My mate, My exception novel Chapter 44

"I've waited so long to find you." Tyler tells her, picking up a piece of her hair and rolling it through his fingers. She shuddered and took a small step back.

"I need to go talk to your brother." Anna tells me, turning away from Tyler completely.

Tyler looks at us curiously before Anna turns and hurries out the door. Tyler quickly follows after her.

I looked at Jake, at loss for words.

After eating a surprisingly pleasant meal with Jake and his parents, we returned to the living room to watch tv and snuggle.

Half way through the episode of Modern Family that we were watching, Anna entered the room. I didn't have supernatural senses like Jake, but even from afar I could smell the alcohol. When she came closer I realized her whole body was sweaty and she looked to have been bawling her eyes out.

With out a word, I got up and went to her, knowing what she had just done but still wrapping my arms around her skinny figure.

"What did I do?!" She gasped out clutching onto me like a lifeline. Then she continued to sob into my now wet blouse.

"I'm gonna take her upstairs." I tell Jake, trying to maneuver her body towards the staircase.

"I got it." He tells me approaching her. Before he got near though, he stopped. I looked at him confused. He held up a finger for me to wait before his eyes got glassy.

When his eyes returned to their usual color, he still hadn't done anything. I made a move towards the stairs again, before Jake cut me off.

"Just wait a sec." He tells me. Usually, being the youngest with three older brothers, I like to do things by myself. Anna's tiny little figure was already getting a little too heavy though as I supported her, waiting for something.

After Jake finally saw my struggle he took a step forward and lead Anna out of my arms and to the wall. He slowly set her down while she mumbled some gibberish about professional golfers.

"What are you doing?" I ask him.

"Well I can't really hold her, because she's Tyler's mate, but I can't let you hold her, because you're my mate." I smile at him as he approaches me. He lean's his head down towards mine before we hear a growl from the other side of the room.

Tyler is in front of Anna in a second, helping her up with a concerned look over his face.

"What did you do to her?" He asks saltily towards me and Jake.

I realized that in my own home, being asked this by my brothers, I may have said something sassy back. Realizing that Tyler was sort of a big deal here though, I tried to keep my tongue in check.

"She drove here like this?!" He roars at us.