Chapter 2: Jilted

Brittany:

“Yes brother, stop worrying about me, we are safe and I am sending your beta back because I will be going with Ethel.” I noticed he was silent. Yes, this has always been it, after promising me, that he would tell his beta to leave me in the hands of Ethel, he will end up saying just let him wait, he is not going to look at you, just assumed he is not there. “Brother please, don’t ask him to wait, Ethel is already getting tired of your beta always tagging around me whenever we go out,”

“You wouldn’t blame me, I am just protecting my only sister, and as much as I want to let you have freedoms, I want to always be around because I know maybe, your wolf will surface soon.” That has always been his worried, apart from not wanting any male to defile me, he also thinks that I might be a wolf and he doesn’t want me to be alone when I shift. I have watched a lot of shifters shift into their wolf and it’s painful, they always need people around them and they need to be guarded. And with each day that passed by, and I growing into a woman slowly, the possibility that it would happen sooner or later had become food for thought, but the question is when.

“Brother, what if I don’t have a wolf? What if…”

“Shh! I know you have one, I could smell her already, although it’s still very faint but I know you have one and it will surface.”

“Fine, I know I can’t win you, but can you tell your beta to leave, I don’t want him waiting for me, I promise just this time, and I will not ask for it again.” He chuckled.

“Fine, I will mind linking my beta to leave now.” I smiled,

“I know I could trust you.” When I stepped out of the car, I saw beta Richford turn his car and leave while I rushed across the road where Ethel’s call was parked, we had both been dating for two years now but we hadn’t done anything apart from hugging but with each day passing by, I thinks, Ethel’s desires are getting wild and he wanted to explore my body but the fear that I might meet my wolf sooner and the possibility that I could also meet my mate makes me want to safe that part for my mate.

My Brother said that the mate bond is strong and it could break every barrier sometimes those in a relationship with those not their fated mate end up leaving their lover for their fated mate but I don’t want that to happen to me, I love Ethel and I don’t think he is going to hurt me if he found his mate or maybe, we will never find our mate.

As I pulled the door of Ethel’s car, I noticed his face was darkened, I understood he was not happy that beta Richford was here. “I am sorry, I tried to convince my brother to let me go alone but he insists but not to worry, he is leaving already, he is not going to tag along.” My voice was shaking while I was fidgeting with the Hem of my shirt.

“And if he doesn’t?” I looked at him, his face was void of emotions.

“Come on Ethel, of course, he will leave.” I point at Beta Richford's car as he turns around and leaves.

“Take off your tracker,” I frown at the watch on my wrist, my brother had gifted me that last year on the date he said was my birthday, the day his late sister was born.

“Come on Ethel, brother will get mad and desperate if he can no longer track me, and his beta will appear here almost like a flash.” I tried to persuade him. “I know you wouldn’t like that and stop getting mad about Richford. He is only obeying his Alpha.” I watch him grip the steering wheel, his muscles clenched and nostrils flared, I know he was mad. “Did I say anything wrong?”

“So the beta is now Richford, no longer beta Richford?” I shut my lips, a smile creeps into my face.

“Are you jealous?” He tilted his head towards me.

“Should I be jealous?” he came to a halt suddenly, my face would have hit the dashboard if I wasn’t on seatbelt, and I turned my face to him.

“Ethel, did you want to hurt me.” I glared at him, I wasn’t finding it interesting anymore and his actions were alarming. Instead of saying a word or apologizing for his actions, he grabbed my wrist, pulling me for a kiss.

“Ethel, will you stop.” I pushed him off myself before slapping him. “What madness is this? Are you planning on hurting me?”

“No, I am only trying to fuck you?” my eyes bulge, and with the choice of words he picked, I felt cheap and dirty.

“Are you by chance calling me a whore? What happened to the words let’s make love? Brother said…”

He hit the steering wheel in anger, causing my body to jolt, “Stop tell me what your brother said, I don’t make love, I fuck, If you don’t like my use of words and you think you are too holy for me, get out of my car.” His words hit me, and I looked at him as anger surged through me, was he going to throw me out, I moved my eyes to him, I wanted to assume he was joking but he wasn’t smiling which meant he was serious. “Brittany get out of my car if you are not letting me touch you, so get down from my car,”

“stop it, Ethel, if this is a joke, I don’t like it,”

“I am not joking, get your fucking ass off my car.” He growled but I didn’t move, I didn’t make the mistake of getting down.

“You don’t want to get down from my car, do you want me to force you down?” I ignored him, I watched him get out of the car, shutting his door, he moved to the passenger seat, where I was sitting, and pulled the door. “Get the fuck out of my car.” He grabbed my hand and pulled me out of his car. “Ethel, stop, I beg you don’t leave me.” I pleaded with him but he paid no attention, he went back into his car.

“Please, don’t leave me here,”

“If you will give in to my request then I could bring you with me but if you are not then get off my face.” I bite my lower lips. “Will you, make your decision fast, I don’t have the whole day to babysit a brat.” I opened my lips to say something but I shut it almost immediately, I would have given in but no, he should get the fuck off my face.

“get lost, I don’t need you,” I yelled at him, he laughed at my outbursts before turning the ignition, I have no idea why he was acting too victorious, it was when he sped up that I noticed my bag was inside his car.

“Fuck, my bag,” I snarled running after his car but Ethel didn’t stop, I know he saw me in the rearview mirror but he didn’t stop, I move my eyes to my wrist hoping that brother could track me with the wrist watch but it’s gone as well, I shut my eyes as I remember the watch fall from the wrist when Ethel pulled me from his car. Then the mind link was my last option, I tried to mind link Callaghan but his mind is shut and beta Richford, is shut as well.

“Oh goddess, I am doomed I curse, as I tried to see if I could recognize the place, probably I could get help but I couldn’t recognize it. Tears were piling up in my eyes and any moment from now, I might end up having teary eyes.

But it’s not my thing, I am not a cry baby, I just kept walking even though I didn’t have an idea where I was going, I wanted to walk on the main road to avoid getting attacked, my brother always says don’t walk on lonely road, they are always predator lurking there. I have no idea how long I have walked, I guess it’s a great deal because I was sweating and exhausted. I wasn’t giving up, I am going to get out of here. It didn’t take long before I heard the sound of a car. I smiled thinking that Ethel had come back for me, I wanted to feel relief but when the car came into view it wasn’t Ethel’s, I moved from the road not wanting to be hit by the driver. Then the thought of asking for a lift came into my head, before I parted my lips the car had come to a halt. And I watch the driver move back, rolling down the window of his car. When his face came into view I was dumbstruck.

“Hey, where are you going?” his voice, that baritone voice. “hop in,”