I can hear the Alpha as we leave. “Are you sure about this Cristina? He is only getting more attached.”
The door closed before we heard her answer. Darius takes me straight to another room. I don’t know this room, but I can smell Markus. Darius knocks on the door.
Markus answers with no shirt on. His looks are not lost on me for sure. “Her bag please.” It comes out a little gruffer than intended.
Markus rubs the back of his neck. “Hey, Darius. So, Beautiful, I kind of unpacked your bag. I thought you would be here with me. You know because you are my mate.” He kind of glares back at Darius.
I shake my head. “I came back to get Darius better. I am not going to leave his side until that tumor is out.” His grip on me tightens. He doesn’t like that he has a deadline. But he knows it’s there so he doesn’t argue about it. “Don’t you want your brother better?”
He turns back to me. “Of course I do. If I didn’t I would have let him die before I brought you back.”
That is the coldest I have ever heard Markus be. “Well, then I am staying by his side so he can get better.”
He takes my hand and pulls me out of Darius’s arms. He wraps his arms around me. “I just thought since everyone knows that you are my mate and not his that you could stay the night with me.”
“I am still marked to Darius.” I pull back a little, because I know that Darius is hurt by seeing this. Not that Markus doesn’t have the right, but I don’t want Darius to be hurt. Right now it just seems like Markus is trying to make Darius mad. He even keeps looking over at him as he pulls me closer.
“Well, goodnight then.” He kisses me before I can get loose.
When I finally do manage to pull back I see that Darius is gone. I slap Markus. “You did that on purpose. You were trying to piss him off.”
“What do you expect, Sophia? He took my mate. It pisses me off that you are with him and not me. Now you’re defending him.”
“Yeah, I am supposed to be getting him better, not making him feel worse. You have been doing it all day. Quit it.”
“Sophia. I just want you with me. Can’t you see that? I love my brother, but he fucked up, not me. Why do I have to suffer?”
“I get that Markus. Still he is sick.”
“I am having a real hard time caring the more time you spend with him.” He growls at me.
“Then I will keep my distance from you.” I turn to leave the room. But Markus grabs my arm and pulls me back.
“I’m sorry. Don’t be mad at me. I know I shouldn’t say that. I will work better to hold my temper. I just really want you to be with me. I am getting possessive.”
“You have to be patient. Believe me Darius knows what is happening.” I pull away from him. As I am about ready to leave the room. Darius comes back.
“This is what she is hanging around for.” He flings one of the pictures of the babies at him. “My babies need their father.” He seethes at Markus.
Darius grabs my arm and drags me out of the room. “Darius, stop, you’re hurting me.” I am feeling a griping pain as he yanks on my arm.
He lightens his touch. “I’m sorry baby. He just made me so mad.” He even slows his pace and moves his arm so it’s around my shoulder and not gripping me. “I know he has a right to be upset, but it’s like he is purposefully trying to piss me off.”
“I saw it too. But I think it is just some sort of payback. Just relax. I am not going anywhere.”
“Baby, I don’t even understand how he felt the mate bond after you were already mated to me. It doesn’t make sense. When have you ever heard of that in the history of ever. This whole thing just doesn’t make sense. Not that I am complaining. I mean I got you for a mate, but I shouldn’t feel so connected to someone who isn’t my mate. I should have been crushed when I needed to reject Sasha. I wasn’t, I felt nothing. Not even the pain from rejecting your mate. This doesn’t make sense.”
“I know. We are going to try to figure it out. Right now we just need to get you well. You need to be here for your babies.”
He pulls me closer, and we have reached our room. “I know, baby. It’s just all making me a little nuts.”
“I’m here, let’s just relax and get through this.”
“You’re with me right?” He looks sad. He wants me to put his heart to rest.
“Yes, I’m with you Darius.”