Chapter 5: Aroused

"STOP IT! Stop!" Charlotte rushed to separate the two men. Though she was weak and no match to withstand any of their strength, Jack obeyed Charlotte's command as he beat his younger brother into a stupor, not minding that he was in Teddy's house and that Teddy was the ruling Alpha of the Norfield pack.

"Charlotte..." Jack reached out to touch her, but Charlotte moved away from him and rushed to meet Teddy.

"Are you alright?" Charlotte asked Teddy as she crouched in front of him, and Teddy moved his hands away from Charlotte's touch.

Anne quickly rushed to help Teddy stand on his feet. At the speed Jack had used to attack Teddy, both Anne and Charlotte were shocked. It was as if Jack had disappeared from where he was standing, and the next minute he was in front of Teddy, attacking him and dealing with him, not giving Teddy the chance to retaliate.

Charlotte saw how Teddy pushed her hands away from helping him stand, but he accepted Anne's help. However, as Teddy stood up, staggering from the alcohol he had drunk that also made him weak, he stared at his elder brother angrily and barked, "Get out of my house! You're not welcome here anymore. You arrive at my home, and the best you could do is to kiss my wife and attack me!"

Teddy moved his hands away from Anne too and told all of them, "Get out! I don't want to see any of you here, except Charlotte. Leave!"

Jack wiped his lips, as he hadn't expected the events to turn out like this. He had arrived home not too long ago, as the flight journey from the human city to their werewolf land took several hours. He had come home wanting to see his only brother, who was now ruling the pack in his absence. Jack hadn't intended to fight with Teddy. He came to greet his brother and his wife. Now, he had kissed his brother's wife and fought with Teddy too. His wolf had pushed him to attack his brother because he saw how hurt Charlotte looked.

Before Jack could speak, Anne said, "Babe, are you sending me away too?"

Jack was stunned to hear Anne refer to Teddy as babe. Teddy didn't reply to Anne; instead, he went back into the room from which he had walked out.

Anne looked back at Charlotte angrily and didn't want to leave the mansion at that late hour. There were rogue attacks at midnight, and Anne was a Beta, not strong enough to face the rogues.

She looked at Charlotte angrily and spat, "You see what you have caused, you shameless woman."

Anne quickly looked away from Jack, who glared at her for insulting Charlotte, who was still standing there speechless. Charlotte didn't reply to Anne, and Anne went downstairs to ask the maids to show her to the guest room, as she couldn't leave the house at that time. Besides, she was Teddy's mate, and he wouldn't just send her away.

After Anne left the top floor, Charlotte was left alone with Jack and didn't want to look at her brother-in-law's face.

"I'm sorry; I didn't mean for any of that to happen," Jack apologized as he tried to move closer to Charlotte and apologized to her.

Charlotte knew Jack was her mate. But he had not been around for years. He had grown more handsome, charming, and masculine. He was stronger than Teddy, who was the most feared Alpha in their pack.

"It's okay; you don't have to apologize as it's not your fault. If I hadn't switched off the light, then we wouldn't have kissed each other, so I'm to be blamed too," Charlotte said, looking down, not wanting to meet Jack's gaze.

Jack licked his lips again. He wasn't satisfied with the kiss as Charlotte's lips tasted so soft and sweet. He wanted more kisses, but now he couldn't take her with him, as she was still married to his younger brother. Jack had so much to say to Charlotte, but he had just returned home, and he couldn't say all that to her now.

"It's alright. It's already late, and I have to allow you two to sort things out. It has been long since I left this pack, and I don't know what has changed in my absence. Now that I'm back at home, I hope I will be able to assist in the best possible way I can. And if you need my help, feel free to reach out to me, okay?" Jack said as he moved closer to touch Charlotte again. But she moved away from him.

"Okay, I will keep that in mind. It's already very late now. Why not go downstairs and stay in the guest room until tomorrow morning? Then you can return home," Charlotte said, avoiding looking up at Jack's face.

"Okay, that sounds nice, but you heard my brother dismissed me. He said I'm not welcome here, and it's only right that I obey his command first, being the Alpha of our pack. I have to head home now. It's fine; I can protect myself, but I will be here tomorrow to apologize to him again. Take care of yourself," Jack turned to leave, and Charlotte finally looked up at him.

She wanted to chase after him, to go with him and leave Teddy. But Teddy was still the Alpha of the Norfield pack, and disobeying Teddy would warrant punishment in front of their pack members, and she didn't want that. Also, she had cheated on him by kissing his brother and not a total stranger. Charlotte was sure Teddy would kill her, but she couldn't just leave the mansion and return to her father's house. It was late; the time was already 12:45 a.m. Charlotte sighed and walked back to the master bedroom that Teddy had entered.

She took a deep breath as she stood in front of the door. She knocked and finally unlocked the door as she entered the room to meet him.

Teddy was standing there in the room, boiling with rage as he remembered how Jack had attacked him. Jack was fast; his movements were precise, and Jack was very good with combat before he left the Norfield pack.

"I'm sorry; I didn't mean to kiss your elder brother," Charlotte said as she stood motionless in the bedroom just beside the door, while Teddy was gazing out the window and saw that Jack had left his mansion.

"Hmm..." Teddy's anger boiled. Not only did he detest Jack, but he didn't like Charlotte either. But seeing the way Jack and Charlotte had kissed so intensely, Teddy knew that Jack didn't lie to him when he said he didn't know it was Charlotte. He perceived her as his mate.

"Did you perceive him as your mate? Is Jack Hudson, my elder brother, your mate?" Teddy finally asked the troubling question that had been raging in his heart as he turned to look at Charlotte.

Charlotte looked hurt; the recent flogging she had received from him downstairs was partially visible on her dark skin. Today, she wore a pink dress that was revealing. Her breasts, which were big and fuller than Anne's, were visible, and her curvy hips were displayed in the semi-nude pink nightdress she wore.

Teddy's green eyes moved to assess Charlotte from her chest, down to her sexy curvy waist, and then to her face again. For the first time in their four years of marriage, he was aroused by looking at this young woman standing in his presence.