Zeke ^
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The Ex
Elisha.
"Elisha!" I heard a familiar voice call out for me.
I had just turned the corner, exiting the kitchen and entering the foyer when I saw Zeke entering my parents' home. I wasn't really shocked to see him but I wasn't thrilled either.
"Yes?"
Nicholas and I had decided it's best to just go with the story that she ran away. We had a big fight as a family and she stormed off and hasn't returned. The Pack had no business knowing the truth and, well, my parents' would find out some day.
Apparently, Alexander Russo was sending out men to look for her but I don't know what his story was and to be completely honest, I didn't quite care. I'm not so sure about how I feel about any of the Russo brothers and for that very reason, Nicholas and I decided to keep our search to ourselves.
It's been two days since Eli left and Zeke has been showing up and has just become so much more visible since. It was shocking really, when she was here he was completely MIA â I mean, he didn't know that she had found her mate but he threw her aside as soon as he found his.
Not to say he should've rejected Bridgette, his mate, or whatever but he should've at least let Eli go gently. Not just all at once. You don't do that to someone you love â no matter what.
Now he claims he still cares about her and wants to help find her. I call bullshit but my parents are forcing me to be nice, so I'm trying.
"Any news?"
I sighed heavily, "No, Zeke."
"Geez, I'm just concerned about Elijah, okay. I want to find her as much as you do."
I resist the urge to roll my eyes, I have heard this song so many times in the past two days I am genuinely tired of it.
"Why? You didn't even care about her when she was still here." I snap.
"It's not that I didn't care." He said softly.
"Then what?"
"Bridgette wouldn't let me see her. Now that she's missing she has no choice but to let me participate because she feels guilty. You, Nic and Eli will always be a big part of my life. I can't just erase you. I didn't speak to you and Nic either because I thought it would be unfair to Eli. I love her, I really do. Obviously not in the way I love Bridge but I do."
I want to fight or say something snappy but instead, I said, "I understand."
The sincerity in his voice was as clear as day and knowing Bridgette, she probably would do something like that. I mean she isn't really that horrible â to me at least â but she never did like Elijah. They just didn't see eye to eye. So having her mate be Eli's ex would be a sting, banning him from seeing her sounds like something she would do.
Not to mention, she's Luna Josephine sister so she feels like she is Alpha Jay's daughter and therefore has authority over people. This mentality clashes with Eli's because Elijah's really close to Alpha Jay so she feels there is no need for Bridgette to feel superior. Unluckily for Bridgette too, Alpha Jay isn't one for tattletales or bitches so generally he doesn't like her much.
Zeke's presence was agitating, I don't like staying around people who are looking for Elijah. They all give me the same look, a look that said 'you're twins can't you track her down' and that couldn't be further from the truth. I can't track her down. I can only link her and feel her pain. However, they all seem to think I can and that I'm holding back.
As if I don't want my own twin back. Sure, I'm withholding information but that's for her own good. Not mine. I love my sister. I want her back just as much as anyone else does.
"Has she found her mate?" He asks, bringing me back from the depths of my thoughts.
"What?" The question caught me off guard, "No, why would you think that?"
"I don't know... I had just assumed she had. I mean, she's rarely home."
My brows instantly furrow my head jerking back slightly as I give him a questioning look,
"And how would you know? Are you stalking my sister?" I was astounded.
"No â I... Maybe?" He stumbles over his words.
"Zeke... I understand your mate doesn't want you involved with her and all but," I shake my head, "This isn't okay. You can't stalk her."
"I didn't intend to, it's just, sometimes she leaves Pack-land. I don't know who she goes off with but I know she does. Sometimes in a car, sometimes by wolf."
My heart was hammering, this wasn't good at all he could find out the truth. He just needed to be at the house at the right time and he could see any of the Russo's. I know he wouldn't follow her because he knows she would easily catch on, realising someone was following her and confront him. So, my best bet was to just get him to stop watching her.
"You need to stop, Zeke. That isn't healthy. Focus on your own mate."
"My own?"
"Yeah, Bridgette," I say in a duh tone.
What is wrong with this guy, did he want me to pat him on the back and egg him on? He needs to leave my sister alone, just because he can't be in her life it doesn't mean he can watch over her and stalk her. It's disturbing and not okay, why the heck is he not just backing off?
"The use of the word 'own' makes it seem as if I'm watching someone else's mate."
Okay, he's just trying to get kicked in the balls at this point.
"Oh goddess, would you like me to pick my words perfectly just so that you the fucking stalker cannot over analyse them? Yerr, get a grip."
"I'm sorry."
"She has friends outside the Pack, Zeke. Did you think you were her only friend? Stop being so damn creepy."
"Why don't we check those territories? See if she isn't around there? Maybe they're keeping her hostage or housing her â"
"Holding her hostage? The fuck kind of friends do you think she has?"
"I didn't mean it like that, I â"
I had no intention of letting him get a word in, I needed him to be quiet and to leave now and I had decided I will do whatever it takes to get him out.
"Housing her? Do you not remember Elijah at all? She wouldn't do that! My sister loves us, she's coming back!" I started crying.
Yes, crying was my grand plan and boy did it work, I wasn't even making sense anymore but I knew he'd get flustered and not know what in the worlds to do. Evidently leaving me the fuck alone.
"I'm sorry, Elisha. I'm sorry. I-I won't say any more, I won't ask any more. Would you like me to call Nicholas?"
"Please."
Nicholas came over to the house in his car, he looked so worried asking a million questions and giving Zeke death glares. To be honest, I think he did a better job at scaring him off than I did.
I explained the whole situation once we got into the car, I had to let him know that I was genuinely alright and he need not worry. He still looked incredibly worried and I didn't want that for my mate.
When we arrived home he was all clued up and the first thing he said once the door was shut is, "I can't believe you cried."
I threw my head back and laughed.
"I did what I had to." I shrug.
Zeke left the house shortly after I cried, we made sure he left before we did. I'm not worried anymore though, know Zeke therefore I know he'll let all this friend stuff go for a while and that was good enough for now.
My main objective was to stall and that's exactly what I did. Dammit, Eli needs to come back. This is the dumbest shit she's ever done and I've about had it. When I find her, she better pray she looks like shit because that's the only way I'll not go off at her.
"Don't think about it too much. Isaiah's with her. I'm sure he won't let her get hurt nor would he let her stay away for too long. She might not be thinking logically but I bet he is." Nic offered.
"I guess you're right. It's just, I'm worried about her coming back home too."
The stalling might have worked now but I don't know if it'll sustain once she returns, Zeke really could bring this whole thing to the ground.
"Zeke's been watching her babe. He knows she's hardly here, knows she's out of the grounds. He could easily see her with any of the Russo's, for crying out loud he asked if she has a mate. My goodness, he could really figure this whole thing out if he's just there at the right time."
Then the devil we'vebeen trying so hard to avoid will come out to play.