SWNOVELS Chapter 123
Chapter 123: Picking My Battles
“So, what’s the deal with you and Knox?” I asked, side–eyeing my new companion more than a little curiously. I didn’t know much about what my mates had been up to while they were away. Perhaps I should ask them, but I had a feeling I would get the unedited version from Chase.
“Caught that, huh?” Chase asked, holding the door open to my bedroom. We had walked up here silently while I had stewed over the last twenty minutes. Deciding I would have to trust my mates and their reasons for asking me to leave, I let go of the anger and decided to make the most of the time with Chase.
“Well, subtly isn’t exactly your forte, darling!” I laughed, his eye row lifting at the name I had bestowed on him.
“Get cleaned up, and maybe I will tell ya… Darling.” Chase winked in a way that I am sure many women would find sexy. Me, not so much!
“Dick!” I groaned, ducking under his arm and heading to the bathroom to brush my teeth. I may not be able to do much about my clothing, but I could at least make sure I had fresh breath.
“Why don’t you have any clothes here?” Chase asked, appearing in the doorway, holding a bunch of Kane and Knox’s clothes. His face scrunched into an indignant frown.
“Did you go through my drawers?” I gasped through a mouthful of toothpaste.
and froth.
“Yes. I thought I would at least find a few lacy items.” He grinned, wiggling his eyebrows suggestively. “But there is fuck all of yours.” He stated, a question lingering between us.
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“I have only been here a few days and haven’t had a chance to get my things from Mike’s apartment, and the bag of shit I brought with me is in Lilly’s room.” I explained, feeling toothpaste dribble down my chin.
“Ah!” Chase nodded before disappearing again. Rolling my eyes, I went back to brushing my teeth, washing my face, and brushing my tangled hair. Only when I had finished did I realise how silent the room was; fear crept up my spine as I poked my
head out the bathroom door to see the room empty.
“Chase?” I asked naively. He obviously wasn’t here. My eyes shot to the door, hearing a commotion on the other side of it. Sighing, recognising my best friend’s voice, I closed my eyes, knowing that a ball of anger was about to erupt through the door.
“Remind me to be more careful with my words next time!” I muttered to Sage, who was alert and waiting for whatever came through the door.
“You think he has gone to get your stuff from Lilly?” She asked, struggling to
hide how amused she was.
“Yep!” I grunted as the door opened, and a proud–looking Chase stumbled through, my bag hanging from his finger. A red–faced and angry–looking Lilly hot on his heels, demanding to know who he thought he was.
“Is this yours?” Chase asked me, ignoring the temper tantrum exploding behind him before he slammed the door in Lilly’s face while blowing her a dramatic kiss.
“Yes, but it’s like 6:30 AM!” I started to say but was cut off by the banging on my door.
“Let me in, you piece of shit!” Lilly howled from the other side of the door. “Or I am going to have my mate beat your ass! I am not finished with you!”
“Damn, she is a bitch! Poor Seb has his hands full!” He laughed, tilting his head to the bag again.
“I didn’t need it!” I grumbled, stepping forward to grab it, but he pulled it from my hold, hovering it above my head like the twins used to do to Lilly when we were
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“You did! It’s yours!” Chase huffed, dropping it into my hands and nodding to the bathroom like my friend wasn’t banging on the door like a maniac. “I will deal with her. Go change. We ain’t got all day!” He grumbled, opening the door to face the beast outside again.
“So bossy!” I muttered, turning to the bathroom. I paused to look back, hearing Lilly’s shrill voice cut through the room.
“When my brothers hear about this, they are gonna kick your ugly ass!” Lilly snarled at Chase, her hands wrapped around her slender chest in what I knew was supposed to be an intimidating pose. Her actions reminded me of her outbursts when we were kids, always using the twins to get her way.
“Kinky! I might like that, sweet cheeks.” Chase mused, Lilly’s mouth hanging open in confusion. She evidently was not sure how to take Chase’s unbothered attitude. Watching the two of them argue, I smirked, loving that Lilly had met her match with this blonde–haired lunatic.
“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,” Chaser 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.
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“You did! It’s yours!” Chase huffed, dropping it into my hands and nodding to the bathroom like my friend wasn’t banging on the door like a maniac. “I will deal with her. Go change. We ain’t got all day!” He grumbled, opening the door to face the beast outside again.
“So bossy!” I muttered, turning to the bathroom. I paused to look back, hearing Lilly’s shrill voice cut through the room.
“When my brothers hear about this, they are gonna kick your ugly ass!” Lilly snarled at Chase, her hands wrapped around her slender chest in what I knew was supposed to be an intimidating pose. Her actions reminded me of her outbursts when we were kids, always using the twins to get her way.
“Kinky! I might like that, sweet cheeks.” Chase mused, Lilly’s mouth hanging open in confusion. She evidently was not sure how to take Chase’s unbothered attitude. Watching the two of them argue, I smirked, loving that Lilly had met her match with this blonde–haired lunatic.
“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.
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“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.
“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
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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”
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