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Siennas POV
I only blinked twice for things to change so suddenly. I had pulled apart from Shane and I could feel my lips were hot and felt as though they were a little swollen. Then I had blinked again and I saw him on the ground and Luke standing in between us.
If looks could kill then Shane would've been dead by now.
"What the fuck do you think you're doing?" Luke asked him.
"Brother what are you doing?"
"Stay the fuck away from her. You heard her decision already just leave her the fuck alone. " He said to him ignoring his question.
"I had asked you a question. And when I ask you a question I expect you, my beta and younger brother, to answer me." He said regaining his composure.
"I will only answer you just because your my alpha. I am here to protect my best friend and the delta of this pack from getting hurt anyway." He said to him without breaking eye contact.
"What do you need to protect her from? She's physically fine if you failed to notice"
"How about emotionally? Did you neglect to listen to her?"
No one moved a muscle at this moment. You can hear the wind move, rustling the trees and their branches not too far from us. My eyes kept switching between Shane and Luke. I couldn't help but look at these two who were frozen in time.
"Can you guys stop? Luke stop please. And Shane I gave you my answer, Can you not respect my decision?"
Luke mumbled an apology under his breath. Shane just diverted his eyes towards the ground, refusing to look at me.
"Well if you refuse to answer my question Alpha then I will have to kindly ask you to leave. I don't intend on talking to you anymore about our bond. I will only talk to you about pack businesses." I said gesturing for him to go back to her.
His eyes quickly lifted from the floor and towards my direction. I knew he wanted to say so much more than he did earlier. But I refuse to let him toy with my heart.
"Sienna I respect your decision." he said quickly as he left. As he walked towards the tree line from where he came no too long ago I saw him pause. I thought for a moment he was going to turn around and come back. But he just stood there for a couple of seconds and then proceeded through the woods.
"Common Senn lets go inside. It's been a long day hasn't it?" Luke said putting his arm around my shoulders, leading me back into the house.
"Oh you have no idea huh?" I said elbowing him in the stomach.
"Ouch do you have to always do that?" He said opening the door for me.
"If you weren't so tall then my elbow wouldn't hit your stomach." I said as the scent of lavender and vanilla filled my senses. "Are you burning my new candle?"
"Maybe?"
Luke proceeded to play some music and we fell back into a comfortable silence as the music played in the background. I began to prepare a salad for the both of us eat for dinner. Luke was besides me cooking some chicken for our salad.
"Senn do you remember prom?" He asked me not taking his eyes off the pan.
"Yeah why do you ask?" Prom was a fun night. We both decided to go together but instead of taking photos with a professional and taking a limo with our other friends, Luke drove us. We both ended up at a lake just 15 minutes away from where prom was taking place and just sat on the hood of his car talking and listening to music. Then he got off so suddenly and ask me for a dance. And once we got to prom we just danced our heart out and eventually ended up at the party at the pack house. I think I ended up home around 6 am just extremely tired and exhausted.
"This is the same song we slow danced to at the lake." He said as he turned off the gas from the stove. "May I have this dance my lady?" bowing right in front of me.
"No flowers? I don't know just asking me to dance with you isn't cutting it. I have some standards Luke."
"Sorry my lady just wait a moment." He quickly went out the back porch again. Usually he would hit me with another witty comment whenever I made comments like these. But today he was different, he was trying. I begin to think to myself as I plated our dinner, this is something I've always wanted. I wanted to be with someone who would choose me. And I can see him trying his best, it melts my heart to see it (just a little).
Luke returns with a little bouquet of daisies and he looks so proud of himself.
"Awh you shouldn't have." I tell him as I accept the little bouquet.
"Anything for you Senn." He says as he hands it to me, kissing my head in the process.
As we head towards the little dinner table sitting across from one another I couldn't help but admire the man he's become. He use to be such a womanizer in high school but I knew after he had lost his mate he wanted to find love. He wanted to feel loved. I mean honestly who doesn't want to be loved unconditionally with one person for the rest of you life.
"Luke can I ask you something?" I ask him as I take a bite into my chicken. It was so juicy and moist I almost lost my question.
"You can ask me anything Senn." He says as he digs into his food.
"Are you going to treat your brother any differently? I've just never seen you talk to your brother like that. You guys have always been close with one another. I just don't want my mate bond with your brother change anything between the both of you." I told him quietly. I didn't want this to affect their relationship. They've always been close and I know that he's secretly looked up to his brother. But after the way he spoke to him I knew would change that. I wanted them to makeup and not be at each other's throats all the time.
"Senn I don't want to treat him any differently but it's unfair the way he treats you. Your his mate and she isn't. The moon goddess choose you for a reason and not her. Don't get me wrong Harmony isn't a horrible person and has been kind to me but our pack is strong. We don't need someone who can't fight for themselves as our luna but he can't choose anymore. He had made his choice for his mate and the mother of his children and you made yours. I know my feelings may make things for biased towards your well being but if he didn't give you the choice on your bond. And if your choice is to reject him then he needs to deal with it on his own." He said without any hesitation in his voice.
I sat there for a moment just to think. I know that everything he said was right.
"Your right Luke but you still didn't answer my question." I tell him staring at him.
"I will talk to my brother but I can't make any promises that I'll treat him the same as I did before if I can be completely honest with you." He tells me as he looks at me.
"Okay fine as long as you talk to him then I'll be okay." I tell him as we finish our food.
Once we clean up the food we then head towards my little living room. I haven't gotten a chance to look at my entire cottage but its beautiful. I see that he had placed on the fireplace some pictures. There were 4 photos in total. One was of my parents and I when I was younger. The second one was of the entire pack when we took a photo before I left. The third photo was of Luke and I when we graduated. And the last one was of Luke, Shane, and I when we were younger.
"Im sorry Senn I'm going to replace that photo." He said reaching over for the photo behind me.
"Thanks I was just about to take the photo down." I said solemnly.
"How about I replace it with the photo of your graduation day." He said as he kissed the top of my head.
"Thank you Luke you know me so well huh?"
"Senn do you wanna watch some lord of the rings?" He asked me as we headed toward the couch. We sat next to each other and he had put his arm around me.
"Luke you already know the question to that." I smiled at him as he put it on. When we were younger we use to watch lord of the rings all the time with my parents. It was one of favorite memories from my childhood.
As we began to watch the first movie I would look at him every now and then. I think I was just amazed with how caring he's been the last couple of hours. He's always been there for me and has had my best interest in mind but his demeanor towards me has changed.
Could he be my chosen mate?
------Author Notes---------
Happy Wednesday Everyone!
Sorry that I had posted this chapter a little later then I usually do. I hope you guys are doing good and staying safe!
Thank you!