Broken Mates
Chapter 22

Tristan stormed into his and Ivan's room, not even noticing the pair of hungry eyes on him. He was so tired and needed nothing but rest. Well, considering what he did today, it was understandable. He did a lot of work. Like, beating the hell of out of a vicious old woman with beautiful face without mercy. Well, truth be told, Mrs Secks was a very beautiful woman.

She had the face of a goddess but compare to Cabby, she was nothing. Mrs Secks didn't look like a woman who was 120years, in fact, she looked like a woman in her early 30s. Too bad her heart wasn't like her good looks. Her heart was as ugly as a toad. Then, he watched the woman like a hawk till she cleaned up the whole mansion while Cabby instructed her where to clean and reprimanded her when she left out some places. It wasn't easy. Seating on your b**t and watching a useless woman who didn't even know how to clean well.

Ahhh! thinking about it was giving him a headache. Tristan thought, holding his head as he sat on the bed.

"You went somewhere this afternoon?" Lvan's voice brought him out of his thoughts where he was concern with the headache he was experiencing.

He looked up straight and for the first time since he came into the room, he noticed Ivan who was seated on the chair at the desk facing him as he glared fiercely at him. Lvan looked very angry but he wasn't in the mood.

He wasn't in the mood to talk or coax his mate or even talk sweet words to him. He was tired and he had a headache. He needed rest. And so, he did just that. He laid on the bed and drew the blanket, covering himself to prepare for sleep but Ivan wasn't about to let this go.

"I'm talking to you Tristan" Ivan said angrily in a dominant and intimidating tone. "Don't use your alpha tone on me" Tristan said angrily, sitting up while glaring at his mate. Lvan sighed and ran his hand through his hair.

"I just want to talk" Lvan said calmly, "I want to know where you went"

"And I don't want to talk about it. I'm really tired lvan, leave this for tomorrow" Tristan said. He still had that glaring look on his face and that look wasn't going anywhere until lvan gives up and let him have his rest.

However, Ivan was an alpha and he never backs out when it comes to something he wants to know. He never knew what 'refuse' meant and Tristan was just about to replace out. He wouldn't accept Tristan's refusal to tell him where he went.

"I was really worried Tristan, tell him" Lvan responded with a stern look, standing tall on his ground. Tristan sighed when he saw that look on Lvan's face. He has seen that look before and knew he won't win and so, he gave up.

"I went to see Cabby-I mean, Mrs Secks, Andrews mother, with Alan after I picked him up"

"Why didn't you tell me baby" lvan said, his eyes softening as he moved off the chair and went to the bed. He sat beside Tristan, looking at him. "I was so worried about you"

"Well, we were in the middle of a fight remember?" Tristan asked with an eyebrow arched. "Is not safe to roam about baby"

"And here we go again. If you have nothing more important to say, then I will go to sleep now" Tristan was about to lie down when Lvan held his hand, stopping him. "Just what is it that you want from me?" Lvan asked desperately. He wanted to know what Tristan wanted from him even though he already knew. He just wanted Tristan to name anything that didn't include him going out for work. Anything apart from that and he would gladly do it. But Tristan wasn't going to make it easy for him.

"Your support! That's what I want Ivan. That's all I want. I'm not the type of person who will stay at home and wait for his husband to come back so he could greet him first. I'm not and the sooner you put that into your head the better it will be for all of us!" Tristan said and lied down, covering himself with the blanket and facing the right direction where he couldn't see lvan's sad face.

He knew if he saw that look on his face, he would definitely apologize and take back what he said as his heart wouldn't be able to bear seeing that look.

Albiet it was too late because he could smell lvan's sadness and feel his sadness through their mating bond. But he could hold up, as long as he didn't see that look.

The room was quiet and unbearable. Tristan couldn't take it anymore and he was even thinking of leaving but Lvan's next words broke through every stupid thought of leaving, "Okay, I'll support you"

Tristan drew the blanket off of him, sending it flying across the room and landing god knows where

Looking at his mate with a shock expression. Did Lvan just say what he thought he heard? Did Ivan just agree with him working? Did Ivan just ignore his overprotective alpha side? For him? He knew alphas has this overprotective side in them when it came to their mates and cubs and he knew lvan was no less. Lvan wasn't supporting him before because of this same overprotective side. Both him and his wolf.

