Fated To My Lycan Stepbrothers
Chapter 149

Zeke's POV

It was still dark when I got up. There was no way Father would have hidden the mission to the point of no one replaceing out. How well did he trust Beta Brooke? I sighed, throwing the sheets over me.

Yesterday was just as bad as this morning. I couldn't sleep, knowing well that Mrs. Lau was involved in this. She attacked Kyle yesterday! I wanted to ask Kyle about the incident after hearing from a maid that he was fast asleep.

I couldn't bring myself to face Naya. I opened the door to replace the hallways empty. I liked the silence, as it made me think. Come morning, the hallways will be bustling with staff. Either they were doing laundry or were about to clean my room or something! Hardly was there peace and quiet.

I was about to close the door when something caught my attention. It was an unmistakable figure-a figure I knew so well. It walked past a corridor slowly, probably to make sure no one heard. I narrowed my eyes on the figure as they tried to slip past. It was Naya.

I mean, how would I forget her scrawny shape and thin legs? Her strawberry scent and big, bouncy breasts gave her away. I changed my mind to close the door and walked out of my room instead. Updated by Narugi.com

"Where are you going?" I asked, and I got closer to her.

Knowing how bad her ability to smell was, she would never have noticed I was around unless I was really close by.

She froze like a thief. "Zeke?"

I sighed, watching her recoiled in guilt. "Why do we always replace ourselves at an ungodly hour?"

Her face wasn't that clear due to the dim lights, but they cast enough light for me to see her body language and interpret it the way I wanted. Her frozen shoulders slumped a bit, and I knew she was relieved to see that it was me. I wondered why, since she should be terrified that I caught her about to sneak into my study room. I mean, it was the only room at the end of the hallway. To rest was for my guards and some wolves who refused to go home just to protect me.

"Because..." she trailed off, watching my expression. I couldn't see hers, so I opted for the corridor. The moon was bright in the sky, and I would be able to see her clearly. I needed to know how she felt about staying alone with me.

"You have no excuse, Naya. Come with me." I walked ahead to the corridor, waiting for her to join me.

She didn't hesitate. When she joined me, the cool air slapped her short hair to the back. I could see her face clearly. She didn't look like she got much sleep from yesterday's incident.

"Were you about to sneak into my study? What are you hoping to replace?" I asked.

She shrugged for the second time. "I don't know... Maybe you?"

If she thought I would not hear the last part, she was wrong.

"Why?"

"You have been so busy these days. I thought you would be in your study going through some files or something."

"What a way to tell me that I am overworking myself." She didn't say that to me, but I could hear the biting in her tone.

What was she expecting from a young Alpha? I couldn't act like peers my age and party or something. I have to actually work without help.

Horror was written all over her face. "No! I didn't. That was not what I meant."

I smiled at her flustered state. Then I wondered why I was smiling, and the smile slipped off. There was nothing to smile about, especially after what Tyta said to me. I glanced at Naya, who was still fumbling over her words, contemplating if she was the right person to tell how my day went. Flame cleared his throat noisily. He just wanted to act like an idiot. "You can talk to her. Naya is cool with us."

"This would be the f*vcking hundredth time I have told her about my struggles. She hasn't even told me hers once. feel like I am dumping everything on her again."

Flame looked pissed. "When do you not feel this and that? I am done being the good guy here. I am only trying to make up for the time I cheered you up in bullying our mate, but you stubborn brute isn't getting the point." "What point?"

"We both want Naya. f*vcking tell her and f**k her brains out already. You are wearing me out."

"I have responsibilities, and Naya is pretty useless." That was harsh, but it was the truth. Or at least that's what I forced myself to believe.

"Lies. Well, just talk to her like a normal friend. It's going to help you stop being like this."

"Fine." glanced at Naya, who was staring into the forest and the moon. She looked so beautiful in the moonlight. It was as if the moon goddess blessed her with ethereal beauty at night. "Care to tell me what happened yesterday?" If Flame wanted me to talk to her like a friend, then thats what I was going to do. Talk to her like a friend and see where that takes us. I had trust issues and a whole lot of issues, but I knew how to settle my sh*t. One by one.

Naya sighed deeply. "A lot of things happened." She turned to stare at me with an intensity that I couldn't decipher. "Are you sure you want to hear what really happened?"

I frowned, wondering what could have happened. "It was your first day after three weeks of absenteeism from school. What went wrong?"

She was still staring at me. "Did you have a hand in the bully protection program Kyle announced yesterday?"

I blinked, and a smile threatened to show. Kyle actually went through with it. I thought he was going to oppose my suggestion. I suggested it, but he opposed it because of the attention it was going to give Naya. It would make her visible to everyone in school. Then I told him to do whatever was safer. I guess he realized my suggestion was better.

"Bully protection program?" I chuckled. It was funny the way she said it.

"I mean, that's what everyone is calling it now." She waved my words. "Did you have anything to do with it? I just want to be sure.""

There was no need to deny it. "Yeah, it was me. What about it?"

A small smile appeared at the corner of her lips. "I knew it.

Your f*vcking action made some very bad people jealous. Guess who was among them?"

My eyes widened in shock. It was beyond comprehension. "What? Mrs. Lau?"

"Apparently, she had the hots for Kyle. It's a weird story.

Why don't we sit down for this?" She glanced around for anything to sit on. There wasn't, and so it was back to my room again.

"Let's go to my room." I did not wait for her to refuse. The sound of her tiny heels behind me told me she was following me back to my room. She has been compliant recently, never uttering more than three sentences. Maybe what happened earlier in the day shook her.

I was eager to know what happened.

Naya's PoV

Before Miss Lau attacked Kyle,

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.

"You heard." It wasn't a question. We both eavesdropped on each other's conversation.

"She hurt me, Kyle; she hurt me." Brooke sobbed bitterly.

I sighed. "Oh, stop acting like a baby. This was just a tip of what you did to me all those months. I endured all that sh*t, but not this time. You should never claim what's mine." The remaining guilt in me for her vanished

Kyle didn't look pleased. "That's enough."

I was baffled at his reaction. "Why? What did I do wrong? I only told her what she needed to hear."

Kyle gave me an unimpressive look. "Really?"

I rolled my eyes. "She has always been like this. You don't have to be so worked up." I paused. "Why are you so worked up about this?"

Kyle seemed frustrated with me, but I couldn't tell why.

"Because you just acted like her!"

I froze. "What? What do you mean by I just acted like her? I am nothing like Brooke Bentley." I proceeded to walk away, not surprised when he followed after me. I was getting really bold, but that's because I realized Kyle was ready to do anything to save me. He announced that I was under him. So this was it. It came with the full package, so he better s**k it up.

"No, you are acting like a douchebag, woman." Naya was scolded in the darkness. "And it is irritating."

"Oh, shut up!" I snapped angrily at Naya. I wasn't over what Brooke said to me in the closet.

I was about to tell Kyle my mind when I saw Mrs. Lau rushing towards us at full speed.

What the hell?