Chapter 34


    34 Thoughts and Emotions


    Tia.


    I wanted to punish Luke. He yelled at me in the presence of everyone. I, was embarrassed, but I yed


    it off as if it were nothing because, just like him, I wanted answers too, but not enough to disrespect him


    the way he had disrespected me.


    These assholes chased us, caused us to have an ident and buried silver bullets in us. They did not


    care about our lives. I really did not care at that moment. I was going to wipe out Theo‘s family and let


    him rot in the cells. We had finally gotten the info we needed, but there was no way I was letting Luke off


    the hook.


    I deliberately wore thece hipsters because I knew he loved them and couldn‘t control himself when he


    saw me in them. The next step was to let him know he wouldn‘t be able to touch by asking him to sleep


    on the couch. I knew it was difficult for him, but I wanted him to know it wasn‘t okay for him to yell at me


    like that. He might be Alpha, but he was my mate, and that made us equals. I knew his father often


    yelled at his mate, but I wasn‘t Stacy, and there was no way I was going to take that shit from him.


    Purchased or not, I was still his wife, and I deserved his respect. I respected him, so he had to learn to


    reciprocate it no matter the state of his emotion.


    I moaned extra loud while I touched myself. I wasn‘t horny, really, but I wanted to torment him. I wanted


    him to know what he would be depriving himself off for his bad behaviour. It had worked. I watched him


    stare at me with wolf eyes wanting badly to join me in bed. Especially after I came. He could not speak,


    and I knew he was controlling himself. I had got him all worked up, and I liked it.


    “Go to sleep, Luke. You aren‘t getting any tonight. Think about this next time you want to disrespect me


    in public,” I said to him and turned away from him to sleep. For a minute, I thought he would disregard


    my wishes and advance, but he didn‘t. He was a gentleman.


    It was hard sleeping alone on the bed without him. I tossed and turned and tried to find afortable


    position, but I couldn‘t. The b?d felt empty without him. I knew I would be cranky in the morning because


    it did not seem like I was having a good night‘s sleep. I heard Luke restless on the couch, too, and I


    knew he was awake. I guessed by now he had gotten the message, so I called on him.


    “Luke, you cane to bed now,” I whispered. Soon. I felt him snuggle into bed behind me with his


    hard–on hitting my bare butt. He spooned me and held on tightly.


    “I am sorry, Tia. I promise it won’t happen again. You have my word. I will never disrespect you like that


    again,” he apologised, and I turned towards him.


    “Don‘t do that again, Luke. You yelled at me as if I was a subordinate in the presence of everyone. Kirk


    and Caleb were there, Luke,” I said, and he closed his eyes. I knew he was frustrated because I could


    feel it.


    “It won‘t happen again. I promise, Tia. I swear. I will never disrespect you again,” he pleaded with me,


    and I let him know I would hold him to his word.


    He leaned in for a kiss, and I let him. His lips crashed against mine hungrily, and I knew the sight of me


    touching myself had not left his mind‘s eyes. He was hard. He made love to me, and we both fell asleep.


    We woke upte in the morning, and we were both d to have missed breakfast. That family breakfast


    shit was hell, and I hoped we would wake upte every day until Alpha Aesop got the message and let


    us be.


    Luke and I stayed indoors, and soon he decided he wanted to go get something in town. He wanted me


    toe along, but I refused. I wanted to take a walk in the garden. I had been couped in the room too


    long, and it was beginning to get to me. I was also a bit sore from my heat and the make–up sex. We


    showered together, and Bart brought us breakfast. It was fantastic eating in the bedroom and sitting on


    the couch. I appreciated the pastries and sandwiches that I might have rushed through in the breakfast


    lounge.


    After breakfast, Luke left, and I picked up one of my favourite pieces of literature and decided to spend


    time in the garden‘s Gazebo reading. Luke had postponed our vacation because of the recent


    development, but it was still in the n.


    On my way to the Gazebo, I asked Bart to bring some snacks and juice to nibble on something while I


    read the book and admired the scenery.


    “Madam, there is a Lake on the west side of the property; you might like it there?” Bart suggested. The


    way he presented the idea was odd, and I sensed there was something or someone he did not want me


    to see in the garden.


    “Who is there?” I asked him, and he sighed and looked at me, surprised that I could pick up on his


    intentions.


    “Caleb is there as we speak, Madam. Miss Barnes often goes there to take a walk, but she isn‘t there


    right now because Caleb is there,” He exined, and I thanked him. Thest thing I wanted was to be


    alone with Caleb. He was still yet to get over me, and I was trying to forget my crush and move on with


    the man I love. Being alone with him will be bad for both of us.


    He described theke to me, and I decided to check it out.


    Theke was beautiful. I wondered why Luke never brought me there. He had taken me hunting, and we


    had visited the cabin in the woods, but he never told me about theke. Maybe he did not like the ce.


    Bart brought a pic mat for me to befortable, and I told him to spread it by a tree so I could use the


    pillows to rest my back on it.


