Mine

Chapter 16

Adriana's face was carefree yet blank. Her lips were still curved into her innocent and nice smile while her eyes showed no emotion.

The silence was louder than any words. An unsettling silence set over all of us and I felt naked and uncomfortable. Biting on my lower lip, I was tempted to break the silence.

As embarrassing as it was, I even began whistling. Tweeting the tune of a song that I had heard coming from someone's bedroom next to mine, I looked around the room. My eyes trailed over everything, including my pair of twin brothers who were struggling to hold back large bursts of laughter. Giving them a sly smirk in between verses of the song, I continued my whistling and inspection of the room.

"What?" Adriana's dry and almost kind question stopped my sarcastic whistling.

"Lana's my mate," Adrian said, standing up and letting go of my hand to fully face her.

There was a slight pause before she answered. Although, when she answered, it wasn't what I had expected.

"Well then, do it," Adriana said, her voice still the same and her smile getting wider.

"Do what?" Adrian questioned, cocking his head to the side to show his confusion.

I was confused, as well. What in the hell did this chick mean by 'do it'? I mean, seriously, I've never been one for riddles and this one was ridiculous.

"Reject her," she answered with a short nod and a full-blown grin.

This bitch.

Standing up, I cracked my knuckles to ready myself for punching her in the mouth. Yet, as soon as I lunged, I was pulled back into Jackson's chest. Set on Adriana's blood, I squirmed and struggled to get out of his grip.

"Jesus Christ, Jackson," I said, panting while still trying to get out of his hold. "Are you on steroids or something?"

He chuckled and closed his eyes while doing so. Using his time of weakness to my advantage, I used a huge burst of strength to launch from his arms and onto a smirking Adriana that was standing just a few feet away from me. Luckily, Adrian was out of the way, trying to talk to her, so I didn't have to push him out of the way.

Tackling her, I straddled her waist. By this time she was screaming. Oh my God, even her scream made me want to rip her jugular out and bathe in her proabably disgusting blood. Sending a hard blow to her nose, I ignored the pain in my knuckles as the skin split. Werewolf powers would heal it quicky anyways.

Everything was in chaos as people tried to pull me off of the howling blond as I pummeled the bitch's face in. How dare she tell my mate to reject me just because she's jealous? Adrian was mine and my beating her pathetic ass should have been enough for her to remember.  

I was finally pulled off of her by the arms of someone I really wanted to sock. Yet, those feelings changed as soon as I felt the tingles that ran throughout my body. My Adrian was holding me and there was no way I could hurt him no matter how much I  really wanted to hurt Adriana.

Turning away from the whimpering and crying girl, I wrapped my arms around Adrian's slim yet extremely muscular waist. Burying my face in his chest, I let out a soft purr that was soft enough for only him to hear. Feeling his hands caress my back and his lips press against the crown of my head, I was in peace. I completely forgot about Adriana (who was receiving help from my mother and father), Blaze, and everything in between.

"Adrian!" Adriana's whiny pleas broke my moment of serenity. "Are you just going to let her get away with doing this to me?"

A growl vibrated through Adrian's chest and I felt his body tense with her words. I tried to turn my head in order to get a view on what was happening behind me, yet was pushed back into Adrian before I could get a real view.