Chapter 3

Brandon's POV

"Mate," Landon and I said at the same time.

Landon and I always knew that we would have the same Mate. This is because we are Identical twins, and most Identical twins share the same Mate. We were okay with that, considering we have shared everything our whole life.

"She is our Mate," I mind-linked Landon.

"Yes, and she is beautiful, but she is human," Landon said.

"Do you care about her being human?" I asked.

"Hell no, she is mine," Landon growled through the link.

"She is mine too," I replied through the link.

I didn't care what she was, she was mine and Landon's, and we would protect her with our lives. Our little Mate opened her eyes and began to panic when she saw Landon and me standing in front of her.

"Please don't hurt me; I have had enough," she screamed as she jumped out of bed. I could tell she was in pain from how she held her side as she stood up.

"Don't worry, Princess, we would never hurt you," I tried to soothe.

I could tell by her heartbreak speeding up that it was not working.

"Mom, we need you to come to the human girl's room," I mind-linked.

"Why are you there? You better not have hurt her more," My mom said.

"We didn't hurt her, but she is Landon and My mate," I mind-linked back, and there was silence for a moment.

"I'm on my way," my mom said, and we ended the link.

Our little Mate stood in the corner of the room, trying to get as far away from Landon and me as possible. I felt a pain in my chest, knowing that our Mate was afraid of us. I knew Landon felt the same way. She had every right to be frightened of us from what Leo did. Her face had blue bruises on it, while her eyes were black. I knew Leo might have broken something because of how she was holding her side. This was all our fault. This would never have happened if we had told Leo not to touch her.

"Oh, sweetheart, everything is going to be okay," My mom said as she walked up to my Mate.

"Please don't hurt me."

"Nobody will ever hurt you again, sweetheart. Let's get you back in bed," my mom said and helped her back to bed.

"What is your name, sweetheart?" My mom asked.

"Ariel," my Mate replied.

"Ariel," Landon and I said at the same time.

"Ariel, that is a beautiful name. These are my sons, Brandon and Landon. They won't hurt you," my mom said, and Ariel looked at us.

Leo walked through the door, and Ariel began to scream.

"Get him away from me, please," Ariel said, and Landon and I took Leo out of the room.

I went up to Leo and punched him in the face. I was so close to shifting into my wolf, but I knew Ariel didn't know anything about werewolves and didn't want her to see me accidentally.

"You hurt our Mate," I growled.

I could see Leo's face pale as realization hit him.

"She is your Mate?"

"Yes," I said.

"Both of you?"

"Yes," Landon growled.

"But she is a worthless human. So you have to reject her. She will not make a good Luna," Leo said, causing Landon and me to growl.

"You will not disrespect our Mate and your Luna," I said in my Alpha voice.

"Yes, Alpha," Leo said.

"You will be punished for hurting your Luna. The only reason we are not going to kill you is that we are at fault for granting you permission to hurt her. If you are anyone else hurts her again, it will be death. You are temporarily banned from the Beta Position for hurting your Luna," I growled, and Landon agreed.

"Yes, Alphas," Leo said.

"Guards take him away," I growled, and they took Leo to a cell where he would be whipped for his crimes.

Landon and I walked back to Ariel's room, and the Pack Doctor, Sally, was talking to Ariel and my mom. They all turned and looked at Landon and me when we walked inside.

"Hello, Alphas," the Pack Doctor said.

"Alphas, you two are the ones that told that man that he could beat me," Ariel said. I could tell by how fast her heart was beating; she was scared.

"You two need to leave," my mom said.

"No, we are not leaving her. We are sorry, Angel, we didn't know it was you," Landon said and tried to walk up to her, but she flinched away from him.

I could see the pain in Landon's eyes from her reaction. Our Mate was scared of us, and it was our fault.

"Just go so she can calm down," my mom said, and we walked out of the room.

"What are we going to do?" Landon asked.

"We have to make her trust us," I said.

We decided to sit in the waiting area because we both didn't want to be far away from Ariel.

"You ready to have some fun," Tasha asked and sat on my lap.

I quickly pushed her off me, hating the feel of her body on my skin. All I wanted was my Mate now that I had found her.

"You will keep your filthy hands off of me. You are not my Mate," I growled.

"Your Mate," Tasha said, confused.

"What about you, Landon care to have some fun?" Tasha asked, and he growled at her.

"If you don't get your slutty ass away from me, I will rip your head off, and it is Alpha to you," Landon said, and Tasha's face paled.

"I am sorry, Alphas," Tasha said and walked away.

"We have to figure out how to make Ariel trust us. I don't know how we can do that," Landon said.

" We have to treat her right. Make her trust us before we tell her what she is to us," I replied.

"It's going to be hard, considering we took her against her will for a debt Yolanda owed us," Landon said.

"I know, but she isn't our slave. We will make her life great here. Make her fall in love with us," I said.

"We don't even know if she will be okay with having a relationship with the both of us. She looks innocent," Landon said.

"Yeah, she does look innocent, but she was made to be with both of us for a reason. I am sure if we treat her right, she will be okay with being with both of us. The Moon Goddess is never wrong," I said.

"I guess your right," Landon said.

Landon and I were determined to make Ariel fall for us. So, starting tomorrow, we are going to make Ariel ours.