My Dark Mate [2021: Editing]

Chapter 4

My mate stormed in, my outraged brother trailing close behind him. My wolf howled happily at the sight of Alpha Logan, my heart beating erratically although a frown was currently marring his otherwise perfect face. "Chelsea,-" my wolf was ecstatic as he said our name, those two syllables sounding so right on his tongue, "pack what you need."

Jake wasted no time in glaring at my mate, before turning to me. "Chels don't listen." He pleaded. My mate growled at him then, my body reacting immediately as lust pooled within me.

"You don't have the right to order her around; she is my mate, not yours!" He snapped. Jake's glare was unwavering, making my wolf growl at our brother's expression.

"She is my sister; I have known her for much longer than you have! If anything, I'm the only person who can order her around."

My mate moved until he towered an inch away from my brother. "I dare you to defy me one more time pup and I'll make sure you never do again." He said as his eyes turned black, his wolf taking over.

My brother opened his mouth to respond but I moved in between them, silencing him. "What the hell is going on here?!" I demanded.

My mate wrapped an arm around my waist and pulled me to his side. "You're coming to live with me." He said, growling at my brother when Jake tried to reach out to me.

"No, you're not Chels." Jake said, gripping my wrist despite my mate's efforts to scare him off. He tugged on my arm, making Alpha Logan's arms tighten around my waist. They began playing tug of war with me as the rope, Jake hanging onto my arm and my mate gripping my waist tightly.

A moment later, Dylan walked through my doorway as well. Despite my situation, I couldn't help but notice the size of the slice he'd taken from my cake, sitting on the plate in his hand. "Hey Ch-" he stopped short upon seeing the scene before him. He rushed to put the plate safely on my dresser before moving to my brother's side. "Jake, what are you doing?!" He asked as he tried to pry my brother's fingers from my wrist.

Jake's glare turned on him. "You're supposed to be helping me!"

"You're going to break your sister." Dylan argued, continuing to pull on Jake's hands.

My mate growled once more. "Stop, you're distressing her!" My waist and wrist began to ache from both of their grips. "Release her right now!" Alpha Logan commanded.

"No y-" before he could finish the sentence, a ferocious growl tore past my lips, the sound resonating throughout the room. All three of them stopped what they were doing, watching me with wide, shocked eyes.

"All of you stop it!" It felt rude to be talking to them that way, especially because they were all older and of higher rank than I was, but I had no other choice. If they were going to act like children fighting over a toy then I had to be the adult. "It's my choice." I stated, crossing my arms after ripping the one Jake had a hold on, out of his grasp.

"Chels, you don't know what he's really like. If you go with him, you can't even begin to understand what you're getting yourself into." I felt my mate's muscles tense at Jake's words.

"Do you know?!" I demanded, glaring at him. "Because if you do, please enlighten me!"

"People say that-" I held my hand up.

"Exactly, people say, not you. It's. My. Decision." I said slowly, stressing on each word. "Let me make it!"

Jake narrowed his eyes. "Well then, what do you choose?!" He bellowed, watching me with a mix of agitation and caution in his eyes as he too crossed his arms.

When the consequences of my two potential decisions dawned on me, I subconsciously took a small step back, bumping into my mate. I had no idea what to do, so I turned to my wolf for her choice. Who do we go with, our brother or our mate? She whimpered at the thought of being separated from either one of them.