I decided to go for a walk, we just got done opening presents and we also cut the cake, so I decided I needed some air before the boys and I left to go camping. "Shh, no one will catch us." I heard someone whisper.
I rolled my eyes. "I don't know why you are refusing so much these days Landon. You said it yourself that even if you have a mate you would reject her so you can be mine."
My head snapped towards the voice. Of course, it's Landon. "Well I-" he went silent so I walked towards them, but before I got to close I turned around and went back to the party not wanting to hear anything else, I mean he is going to reject me. right?
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"May I have this dance?" I look up and see Alec looking at me with a small smile. I nod and took his outstretched hand.
We walk to the dance floor as 'heart's on fire by passengers' starts to play. "Why were you crying just then?"
I tilted my head and acted cluelessly. "What do you mean? I wasn't crying."
He gave me that look that said 'try again.' "Really Sapphire I know you a lot better then you think. Now, why were you crying?"
I guess I was so out of it that I didn't realize that a tear had slipped from my eye. I put on my best fake smile and said "It was nothing... I was crying over nothing."
He looked into my eyes like he was searching for the truth, after a while, he gave up on looking in my eyes and sighed. "Its Landon isn't it? What did he do this time?"
I open my mouth to speak the truth but nothing came out, instead, I just said something random "For once he did nothing... and if he did, it wouldn't be of my concern, he is his own person after all."
Alec sighed and then spun me out and spun me back in so that he was right behind me. He bent his head and whispered in my ear. "Look I know Landon is your mate, and I also know some things that I'm not supposed to even tell you."
My face grew in shock, "H-How did you find out?"
I could feel him shrug as he kept his lips centimeters from my ear. in a low husky whisper he answered. " I caught all of the hints and plus you have been basically avoiding him ever since this morning. I mean I was hoping it was a figment of my imagination and that I might still have a chance... but I guess not."
My brain filled with questions like 'What does he mean that he might still have a chance? Does this mean that he likes me? If he has, then for how long? Why didn't he tell me? What's going to happen if Landon does accept me but then he finds out his brothers crush?' well that last one is a little hard to believe I'm mean I just heard him with another girl, and she just confirmed that he will reject me. "W-Why didn't you tell me that you liked me?"
I could feel his heart beat faster before he spun me out and back in again so that I was facing him, he then wipe a tear that fell without me noticing. "Because I liked you so much that I didn't want to date you and end up loving you so much when one day your mate would come in and take you away from me, so on your birthday when I saw you on the stairs I was hoping you would jump in my arms and say I was your mate but since you didn't I tried my best to see if you actually had one, then you started to ignore Landon more than usual so I had my suspicion... but I didn't expect them to be true."
'Oh, darling my hearts on fire. Oh, darling my hearts on fire. Oh, darling my hearts on fire... for you.' If I heard this a week before my birthday I would call him crazy and I would have kissed him and tell him that I wouldn't even think about dating Landon. "If only you didn't know who your mate was for another couple of months... that way I could at least have you for those months and be able to hold and kiss you without anyone finding out I wasn't your mate, but sadly I can't."
The song starts to end and I pulled alec into a hug. "Thank you." he doesn't answer he just holds me tighter and kisses the top of my head.
We stay like that for a while until Alec pulls away a little and leans in closing the space between his face and mine. "At least you can get your answer right now." He said in that same low and husky whisper, low enough I barely caught what he said.
The next thing I knew I felt Alec ripped off of me. I open my eyes to see Alec on the ground holding around his eye and Landon breathing heavily and his eyes red. "What the hell Landon!"
I quickly push past him and helped Alec up. "You know I'm used to you being a dick to me but really must you punch your own brother?" I shook my head in disapproval and then walked Alec back into the kitchen in the packhouse.
He sat on one of the stools as I went to get an ice pack when I came back I could already see it bruising. "I believe I just gave you your answer, so no more crying... ok?"
I shake my head as I gently put the ice on the bruise. "Then explain why he was fooling around in the woods with whoever is his flavor of the month besides there is no way he would know."
Alec winced as the ice lightly touched his eye. "Well either he still has a massive crush on you or he doesn't want me to get the girl he could never get. That's why if he does not know that explains why my eye is currently like this."
