Brother’s Best Friends Are My Mates novel Chapter 169

Lia

Something was going on.

I don’t know what was going on, but something was going on.

People were hiding things from me, and by people, I mean my mates. Rain kept looking at me, and it seemed like he was ready to burst. It was obvious he was hiding things from me, but what was that something? It was what I couldn’t figure out quite yet.

“Hey Rain,” I asked, plopping myself beside him.

It was obvious from the look in his eyes that he wasn’t expecting me and that he wasn’t thrilled for me to be here. It was because he was hiding something.

Rain was as obvious as ever.

He squeaked, smiling at me. “Uh, hey Lia. What’s going on?” “I’m off for today. How are you?”

“I have to coach the kids’ team today. They are doing well and I think they are going to make the championship!”

I smiled. Rain was genuinely excited about it, so I was trying my best to be excited for him. But the problem was he was hiding something from me, and I needed to find out what it was!

He was the worst at keeping secrets. It was why no one wanted to tell him anything. We all tried to avoid telling Rain anything if we could help it. And if we did have to tell him, then we had to threaten him to keep him quiet.

Or bribe him. Both options worked.

“That’s great, Rain. But before you go, can you tell me what is going on?” Rain paled. “Uh, what do you mean?”

“I want to know what is going on with you or the guys.” “Uh, I think I need to go.”

He got up and ran, making me sigh.

I couldn’t believe that this was what he was going to do. He was going to run off like a child and it was pissing me off. I shook my head, muttering under my breath. “Typical Rain.”

I stood up and followed him at a distance, watching as he practically sprinted down the hallway, clearly trying to escape. As much as he tried to avoid me, I wasn’t about to let this go. Something was up, and I was going to find out what it was.

I caught up to him by the door, blocking his exit. “Rain, come on. What’s going on? You can’t keep running away from me.”

He hesitated, looking everywhere but at me. “I’m not running away. I just… uh, I’m really busy today, Lia. Got a lot of things to do, you know?”

I crossed my arms. “It’s funny how you never seem that busy when you’re around to spill everyone’s secrets. But suddenly, when it’s time to keep one, you’re too busy?”

His face turned an alarming shade of red, and I could tell I was getting closer. “Uh, I don’t know what you mean,” he stammered, eyes darting nervously.

I raised an eyebrow. “Rain…You’re the worst liar I’ve ever met. Just tell me what’s going on. I’ll find out sooner or later.”

***

Eventually, I did figure out what was going on.. Rain spilled everything the next day, but not until Matt was attacked while the guys were out on a training session. He told me everything. This included the letter, the poison, and the person who was hovering outside our home.

Tt was hard to believe that they lied to me. They lied to me for weeks. How could they do this?

“Where is Matt?” I asked softly, causing Rain to wince.

“He’s in the garage.”

I found him in the garage, hunched over the workbench, wrapping gauze around his side like it was no big deal. This man had to be one of the most frustrating men in the world.

Well, he and the other three I was mated to.

“You weren’t going to tell me?” I held up the crumpled note, shaking it in the air. “This. The threats. The poison. And now you’re bleeding?”

Matt looked up, flinching just slightly like he’d already lost this argument before it even started. “Lia-” “Don’t. Just don’t.” My voice cracked, sharper than I meant. “You hid this from me. All of it.”

Why did they think that not telling me the truth was a good idea? I couldn’t believe they had done that when they were constantly telling me to be honest and tell the truth.

Matt was obviously in pain, but he was going to be in worse pain if he didn’t talk with me. I needed answers and wanted to hear things from his POV.

I stepped closer, eyes locked on the bloodstain creeping wider through the gauze. “You need rest.” He shook his head. “I need to figure out who’s coming for me.”

“No.” I jabbed a finger into his chest-gently, but still. “We need to figure it out. Together. Or I swear, I will knock you out, tie you up, and drag your stubborn ass back to bed myself.”

He chuckled, then immediately winced and sucked in a breath. “Okay, okay-noted.” “I’m serious.”

“I know. That’s what terrifies me.”

I glared at him, then sighed and reached for the med kit. “Let me redo that bandage before you bleed out trying to be clever.” “Only if you promise not to stab me on purpose.”

“No promises.”

Whoever was doing this was going to pay. They didn’t hurt my pack and then expect to get away with it.

I wished that there was some way for me to find out who they were. We were pretty sure it had to do with his pack, but it was difficult to narrow down exactly who was doing it.

“Next time something happens, you need to tell me, okay?” I warned Matt. “I will.”

I knew something was going to happen. It was only a matter of time.

I feared that they were seriously going to hurt Matt. Or any of my other mates.

Rain had nearly been killed. It was why we kept that first aid kit with all those antidotes inside it. I remember when we were first stocking it up. Everyone thought it was a ridiculous idea, but the more I talked with the witches, the more I realized how important it was for us to stock up.

There was no way I was going to take any chances when it came to the safety of the ones I loved

But it wasn’t going to come to that. No one was going to hurt, and no way was Matt going to be bothered by his pack again.

Still, I had this feeling in my stomach. It was a feeling like something was going to happen, and no matter how hard I tried to ignore the feeling, it just kept growing and growing.