Operation Unite The Beasts.

Reconsider...?

    ~Ariana's POV~
Pushing open the door of the apartment, I got in, shutting it behind me,

"what are you both doing here?" I said, noticing Cain and Grey in the living room, I turned to glare at the twins.

"For the hundredth time, I will have absolutely nothing to do with them so would you guys just drop it!" I exclaimed in exasperation, Mia sighed,

"I told you we'd already tried, she's adamant." she said to Cain, Cain turned to me,

"I understand how this must all be new and a little bit too much to take in but we wouldn't keep asking the twins to convince you if it wasn't important, we came here to personally explain things to you, just hear us out and then decide." Cain pleaded, I sighed before taking a seat and lending them my attention.
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"So what you're trying to say in essence is, the pain of a rejection could kill them?" I asked after Cain explained a few things, he nodded.

"especially since they didn't accept it." he confirmed,

"so they didn't accept because they were trying to prevent me from feeling said pain which would without doubt kill me?..." I asked, he nodded again and I frowned,

"considering I never asked for any of this, neither did I wish to be involved in your world, I don't know if I'm expected to be grateful or something." I said, Grey sighed at my words.

"Really, you really don't feel anything knowing they might die? they are your mates Ana." he tried and I sighed

"so I've figured, you know what else I figured?...that they don't seem too excited about that fact either, what exactly do you want me to do?" I asked tiredly, it'd been a week since the day of the ball, things haven't really been the same for me, I tried to pretend I didn't notice it but I did, something was different with me and it wasn't a good kinda different.

Mia and Dan had been trying to convince me to reconsider with Grey and Cain acting in the background, I had constantly declared my unwillingness, I didn't understand if they thought their presence would change anything, I understood where they were coming from, about how the rejection might end up causing irrevocable damage to Talon and Jaylen but considering both guys actually didn't seem bothered about that fact when they were contemplating rejecting me, I really didn't think I was supposed to care, I didn't want to care but somehow I knew I did.

The doorbell rang interrupting my thoughts, no one had actually answered my question. Mia stood up and went to get the door, I could see Grey and Cain visibly stiffen, soon whoever was at the door was in my line of sight and I gasped audibly, staring at him. Ge chuckled, stretching a hand to me.

"I see you recognize me from somewhere... something tells me I look like someone you know." he said with a knowing smile, I nodded silently, he was the spitting image of Jaylen, the only difference being the baby blue eyes he had instead of electric blue and his playful and warm aura.

"I haven't actually introduced myself, forgive my manners, I am Leonardo Arden Shadow, second in command of the Blood Shadow pride and as I'm sure you've figured, Jaylen's younger brother." he said politely as I took his hand, he lifted it to his lips and placed a light kiss on my knuckles, I raised an eyebrow,

"quite the charmer I see." I said, chuckling again he nodded.

"busted." he replied with a grin, I rolled my eyes.

"if you would take a seat and tell me what you're doing here, I'd appreciate it." I said seriously, nodding he sat.

"I am here for nothing else but the fact that you are my brother's mate and our future Leo reginae." he said seriously, I looked at him in confusion.