I went out of the boy\'s room and started down the path leading to the kitchen. I paused as I heard my name and saw Zara gesture for me to come to the living room. I followed her gesturing and sat beside Alex, even though I was hesitant. He stared at me, but this time it was less intimidating and more curious.

Zara sat with Trey with sweet but sympathetic smiles. Trey got up and looked to me, "do you want a beer?" I nodded and he gestured for Alex to handle over his empty bottle. Trey took it and dissapeared into the kitchen.

Zara caught my attention by sighing deeply, "it\'s been quite a day for you, huh?"

I looked to Trey as he handed me a bottle and then handed one to Alex, "thanks." I took a small swig before looking back to Zara. "I didn\'t expect it, that\'s for sure. Elijah didn\'t inform me of his plans and I didn\'t plan to tell the kids today."

"How\'d they take it?"

"Do they hate him?"

I looked to the bottle, "they took it the best they could. They really showed how mȧturė they are for their age. They are upset with him, but I think I prevented them from hating him."

"They should hate him," Alex said as he still watched me and I didn\'t look to him. "He\'s a lunatic."

I took a deep breath, "I don\'t want them to hate him. He\'s their dad and they only just began to have him in their lives."

"You hate him, right?"

I nodded, "that wasn\'t the first time he rȧpėd me. But this time, he endangered my life and my kid\'s safety."

"You\'re not completely innocent," Alex blurted out and I squeezed the bottle in my hands. "You probably let out your pheromones and enticed him."

"ALEX," Trey warned as I looked to him in surprise. "Will\'s pheromones are something he didn\'t control when he\'s around his destined partner Alpha. He did nothing wrong."

"You wouldn\'t understand," Alex argued. "Only a destined partner can really get it."

"Just because you have a destined partner doesn\'t mean you can understand our relationship. We\'re not the same."

"You\'re right. I wasn\'t born rich and my Omega wasn\'t abandoned."

I smirked as I met his gaze, "you\'re an ȧss, you know that?"

Zara and Trey broke into a violent rage of laughter, nearly to the point of falling over. Alex frowned at them as Trey spoke, "lord, Will, you are too funny! I\'ve never met an Omega that was so independent, blunt, and strong!"

"He had to be unique to capture Elijah\'s attention. He told us Will was like no other." Trey nodded in agreement with Zara as they looked to me. "Would you be okay with us face timing with Elijah? He can fill us in and update you on what happened later on."

"Sure," I replied before looking at Trey as he used an IPad to call Elijah. He placed it so we could all be seen and we watched as Elijah answered.

"Hey all." He stated before his eyes locked on me. "How are you doing, Will? Zara said the twins found out." I paused before answering as the screen was moved so that Elijah, Hunter, and Asher were visible. "Zara, Alex, Trey....this is Hunter and Asher. They\'re two of Will\'s closest friends and helped me today."

"You look tired, Will. We should talk tomorrow."

I smiled to Hunter, "I\'m okay. Honestly, it\'s hard to sleep peacefully right now."

Asher let out a hard breath, "I should\'ve beat him more than I did."

Elijah smirked, "Asher broke 7 of Jayden\'s teeth when he charged at him."

"That\'s why I would\'ve fought you on going," I ġrȯȧnėd. "You\'re both hot headed when it comes to Jayden."

Hunter crossed his arms, "d*mn right! He nearly killed you and f**ked up your life ever since you met!"

"He\'s lucky to have such dedicated friends," Trey said with a smile.

Hunter nodded, "I was really surprised when Archer suddenly answered your call. How\'d the discussion go?" I sighed before taking a swig, "you\'re not drinking again, right?!"

"This is the only thing I\'ve had since I got here, Hunt. Relax." I took a few calming breaths, "I had to really watch how I presented the truth. I told them what happened, but tried to keep my personal feelings limited. I even asked them to choose if they wanted to have Jayden in their lives."

"I\'m sure they said no."

I nodded to Asher, "I want to give them time to think it through. This is a huge decision that I wouldn\'t even discuss it with them if they weren\'t so mȧturė. Even if I hate him, Jayden is their dad that I kept them from for the first 5 years of their lives."

"With good reason," Elijah insisted. "He never had your and the kid\'s best interest in mind."

"So..." Zara began as she tried to move the discussion from turning into an arguement. "How\'d it go after you talked with Will?"

"Since father disowned him," Elijah began and my jaw dropped. I never expected for their father to actually follow through with the threat. "He wasn\'t able to keep the officer from arresting him. His personal lawyer is involved but...with the hospital report, pictures, witness statements, and video...he has no chance of getting out anytime soon."

"Video?" Alex asked as he and his siblings looked to me. I decided there wasn\'t a point in hiding the truth.

"Its a video of me being forcefully taken by Jayden when I was a pȯrn star," I replied bluntly. By their dramatic bodily responses, I thought the siblings were going to drop their drinks, including Alex. "That is how we met and how the twins were concieved."

"Christ, I never expected that." Trey chuckled, "you\'re really full of surprises."

"You don\'t know the half of it," Hunter laughed and everyone, sans Alex, laughed lightly.