Cole’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.” I answered seriously while I opened the bottle and gulped the whole content down.
“Are you fucking kidding me?” Landon asked on top of his voice.
“What?” I asked with a shrug.
“You are a crazier bastard Landon and I,” Brandon said seriously.
“Did you fucking steal your brother’s mate?” Landon asked calmly after a second.
“Not steal brother. I kidnapped her.” I answered surprising them.
“Are you fucking serious!” Brandon exclaimed.
“Well yes, you too could have done the same thing.” I 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?” He asked as if to be sure.
“Yes. It turns out Jason and I share the same mate.” I answered simply.
“Let me get this straight. Did your mate go with you willingly?” Brandon asked.
“No why?” I 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?” He asked surprising me.
“Why the fuck would you even ask that!. She definitely knows that I’m me and not that bastard!” I 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.” He answered as I moved closer to him.
“What are you trying to do brother?, Did you bring me here to get a raise out of me?” I 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.” He pointed out.
“Then can we stop talking about this nonsense and talk about reasonable things?” I asked.
“Sure. But for what’s worth, asking her wouldn’t kill yo….”
“Enough!” I spat furiously then turned and walked out of the office.
“Annoying,” I whispered when I walked out of the pack house.
“Emily?” I called softly through our mind link.
“Yes.” She answered.
“Where are you?” I asked.
“Near the warriors training field.” She answered.
“Stay right there I’m on my way.” I said before closing our mind link.
I inhaled deeply and smirked when her beautiful scent hit my nose, as I got closer her scent grew thicker.
I saw her ahead talking to Mia and laughing. Seeing how happy she was made me happy.
She turned and looked at me then waved with a wide smile.
I waved back and moved closer. Mia gave a slight bow before excusing herself and leaving.
“Hey,” Emily whispered then got my hand and gave it a squeeze.
“Hey, sorry for interrupting your tour.” I answered softly.
She chuckled softly then tiptoed and kissed my cheek.
“I love being with you.” She said as I tensed.
My heart was beginning to ache over Brandon’s words. There was no way that she thought of me as that bastard right?. Yes, we were identical, but we acted differently, I was sure of it.
I took in a deep breath and released it.
“Cole, are you okay?” She asked softly in concern.
I was nervous. Very nervous, but I needed to make sure that she saw me for me.
“Emily, who am to you?” I asked seriously.
She looked at me with a frown for a second before looking around.
“Um… Cole is everything okay?” She asked softly when she looked back at me.
“Please, just answer me.” I whispered.
“Okay. You are not only the man I really love and adore but also my happiness as well as my mate and alpha.” She whispered as my heart fluttered.
Ace was happy and purring over her response. It held respect and submission.
“That’s a relief.” I said with a low sigh.
“Cole, what’s wrong, you can tell me.” She whispered with a warm smile.
“It’s just that …. for a second I thought you saw me as Jason.” I said as her smile vanished.
“You aren’t Jason. That much I know.” She said as I smiled widely, I knew that she knew who I really was.
“You are his wolf.” She finished.
My smile instantly vanished.
“What?” I asked coldly.
“You are Jason’s wolf.” She answered.
I slowly folded my hands in fists as my breathing picked up.
She fucking thought of me as that bastard!. Worse!. His fucking wolf!. How could she not tell us apart!.
“So would you like to see Jason?” I asked between greeted teeth.
“Of course, I love you as much as I love him. And Rhoyda told me everything, you guys might act differently but by the end of the day, you are one and the same. To be honest, I was a little sad and upset over you taking over without telling Jason a thing, but then again I accepted the situation and waited patiently for the day that you will allow Jason to take over. And I got to spend quality time with you and know you for you. I’m so in love with the both of you.” She answered sweetly.
To say I was furious was an understatement. I was beyond furious and wanted Jason dead as soon as possible.
“Come, Mia is waiting for you.” I said calmly then turned and walked ahead as she followed.
I wasn’t going to scare her in any way. If she thought of me as Jason’s wolf then that was okay. I was going to play the part. I was only going to tell her the truth once I made sure Jason was dead and there was no way for her to run away.