His Mate's Sister

Chapter 19

After getting home from dropping off Emily I head down to the gym to blow off some steam, I decided to take out my frustration on the punching bag. Blow after blow I give the bag but it just fuels my anger, how could she think that I'm the one coming between us. "Because you're hiding things from her" Alec growled at me in my head.

"I have no choice" I growled back punching the bag again.

"bullshit" he snapped his teeth at me. "She deserves the truth" he yelled at me.

"I'm trying to protect her" I punched the bag harder.

"You're not protecting her, you're pushing her away" he growled out. "If you continue to lie and keep things from her she's going to reject us" he snarled at me then closed himself off from me.

I couldn't help but feel guilty, Alec was right I need to tell her. I know she should know but I can't just tell her without talking to my dad first. What if I tell her and she gets more worried than she already is? She's already stressing out over Amy's pregnancy and the issues she's having, this will just throw her over the wall and she won't be able to concentrate on anything but Amy's pregnancy. If I don't tell her and she finds out on her own I know she'll be so mad and I could lose her possibly forever.

"Grrrr" I growled out and started punching the s**t out of the bag, I punched harder and faster as my anger and frustration levels rose. I'm not sure how long I stood there punching, my arms started getting heavy as I swung at the bag. I suddenly heard sand falling on the floor, I stopped punching and stepped back seeing sand forming a pile under the bag. I wiped the sweat from my forehead with my arm and sighed then took a deep breath.

"Looks like we need a new punching bag" I turned to see Fred standing a few feet away from me. "You want to talk about it?" he walked over to me.

"It's complicated" I said then walked over to the utility closet to grab the broom and dustpan, I walked back to the punching bag and Fred already had the trashcan.

"Look, I'm not going to force you to tell me what's going on" he started taking down the almost empty bag, "but the last time we had to replace a punching bag was after Lukas was banished" he dropped the bag into the trashcan, I stopped sweeping and looked at him. I can't believe he said his name, I haven't heard him speak his name since the trial. "What?" he caught me staring at him.

"I haven't heard you say his name in a long time" I told him in shock.

"I know" he rubs the back of his neck, "it kinda leaves a bitter taste in my mouth" he scrunched his nose. We both let out a small laugh, we continued to clean up the the sand and remains of the punching bag. "So" he started tying up the garbage bag, "you want to tell me what happened?" he looks at me curiously.

"Emily" I said with a sigh then picked up the trash can and carried it out the door.

"Did you guys have a fight?" he asked coming up behind me.

"I don't know if it qualifies as a fight" I told him as we reached the dumpster behind the house. "It's more of a misunderstanding" I lifted the lid of the dumpster and we both lifted the trash can up and dumped it in the dumpster.

"What kind of misunderstanding?" he asked as we put the trash can back on the ground.

"She knows I'm keeping something from her" I sigh the drag the trash can back towards the house, he followed behind me. I take the can back into the gym then put it and the broom and dustpan back in the utility closet.

"What does she think you're hiding?" he asked with a cautious look.

"I don't know, but I'm afraid if she finds out that I'm keeping what we know about Amy's pregnancy she'll reject me" I tell him sadly.

"You should talk to dad, maybe you could ask to tell her" he told me placing his hand on my shoulder.

"I guess it couldn't hurt to ask" I shrugged then left the gym. Fred and I made our way out of the cellar doors into the backyard, we walked over to the backdoor of the house. Opening the door we walked into the kitchen to find our mom, Stephanie and Sheila making dinner.

"Dinner will be ready in 20 minutes" my mom said without looking at us. "Go get cleaned up" she said as she continued stirring the sauce in front of her.

"Yes ma'am" Fred and I said in unison then walked out of the kitchen and into the hallway. We made our way up the stairs and headed towards our separate rooms, I stepped into my room locking the door behind me. I kicked off my shoes then went into my bathroom, I turned the shower on and let the water heat up. I stripped off my clothes tossing them into the hamper, I stepped into the shower letting the hot water run down my body. I closed my eyes as the heat from the water soothes my muscles.

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"You don't think he going to propose do you?" Amy asked me as we sat on the couch watching a new episode of Riverdale.

"I don't know" I blushed thinking about Frank getting down on one knee and asking me to marry him.

"What if he does?" Lori asks me. "What would you say?" she looks at me curiously.

"I don't know"  I shrug my shoulders, "I'm not sure if I'm ready for that step yet" I said sheepishly.

"You're kidding right?" Lori looked at me with a raised brow. "You've been hoping for this almost your whole life and when it's finally happening you're not ready yet" she glares at me.

"Look a lot has changed over the years" I said getting up off the couch, "I just learned that he's a werewolf and I'm not sure how this whole thing is supposed to work with us" I wrap my arms together across my chest.

"Have you talked to him about it?" Amy asks with concern, I just shake my head.

"I'm gonna head up to bed, it's been a long day" I told them then walked out of the living room and up the stairs to my room.