"Really?" Lvan nodded. He didn't look happy with his decision but Tristan could see he was trying. He was trying so Tristan will be happy.

"But let me tell you, I'm still not happy about it. I'm not and my wolf isn't" True, his wolf wasn't. And he kept scolding him, complaining, telling him if something happened to Tristan while he was working, it will all be his fault.

But he was trying his best to ignore his wolf, to think positive that nothing was going to happen to Tristan while he worked. That he was going to be just fine.

"Thank you" Tristan breathed out into his ear as he wrapped his hand around Lvan's neck, hugging him. "Thank you for supporting me"

"You're my mate, and I will do anything to make you happy. Of course, I also don't want to fight anymore" Tristan giggled, the sound Ivan loved so much. He has come to love everything about Tristan, his mate, including his giggles which always drove him crazy. "I love you baby"

"I love you too" Tristan said and kissed his ear. Lvan hugged him back, breathing in Tristan's scent. Deities, he loved this scent.

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Chris has been looking for Even since he left the house and he hasn't found anything.

He hasn't informed anyone about Even's disappearance because he didn't want to worry them but now he was having second thought.

He searched every bar he knew Even went, went to the houses of the people Even was close with but he found nothing. Come to think of it, Chris stopped in the middle of the streets.

He searched everywhere but he never searched Even's house. Could he be there? Well, it wouldn't hurt to try. And so, he changed his destination, heading for Even's house.

It took about 10minutes to reach Even's house using his speed ability. He wasted no time and rushed into the house when he saw the entrance door wide open.

The whole house was dark but it wasn't that dark to the point that he couldn't see. With the help of the moonlight, he could identity stuffs.

Even's scent was all over the place and Chris could smell him.

He was surely in there somewhere. Following his friend's scent, it lead him to the master bedroom.

The house had three bedrooms with each having bathrooms. A kitchen, living room, a porch and a backyard.

Even bought this house with the money he earned from his first job. Yes, the first payment he got working for Ivan. He didn't want to live in the mansion when he found his mate. And so, he bought this place for his mate. A home for himself and his mate. Chris knocked on the door to the master bedroom when he reached, "Even?" No answer, "Even open up, is me, Chris" still no answer. Chris waited for a couple of seconds but he begun growing impatient, thinking about the worst. He was just about to open the door when Even's voice stopped him, "Go away, I want to be alone" he said.

"You know I can't do that. I can't leave you. Please open the door" he said in a soft tone like he was coaxing Even to open the door but it didn't work.

He realised this when he heard Even's next words, "Go away. I don't want to see you. Go back to your Colten"

Even was always like this every time in this state. He kept blaming people close to him, pushing them away, guilt trapping them but the truth was, he wasn't wrong.

In this state, Even wanted attention, he craved for them, yet he also didn't want them. He was jealous, jealous of everything, everyone but he also knew they wouldn't to be blamed and that was part of his 'pushing away people who were dear to him. Even was angry, angry with everyone but more importantly, with himself.

"I'm not leaving Even" Chris announced and took a seat on the floor, leaning against the wall.

"I'm not leaving until you open this door"

"Leave! I just want to be alone! Please!!" Even yelled. He sounded desperate, he sounded hurt, in pain and Chris also smelled them all. "I'm not leaving and that's final"

Chris has no idea about what he was going through. Even was hurt, in pain, he was going crazy from the voice of his wolf, his heart and mind. His wolf was angry, scolding him, complaining, insulting him, blaming him and this was driving him crazy. He wanted help, he needed help but he also knew no one could help him. This was the part that drove him even more crazy.

In the dark room with no light from the bulb or the moonlight, Even was seat around the corner, between the wardrobe and the wall. He sat there, his heart beating painfully hard. His whole body shaking, crying red tears with his beautiful dark blue eyes glowing dangerously, angrily and hungrily. What was he craving for? He knew the answer,

A mate.