𝑴𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒂𝒇𝒊𝒂 𝑩𝒐𝒔𝒔(𝑴𝒙𝑴)

~16~

"Can I stay over?" Mason asked with puppy dog eyes. How an idiot like him can pull this off and still look cute, I'll never understand. I should ask how he does it, might come in handy one day

I'm going off track

I scoffed and pulled his ear "Why? You came in your car, you can go alone" It's a miracle he didn't crash on the way

"C'monnn! I was tipsy,and it's like... really really late. You don't want me to get beat up, do you?" He asked with those damned puppy dog eyes which I can't say no to. I always did like cute things

Shit, I'm falling into his trap

"Besides, once your mate comes for you he'll be all over you and I won't get to see you" He sighed, placing his head on my shoulder.

He's not wrong, but he's not right either.

Sure he's my mate but I won't let him control me. I'm not some wind up toy he can control. Alphas expect their mate to be submissive

I can't do submissive

"What if...he rejects me?" I whispered.

It's a stupid thought with me being a dominant and all, but I just can't help it. Believe it or not there are cases where dominant omegas were rejected. Most dominants survived, the others didn't last long

So yeah, I'm really scared

Mason immediately got his head off my shoulder and stared me straight in the eyes

"You really think he'll reject you? Have you seen yourself in the mirror? He'd be an idiot to give up on all this?"

I was flattered by the compliment, but I still don't think he won't reject me because of my....personality

"I think he really will. What if...if he wants a submissive mate. You know I don't listen" I whined. Mason looks at me like I'm crazy and flicks my head

"It'll be fine,stop overthinking" he reassures. I sigh and remember the lasagna I was about eat and asked if he'd like to join me for late supper

"I'll pass, I'm not feeling hungry so I'll just hit the hay"

"Oh okay, brush your teeth"

"Okay mom" he rolled his eyes and left, leaving me to eat.I was about to dig in when my phone dinged.

It's midnight, who's crazy enough to be awake...except me of course

I checked my phone to see a text from Damien

I'm outside, I have something to tell you

I already made it very clear that I will not come back home. If I go see him we'll have the same conversation all over again and I will still say no. Irrespective I'll still see him

For a lapdog he's a real loyal one

He stood outside dressed in casual wear, leaning on my car and scrolling through his phone

That dipshit

"Get off my car, idiot" He looked up and chuckled before getting off. The permanent smug look on his face was nowhere to be seen and he looked, I daresay happy

Not the forced happy but real happiness and it genuinely creeped me out.

"Why are you smiling? It's creepy"

He chuckled "I'm not allowed to smile now? I can't be happy?"

"Happy? About what?" I have a really bad sense of deja vu creep in. My brother who has never showed any form of joy is smiling and he's telling me that it's happiness?

"You found your mate, right?"

My heart nearly stopped on hearing that. It hasn't even been a day since I met him.

"Does he know?" It came out as a plea, I meant for it to sound threatening but I was so scared of what my father would do if he found out. I don't know Bruce well but I'm terrified for him.

I've heard stories of the elite rejecting their mate all because of status. He's going to make me reject Bruce. I look at Damien, still smiling silly.

"He doesn't know"

I look at him, confused. He's like... dad's most cherished and loyal puppet. Always by his side and carrying out all tasks, so why didn't he tell him

"Why..."

"Did I not tell him?" He chuckles and looks at his phone, as if thinking. "I had a mate.... no I wouldn't call her that, more like a girlfriend.... before I met Elise"

Elise was like every other elite. A bitchy bratty twat who looks down on anyone who isn't in the same social standing as her. Daddy dearest is in partnership with our father so Damien is forced to keep her company

Had? Did he...?

"I didn't reject her on my own free will, he forced me" he said in a pained whisper. "Her name was Anna"

He showed me a picture of him and a woman dressed in a pair of jeans shorts and a white top sitting in the sand. She had raven black hair and emerald green eyes, she was really pretty.

Damien was smiling at the camera, a real smile and not the ones I see at those parties dad forced us to attend.

"Is she..." he nodded. "I'm sorry"

He looked me in the eyes and I was shocked at how much grief and sadness they held. Damien rarely shows any emotions after he became the perfect child. Looking in his eyes I could see the brother I knew

"He told me to reject her, I didn't listen and then...." he stopped his ranting, running a hand over his mouth. I could see the tears he was trying to hold so I offered a hug and he hesitantly accepted.

I couldn't believe that our father would do that. I mean he can do far worse but to kill someone??

"Does mom know?" He shook his head. "I couldn't tell her, he would go for her family if I did..."

"So that's why you do everything he tells you to? Because you don't want him to kill them?"

"I'm sorry. I don't want you to end up like me. I hope your mate treats you well"

He let go and rubbed his eyes which was red and puffy. I would've laughed if it was a different situation.

"Do you want to stay over? It's already midnight" he shook his head

"I have to get back, there's a lot of work waiting for me"

I bid him farewell and went inside.

A/N
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