He went on to explain that his sisters’ rooms were down the other hallway on that floor before leading us to the staircase. “Most of the enforcers live on the second floor, but a few have rooms on the ground level,” he continued as we walked.
When we reached the first floor, he turned down a hall and opened a door to another set of stairs leading into the basement. “Down there is a game room, a movie room, and some basic lounge areas. Feel free to use any of them any time you like.”
He closed the door and turned to head back the way we came. We followed him, and if I knew my brother, he was as lost in thought as I was. Never had I imagined an alpha opening his home to his pack like this. It was unheard of.
“We’ll see who’s around that I can introduce you to,” Abraham called over his shoulder as he headed toward the kitchen. When we got there, the two chatting women were gone, but the card players were still at is as well as the lone woman with the thick book in front of her.
Abraham stepped up to the beefy-looking werewolves first. “Huxley, Mathias, Calvin, Clyde,” he said as he pointed to each man. “This here is Wyatt and Wes. They’re the newest members of our pack.”
They all extended their hands one by one for us to shake. Their expressions were a little wary, but that was to be expected. Their job was to protect this pack and they weren’t sure they could trust us yet. I knew we’d eventually prove they could.
“These two are hoping to become enforcers as well. They’ll be evaluated by Bea sometime this week.”
Huxley snorted as he looked down at the cards in his hand. “Good luck with that. She’s vicious.”
Mathias chuckled and shook his head.
“She can’t be that bad,” Wes spoke up from beside me.
Huxley looked up at him. “You have no idea.”
My idiot brother, instead of being properly cowed, stood a little taller. I knew he was itching for the challenge, and I could only hope that Beatrice knocked him on his ass. He could use being taken down a peg or two.
Abraham turned around to scan the rest of the kitchen before his eyes widened slightly. “Can’t believe Callie’s out of her bat cave,” he murmured before gesturing toward the woman sitting at a table all alone. “Come meet one of my sisters,” he said to us.
“How many do you have?” Wes said as we followed Abraham across the room.
He chuckled. “Too many. There are five of us.”
My eyes widened as we followed Abraham. Werewolves were always born as twins or even triplets, but five at once? Damn.
We reached the curly-haired woman, but she ignored us. How she could be oblivious to three giant werewolves surrounding her was a mystery, but she was somehow doing it.
Abraham leaned over and tapped her on the shoulder. She jerked in response before glancing up at him and I got my first good look at her.
Her pale skin was flawless in a way that almost looked unnatural. The only thing marring her face was a small birthmark to the right of her pink lips. Her eyes were a pale blue and I could see the resemblance to Abraham and Beatrice in them.
“Sorry to interrupt, but I wanted to introduce you to our new packmates.” He turned to us. “Wyatt, Wes, this is my sister, Callista.”
Even though my eyes hadn’t left her once, when her pale blue gaze met mine, I was completely unprepared.
Everything came to a screeching halt as the whole damn world stopped spinning.
My heart thumped irregularly in my chest and my sweaty hands clenched into fists as her eyes widened slightly. In that instant, I knew she was feeling the same thing I was. That something was happening between us. We were on the cusp of something critical and life altering, and just when I thought my heart was going to beat through my rib cage, she broke eye contact.
I took a deep breath like I’d spent hours oxygen deprived. Keeping my panting as discreet as I could, I raked my eyes over every available inch of her. It felt like I could stand there and watch her for hours.
When she finally spoke, it was like another shock to my system.
“Nice to meet you both.”
Her voice was soft and quiet, but strong enough to cross the distance between us. It was like cotton candy wrapped around steel. Light and fluffy on the outside, but with a strength and resilience underneath.
“You too,” Wes said from beside me.
When I was still silent a minute later, my brother elbowed me in the ribs, and I staggered forward. “Right. Nice to meet you too,” I choked out.
I didn’t know what the hell was going on, but I knew it all stemmed from the woman sitting in front of me. The one who was still staring at the table before her like it was the most interesting thing in the room.
Thankfully, it seemed Abraham hadn’t noticed anything because he clapped a hand on my shoulder and spun me around. “Now, let’s go take a look at the rest of the pack lands. I can show you where your house is and then let you get back to your mom so you can all prepare to move in tomorrow.”
I smiled at him, but I could feel how brittle it was. “Sounds good.”
As he led us through the kitchen, I couldn’t help but toss a glance over my shoulder at Callista. She was still staring at the table, and if I wasn’t mistaken, it looked like she was shaking her head softly too.
I didn’t know what just happened or
