Fated To My Lycan Stepbrothers
Chapter 135

"Then why do you put yourself through unnecessary pain by hurting me?"

"I am sorry." Was all Zeke could say. It always warmed my heart whenever he apologized like that. He wasn't one to apologize all the time.

"Do you know what I am talking about?"

"The fact that you are my mate."

I refused to say anything in order not to push him to accept me as his mate. I could only persuade him until his 18th birthday. It was only then that I would be sure he wouldn't reject me. It was a tough bet, but I was willing to take it for now. "I can't stop the mating bond, can I?" Zeke asked like it was negotiable.

"I don't want to force you into anything. If you are not interested in me, it is fine."

"No, it isn't. Just give me time. Give me time to get over my worrisome self, alright?"

"How much time do you want?" I had to ask. "You hurt me many times, Zeke. That's why you don't need to do this alone. You need to tell me everything from now on."

"I will if you give me time. Will you?"

I had no choice but to accept his terms. It was weird, but I understood he had major responsibilities right now. The more I stayed closer to him, the more I could feel his heat.

That suffocating feeling was no longer there, and I felt light.

"I don't feel so sad any longer. Do you think we can both feel each other's emotions?"

'Yes, we can."

I gasped. Has he always known what I felt? "How long have you known?"

Zeke squinted his eyes as if to remember. "I could always tell when you were angry, sad, and so on. I just don't show it because I don't want you to freak out."

"But I knew you were unhappy."

"Our wolves were trying to connect to each other. You don't have to worry about that. When we are fully mated, it will increase ten times." Zeke said. It was funny that he knew these things yet didn't want to accept me fully. "Would you see me as a distraction if I am your mate, or would I ruin your reputation because I am an omega?" I asked. I was sounding desperate now. I hoped he didn't hear it in my voice.

Zeke sighed. "You have nothing to do with it, trust me."

"Then why?"

"Because I have responsibilities, Naya. That's why I am asking for more time. You may not understand my stand, but I need you to please be patient with me. At least until my birthday, okay?"

I could never understand Zeke's reasons for not officially mating with me, yet doing things a mate would do.

Although it wasn't all a mate would do for another, it was the mating bond speaking.

I needed him to love me with the mating bond. It made it better.

"Okay." I got up from the bed. "I'll respect your decisions. Do not forget what I told you; if you are feeling down or sad, talk to me; I would never judge you."

Zeke nodded, and I turned to leave.

As the door closed behind me. I rested on it, weak and light-headed. What the heck just happened? Eventually, my legs carried me to my room. There I found Kyle awake, sitting comfortably, and reading a book. "How was it?" He asked, giving me a knowing look. He knew I went to replace Zeke.

"It was so so." I replied, lying on my bed. "He was sad."

Kyle gave me a sad smile. "He killed Reid; it is only natural."

"I don't have long memories about Reid, but I do know that he was loyal to the manor and your father." This was the simplest thing I could say about Reid. Reid wasn't a complicated man. He knew when to keep quiet and Marley was the cause. If only she had allowed him to do his job without interrupting like the self-attention b*itch that she was. I would make sure that she felt the guilt of his death for a long time.

"What punishment was given to Elder Freya? Lily said something like that."

Kyle froze. "You spoke with Lily?"

I raised an eyebrow. "Yeah. She even told me my favorite snacks."

Kyle closed the book, keeping it back where it was. "We didn't want to make it too obvious, so we asked her to do us a favor."

Lilly's words floated into my mind. "You will make a good Luna."

"Did you say something?" Kyle inquired.

I contemplated telling him. "Lily said something strange.

She said I would.."

"You would what?"

I shook my head, deciding against telling Kyle. Let's not get ahead of ourselves. "You haven't told me what happened to elder Freya. I thought it was all a dream until I felt this bruise." I touched my neck "You need to put ointment on that."

"I don't need to. By tomorrow, the scar will be completely gone." I tapped on my neck. "So what is next?"

"Seriously? You want to know about Elder Freya or what you did to her. She wasn't given any punishment. You punished her."

I froze. "I punished an elder."

Kyle chuckled. "Well, not really you... the elderly one. She used you as a vessel, and I can say that elder Freya's power is no longer with her. She has been tasked to console Reid's mate."

I nearly snorted. "Elder Freya isn't that affectionate. It would be hell for her."

"Not only that, she has been asked to assist Zeke. Now this is real hell for her considering how she has been against his coronation from the beginning." Kyle ended with a small smile playing around his lips.

I was impressed by how things turned out. There was no violence or harshness. It was perfect. "How about Marley?"

Kyle paused. "Marley..."

I frowned. "I didn't do anything to her."

"No. She was not there when all these things happened. Or maybe I didn't see her or something."

What? I wanted to punish her because she was one of the reasons why Zeke went on such a rampage. How dare she dismiss Reid, causing Zeke to kill him? "She is slippery. If I had laid my eyes on her..." "Zeke noticed. He would ask her to help Reid's mate later.

They both have to bear the consequences of Zeke's action."

I sighed. "The rampage caused a lot of damage. The bill will be high."

Kyle nodded in thought. "It will be high, but we will replace a way to minimize the cost. We prepare almost everything in our pack. Wood, leather, and so on.

"Something you would hardly see in the blood moon pack."

I cackled, and Kyle joined me.

"Dry as a desert. No wonder Renée came here." Kyle said, and my mind went back to the one friend I had.

"Thank you." I smiled.

"For what?*

"For everything. You didn't send Renee away even when you knew; there are so many things you didn't do because it was me. My eyes are open now." It was, as Liliy said. The Alphas have a soft spot for me. Why didn't I ever notice? Only I could talk to them the same way they talk to me without putting 'yes, Alpha in between.

It was a way to show that they liked me with or without the mating bond.

******

For the next three days, I tried to avoid Zeke as much as I could. He told me to give him time, and that was what I was doing. I could not let him be in my sight, or I would beg him to have s*x with me.

He was too hot for me to handle. However, I had just opened the fridge in the kitchen when I felt his cold hands on my waist. His chin rested on my shoulders.

"You have been avoiding me."

I cleared my throat as if I were not affected by his affectionate hug and husky voice. It was as if he was caught up with his needs. "I haven't."

"It's been three days, and we haven't seen eye to eye." The last time I saw him, he was yelling at the accountant of the pack. I didn't know that there was someone like that until two days ago. Zeke complained bitterly about how the expenses weren't coming in but were always going out. I didn't even know until that day that our members had supplied wood to other neighboring packs.

It was shocking to me.

He also complained that the money wasn't correlating and asked Elder Freya to follow the man down to the factories to check out what he was talking about. To my shock, Elder Freya followed his command.

She went like a docile wolf. Where were her evil replies?

They were nowhere to be found.