Astronomical (girlxgirl)

Chapter Thirty-Eight

Chapter Thirty-Eight (Rose's POV)

When I stepped outside of Skye's house, I had to stop myself from doing a ridiculous little dance on the spot. Get your shit together, Rose.

I remembered the sweet blush on my mate's cheeks as she asked to be mine, and laughed deeply - it was absolutely surreal to think that I would even consider calling a fragile human girl mine.

I am so pussy-whipped, I mused to myself as I drove home. And I'm not even fucking complaining...

I felt myself sober the closer I got to the packhouse, as I pushed aside the bubbling affection and nervous excitement of being around Skye. She makes me forget all of my worries...

I remembered my earlier fury, feeling it burn up my throat - not dulled in the least.

Jason is so lucky that Mr Harris intervened before I arrived... I thought of Nate's broad hand, gripping my arm as he tried to stop me from leaving Agriculture class to teach the bastard a lesson. We had both felt Mickey's panic partway through the lesson and observed as Annie verbally handed the human boy his ass in History.

As we witnessed my sister face off with Jason, it had been my turn to hold Nate back.

"Have Annie and Nate dated before?..." The innocent question from Skye had me gripping the steering wheel hard enough to bend it a little out of shape. I had tried to brush it off in front of her but had been mentally kicking the shit out of myself for not connecting the dots sooner.

You have been so consumed with your own life and stupid little dramas that you missed what was right in front of you... I growled to myself. I wish I could move outside of my own body and beat some fucking sense into myself - I guess it had to be enough to call myself every curse word I knew.

It played on repeat in my head, like some sick mantra...

"... using your sister as a pawn in your elaborate schemes..." You stupid fucking bitch, Rose - how could you be so God-damn blind?!

"You do have a choice, Rose; you can reject her and never see her again if that is what you want..." She wasn't even fucking talking about you, dumbass!

"I could give two fucks what Nathan thinks..." And the panic on Nate's face when he saw Annie through Mickey's eyes, as Jason glared at her... Not a concerned packmate, or brotherly protectiveness...

I almost ripped my own hair out as I stalked inside. Nic observed me from the grass, as I cocked my head and tried to locate my best friend and my sister.

I heard Annie upstairs, working quietly with Jane - and Nate in the library with Mickey, consoling him about Jason. I could have mind-linked them, but I needed to do something with the restless energy making my fingers twitch.

I took the stairs four at a time, not even stopping to say hello to Mum as she asked me how my day was. When I slammed open the door to the medical room, I didn't even feel slightly guilty or embarrassed when both women looked startled, "Annie - come with me. Now".

I saw my little sister pale, making her freckles stand out even more. She fucking knows that I know... How long have they been hiding it from me?

Jane opened her mouth to ask what was wrong, and I just snarled at her - already moving down the hall to the library. Nate heard me coming and was already standing by the door, waiting for me. "Rose, just stop for a second -"

"Shut the fuck up and follow me". I was beyond listening to excuses right now.

I didn't wait to see if either of them were following me - I stormed back out of the packhouse. The further away we got from home - and the acute ears of our packmates - the less in control I felt.