    While I sat there looking at the calm water and enjoying the scenery, the things Theo said kept ying in


    my mind. I wondered why anybody would want to kill Luke and me. If it was the key mark they were


    looking for, they would have gone after Aesop and Caleb too, but Luke was the one they were after. I


    happened to just be there. As much as I wanted to give Stacy the benefit


    of the doubt, she was the only one that stood to gain anything if Luke died. If not her, then Caleb


    because with Luke dead, he will take over Diamond Corp and the alpha position by default, Thinking of it,


    I hoped Caleb wasn‘t a part of this. Catching Theo was too damn easy, and Theo did make a valid point


    that he would notmit a crime using his te number, yet he had. He was being set up to be the fall


    guy. The mastermind knew we would link Theo‘s car and then find out he had reported it stolen and let it


    rest. But I doubted they expected Luke to investigate himself. If Alpha Aesop was running this


    investigation, Stacy could easily influence it and make him let Theo go. I hoped for Caleb‘s sake; his


    mother did not have a hand in this. There was also the issue of this Gilbert guy not being from here. Why


    will Stacy contract an obviously popr outsider to do this Job? if Stacy wasn‘t behind this, then


    someone powerful was behind it. We need to look at Diamond corp‘s board and Alpha Aesop‘s other


    associates; Timothy Miles also gave off a red light.


    Not wanting to ponder it too much, i bit into my sandwich and looked at the blue sky. I wished Luke was


    there with me. It would be an excellent ce to cuddle and spend time. I hugged myself, and my phone


    rang. I checked, and it was Luke.


    “Hello,” I said.


    “Would you like me to get you anything?” he asked, and I thought long and hard.


    “Surprise me,” I said, and he sighed.


    “Come on, Tia, Just tell me something, and I will get it. You never ask for anything, and I am getting


    worried.” He said, and I felt under pressure to think suddenly.


    “Get me something sweet that I can eat and something cute that I can keep representing us,” I said,


    hoping that was good enough.


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    “I can work with that,” he said, and I giggled.


    “See you in a bit, Love,” he said.


    “I am at theke that you never bothered to show me,” I told him so he would know where to find me


    when he returned.


    “I was saving that forter, Tia. I will kill Bart,” he said, and Iughed. He should be thanking Bart for


    keeping me away from Caleb, but I withheld that piece of information and decided I would tell him in


    person.


    “See you soon, darling,” he said to me, and we both hung up.


    After the call, I had a permanent smile, and I felt butterflies in my tummy. Was this what being in love felt


    like? The feeling was incredible.


    “It‘s good to see you happy, but it hurts that the smile is not for me,” I heard the voice of the one person I


    did not want to be alone with say. I turned to look in the direction of the voice, and there Caleb was, and


    he was approaching. I wanted to get up and leave, but I knew there was no noint he would follow me


    anyway.


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    “Caleb,” I said with a serious expression on my face.


    “Tia, my Tia,” he said gently with sadness. He came to where I was, and sadness was in his


    eyes.


    “Why did you fall for him so quickly, Tia? You don‘t even know him that well. He isn’t a stable person..”


    He said, and I got angry.


    “You need to stop this, Caleb. It is unhealthy,” I said to him.


    “I am sorry I did not make my intentions known when I should, but I honestly thought we had time. Now


    you are with him. You went on heat for him. Tia, please. I have an Alpha Mark, too; you do not have to


    stay with Luke. You cane away with me. We can run away together. Me and you. Forget all these


    people. Luke will move on. See how quickly he moved on from Elisabeth. You should have seen them


    when they were dating, Tia. They were inseparable. They were closer than you two are but look what he


    did to her. He only agreed to marry you because our father dangled the corp as a price. He is


    maniptive and easily swayed, Tia, and you do not want to be around him when he loses his shit. You


    are a shiny new toy to him now. Once you lose your shine, he will move on.” Caleb said, and I could not


    just believe this guy.


    “He is your brother, Caleb. Why are you trying to ruin his marriage?” I asked Caleb.


    “He is my brother, but he took the woman I love from me.” He argued with me, and I did not know how to


    help him.


    “Caleb, I love my husband. What I felt for you was infatuation. I love Luke. If you truly care about me, you


    will leave me alone and let me be with my husband in peace.” I said to him, and he walked close to the


    water and growled with all his might; I was afraid. I felt pressure and fear. Caleb knelt by the water and


    began to weep. I went to console him against my better judgment.


    “My mother did this to me, Tia; she did this to me,” he said, sobbing bitterly.” She was the one that


    hooked me up with Kimberly and forced our father to buy you for Luke. I hate her so much, Tia. I hate


    her,” he said, and I could feel his rage.


    “Caleb, you need to calm down, please,” I said, and he hugged me tightly.


    “Just hold me, Tia,” He said, and I tried to pull away from him, but he was a bit too strong. Soon he got


    the message and let go.


    He stood up and wiped away his tears. I stood and moved away from him before he thought of doing


    something crazy like kissing me. I did not want to get Luke angry, knowing now that he had temper


    issues.


    “I will wait for you, Tia. One day you will know how much I care for you and that Luke’s affection is fickle.


    I do not care if you have children together with him. I will willingly be with you and love you. I will wait. He


    might make your heart beat a certain way now, but he will show his true colours, and I will be waiting,” he


    said, and I did not know how to feel about his


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    words. They sounded psychotic.


    “Meanwhile, I will beg him to let us be friends. I promise no funny business, but I miss having


    it to myself. Caleb took off his clothes and shifted, then headed into the woods. I felt sorry for the animal


    he woulde in contact with.