Chapter 109


    Cora gasps, staring first at my mom and then at me. I blink, shocked at the…the delight in her eyes.


    “They’re both here!?”


    “What!?” my mom squeals, sitting up rigid and straight, just as I do.


    “Did you…did you know!?” I’m equally shocked.


    “Oh my god!” Cora shouts,ughing and covering her face with her hands for a second. ” I’ve known


    since you were a baby! I saw it at your baptism – I’m so d you both finally know so that I don’t


    have to keep it to myself anymore!”


    “Cora!”


    my mother shouts, halfughing half enraged as she leans forward to smack Coral on the arm,


    “how could you not tell me this!?”


    “You opted out of it!” Cora replies,ughing and pointing a finger at mom’s face. “I told you I would


    tell you, but we agreed that there are some things a mom shouldn’t know! Besides, you wouldn’t


    have been able to not tell Dominic and he would have locked Ariel up in a box the moment she hit


    puberty.”


    “I just thought you saw Ariel getting into a lot of romantic drama with her mate, I didn’t think –”


    “Wait, you knew I had a mate!?” I gasp, turning to my mom now. “How could you not tell me!?”


    “Well, why would you want to know?” mom replies, spreading her hands innocently. “It’s important


    to go through life and take it as ites, with no expectations


    “Dad told Rafe he had one!”


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    “He did?” mom gasps, turning to look at the door. “Oh, I’m going to kill him


    “Okay okay,” Cora says, raising her voice above ours and spreading her hands out, silencing us.


    “Let’s…get organized here. E, I maintain that you did not want to know this, because it would


    have driven you absolutely insane.”


    “Probably true,” my mom concedes with a nod.


    “But Ariel,” she says, turning to me, her face breaking into a smile. “Come on,


    they!?”


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    “Mom just met them –”


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    “Oh, which one do you like better?” Cora asks, eager, leaning forward.


    “That is so unfair!” I protest, gasping but…I look immediately to my mom, also kind of wanting to


    know.


    “One of them is Luca Grant,” my mom says, leaning forward eagerly, almost as if I’m not


    there.


    “Luca GRANT!?” Cora squeals, her hands going to her cheeks. “The boxer!? Oh my god, he’s so


    cute – I’ve had a crush on him for like, a year


    “Ew EW!” I shout, hitting Cora now. “That is so gross you’re both so gross-”


    –


    “I am not gross, Ariel,” Coraughs, dodging my blows, “I am just a woman, and he is good looking.


    God, you’re so lucky-”


    “I’m telling Uncle Roger you said that,” I reply, narrowing my eyes and crossing my arms.


    Luca’s a hottie. But your dad,”


    “Go ahead!” she says, waving a hand. “He’ll probably agree she grimaces, “he’s not going to be


    happy about that one.”


    “Why not?” I ask, my eyes going wide.


    “Because,” she says, grimacing a little and ncing at my mom, “he’s kind of adies‘ man, right?


    Dates around? He’s dated like everyone – every little starlet.”


    I growl, hating the idea and crossing my arms. “Well, he’s not going to do that anymore.”


    “Oh yes,” Cora replies,ughing again, “convince him to be faithful to you while you’re out there,


    dating your other mate.”


    I groan, leaning against her, because I mean…she’s right, isn’t she?


    “You should see the other one,” my mom says, raising her eyebrows with a grin. “He looks just like


    her dad


    “He doesn’t,” I moan, throwing my head back, a little whine in my voice.


    “You’re right, baby,” my mom says to me consolingly, but when I lift my head I catch her mouthing


    “He totally does” to Aunt Cora, who justughs..


    “He doesn’t! They have totally different coloring! And their… face shapes…” I hesitate, trying to


    come up with other differences, but mom and Cora just grin at me.


    “Fine,” I groan, putting my face in my hands. “But their personalities are totally different


    –


    Mom leans forward, beginning to assure me that she’s sure that’spletely true, when Cora


    interrupts, her voice considering


    “Actually,” she says, her expression a little far–off. “Your dad would probably be the right one to ask


    about this, Ari ”


    “What?” I ask,pletely confused. “Cora, dad is thest person I want to talk to about this stuff –


    he’s gong to flip.”


    “Well, that aside,” she responds with a shrug like it’s an easy thing to handle the most powerful


    Alpha in the world when he’s flipping out “he’s also the only person I’ve ever heard of who had two


    fated mates


    My jaw drops almostpletely to the floor.