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After dinner Fred and I sat down with my dad in his office, we sat in the chairs in front of his desk waiting for him to finish up some paperwork. I was planning on asking him to allow me to tell Emily everything that's going on with Amy's pregnancy and what we planned to do, I hate keeping this secret from her.

"What is it that you boys wanted to talk about?" my father asked ass he closed a folder and put it in a drawer.

"I want to tell Emily Dr. Miller's theory about what's going on with Amy" I just came out and said it.

My father looked at me then sternly said "No".

"Father she has a right to know" I pleaded.

"I don't want those girls worrying about this" he said in an authoritative voice. "They have enough on their plates as is" he said . "We will sit down with them when we have Lukas in custody" he said glaring at me.

"But father............." I started to say.

"I said no" he cut me off using his Alpha voice, I had no choice but to obey. Fred and I got up and left the office, I hope she doesn't hate me when the truth comes out. I could hear Alec growling and pacing in my head, he was agitated at my father's response.

"Are you okay?" Fred put a hand on my shoulder as we stopped at the stairs.

"Alec is agitated" I said holding my head as it's starting to hurt cause of Alec's temper rising.

"You need to get him under control before he tries to take over" he  looked at me with concern.

"I know" I said then walked upstairs to my room, I slammed the door hard after stepping into my room. My head was pounding and I was struggling to keep control so Alec wouldn't take over. He was getting restless, he was angry with our Alpha.

"We shouldn't listen to him, we need to go tell Emily the truth" he growled in my head.

"We must obey our Alpha" I told him.

"We shouldn't lie to our mate, lying hurts her and we mustn't hurt her" he was getting more and more aggressive, if he doesn't calm down I could lose control over him.

"If you don't calm down I'll have to block our connection" I warned him, he let out a threatening growl then everything went black.

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I was laying in my bed trying to relax so I could fall asleep, the conversation from earlier still playing in my head. If he does propose I'm not sure how I'll react, will I say yes or no, I'm not sure if I'm ready to get married. If I say yes will I have to give up my career but if I say no it'll brake his heart, I'm so confused. I know I could never live without him in my life but I don't want to lose what I've achieved and worked for. I got up off my bed and put on my robe, I walked out of my room and headed downstairs. I walked into the kitchen and opened the frig grabbing a bottle of water. I was taking a sip when I heard the front door open and close, I got up from the stool I was sitting on and walked towards the foyer. I was surprised to see Frank standing in the living room doorway with his back towards me, his posture was stiff and unusual. His breathing was a little erratic almost like he ran all the way here, he stiffened and threw his head up in the air when I entered the foyer. I heard him sniff the air then he turned around to face my direction, I noticed his eyes were grey instead of his usual hazel.

"Frank are you okay?" I looked at him confused.

"He's hiding something from you" he said in a more authoritative voice that didn't sound like Frank.

"You're not Frank" I said in a shaky voice realizing Alec has taken over Frank's body.

"No, he's weak and you need to know the truth" he came towards me, I backed away but ended up against the wall. He touched my cheek with his hand caressing my cheek with his thumb. "The Alpha is making him lie to you" he whispered then backed away groaning as he held his head.

"Frank" I looked at him with concern as he groaned out in pain, he fell to the floor and stopped groaning. I went over to him and saw that his eyes were closed.

"Emily don't touch him" I looked up at the stairs to see Lori and Amy coming down. "If you touch him in any way he'll wake up" Lori said coming over to me and pulling me away from Frank's body. "Call Fred now" she pulled me into the living room then handed me her phone, I took her phone and went through her contacts until I found Fred's name. I pressed the call button and heard the sound of ringing , Fred picked up after two rings.

"Lori?" I heard Fred's voice.

"No it's Emily" my voice was a little shaky.

"What's wrong?" is it Amy? did something happen?" he asked frantically.

"It's Frank" I said trying not to sob, "he's unconscious" a tear trickled down my cheek.

"I'm on my way" he said, "don't touch him" he told me then disconnected the call. I gave Lori back her phone then sat down on the couch, I lowered my face into my hands and started crying. Amy came over and sat down next to me on the couch pulling me into her arms, Lori stood by the doorway watching over Frank. After 5 minutes we heard a car pull up our driveway, Lori opened the door and Fred walked in with Steven and Johnny in tow. Johnny and Steven picked up Frank and carried him out the front door, Fred came into the living room and knelt down in front of me. "Emily" he took a hold of my hands, I sat up to look at him. "I need you to tell me what happened" he looked at me concerned.

'i was in the kitchen getting a drink of water when I heard the front door open and close" I went on to tell him everything that happened with Frank, he sighed then pinched the bridge of his nose. "Is he going to be okay?" I asked concerned.

"I hope so" Fred said standing up then walked out the front door, Lori locked the door after he left. Lori walked over to the couch and sat down next to me, both Amy and Lori wrapped their arms around me.