Bonded to My Ex's Alpha Brother (by CalebWhite) novel Chapter 68

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I sighed, closing the textbook I hadn’t actually been reading. “It’s complicated.”

Amy raised an eyebrow, waiting for me to continue. Since I had confided in her about the Soul Bond, she had become my confidante for all things Derek–related, always ready with advice or simply a

willing ear.

“So he said he would never reject you?” she asked after I’d related my conversation with Derek.

“Those were his exact words?”

I nodded, plucking at the grass beside my leg. “He said according to Pack Law, formally rejecting me

would bring eternal suffering to us both, so he would never do that.”

“Why won’t he reject you?”

“Because he doesn’t want to lose his position,” I answered bitterly. “That’s all he cares about–being Pack Alpha.”

Amy tilted her head thoughtfully. “I think he’s lying to you.”

My head snapped up. “What?”

“If I had to guess,” she continued, her eyes sparkling with speculation, “he doesn’t want to reject you

for his own sake.”

“What are you talking about?”

Amy leaned closer, lowering her voice although there was no one nearby to hear. “Can you resist the

Soul Bond? No, right? Well, neither can he. He must feel it too. I think he doesn’t want to break it

either.”

I shook my head firmly. “You’re wrong. He barely tolerates me.”

“Then why not just reject you and be done with it?” Amy challenged. “There must be ways around this ‘eternal suffering‘ thing, especially for a Pack Alpha. If he really wanted to, he could find a

loophole.”

I wanted to argue further, but doubt had begun to creep in. Derek’s behavior was inconsistent–cold and dismissive one moment, intensely possessive the next. Pressing me against his office door, his body flush against mine, his scent surrounding me… that hadn’t felt like mere tolerance.

“It doesn’t matter,” I finally said, hugging my knees to my chest. “I don’t like him, and he doesn’t like me. I’ve been assuming that since neither of us wants this bond, there must be a solution. But when he said there was no hope, I felt… devastated. I mean, what happens now? Am I going to be alone

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forever?”

Amy patted my arm sympathetically. “Don’t worry, baby. He’ll be your boyfriend soon enough.”

“What? No way.”

“Then get a boyfriend,” Amy suggested with a mischievous smile. “Show that arrogant Soul Bond of yours that you have a boy who wants you.”

I couldn’t help laughing, finding her suggestion ridiculous. “Right, because that would definitely end

well.”

Our conversation was interrupted by a commotion from the basketball courts nearby. A crowd began to gather, voices rising with excitement. Amy and I exchanged curious glances, then stood to

investigate.

As we approached, the crowd parted just enough for me to see what–or rather who–was causing the

disturbance. Bradley stood at the edge of the court looking uncomfortable, with Lily dramatically approaching him.

“Bradley, please!” Lily called out loudly enough for everyone to hear. “Listen to me. Why are you doing this to me?”

Bradley stopped walking and slowly turned to face her. Lily seemed to realize she had created a

scene, her expression shifting from desperation to contrition as she moved closer to him.

“Bradley, I’m sorry,” she said, her voice lower but still audible to those around them. “I didn’t mean

to do this. I just wanted to say, why are you treating me like this? Why are you still angry with me?

Didn’t you say I understood your desires so well? So why aren’t you coming to me?”

Bradley’s gaze swept over the crowd until it landed on me. Our eyes met briefly before I looked away,

unable to hide the disgust on my face. They were both contemptible–Bradley for his betrayal, Lily

for her deception. I had once trusted them both completely, and they had each broken that trust in

their own way.

Suddenly, Bradley pushed Lily away, his expression hardening with anger. “How dare you approach me?” he growled, loud enough for everyone to hear.

Lily tried to speak, but Bradley cut her off sharply. “Shut up. Stay away from me. If I see you near me again, that internship you’re so proud of? You’ll lose it immediately.”

Lily’s eyes widened with shock. “Don’t do this. I earned it on my own.”

“Yes,” Bradley responded, his voice dripping with sarcasm. “I know how hard you worked on that

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project. Stealing someone else’s work really counts as hard work.”

A murmur of surprise rippled through the crowd. Lily stood frozen, her face paling as she realized Bradley knew about her plagiarism.

“Who told you?” she demanded, shock quickly turning to accusation. Her gaze searched frantically until it landed on me. “It was her, wasn’t it? She told you. She’s a llar, Bradley. She’s trying to keep

you away from me.”

The crowd’s attention shifted to me, whispers spreading like wildfire. I felt dozens of eyes watching, waiting for my response.

Blood roared in my ears as I stepped forward, my wolf suddenly alert and ready. I had stayed silent for too long, allowing Lily’s lies to go unchallenged. But no more.

I looked around at the gathered students, making eye contact with as many as I could before

speaking. “Did you all hear what Bradley just said?”

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