Chapter 5: Separating Them

"STOP IT! Stop!" Charlotte rushed to separate the two men. Although she was weak and no match for either of their strength, Jack obeyed Charlotte's command despite beating his younger brother into a stupor, not caring 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. Teddy moved his hands away from her touch.

Anne quickly rushed to help Teddy stand up. Given the speed with which Jack had attacked him, 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, having attacked him without giving Teddy a chance to retaliate.

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

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

Jack wiped his lips, surprised by how the situation had turned out. He had only just arrived home; the flight from the human city to their werewolf land had taken several hours, and he had come home to see his younger brother, who was now ruling the pack in his absence.

 Jack hadn't intended to fight with Teddy. He had come to greet his brother and his wife but had ended up kissing his brother's wife and fighting with Teddy as well. 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 but instead returned to the room he had walked out of.

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

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

Anne quickly looked away from Jack, who glared at her for insulting Charlotte, still standing there speechless. 

Charlotte didn't respond 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 real 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 this to happen," Jack apologized as he moved closer to Charlotte.

Charlotte knew Jack was her real mate. But he had been away for years, and he had grown more handsome, charming, and masculine. He was also stronger than Teddy, who was the most feared Alpha in their pack.

"It's okay. You don't have to apologize; 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 blame too," Charlotte said, looking down, not wanting to meet Jack's gaze.

Jack licked his lips again. He wasn't satisfied with the kiss; Charlotte's lips had tasted so soft and sweet. He wanted more kisses, but he couldn't take her with him since she was still married to his younger brother. 

Jack had so much to say to Charlotte, but having just returned home, he couldn’t say everything to her now.

"It's alright. It's already late, and I have to allow you two to sort things out. It's been a long time 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 can assist in the best possible way I can. 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 stepped back.

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

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

Charlotte wanted to chase after Jack, to go with him and leave Teddy for good. But Teddy was still the Alpha of the Norfield pack, and disobeying him would warrant punishment in front of their pack members, which she didn’t want. 

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 AM. 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 it, entering the room to meet Teddy.

Teddy was standing there by the window, boiling with rage as he remembered how Jack had attacked him. 

Jack was fast; his movements were precise, and he was very skilled in combat before he left the pack.

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

"Hmm..." Teddy's anger boiled. Not only did he detest Jack, but he also didn't like Charlotte. But seeing how Jack and Charlotte had kissed so intensely, Teddy understood that Jack hadn’t lied when he said he didn’t know it was Charlotte. He perceived her as his real mate.

"Did you perceive him as your real mate? Is Jack Hudson, my elder brother, your true 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 beating she had received from Teddy downstairs was partially visible on her dark skin. 

Tonight, Charlotte wore a pink dress that revealed her figure. Her breasts, which were bigger and fuller than Anne's, were noticeable, and her curvy hips were fully displayed in the semi-nude pink nightdress she wore.

Teddy's green eyes moved to assess Charlotte, from her chest down to her sèxy, curvy waist, and back up to her face. 

For the first time in their four years of marriage, Teddy found himself aroused by looking at this young woman.