Fated To My Lycan Stepbrothers
Chapter 143

"I want to know what he would say in your defense. That girl needs some spanking."

"I agree." I nodded my head at Naya's angry mutterings. wouldn't mind her taking over just to teach Brooke a lesson.

If I thought I heard it all, I was wrong, and her next words pissed me off beyond my imagination.

"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?"

"Alright, that's it. I am going in there to woop her ass. Don't even dare to stop me."

"I

I agree with you." I said it absentmindedly. Frankly, I do not care what Naya decides to do. All I wanted to hear was Kyle's reply to all of this. We weren't related by blood, but trust Brooke to say whatever she wanted to sway Kyle's mind against me. I hoped what she was doing was failing to drag Kyle over to her side. I expected Kyle to be repulsed by her choice of words. I was wrong again because he sounded calm the next moment. It was as if he wasn't fazed by her harsh words. For how long did he plan this? "It's not about that, Brooke. It's about doing what's right."

It was the same time he used on me whenever I was angry.

Zeke usually did that too. For no reason, then it dawned on me that their voice went that low whenever they wanted you to understand.

To understand, it wasn't their fault things were going sideways. However, that voice usually did the opposite for me. If I was just understanding his approach, how about Brooke, who had been with him all these years? Would she understand, or would she see red? Brooke chose the later.

"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."

Oh, that hurt. That hurt so bad. It hurt to know that I was their source of reconciliation before now. It hurt to know that I was a source of amusement and entertainment for their Cupid date.

"That was before you knew the real Kyle." Naya completed it for me. She sounded really hurt too, and I could feel her anxious emotions running through me like they were mine. They were mine.

"The real Kyle." I breathed out. It was a relief that I was getting to know the real Kyle and not the fake Kyle who lied at every turn and manipulated everyone just to get his way. This was the real Kyle.

The sweet one who would comb my bushy hair even though we were late for school. The one who would tease me yet follow me into class. He even threatened me. He didn't go through it, though. He was the one who kept me on my toes. I am always alert and excited around him because of how unpredictable he is. He was my source of energy. Always playful, always smiling, and always happy. He knew what to say at the right time, too.

I would never lose him to Brooke. No matter how long their relationship lasted or how I felt like an intruder, Kyle was mine. I would never let him go.

Kyle was saying nothing about her silly form of fun.

"He is saying nothing, Naya." I whispered to Naya, who was suddenly calm.

"Just wait... Kyle won't disappoint us." She was sure, really sure.

"Even after the rumors?" I closed my eyes to stop my mind from flashing those crazy rumors at me. It was all over the school how Kyle was a man w***e. He loved the ladies, and the ladies loved him. He basically lived in a motel, and no one questioned his s*xual life.

It was healthy. Note my sacarsm.

"Remember all the fun we had, Kyle? The pranks, the adventures. We used to be unstoppable together. What happened to us?"

Oh, they had fun together.

"I am boring and plain. I'm never measuring what Brooke's saying she did for him. I mean, he got his share of fun from bullying me. Would he ask me to tag along whenever he wanted to bully someone else?" My eyes widened at the thought of doing that to someone else.

"You are taking it too far," Naya began.

"And you are being too optimistic for my liking!" I snapped, clearly having it enough with her siding with him. Don't these thoughts run through her mind sometimes? Or was she just blinded by the mating frenzy? Jeez.

"I am not optimistic." Naya's small voice made me pause.

Whenever she talked like this, it made me anxious. It meant she was about to say something 'wise! "I am just trying to hope for the best."

"Potato, potato, the same thing." I rolled my eyes.

"No. This is different. We wolves have a lot of insecurities, and it's over tenfold for us omegas. Do you know that?"

I sighed. "Of course, I know."

"That's why I am trying to strike a balance here. You can be pessimistic all you like, but I won't allow the both of us to fall into depression at the same time. Someone has to carry both, and I choose to be that person. Is that so bad?"

1 licked my dry lips. She was making sense, and I was just being a bitch. She has always been the one to carry my emotions, which lie everywhere. I shut her out and made her weaker than usual. It was all my fault. "I am sorry."

Naya chuckled. "Don't be. Or you can be sorry; I don't care."

"Hey, I am trying to apologize here."

"Well don't." She pushed my words away gently. "Stop apologizing. I took up this role for both of us. It doesn't mean I do not have doubts about Kyle. This must be new to him too, so cut him some slack."

"It's funny how you can act like a friend, a mother, and a bitch at the same time. Oh, did I forget to add... you act like a little s**t too?" I pressed my ears against the doors to hear more. The way I talk to Naya in my head is different from normal. I could have a full conversation with Naya in my head and still meet up with my discussion outside my head. I guess it was due to the fact that we both feel the same thing, and it's far easier to communicate without barriers.

"I love you too, Naya." She grinned.

I took a deep breath as Kyle's sweet voice filled the closet.

"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."

That brought a smile to my face. He knew it would never happen, but he was trying to make it not look like his fault.

