Damien
She exploded at me. The audacity of this…. human… fucking pathetic. I knew when I grabbed her, she would possibly see, though I did it anyway. I couldn’t help it. She sickens me and I plan to find a way out of this fucking bond. That is my reason for coming to Agatha. The bond was trying to make me feel guilty. I always hated everything about the mate bond anyway. I was strong without it. So was Jordan, but she had already sucked him in somehow.
That much was clear when I walked in on Jordan seducing her, making her think about fucking her in the living room. I smelled her arousal. I blame the bond for making my dick react to it. I needed to stay far from her. When she said she hated me, I could tell she really did. The bond sent those feelings into me like a tidal wave. It hurt, but only because the bond wanted me to act that way. Seth stayed behind to talk to me. Which annoyed the hell out of me. Didn’t he hate them too?
“I already know what you are going to say. Save the bullshit talk”, I told him. He smirked.
“I’m not giving you a bullshit talk, little brother. Only a warning. I saw your eyes flare and you looked like you were going to attack her. If you land a hand on Ember in any way that hurts her, I promise you will be dealing with me”, he said, standing right in front of me.
“Making threats for the human, Seth. How beneath you”, I taunted. I was shoved across the counter, but I was up quick, landing a punch to his face. He stumbled back a little but was back up quickly. Before I could react, he growled at me. His eyes were pure black with a swirl of blue. As much as I hated this, his wolf is my alpha and even though I too am an alpha, his wolf overpowers mine. Even more so because of the type of wolf he is. I don’t cower or whimper, but I do turn my head to the side in defeat.
” Fine. I will not touch your little human mate”, I say to him, meeting his eye contact. He stopped growling, and his eyes turned back to their steel grey.
” No. You won’t. Don’t talk to her. Don’t touch her, don’t even fucking look at her until you get your head out of mom’s ass” he said before turning around and leaving to go to her. I punched a hole into the kitchen counter. This fucking human was turning my brothers against me, and the mate bond was tugging at me to make it right. I decided enough was enough. I won’t be fucking led on this way. I arrived at Agatha, surprised to see Jordan was there as well. I should have felt him here through the bond, but I realized quickly he was shutting me out.
“Shutting me out, Jordan,” I questioned.
” I shut you out so I would not feel you cheating on Ember. I kept you shut out for acting like a jackass”, he said, standing at Agatha’s door.
“Yea, whatever”, I said. Agatha answered the door and before we could speak, she raised a hand to silence us.
” I know why you are here, Jordan. I am afraid I can’t answer your questions at this time. I have been sworn not to until I can speak to Ember, ” she said. She then turned to me, and a look of disappointment crossed her face.
” Selene spoke to me yesterday telling me not to abuse your gift. Have you lost your fucking mind?” she questioned me.
” Can I end the mate bond, yes or no?” I asked her, getting right to the point. Jordan looked at me shocked, but I ignored him.
” End it, no. Weaken it, yes. You can use the same ingredients Ruby used, but it will have consequences,” Agatha said.
“What are they?” I asked her.
” You will weaken your bond with your stubbornness, but in the end, you will not only weaken your wolf, but Jordans as well”, she said. I looked at Jordan. He held no emotion on his face, but I was certain if he opened the bond, I would feel his anger.
“Is there a way to do this that will not affect him?” I asked. She studied my face.
“You risk losing a most special gem if you do”, she said.
” I do not care; can it be done?” I asked.
“Yes. It will cost you to pay the ultimate cost. The loss of your wolf. It is your wolf that is connected to her. No wolf means you will be a full vampire. No wolf. No mate bonds. ” she said.
” I am not giving up my wolf” I sneered. She kept a calm expression.
“That may not be your decision to make soon. Selene is very angry with you. Fix your shit, before she does it for you”, she said, then waved both Jordan and I off. Jordan shifted into his wolf and sprinted off into the forest.
“Jordan”, I called out after him. I knew he was hurt.
“Don’t fucking follow me”, he said in our link before shutting me out again, leaving me as I have felt these days. Utterly alone.
Ember
I was pissed, and I knew it was all because of Damien, but I was also mad at myself. Why was I allowing him to upset me anyway? So, he slept with other women. Fine. Big deal. He was not mine, and he made that clear enough that he did not want me. I have three other mates, so why do I feel so upset?
“Earth to Ember”, Ivy said to me. I zoned out helping with prep and hadn’t even realized it. I shook my head to clear it. Carter and Seth were in the back going over store reports.
” Sorry, Ivy. Rough morning. What’s up?” I asked her, paying more attention.
” Nothing really. You seem so distant. What’s up?” she asked.
“Mate issues,” I told her.
“What did they do?” she asked me. I knew she was referring to Seth and Carter.
” Not them. Apparently, I have been mated to their younger brothers as well”, I say, annoyed, while chopping onions.
” Jordan and Damien? Oh my. ” she said, her cheeks heating up. Although no one said anything, I knew the kitchen staff was listening. They were always listening.
‘ I will talk to you about it later’, I told her. She caught the hint as I looked around us. No one was looking, but I knew they were hanging on every word. I started the stoves. Seth came in with his uniform on while Carter was back in the office.
” Ember, Carter needs to see you”, he said, taking over my grill. I raised an eyebrow at him. He gave me a small smile and a brief kiss before turning back to my grill. “Go”, he said, giving me a small pat on the butt. I went into their office, but he was not there. I started to turn around and head back to the kitchen when I heard my name being called. I heard a ding in the back of the office and a door opened. I never noticed there was an elevator here. Carter stood in the elevator and met my eyes. He motioned me over to him and I went. I watched as the elevator door closed.
“Where are we going?” I asked him as he wrapped his arms around me, inhaling my scent.
” Somewhere so we can not be disturbed,” he replied, and he started kissing my neck.