by C Davis
Cole rushes to her and growls. He's angry because she ran from him. She turns to face him with her golden eyes. “I’m going to go out with Lucas, and that's final. You don't own me, Cole!”
She tries to run past him, but he grabs her arm. “The hell I don’t.”
“You can't stop me!”
“Sweetheart, you are mine and no mate of mine going to let another male put his hands on her!” His hand wraps around her hair, yanking her head back and baring her neck to him. I'm not stepping in until he gets almost out of control.
He pressed his face in her neck inhaling and his eyes turned gold. “You do belong to me, and I say you are not to be alone with Lucas!”
He presses his lips to her neck.
That's when I see it.
His teeth begin to elongate, scraping her skin but not breaking the skin. He's starting to lose control, and my sister's eyes widen in shock when she feels his teeth.
“Alright, that's enough!” I command him, and my sister knees him in the crotch.
“I'm not yours, and I am going out with him!” she argues.
What am I going to do about that?
“She's driving me crazy!” Cole says.
He's frustrated with my sister, and has a good reason. She's denying him, and it's making him lose control. I know how he feels. I tried to control my wolf with Lana and in the end, he won. She didn't want to believe me just like Natalia doesn't want to believe it either.
“Just take it easy. This is my sister we're talking about. You know how defiant she can be when someone tries to control her.” I try to tell him, earning me a nod.
Oh, sister, you're going to wish you hadn't even provoked his wolf by going out with Lucas.
It's going to be bad when she gets back, and I'm not even going to break them up when they get into a fight over her. Lucas may be a good fighter, but Cole is stronger. He's going to annihilate him, and I'm just going to sit back and watch.
Hell, I might even make some popcorn and enjoy the show.
CHAPTER 12
Cole
She was dumb if she thought I was going to let her go out with Lucas. Jaxson was laughing at me in this situation. Natalia was pushing my wolf over the edge. To top that off, she was taunting me in my head. When she walked away; she added more sway to her hips just to tease me.
Jaxson turned to the window, and sighed. “I never really liked him. He just seemed…off.”
Lucas had been a part of this pack for years and was a good fighter, but there was always something about him that was creepy in a stalker kind of way. He was always looking at the unmated women around here. I remember when Jaxson kicked his ass for touching Lana. “There’s something not right about him.”
I look out the window and growl at the sight. Lucas has his arms around her shoulders as she leans into his touch. I growl out. “Jaxson, I don’t know how much more of this I can take. She’s the most stubborn woman I’ve known!”
I knew when I figured out she was my mate, she wasn’t going to make it easy. She’s going to fight me thumb and nail until I finally crack.
Mark my words Natalia, you will be mine.
“That’s it, this shit stops now!” I growl out, clenching my fists.
I’ve had enough of this. Lucas is dead! She’s going to find out what happens when you taunt me. She’s done nothing but be a little tease parading around in nothing but a shirt that barely covers her, and shorts that show off her cute little ass. I growled in anger at how she swayed her hips every time she would walk past me.
I clenched my jaw as I drew closer watching him put his hands all over her. I could feel my canines elongate, and my eyes were flashing back and forth. My wolf was ready to draw blood when I saw him inching closer to her face. I grabbed the back of his shirt, yanking him back and pulling back my fist connecting with his jaw.
“Get your damn hands off her!”
“What’s your problem man?!” He yelled, shoving me back and holding his jaw. Natalia was watching me in horror, as I grabbed him by his shirt punching him again.
“Cole! Stop it!” She begged me as I knocked him to the ground and kicked him in the ribs.
“Jaxson, you have to stop them!” She pleaded with her brother.
“No. Lucas was touching his mate and is going to pay for the consequences.” Jaxson calmly states, leaning on the gate smirking at her.
I straddled him, and pulled my fist back as he breathed out to me. “I-I didn’t know.”
I punched him one last time, then stood up dusting my pants off.
