chapter 56


    Theo pulled me against him, so my body was flush with his. Sparks erupted all over my skin giving


    me goosebumps under his touch. My body reacting even though my mind had other ideas. I put my


    hand on his chest about to push him away except he deepened the kiss making me forget entirely that I


    was angry with them. How I hated the mate bond, it overrides everything or maybe I am just too weak


    to go against it.


    Tobias got up from the lounge his hands grabbing my hips tightly, so tight I knew it would leave


    bruises, his lips going to my neck as softly sucked and nipped at my skin. His teeth making me shiver


    against him as they brushed my mark. His hands moving underneath the shirt and up my stomach to


    my breasts, my nipples hardening from the feel of his rough hands caressing them. I moaned into


    Theo’s mouth, my hands wrapping around his neck pulling him closer, oh how I loved the feeling of


    both of them touching me, setting off every nerve ending in my body as arousal flooded me taking over


    all rational thought.


    I felt Theo grab my thighs lifting me, so I had no choice but to grab his shoulders to stop from


    falling backwards and into Tobias. My legs locking securely around his waist and I could feel his


    erection pressing against my clit. When suddenly I heard Tobias growl. His growl making everyone


    freeze. Theo stopped pulling back slightly, I sucked in a breath of much needed air.


    I felt Tobias step back and Theo ced me on the ground, my feet softlynding on the cold


    floorboards before listening intently.


    I watched as they both looked at each other, hearing something only they could hear. After a few


    seconds I too, also could hear the sound of tyres on the dirt roading toward the house at great


    speed.


    “Go get dressed, my parents are here,” Theo said before pulling me closer and kissing me. His


    tongue licking my bottom lip, before I felt him suck it into his mouth and biting down slightly. He stepped


    back and motioned for the stairs. I made my way back upstairs and into our room. I wondered why his


    parents decided to show up, the thought made me nervous. I could hear Tobias walking into the room


    as I rummaged through the walk-in, trying to find something decent to wear. Settling on some tights and


    a singlet. Tobias reached in and pulled a shirt from the hanger and he grabbed a pair of jeans quickly


    slipping them on beforeing over and wrapping his strong arms around me and kissing my head, I


    pulled back and out of his reach.


    I quickly walked into the bathroom and washed my face and brushed my hair, so I didn’t look like I


    had just awoken trying to make myself look somewhat functional. After washing up quickly, I slipped on


    my bra and the grey tights along with the ck singlet. Tobias was no longer in the room and I could


    hear soft talkinging from downstairs. Along with Tobias’s angry whispers which weren’t really


    whispers, with how high his voice boomed towards the end.


    Walking down the stairs I was greeted by Caroline. She was in a ck suit pants and a blouse


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    looking very formal like she just stepped out of an important meeting.


    “Imogen, lovely to see you again” I nodded making my way down the rest of the steps and onto the


    she has never been this weing before. I froze as her arms wrapped around me tightly before


    cing my hand on her back and hugging her back. When she let go, she held me at arm’s length.


    “Come we have much to discuss” she said motioning for me to sit on the lounge. When I turned


    toward the lounge, I nearly froze. Josiah was sitting there staring off into space like he was deep in


    thought. I shivered slightly at the intense look on his face before sitting as far away from him as the


    lounge would allow. When he looked toward me, he softly smiled his lips tugging up slightly. His eyes


    sparkling under the lighting emitting from the firece.


    “So, what’s this about?” I asked nervously. I almost preferred the overbearing intimidating version


    of Josiah, that I was ustomed to, not this man who was looking back at me as if he were exhausted


    and mentally drained. I noticed Theo sitting on the armchair next to the firece with a strange look on


    his face. Theo almost looked like he was in a trance.


    When no one answered I asked another question just as Tobias walked back into the room with


    four cups of coffee on a tray.


    “What’s wrong with Theo?” I asked staring at him, but he didn’t even nce in my direction at the


    mention of his name. He hadn’t moved at all, he was just staring oddly at the space in front of him, like


    he could see something I couldn’t see. His eyes seeing but not really seeing, it gave off an eerie feel


    like he was looking through whatever it is he was looking at.


    Tobias sat the tray down and Caroline instantly reached for her coffee cup and passed me mine. I


    epted the coffee and said thanks.


    “Theo is stuck in his own mind,” Tobias said worriedly ncing at him. I remembered Theo telling


    me about how they don’t sleep yet, could be go into the depths of their owns minds and be stuck.


    I couldn’t feel anything but worry through the bond as he stared of vacantly.


    “Why did he go like that?” I asked looking to Caroline.


    “We have some news, and it must have shocked him into this state, don’t worry dear Tobias will


    eventually pull him out of it” she said. Tobias walked over to him and waved a hand in front of his face,


    but it was as if he didn’t see.


    “So, what was the news?” I asked turning back to Caroline.


    “The council want to meet you, sooner thanter. That’s not why we are here though. The council


    needs your birth documents, as you know humans aren’t usually mated to werewolves or vampires.


    The council wants to look up your lineage they aren’t convinced you are a hundred percent human. If


    you are, you would be the first human ever mated to someone like us” Josiah said motioning toward


    Theo and Tobias.


    “Okay, so that’s what shocked Theo?” I asked looking towards his frozen posture sitting in the


    armchair.


    Tobias growled. Josiah stood up cing his hand on Tobias arm and squeezing it before letting


    him go. “That’s enough son, we can’t change the past, but your mother and I have sorted it, the


    documents wille soon in the mail they said they would post them to this address” Tobias stared at


    me intently for a few seconds, I could feel worry and something elseing through the bond. I didn’t


    have a chance to ask what documents they were talking about when Josiah turned to look at me.


    “Imogen do you still have your original birth certificate. I will also need a vial of your blood for the


    council” I nodded my head knowing it was amongst the boxes that were in the office in the shed along


    with rest of my belongings that Theo had stored here.


    “I think it is in a box in the shed” I told him suddenly feeling nervous I knew it held nothing about


    my so-called lineage. My mother’s name was the only one on the birth certificate. I never knew my


    father, didn’t really want to either after he abandoned her to raise a child on her own.


    “We will have to find it, but first finish your coffee, I need to speak to Tobias in private” Tobias got


    up and walked toward the kitchen, Josiah following behind him silently. Something had Tobias on edge,


    and I nced back at Theo who was still looking off, his eyes zed over like he was there, but


    nobody was home his eyes were burning bright red and hollow looking.


    “Well hopefully we find something that will help your case” Caroline said. I looked at her how would


    it help my case? I thought to myself.


    “And if we don’t find anything?” I asked but I had a feeling I already knew the answer.


    “If there is nothing to be found, the council will probably give Tobias and Theo a time limit on when


    to change you Imogen, I know you don’t want this Tobias has made that very clear. Unfortunately,


    Tobias taking that choice from you was very selfish and wrong of him to do so. He shouldn’t have


    marked you, but I also know my sons would never willingly put you in danger, the Mate bond is that


    strong it would have happened eventually, he just should have spoken to the council first” She told me


    ncing at Theo nervously. I watched as she stood up and walked over to him.