Twin Alpha's Sickly Mate

Chapter5

XANDER'S POV

We listened intently as Lexi explained what we needed to do.

“I suggest you date her the human way, and when you feel like she is starting to trust you and like you, then you can tell her the truth about our kind.” She suggested.

“That's stupid. We are not humans; we are werewolves, and she is our mate! Why do we need to woo her like humans do? This is just madness.”

“So what do you suggest we do?” Sly asked.

“We tell her she is our mate and explain things to her; if she still insists on leaving, then we refuse. We keep her by our side even if we have to tie her to us until she learns to love us.”

“So you mean we should make her hate us?” Sly asked me. His face clearly showed that he thought that my idea was ridiculous.

“Why would that make her hate us? She is our mate; the mate bond will sweep her off her feet and won't allow her to hate us.” I said, and they both looked at me like I was crazy.

"Okay, now think about it this way. If you were a human and woke up one day to find yourself in a strange place chained to a bed and everyone there was acting strange, would you fall in love with people you see as your captivators?” Sly said.

I thought about it for a minute. "Okay, now I am thinking about it; it does sound stupid. Okay, fine, but we don't even know the first thing about dating.” I said exhaustedly.

“That is why I am here to help. I had a few human friends while I was still in high school, and I experienced enough to know how the dating thing works.” Lexi said proudly.

"Wait, do you mean to say that you have been dating? Who is he?” I growled.

"Yes, who is he?” Sly joined me.

“It looks like you both do not need my help,” she said, narrowing her eyes at us. “Should I go?” She motioned to the door.

I grunted. "Fine, so what do we need to do?”

“First off, you have to be nice to her,” Lexi said.

“Nice? How do we do that?” I asked, and they both sighed exasperated.

“I even know that much,” Sly said. “We buy her flowers, chocolates, and things she likes. All we need to do is actually care about her and her happiness, right, Lexi?”

She nodded. “That is exactly what you need to do, Sly.”

When Lexi agreed with him, I was surprised. I didn't think he would know anything about such things. We had both been neck deep into our Alpha duties; we never spared any time for games and girls. We had to grow up fast to help our mom after we lost our dad. So we never engaged in frivolities.

“Have you been dating behind my back?” I questioned Sly.

“Of course not,” he immediately defended himself.

I scrutinized his face to see if he was lying. I knew him well, so I could tell he wasn't lying, but he was hiding something.

“So?” I pressed

“Fine. I just saw it in movies.” His tone was low.

"Ohhh, my, who would have thought that the big and dangerous Alpha watched such movies?” Lexi teased.

“Give it a rest!” He growled, and I and Lexi couldn't help but laugh at his embarrassment.

“Anyway, immediately after you told me the news, I already set plans in motion. I sent Jules to her.” Lexi said.

“The talkative little girl,” Sly asked.

“You know her?” I asked surprised, “Why am I the only person that doesn't know her?”

“You remember the little girl I saved some years ago outside the pack?”

"Ohhh, I remember.” I said.

“She is the person we are talking about. She might talk a lot, but she is really nice. I think she will be useful in showing your mate that we aren't bad people and getting her to stay. I explained the situation to her and told her to make sure not to make things worse. I actually trust her, and I know she will do a good job.

She took food to your mate and told her that you both sent her. Your mate has warmed up to her already. I am sure she will get more information that will help you win her over.

But for now, you should know that your mate likes to eat. She is not a picky eater, and she is happier when she has food by her side. So don't forget to always bring her food or snacks. Jules also said she is very wary of other people, and you should go slow with her.” Lexi said.

Now this is why I love my sister. She always took control of the situation, like mom. Whoever gets her as a mate would be very lucky.

“Thank you,” I and Sly said at the same time. It's one of the perks of being twins; it was as though we knew what the other person wanted to say.

“I wish you all the best and hope you both don't destroy my chances of having a sister.” She winked at us and left.

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We stood in front of the door gathering the morale to enter her hospital room.

It's funny how we both feared nothing, but we were literally shaking in our boots because of the possibility of seeing our mate and screwing it up.

Sly was carrying a platter filled with food, and I was holding chocolates and a flower.

