chapter 128 Twenty-Six

Evelyn's POV

I could feel Orion watching me as we pulled up. April's words replay in my head. How did she

know? Did she know what he did?

“Evelyn, what did April say to you?” Orion asks, leaning between the seats.

“It doesn't matter, Orion. I just want to go home,” I tell him. Ryland looks over at me. Could feel

their worry through the bond.

“Evelyn,” Ryland says but I cut him off.

“Please, can we just go home? I want to go back,” I tell him. Ryland turns the car around going

the way we came. I lean against the window wondering what April meant. It scared me knowing she

knew what I did. Ryland suddenly pulls over making me look up at him.

“What are you doing?” I ask but he says nothing just hops out and walks into a store before

coming out with a bag. He dumps it in my lap, and I place it on the floor between my feet. Ryland

starts the car and drives back to Thaddeus's parents’ house. Pulling up out the front, I get out of the

car heading toward the front door when I hear another car pull up. I could see Bianca and Thaddeus

sitting in the silver BMW. Thaddeus looks up at his parents’ house shaking his head, and he didn't

look like he wanted to get out.

Walking over I open his door. Ryland and Orion got out closing their car doors making me look

back them. Thaddeus still sat in the car.

“Come on, are you going to sit in there all day?” I ask, holding out my hand. He grabs my hand,

hopping out before scratching back of his neck. I could feel his nervousness through the bond when

suddenly the front door opened. Imogen walked out her face lighting up when she sees him. She

runs down the steps before hugging him, relieved he actually came back. Theo and Tobias walk out,

and I suddenly feel nervous. The feelings through the bond hitting me hard as I was consumed with

Thaddeus's guilt.

Theo walks off the porch first before walking over and ripping Thaddeus towards him, hugging

him tightly before smacking him on the back. “Son,” he says before stepping back, Thaddeus looks

towards his other father. Tobias walks down stopping in front of his son and I watch as Thaddeus

eyes go straight to the burns on his father’s skin. He swallows and I can feel his sadness at what he

done, but his guilt was the worse. His father was alive so I didn't understand the overwhelming guilt

he was feeling. Surely it couldn't be over his father's scars.

“Come on let's go inside,” Tobias tells him, clapping his hand on his sons back. Thaddeus nods

following them in, his mother clinging to him. I see Amara walking out of her little home as she

skipped over before leaping on Thaddeus back. Orion grabs my hand, tugging me toward the

house. I laugh as I watch Amara cling on his back like a monkey before he chucks her off and wraps

his arm across her shoulders and puts her in a headlock, messing her hair. She squeals as he drags

her up the stairs before he lets her go. Ryland walking up behind then shoves her off the side

making her growl at him as she lands in the garden.

“Mutt,” she screeches at him just as Tobias spins around and glares at her.

“Get out of my garden, Amara,” he snaps at her. She dusts herself before stomping inside the

house. We walk into the kitchen and I help Imogen make coffee. Thaddeus sits at the island bench

next to Bianca. They seem close as he seems comfortable in her presence more so than his parents.

Ryland walks over to Thaddeus wrapping his arms over Thaddeus shoulder before kissing his

neck. I smile before turning back to the coffees.

No one says anything and it actually feels awkward as I place coffees in front of everyone

before going to sit next to Thaddeus when he pulls me on his lap. His face going into my neck as he

inhales my scent.

“I missed you,” he mumbles against my neck. Amara makes kissing faces at us and I roll my

eyes at her. Bianca tosses a napkin at her making her stop.

“So, well this awkward,” Amara states. I see Ryland glare at her for stating the obvious. Amara

stands up.

“Well, I will start off, then shall 1? Some of you may know me as Amara, my favourite colour is

yellow, and I am a Gemini, and I have a coffee addiction.” Her father yanks her down, and I can't

help but giggle at her strange attempt of starting a conversation.

Thaddeus snickers at his sister while Imogen just shakes her head.

“Well how about I start dinner?” Imogen suggests, and everyone except me screams no. Making

me look around confused before they all burst out laughing. Imogen looked pissed off, her face

flushing red in anger. “My cooking isn't that bad,” she snaps at everyone.

“You would think after hundred years she would have learnt how to cook; the woman can't

even make toast properly,” Tobias says, looking at me. I try not to laugh. Imogen folds her arms

across her chest.

“Fine, then you cook?” Imogen snarls at him.

“I vote pizza,” says Amara. Bianca nods her head.

“I will go with Amara; you want to come, Evelyn?” I was going to agree when Thaddeus tells her

no, tugging me against him. She sighs before hopping up and Amara follows her out.

Tobias hops up, grabbing a beer from the fridge, offering one to Thaddeus before chucking him

one.

“Can werewolves you even get drunk?” I ask, curious.

Imogen nods. “Yes, I can so can Amara and Thaddeus. Them not so much, they just like the

taste. It takes a lot for them,” she states. Tobias chucks one to Ryland but Orion shakes his head

when offered one.

Imogen grabs a bottle of wine from the cupboard pouring two glasses and handing me one.

Tobias eyes her but she shrugs handing me a glass and Thaddeus takes it from me.

