I whispered, slowly raising my head and looking around at the calm night.

“When we lost him,” I said, before my eyes rolled back in my head and I collapsed. Lazlo was quick enough to hold

me and prevent me from falling down again. I felt him carrying me and rushing me downstairs to provide me aid. I

was in and out of consciousness, but I do remember watching Valerie jump into the car the instant Lazlo laid me

down in the backseat.

“Is she acting?” She got in the car and didn’t realize I could hear her through my half-consciousness.

“Valerie!” Lazlo grunted for the first time at her for making fun of me. But I am sure he didn’t know I was awake.