I gave him a curious look as he took the ice from my hand. "What do you mean still?"
Alec's eyes widen. "Shit! I shouldn't have said that... well you see my brother had a crush on you since the 6th grade and that is why I haven't talked to you until the middle of 7th grade to the beginning of 8th. All because he didn't want anyone to take you away from him. I thought that crush was gone since he is a big dick to you, but I guess not." S-So Landon has liked me from 6th grade?
I was so lost in my thoughts that when a voice from behind spoke is startled me. "Nice to know you like to make rumors about me brother."
I looked between the two boys in front of me both of them glaring at each other. "Landon you were the one that told me to back off from her when I told you I liked her all because you said you liked her! I did back off even when I didn't know if you still liked her I stepped back because of you... my brother, I didn't want to betray your trust... I didn't want to betray you, my brother who I knew liked the same girl I liked!"
The tension from both of them was getting thicker and then Landon shrugged. "I never told you that... if you like her then date her, I don't care! Also how can you betray me when I never liked her... she is and never will be my type. As for that punch... I was dared to punch you so I punched you... now if you excuse me I'm going to enjoy the party that's for the birthday girl, you know the one that won't enjoy her party."
and with that, he walked away. "See I told you."
I went back into the kitchen and grabbed a small bandage and brought it back to alec. "I don't need that Sapphire... remember werewolves have fast healing."
I roll my eyes as I put the bandage over his brow which made him wince. "Yes I know but until that eye heals you are keeping an ice pack on it and as for the cut, do not take off that bandage until I say so... now if you excuse me I have a camping trip to get ready for."
I turn to leave when he grabs my hand. "Y-You heard him... that he wouldn't go for you or anything.... so will you consider being mine?"
A slight gasp escapes my lips as I think of what to answer. 'Say no, I talked to Landon's wolf he says he doesn't know if Landon knows who his mate is but he does know Landon likes you and punched his brother because he didn't want to see you close to another guy besides your brother. Please just wait until his birthday and see what he does, if he does reject us, it isn't his wolf's doing it's Landon's and if he does then Landon's wolf says no matter who Landon ends up with, his wolf would love us more then anything and wouldn't accept another... so please wait at least till then.' I sighed at my wolf's request.
"Can you give me until your birthday... if he r-rejects me then I want to spend whatever time I have left after that with you." He looks at me with pleading eyes.
"Why wait? When you can reject him tonight and be with me!" he said as he clasped his hands into mine while closing the gap.
I put my hand on his cheek, "My wolf wants to wait she believes he won't reject me and I want to believe her but I can't because he is such a big butthole, so I am at least letting her have whatever time she needs."
He gave me another look like he was pleading me to reconsider but then he sighed. "Fine, can I at least get a kiss... on the cheek?"
I nod and kissed him and waved goodbye as I went to get ready for camping but before I was too far I yelled over my shoulder. "Remember they are not allowed to come off until I say so!" I heard him chuckle and I ran up the stairs.
*Landon's POV*I can't believe I basically just said that she should go see someone else and what makes it worse... my brother. I saw him inching closer to her and I couldn't take it, I was fine with the dancing but I am not fine with the kissing especially since it's her first! 'Your welcome I just covered your ass! Her wolf knows that you know but she promised she wouldn't tell Sapphire. What was your problem? First you punch your brother in the eye and then you tell your mate to basically be his! Get yourself together you can't lose her, I can't lose her wolf, WE can't afford to lose them so fix whatever problem you have by our birthday because that's the only amount of time she is giving us.' I nod my head and walk back into the kitchen to get a water bottle when I heard her leave. "What was the lying for? Dude come on you and me both know you still have a massive crush on her but you won't admit it."
I roll my eyes and take a sip from the bottle. "Yea and? Oh just so you know there is no way you are getting her... because I plan on accepting her on our birthday and she will be MY mate."
He just chuckles and smirks as he puts his hand on my shoulder. "That's if she doesn't reject you... I mean if you keep acting like a dick she will and then she will be mine, now if you excuse me I am going to see her and the boys off."