“Leave her be, she can't get in any trouble with all of us here, Thaddeus,” Imogen scolds, and he

reluctantly hands it back to me. I sniff it before taking a sip. I scrounge my face up. It tasted dry and

sour. Imogen chuckles at reaction.

“It won't taste like anything after a few more glasses,” she says. “Come on, let's go watch a

movie and let the boys chat.” She pulls me from Thaddeus.

“Mum?” Thaddeus says, grabbing my hand.

“You need to speak to your fathers, Thaddeus. We are only going out in the loungeroom,” she

says, and he lets go

I follow after Imogen, and she grabs the bottle of wine off the bench. Walking into the lounge

room, I sit beside her on the lounge.

“You like horror movies?” she asks.

“As long as they ain't ghost movies.”

“Excellent, let's watch paranormal activity,” she says before flicking the TV on. She scrolls

through the movies putting it on.

“I hate ghost movies” I tell her, and she grins.

“More reason to watch them. No point watching a horror if it doesn't scare you,” she says,

turning it on.

She looks to the kitchen door, and I raise an eyebrow as she grabs my wine glass filling it to the

brim. Making me have to take a sip so it doesn't spill out. Only when I do she places her hand under

mine. I shake my head and have to scull the entire glass. She chuckles lightly.

“Are you trying to get me drunk?” I ask, chuckling.

She fills my glass again and laughs. “You're young and should be able to enjoy yourself.

Besides, best get it in you before the fun police come out,” she says with a wink. My face felt like it

was getting hot, and I had a feeling my cheeks were bright red. We sit huddled on the lounge, and

half an hour later Amara walks in with pizza. Bianca takes a couple of boxes out to the boys before

Amara opens three on the table. Reaching over, I grab a slice and almost moan at the taste. Bianca

chuckles at my reaction before spotting the bottle of wine. Amara walks out before coming back in

with another bottle, but it wasn't red but a pink colour. She refills everyone's glasses, and we watch

the movie. About halfway through, I feel drunk and can barely move when Orion comes out, leaning

over the back of the couch. Laughing when his face comes so close, he smiles.

“How much has she had to drink?” he asks eyeing them. They all smile, and I could tell Amara

was drunk as she swayed on her feet trying to stand. Revealing five bottles of wine beside the

fireplace. Making me giggle, I didn't even realise we drank that much. Bianca looks normal or maybe

that was my beer goggles.

“Ladies, she is human you should know better,” he says eyeing me.

“Leave her be, she is fine,” Imogen scolds him. Orion goes to walk out the front door when I call

out to him.

“Where are you going?”

“For a smoke.” I hold my arms out to him wanting to go too. He shakes his head before coming

over and lifting me over the back of the lounge and standing me on my feet. My head spins and I

feel the sudden urge to throw up but hold it back.

Orion growls, and Thaddeus walks out with Tobias. I stumble forward when I try to take a step

and go into a fit of giggles when I try and right myself. Orion grabbing my arms holding me steady.

“Yeah, maybe we gave her to much,” Amara says swaying on her feet or maybe I was swaying.

“You think?” Thaddeus says walking over.

“She seems fine. You're fine aren't you, dear?” Imogen asks.

“Peachy,” I tell her, and she chuckles. Tobias shakes his head before grabbing all the bottles and

walking out. Thaddeus walks me outside with Orion before sitting on the step pulling me on his lap.

Orion lights his smoke, but I pinch it from him.

I lean back against Thaddeus heavily. His arms snaking around my waist. “Did you sort things

out with your fathers?” I ask, my words slurring slightly.

“Yeah, they may forgive but I don't know if I can,” he says. Ryland sits beside him and I place my

feet across his lap before laying across all their legs on my back looking up at the sky. My head in

Orion's lap.

“What do you mean?” I ask Thaddeus and he rubs his hand underneath my shirt and across my

belly.

“Because I hurt my mother worse than my father,” he tells me, and I look at him wondering

what he means. Thaddeus looks away. Looking up at Orion he answers.

“Thaddeus didn't just burn his father; he made his mother infertile when he hit her with

lightning. That's why his fathers and him haven't spoken,” Orion says brushing my hair from my

face. I nod in understanding before lifting my head to look at Thaddeus which was a bad idea as I

toppled off their laps. Thaddeus was quick to grab me though before I rolled down the stairs.

“What are we supposed to do with you?” he says shaking his head at my drunken state.

“I feel great, a little woozy but good.”

“I bet you do; your face is so red,” he says kissing my nose pulling me against him. I place my

head on his shoulder.

Closing my eyes and yawning. Thaddeus gets up before walking toward Amara’s place.

“Where are we going?” I ask, clinging to him.

“Amara is sleeping inside; we are taking her room,” Thaddeus says, and I nod. Thaddeus places

me on the bed, and I feel really heavy.

“Evelyn?” Orion says making my eyes open before I roll on my side. “Evelyn what did April say

to you?” he asks. I try to answer but it sounds like a mumble.

“April, who is April?” I hear Thaddeus ask him, but I was suddenly overtaken by sleep.000000