“Then what’s wrong?” I asked and threw the tissue into the bin. My lip was healed already, one of the perks of my bloodline, is that we healed fast. “You can tell us.”
“I”m… I’m a virgin.”
I stood there staring at her blankly. What?
“Bullsh*t,” Koda said tactfully, and I rolled my eyes, “There’s no way.”
“I’m not lying,” She said nervously, “I… tried to tell you, but then you kissed me and I… but I am-“
“How the hell is that possible?” I asked in confusion, “You’re stunning. Surely men have been interested?”
“None that I’ve wanted.” She answered, “I was saving myself for my mate, so I’m sure you can imagine how disappointed I was when that turned out to be Scott.”
“Do not mention that b*stard’s name while you’re on our bed!” Koda snapped at her, “You are our mate, not his.”
“Koda enough!” I growled at him when Madelyn looked down at her hands again. “So… so you’re really a virgin?”
She nodded but didn’t look up.
“Wow,” I mouthed, that was so exciting, Koda and I never messed with virgins. They got way too attached. “So… you’ve never been with a man?”
“Not in that way.”
“Dibs!” I announced and looked at my brother.
“Like hell!” He stood up and glared at me, “You can’t call dibs!”
“I just did,” I shrugged, “Besides, I saw her first. It’s only fare”
“Scr*w you, that’s not fare!” He argued with an amused, annoyed smile. “We agreed years ago that if we shared a mate, we’d do rock paper scissors to decide who gets her first. That doesn’t change because she’s a virgin and, besides, if anyone should take her virginity, it’s me. We both know that, out of the two of us, I’m a lot more gentle than you are.”
“I can be gentle!” I pointed out, “I just prefer not to be, but for Madelyn, I can control myself, she’s-“
Madelyn cleared her throat, and we both looked at her. “Um… excuse me,” She said in a half amused, half annoyed tone, “But don’t you think I should decide, it is my body after all.”
“Of course you should,” Koda said sweetly and touched her arm. “It’s your first time, so who would you prefer?”
Madelyn’s eyes widened as she looked from Koda to me before she blushed and shook her head. “Just do rock paper scissors.”
I laughed, so she couldn’t decide between us.
“Alright fine, let’s go.”
I held out my hand but just a Koda lifted his up, Madelyn looked at me again.
“Wait, not now,” She said nervously, “Please, I know you want to mate, but I… I’m not ready yet, we just met and today has been so overwhelming already. I just… please can we wait a day or two, just until everything settles a little?”
What, she couldn’t be serious! I looked at Koda who I knew was thinking the same thing I was. There was no way we’d be able to wait. This wasn’t fare.
“You don’t want to be with us?” Koda asked.
“No, I do.” She blushed, “I am so happy that I met you both, and you’re both so…” She blushed once more as her eyes ran over our bodies and I felt my ego inflate. She liked the way we looked. “It’s just… I don’t want to do it because the bond is pushing me too. I just need a little time to breathe first. Please don’t be mad.”
“We’re not mad at you, Maddie.” Koda touched her cheek in comfort, “A little disappointed maybe, but not mad, I swear and we’ll go at your pace. If you want to wait a day or two, then that is your decision, and we will respect it.”
‘Stop agreeing to sh*t without speaking to me!’ I linked my brother angrily, but he ignored my comment and glared at me.
“Won’t we!” He said forcefully.
I looked at my mate with pure lust. How could she do this to us? Did she not know how excruciating this would be for an Alpha not to f*ck his mate upon meeting her? We were designed to claim what was ours.
“Okay.” I very reluctantly agreed, “We will wait, but I get to mark you first.”
“No way!” Koda pouted and glared at me again.
“I’m older.” I pointed out, “I should get to do it first.”
“What!?” Koda looked at me as if I’d grown another head, “You’re like two minutes older, that doesn’t mean you get to mark our mate before me.”
“Um… excuse me.” I heard Madelyn speak up, but I spoke over her, this needed to be solved now.
“How about this?” I tried to reason, “One of us gets to mark her first and the other one gets her virginity.”
“Guys?” Madelyn said.
“Fine,” Koda agreed, “But how do we decide who gets what?”
“HEY!” Madelyn yelled and we both turned and looked at her, both feeling guilty for ignoring her, she looked so sexy when she was cross. “You said you’d wait, it doesn’t matter who gets to mark me yet.”
What?
“No, we didn’t.” I looked at her in shock, “We said we’d wait to f*ck you, we never said we were waiting to mark you.”
“But…” She looked nervous now, “I’m not ready.”
“Maddie, we can’t leave you unmarked,” Koda told her and gently took her hand, “Please don’t ask that of us.”
Madelyn pulled her hand back, “Please.” She pleaded, “Just a day or two, I’m not asking for a long time, just let me get used to everything.”
“No,” I said point-blank, “It’s not happening, especially not with the mutt Scott still in the city, he wants to claim you, we cannot let that happen.”
“I wouldn’t let that happen.” She said as tears filled her eyes.
Sh*t, I didn’t want her to be upset, this was not how things were meant to go. You find your mate, you f*ck and mark each other, this is how it was, so why was Madelyn so different?
“Jax, it’s just a day or two.” Koda commented, and I growled at him in warning, “It’s what she needs, so stop thinking about yourself. Maddie didn’t grow up knowing she was a Lycan. She was raised like a disgusting werewolf, and they don’t claim their mates straight away, they do it after a few days, sometimes even weeks.”
“Who cares how she was raised.” I argued, “The fact is, she is a Lycan, and we claim our mates the day we meet them, and don’t pretend you don’t want the same things I do.”
“I’m not saying I don’t, but her needs come before mine now. I will not mark her until I have her permission and neither will you!”
I was breathing hard. I hadn’t been this angry in a while, but dam it, he was right, I had to put her first.
I looked over at Madelyn who was looking at the ground with tears in her eyes still. If she hadn’t been raised by those f*cking half-breeds, she’d have let me mark her already, yet another reason for me to kill Troy and Scott.
“Ok, fine!” I gave in, she’d been through enough, and I wouldn’t add to her trauma. “But all I am giving you is 48 hours, once that deadline is here, I will mark you with or without your permission, is that clear?”
“Yes,” She nodded and smiled, “Thank you.”
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