Chapter 12
Is he pissed? Doesn't care? Indifferent? Hmmm.......guess we will see.
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I heard a door slam making me jolt up from the glorious sleep I was having. I had to admit that V’s bed was seriously like sleeping on a cloud, pure bliss.
I rolled over to see that V wasn’t in the bed with me. I guess I must have been dreaming when I thought he pushed me over last night.
I stretched my arms out while yawning before I rubbed my eyes to wake up more. I looked at the clock and groaned when I read the time of 6am. What weirdo wakes up at 6am?
Slowly I made my way into the bathroom and stared at the shower willing it to work. When it didn’t I huffed in defeat. “Brett! V! Help!!” I screamed at the top of my lungs, hoping they weren’t trying to ignore me.
Almost in a blink of an eye V emerged into the room looking around for the fire. “Why did you scream for me?” I rubbed my neck nervous as I tried to tell him of my incompetence.
“Well, ugh…I don’t know how to work the shower.” I gave him my signature puppy dog pout but it didn’t seem to work.
Instead he just grumbled as he walked over to the remote.
“It’s simple. Turn the dial to set the water temperature.
Then these buttons are for the shower head and nozzles.
It has three settings for both. High, low, and off.
Got it?” I nodded and he just walked out. At least he helped me figure it out.
Doing as V said, I set the temperature to 102 degrees and water to low before stepping in. It felt like I was standing out in the rain, if the rain was perfectly heated.
Inside the shower I realized that there was another remote, with even more buttons. Deciding that I wanted to experience more of the shower, I started the experiments.
Pushing random buttons changed the pressure, but also I found out that it was a steam shower. I turned off the steam quickly when it became too stuffy.
After remembering that I was supposed to go into town with Brett, I washed up before I realized that I made the same stupid mistake. I didn’t grab a towel. Actually I had no idea where they were, hence why V got one for me yesterday.
I couldn’t scream for V again. He would kill me. But how else would I get him to help? Should I sound less urgent when I scream? Wait…did I want him to come in here while I’m standing naked in the shower.
I felt my cheeks heat up even more than it was from the steam filled room. I really didn’t like that idea but at the same time what other choice did I have.
“V!” I waited but there was nothing. No yell back or sudden appearance. “V!!” I screamed louder before I finally heard him yell back. “What?!” He was already passed irritated and went straight to pissed off.
“I kinda don’t know where the towels are and…ugh…” I couldn’t even say anymore, too embarrassed to yell it loud enough for the whole house to hear.
I only knew that V had come in when I heard him groan before walking over to the closet. “You’re a pain in my ass. You do know that right?”
I felt a lump form in my throat from what he said but didn’t know why it upset me. My dad used to tell me that all the time but it never bothered me. I was standing in the shower contemplating before V knocked on the shower door.
I turned off the water and opened the door to grab the towel and wrap it around me. V shockingly, was facing the other way the whole time.
“Are you deaf or something?” My head snapped in his direction. “Where the hell did that come from?” Instead of answering me, he walked into the room.
He sat down on the chair that sat opposite the bed by one of the French doors. “There are some things we need to talk about.” I felt the familiar chill that he gave me when he spoke. I was wrong. He’s not pissed. He’s livid and he’s damn good at hiding it.
“What about?” My voice was shaking and weaker than I’m used to it. “Let’s be fair. You ask a question then I’ll ask a question. Deal?” I felt like I was making a deal with the devil if I said yes but there were so many things I wanted to ask him. “Deal.”
“What’s your question?” He stared at me completely statuesque, giving away nothing that was on his mind. “Why did you ask if I was deaf?”
“You screamed for me again when I answered you the first time.” I stared at him in disbelief. I really didn’t hear him say anything until I screamed louder for him the second time.
“You haven’t shifted yet. Have you?” He raised an eyebrow at me as he watched me panic. How did he know that? “Answer me.” I shook my head no, not being able to speak.
“When were you going to tell me?” I shrugged. “I don’t know. My family doesn’t even know. How did you know?”
“Your hearing wouldn’t be that bad if you were synced with your wolf.” He took his eyes off of me as he cracked his knuckles. I’m sure I visibly flinched every time I heard the crack.
“Why do you have tattoos?”
“All alpha’s have them. They all symbolize different things or accomplishments. Every pack is different depending on your roots. Take your cousin Derrick for example. You never saw his tattoos because they are on his ribs, per your family’s traditions.”
I tried to ask another question but he cut me off. “My turn. Remember?” I sighed before I nodded my head.
“Who the fuck is Mace?”
I looked at him wide eyed and horrified. How did he know about Mason? I haven’t talked to him since he told me about getting a girl pregnant. “I swear to God if you don’t answer me...” He slightly raised him voice making me jump back on the bed in fear.
“Mason, he was my best friend.”
