All Chapters of Brother’s Best Friends Are My Mates: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Colby“As a member of the Iron Fang Pack, you need to make us proud. You must convince your future mate and the rest of the men to join the Iron Fangs.”I forced a smile on my face as the elders of the pack gazed upon me through the Zoom call. They were the type of pack that enjoyed traditions but also took advantage of technological advances. Sometimes, it felt a bit hypocritical about what things they chose to hold upon and the things they decided weren’t worth continuing.When I realized my friends and I were going to be Lia’s future mates, I tried not to think too much about our future pack dynamics. It was going to need to happen within six months so I wanted to just focus on bonding with Lia.But the Iron Fangs had a different idea. They had been reaching out to me to have a video call with them for weeks now. I tried to put it off for as long as I could, but I couldn’t ignore it any longer.“I’ll do my best.”One of the elders snarled. Her lip curled upwards, baring her fangs.

Matt I was in a bad fucking mood. The Ashen Howl tribe was full of a bunch of assholes, which was why I hated them to my very core. It didn’t matter if they were the pack I was born into or not. The only thing I ever thought about was getting as far away from them as possible.This is something I always wanted! I knew my chance would come once I found a mate. I would hope that we’d choose her pack, but now I had the chance to make my own. It was honestly a fucking relief. To be able to start from nothing and make a pack with just me, Lia, and my friends was more than I could ever want.My sister had been kicked out of this pack for refusing to mate with her chosen mate right away. It was common now for people to go ahead and get an education or start a career first. No reason to rush into it before you are financially secure.But the Ashen Howl tribe was set in the old ways. They didn’t want to change with the times, frustrating everyone. At least they were frustrating the younger ge

ColbyI kept thinking about what happened when Lia was approaching us just as those girls were blatantly flirting with us as we waited for her to come outside. They just walked up to us, giggling and trying to engage in conversation with us.Rain started talking to them right away, but he was a friendly outgoing guy. He likely didn’t even realize they were flirting. Meanwhile, Matt just kept grunting in response to their questions and Jesse blatantly ignored them! I was the only one attempting to genuinely talk to them while aware of what they were trying to do.It was disrespectful for them to do it when they knew Lia was nearby.The second she saw the girls, I saw the jealousy flash across her face. She was experiencing a case of the green-eyed monster rearing it’s ugly head. It happened with me and the guys, but in Lia’s case, there was no reason for her to be jealous!I had no interest in anyone but Lia. The same could be said for Rain, Matt, and Jesse. Speaking for them wasn’t so

LiaI was having to grapple with the fact right now that I was starting to fall for my mates. It wasn’t something I wanted to happen, but it was happening. For weeks now we had been living together and they had been acting on their best behavior. All of them were trying their best to get me to warm up to them.The rain was funny, constantly making me laugh. Colby made me feel grounded, and always willing to have good conversations with me. Meanwhile, Jesse made me feel safe as if I could tell him anything. Then there was Matt who had the hardest time with it.He and I were more alike than I realized. The two of us had deep conversations with Matt actively responding whereas Jesse preferred to listen. There was a balance between all of them and now I see why they were such good friends.It didn’t help that the other day I had gone ahead and started a fight. While we were wolves, it wasn’t encouraged for us to get into fights while on the school grounds. If there were any serious injuri

Lia“So what are we going to do?” I asked the guys, the four of us gathered around the dining room table.Matt shrugged. “I’m fine with any of your packs since my pack kicked me out.”He said this with the widest grin on his face. I was happy that Matt was no longer suffering from the stress his old pack was putting him under. It was great to see him like this, free and without stress.“I agree with Matt,” Jesse said, taking a sip of his tea. “It’s up to the three of you. Matt and I will go with whatever decision you make.”I looked at Rain and Colby. “So what do you two think?”“I think it’s a good idea if we make our pack,” Rain said, catching Colby by surprise. “Colby, my dude, don’t look so shocked.”Colby blinked. “I can’t believe that you are willing to walk away from your pack. Not that there is anything wrong with it, but I thought you had your mind set on being with your pack.”“I did, but the more I thought about it the more I realized that it would be good to start our pack