Easton Pov
“Um…it’s a long story,” I said, feeling suddenly shy. They were going to judge me. They were going to judge us. They were going to think we were disgusting. Brothers…mates. They weren’t going to understand. Hell, I was surprised Ashton was being so chill with me. Especially since the last time Ashton had seen me was right after my father threw me down on the table. I thought Ashton was going to finish the beating my father gave me before he, thankfully, interrupted.
“Easton and Jared are brothers. You know this. When they turned twenty, they realized they were mates.” Ashton said, pointing at us. His grandparents gasped and I sighed, leaning against Jared. I felt…exhausted. Jared was silent, but I could feel it. He was torn, his thoughts all over the place. I wish I could mark
