Fated To My Lycan Stepbrothers
Chapter 141

Kyle's POV

...Just before Naya came in.

"I am not doing anything, so stop reading meaning into my words. I have nothing more to say to you."

"Don't do this to me, Kyle." Her eyes were getting teary now. s**t! This was harder than I thought. Brooke had always been the type to use my emotions against me. She was just as unpredictable, which made me fall in love with her. What tactics was she going to use now to make me fall in love with her all over again?

I could never tell her my true mate, but I pretend to know on my birthday so that Naya will be safe. They would all attack Naya, both my enemies and Zeke's enemies. Why not prevent the catastrophe?

"We have been together; it is too long for you to just throw it all away." Brooke's voice quivered as she took a step closer, invading my personal space. The closet we were in suddenly felt much smaller. She would never get the memo until I snapped at her, right? But it did not seem right to snap at her at all. We have been together for so long. However, I would always choose Naya over her if it came to that now. I clenched my jaw, struggling to maintain my resolve about the decision in my head.

"Brooke, it's over. You need to accept that. I told you my reasons. You need to accept that, keep your fingers crossed, and pray to the goddess that you were meant to be mine from the very beginning." I grabbed her shoulders to stop her from falling. "I have to ask you to stop doing this to yourself."

She ignored my words.

"I can't stop. I can't..." She placed a hand on my chest, tracing her fingers along the contours of my shirt. It was getting to me, but only out of nostalgia and sentiments. Right, shadow?

"It was a bad idea to bring her into this closet in the first place. You know the both of you haven't had s*x since the last time with Naya. Stop deceiving yourself and get out of this space. You might end up disappointing Naya." Shadow frowned. "If you do, I promise to take over for a week and comfort her myself."

I shook my head. "You will do no such thing, not without my consent. We both have this body together, so we have to work together to put Brooke off. You can't tell me that after all these years together, you have nothing to show for it."

"Shut up. I feel nothing for her now that we have found our mate. I feel just friendship and simple care for a member of our pack. I can't divide my love for our mate with a shameless brat." Shadow huffed. "We had fun; now let go." "Shadow!" I yelled at his insensitivity. That was wrong!

"It is not wrong. We know how Brooke would react to this.

She would do anything to make you hers, so don't bother trying to put her off gently. It won't prevent the all-girls war." He grumbled. He wasn't smiling or joking around, like before. This is Shadow being serious.

Brooke, who was oblivious to Shadow's bad statement about her, continued. "Remember our first date? That small, makeshift restaurant behind the cafeteria with the candlelit table? We laughed so much that night."

My heart clenched at the memory. I chuckled. "That was because the Cupid Club begged for a space to recreate a fancy restaurant. They did a very bad job."

Brooke shook her head. "But we were the first couple everyone voted for. School was fun with you by my side. I didn't have to think about other things."

She was talking about the fact that her father left for a mission without notice just to keep her safe. Sfae wasn't what she wanted. She wanted his presence, and now that he was back, she was happy but not getting his attention. Beta Brooke needed to let his daughter know about his feelings, and likewise, she.

I took a step back, creating some distance between us.

"That was a long time ago, Brooke. Things change."

Brooke's eyes shimmered with tears, and she blinked them away. "What's changed, Kyle? We were perfect together. We had our whole future planned out. You can't just throw that away because of her."

"What about her?"

She dares not mention Naya's name. "Brawn."

She chose to call her by her bully name. I gritted my teeth, refusing to let her manipulation affect me. "I made an announcement saying Zeke and I are the only ones allowed to bully her, including calling her Bully. Be careful; Naya is not the issue." "Look at you spring up in her defense. Is this about the announcement you made today? How about protecting Naya from bullies? What's come over you, Kyle? Are you seriously willing to ruin what we had because of some girl?

Her frown deepened when I only watched her instead of reacting as badly as I wanted to in my head. "Is there something you are not telling me? Like the day at the manor? Do I have a reason to suspect that she isn't just your stepsister, but you are committing incest?" She finished hotly.

I scoffed. I wasn't expecting this approach, but she was damn good at what she does. "It's not about that, Brooke.

It's about doing what's right."

As expected, Brooke's frustration turned to anger. It was so fast that I didn't even have the time to react to it properly.

"Right? What's right about pushing me away for some new obsession? You're so blinded by whatever Naya has that you can't even see how ridiculous this is. She is frail, an omega, can't do anything on her own, and always needs assistance like some weakling, a stalker, or a creep. Have you seen her shape and her hair change color to whatever?

She is dying her hair to spite me, and you know it, yet she is not doing anything or saying anything. Then I woke up this morning to hear that she was under your protection. What happened to bullying her? We used to have fun doing that."

I was growing tired of this conversation, but Brooke pressed on, her voice rising. "Remember all the fun we had, Kyle? The pranks, the adventures. We used to be unstoppable together. What happened to us?"

To be honest, the rush of nostalgia was undeniable. We had shared many incredible moments, and I couldn't help but feel a pang of longing for those carefree days. Those carefree days made everyone see me as an irresponsible one. I didn't mind at the time, because I was and am still young. But this time was different. Naya was my true mate, and I couldn't let anything or anyone jeopardize her safety or my reputation for protecting her.

I took a deep breath and met Brooke's gaze. "Those were great times, Brooke, but they're in the past. It's time for both of us to move on. Goddess willing, you become my mate on my birthday."

Brooke seemed taken aback for a moment, and her voice softened. "Kyle, please, just think about it. Don't make a hasty decision that you'll regret."

I shook my head, my tone firm. "I've thought about it long enough. This is the right choice, and I won't change my mind." What was she expecting? It won't be this easy to take her back. She would either have to try hard or fight for my love from Naya. My heart skipped a bit at that. What if Naya backs out in fear? I know how Brooke can be when intimidating someone twice lower than her in size. She would use her beta status to the fullest. Even when Zeke was trying to make more ranks.

Jeez, the omega would be at the bottom.

Brooke's eyes were brimming with tears now, and she whispered, "I never thought I'd lose you like this. To an omega at the end of the day. I thought we were okay."

"We were not okay. You did not notice the distance or the hurt; you noticed nothing, but Naya noticed it all. We drifted apart from the moment I saw that little wolf standing in front of my father, glaring and pouting like she didn't want to be there in the first place. I wanted to tell her this, but I said this instead. "I'm sorry, Brooke."

Before she could respond, the closet door swung open, revealing a shocked Naya standing in the doorway. She had overheard our conversation, and her eyes darted between us, searching for answers.

"Naya? How long have you been standing there?" I turned to Naya immediately. The light filtering into the room had distracted me. How could I not even sense her presence?

Did she use the scentless spray?

Her countenance gave me the impression that she had been there long enough.

"Long enough." She deadpanned.

"Sh*t!" I stormed out of the closet, leaving the two of them alone. It was between them now.