My mate was smarter than I thought! If Brooke was smart, she would sense Kyle already knew his mate, which was why he was distancing himself from her.

I mean, even if he doesn't know his mate, he shouldn't break it off if he really loves her. That was a reasonable explanation. My smile widened. He was doing all these things for me.

"Kyle, please, just think about it. Don't make a hasty decision that you'll regret."

I may not make Kyle so happy or agree to bullying, but I will make sure we have fun in our own way. I smirked evilly.

"I've thought about it long enough. This is the right choice, and I won't change my mind."

Naya trailed with joy in my mind. "I told you, Naya. Kyle won't give in. Never mind about how boring you are... The mating bond will do the rest! Besides, with Zeke and him combined, I don't think they would ever run out of entertainment. You in particular." There were already a handful. What made me think I didn't fascinate them as much as they fascinated me? Who was I kidding?

"I never thought I'd lose you like this. To an omega at the end of the day. I thought we were okay." Brooke sounded like she was crying already.

I should tease Kyle about it later.

"I don't think that's a good idea." Naya began to object.

"I meant a good day. Jeez, Naya."

"I rolled my eyes to the heavens.

Kyle's next words shocked me to the core. It made me understand something.

"I'm sorry, Brooke." His voice was sad and helpless.

I wasn't the reason why Kyle broke it off. He had always wanted to, and I was the last straw that broke Carmel's back. It also meant that even if I didn't come along, he wouldn't have been with her. This gave me hope.

Delusional hope?

I didn't want to hear anymore, so I turned the door knob myself to see Brooke's hand on his shirt, squeezing tightly, and Kyle just watching her with unremorseful eyes. I tilted my head to the side. Does Brooke even know what Kyle did behind her back? She ought to know, or maybe Kyle was just good at hiding it.

Kyle turned to me. He did not look surprised, even though his voice sounded like he was surprised. Sly wolf... He knew I was here all along.

He was Alpha. That was no way..

"Now, you call him Alpha. I do not understand you." Naya shook her head in amusement.

"Shh," I simply said.

"Naya? How long have you been standing there?" He asked.

I shrugged. How dare he act like he did not know I was here all this time? "Long enough."

"g**t!" Kyle muttered, walking past me. Great! I knew he wouldn't be happy to see me here, but I could care less. I eyed Brooke with a small smile. She had tears on her face.

Oh, and a glare directed at me too.

"I have always wanted to ask you this question." I frowned.

She sighed. "I don't have your time, Brawn. What is it?"

She was asking, like she didn't just insult me two minutes ago. She really has no shame.

"Did you know Kyle was sleeping around? I mean, you could have known, right?"

I raised an eyebrow when Brooke chuckled

"I knew. I stayed. Is that answer okay for you? Can you do that?" She was merciless. I should have expected that.

"What do you mean?" I chose to feign ignorance.

"Oh, please. I know Kyle's f**vcking you. How is it? He is good in bed, right? Every girl said so." She wiped her tears gently.

I bit my lips to hide my anxious state. sh*t. She was pressing the right buttons, no matter how hard I tried to ignore her words.

"Cat's got your tongue? You aren't this quiet. You always have something to say. If you are quiet, it means I am right." She smirked as if she hadn't been crying seconds ago. "If you cannot deal with his sh*t, you can leave him alone. I don't want you to go through unnecessary pain."

"When did she think to give you advise? b***h!" Naya cussed from the darkness. She wasn't acting out like before.

I blinked. The more I keep quiet, the more she thinks she is winning. I climbed into the closet, closing the door behind me.

Her eyes widened. "What are you doing?"

"Haven't you heard?"

She scoffed. "You have the audacity to come in here with me alone. I could break you easily. And that stupid Alpha protection? It only works after I beat your a*s. They will chase people away from you. You will only be lonely because no one would want to be your friend, no one would want to date you, no one would..."

The purple lady began to prickle my skin. I could feel the energy radiating under my skin. Without thinking, I yanked hard at her perfectly styled blonde hair. I yanked really hard, pulling some strands with me.

When she wanted to pull at mine, I pulled my head back.

She couldn't get to me. Her loud agony shrieks filled the closet.

"Listen carefully." I whispered into her ears. "Zeke and Kyle are mine. I am prepared to do whatever it takes to make them mine."

My energy cracked like wildfire under my skin. My strength increased by tenfold as I squeezed tighter at her hair. Her screams became louder.

It was going to draw attention.

"Shut up!" I thundered angrily, and she did. Her mouth clamped shut, just the way I wanted. Her eyes were getting red, and tears poured down like rain. Her screams turned into heavy sobs of pain. "I never had friends in this school. I have Zeke, Kyle, and Renée. They are enough for me. If you come in the way of that, I will kill you." With that, I released her hair, and she slumped to the floor.

I opened the door to replace Kyle outside, waiting for me. I blinked uncontrollably as the purple lady receded.

His face was expressionless. He heard everything.

He heard me say he was mine.