The Demenios Reyes

Chapter 3 - The Family Is Acting Strange.

A warm fuzzy feeling filled my chest as I walked into the Aces and Eights clubhouse and I saw so many familiar and unfamiliar faces and smelled the familiar scents of Lafayette and Summer's cooking along with alcohol, cigar smoke and regular cigarette smoke.

The room immediately fell into silence with only the sounds of music and noises from the arcade machines being heard as everyone narrowed their eyes at me.

I look around at everyone and smirk.

"You all didn't have to stop having fun on my account"

"ADDY!!"

My brothers Chase and Blake shout my name as they rush over to me and embrace me in a hug.

I'm extremely close with all of my brothers but I'm particularly close with these two idiots who are currently trying to squeeze the life out of me.

I think the reason why we're so close is because we're triplets and up until four years ago when I moved to California, we never spent a single day apart from each other.

"You're looking good, sis"

"Yeah except for those shorts, Ad, those things need to be burned ASAP"

"Don't start Chase or I'll kick your ass"

I groan in annoyance.

"Leave your sister alone, boys, give her a chance to settle back at home first before you start threatening to burn s**t"

My dad says and the boys glare at me as I poke my tongue out at them.

They're not mad at me, they love me too much to be mad at me.

"Auntie Addy"

My oldest nephew Shawn runs up to me and wraps his arms around my waist.

Shawn is the six-year-old son of my older brother Hunter and his first mate Cruella De Vil who was a mothertrucking b***h from hell.

Maybe there'll be a day in the future when you'll all get to hear Hunter's story in full but here's a slight rundown of it.

Hunter met his first mate Beth when they were both nineteen and they had their first and only child a year later and he's the one and only good thing to have come out of that god-awful pairing.

The reason why I say this is because Beth was a major b***h who nearly destroyed my brother and if it wasn't for his new mate Amelia and their sons then we probably would've lost Hunter forever, that's how broken and hurt he was because of her.

Thankfully, my nephew is a McCarthy through and through and he's the double of my brother in every way possible and he's nothing like the w***e of a satan who he has to call his biological mother.

Well, I say Shawn is his dad in every way but that's actually a lie because his personality is nothing like Hunter's.

He's a very loud and boisterous little boy with so much confidence which is the complete polar opposite of his dad who was very quiet and reserved at his age.

They're so different that people often believe Shawn is actually Asher's kid even though he hasn't got any because they're more alike in that sense than Shawn and Hunter are.

"Hey prince, wow look at you, you're getting so big"

"I know, am I big enough to be alpha yet?"

"Hmm, I don't know, let's see"

I pull away from my nephew and pretend to examine him.

"You're definitely good-looking enough, Shawn, that's the McCarthy genes you've got, babes"

I say while winking at him and he blushes.

Goddess, he's so cute.

"Unfortunately, you're not as tall as you should be to be an alpha yet..."

"But I've got guns"

He says interrupting me and I raise my eyebrow at him as I smirk.

"Oh, you do? well, let's see them then"

I say and Shawn starts to flex his muscles like a bodybuilder does as I pretend to be gobsmacked and overwhelmed.

"Oh my goddess, put those things away Shawn before you hurt somebody"

I say dramatically and he chuckles as everyone around us smiles.

"So, am I ready to be alpha yet?"

He asks sounding really hopeful.

"Not just yet young prince but you will be one day when you're big and strong just like your dad"

I tell him and he looks down looking really sad and disappointed.

"Hey"

I gently grip his chin and force him to look up at me.

"Don't be sad, babe, you'll be ready to be an alpha one day"

"You promise?"

He asks whilst holding out his pinky for me and I smile as I wrap my pinky around his little finger.

"I promise you, Shawn and you know I never break my promises"

"I know, auntie"

Shawn once again hugged me before running over to a table where a bunch of kids were sitting and playing.

"He's missed you so much, Addy, we all have"

"I've missed you all too, dad"

I say with a smile.

"Come on, principessa"

My dad says as he wraps his arm around my shoulders and kisses my head.

We then head over to our table and I was instantly greeted by my mom who almost squished me to death with a hug.

Man, this woman is strong.

"Welcome home, my baby"

"Thanks, mom"

I was then hugged by Hunter which I happily accepted.

Out of all of my siblings, I love being hugged by Hunter the most and I think it's because he's my elder brother and also because he's a pretty big guy just like our dad, so I feel safer and more secure in his arms.

"It's good to have you back home, kid"

"Thanks, Hunter"

My brother kisses my head before he pulls away from me and looks me up and down.

"Damn kid, has California run out of food?"

"No, why?"

I ask confused.

Why would he ask me that?.

"Because you look so skinny, you need to eat more"

He says and I slap his bicep.

"Cheeky s**t"

"Language, Adrianna, there are children present"

My mom scolds me.

"Sorry, mom"

I say as I narrow my eyes at the three-year-old blonde-haired little boy who is fast asleep in his mom's lap.

"Leave her alone, Hunter, she looks amazing, I hope I can get my curves back after I've given birth to these two"

Amelia said as she caressed her huge bump with one hand whilst stroking the head of her sleeping son Colton with her other hand.

"Don't worry, baby, I'll help you get them back"

Hunter says as he sits back down and wraps his arms around his mate and son giving her a kiss on her temple.

"Eww!!, Hunter seriously"

I groan in disgust.

I know we're werewolves and mating and breeding is a natural and very normal thing for us to do but it doesn't mean I wanna hear my family talking about it or see them do it for that matter.

"Here you go, principessa"

My dad offers me a cold bottle of beer which I very happily and eagerly accept.

"Thanks, dad"

I take a huge swig of my drink as I sit down and look around the room.

Everyone was pretty much here except for a few people including Asher and my cousin Matteo which is very odd because those two are always here in the bar either taunting the prospects or hanging out with the club whores.

"Hey guys, where's Asher and Matteo?"

I ask and my parents immediately stiffened as they looked at each other nervously.

Even Hunter and Amelia looked nervous which made me suspicious of them all.

"What's going on? where are they?"

I ask and My dad clears his throat as he looks at me.

"They've gone out with the boys, sweetheart"

"They've gone out with the boys?"

I ask suspiciously as I narrow my eyes to my parents.

Do they seriously expect me to believe that BS when they're all acting so shifty?.

"If they've only gone out with their friends then why do you all look so nervous?"

I ask as I take a swig of my beer whilst keeping my eyes on them.

"Well, you know what I'm like, Adrianna, I don't like it when any of my pups leave the territory, especially at night"

My mom says and I roll my eyes.

"Mom, Asher and Matteo are big, strong warriors, you don't need to worry about them"

I said with a chuckle.

"I know, principessa, it's just a parent thing, you'll understand where we're coming from when you've got pups of your own"

I highly doubt that, mom.

I think there are more chances of world hunger ending and global warming healing first before I ever become a mom.

Don't get me wrong, I'd really love to be a mom one day but I highly doubt that will ever happen thanks to Javier's selfish ass.

Even though I was still curious about Asher and Matteo's whereabouts, I decided to drop the subject and leave it alone for now because this is my first night back at home and I don't wanna ruin it by worrying myself sick over those two idiots.

"Let's just relax, have some fun and welcome my baby girl back home in style, shall we?"

My dad says and I smile.

"Our thoughts exactly, dad"

Chase says as he and Blake come over and place several bottles of different whiskey on the table along with a bunch of shot glasses.

Oh goddess.

I've got a feeling tonight is gonna be a very long and fun night for all of us.