LUNA

5

"Jenifer?!" A shout coming from behind me sends my body into the air. I'm terrified of people sneaking up on me and since getting here yesterday it's happened twice. 

I'm not used to living in a home with people who are looking to make small talk with me. As of late, I get left to my own devices. Not to mention, I have poor use of my senses. It's mainly because I tune people out and because I'm not very in tune with my wolf.

I throw a pair of shorts as a reflex. "You scared the shit out of me!" 

Once I realize that it was Logan calling for me I roll my eyes. "What do you need?"

"Bash asked me to come get you and to bring you downstairs since that's where normal people eat breakfast."

"I'm getting dressed." I motion to the oversized shirt hanging from my body and he quickly shuts the door. "Stupid boys." I mumble as I pull on a pair of leggings. It's no longer winter, but the temperate has not caught up to the change in seasons. 

When I walk downstairs I'm surprised to see that all three men are in the kitchen. As bash's eyes make connection with me he looks over my frame. Within seconds he's taking off his shirt and handing it to me. I'm confused by the action until I remember that my tank top is not offering much support. 

"If you guys haven't seen nipples at this point in your life you have bigger problems than mine showing." I assure him as I take my seat at the counter. 

I place the shirt in my mates lap. "By all means, you can cover yours."

"You're gonna be the death of me." He mumbles.

"I know." I leave a kiss on his cheek before reaching onto the counter and grabbing some of the pre cut fruit. 

It's quiet for a moment and I take in the appearance of the home. It looks like new construction— stainless steel appliances all around the kitchen and hardwood floors without scratches. It's lived in, but barely.

Logan is the first to speak up. "I remember being told that I'd get to know you today and I don't like liars." He points his knife at me and I turn to Bash.

"Did he just point a knife at me?"

He nods as both of his hands grip onto his coffee cup and his lips tug into a smile. "Yeah I think he did." 

"I'm over here and I want answers little miss nipple." Logan sasses. Hudson, Bash and I all choke on our drinks the second we process what he's said.

"Ask the damn questions you psychopath," Hudson says before I can snap back at his brother.

"Well I asked her what her favorite color was and she has the audacity to say it's black. Can you believe this one?"

"This is the same girl who stirred the pot last night, so yes I can believe it." 

"For the sake of the conversation, can't you consider black a color?" I ask and Logan has the audacity to start laughing.

"And give up my integrity as question asker? How dare you suggest such a thing." He places his utensils down and gives me a stern look. "Moving on. Tell us about your life."

"You're more demanding than me." I lean back in my seat and I try to think of the stand out moments in my life. There's been a few, but not many that I feel like sharing over breakfast. They have to earn the right to know me. 

"I'm the only daughter of an Alpha. I grew up with one brother, Theo, but we weren't close growing up. He's six years older so we didn't have much in common." 

 He actually tried to sell me when we were younger because I took one of his action figures and played with it.

"The only reason I am with you all is because he decided to bring me here as a last ditch effort to find my mate." I add one last detail to my story, but I know that it isn't enough to appease Logan's curiosity.

"I want more detail." 

"Oh my bad, do you want the extended edition princess?" I ask while turning my lips down into a frown.

"I assumed that's what we were gonna get."

"Stop assuming then. You know what they say." I trail off and he shakes his head at me before going back to his food. 

"What about you guys? I don't know much about you either." I ask as I look into Bash's eyes before looking at the twins.

"We grew up together." Logan shrugs.

Hudson nods, confirming what his brother shared. "We both grew up with Bash but Logan knew him longer because I wasn't on the same sports teams as them. I usually deal with the training of pack members and protection. Lots of fighting and keeping the warriors trained." 

I still don't know how these two fight. They're small in stature to be high ranks, but I guess that  looks can be deceiving.

"They're brothers to me at this point. I knew them because their dad was my fathers Beta but we didn't talk as kids because I wasn't allowed to do much. My parents were nervous that their only son would be injured and that the future alpha would be harmed." Bash laughs as he puts his arm around me. "Once we were in school my parents finally loosened up and let me do my own thing. I joined the baseball team when I was eight and Logan was on it. When we got to high school I was best friends with both of them so when the time came to become Alpha it was kinda perfect. I had a Beta who I knew would do his job."

"How did you pick who would become Beta if you guys are twins?"

You don't usually hear of twins being born into these types of positions because it usually makes for an awkward situation. I remember there being twin Alphas that ran a pack somewhere in Europe but twins who are born to a Beta and end up having different positions? It's not common.

"Well I felt bad because they mean a lot to me. I knew that their parents would have to fess up to which one was older sooner or later because I needed a Beta, so I figured that whoever wasn't my Beta still deserved to be part of my team. Logan ended up being older so he got the position and initially Hudson was my Delta, but I saw him training one day after our old Gamma retired and it all fell into place." He shrugs. "He's way more useful to the pack as a Gamma anyways."

That's gotta be one of the hardest things. I can't imagine knowing your twin brother is a higher rank just because he was born minutes earlier. Maybe for Hudson it isn't, but if it was me I don't think I'd cope well. 

"Enough about us, we're boring. We all want to know more about you."

"I said the basics, isn't that good enough?"

"Logan likes to know everything. It's his job to get the lowdown on new pack members and new people that we come across." Bash explains.

Well that is going to be difficult because I don't like opening up to people.

"How about I tell you a few more facts and you shut up for today?" I make another offer to the brunette and he nods in agreement.

"I was forced into dance classes as a kid and quit to join the volleyball team. I played soccer as a goalie for a while, but got kicked off the team for being a bit too aggressive. I don't really talk to anyone anymore because after graduation my friends found their mates. I spent most of my time at home being forced to do things I didn't want to do like go to meeting with Theo and when I wasn't doing that I was sitting in my room picking up random hobbies."

"You got kicked off of a soccer team for being too aggressive? What did you do?"

"I used my hands." 

"You just said you were the goalie. Aren't you're allowed to use your hands?" Hudson asks and I nod. "I'm really not understanding why you got kicked off."

"I used my hands to punch a girl in the face after she slept with boyfriend. Long story short it turned into a cat fight and the principal told us we couldn't come back for the rest of the season."

"Well damn."

"What can I say, I have a nice right hook."