Mates

Chapter 21: Dead man

Chapter 21:

Dead man

I looked away while Lucas got dressed and when he had his pants on I turned around to meet his shirtless frame.

"I still can't believe you're standing in front of me, breathing on top of it." I said and chuckled at the end. My brother only smiled and put his shirt on.

"So, where did you live all these years?What did you do to pass the time?" I asked curious about his past. His glare froze and then he looked at me in the eye.

"I never lived anywhere, I was always roaming around the forest and whenever I did find shelter I wouldn't stay more than a few days in it because it was probably someone else's cabin or cave, I was only a burden to those people." He replied and I felt terrible for him. I can't believe what he went threw. "To pass time, I would train, run, hunt or sometimes I would even try to find heart shaped items. Let's just say my life isn't a really nice story to tell other than the fact I died and came back to life." He said and I nodded and hugged him for the thousandth time today.

He hugged me back and kissed my head. There was a light knock on the door but none of us bothered to release and open it.

The door gently opened and I felt many pair of eyes on us.

I know they all want to say something but they couldn't. Their words were blocked in their throats just like mine. I don't know what to say and I wish I could.

"What about you? How was your life these past years?" He whispered in my ear and I smiled knowing he cares.

"I've had a bumpy ride." I answered and he smirked.

"Tell me all about it later." I nodded and kissed the spot under his ear. I heard a low growl and that slowly made me turn my head at the door. I saw Vincent, Archer, Katie, Kelly and Ryder. My eyes lingered on Ryder a while longer and I pulled away from Lucas. I motioned for Ryder to come here and he silently obeyed.

He took a good look at Lucas and the same for Lucas.

"Um... Ryder, this is um... Lucas, my twin brother and Lucas, this is my mate, Ryder." I introduced them and Lucas rose an eyebrow. Ryder's jaw dropped to the ground and stumbled upon his words searching for the right thing to say. He looked at me confused and I giggled.

Then I turned my attention towards Vincent who was leaning against the door frame, smirking at me. I walked up to him and hugged him.

"Thank you." I whispered in his ear and I felt his chest rise up and down as he chuckled.

"But I didn't do anything, Lex." He whispered back.

"Why didn't you tell me you brought him back? You knew I suffered from his so called loss." I said and he sighed then pulled away and looked in my eyes.

"I brought him back because I knew you would grief from his loss, which you did. Although, you have to remember he's my brother too. He's my blood and I was only doing what big brother's do. I did everything I could to protect him from harms way." He answered and I frowned at his response.

"But I would never harm him. He's my twin brother and I love him." I said and he nodded.

"Yes, I know that, but that doesn't mean anyone else could. Someone took their time to pull a trigger three times so he could drop dead. I can't risk any information leak and if the killer ever finds out he's alive, they will come back for him."

"Then just bring him back again if he died." I suggested and he shook his head no.

"It doesn't work that way. Since my powers go against the will of life, I can only bring someone back to life once which means if he dies again, he will remain dead." Vincent explained and I looked at my twin.