Page 68 of A Female Alpha for the Lycan Prince

“The twins aren’t so bad either,” I muse.

“Could you stop, please,” Aurelia grimaces slightly. “My brothers are all asexual to me,” she groans.

“Yeah, mine is for me too,” Tori sighs. “Everyone thinks Terry is cute. I don’t mind it so much, but Goddess forbid someone tries to hit on me, he goes ballistic.”

“Yeah,” Aurelia mutters, immediately agreeing with her. “Older brothers turn into the biggest idiots then. I can sympathize. Should have seen Liam’s, Marius’, and Finn’s reactions when I had my first date. The poor guy is still hiding in a cave somewhere, I think.”

“Talk about double standards,” Jazz agrees.

Marilou and I exchange a short glance. She’s a single child, and I’m… not, but Lauren isn’t around for obvious reasons, and well, even before, we didn’t have that much of a loving relationship. I sometimes wish I had an older brother protecting me and meddling with my business.

You always want what you don’t have.

“Terry is really cute, though,” Marilou muses after a while, making Tori groan.

The rest of us laugh. “Is there anyone you like?” I ask Tori.

She shakes her head. “No, not really. What about you?”

I shake my head.

Aurelia tilts her head. “Same for me. I mean, I went on a few dates and all, but I don’t want to get into anything serious until I meet my mate.”

“Oh,” Jazz beams. “Is this the part where we talk about sex?”

I groan. “Jazz!”

“What? Don’t tell me you aren’t curious?” she smirks.

“Yes, I kinda want to know too,” Tori admits.

Marilou grins. “Me too.”

“Fine,” I give in. “Then I’ll start because I have nothing to tell. I was pretty sick most of the time until I turned sixteen. And I only started going to school a few months ago. So, I’ve never had any chance to meet anyone.”

“Same,” Tori admits. “But I did go half the way if that counts as something… If any of you tell that to Terry, you’re dead. Just saying.” We all giggle. “But yeah… I don’t have much experience.”

“That’s nothing to be embarrassed about,” Jazz says. “There is no right or wrong. You do you, and that’s perfectly fine.”

“And you, Jazz?” Aurelia asks.

“I… I had a few dates,” she looks a bit flustered. “You know, I… I’m into girls?” When Aurelia nods, she seems to be relieved. “Well, I tried a few things with my last girlfriend, but didn’t go all the way.”

Marilou tilts her head. “You know that things were tough in Red Claw before Alpha Liam and Luna Annalise took over? So, there was this nice guy, and he was into books too. We met secretly and we eventually had sex.”

I look at her in surprise. “Really?”

“Yes,” she blushes. “It wasn’t overly fantastic or anything, and I think I wasn’t all that ready, but he was nice. And at that time, I was scared that one of our alpha’s men would catch me and have their way with me, so… I wanted to have that experience with someone I liked, someone who would be gentle.”

My heart breaks slightly at her words. How scared she had to be to think that way.

“What happened to the guy?” Jazz asks carefully.

“He found his mate this year and moved to another pack,” Marilou shrugs when we look at her. None of us is sure what to say. “Don’t worry. I’m fine with it. He was just a friend, really, and he deserves to be happy.” She looks a bit flustered. “After all, I want to find my mate too.”

“You will,” I say with emphasis.

Marilou squeezes my hand before turning to Aurelia. “Now you!”