We looked at each other and nodded slightly, confirming that we were both ready.

I pushed the door open, and she jerked up from the bed before wincing in pain. I almost ran to her side, but I had to hold it together so I didn't scare her off.

“We brought you food.” Sly said, dropping it off on the table, “and also some chocolate and flowers to apologize for yesterday.” He said.

She looked at us suspiciously, watching our every move. We stood there nervously waiting for her to say something.

“We are sorry for making you uncomfortable yesterday. It wasn't our intention to do that. We just didn't understand the situation, and we were just happy to see you and..." I rambled on until Sly touched me to get my attention.

I turned, and our mate was holding back her laughter. Her smile was so beautiful, the macho man in me suddenly disappeared.

I smiled at her, “Sorry about that.”

“You are cute.” She blurted out and immediately covered her mouth.

Sly burst out laughing; I couldn't help but join in, and soon she joined us. No one has ever called me cute; no one would even dare to do that, but I didn't mind at all that she called me cute.

“Can we sit?” Sly asked and she nodded.

He took the platter of food towards her bed, and I lifted the adjustable bed table, and he placed the food.

We both took one spoon of each of the different foods before pushing it toward her. As Lexi already told us to do.

“Why did you do that? She asked us both.

“We heard from Jules that you were weary of eating here. Especially as you probably hate us and don't trust us.” Sly answered,

"Well, you wouldn't blame me, would you? You guys didn't really act nice the first day I saw you.”

We both looked down shamefully. “We are truly sorry about that,” I said to her.

“It's fine; it seems I misjudged you both. You are both actually nice.” She said,

Hearing her say that made everything we went through that morning worth it. A huge smile swept across our faces.

She picked up a spoon and started eating. When she took her first bite, she moaned and licked her lips to get all the sauce, and I almost lost it.

“Stay in control, or you will scare her,” Sly's voice screamed in my head.

I always thought myself to be stoic, but I am beginning to realize that it might not be true. The kind of feelings our mate evoked in me was crazy. I never knew I would ever feel that way. I could watch her eat all day.

I was still looking at her with such a hungry look. Sly had to bring up a conversation to lessen the tension.

“So do you have siblings?” Sly asked.

“No, I am an only child.” She answered after she finished chewing. “I am assuming you guys are twins?” We nodded. “Any other siblings?

“We have a sister,” I answered.

We kept making small talk until she finished eating.

“Do you have any questions for us? You can ask anything.” Sly said, and I nodded.

“What is a mate? And why do you both call me your mate?” She asked.

I left it to Sly to answer. He was better with words than me.

“It's just another name for a love interest, and we both addressed you that way because we both want you.”

“You both?” Her eyes widened.

“We are twins, and we have shared everything all our lives. We are the head of this community, and we only want one queen, and as such, we are both going to share you.” Sly said.

“Share me?” She questioned, her cheeks getting pink.

We laughed at her shyness. “That's only when you are ready and if you want us in that way too.” I said to ease the pressure on her.

“But why did you both choose me?”

“We chose you because you are the one for us,” Sly answered.

“How do you know that?” She asked, intrigued.

“It's a special gift that we have in this community. When we see the person for us, we immediately know.” I smiled at her.

“So I am the one for you both? Together?” She blushed as she said it.

“Yes!” We both answered at the same time.

She blushed even harder. “Our mate is so beautiful,” Sly said through the mindlink. “We should leave; it's getting harder to control my wolf.”

"Okay,” I replied through the mindlink.

“Princess, we should...” I started to say, but she cut me off.

“My name is Dalia,” she said, smiling. “We never told each other our names.”

“Oh, sorry about that. I am Alexander, Xander for short, and he is Slyvester, Sly for short.”

“Sly and Xander. I love it.” she said.

Hearing her call our names was driving me crazy. Coupled with the fact that my wolf kept pushing different s*x styles into my head.

“We will get going now, Dalia.” The name rolled off my tongue with ease. “We have a meeting to attend.”

“See you later, Dalia.” Sly smiled at her, and we both walked towards the door.

“When will I see you guys again?” She asked just before we left.

“Soon, baby girl.” We both answered and left happy that she wanted to see us again.