Fated To My Lycan Stepbrothers
Chapter 43

Naya's

POV

When he sent me out of the classroom, I wanted nothing more than to leave. Unfortunately, I wanted It was painful, but I agreed to leave.

I stayed by the side of the classroom, terrified to go close to the crowd surrounding Darren and his mi Marley. That Luna b***h, also called my mother. My eyes widened each time he said a word, and I cam challenge. The so-called elders were what I called despicable. How could they leave a poor Alpha alore, My hands started to tremble in fury. I didn't know where it was coming from, but all I knew was that I And what did I do?

be closer to him. He gave me comfort and protection, even for a brief moment. s**t! We sat in comfortable silence until he began to snap and told me to get out.

Then I heard his deep voice. My heightened hearing picked up what he was saying, even though I couldn't hear from the other side. My gut told me it was nderstand that Zeke wasn't officially the Alpha. Oh, so that was why he was left alone after the fight... I knew something was definitely fishy with the defenseless, all for the sake of...

unleash it on someone, something, anything. The book I held in my hands flew towards the window. It made a loud crash that had Zeke running towards me.

Run. Which was a very bad idea for a wolf. Wolves consider it rude for you to run while they chase you it was supposed to be romantic and playful when between friends or mates. Zeke was neither. He was the goddamn Alpha, and I was running away. I was giving the Alpha a chance to chase me before killing me.

Except he wasn't officially the Alpha. I should be safe for now.

He finally managed to close the distance between us and reached out, grabbing my wrist gently but firmly stopped abruptly, turning to face him, my chest heaving as I caught my breath. I was sure that my eyes were a mix of confusion and panic. "Let go of me," I demanded, worried that my shaky voice would be heard.

"What did you hear?" He asked urgently, his grip on my wrist loosening slightly. Although I knew he had no intention to let me go until I told him what I had heard and my understanding of it.

I tried to pull away, but he held on tightly. "Tell me what you heard right now." He added with a snarl.

I just heard what I wasn't supposed to hear. Pack discussions were supposed to be for the stakeholders to listen and not for 'loyal subjects' like me.

I raised my eyes to look at him. There was uncertainty in my eyes. "Explain what? That you're discussing mating and pack issues with Marley? That you're planning to become an official Alpha?" Jeez, I could never get tired of my snarky mouth, could I? "I was discussing pack matters, yes, but that doesn't change the fact that I caught you eavesdropping.

doing it again. Please don't humiliate me in front of the school.

I thought we had gone past this. It was like my nightmare was happening all over again. All because I

wrist, his fingers pressing into my skin. "You had no right to listen to my private conversation. Do you think

were you hoping to hear?" He growled under his breath. It caused a vibration in the hallway that attracted the students' attention to us. No, Zeke, you are

't allow my curiosity to die. Zeke's eyes flashed with a mixture of anger and frustration, and I could sense his irritation growing. He tightened his grip on my you can just invade my privacy whenever you want? What did I tell you about MY personal space?"

My heart raced as his tone became more heated. I had never seen him this angry before, and it scared me shitless. "I wasn't invading anything," I shot back, my voice growing thinner. "I was passing by, and I happened to overhear something. It's not like I was intentionally trying to spy on you."

He scoffed, his lips twisting into a bitter smile. "Right, just a coincidence that you conveniently overheard a conversation about my position as Alpha and my personal matters." He leaned in closer, his voice dangerously low. "Don't play innocent with me, Naya." He glared at his surroundings, giving a satisfied smile when the students lowered their heads. I wanted to let them know that he wasn't officially an Alpha yet, so they could relax.

Who was I kidding? He was terrifying either way. Come to think of it, Zeke has gotten way bigger now.

I tried to yank my wrist out of his grasp, my own frustration now bubbling to the surface. He didn't even flinch. "Oh, I get it now. You're upset because your precious little secrets were exposed. The big, bad Alpha can't handle someone knowing more about him than he'd like." Where did that come from? It took a moment for me to realize that Naya, my wolf, had taken over, and hell, she was pissed. I eyed the mirror close to me to see that my eyes were totally blue and glassy.

"No, wrong timing, Naya. Get back inside and let me handle this in my form. Flame won't take it likely to see that we are insultive." Wolves had egos, and with an Alpha? His ego was ten times the average wolf's.

Naya spat heatedly. "Let me protect you this time. We already did something we weren't supposed to. You are not in the right frame of mind to confront Zeke." She was offended and had taken over my body to protect me. This made me think about what she meant by that. What did I do? I couldn't remember, even if I wanted to.

"I will explain later. Don't distract me." She said impatiently to me, allowing me to watch in shock what the heck was happening. How had she taken over without my being in control? She has been speaking a lot about protection lately, and we were both as weak as f**k. Something was not right.

Zeke clenched his jaw, his eyes narrowing at me. He must be aware that it wasn't me who spoke to him. It was Naya. "You have no idea what you're talking about."

"Enlighten me then," Naya challenged, my voice dripping with sarcasm. Almost everyone gasped. "Tell me, Alpha Zeke, what's so secretive that you had to grab me like a criminal for overhearing?"

He took a step closer, our faces just inches apart. His gaze bore into mine, his eyes a storm of different emotions. "It's none of your damn business."

He took a step closer, our faces just inches apart. His gaze bore into mine, his eyes a storm of different emotions. "It's none of your damn business."

Naya huffed out a frustrated breath, not backing down. "You're right. It's not. So, let go of me, and let's just forget this ever happened."

Zeke's expression wavered, his anger mixing with something else-something that resembled regret. "Naya, I-" He started, his voice softening slightly before he caught himself, and his features hardened once again. s**t. Naya turned away from him, crossing her arms over her chest. Okay, she was acting weird again. "Just save the Alpha intimidation act for someone who actually cares. I have better things to do than deal with your mood swings." Oh no.

His hand reached out, almost as if he wanted to touch me, but he pulled it back before making contact. "Wait. It isn't you talking."

Naya spun back to face him, her patience wearing thin. "What, Zeke? What could you possibly want now?"

He sighed, his shoulders slumping as his anger seemed not to dissipate. "It's you. She is a coward, running away from me." He was talking about the fact that I allowed Naya to take over my body. It was the first time, I swear, and not voluntarily. Naya raised an eyebrow. "Complicated? Oh, I see. It's complicated because you have feelings for Marley and you're supposed to mate with her for pack politics, right? Is that why you're so touchy about this?"

His expression shifted again, this time into one of exasperation mixed with resignation. "I knew you were not her. You sound jealous."

"Yes, Naya, what the f**k? You sound like a jealous mate. How could he have feelings for the old Luna? Get a grip on yourself; people are watching. I demand you give me back my body!" I yelled at my wolf, Naya.

Naya ignored me. "No, Zeke, you're not making anything easy. You can't just expect me to pretend I didn't hear anything and go back to being your 'loyal subject"."

He sighed heavily, running a hand through his hair in frustration. "You have no idea what's at stake here. It's not as simple as you think." Seeing as everyone still watched our exchange, he growled angrily, and they all scrambled. Hopefully, the part where he wasn't officially the Alpha would be lost in their minds.

Naya took a step closer to him, her voice quieter but no less intense. "And you have no idea what it's like to be treated like you're invisible, like you're only worth as much as your usefulness to the pack. You have no idea what it's like to hear you talk about Marley and then pretend like you don't even remember my name."

What in the actual f**k?

Naya!!!