“Now you do. Keep your hands off what’s mine.” He remained silent as he stood up and limped off with his head down low.
I’ll be watching you, Lucas.
Jaxson started to clap and Natalia glared at me with her red face. She was angry, and something about that made it even more exciting. I had so much adrenaline pumping through my veins from my fit of rage. “How dare you! He did nothing wrong.”
Her chest was heaving up and down making it hard for me to look away from her chest. I couldn’t focus on anything but that.
“You’re my mate. I should have killed him for that.”
I took two steps, leaving a gap between us. She backed away and bumped into the tree behind her.
I’ve got you right where I want you, Natalia. I took two more steps trapping her with my arms and our bodies barely touching.
“Look at me, Natalia,” I demanded, pushing her into the tree more. She raised her hand, and I caught her wrist.
“I wouldn’t do that if I were you, Nat.”
Holding her wrist, I nip at her neck.
“You’re delusional!”
Her body froze when my lip came in contact with her skin. “You’ve been teasing me lately, walking around in nothing but those shorts and shirts that barely cover anything. These are mine.”
She moaned as I grasped her breasts, pushing them together.
“S-stop.” She moans again.
“Your mouth says no, but your body says yes. You want me.”
She involuntarily grinds on my cock, making my pants feel so tight on me. “How about we go up to my room, and you can work out this problem I got in my pants?”
Her eyes widen in shock and she pushes me away from her. She’s only adding fuel to my fire right now, and I’m not going to let her get away so easily. Grabbing her by the hips, I grind into her hips. “I don’t think so.”
A strange scent fills my nose, and I know exactly who it belongs to. It’s Lucas.
“Go! Run! Go get your brother!” I urged her and she ran as fast as she could go.
He smirked. “Cole, do I smell something tasty?”
I knew it!
He did know we were mates, and he just played me like a violin.
“You lied.” I mused as he stepped forward, shoving my shoulder. My blood boiled remembering how he was touching her and inching closer to her lips. He was going to kiss her fully aware of her being my mate.
“She tastes so good, but you wouldn’t know that. Would you?” He taunted me running his tongue over his bottom lip.
My fist collided with his face and he stumbled back falling to the ground. I lunged at him pummeling him in the face. My wolf had taken over, and all I could see was red. “You son of a bitch! You knew!”
My fist was mid-air when I heard her beautiful voice crack. “Lucas, you knew and you didn’t tell me?”
I stepped away leaving his bloody body and faced her. I could feel her pain from being betrayed by someone that she thought was her friend.
“Take me away from him.”
I led her to her room, and she slumped down on her bed.
“Hey, don’t feel bad. He fooled all of us.” I told her, wiping her tears away. I wanted to hug and kiss away her sadness, but I was afraid she would push me away again. Her lips quivered, tempting me even more. Her eyes met mine drawing me in more and more.
“Cole, I need to tell you something.”
Tiltin
g her face down, my fingers find her chin and force her to look up. “Tell me, Nat.”
“I-I…kiss me.” My face inches closer, and I press my lips to hers. She tastes so good, and I never want this moment to end. I slip my tongue in her mouth finding hers. Her hands slip under my shirt scraping her fingernails down my chest.
“Natalia. Have you seen…” Jaxson stands there frozen in shock covering his eyes. “We need to visit Duke, Cole. Meet me in five minutes.”
I kiss her lips one last time before leaving her to attend to our business with that dirty dog.
“What the hell are you doing on my territory?” Jaxson demanded, punching him in the ribs.
He smirked, “I came to take what’s rightfully mine.”
Jaxson’s fist connects with his nose. The blood drips on his dirty shirt, and he smiles wickedly.
“How does it feel, brother? To know your best friend will be claiming your sister.”
I don’t hesitate to punch him in the mouth, and before I know it I’m pummeling into him with my fists.
“I bet Natalia tastes as good as Lana does. Delectable.” I grind my teeth at his comment about my mate.
