Fated To My Lycan Stepbrothers
Chapter 19

I blinked my eyes open. The surroundings were unfamiliar and a bit dark. "What the hell is going on?" I tried to raise my upper body so that I could sit upright. "You can't sit up now. So lay back." A grumpy voice muttered. I hardly heard his voice, so it had me wondering if it was really him or not. Maybe I was hallucinating again. "Who are you?" I asked stupidly.

He scoffed immediately. "Did the fall affect your sight also? Care to guess?"

Who else would be kind enough to carry me? Zeke. "Zeke? Kyle?" Oh, Goodness... They sound alike sometimes. It was hard to tell the difference between the two of them. "Wrong." Was all he said before I heard his footsteps. He was leaving the room.

"No! Wait!"

"Naya? Oh, Naya I am so happy you are okay!" Renee gushed over me, which was unlike her. I nearly pushed her off.

"How long was I out for?"

"Three hours. I have good news for you and bad news."

I contemplated the one I wanted her to say first. "The good one first."

She shrugged. How was I sure the good news wasn't bad news too? "The nurse said it was a terrible headache. Something related to coming of mating age."

"Mating age!" I nearly screamed in shock. "Does it mean that I am getting ripe or something?"

Renee thought the same too. "I got mine last year, so it's alright. You are an omega; maybe that's why it was more prominent. You are the only omega in our school."

I sighed in defeat. "That is not good news."

"You will count it as such once you hear the bad news."

I doubted her words very much. "Tell me"

"The whole school knows about it. This means you are going to be in heat, Naya. That's what makes you special."

"Special? I have two hungry Alpha wolves living with me! One of them toys with me however he can, while the other bullies me. Both of them bully me! With this mating s**t, I won't be able to resist their charms. Ever. I am in deep s**t!" "Naya?"

Her voice was beginning to irritate me. "Stop calling my name!" I couldn't dare say anything about my feelings to her. This was because she was just as intimidating as Brooke. I think that she was nicer. "I am sorry."

The whole school knowing about this puts me in a dangerous situation. Those who can't have me will try to r**e me or, worse, bully me more. Either I stand up for myself or take their s**t until high school is over.

"It's okay." Renée's voice was small. "Look, I know it's hard to be friends with me, but I want you to accept me the way I am."

Accept you the way you are? Some bullshit. "I will think about it. Let's not put a label on our relationship. Let it flow." I didn't want someone to walk up to me and ask me questions like, Where is your friend, Renee? She wasn't my friend yet, and I would like to keep it that way. For now.

I pulled the bed sheet over me, eying them a bit. They smelled like someone familiar. Could I have imagined it all? "Who brought me here?"

"Who else if not I? I have been here with you". Renee said. I appreciated her coming, but something told me she was lying. It was obvious from the way she darted her eyes here and there.

I peered at her face, surprised that I was the one intimidating her. No, I was wrong. Someone's earlier presence intimidated her before I did. There was no way she would be intimidated by a mere omega like me. "Who brought me here?"

Suddenly, she grinned, shoving me by the side. "Come on. The bell just rang. Let's go."

"You say you don't want to be my friend, but you are desperate to be my friend." Renee added. She wasn't finished yet. "I thought all omegas were like the maid I had at home. Submissive, stupid, and not friend material." That was one rude way to explain all omegas. "You are being rude right now."

"I don't care." She shrugged like the Renée I knew. Wait, like the Renee I knew? I am getting more pathetic, aren't I? "You don't exactly look like Alpha material. Your body revealed to us your weaknesses, and that's why you became the target of everyone."

I nearly clapped in awe. "You really studied me, didn't you? Why aren't you bullying me like the rest?" We passed by a mirror, and I saw the answers to my own question. In fact, I have never liked my body shape. I was a disgrace to Wolf Cove. The others didn't fail to let me know. She stopped walking. "Because you are already so frail."

Her words made me more scared than I ever was. I took deep breaths to calm myself down. "Alright. I get your point. You didn't have to be so harsh about it."

"That's what you wanted, isn't it?" Renee scoffed. "You want everyone to treat you like trash so much that you have forgotten what kindness feels like."

What is she spewing out? "I don't want everyone to treat me like trash..."

"I must say that you enjoy bullying. You enjoy the pain." She continued.

"Stop saying that." I muttered, surprised at my low tone. Where did all my courage go? "I am not like that."

"You are guilty of something. You feel it's your fault, so you let everyone get their way. When are you going to grow up?"

"I am weak! The only thing I am guilty of is being weak. How about that?" I yelled.

Renee only laughed. "You should hear yourself right now. When you think you yell, you only sound like an angry kitten. It isn't intimidating at all." She jumped over a puddle of water, skipping off to who knows where.

I must have triggered her to say those words to me. I spoke to her badly. "I am sorry, Renée. It's all my fault."

I glanced at my surroundings. I was not surprised to see Kyle and Brooke walking towards me, or rather, towards his new car. It was as if they changed cars every week. Zeke was walking behind them. He was tapping on his phone with so much glee. Maybe he has found someone special or something.

They both breezed past me, and I perceived the same familiar scent from the nurse's office. It must be one of the three. Then Zeke stopped, his back turned to me, and his head was raised. He allowed his brother and Brooke to enter the car. For a moment, I thought I imagined it.

He turned his head slightly.

They were red.

It was the sign of his wolf, and my heart beat increased in tempo. The wind suddenly became still. He still stared at me while I stood there like a lamb ready for slaughter.

"Hey, Zeke. Get in." Kyle mumbled. He sounded engrossed in other matters.

"Yeah," was his low reply. He disappeared into the car, leaving me to wonder if what I just saw was real. The only way to replace out was to go home.

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I arrived at the Storm's mansion with another heavy sigh escaping my lips. Here we go again.

Reid opened the door for me this time around.

He was magnificent and hot in human form. I would love to know his name and feel his fur in my hands. That is, if he didn't bully me after that.

"Are you going to stand there all day or come in?" His grunting voice brought me out of my thoughts.

I shook my head. "I don't want to go in." It was true. I didn't want to enter a house filled with intimidating wolves. Reid raised his eyebrows immediately. He wasn't pleased that I kept him standing at the door. "On second thoughts, I will go in." My smile disappeared as soon as I saw the storm brothers waiting for me. They were dressed like they were going into combat. "We are going to spar. Care to join us, Naya?" Kyle grinned wickedly.

"No?" I tried to resist. "I mean.. haven't you heard of a shower, food, and rest?" It happens every time I come back from school. They took the car and came home on time.