My Alpha Stepbrother is My Bully (Nevaeh) novel Chapter 38

Chapter 38

Chapter 38

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The atmosphere grew tense as Kael remained quiet. I watched his muscles clenched and unclenched as his grip remained tight against the wheel, and I began to wonder if I should have just kept my mouth shut.

He kept his gaze fixed on the road, not sparing me a single glance as I shifted uncomfortably in my seat. Should I repeat the question? He hadn’t said a word since, and the only sound that could be heard was that of our breath.

It didn’t seem like he was going to answer me. I swallowed my words before I could ask more questions when he broke the silence.

“Why are you suddenly interested in Damon and I?”

His expression hardened, making it hard to tell what was going through his head. I didn’t want him to think I was asking because I was interested in Damon or anything, but I couldn’t help the questions that had been lingering on my mind.

“The whole school has been talking about you all day,” I blurted out. I’m sure he was aware of all of that. Even the fly in the school wouldn’t have missed talk less of Kael Drakenwood, the man who left everything grinning all day long.

“And?” He asked with a frown, and it was time like this that I wished I knew what was going through his head. Is that my cue to shut the fuck up or continue? I stole a glance at him from the corner of my eyes, and seeing how he hadn’t snapped or chased me out of the car seemed to be the confidence I needed.

“I guess I was just curious to know if the news about the last match was true.”

His face twitched into the scariest gaze I had ever seen, but for some reason, his anger didn’t seem to be directed at me. A green vein popped on his forehead, and I could tell just how much he was fighting to keep calm as his hands remained wrapped around the wheels.

Despite the anger radiating through his body, he remained quiet and I decided to push my luck.

“It makes no sense that you’ll ask for a rematch, especially when the last one was so bloody. Aren’t you scared one of you might get hurt again?”

My chest tightened at the thought of Kael getting hurt. I tried to shake off the thought before they could consume my mind, but it was already too late.

Everyone was so sure one of them would get hurt during the game and the possibility of it being Kael made it hard to breathed.

The silence from his end wasn’t helping either, and I just wanted to know the real truth; not to half baked stories everyone had been telling all day to make the rematch sound thrilling, or earsay, I wanted to hear the truth from him.

“Are you going to say something?” My voice came out barely as whisper, as a sigh escaped my lips

Just when I thought he was going to ignore me like he has been doing, he finally broke the silence. “Damon used to be my best friend, he confessed, taking me by surprise.

It’s no surprise that their relationship was deep in the past. The usion was way too suffocating the last time they were in the same room for them to be some random enemies, but what I didn’t expect to hear was that they were brothers.

“H-how is that possible?” I asked, still trying to wrap my head and that information Their Alpha vibe was the only thing they had in common. Otherwise, Damon was a complete jerk en though Kael wasn’t exactly a saint, Damon’s arrogance was just way on another level.

How did they even become friends?

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“You’re one to judge,” a sarcastic voice taunted in my head. “You melted at the sight of someone being nice to you and almost got into trouble…”

I didn’t think Kael would answer that since he has been avoiding most of my questions half of the ride, when he spoke again.

“We’ve been friends for as long as I can remember,” a sad smile spread across his lips as he reminisced about the past, before his face twitched into a frown.

“We did everything together. We have similar goals, and when he started playing hockey, we made a promise to each other.”

He shook his head as if he couldn’t believe he was actually saying this. “The rule was simple,” he continued. “We can do whatever we want, but we could never compete together on the ink.”

“So what changed?” I asked before I could stop myself. If they were that close, why did they become mortal enemies overnight?

He continued his story at his pace, ignoring my question. “We never played against each other, instead, we helped each other get better at the game. But that was all before people started comparing us, demanding to know who was best, and insisting that there could only be one hockey star and they wanted to know

to know who it was.”

My stomach dropped, knowing that there was no way that could have ended well, but I didn’t ask anymore questions.

“Our coaches finally gave in to the pressure and organized a friendly match.”

His lips pressed together to form a thin line and I could hear the sound of his teeth grinding before he went on.

“I shouldn’t be worried about who wins between my best friend and I, so I didn’t take it seriously. It was supposed to be a friendly match and I just wanted to have a good time doing what I love most with my best friend on the rink,” he paused for a while, jaw clenched as his eyes flared up.

“I thought it’d be all fun and memories for both of us, but turns out my best friend couldn’t stand me winning and getting all the praise. He became violent as soon as he realized he was losing with his team, and like the coward that he is, he decided to play dirty.”

My stomach twisted at his words, when my voice dropped to a whisper. “What did he do?”

“He slammed his stick into my head with a calculated swing, and then deliberately trampled me into the ice, pressing his skates into my skin, pretending not to have seen me helpless beneath him.”

I gasped at his words, as I watched his body shake violently from the memory. “He did that?” I shook my head, refusing to believe anyone would do that to who they considered their best friend.

“He did,” his muscle tensed with each word, sending a jolt down my spine. “And left me with a brutal injury I could never

recover from.”

I could tell how hurt he was from the memory, making me wonder the amount of betrayal he must have felt when that really happened.

I swallowed the lumps in my throat as I pushed my luck further Where did you sustain this injury?”

I had barely finished speaking, when he stepped on break, jolting us forward, as the car came to a halt. My head snapped to meet his, but before I could ask why he would do that, he beat to it.

“Let’s keep that for another day.”

It was already shocking to have Kael tell me all of that, despite how much he was still hurting from the memory, so I decided

to let this slide.

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I doubt anyone in school has heard him speak about the incide, considering how everyone has been spreading different rumors all day, and I couldn’t help the smile that crept to my face.

Kael opened up to me.

“I won’t be able to drop you at home because of my father, so I ink it’d be best if you drop here,” he said, taking me by

surprise.

He wasn’t just chasing me out, he actually gave me an explanation. That felt strange considering how harsh Kael had always been towards me, but now that he was being unbelievably calm and gentle with me, I didn’t know what to feel.

The image of him kissing me flashed before my eyes, when my yes dropped to the kiss. I knew we couldn’t just let it pass as if it never happened, and wondered if I wouldn’t be crossing the line if I were to ask him about the kiss to know if it meant anything to him.

I rubbed my sweat palms on my uniform, heart pounding fast, when he leaned closer, holding the back of my neck so gently, as he claimed my lips.

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