“You’re sick! That’s your damn sister!” Punching him again.
Jaxson’s eyes roamed; looking at the damage we caused, and he grinned at me then at his brother.
“Get comfortable brother, you’re going to be here a while.” He said spitting out brother harsher than the rest. Closing and locking the cell, he turns craning his neck at me. “Go be with your mate.”
I know it must have been uncomfortable for him when he walked into her room. I had my lips on hers, and she had her hand up my shirt. My hands were planted on her ass and she was grinding on me, moaning in my mouth. I need to tone down on my thoughts before I let my wolf take over and push me over the edge. The throbbing in my pants is killing me slowly, and begging me to release the pent up tension.
She sashayed her way to me with an innocent smile and I visibly gulped. She’s teasing me again.
“Do you need to work out some kinks in your room?” She murmurs tracing my tattoo. Her touch isn’t enough to satisfy my hunger for her.
“Are you trying to kill me?” I breathed in her ear, as she continued to torture me.
“Maybe.”
I picked her up and threw her over my shoulder, smacking her on the ass.
“Cole!” She yelped out as I made my way to my room, and threw her on the bed. I loomed over her as I spread her legs and I kissed down her neck unbuttoning her shirt.
“Cole, we can’t…I mean I’ve never.” I pressed my finger to her mouth.
“Shh. We can take our time.”
You’ll be the death of me.
CHAPTER 13
Natalia
I’ve known Cole my entire life, and ever since I’d been able to shift his attitude towards me changed. He became possessive, and I always assumed that it had something to do with my brother. Never in a million years had I thought we could be mates.
When he first told me, I’d become livid on the verge of shifting. He was a sexy man though with his messy, brown hair and don’t even get me started on those tattoos. He was always scaring the guys away and claiming my brother wouldn’t like it, but now I see why. It was him.
About a month ago, he’d come to my room and asked me to work out his kinks in his muscles. I shouldn’t have found him sexy, but I did. He was my brother’s beta and best friend. Day after day he would come to my room hanging out with me while Jaxson was preoccupied with Lana.
Every day we would hang out and I found myself lusting after him, but held back. My brother would’ve killed him most likely. I couldn’t act on these emotions because he would only hurt me in the end. The minute Lucas showed interest in me is when Cole started to act differently. He avoided me like the plague, and I never realized why.
I only took interest in Lucas because nobody seemed to like him around here. It wasn’t until after Cole and Lucas fought that I had seen his true colors. He had manipulated and lied to me. The minute his face inched closer and closer my body shook with panic. He was going to kiss me, and then it happened.
Cole grabbed him and pummeled his face. My brother wouldn’t stop it either. He’d said he had to pay for his actions. Later on, I heard Lucas tell Cole he knew I was his mate, and he didn’t care about that. I didn’t want to be around him anymore and that’s when he took me in the house away from the liar.
He took me to my room and found myself wanting to feel his touch. He looked like he was holding back. The beast inside him was begging to be let out and claim me. I got scared and panicked. I was still a virgin, and from what I hear is it hurts like hell the first time. Some of the she-wolves in this pack have already lost their virginity. Those are what we call the pack sluts. Nobody likes them, not even my brother. Cole feels the same way about them, or that’s what he always said.
The thought of that makes my wolf growl with jealousy. Those girls make me sick at how they parade around always trying to get my brother to notice them. They have no chance in hell now that he’s found his mate. I’m glad he’s finally given in to his wolf and accepted the fact he’s found his other half. I giggle at the thought and how he fought so hard to give in.
“What’s so funny?” A husky voice whispered in my ear.
His arm is still firmly wrapped around my waist and he nuzzles his face in my neck. I shivered when his lips touched my skin.
“Relax, I know you’re not ready. I told you before we’ll go real slow.” He nipped at my neck making me moan.
“I better go. Your brother wanted to talk to me about something.”
