Tasting 9

9-We Should Not Be This Close

Nora:

I left the breakfast table, heading back to my room, feeling defeated and contemplating finding Cain

to explain myself.

“But what am I going to say to him?” I shook my head at my own s**y. That one little peek had

landed me in a huge mess with my stepbrother.

“The truth? That you wanted to ruin their images in their father’s eyes by making them fight at the

family breakfast?” I jolted in my steps and turned to look at Ryker, who I didn’t know was following

me. I was in the hallway of the ground floor when he stopped me with his comment.

“But that’s not true,” I replied, watching him get closer, wearing a snarky smirk on his lips.

“But that’s what you did,” Ryker clicked his tongue, getting closer. His cologne enveloped me with

an aroma blending the crisp freshness of citrus with the warm embrace of sandalwood and a hint of

s*y undertones.

I looked away when my eyes focused on the double color of his eyes. They were widely two-toned,

but it wasn’t a regular mixed tone. The upper side was all black, and the lower was gray, almost like

a shining steel.

“Okay, let’s talk about it for a moment. Do you really think Cain was right in this argument?” I

decided not to bow down and

explain my opice ch

dot keow what you mean by that Care to explain?” Ryker folded his arms over his chest and leaned

to the side on the wat

He shouldn’t have been in that situation with his brother’s erfiend if you ask me I would say he is

pretty shady for this And the he had the audacity to not even look quilty” I had to cope off as a

righteous person, at least in front of one of them.

ON So you think Cain is s**y? Ryker asked, and I shook my

Not really but limean, is he not? To be honest, if anything, he comes off as very selfish and

inconsiderate to me” I said, hoping Syker would see my point

“Sesces Nash is my brother. I wouldn’t want him to get lied and cheated upon,” there it was a

perfect statement. I sounded like a good sister

“An Abc Cain isn’t your brother? Or do you not care about him?” Riker’s question made me frown

and tilt my head in silence. 1 didn’t get what he was trying to say because I was clearly talking

about something Cain did wrong. I wasn’t being biased.

That’s when I followed his stare and looked behind me. Cain

stood at the entrance of the hallway with a blunt look on his

face

It took him a second to respond, but when he did, I stepped back because he practically lunged at

me.

“Hey Dad is home.” Ryker finally stepped between us when Cain

was right in my face and stopped him from getting his hands on

me.

“Don’t stop me. Let me freaking speak to this c**g b**h of a wolfless creature,” As Caln attempted to

get past Ryker, his words already slapped me hard. I was so stunned that I took a few steps back

and gulped. He called me a woman! I didn’t like it. Every bit of my self-esteem was hurt.

“We will deal with her, but not right now,” Ryker muttered under his breath, and as soon as Cain

raised his face to meet his brother’s gaze, I saw a weird hint of guilt in his eyes.

“Fine. I’m only stopping for you,” Cain uttered, gently tapping. Ryker’s shoulder. It was the first time I

saw one of the brothers show any solid emotions of brotherly love for the other.

“And you! Don’t think I’ll let you get away with this. But for now, you are grounded,” Cain stepped

past Ryker and faced me, yelling in my face.

“I’m not a kid-,” I argued in a soft tone, but he hushed me when he slammed his hand on the wall

beside me.

“I said, you are grounded. Go back to your room,” he yelled again, using his elder brother status on

me.

I looked at Ryker and then at Cain before bowing my head down. and steadily strolling back to my

room.

“Idiots! They are so rude,” as I complained and pouted, a loud. thud from outside shook me into

running in the direction of the window.

The storm had come out of nowhere. There was fog beginning

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to cover the surroundings, which seemed off with the

appearance of the storm. It didn’t seem natural. My heart began to pound harder when I heard

some bells ringing in the distance.

In that moment, the door to my bedroom opened abruptly, and pushed in was Silas wearing a baggy

black sweater. His father stood behind him as he kept pushing him inside.

“What is going on?” I asked in worry.

“The pack is under attack again. Your brother will take care of you,” dad yelled, eyeing Silas, who

had a very poker face.

Dad didn’t wait any longer and slammed the door shut, yelling at the others to surround the pack

mansion and the warriors to be attentively taking care of the pack houses.

Silas stood still in his spot, his glasses running down the bridge of his nose before stepping my way

with nothing but anger on his face.

“Why do I have to take care of you when I should be out there in. the field like the alpha King I’m

supposed to be?” he hastily approached me, making me walk over next to the bed and away from

the window.

“I don’t know, dad asked you to look after me. I didn’t,” I whispered, not getting what he was getting

mad at me for.

“I shouldn’t have a sister. I don’t want a demanding sister-,” as he screamed and lunged my way to

come at my face and show me the anger on his face, he tripped on the puffer jacket I had thrown on

the floor when looking for something to wear.

As he tripped, his arms spread, and that’s when I realized how

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gigantic he was. He landed on top of me and pushed me onto the bed by accident.

Now I was in my bed with my stepbrother on top of me. It was the beginning of the doomsday.