Chapter One #2
“Yeah, fuck that mushy, girly bullshit. We got trees to chop down and manly shit to do.” Chase says as he walks backwards in front of me grabbing his dick.
“How did you ever snag a woman like Alia? I will never know. She is like fifteen levels out of your league.” I declare as Chase chuckles and moves to walk beside me.
“Don’t I fucking know it. Just do me a favor and don’t tell her.
I want to keep her in the dark just a little longer, maybe for just another fifty years or so.
I hope someday you find a mate that is as perfect for you as Alia is for me.
It will change your whole life.” The smile on Chase’s face as he talks about Alia says the man is pussymatized.
“Nope, no, not happening. I’m avoiding all that mate shit until I’m at least forty, maybe never if I can help it.
Women are cra-a-a-azy and I do not need that in my life.
Having Evren and Alia in the house is enough, I do not need another woman telling me to put the toilet seat down.
” I declare even though neither woman has ever demanded I put the toilet seat down.
Of course, that could be because our mother taught us to put it down from an early age.
“You and I both know that’s bullshit. Neither one of those girls have asked you to do anything of the sort.
” Chase shoves me in the shoulder with a sad laugh before continuing.
“I can tell you’re thinking about her, you get this look on your face and I can feel the sadness seep into our bond.
You know I think about them every damn day and I hope that they are looking down on us with pride.
” He finishes, giving me a sad smile that I return.
My heart aches a little just thinking about all the things she taught me growing up and how much she still had left to teach me.
That fucking ambush that murdered them just so they could take over their territory deserved to be eradicated.
Our parents deserved to be avenged, and I was planning on being the one to exact that revenge.
Chase didn’t realize it but shortly after we bought our place in Broaddus, I started hunting that ambush for that very purpose.
He and Evren would be safely tucked away in Texas when it happened, none the wiser for the dark deeds I was going to commit.
“How could they not be proud of us? We’re both extremely good looking, we’re property owners, Evren is in college learning shit knows what, you're mated to a hot little sugar momma lawyer raccoon, and we have the raccoons as allies. We are killing it at life. What more could they have wanted for us?” I pop off, knowing full well our lives would have been completely different had our parents lived.
Chase wouldn’t have had to quit school to take care of us.
He’d probably be off traveling the world or some shit by now.
I would have gone to college for whatever it was I finally decided to go to college for, and I’d probably be off making millions at it.
Evren, well Evren is probably the only one out of the three of us that would probably still be doing exactly what it is she was currently doing.
When we were moving from place to place, hiding from other shifters who might have seen us as a threat, and just trying to survive, Chase made a vow that once we were settled Evren would get to go to college.
“I wouldn’t say we’re killing it at life, I mean I am, I have Alia and my life is perfect.
You on the other hand well.... No mate, no prospects for a mate, and living at home with your brother and sister.
Yep, L-O-S-E-R, loooser.” Chase uses his thumb and finger on his forehead to make an ‘L’, laughing like a maniac.
Asshole doesn’t even realize how awesome of a brother he has, yet.
Next week he’d find out that Evren’s next semester of tuition is paid in full.
I secretly went in and paid for the next semester without him knowing.
He thought I’d blown all my money on the beater truck I bought to fix it up and beer, but he was wrong, wrong, wrong.
I gave him a knowing smug smile, ha, the joke was on him, I’d secretly helped him.
“Why are you giving me that creepy ass smile? Stop looking at me like a deranged lunatic, it’s weirding me out.
Why do I feel like you are up to something behind my back that I’m going to be pissed off at?
” I don’t know why I feel the need to hide my good deed from my brother.
Maybe I like acting in the shadows, quietly helping him without him knowing, relieving some of the burden that has been placed on his shoulders.
Instead of revealing my awesomeness I give him another smug smile, shrugging my shoulders, before heading inside to clock in
“Seriously Dax, what did you do? Don’t walk away from me, I’m talking to you.
” Oh, he sounded mad, better get inside with the humans where it’s safe.
He would behave himself around humans, because we wouldn’t want them to know we were something different, something other, something extra.
Imagine having an apex predator inside you and running toward humans to keep you safe from your brother who is also an apex predator. Yep, Chase was right, I’m a loser.
You are a loser. How did I get stuck with you for my human side?
I could have had someone way cooler, but no I got stuck with you.
Of course you would put your two cents in now.
If I’m a loser you’re a loser, you’re literally a part of me dipshit.
If anyone should be upset about being stuck with anyone it should be me being stuck with you.
You are the absolute worst, I give you zero stars, do not recommend, that’s how big of an asshole you are.
I can hear Chase’s boots fast approaching me from behind.
If the humans weren’t around, he would already be next to me, probably slapping me in the back of my head.
I bet he’s pissed he can’t use his shifter speed to reach me.
Ha! I should feel a little guilty for taunting him, I really should, but for some reason I can’t find it in me to feel an ounce of guilt.
Right as I reach the door, I turn to face him, giving him a megawatt smile, one slightly less smug.
“You’re being a bit paranoid big brother; I have done exactly zero things that will piss you off.” I watch his eyes narrow, searching my face for a lie. Ha, jokes on him, I told zero lies.
“Whatever you’re hiding from me I will find out.
You are the worst at keeping a secret.” This time Chase gave him a smug smile as he passed through the door in front of me.
Oh, ye of little faith big brother, oh ye of little faith.
If he only knew about all the times, I secretly helped him behind his back.
He would totally make me second in the ambush, not that it is even a thing, but it’s the thought that counts.