My body froze, and he chuckled as he pulled his pants up, zipping them.
“Don’t worry, it’s just about your other brother showing up. He’s cool with us being mates. Well, not cool, but there’s nothing he can do about it. Our fate is sealed.” He told me leaning down, giving me a kiss and winking before walking out.
I rose from the bed and yawned as I looked at my phone. Did I sleep until noon? It must’ve been from all the drama that unfolded earlier. My brother walked in without knocking. “Are you okay now?”
I nodded.
“Listen, I don’t like that you’re mated to him, but to be honest, I’m glad he is. He’ll be able to protect you.” He hugged my side and paused for a moment. “Don’t go downstairs, that’s where Duke is.”
I nodded knowing I should listen to his warning.
I knew I shouldn’t go down there, but I found my feet leading me down the steps. My other brother was always evil. One time, he came to my room and tried to choke me while I was sleeping. If it hadn’t been for Cole, I don’t know what would’ve happened. I don’t know why Duke hated me so much and that’s exactly what I’m doing going down these stairs. I need answers. My brother and Cole are going to be so angry if they catch me, but if they do I guess I’ll cross that bridge when I come to it.
Duke looks up and his lips curl upward grinning at me. He’s tied up and painted in blood with bruises scattering his body. “Well, well, well. If it isn’t my dear sister.”
I scoff at him as his grin never falters. “Don’t call me that!”
“They don’t know you’re here. What do you think your mate would think about that?” I scoff at his question and roll my eyes.
“I’m going to ask you something, and I want an honest answer. Why did you try to kill me when I was younger?”
He creased his eyebrows and his eyes flashed up and down my body. He licked his lips, smirking. “You want to know what was going on inside my head? I wanted to take something from you. Can you guess what?”
I started to back away until I bumped into something hard. I gulped knowing who it was.
Duke smirks. “Cole, how nice of you to join us.”
I could feel his anger boiling off of him, and didn’t want to face him. He yanked on my arm, making me yelp. He forced me to look at him and his eyes weren’t his normal ones. They wer
e gold and he was getting angrier by the second.
“I thought your brother told you not to come down here!” He yanked me by my arm leading me away from Duke.
“You disobeyed his orders! Do you know what could’ve happened to you?!” He yelled out pulling me up the stairs and into his room.
His eyes still were gold, and his rage was making his body shake. “I-I’m sorry.”
He held up a hand telling me to keep my mouth shut. His fingers were digging in my skin, and blood began to drip from my arm.
“Let me go! You’re hurting me!” I begged him, hoping for him to dominate his wolf. My brother’s voice made him loosen his grip, and I took the chance to yank it away and try to run out the door. I almost made it out, but then a hand gripped me by my hair yanking me back to him.
“Cole! What’s going on in there? You better not be doing what I think you’re doing!” My brother screamed from the other side. The door hinges came off as my brother busted through the door and he assessed the situation.
“Tell him,” Cole growled in my ear as I looked up to Jaxson.
“I’m sorry! I shouldn’t have gone down there, but I needed answers. I wanted to know why he tried to kill me.”
My brother let out a frustrated breath but didn’t seem to be angry like Cole was.
“What did you find out?”
I opened my mouth to talk, but paused. “He said he wanted to take something from me. I’m sure you can figure out what. Just think about it.”
He closed his eyes, then opened them looking to Cole.
“Watch her while I take care of something.” I watched as he stormed out and Cole turned me around to face him.
“Do you know how worried I was when I couldn’t find you?” I looked down refusing to look at him. His fingers find the bottom of my chin, and I’m forced to look up.
“I’m sorry.”
I knew that going down there was a bad idea, but I still went. I just wanted to get some answers, and to do that I had to ask him. Now that I know the truth, it made me hate Duke even more. He is a sick and twisted soul. I just hope he’s suffering down there right now. I let out a shaky breath. “I hope he makes him suffer for thinking about me like that.”