Brandon’s p. o. v
“She was mated to my brother Jason for some fucking reason, but once I eliminate him, she will only belong to me.” Cole answered seriously while he opened the bottle and gulped the whole content down.
“Are you fucking kidding me?” Landon asked on top of his voice.
“What?” He asked with a shrug.
“You are a crazier bastard than Landon and.” I said seriously.
“Did you fucking steal your brother’s mate?” Landon asked calmly after a second.
“Not steal brother. I kidnapped her.” He answered surprising us.
“Are you fucking serious!” I exclaimed.
“Well yes, you too could have done the same thing.” He pointed out.
“No, that’s the difference between you and us. We could have killed him to take over his pack and woman. Wait….. You said she was your mate right?” I asked to be sure.
“Yes. It turns out Jason and I share the same mate.” He answered simply.
“Let me get this straight. Did your mate go with you willingly?” I asked.
“No, why?” He asked back.
“If Jason was the first one to be mated to her then she has feelings for him. Believe it or not, she was suppose to chose him over you, unless he was treating her badly. If not that, then she should have tried to work out your differences. Cole, does your mate think you are Jason your brother?” I asked seriously.
“Why the fuck would you even ask that!. She definitely knows that I’m me and not that bastard!” He yelled angrily.
“Look at yourself in the damn mirror!. No, look at Landon and I, we look the same, we are ninety-nine percent identical. We can’t be torn apart easily. If what you told us was the real deal then you and Jason can’t be torn apart so easily as well. There is a slight chance that Emily thinks you are him.” I answered as he moved closer to me.
“What are you trying to do brother?, Did you bring me here to get a raise out of me?” He asked furiously.
“No, we called you here because we wanted to talk and chat with you. You are like our own biological brother and by now you should know that. We can’t call you for such nonsense, I was just stating a possibility.” I pointed out.
“Then can we stop talking about nonsense and talk about reasonable things?” He asked.
“Sure. But for what’s worth, asking her wouldn’t kill yo….”
“Enough!” He spat furiously cutting me off then turned and walked out of the office.
“That bastard’s temper really knows no bounds.” Landon whispered.
I sighed then stood up and walked to the door.
“But Brandon, was it necessary to piss him off that much?” He asked.
“I wasn’t pissing him off, I was just telling him what could be the truth. I found it strange that the woman who is already mated to his brother would accept Cole without a fight of dominance and submission. It’s either she went with him after being mistreated by Jason or had no idea who Cole really was. Either way, it is wise to ask her and learn the truth before it is too late.” I answered.
I was about to open the door when I inhaled Mia’s amazing scent.
I quickly opened the door with a smile.
“Hey.” She whispered when she approached me.
I extended my arms to her so she could step in my embrace.
She was about to move when she stopped and looked at Landon.
I turned too angrily to glare at him, but my anger instantly vanished when I saw his sad expression.
“What the fuck are you doing?” I asked through our mind link.
“Baiting our mate so she could chose me over you.” He answered as tears formed in his eyes.
“What the fuck man!” I exclaimed in shock.
“Oh, Landon.” She whispered then quickly walked past me without a second glance.
“Are you okay? Is something wrong?” She asked in concern while pressing both of her hands on his cheek.
“Are you fucking serious right now!” I asked in nearly a scream still using our mind link.
“Yes, I am. If I can’t have her attention with my serious self then I’m going to use my weak pretense side to get her full attention.” He answered then sniffed softly.
“Omg goddess. Talk to me my love, is something bothering you.” She whispered in a cracked voice.
“Damn it asshole stop. She’s even calling you a nice name first, what more do you want!. Are you seriously going to stoop so low!. You hated the idea of crying. Moreover, you vowed to never cry for a woman, right now you are acting like a twelve-year-old brat.” I said seriously.
“Yes Brandon. It does hurt to be treated invisible doesn’t it?” He asked then leaned in and embraced her tightly.
Well, I wasn’t in pain or jealous over his closure with her. I just found it a bit funny that he would go to such length just to get her attention.
“Whatever, just don’t prolong your stupidity.” I answered then smirked when a wicked idea popped into my mind.
I walked to him then pat his shoulder slightly.
“What are you doing Brandon?” He asked through our mind link.
“Comforting you,” I answered then continued, knowing full damn well how he hated it when I treated him like a baby.
“Fuck off Brandon.” He whispered.
“There, there Landon. I know how hard it must be for you.” I whispered.
He growled loudly then pulled back from Mia with a murderous look.
“I need to be alone with my mate, okay, and right now you aren’t helping me at all!” He spat then grabbed Mia’s hand and walked out of the room with her shocking me.
He was going a mile with his acting.
Anyway, this was his chance to be with her. I wasn’t going to interrupt them.
I held the doors knob and I was about to turn it when I picked up Cole’s scent. Something about his aura felt off. Judging from how I knew him, I was very sure that he was beyond pissed and my guess was that his mate definitely was involved.
I opened the door and came out. He was approaching me with Emily behind. But what got my attention was the flicker of color in his eyes. It was going from his usual to dark red.
His was at the edge of allowing Ace to take over and for some reason, I didn’t like that.