Fated To My Mate's Big-Brother

Spies Flocking Around

ALLISON:

“What the freaking…” I thought. I tried to push him away from me as soon as I returned to my senses, but he was stronger, way stronger than I. His arms grabbed my waist even tighter, and I moaned unexpectedly into his lips while struggling.

He released one hand from my hip, and held my face, keeping my head steady so he could continue.

After two minutes of struggling, I bit his lower lip, knowing it was the only way to get him away from me, and thankfully, it worked. Lucas let go of me, taking a step backward as he placed his index finger on his lips, and stared at the blood stain on it,

“What the hell did you do that for?” I yelled at him, but instead, he turned towards the door and then brought his gaze back to me,

“Trying to make this look real, Allison. I know my father too well, and I guessed right. He has someone spying on us until he's satisfied that all of this isn't just any stupid game to risk the pack reputation in the end.” he murmured, and I instantly heard a small sound from the door knob,

He rubbed the blood on his lips, and licked his index finger,

“But… that was fierce, I must say.” He uttered,

“Was that…?” He nodded at me without letting me complete my statement,

“A spy, yes. My father has one or two maids in the mansion working for him. He placed them here without my knowledge, but I'm not that stupid. I expected this.”

My heart thudded so hard to think that we were being monitored, but I let out a deep breath, knowing that the kiss was just an act and there was no need to ponder it after now.

I stared at the cut on his lips and cleared my throat, feeling bad that I had done that to him. He couldn't blame me because the kiss was so sudden and so any lady that wasn't a slut would have done the same,

“Well, next time I think you should give me a heads up so this doesn't happen again.”

“Do you have any idea how many head-ups you're going to be needing from now on?”

I widened my eyes,

“What? How long is he going to keep spying on us?” I asked, a terrified expression on my face and he smirked at me instead. f**k! What was I even thinking? He loved it and that was because he was a flirt but I was way stronger and I would never break.

“Two months.”

“That's impossible, Lucas. There has to be another way to convince him enough to make him stop spying. I know there is.” The frown on my face made me smirk again, as he took a step towards me till the distance between us was nothing more than an inch. He raised his hand and rubbed my hair a little while I avoided his gaze. His cologne hit me hard, his sweet cocoa smell, but I tried not to let myself get distracted,

“There is, princess, but do you think you can do it? In a week, the spies would be gone.”

My gaze instantly met his, “Tell me what it is and I'll do it. I can't afford being spied on by creepy people for a whole month.” My voice sounded desperate as I spoke. Besides, I wasn't ready to endure one month of torture from Lucas.

“Romance. Hot, steamy, sexy, and convincing romance, and it would be enough to fool everyone, including my father. Are you ready?”

My heart thumped again, harder than the first time but my gaze didn't leave his. While staring at me, Lucas kept waiting for my answer, but I didn't know how to respond.

“That's it. I guess your answer is no.” He uttered, and when I finally found my voice, a call interrupted me. I watched as he tucked his hand into his pocket, taking his gaze off me as he answered the call and placed the phone close to his ear.

“Alright, I'll be right there.” He said on the call and tucked his phone back into his pocket.

“Get some rest. The maids will prepare everything you'll need to start living here.” He said, and turned to leave.

As he walked away, I held myself back from calling him and when the door was slammed shut, I closed my eyes and let out a deep breath.

I sat on the bed, unable to stop myself from thinking about the kiss, and I had no idea when I gently rubbed my lower lips with my index finger as my memories flooded back on how his lips felt on mine, the tenderness mixed with fierce desire.

“Snap out of it, Allison. It's nothing. He probably doesn't see it as anything and you don't get to be the one worrying about it alone.” I murmured to myself before grabbing a pillow and burying my face in it while lying on the bed.

My thoughts were about to explode, and I really couldn't think about anything other than what Lucas had said—just one week, but could I cope with a hot and steamy pretend romance with him? Just the thought of it had the hairs at the nape of my neck rising in fear but at the same time, the last thing I wanted was the Alpha king finding out about my lies

The sound of my phone beeping snapped me out of my chain of thought. When I opened it, I saw a message from Liam—not just any kind, but an extremely long apology message, basically trying to explain his relationship with Sandra and that whatever I thought I knew was all a lie. I hadn't caught him in bed with Sandra yet, or I wasn't supposed to know about their sneaky relationship if I hadn't returned to the past.

With a long hiss, I deleted the message, not bothering to read its entire content, and shut my phone. Maybe I just needed a little nap to get my head straight and stop thinking about Lucas’ words

Just as I was about to lay my head back on the pillows, I heard a gentle knock on the door, and turned my gaze to it. It couldn't be Lucas, he had just left a few minutes ago, and judging by the gentleness of the knock, I knew Lucas was incapable of such—he was more of a nuisance, always barging into anywhere, even while Liam and I were still in a relationship.

I rose to my feet and headed towards the door, opening it. A maid stood right in front of the door, and she lowered her head,

“Sorry to interrupt your rest, Luna Allison, but the Luna Queen requested your presence downstairs.”

I felt my blood instantly run cold the moment I heard her,

“Luna….” She called again, and I instantly flapped my lashes with a smile,

“I'll be downstairs in a minute.”

As soon as I shut the door, I leaned back on it holding my chest to control my heart rate. All I had to do was see her and give a good impression. I always knew Luna Grace was a wonderful woman. After all, she had raised me for a few months before I was handed to the beta Cole.

I exhaled in and out, and finally gathered enough courage to walk out of the room, heading down the stairs. I got to the living room, expecting to see Luna Grace seated and waiting for me, but my legs instantly froze at the last step when I heard a familiar giggle

Almost immediately, Sandra tilted her gaze in my direction because it seemed she and Luna Grace had been in a conversation, and with a big smile, I heard her say as she rose to her feet, walking towards me,

“Oh dear sister, mother asked that I come check up on you now that you left the mansion because we miss you so much. It's good to see you.”

With a smile, she wrapped her arms around my body and pulled me into an embrace, while I just froze in my spot.

What the hell was she f*****g trying to play at this time around.