The White Wolf (2020)

Chapter Twelve

JAY

"So, on the topic of being honest, I have a funny story for you."

They were no longer embracing despite the irking pull inside of him that begged for him to never let her go. Now Sydney was sitting on his bed and he was leaned against the wall beside his door. Her eyebrow quirked up indicating for him to continue.

"I may or may not have your phone." Jay confessed sheepishly, rubbing the back of his neck.

"Huh?" Sydney asked, her eyebrows scrunched together in confusion.

A light smile graced his being at how cute she looked.

'She is the sun, radiant in all her beauty. She is our perfect match.'

"When you and your friends were running away from us after that little scheme you guys pulled on us, you dropped your phone. I wanted to see if I could find out a little more about you..." Jay answered Sydney, now fully embarrassed of how creepy he sounded.

After a moment of silence, Sydney burst into seemingly equally embarrassed laughter. Jay smiled as he felt heat rush to his cheeks.

"Goodness you're embarrassed over keeping a girls' phone at your place, I'd hate to see how you are after your scandalous rendezvous with girls."

He saw sadness and annoyance flash in her eyes, and he wondered if she had provoked her own jealousy. While they both didn't want to jump the gun just because of their connection, Jay also knew better than to add fuel to the fire, "You do realize you're making yourself jealous for no reason, cause there will be no fooling around with other girls on my end while you and I are trying to sort our matters out."

She snorted, "I was not making myself jealous! I was merely stating the obvious. And why should that matter to me, you said so yourself, we didn't get a say in our connection, if you want to still get around then it shouldn't be my concern. And how do you know I don't already have myself a loyal and attractive boyfriend?" She ended her tirad by completely collapsing on the bed. Her hair sprawled around her as she looked towards the ceiling.

In his mind Jay felt her words stir the possessiveness in his wolf. Between the alluring sight of her lounging across his bed, Jay was also waring with the idea of her with someone other than him.

'She is ours alone, despite the foolishness you two humans talk about this belief in choosing otherwise.'

"Do you have a lover then Sydney? Someone who should be concerned that you're in my bedroom and stretched across my bed?" She quickly pushed herself up into a seated position, and despite believing she didn't have a boyfriend, a hot flash flooded Jay that maybe she did and he had missed something. "Don't tell me that omega has brought you into his bed be-"

"Oh god no! And stop calling him that, Mat and I are just friends, we have been forever and will always be. I don't know what your issue is with him, but we have been friends for years, and just because you and I have this connection, does not mean I'm automatically going to take your word over his."

He gave her a curt nod before pushing off the wall. He didn't want to start another argument and he could appreciate her loyalty even if it was to the omega. He walked to the other side of the bed and mirrored what she had done before he mentioned her position on his bed, laying on his back staring at the ceiling of the room. "Fine, if you say there is nothing there then we're good. Like I said before, yes I don't believe in thoughtlessly accepting who has been chosen as our mate, but I was us to be cordial and be friends. Obviously something big is happening, and we need to stand united against whatever it might be."