Rogue

Chapter 34

Levi's P.O.V

I stare at my little brother with pity and building guilt as dad rubs his shoulders supportively.

"Its okay Peter, I'll be right by you the entire time." Dad whispers as he continues consoling a shaking Peter.

He nods slowly but I could hear his heart working over time to keep him from fainting on the spot. He looks up at me with wet eyes that slice it's way through me.

"Peter, if you need more time that's fine." I say honestly but he shakes his head quickly.

"I-I-I w-want to." He manages before swallowing slowly. He nods to himself and offers me a shaky smile.

"Okay, then whenever you're ready." I say as I place a hand of the knob.

Jayson was on the other side in the living room with Caspar. He was wearing his best clothes and was determined to make a great first impression on Peter. Hagen offered to come with, the more familiar faces the better, but Peter said he'd be fine with dad alone.

Jayson should be sitting on the other side perfectly still in wait, but I could tell by the sounds of crashing objects that he was probably doing the opposite.
I catch sight of Peter flinching as his eyes fill with fear making me mentally curse my mate.

"I'll just go check on him first." I say with a smile before slipping my way through the door.

I take quick, large steps towards the living room in search of Jayson and stop dead in my tracks when my eyes catch sight of him wrestling Caspar on the floor. The two were rolling around as if in a WWE match but in the living room of all places.

I clear my throat to catch their attention making their eyes snap my way before the jump away from each other. Caspar stands on all fours as he looks at me innocently while Jayson tries dusting off the black furr from his white shirt, but he was failing miserably.

"What in Goddess name do you think you're doing?!" I whisper shout. "Peter is right outside the door!"

"He tried to eat the platter I prepared!" Jayson protests as he glares down at Caspar who was licking his paw as if his words fell on deaf ears.

Jayson had taken a liking to the Food Network in efforts to transfer his diet to more 'normal' meals. One of the first things he was able to eat were cheeses and he now had an obsession with making cheese platters.

"He tried to eat my grapes!" He wails sounding horrified and betrayed.

He had 13 grapes, I only ate one. You know how I feel about odd numbers - Caspar says calmly through the link as if he saw no wrong with touching one of Jayson's grapes. His recently accessed memories did not change the fact that Jayson loved grapes and would protect them with his life.

"Both of you shut it and behave!" I say making them both silent. "No more fighting, sit down and behave."

But wh-

"He started it-"

"I don't want to hear it!" I snap making them both look down. "Now sit down and behave, I'm bringing him in."

I make my way back the door, releasing a heavy breath before opening it and offering a smile to Peter and dad. They both look at me warily, clearing seeing through my attempt to appear calm and unbothered.

"We're ready." I say with a smile nevertheless.

"Ready?" Dad asks looking to Peter who nods and follows after us as we make our way through the house.