Desired By Three Alphas; Fated To One novel Chapter 35

Chapter 35: In Trouble

Nathan’s POV

"You must be fucking kidding me!" I growled, anger bubbling up in my chest like lava ready to erupt. Dane didn’t flinch. He stood there, calm as ever, which only pissed me off more.

"No, cousin," he said, calmly. "I’m not. I like her. There’s this—this butterfly feeling I get in my stomach whenever she’s near. It feels like—"

"Stop it!" I snapped, cutting him off. My hands clenched into fists at my sides, and I had to plant my feet firmly to stop myself from lunging at him.

His brows lifted slightly, but he didn’t back down. "I’m just being honest with you."

"Honest?" I laughed bitterly. "You show up out of nowhere, confuse her with charming words, follow her around like a damn puppy, and now you’re standing in my room telling me you want to pursue her?"

Dane tilted his head. "Nathan, I didn’t ask to feel this. It just happened."

"She’s not other girls you can chase just because it ’happened,’" I seethed. "I love her."

"And I might be falling for her too," he said plainly. "What do you want me to do—pretend I don’t feel it?"

I shook my head slowly, my chest heaving. "You can’t just fall in love with someone you barely met hours ago!" I snapped at him. "You know how I feel about her. You know what she means to me."

"I do," he said. "But I also see what she means to you. And maybe that’s the problem."

"What the hell is that supposed to mean?"

"It means," he said, calmly but firmly, "she’s confused, Nate. And you being angry at me won’t fix that. You don’t own her. Neither of us do. If she chooses you, then fine. I’ll walk away. But until then..."

He let the sentence hang in the air like smoke.

And I hated how much truth was in it.

I glared at him, jaw tight. "Get out."

"Nate—"

"Get out of my room, Dane. Now."

He looked at me for a second longer, then nodded once and turned to leave. But just before he stepped out, he said without looking back, "I didn’t come here to start a war with you. But if this is one... I won’t back down easy."

Then the door closed.

I stood there, my fists still shaking, breathing hard.

I didn’t care what Dane or Callum felt. I wasn’t going to lose her.

I fell back on the bed, my frown deepening as I stared at the ceiling, trying to make sense of everything.

What the hell is going on? Why Hailee? There were hundreds of girls in this pack—some prettier, higher in rank. Yet it was Hailee all three of us were drawn to. Dane, Callum... and me.

The one person I wanted—suddenly everyone wanted her too. Why now?

My wolf stirred in my chest, his voice cold and accusing. "You’re at fault, Nathan."

I blinked slowly. What?

"You had this girl in your life for four years. You saw her every single day. You could’ve told her how you felt... but you didn’t. If you had, she would’ve known where you stood. She wouldn’t be confused now. Hell, you could’ve marked your territory by now."

I gritted my teeth.

"I was just confused," I muttered aloud.

"And in that time, you gave others the space to slip in. Now look what’s happening."

I sat up, dragging both hands down my face in frustration. He wasn’t wrong. I’d been so confused—so cautious—trying to protect what I felt, waiting until everything was perfect.

But now, that caution might cost me everything.

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