Between Two Mates

Chapter 11

-Rose POV-

(KILL!)

My mind runs wild with this one thought, and my body acts on it without a second thought.

Harper gets up from the bed and I immediately tackle her. We crash through the window behind her and fall from the second floor to—for the most part— a cushion bed of flowers.

My vision has darkened. I can hear screams around me but I can’t see. When finally, the cloudiness of my vision starts to clear, I realize my hands are around Harper’s neck. I squeeze, her face turning blue. Her weak hands try to push me away but she can’t. I start shaking her neck as I try to snap it. But before I can, I am picked up from behind and pulled away. By the scent, I know it is Dominic.

“NO!” I scream, trying to get my hands back around Harper’s neck. “I’m going to kill her!”

“Rose! You need to calm down!” Dominic shouts.

“Let her go Dominic!” Nova says, coming from behind. “Let her kill her! Or I will!”

“How dare you!” Harper’s mom shouts, sprinting towards us.

She goes up to Nova with a menacing look.

“How dare I! How dare she!” Nova points at Harper. “She marked my brother!”

“You need to stay out of this!” Laura points a finger at Nova’s face.

Nova’s voice comes low. “Take your finger out of my face before I break it!”

“How dare you talk to me like that! I am your Luna! Show me some respect!” Laura shouts.

Nova takes a step forwards and Laura steps back, acknowledging the menace behind Nova’s aura. “You are not Luna yet and respect—whether you are Luna or Alpha—it is earned!”

Harper gasps for air, holding her neck. Shaking, she sits up. I start screaming for Dominic to let me go but he holds me tight. So tight, that I feel like I can’t breathe and am about to lose consciousness.

Finally, Helix runs out, now with pants on. “Stop! Don’t hurt her!” He shouts, running towards Harper.

With this, my heart feels like it’s about to break.

(She is now his mate.)

I feel small, fragile like I will break at any second. But then, Helix runs past Harper and heads in my direction.

“Don’t hurt her, Dominic!” He says with desperation.

Harper's eyes widen and I am shocked too. Harper starts to softly whimper seeing the concern on Helix’s face over me and not paying a single mind to her.

Dominic loosens his grip and lets me go. I fall to the ground with my legs losing all strength and Helix wraps his arms around me.

I am overwhelmed. I don’t know what to think at this point.

“What are you doing?!” Laura shouts at Helix. “Harpe is now your mate! Not her!”

“Lady, I’m about to knock you out!” Nova shouts at Laura but before Nova can get close enough, Dominic holds her back.

Harper now growls, looking at Helix and me. She looks pissed. She gets up and lunges in our direction but poor Dominic now lets Nova go and grabs her, holding her as he did me before.

“ENOUGH!” Alpha Maximus growls out, walking out of the packhouse with my dad and Helix’s parents. “What the hell is going on!”

“Well-” Nova starts but he cuts her off.

“No! I don’t care! In my office! All of you!”

Like scolded puppies, we all go to the Alpha’s office. Helix, however, does not leave my side and I am confused.

Harper marked him. That means that he is hers. Yet, I can still feel a strong bond with him and it seems he feels the same.

In the office, Nova explains what happened. As she does this, I am enthralled by Helix’s proximity. His skin touching mine. His presence just makes me calm and at the same time, gives me chills. The fact that he is concerned about me most of all excites me, that is until I start smelling his scent. It is mixed with Harpers and I know I can smell something else.

I close my eyes tight at the thought. Tears threaten to fall.

“See! So that means that he is my daughter's mate.” Laura says.

“No, actually I have learned a lot the last few days about this kind of situation.” Helix's mom says. “Since Helix is the one with two mates, he is the one that gets to really choose. He can be marked by both girls but only his mark will be the one that decides.”

“That can’t be true!” Laura says.

“It is. I don’t feel any different.” Helix says.

Laurs face turns into anger but she doesn’t say a thing.

