ASHLEY

Mate?

It was my turn to stare wide-eyed at the triplets. I swallowed as I looked intently at the guys in front of me. Were they still my step-brothers? The same ones that had made life miserable for me in every way possible. What exactly was going on? Was this some sort of prank? A confused frown crept into my face as I tried to make sense of everything.

They looked completely different in their seemingly hypnotized state. Where was all their bitterness? The same Axel that always had ...