Their Secret Obsession (A Reverse Harem)

"Next time you want your stuff, Char, come get it yourself. Don't send your mad dog to get it!" Lilly growled, her eyes locked on me angrily. Chase laughed, his back stiffening as he leaned forward to snap his teeth at Lilly, pulling a squeal from her lips. "Careful princess dogs bite!" Chase warned her. "And my bite is... deadly!"

"Sounds right for a rabid mutt!" She spat, her eyes glowing with anger.

"For something so small, you're annoying as fuck! Like a wasp or a goat," Chase groaned, looking over his shoulder at me. "Is she a friend of yours?" He asked, ignoring Lilly's screaming. "Yes."

"No!" Lilly snapped, crossing her arms over my chest again. "She is just my brother's fuck toy!" She laughed bitterly.

"Seriously, Lilly!" I snorted, feeling the hurt settle in the pit of my stomach; I had hoped we had turned a corner after all I had done to save Sebastian yesterday. "I thought we had moved past this!"

"I could cut her tongue out; it's not like Seb needs that part of her to breed," Chase expressed, shrugging his shoulders at me.

"Ughhh, who even are you?" Lilly hissed, shoving Chase in the chest before I could answer. Chase's large hands gripped Lilly's wrists and walked her back out the door. I smirked to myself, seeing him fighting back the urge to throw her on her ass, but Liam's statement yesterday played in my mind, reminding me that Chase would never hurt a woman. Not even one as rude and obnoxious as Lilly.

"Why don't you ask your mate who I am? Then I will accept your apology in the form of a blow job, chocolate, or both!" He winked before slamming the door.

"Hurt her, no! Disrespect her... yes!" Sage countered, my lips tightening because I was uncomfortable with his statement.

"Really?" I asked frowning at his crudeness. "Sebastian won't like that! And he will hear about it from Lilly!" I warned Chase, the smirk playing at the corner of his lips, letting me know that he was well aware of that but gave zero shits!

"And?" He winked.

"Dick!" I groaned again as I headed into the bathroom to get changed, knowing I wouldn't win that battle. I was halfway through emptying my bag when I felt his presence in the doorway.novelbin

"Why do you let her talk to you like that?" Chase asked, the irritation in his voice unmistakable; he had clearly been stewing on that thought since I had disappeared in here. It makes you look weak, and I know you ain't weak." He added, his brows pulling together tightly. "Because she is upset, she doesn't mean it, really. I want to pick my battles with her." I shrugged, pulling out a pair of jeans and a crop top.

"Upset or not, there is no need for her to be a cunt!" Chase stated, my eyes meeting his in the mirror; knowing there was more he wanted to say, I motioned for him to continue.

"If you let her treat you that way now she will never respect you when you take your place as Luna." He added, his eyes tightening on the shorts in my hand.

"She will come around," I replied, dismissing his concerns with my fake confidence. We both knew I was trying to convince myself more than him.

"You ain't wearing them, are you? Your ass will be hanging out the bottom." Chase questioned, nodding to the shorts in my hand.

"Yes!" I laughed, turning to shove him out the door so I could change.

"I think I prefer the sweatpants." He grumbled, slamming the door shut and disappearing. I dressed quickly, pushing down the dread eating at my stomach at his words.

"Charlotte?" Sage warned, apprehension rippling through her as both of us were left confused about why Chase would care what I was wearing or how much skin I was showing. I was mated, and not to him. I would understand that comment coming from Kane or even Knox, but it made absolutely no sense from Chase.

"You need to deal with that!" Sage cautioned.

"I know." I whispered, slipping into my shorts and pulling the top over my head.

"I mean it, Charlotte, if the boys hear him saying stuff like that to you, shit's gonna hit the fan! And we have enough crap to deal with already without adding a war over your bony ass into the mix"