Broken Mates
Chapter 37

"You left?" Lvan couldn't believe what he just heard.

Here he was, doing some paper work and his friend just comes in and tell him he left the house without telling him. Who was the alpha anyway? Though he knew he wouldn't have been able to stop the man if he wanted to go, he should have still told him. First, he was the pack leader, the master of the house and most importantly, he was his friend. He just can't come in and inform him after he already left. What was this situation anyway?

"Why?" Chris sighed and took a seat, "I can't do this anymore Lvan. I need space and some time alone"

"Time to do what?" Lvan questioned. Chris just his mates what did he need time for? Tristan had told him Jake was his and Colten's mate. Was that the reason? He didn't like sharing? But he thought Chris was in love with Colten? The guy's eyes scream it every time Colten was near.

"To mend my heart, damnnit Ivan! Jake doesn't want me! Okay?! He won't even look at me. Colten too!!" Lvan smirked at Chris, "So, you finally admit that you love Colten"

"Yes! I love him Lvan! I love him a lot! I didn't want to tell you before because I wanted to tell him first but the everything went down the drain"

Come to think of it, after Chris told him he didn't love him that way, Colten woke up with tears. Wait, was Colten also in love with him?! Did he think Chris had rejected him that time? Was that why he was ignoring and avoiding him? F**k! This was just one huge misunderstanding.

"He's also my mate" Ivan nodded, that didn't surprise him as he thought it would. Maybe it was because he already felt and saw the connection between those two.

"Chris, take this from a friend, talk to them" Chris immediately shook his head. Was this guy stupid or something? He was thousands of years old. He was an old man, yet why didn't he understand that these kinds of things just needed to be talked out? Why was he acting like a scary cat? Okay maybe he really was scared.

*Sigh, what a mess.

"You need you to talk to them Chris"

"I can't" Chris replied shaking his head. Right at that moment, Lvan knew he really couldn't. And he had a strong feeling to smack Chris on the head upside down.

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Jake watched Tristan work since morning. It was now 2 and they had to leave soon. They had to pick up Alan and continue their journey to Even's before going home. It was fun watching his friend work. How Tristan smiled at the customers, talking with them even flirting with them. He would have to share this with Ivan. Especially the flirting part.

He let out a chuckle, his friend was in serious trouble when they got back home.

"What's so funny?" Shit! Jake yelled internally, getting up. When did this alpha show up. He looked up at him with a surprised look. The man was scanning his body with a smirk on his face. He was looking at him like he wanted to swallow him up. Like he was a piece of deer meat with blood dripping from it. Which was one of werewolves' favorites.

He noticed him, he was one of the ten people he saw when he came in with Tristan this morning. What did this man want?

Without realising, Jake begun, trembling, flash backs of what happened to him in the hands of the alphas rushing back to mind. He wanted to ran, yet he couldn't move. He was going to get raped, again. Someone help!!

"What do you want?" A voice said from behind him, snapping him out of those horrible thoughts. The voice was familiar, right, this was the voice of Tristan's boss. He turned to look at the man who was glaring at the alpha. "Let's go Jake, Kel will take care of this" Tristan took his hand and begun dragging him out. He turned to look at Tristan's boss whom Tristan called Kel. Kel was talking with the alpha with an intimidating look. His arms crossed across his chest. Back then, he didn't smell the alpha scent from the man.

Tristan was now driving them to Alan's school. Jake hasn't said a word since they got into the car and left his workplace. Was his friend regretting ever going to his workplace? Was he blaming him?.

"Are you okay Jake?" Just what was he asking? Of course Jake wasn't okay. He just encountered an alpha. The type of alpha he hated so much. Of course he wasn't okay. "I'm fine" Jake finally said something. But, was he really okay? Tristan couldn't read him. "Don't worry Tris, I'm really fine. So, tell me, what do you know about Kel?" Tristan looked at Jake who was seated beside him in the car with eyebrows arched in question. Why did Jake want to know about Kel? As far as he knew, Kel didn't do anything that would make Jake suspicious of him.

"Why? Why do you want to know?" He asked, but Jake didn't answer his question as he said, "Just tell me" Tristan sighed, "Fine. I know everything about him. Not everything, but I do know he's a half werewolf and a half warlock" Jake's eyes widened in shock, "Seriously?"

"Yes. Kel is an only child. His parents died when he was a kid and was taken in my his aunty. His aunty also died when he was 16, leaving behind a huge sum of money to him. So he didn't have to sleep on the streets or go around stealing. He has been alone since his aunty died. He's not married and doesn't have a mate either. Now, are you going to tell me why you want to know about him? Don't tell me he's your mate?!" Tristan yelled in horror, "Shut up!" Jake snapped, rolling his eyes while Tristan burst out laughter.

"I just.......when he came to my recuse earlier, I couldn't smell him. It was like his natural alpha scent has disappear completely"

"That's because he used a spell"

"You told him about me right?"

"I'm sorry" Tristan said with an apologetic look, "Don't be. I.....I actually think we can trust him"

"Really? Tristan asked with a beaming look. He would love it a lot if they all became friends. Kel was interesting, funny and a good person. It would be nice if they all became friends.

"......" Jake swallowed hard, passing the lump in his throat. "I.....I would like to be friends with him" now you can just imagine the look Tristan gave Jake. His face was basically the definition of happiness. "Really?" "Yes. So........, take me there again"

"With pleasure old friend" Jake laughed at how happy Tristan was. He looked like he just won billions of jackpot.

Suddenly, Tristan's phone begun to ring, playing a song, 'Love, Not War' by Jason Derulo. Gosh, he changed his ringing tone again.

"Pick it up for me will you?" He asked Jake. Jake nodded and picked it up, putting it on loud speaker. "Hello, Tristan?" It was Cabby. "Hi Cabby. How are you doing?" Jake turned to look at Tristan with a look that says, 'Who is she? Are you cheating on you mate?" Tristan understood that message perfectly well and he shook his head and mouthed, "I'll tell you later"

"I'm fine. How you and the others? How about Alan?"

"We're all okay, thank you for asking. How's Andrews by the way?"

"He's okay. He's actually the reason why I called. I was thinking of calling in the evening"

"Why? Did something happened?" Tristan asked, worried about Andrews' wellbeing. He really hope nothing bad has happen to the kid. Or he and Alan would be so devastated.