“Then change your perspective. I’m not asking you to accept me right away, just let me-let me-prove to you that I can be the best mate you could ever have. No second-chance mate can ever come close to my level,” he smiled, but his smile faded when I shook my head.
“Stop shaking your head, Helanie. What’s wrong? You don’t seem happy,” he frowned, expressing his frustration openly now.
“Kaye! I don’t want to talk about it.” My voice broke as I took a deep breath and added, “I’m not looking for a mate.”
“But you found one,” he mumbled.
“I have no feelings for you. It would be odd for me to now think of you as my mate after only thinking of you as a stepbrother,” I insisted with a heavy heart, and I could tell I had broken his heart.
He looked so hurt that he just stood in front of me, unable to say anything.
“Can you please drop me home?” I didn’t wait for him to respond and went ahead to sit in the car.
He stayed outside, not moving an inch, before he finally came back and slammed the door shut. He started driving aggressively, grunting every few minutes.
I understood he was angry. I would have been too, but I wasn’t trying to fool anyone. I was with a child. And who was to say, once I told him my truth, he wouldn’t flip out on me? That he wouldn’t betray me?
I had learned not to share my secrets with anyone. People change! They change in a heartbeat.
The journey was so uncomfortable because he kept shaking his head and groaning a lot.
We finally arrived, and before I could leave the car, I noticed he locked the door so that he could have one last word with me.
“You see me just as your stepbrother because you never gave me a chance. And you still refuse to, but if you think that will be enough for me to leave you alone, then you’re wrong. From today onwards, I will show you that I am not only your stepbrother. I will make you so wet and horny for me that you will question your own statements,” he said in the most seductively aggressive tone before unlocking the door.
I was shocked as he said those words, and I instantly jumped out of the car. I had to walk back to the hostel before it got too late. I needed to get ready for my first class.
But just as I was about to walk away from the car, Kaye stormed out and grabbed my arm, pulling me against his chest.
“Kaye!” I gasped as he cupped my face and crashed his lips onto mine.
In that moment, I could have pushed him away, but the brief moment before he kissed me was too short for me to react.
I didn’t push him away.
Even though I claimed not to see him in that way, I needed that kiss so much.
His lips were soft, yet so hot, as if they were burning mine. There was no tongue involved, but it felt like I was melting inside his embrace.
He broke the kiss after pressing our lips together so aggressively and hard, letting out a deep breath.
“Have a good day, my mate!” That was his way of making a point.
I was in a daze, even as he started walking back to the car.
That kiss…
I knew I should have stayed true to my words and pushed him away, but I just let him kiss me. I guess I wouldn’t regret it, given how lonely I had been for so long. But I had already told him my decision.
However, why did I have two mates?
Helanie:
“And everyone who is an Omega shall get a yellow star on their red bands,” Emmet stated as he pulled out a bag full of bands. The red plain ribbons were for alphas, the brown for royal warriors, green stars on the red ribbon were for royal beta, black for other important posts in a pack and silver was for the alpha king status but only alphas in senior posts can get it after they have proven themselves to be able to fight for the alpha king status. Today’s lecture was just as good as always. However, I was slightly distracted, and I bet Emmet noticed it too.
He kept raising his head and pausing every time he saw me zoning out. I felt bad because I wanted to be a good student.
He gave a nod to the first person sitting in the front row, and she stood up to walk over to him, holding out her hand for him to tie the wristband.
“Professor Emmet! If you’re okay with it, I can help with the students in this row,” Sydney, ever the self-proclaimed master of the room, stood up to offer her assistance. I had noticed this before-her relentless efforts to become the class monitor. Salem was quick to nod her head in agreement. The twins were always busy supporting each other.
Emmet shook his head and pointed at her with his finger, silently instructing her to sit down.
“Helanie!” Hearing him say my name made me straighten my spine and look his way. Everyone turned to follow his gaze, curious to see who ‘Helanie’ was.
I had been doing my best to stay low-key for a while now. It’s been a week since I found out about my pregnancy, and I still hadn’t processed the news. I didn’t even know what to do.
Gavin and Lucy were a mess themselves-they would argue and then take long, tense walks. Jenny had been busy trying to befriend me, but Lucy always dragged me away from her. I didn’t protest because I didn’t want to make Lucy uncomfortable. Although, I was grateful for the help Jenny was offering me.
“Helanie!” Emmet called me again, snapping me out of my thoughts. “Please help with this row.”
He gently pushed some of the bands to the side on the podium for me to grab. I was shocked he asked me, especially since Sydney had already offered to help.
I got up while Sydney and a few others glared at me harshly. Reaching the podium, I grabbed the bands and moved toward the right side of the classroom-the side where my friends and I usually sat.
I began wrapping the bands around everyone’s wrists. Each band had a name written on the back. Then I reached Penn. I hadn’t interacted much with him before, but I’d heard from Gavin that Penn preferred to keep to himself.
“Alpha!” I said as I checked his band. He nodded, shook his leg slightly, and then rolled up his sleeves, extending his hand toward me.
I tied the band around his wrist, and as I did so, my fingertips brushed casually against his skin. I swear, I saw goosebumps appear on his arm.
It was odd.
“It’s alright, I’ll fix it myself,” he said abruptly, pulling his hand back and adjusting the band on his own.
After I finished handing out bands to everyone, I returned to my seat, completely forgetting about my own band.
“If everyone has received their bands, you’re free for the day,” Emmet announced.
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