My bladder felt like it was going to explode but the only problem was the fact that I wouldn't be able walk across the room towards the bathroom. I was sitting on the bed next to a naked Silas and an almost naked Ethan. Things couldn't get any more embarrassing, right?

"Uhm. . ." If I could just get my legs moving.

Colour flooded my cheeks when I realized that I was going to have to ask for some help to make it to the bathroom. Nathan walked over to the other side of the bed and placed the tray down on the bedside table next to Silas. Without a word he walked back around the bed and placed one knee on the bed.

I gasped when he slid an arm under my knees and around my back. He easily picked me up and held me against his chest. Wrapping my arms around his neck, I stared up at him as he carried me into the bathroom. He slowly lowered me to my feet and helped me take a seat on the toilet.

Ethan took a few steps away and leaned again the wall. My eyes narrowed.

"I can't pee with you standing there."

His lips pulled up into a smirk. "You can."

"Get out Ethan."

His smirk widened. He pushed away from the wall and walked over to me. My eyes widened when he crouched in front of me and placed his hands on my knees. Ethan pushed them apart and stared at my pussy. More heat flooded my cheeks.

"W-what are you doing?"

"Helping you."

I gasped and reached out to grip his arm but it was already too late. His fingers parted my sex and it was like a floodgate being opened. The sound of my urine hitting the water in the toilet was so loud that I was sure that even Silas could hear it from the bedroom. My shoulders sagged as my bladder emptied.

"See," he muttered huskily. "Was that so hard?"

I shook my head and swallowed. "N-no."

A wave of lust hit it so suddenly that it knocked the air from my lungs. My eyes were glued to his even when he reached for toilet paper and wiped me. Ethan hooked his hands under my arms and picked me up. I wrapped my arms and legs around him but then loosened again when he placed me on the cabinet.

Ethan washed his hands and then helped me wash mine. When we were done, he stepped between my parted legs and placed his hands on my thighs. My eyes dropped to his chest and slowly trailed lower.

I had seen him naked the day we arrived and then shirtless a few times afterwards, but I never had the opportunity to study him like I wanted too. With shaky hands, I reached out and placed my hands on his chest. It felt like he was running a fever but I knew he wasn't.

Ethan's hand slid into my hair. I gasped when he tilted my head backwards and smashed his lips on mine. A moan fell from my lips. Ethan devoured my mouth and I liked it. I wanted more.

"I thought we agreed on eating before anything else," Silas suddenly said.

Ethan broke the kiss and turned his head towards Silas. "Do you need help?"

"I think I can manage to use the toilet on my own, brother."

Confusion hit me full force. They were talking like two brothers would. No yelling or fighting. My eyes followed Silas as he walked over to the toilet. A gasp fell from my lips when he turned and gave us a view of his back. He had numerous bandages and some were even soaked with blood.

"It's already healing," Ethan said softly.

"I'm just a bit stiff from staying so still," Silas added.

He flashed the toilet and then walked over towards us. After washing his hands and drying them, he turned towards me. Peculiar eyes slowly trailed over my body. I watched as they darkened like Ethan's.

"Food's getting cold."

***

"How did we get here and where exactly are we?" Silas asked after chewing his bite of fresh bread.

Ethan lowered the bowl to his lap and glanced between us. "We're on an island called Ottawa somewhat North-East from the pack. They came to see me at the pack a few weeks ago."

He dipped a piece of bread into the soup and took a bite and chewed before continuing.

"Nobody is clear exactly on how you got to Lara. Obsidian told me that they had came to take Lara but you went instead. It was hard to tell for how long you were gone before they came for Lara. The next thing he knew, alarms were blaring and those bastard were running."

"How did he get out?" I asked.

"He grabbed one of those idiots and managed to use him to get the others to unlock the cage. Obsidian found the both of you."

"How did we get here?"

"Ezra said that Obsidian had the habit of taking off into the human world but he usually stayed in touch. When a month passed and they heard nothing from him, they started looking. They managed to get the some information and located the men who had kidnapped him. Ezra was close to finding him when Obsidian called."

I leaned forward and placed my half empty bowl on the tray. Both men frowned at me when they realized that I had only taken a few sips of soup. Straightening, I leaned back against the pillows. Silence filled the room as they continued to eat. Silas only managed one more slice of bread before he placed his bowl down too. With the little I had eaten, I was starting to feel a little more like myself.

"What about the others?"

Ethan frowned. "Others? You mean those bastards who kidnapped you and tortured you?"

"No, I mean the other shifters." I swallowed. "T-the doctor showed me. . .others."

Tears filled my eyes as images flashed through my mind. Their cries of pain would forever be stuck inside my mind. A sob fell from my lips when Silas pulled me against his chest. His lips brushed my forehead and his hand rubbed my back. A few seconds later the bed dipped and I felt Ethan wrap and arm around my waist as he pressed his chest against my back.

"Let it out, my beauty. We're here."

Much later after my tears had died and I had somewhat managed to get control of myself, I sat up and moved to sit so I could face them. Ethan shifted until he sat comfortable with his back against the headboard.

"Why did you come here?" I asked him. "You chose Avery. Is she here with you? No then you wouldn't be here like this now."

"Lara." My eyes snapped over to Silas's. "There's something I need to tell you."

He sat up and grabbed my hand. Raising my hand to his mouth, he pressed a kiss to my palm before he lowered it. "Do you remember what happened when they took you?"

"Yes," I whispered. "I remember."

"You were dying, Lara. I bit you. You're DNA is changing right as we speak."

"I'm changing?" Confusion filled me.

He nodded and gave me a small smile. "You're changing into a Lycan."

"Like you?" I glanced at Ethan.

"Like both of us."

Both of us? My eyes shot to Silas's. He nodded.

"I shifted. I don't know exactly how it happened, but I shifted forms. Wrin had said that strong emotion might trigger it. They had a camera set up in the room you were in. I was forced to watch him. . .whip you."

My hand unconsciously drifted towards my back. I felt some ridges but it didn't hurt. How had I healed so fast and Silas was healing so slowly? As if reading my mind, Silas spoke up.

"We—" He glanced at Ethan. "I'm sorry, sweetness."

"You what?"

"We completed part of the mate bond. We marked you and you drank some of our blood. All that's left is for us to seal the bond." I pulled my hand from his and moved back when he reached out to touch me.

"What about Avery? What about your Mating Ceremony? You said that we can't be together because—"

"Lara—"

"You can't do that! What about me? What about Silas? What about us?"

Ethan gripped my ankle before I could move off the bed. He tugged hard, making me gasped when I fell back. He was hovering on top of me a second later. Ethan grabbed hold of my wrist and forced my arms above my head where he used one hand to keep them in place.

"Nothing and nobody is more fucking important than you, Lara. Avery doesn't mean anything to me. The only reason I was planning on going through with the ceremony is because she's blackmailing me."

I licked my lips and swallowed. "B-because of the boy Silas killed?"

"Yes."