Santiago's Pov
Alpha's Hated Mate
Santiago's POV
I was on my way to lunch with Rachel and her new boyfriend when I received a call from Adrian. I was going to decline but the idiot seems to be too busy with lord knows what at Crix's lane since he left three weeks ago that he doesn't answer calls. I miss him more than I like to admit, I never knew we were that codependent until now.
“Alpha can't keep a woman, what's up?” I say to him, my concentration is still on the road.
“Nothing, Beta can't get a woman, what's up with you?” he retorts.
“I'm driving, finally meeting Rachel's little pup.” I snort, irritation already sinking in.
“You haven't met him, yet and you're already degrading the poor kid.”
“Oh, look who's talking.”
Adrian chuckles, and I hear noises in the background, from what I know he rarely leaves his room, if he does, he goes to the gym, working that anger.
“Made friends I see?” I snarl, partially jealous I don't get to hang out with him anymore.
“Something, like that.” he sighs.
“You sure everything is okay, you sound worse than usual.”
“I don't know but I think it's Camilla,”
“Oh,” I rasp. “Talk to me.” I tell him, of course, it's Camilla, everything with him starts and ends with her, I just wish this behaviour was portrayed earlier. Maybe then, we wouldn't have these goddamn issues we have now.
“She's not okay, she's in pain, I need to be with her.”
I nod to myself, of course she's in pain, he caused it, him, Angel and every lie in his proclaimed truth when he lashed out at her that day.
“Really, and how do you know that, does that mean you and Hunter are connecting?”
“Hmm,” The noise in the background is now subtle. “He tells me she's hurting, and her wolf too.”
“Her what?” I ask, trying to process his sentence.
Her wolf, Camilla doesn't have one, she's past the age of getting one and she has never once exhibited any behavior that would lead me to believe she is a shifter.
“I know it's confusing but I just want to go after her right now, I miss her and not just the sex, you know everything about her excites me. I don't think I'll be able to live without her Tiago,”
“I know, but Adrian she's the one person you shouldn't have hurt, you fucked up real bad and it'll be hard coming back from that.” I tell him, trying my best to sympathise with him as well as remind him he put himself in this situation.
He means it, he can't live without her, at least not happily, he can exist but without her, living is forfeited. Adrian has been obsessed with Camilla and everything about her since she moved in with us, the little things she thinks nobody knows about her, he knows them.
The nights she lay awake crying herself to sleep or pretend to sleep, he was there, watching her, so close yet so far. He never knew how to help her, it scared him to have someone feel so deeply and not be able to help her turn whatever haunted her off, he needed to know but never asked.
He learned patience by watching her, Camilla taught him many lessons unknowingly and she lit up his heart and now that she's gone, that light is slowly burning out, I just hope she returns before it burns out completely.
“I know, will you stop nagging me? I already feel like shit without your constant taunting reminders.”
“Ugh,” I roll my eyes. My car pulled into the driveway of my destination, a decent restaurant that is way out of Rachael's financial services. “I won't stop taunting you, I'm under pressure now because you sent her away, mom and mother want to meet my mate, just great.” I sigh.
Adrian sneers on the other end, “Whatever man, I gotta run.”
“To play with your new friends?” I tease.
“Yeah, why? Are you jealous? ” he counters.
“You wish I was, I'm actually having a good time without you here. Alpha Nicholson and I have formed quite the bond.” I smirk, awaiting his reaction.
“What the fuck Santiago, you-” I press the end call button, my lips curving into a deeper smirk. I lied, I know he doesn't like Nicholson, I don't like him either but he has been trying to befriend us for a while now.
My phone vibrates once again, Adrian is calling, but I ignore it, letting him focus on my lie rather than Camilla constantly. His mind needs the diversion of concern.
My gaze shifts to the window as I free myself from my seat belt, it finds Rachael.
She seems to be saying something to the boy next to her. He's tall, no different from the boys I've beat up for dating her in the past when it comes to his appearance. I see why she's crazy about the boy, he listens, even from where I stand I can tell she wears the pants in the relationship, which isn't much of a surprise.
I exit the car, swiping my phone when I do. Rachael is oblivious to my arrival as I enter the restaurant, helping myself to the seat in between the two lovebirds, only then does she see me.
“Santiago.” she nearly gasps.
I dismissed her, just like I did to the familiar scent that flared up my nostrils, feeling all the way down to my toes when I walked in. My attention focused on her mate. Trying to get a better look than I did from my car to her. My gaze scans him up and down, taking in his rattled state upon seeing me.
“You are, you're...” he begins, unable to find his words.
“Babe, this is my brother Santiago.” Rachael tells him, discreetly kicking him under the table, but I catch the movement.
“Nice to meet you Beta Sir,” he rises, extending a hand towards me.
I take a glance at him and then the hand before flinging my sister a glare. She takes my glare and makes twice as much, aiming at him. That seems to get him back to his senses, a little bit.
He drops his hand to his side and takes his seat once again, his gaze flickering between my sister and I.
“Good, you're afraid of me and her.” I murmur, my elbow leaning on the table as I gaze at him with a warning expression.
“Tiago,” Rachael whines, elbowing me in the arm.
I shrug, dismissing her unsaid complaints. “So pretty boy what's your name?”
“Anthony Danielson.” Rachael retorts.
“No, no.” I tell her, “Let the boy speak for himself,” my hand gestures to him. “ Antonio, where are you from?”
He looks at Rachael, his gaze quickly shifting back to me. “It's Anthony Sir,” he stutters.
“Are you correcting me?” my gaze furrows, an eyebrow raised.
The boy shakes his head vigorously, “Umm, no Sir, I would never.”
“Ugh, stop terrifying him Santiago.” My sister frowns, falling back into her seat, her arms crossed over her chest.
I laugh, ignoring how pissed this is getting her. “Okay, serious talk Justin Bieber, what do you like about this annoying creature here?” I ask, nodding towards her.
“Umm, well sir...” he begins, turning to her, his cheeks flashing red. “ I don't like anything about her, I love it all. Rachael is a remarkable person, she's nothing like anyone I've ever met, she seems like a good book that makes me sad after I'm done reading it because it's fiction.
Sure she talks too much, but it doesn't bother me, she apologises for it sometimes but I don't mind her taunting or anything that she says because she has the voice of an Angel. I admit sometimes she sounds like a broken record but even then I want to hear her.” he says, his eyes casting down. Surely blushing harder than my sister. “She is the rainbow I've been waiting to see my whole life,” he adds.
I nod, and my gaze shifts to Rachael, my poor sister blushing from ear to ear. It seems everything is good here, it's that young love, the one she strived for in the past, the perfection she desired and worked to build with past relationships, except, this one flows in the direction she wants, by itself. “Look,” I begin, my gaze abandoning Rachael. “Well, you seem like a cool kid and for as long as you treat my sister right, we will have no problems here. Is that clear?'
“Yes, very clear.” he nods.
“Hmm, and how is it that you will treat her?”
“Like the beautiful queen she is, sir.”
“Good,” I exhale. Relief filling me, “Appears we are speaking the same language, Adrian will like you.” I tell him, my hand patting him on the shoulder.
In response, he gulps hard. Not sure if it's the mention of Adrian or the physical contact I just applied on my shoulder.
“What pack are you from again?” I ask, my hand still on his shoulder.
“Alpha Clarissa's Pack Sir,” he stutters.
I nod to myself, I know her, Alpha Clarissa is an excellent Alpha. She knows how to handle her pack with grace and stature. “I see, so the deal here is you, Anthony, Antonio or whatever your name is, you can only take my sister to your pack once she's graduated nursing school and you're ready to take care of her.”
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