Tangled Hearts.

~Chapter 26~

~Raelyn~

I grinned. "Pizza sound good?"

Isa nodded, but then suddenly perked up. "Oh! Also, surprise—I'm staying for a week."

My jaw dropped. "Are you kidding me? Yes!" I launched myself at her, squeezing her tight. "This is gonna be the best week ever!"

Isa laughed. "Just wait till I tell you about the absolute dumpster fire that is East End."

Colby walked over, perching on the arm of the couch. "Isa, you should come with us to the Trap House tomorrow."

Isa blinked. "Excuse me?"

"It's not an actual trap house," I reassured her. "It's just what Colby and his roommates call their place. It's really just a bunch of dudes living in chaos. I came up with the name, but they take all the credit."

Isa pursed her lips. "Do they have... furniture?"

"Obviously." I hesitated.

"Define 'furniture,'" Colby added.

Isa groaned. "Oh my god."

I rolled my eyes. "You shut up you idiot before I have to personally remove you from this conversation..." I stated.

"Am I the only one who can get you this fired up?" he asked.

I smirked "Unfortunately... Yes."

Isa cut in and said, " if this is how this entire week is going to go, I'm buying a ticket back to London..." as she slapped her forehead.

"ANYWAY..." Colby grinned. "Look, I get that meeting new people is a lot, but they've all been dying to meet you."

Isa raised an eyebrow. "They already know about me?"

"Of course," I said, nudging her. "We talk about you all the time."

Isa sighed, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. "Fine. But if they're weird, I'm leaving."

Colby chuckled. "Oh, they're definitely weird. You'll fit right in."

Isa rolled her eyes, but I caught the small smile tugging at her lips.

"Now, let's order food before I waste away," she declared.

"Alright, what do you want?" I asked, phone in hand.

"Hawaiian, obviously." Isa said.

Colby choked. "Pineapple on pizza? Absolutely not."

Isa gasped, offended. "Excuse you, it's the perfect balance of flavors!"

Colby scoffed. "It's an abomination. A crime against pizza."

Isa narrowed her eyes. "You afraid your werewolf taste buds can't handle a little fruit?"

Colby groaned. "Oh my god, Rae, your sister is you but worse."

I grinned. "I know, isn't it great?"

After some heated negotiations, we settled on half Hawaiian for Isa, half stuffed crust for Colby, and vegetarian for me.

Once the order was placed, I started setting up the living room. "Movie night, anyone?"

"Ooh, let's watch The Conjuring," Colby said.

"Hell no," Isa snapped. "Unless you want me clinging to your arm the entire time!"

Colby smirked. "Oh, so you are scared."

Isa huffed. "I just prefer to sleep without seeing demons in the corner of my room, thanks."