I choose you

Half truth

Sarah was too stunned to even speak. She watched as Dean carried the man on his shoulders and carried him up the steps.

“Sarah, go to the kitchen cabinet, second one on the right, bring my first aid kit” Dean said and that was all it took to snap her out of the shock. She quickly went to look for it. The cabinets were a bit high so she had to grab a chair. She grabbed the box quickly and it was very heavy.

She ran up the stairs and almost tripped. When she got to the spare bedroom she quickly handed the kit to him but instead, he started giving directions.

“Open it. Give me the scissors”

She opened it and gave it to him and watched as she tore his shirt open. He had a frown on his face, whoever this person was they were close to him cause from their bond connection she could feel the pulse of his worry.

The wound on the man’s shoulder was a bullet wound. It wasn’t very deep but he lost a lot of blood. Dean started by cleaning the wound taking out the bullets and then finally stitching it.

He cleaned up the minor cuts on his face and made sure the man was comfortable. This took them two hours to do and they were both exhausted. Dean cleared up the area and they both went downstairs.

He poured himself a drink and offered her some but she refused. Now that it was all over she had questions.

“You can keep your questions till tomorrow.” He said.

She hated it when he could read her thoughts through the bond and she couldn’t do the same. “Thanks for helping out,” he added

“No man you owe me for that one” she said. She was just traumatized.

He smirked and took a step closer to her. “Payment? How would you like to be paid?”

Sarah gulped her saliva and stared at her mate she almost forgot what she was about to say. “Yes payment, money, err no favor” she nearly face-palmed herself.

That was not a coherent sentence but the smirk on Dean’s face remained. She was beginning to feel hot. Was it her or the room? She tried to avert her eyes from him but he took and another step towards her.

He was so close now she could smell his perfume. She was becoming confused so she kept her eyes down. His hands were suddenly raising her chin.

“Look at me.” He said. “You want to be paid in money or a favour”

She gulped, “A favor.” It came out in a whisper more than she liked. His eyes were a beautiful shade of grey. She could drown in them.

His hands dropped from her chin and that quickly took her out of her trance.

“Get some rest. You have a big day tomorrow.” He said and took a gulp of his remaining whiskey and left her there with his touch still tingling on her skin.

She took a shower before bed. What she honestly needed was a moment to process everything. From getting rejected to being the Luna and now having a nemesis who would do anything to get her banished from the pack. Everything was overwhelming and now,

she was slowly being introduced into Dean’s life outside the pack and this was only day two. The woman from this morning looked just like Alice and she did not like her, the man in the other room who was now sleeping. Too many things to think about especially the hum in her mind, her weak bond with Dean was preventing her from hearing him.

Unlike her, he had always shown her indifference where she had shown him hate. He treated her as one of his own just like he treated the others. But choosing her to be his mate was strange because there was no show of any form of love just hate on one side and indifference on the other. His expression of care was putting her off guard.

She couldn’t sleep with any of this thought in her head so she took out a book from her bedside and forced herself to read it. This was enough to put her to sleep.

When she woke up she took her bath before coming downstairs. She could hear hushed whispers in the kitchen accompanied by the smell of eggs. They must have heard her approaching because the whispering stopped.

In the kitchen was the man from yesterday, he wore a black shirt that could only belong to Dean. When he saw her he instantly beamed at her.

“Good morning angel”

“Good morning” Sarah replied nervously. Her breakfast was already set on the table. Dean only looked at her and didn’t say a word.

“Since my dear brother is terrible at introductions let me help. I’m Liam his big brother and you are?” The man, Liam said.

Brother?“I’m Sarah.” She said resisting the urge to add what she was to Dean.

“Oh? Don’t tell me that you’re also cagey like Mister Broody over there?”

“Come on Liam leave her alone,” Dean said before she could reply.

“Leave her? I’m not even touching her.” He said and raised his hands defensively. He focused on her again. “Tell me, are you his girlfriend?” he asked again, raising his eyebrows continuously and grinning like a child.

She didn’t know how to answer or if she should answer so she looked to Dean for help but he simply just sat down to eat his breakfast and then gestured for her to do the same.

The man was human and unlike Melissa, she couldn’t gauge what he knew about wolfkind. He seemed to realize that asking questions would not get him answered so he sat down to eat.

“We’ll be going out today, are you staying or would you be leaving soon?” Dean asked his brother.

“I have to report for work soon and I have to report last night at work too” Liam replied.

Dean only nodded and said nothing more while Sarah watched their strange interaction. Brothers, she thought. Dean had a brother.

“Say,” Liam turned to her, “Are you one of those wolf people too?” he asked. The question made Sarah choke on her food and have a cough.

“Leave her alone Liam!” Dean said but Liam could not be deterred.

“Anger and evasion of my question means you too are close.” Liam continued now he wasn’t asking he was stating what he thought was a fact with the little clues he had. Sarah on the other hand was worried but as usual, Dean was indifferent but she could sense his annoyance.

“She’s part of your pack then but she’s living with you I’m guessing it hasn’t been long. No one stays with you, not even me. Not before Alice and certainly not after her.” He looked at Dean like his brother’s look would give the answer away.

“My little brother got a new mate and didn’t tell me,” Liam said with a smirk. That was quick, Sarah thought and to her surprise, Dean smiled.

“You didn’t tell me!” Liam screamed and Dean rolled his eyes and took his plate to the sink.

“It just happened.” Dean replied, “Plus, it’s fun watching you get in your detective mood”

“You son of a b***h you just love to stress me don’t you” His brother replied while stuffing down his eggs. With the way he ate, you would think he was the wolf.

Sarah sat there wondering why Dean’s brother was human but Dean was a werewolf when Liam quickly leaned into her while she sat,hugged her. “Welcome to the family Sarah.”

“Thanks,” she replied.

“Liam is my brother, yes, by blood,” Dean said to her. That would mean Dean was bitten not birthed. It wasn’t a strange thing because it was a new age, werewolves were no longer bitten. The act was now seen as savagery and barbaric because it made people live a forced life without giving them a choice. Bitten werewolves were rarely heard of these days at least not in their town.

She had a lot to think about now concerning Dean and for some reason, it seemed like she was slowly being introduced to his life.

“Oh, does she know about Melissa?” Liam asked with a sly grin and before Dean could tell his brother to shut up Sarah spoke.

“Who’s Melissa?” Sarah asked not minding if her curiosity was obvious but Liam found it interesting.

“Oh, you’ve met her,” he said and let out a chuckle. “Interesting”

“I did but Dean didn’t say who she was” Sarah admitted. Dean on the other hand remained silent and was staring hard at Liam begging him to shut up but when you were the eldest it didn’t matter if your junior brother could turn into a wolf and rip you apart because you would always have your way.

“I’m sorry angel but as much as I would love to tell you and see my little brother throw a fit, that’s his thing to tell, not mine.” He said.

Sarah was visibly disappointed but said nothing.

“I’m just kidding, anything to piss my brother off. Mel is Alice’s twin sister”