My Step-Dad Is My Mate novel Chapter 15

Aiden's POV

"Alpha. We need to find this guy. He put her in the damn hospital!"

"Calm down Aiden I have 20 trackers out there scouting for him. Whatever they find, they come back to us. Just relax." Kaden (A/N: Sorry if I gave him a different name previously) said to me and tried to lay his hand on my shoulder but I shrugged him off.

"Yes Sir." I said gruffly but Kaden rolled his eyes.

"Why are you always so formal with me?"

"Because you're my Alpha?" I said in a 'duh' tone.

"Yeah but I'm your brother first, Aid. Remember that."

Kaden was my older brother by father.

"I just feel like I'm failing her all over again." I mumbled and Kaden's face lit up."

"Oh my God, she's the girl isn't she?" He all but screamed and I winced at how close he was to me when he did that.

"Yeah. That's Danica." I said with a small smile.

"Look at you all whipped and shit." Kaden exclaimed then bursted out laughing, making me chuckle and shove his shoulder.

"I'm not whipped I just...really like this girl Kade."

"Remember, you have a mate out there Aid. You can't fall for her when you might end up hurting her all over again in the end."

"Who says I can't reject my mate for her?" I said and he shrugged.

"Rejecting a mate is not easy. Especially when you see her for the first time, rejection will be far from the last thing on your mind." He told me and I sighed. He was right but I have strong feelings for Danica but I also don't want to hurt her. She's had enough of that.

"What do I do?" I asked Kaden. In a way, I didn't want to have this conversation with him. His mate died last year and only because of his dedication to the pack and my support, is why he's alive today an doing well but I know he misses her and weighing all my girl problems on him makes me messed up, but if I held back on telling him, he'd just force me anyway.

"Don't date her. Be her best friend or something but don't put her in a position that might bring her right back to stage 1 again. She's strong that's for sure but a person can only go through so much before they fall."

I nodded slowly in understanding, "Thanks bro."