Page 10 of Fight between Alphas

“Can you please leave; I need to shower, and you are both suffocating me” I tell them. Drake’s eyes soften before going hard again.

“Phone” He demands clicking his fingers. I groan before reaching in my back pocket and throwing it at his head, but he catches it before it hits him.

“You got what you want so get out” I snap. They reluctantly leave and I slam the door behind them.

Chapter6

How dare they think they can control everything, control my life like this. Now they were even going to break up with my boyfriend for me. I will see Nolan on Monday anyway so I will come up with something over the weekend. Unfortunately, being the weekend that meant it was going to be harder to avoid them. Deciding to skip dinner again. I remain in my room; Arial brings me a blood bag when suddenly Tate walks in behind her and hands me my phone. I glare at him.

“Don’t stress Drake couldn’t get into it” He says holding his hands up in surrender. I poke a hole in the blood bag, Tate watching making me feel self-conscious. Blood wasn’t a big thing in this house but to outsiders I could understand it looked a little strange to see.

“Taste any good” I lick my lips and nod.

“Fresh is better” I tell him, and he nods. Arial puts her headphones in before picking up a book ignoring what is going on.

“Mind link me sis if he acts like an ass, I will toss him out for you” She says through the mindlink and I look at her before she sends me a wink. I smile back at her and she turns back to her book.

“What’s the deal with you and Drake anyway?” I ask curious where their rivalry stems from, surely it can’t just be over land disputes.

“I would tell you, but it would just piss him off, his father started it” Tate tells me running his fingers through his hair.

“May I” He asks. Motioning to the end of my bed. Least he asked I suppose. I motion with my hand for him to sit and he does.

“You and your sister seem close” He states.

“We are, all of us are, do you have any siblings?”

“No, only child. Drake has three brothers though” He adds saving me from having to ask.

“Where is Drake?”

“Talking to your father, he gave him shit for taking your phone. I am sorry, I shouldn’t have acted like that or embarrassed you in front of your friend”

I drink my blood bag. It felt awkward talking to a stranger and I didn’t know what to say. I prop myself up on my pillow, leaning against the headboard and Tate leans against the wall near my feet.

“So, you don’t feel anything?” He asks and I shake my head.

“You’re still young, when do you turn seventeen? Most people feel their mates when they hit seventeen” He asks.

“I turned sixteen the day you got here” I tell him. He seemed shocked.

“Your brother called an Alpha meeting on your birthday?” He asked.

“Only day everyone could meet so, yes” I tell him.

“Well sorry for ruining your birthday” He states. I chuckle softly.

“Drake isn’t too bad; you will get used to him and me” He says and my eyebrows furrow.

“Don’t you hate each other?” I ask, wondering why he was suddenly defending him. Tate shakes his head.

“No, it’s complicated, a lot of it is Drake but mainly his father’s influence over him. He wasn’t always like this, we used to be good friends” Suddenly the devil himself appears at the door. He leans against it staring at Tate but says nothing, I couldn’t read the expression on his face, he didn’t look angry, just void of emotion, a blank canvas at his words.

“You should let her sleep, it's getting late” he says after a few moments. Tate nods before getting up, he walks over to me and I stare up at him wondering what he is doing, when he suddenly leans down and kisses me on the head.

“Night” He says before walking toward the door. Drake stares for a few seconds, his eyes darkening before he turns on his heel following after Tate. Arial whips off her headphones.

“That was strange” She says, and I know she was listening in, even though she had music going.

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