  "What about my brother? Do you think he's going to let her leave just like that? She's his mate, and if you know anything about that, they can't be separated they are bound together," he said. He almost sounded angry about it.

  

      He was right, but I would never make her leave, knowing that she just found her mate. It would be her decision, which most likely would be to stay. I just hoped she wouldn’t get mistreatment from these anti-rogues.

  

      "Well, of course I would never make that choice for her to stay or come with me. She is Mason's responsibility, if he has accepted her as his mate," I said, and drew my brows together. This was serious, at least for me-I didn't know how he felt about it. But whatever happened, I was not going to ruin my sister's happiness, period. He laughed sarcastically while leaning his body against the kitchen island.

  

      "Oh, this is g

  As I waited for Lia, the kitchen senario played in my head.

  

      'He is not our mate, why would you let your guard down? He almost kissed you.' Obviously my wolf was not happy with my actions.

  

      'I know this, but can you blame me? I'm twenty years old and never been touched by a man. It's a natural feeling for a woman to crave for a man's touch, mate or not. What if we never find him, huh? Should I be alone all my life? Surely the moon goddess didn't hate me that much.'

  

      I tried to erase from my mind the images of what happened in the kitchen.

  

      'I'm sorry, but I am your wolf. All I know is to wait for our mate. That's what my purpose is-- to find my other half.'

  

      I sighed, rubbing at my temple, because I felt a headache coming on. Just when I thought tonight would get better, It went worse.

  

      The front door closed, bringing me out o

  Putting on a poker face I watched as my sister introduced "Umm, hi, I'm Dahlia," she said and offered her hand for a handshake. Nathaniel genuinely smiled at her and reached out for her hand.

  

      "Dahlia, it is very nice to meet you. You can call me Nate."

  

      "Okay, Nate, this is my sister Alexa," she ushered me forward with a smile.

  

      "So we---" he began, but I cut him off before he could finish. I didn't want Dahlia knowing that I had already met him, because then she would ask questions on what happened, and now was not the time. I reached out my hand and introduced myself as though we had never met.

  

      "It's nice to meet you, and thank you for inviting us for dinner," I said politely while trying to give him a signal not to say anything.

  

      Nathaniel looked at me curiously but played along. I let out a breath I didn't realize I was holding.

  

      "It was no trouble my brother her told me he found his mate, and that in itself is something to celebrate. So why don't we head to the dining area, and I will bring out dinner?" Mason walked alone with his brother ahead of us. I turned to Dahlia to see her giving me the stinky eye.

  

      "What?"

  

      "What the hell was that? I mean, I can see why the cat got your tongue, but did you have to eye-rape my mate's brother during our introduction?" she hissed.

  

      I gasped. "First off, I was NOT eye-raping your mate's brother. I was just surprised at...how big and tall he was. I was a little intimidated, that's all. I am sure no one noticed."

  

      "Yeah, you're probably right, that wasn't awkward at all," she whispered back.

  

      We got to the dining area, and for a moment I just... stopped. It was breathtaking-- it looked as though it had not been used very much, and was beautifully set up, which only showed how special Mason wanted this dinner to be for Dahlia.

  

      "I will be right back with dinner," Nathaniel stated, looking eager to escape the two love birds-and probably me, too- the rogue girl, he turned on his heel and was gone. It was time for me to try and talk to him, tell him not to let Dahlia know we'd met.

  

      "I'll come and help," I said, following his figure towards the kitchen. Did I just see him frown? I was not sure. As I followed him, I saw that there were doors and doors everywhere. This place is ridiculously big for two guys, I thought to myself. We reached the kitchen then, and I froze when he slammed the door behind him.

  

      "What are you playing at?" he growled immediately pinning my body to the door. Okay, so he was not happy at all about this. Frankly, I wasn't either. I had no mind to argue with a stupid, angry wolf who hated me just because I was... a rogue. His jawline hardened as he waited for my answer, and his eyes burned with fury.

  

      "What are you talking about? I didn’t do anything," I hissed at him.

  

      "You come to my house and act as though we have never met. My brother finds his mate, who just so happens to be a rogue. Lucky for your sister, my brother is naive enough to not see how wrong this is, on top of that you and her will be leaving in a week," he spat.

  

      My temper flared. "Will you stop calling us that?"

  

      "That's what you are, and that's what I will call you," he snapped back. "Don't forget where you are! In my house!”

  

      I let out a slow breath, trying to reign myself in. I had to remind myself that this was for Dahlia. It was her special dinner. I was not going to spoil it because of a stupid, growling wolf. "You're right, and I am sorry. I didn't tell her about our meeting, or about... who we are, when I picked her up from school. She was so happy when she found out about Mason, telling me about him being her mate and how he wanted her to meet his brother. I was not going to rain on her parade," I said. Sighing, I looked into his eyes to assure him that I was not here to play any type of game.

  

      "Listen; let's just get this over with. I will tell her tonight I just want to be the one to do it," I whispered.

"What about my brother? Do you think he's going to let her leave just like that? She's his mate, and if you know anything about that, they can't be separated they are bound together," he said. He almost sounded angry about it.
  
      He was right, but I would never make her leave, knowing that she just found her mate. It would be her decision, which most likely would be to stay. I just hoped she wouldn’t get mistreatment from these anti-rogues.
  
      "Well, of course I would never make that choice for her to stay or come with me. She is Mason's responsibility, if he has accepted her as his mate," I said, and drew my brows together. This was serious, at least for me-I didn't know how he felt about it. But whatever happened, I was not going to ruin my sister's happiness, period. He laughed sarcastically while leaning his body against the kitchen island.
  
      "Oh, this is good; I see what you're trying to do. Very clever, Alexa-- using my little brother so that you an

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