A Shifter Among Wolves

Chapter 3

---Nick's POV---

"Jesus Tyler, you gave us a heart-attack!" I shouted out laughingly while Tyler just grinned as he jumped up onto the bench and sat right in front of Paige, who looked slightly curious.

"You know what they say about payback, right?" he just replied while he stared down at Paige. "Hello to you too." He said with a seductive smile as he winked at her. I shoved him of the table while saying, "No hitting on my sister!" He landed on the ground with a satisfying thud and I grinned as he glared at me.

"No way that you two are related, she is too good-looking for that." Tyler said while his smirk came back. He stood up and wiped of his pants. I saw Paige roll her eyes and I couldn't help the smile spreading on my face.

At she knew a flirt when she saw one.

"Care to introduce us?" Tyler said while he walked to Paige, all smiles and seduction. I rolled my eyes while saying, "Tyler, meet my sister Paige," I said while gesturing at her with a hand, "Paige, that playboy over there is Tyler." I finished with a smirk while they shook hands.

"Don't mind him, He's just jealous because he can't date you." Tyler said with a smug look on his face. Paige raised an eyebrow at him while I glared at Tyler. He just wriggled his eyebrows at me, what ticked me off.

"What the hell are you saying to her? Do you want to scare her?" I said through the mind link, while I looked worriedly at my sister. She seemed unfazed by his comments.

He just smiled at me in a taunting way and I was about to open my mouth when Paige spoke up.

"That is my brother you are talking about." She said while staring at Tyler. His smile wavered a little while he looked back at her. Jack was looking at us intently, well, more specifically Paige.

"So... what's that to you?" Tyler said after a while, trying to make sense of it.

"That means he is family," she pointed at me, "and you are a stranger." She said while poking him in the chest. "Never heard of stranger danger?" She smirked.

"Uh, what?" Tyler stuttered while he glanced at us. When I glanced at Jack to see if he understood it, I saw him grinning. What the hell?

"You'll see. Rule number one of stranger danger." He said with a smirk before he watched Paige.

"I'm not talking to strangers." Paige said with a stern voice, tilting her nose in the air while trying to hold back a smile. I grinned when Tyler looked stunned for a moment, almost shocked. Jack and I busted into laughter, hardly able to pick up on the conversation.

"Ah come one. Give me a chance-"

"Nu-uh, not talking to you." Paige said while I was trying to keep breathing until I noticed that Jack was biting on his lip to contain himself. That set me off again.

"Come on, Jack's a stranger too." Tyler tried to reason. I saw Jack calm down instantly and he gave Paige a concerned look.

"Wrong again, Jack got introduced during class and proved to be trust-worthy and a true friend." She smirked as Jack hissed out a pleased "Yes!" and fist-pumped in the air. She smiled, trying desperately to keep up the ruse before Tyler's stunned wide-eyed gaze broke her.

Tyler looked around, unsure what to do as we laughed like hyenas, cackling and erupting in more laughter whenever we glanced at one another until we finally calmed down enough.

"What the hell was that all for?" Tyler demanded.

Paige looked up at him and batted her eyelashes a few times. "You know what they say about payback, right?" She asked innocently. Tyler became red and muttered, "Shut up!" under his breath while Jack and I were grinning like idiots.