I should be happy about this and in some way deep inside I am. But my thought is only on one thing.

Helix looks down at me with concern. “Rose-”

“You slept with her.” I cut him off and it is not a question.

His mouth opens but nothing comes out.

“You slept with her!” I now shout.

“I... I don’t remember anything.” He says. “I... I...”

“We did.” Harper says with soft whimpers. “You know we did.”

Helix looks down. “I... don’t remember anything that happened after the bonfire. But the way that... Harper and I woke up... it makes me think that... yes, we... did.”

I hold it in, but I want to scream and cry. I feel hurt.

My dad gives a grumpy growl and takes Helix by the arm, moving him away from me. “Take your hands off of her. My daughter will not be part of this little game of yours!” He protectively puts his arms around me.

He comforts me like a father only can but Helix’s touch was much more powerful. However, at this moment, I am thankful that dad did what he did. I don’t want Helix to touch me right now.

“I... I’m sorry Rose.” Helix says.

I can’t even look at him. I know if I do, I will cry.

“This all means nothing! He slept with my daughter and so he should be made responsible for her.” Laura says.

“Oh PLEAAAASE!” Nova rolls her eyes. “For the love of the goddess! This woman is milking this!”

Laura looks at Nova. “Milking?”

“Yes! You’re taking advantage of the situation!”

“May I remind you that one time is all that is needed for there to be a child involved in this.” Laura says.

“Child?” Helix asks, confused.

My heart feels like it’s about to disappear because I don’t know how much more pain it can take.

“Yeah, child. What do you think happens when a man and a woman have s*x? I am sure with how drunk you were, there was no protection involved.” Laura says.

Helix’s eyes widen.

“You are jumping the gun here, Laura.” Helix’s mom says. “Unless there is definite proof of a pregnancy, my son is not going to be forced to be with someone he is not sure of.”

Laura looks at Maximus. “He slept with my daughter. He should be made responsible!”

“My dear, we are werewolves.” He says. “Our kind is sexually active at a really young age—not that I am okay with that—but it is in our nature.”

“And what if she is pregnant?” Laura asks.

“Then he will have to be responsible for his actions.” Lucas, Helix’s dad, says.

“This is bullshit!” Helix finally explodes. “We were all drinking but we didn't drink enough to get this waisted. I completely blacked out!”

“We all did.” I say softly staring at the ground. “Gabriel, Harvey, and all the others were knocked out in the forest too.”

“How is that even possible? I know for sure Gabriel had just a couple of cups.” Helix says.

He is right. My brother never drinks too much.

“What exactly are you saying?” Maximus asks.

“What am I saying? That those drinks were tampered with.” Helix responds.

“Oh, so convenient now.” Laura mocks. After you have your way with my daughter, now it wasn’t your fault?”

“It is a huge possibility.” Nova narrows her eyes at Laura and then looks at Helix.

Alpha Maximus takes in a deep breath. We can all feel the stress that this is all causing him.

“This is all getting out of hand.” He mumbles then looks at Helix. “You’ll stay away from both of them and start training immediately.” He looks at Laura. “Within a week, we’ll get a pregnancy test and go from there.”

“Yea... a paternity test should go with that as well.” Nova mumbles.

“How dare you!” Laura shouts.

“She’s not wrong.” Helix’s mom mumbles.

Laura looks flabbergasted. She is about to argue but Maximus cuts her off.

“Laura, enough. Calm down.” He looks at Helix. “Helix, go with Dominic. Start training.” He looks at the others. “We’ll know more in a week. Now please, avoid each other for the time being.”

We all start to leave.

“Rose...” Helix turns around and looks at me.

My dad holds me protectively. I shake my head, letting him know that I don’t want to talk right now.

He looks down with a pained expression and nods.

“I’m sorry.” He whispers as he turns.

All I have looked forward to since I was a child, was finding my mate. My happily ever after. But this is what I get. What did I ever do to deserve such pain?