Dangerous Desires

Chapter 7

07 Caleb’s Outburst.

Luke.

Tia was a gentle soul. I did not want her to be a laughing stock, so I offered her to dance. I was determined not to be cruel to her. She looked beautiful, and I stole several glances at her. I knew she was a beauty, but I did not realise how much until she arrived at the registry. I wished the circumstances were different. When I held her to dance, her palm felt soft against mine, and the need to protect her aroused in me. I knew that was the Alpha in me reacting. How could someone so delicate and beautiful be equally strong? It was amazing. I got carried away with her in my arms. If it weren’t for the upbeat song that the DJ played, I would not have left her

Tia did not want this union, and neither did she want me; I knew if I lingered in our bedroom, I would take her, and I couldn’t do that. I wanted to sink my teeth into her neck while I buried myself in her, but I had to control myself, so I left. I had to go and calm myself. I had broken up with Elisabeth a week ago, and it wasn‘t easy. She had cried and called me narnes. There was no way to keep a mistress when I had a wife. Even if our union were loveless, I would give Tia her respect. I did not know where all of this would lead, but I hoped it would eventually lead somewhere.

I drove about the town until it was late at night. I returned home knowing that my wife would be asleep by then. I entered my room through the second door to not disturb her sleep. My Alpha instincts urged me to check on her to ensure she was okay. So I went to her room, ensuring I did not make a sound. She lay on the bed with my t-shirt on her. Her slim tanned legs were beautiful, and her white lace pants were exposed.

Tia was a beauty. She laid on the bed fetus style, and I wondered if that was how she slept at night. My father should have let me court her before the wedding, but he wanted it over and done with before

Caleb returned. I could see why. T’ia was a beauty, and it would be sad to see Caleb taint her. I wondered how my brother spent so long with her and never noticed her. I took the quilt from the closet and covered her body because she seemed cold. I showered and went to bed.

The banging was loud. Someone was hitting the door. I woke up, and it was morning.

“Tia! Tia!” I heard it loud, and I saw Tia advance towards the door. With the way she walked, it was apparent she had just woken up too because she seemed a bit confused. “Don‘t,” I said, and she turned to look at me. I knew she was surprised that I was in the room. She must have thought I wasn’t going to come home last night.

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“It is Caleb,” she said, and I frowned at her. What was Caleb doing at home, and what was he doing at my house wing? He never came here. “Tia, please open the door!” he banged the door, and I got up and walked across my room to Tia‘s room. By the time I got there, Tia had opened the door for Caleb. Caleb stepped in, shirtless and sweating. I could feel his anger. “Tia, Tia,” He said and hugged her. I was confused by his action. He kissed her head and then

held her face with his hands to look into her eyes.

“I am sorry, Tia, I am so sorry,” he said to her.” I tried to come home. I tried to return, but the errands were too much. I am so sorry,” He said, and I heard the crack in his voice. Was he crying? Tia did not utter a word. He held her to his chest, squeezing her tightly. I had never seen Caleb lose his shit this way over a woman before. What the hell had come over him?

He looked up at me. His eyes were bloodshot and teary. He let go of Tia and walked up to me, and punched me.

“Caleb!” Tia screamed.

“Did you have to marry her, Luke?” He yelled and attacked me. I wasn’t going to take it, so I punched him back, and he fell.

“Stop!” Tia screamed, but we were at it.

I was about to send another punch toward Caleb when Tia stood before me to prevent the blow. It almost hit her; I was glad I could stop it. “Get out of my room, Caleb,” I said to him.

“You did not have to marry her, Luke. Father would have still given you the estate. You did not have to take her from me, Luke!” he yelled, and Tia looked at me with surprise. I did not even know our father would give me anything for this. I was just obeying an order by marrying her. Stacy had set me up too many times. I knew if I refused, she would do something that might cost me. I married Tia for the sake of peace.

“Take her from you? You were not even dating her. You told your friends she made passes at you last I checked, and you were not interested. Where are all these coming from?” I asked my brother, and soon our father walked in. I guess the servants must have informed him about the commotion in my room through the mind link.

“What the hell is going on here?” He asked, and I looked at Caleb to explain himself. He did not say a word, and my father looked at me to explain.

“Tia and I were asleep when Caleb started banging the door. She let him in, and one thing led to another, and he attacked me.” I said, and my father looked at him. “Why will you attack your brother, and what are you doing in his wing?” My father asked him. “Please annul the wedding, father, please,” Caleb asked in tears, and my father was shocked at him.

“Are you alright, Caleb? I remember you told me that you were not interested in Tia in that sense,” my father said, and I looked at Tia, who looked numb. She had gone to sit at the foot of the bed. I was sure she was as shocked and confused as I was.

“Yes, but that was to protect her from my mother. I thought she would leave her alone if I said no,” he confessed, and I felt fucked.

“What!” my father exclaimed. “You should have been a grown–up about it and told me.”

“You always do what she says, so I felt if I pretended I did not want her, she would leave her

alone,” Caleb said.

“And how would you have been able to be with her?” our father asked.

“I was going to wait until I become Alpha and name her as my luna,” Caleb said, and Tia bowed her head and began to weep. What a mess, this was a huge mess. My father backed away from shock until his back was against the wall.

Stacy entered. “Caleb, what is the meaning of this?” Stacy said, and Caleb stared at her with murder in his eyes. “You have ruined people’s lives; that is what it is,” My father said to her, and she looked stunned.

“You destroyed Luke’s love life and also that of your son. Caleb is in love with Tia and wanted her as his mate all this while, but said no because he was afraid you would do something to her. You still did anyway. Happy now? Look at my sons, both unhappy because you had to play god.” My father said, and it hurt. I looked at Tia, and she did not lift her head. She was sobbing profusely. I went to her, but she refused to let me touch her. It was hard. She had quit pursuing her dream and signed up at the academy to be with Caleb. They had grown together and trained together. They were inseparable, and Caleb’s

mother’s greed permanently tore them apart. “You cannot be with Tia, Caleb. Even if Luke annuls the marriage, you cannot be with her,” Stacy said, and Caleb looked at his mother with tears.

“Kimberly is pregnant,” she said, and I almost laughed. How convenient. Suddenly pregnancy mattered to her. What about all the babies she had aborted on his behalf. There was only one reason why she would play this card. Miles family had money, and since she has found out that all the Moon money goes to me, it is best she makes sure her son marries well for financial security. Caleb looked at her, stunned. “I do not want..” Caleb said like he always said, he was about to say he did not want her to keep it, but his mother shut him down.

“I have covered up for you too many times. You will take responsibility for this one. I advise you to leave Luke’s wife alone!” she yelled at him and walked out. Caleb went to kneel by Tia. “I will find a way, Tia, I promise. I will find a way,” He said. “Do not make promises you can’t keep, son. If you loved her so much, you wouldn’t be sleeping around and getting many girls pregnant that we had covered up for you; you would have owned up to your feeling when I asked you before we joined her with your brother. Listen to your mother and leave your brother’s wife alone,” My father ordered him, and I was speechless.

While my father forced Caleb out of my room, I stood there, dumbfounded. What the fuck had just happened?