My Secret, My Bully, My Mates.

“Not really. It started as a joke and then just stuck. They aren ‘t making fun of me, just stating the obvious size difference and now that all of them

have put on more muscle it’s even worse and I don’t think any of them are done growing, but I’m pretty sure I am. I roll my eyes at Sierra who laughs.

Once we catch up to everyone else Kota grabs me around the waist and pulls me onto his lap. Cam is on one side of him, Mateo takes the other.

Sam sits next to Cam pulling Sierra into his lap and I can feel Oliver come up behind Kota and I. There is no room for Xander to sit anywhere near me

now. I can’t decide if the gesture is cute or frustrating.

What is going on? I link all five of them.

He’s just getting too close for comfort. Kota responds.

I chance a look at Sierra and see she is fighting a smile. This whole situation is totally funny to her, so it can’t be all bad right?

Yours or mine? I’m feeling a little feisty right now and go with it based on her reaction.

Both. Oliver’s clipped reply. I just roll my eyes.

He just got too comfortable too fast. And like he said, he’s looking for his mate, he’s going to snuggle up to any single female right now. If Cam is

trying to placate me with logic, he just lost.

So you are saying he’s doing to me what you guys do with every other female? I have no intentions of being led on, and it’s a good idea to become

friends with the future Alpha King. And what guy says snuggle’? No response.

I get up from Kota’s lap. “Where are you going?” He jumps forward to try and grab my hand but I pull out of his reach before he can.

“The bathroom. Is that okay with you? Oris my leash not that long? n I say calmly and raise my eyebrow at them, looking each of the six guys in the

eye, challenging what they are doing openly. No one replies. I look at Sierra, silently asking for her to join

She gets up smiling the biggest smile ever. Oliver moves to followus. I point at him, “Nope, you sit down. And if any of you try to follow me I will throat

punch you into the pool. As I start to turn Xander makes a move to get up. “You too, sit down. You all can finish your pissing match while we’re gone.

roll my eyes and Sierra openly laughs now and I think I heard laughter come from the adults sitting on the other side of the patio.

Sierra and I walk into the house and straight toward the stairs. I know there are bathrooms on the main floor, but I have to figure out what is going on

and I can’t do that where everyone can hear me. We head straight up to my room.

“What the hell was all of that?” I ask her as soon as my door is closed and locked for good measure.

“Your boys are jealous. You have never talked to a guy outside of our group before.”

“What do you mean? I talk to guys at training all the time.” I rub my forehead.

“Not like this. This time it was a guy, your age, openly flirting with you and they got a rude awakening. They like you in this little bubble and you keep

talking about wanting to leave, this was the first time that idea was something real for them and they went into possessive mode. Also, I don’t think

any of them have ever been jealous before. It’s an amusing look on them.”

‘l don’t understand, we are all just friends. No guy has ever looked at me before because I am nothing to

look at, this is so weird. I have no idea wthat I am doing. He was flirting?” My voice went up an octave asking the question and pacing around my

room.

“Oh, my poor sheltered girl. I don’t understand how you don’t see it. The guys are not the only ones who have changed. You just don’t lookin the

mirror much. You are gorgeous and strong and smart and independent. You are probably the only girl who hasn’t thrown yourself at any of them, the

prince included. You treat them like normal people, you don’t fawn over them like celebrities. You don’t want anything from them, but their friendship.

You aren’t afraid to publicly humiliate them, it’s refreshing for them. I’m sure, just now, was the first time someone, who isn ‘t his mother, has put the

prince in his place in front of other people. Same for the guys. No one tells them ‘no’ or to stay put. You are on fire tonight.” She starts laughing again