Broken Mates
Chapter 31

"Jake, this is Alan Ash, my son" Tristan introduced his son with a proud look and a smile. Jake smiled, looking at the cute boy who was staring at him with a blank expression. After his encounter with Chris which dropped his mood to the lowest degree, he got a call from Tristan, saying he was back and called him to his room which he used when he first came to this place.

He immediately left for Tristan's room. He needed something to distract himself from the look Chris had on his face when he said those harsh words. He knew it was harsh of him, but he couldn't help it, the words just streamed out of his mouth the moment he opened his mouth. *Sigh, he really hated himself right now.

"Hi" Jake snapped out of his thoughts, focusing on the cute boy before him. He finally got to meet the cute boy Tristan was praising so much. And by his smell, he could tell he was an alpha. An alpha kid. A cute alpha kid.

"You're Jake?" The kid said, still with that blank expression. Jake was starting to get worried. Did the kid perhaps hate him? Oh he did not like that thought.

Taking Jake by a surprised, a smile spread on Alan's lips, "I heard a lot about you from Tris-I mean dad" Jake turned to look at his friend with a look that says, 'He calls you dad already?" Tristan held his head up high with a proud look and a nose that of Pinocchio's. *Sigh, father and son are the same.

Alan scooted forward on the bed, looking at Jake with a beaming look, "He said a lot about you"

"Oh, did he?" Alan nodded right away, "Yes. And he said he love you a lot" Tristan snapped out of his proud world, looking at Alan with a surprised look, then Jake.

Jake smirked, "Oh, did he?" He playfully said. He knew Tristan loved him. His friend has said it so many times but at this moment, he looked like his secret was being leaked out to his secret admirer. And he found this amusing.

"He also said, he can't leave without you by his side"

Now this was fun, "Oh, did he?"

"Alan! Say no more" Alan giggled and got off the bed, running after releasing such a bomb. "I'm escaping now!!" He said and left, slamming the door shut.

"That kid" Tris yelled, "Oh, so my friend love me so much?" Jake playfully said. Tristan's face flushed, "You know that already"

"Yea, but you didn't say you can't leave without me" The blush on Tristan's face deepened. He looked at his friend, embarrassed as he yelled, "Shut up jerk!!" Jake laughed and hugged his friend, "I love you too" "Oh, now you can say it?"

"Are you complaining?"

"No" they hugged for a few seconds before Tristan pushed him away and with a serious face, he asked, "So, are you going to tell me why you have Colten's scent? Do you want Chris to kill you?" "Ah......actually......" Jake ran his hands through his hair, totally missing Tristan's last word. Was it really a good idea to tell Tristan? He hasn't even fixed the problem with his mating yet. Which was Chris, who wasn't in love with Colten. And also, Chris might reject him.

"I'm listening" his friend said with a determined look. Jake knew right then, that Tristan wasn't going to take no for an answer or a lame excuse. He sighed in defeat and prepared himself to talk. "Colten is my mate and he claimed me" he went straight to the point. Tristan's mouth hung open in shock, "F*****g kill me now"

'I can't, your mate might kill me" Jake thought. He sighed again, getting to the difficult point, "That's not all. Chris is also my mate"

"Oh, shit! You have two mates?!!" Tristan made a two with his fingers, still shocked as Jake could see.

He nodded in agreement, "But, wait,..... did you say before that, Chris was going to kill me if he found Colten's scent on me?" And this realization suddenly hit him.

Come to think of it, why hasn't Chris said anything? Haven't he noticed? He was right.

And he found this amusing.

"He also said, he can't leave without you by his side"

Chris hasn't noticed yet because he had a lot on his mind. He had his hands and head full with worries and responsibilities, so much that, he hasn't noticed his mate has been claimed by the other. Tristan nodded, "Lvan thinks Chris is in love with Colten but he won't admit"

"But Colten said he wasn't. He rejected him"

"Oh, that's news" Jake was lost in thought. What was really going on? Was Chris really in love with Colten? If so, then why did he reject him?

"I think you guys should talk. Chris isn't the type to say anything if there's not a good reason" Jake nodded, maybe he should have a talk with his mate. They'll all need it.

But......., what if he really rejected Colten? Ah!!, he screamed in his mind. This is not the time to have such thoughts.

"By the way" Tristan's voice brought Jake out of his thoughts, "Sorry I couldn't spend the day with you. My boss suddenly called that there was an emergency. The guy who was supposed to replace me couldn't make it so I had to go or I would be fired" "The alpha mate?!!" Jake exclaimed in shock, earning a smile from Tristan. Who in their right mind would dare to fire the pack leader's mate? In fact, they should be honoured to have him working there.

"Yep! My boss is a badass who doesn't care that I'm the alpha mate. He could fire me anytime he feels like it"

"No way!" Jake was still in shock mode, "Yep! And that's why I like him. He's also my friend"

"Oh, my, who do you like so much, my dear mate?" The door opened and lvan entered with a gloomy look. Jake then knew it was his queue to leave and so he left quietly, leaving the pack leader and his mates to argue. He could even hear them in the hallway, "You only have to like me!!" Lvan yelled, bringing a smile on Jake's face. Oh, his friend's mate was the quick to jealous type. Way to go Tris, you nailed it.