The Brothers and I - Book 1

Chapter 27

James 

I watched in silence as another chair soared across the room before striking the wall with force, causing the splintering wood to fly in all directions. The atmosphere was tense to say the least as we all stood in the same basement office where we had taken turns testing the bond with our mate. Needless to say, the outcome was certainly not what we had expected. Thanks to our little brother, it seemed that the bond he shared with her, somehow held strong with the rest of us as well.

Kole was the most affected out of all of us which didn't really come as a surprise given that his control over his overly-aggressive wolf has always remained a work in progress. The first time when he had seen her, it had taken both Marcus and Alex – two Alphas to hold him back. And even then, it had proved to be a close call when he had managed to slip loose and nearly mark her.

For the rest of us though, that first meeting had been one of shock and disbelief; shock that Thomas was capable of treason to this degree and disbelief in the fact that we had a mate.

A human one at that.

While Marcus had kept his distance the first time around, Alex had wanted blood. Her blood. As for me, all I had wanted was to make sure that no matter the path we decided to choose, it would be a choice made out of deliberation, evidence and facts. Not some half-witted decision that was conceived in the heat of the moment. Which was why I had defended her and suggested that we first test the depth of the bond before reaching any form of a verdict.

After several heated discussions, Alex and Marcus had finally agreed to test out my theories. Afterall, we have only ever heard stories and accounts from others of what happens when you meet your destined half and none of them had involved five brothers and a human mate. No. I realised in order to get this right; we would have to do it right.

Of course, certain things were already clear right from the start. Like the fact that our wolves felt the strong pull the minute we had seen her and also her enticing smell- like the flowers found in wild meadows, addictive and sweet and then of course - the electric sensation that coursed through my body when we had touched. However, that first moment had been filled with too much chaos and confusion, leaving many questions unanswered. Which was why, I made sure that the second meeting would take place under a calmer setting, where we would be able to accurately tell how strong our connection truly was.

And just to be on the safer side, I had also made sure that we all took some extra precaution – wolfsbane. Just a small amount, enough to supress the most primal part of our wolves but yet be able to feel and sense our wolves' reaction to the bond. This way we would be more in control of our actions rather than risk giving into the pull and end up either accidently marking or mating with her.

My breath staggered as that thought ran through my mind. Fuck! Closing my eyes for a brief second, I let my thoughts drift back to our second meeting.

Thinking back to the incident now, I wouldn't say we fared better this time either. While Kole had needed an extra shot of wolfsbane to control his wolf, Marcus seemed to quickly lose his self-control the closer he was to our mate, despite having taken a small shot himself. And as for me, the wolfsbane had held me back but did little to supress the urge of wanting our mate when she had responded to Marcus's ministrations.

Oh Goddess! How much I had wanted her then.

But at the same time, I couldn't help but feel sorry for her. I could sense her confusion and resistance to what was happening but with all four of us at such close proximity, the poor girl stood no chance against the call of the bond. While we were lucky to have wolfsbane to help control our drives, she had nothing to help fight against it. And that fact became more obvious as I stood back and observed her attraction towards Alex. Even though he had hurt her the most, she still couldn't help but react towards him.