“Was.” You could hear the sarcasm dripping from his voice. “So if he was your best friend, what is he now?” He crossed his arms to show that he was dead serious.
“I had a crush on him and he got another girl pregnant so…we kinda don’t talk anymore. What does it matter?” I yelled ignoring how scared I was of him at the moment.
He got up from the chair and started stalking towards me. It was then that I remembered I was just in a towel on the bed. I tried to cower away, but he grabbed me by the legs before pulling me to the edge of the bed.
“It matters when my mate is intertwining our fingers and cuddling up to me but calling me by another man’s name.” My mouth dropped open in shock. Did I really call him Mason last night?
“Hey sis you alright?” I quickly shook off my thoughts to mindlink Nick back. ”I’m good. I just pissed off V so I’m going to go out to let the whole thing blow over.”
I waited nervously for Nick’s reply. I don’t think that V would take kindly to a visit from my brother the day after I left home. “Alright. You need anything let me know.”
I sighed in relief before I looked around to see where V had gone to. He walked out of the bathroom and went straight to the door. “Brett is waiting for you.” After speaking those words he slammed the door without even bothering to look at me.
I was riding with Brett into town looking at all the trees as we past them. I was feeling a little down about the V situation and how I didn’t get to apologize. Just something about him infuriated me but I also wanted to be accepted by him. I never had mixed emotions like this before.
“You alright?” Brett looked genuinely worried and I knew he overheard our conversation this morning.
“I didn’t mean to make him mad.” I sighed deeply as I saw the sympathetic look Brett gave me.
“Look. V is complicated. Very complicated. But in this situation I completely see where he is coming from. I would be pissed.”
“Me too! I understand why he’s mad. I just don’t want him to be mad.” I hung my head in defeat before I had an idea. “Brett. How can I make it up to him?”
Brett just shook his head prompting me to grab his arm and plead my case. “Please tell me. Please. I have to do something.” Hopefully the puppy dog pout works on Brett.
“You’ve got to be kidding me with that.” He quickly looked away but I knew the magic had already done its job. “Look if you really want to make it up to him you’ll kill Mason and bring his head on a stick.”
I let out a squeak from shock and all Brett could do was laugh at me. “I’m not laughing because I’m joking. That’s really what it would take. But that squeak was priceless.” I slapped him on the arm before we pulled over to park.
I got out of the car and looked around at the various shops. They were all small boutiques and stores. Not a chain store in sight.
“So where do you want to start?” I pointed to the lingerie store and watched him turn as white as a sheet.
“I’m really not trying to die.” I rolled my eyes before I walked to the store. “Then stay here. I’m going in.”
I ran across the street and walked into the store. I was greeted by a beautiful human girl. She had gorgeous long black curly hair and emerald green eyes. Her skin tone was olive and she had perfect dimples to boot.
“You need help with anything?” I smiled at her and shook my head no. “I’m just looking.”
Brett came into the store and the girl gave him a look over. I’m sure she liked what she saw. Brett was good looking like V. Just he had the better personality.
“Can I help you find anything?” She definitely turned on the charm for Brett.
I just smiled to myself as I continued to look around the store. So far it looked like this is where my undergarments were bought in the first place and I got the tame ones. Sighing I turned back to see Brett begging me to leave with his eyes.
“Find anything Brett?” The girl looked at me a little confused. I just smiled again as I shook my head. “Well…you can keep looking. I’m going to go to the next store, okay?” I walked out waving to the girl before I spotted a candy store two stores down.
“How were you going to leave me like that?!” I just laughed as I kept walking.
We shopped the whole day away and I hate to admit that I didn’t even ask why Brett kept saying to put it on tab. We were just walking back into the house when Brett gave off a high pitch whistle making me cover my ears.
“Oww.” He just smirked as three huge guys came into the foyer.
“Get Luna’s bags out the Suburban.” They all bowed to Brett. “Yes Beta.” Were they training robots?
I turned to look at Brett who only smiled in return. “Brett. Whose tab did you put all this stuff on?”
He cleared his throat and I knew it was V’s. I started to walk to his office when I heard Brett behind me. “Stay.” I held out my arm as I continued walking. I didn’t need an audience for our next boxing round.
I knocked on his door before walking into the room. “I don’t remember saying you could come in.” I know he was trying to ignore me on purpose by looking at his paperwork.
“Look I just wanted to talk about earlier.”
“Nothing to talk about. You wanted your space so I had a room set up for you while you were out shopping.” I cleared my throat to get rid of the scratchy feeling that was there. Did he really kick me out of his room?
“Look I-“ My voice cracked and I didn’t know why. He sighed before he placed the papers down and looked at me with worry in his eyes.
“I thought you didn’t want to stay with me? Yet here you are crying.” I quickly touched my cheek to feel that I was indeed crying. I quickly wiped them away before I shook my head.
"Tell me what you want Cassie. Tell me who you want."
Who is she going to pick? Mason or V?