Forbidden Mate- A Step-brother Romance - Chapter 15: Chapter 15

~LANA~
I can see everyone's eyes on me as I push my way through the crowd. I did not like all the attention on me, especially since my clothes were soaking wet from Apollo throwing me into the ocean.
I breathe a sigh of relief when I finally reach the parking lot.
However, after searching for my car, I was shocked to find that it was gone.
Where could it be?
We told Isabella to wait for me in the vehicle. I knew she had the keys when she walked away.
Was it possible that something happened?
I pull my phone out of my purse to call her, and I see the message waiting for me on the screen.
I narrow my eyes and resist the urge to scream. It was a message from my sister letting me know that she had taken off with my car. She ended the message by telling me to take a drop home with our step-brother.
I needed to get away from Apollo after the tension between us in the water. I couldn't survive an entire drive home with him!
What was Isabella thinking, leaving me back here with him?
I stay outside for a few minutes, just wrapping my arms around my body. I had to find another way to get home. There was no way that I would even consider going back into that party just to ask my step-brother to take me home.
Maybe I can ask someone from the party for help. Or I could call Isabella and tell her to bring her betraying ass back here for me.
I'm about to call her when I hear voices heading in my direction. I follow the sound, and my heart drops at the sight before me.
There is a woman clinging to my mate's side as they both walk into the parking lot.
Apollo stops moving when he spots me. I can see the surprise in his eyes to see that I was still here.
"Give me a minute." He says to the girl, still clinging to his arms.
She shoots me a glare as he removes her hand and approaches me.
"What are you still doing here?" he asks me, and I can hear the fake concern in his voice. He was simply irritated that my presence was stopping him from sleeping with that girl.
I press my lips tightly together and fold my arms over my chest. I did not want to speak to him, not when he just had another woman clinging to him. Her high perfumed scent was on him and it made me feel like puking.
"Lana?" he asks when I continue to give him the silent treatment.
I couldn't keep this up. I needed to get a drop home. Besides, it was getting very cold out here since my body was still pretty much wet.
"Isabella left without me." I finally answer him.
I could see the surprise on his face as he looked around the parking lot to confirm for himself that my car was no longer there.
He runs a hand through his hair, "fuck."
I narrow my eyes, "I don't wish to interrupt another one of your sessions." I say in an irritated tone. "I can find someone from the party to drop me off at home. I don't want to be a burden to you. You clearly have very important matters to return to."
His companion for the night was still glaring in my direction and I could tell that she was trying to listen in to our conversation.
"I'm not letting you leave with a random stranger." He growls.
I don't have time to prepare as he grabs my wrist and pulls me towards his truck.
"I told you that I don't need you to carry me home, " I hissed. I am not your charity case. There are many of us from that party who will be willing to drop us home."
He slams both of his hands against his truck on either side of my face, trapping me against the vehicle.
"They will do much more than just drop you home." He says in a dangerous growl. "You do not know any of those men inside there. I know what they are like. They are all just looking for women to fuck."
I roll my eyes, "I do not care what you say. I am sure that those men have much more decency in them than you."
He leans closer to me, and I gasp at what his nearness does to my body.
"You do not know anything about men, and I can tell, " he says softly.
"I know enough." I snap back. "I still need to find someone to kiss me tonight. Whoever kisses me will also get the opportunity to take me home."
Without any warning, Apollo's lips are on mine.
For a few seconds, all I could do was stare wide-eyed, unable to react.
I cannot believe it. His lips were actually on mine? It felt like I was in a dream, and I would wake up from it any second now.
I should push him away, except I do not want to. His lips are warm against mine. I've always hated the scent of alcohol, but with him, it made me feel intoxicated.
My head felt like it was spinning, and the adrenaline within me was running wild.
This is what it felt like to be kissed. I understand now why everyone goes crazy over things like this.
I felt like I was no longer on planet Earth.
I loved Apollo's scent. It made my head spin, and part of me wanted to bury my nose against his neck and inhale deeply.
His kiss was electric. Yes. Electric. That was the right word to describe what I was feeling right now.
My hands are stuck to my side even though I want to wrap them around his neck and pull him much closer to me.
"Now you've kissed someone at the party." He says against my lips before rudely pulling away. "And that means I am the one that will be taking you home tonight."
I'm left breathless and confused. However, my confusion only lasts a few seconds as his words start to make sense once more.
I couldn't believe this. How could he do this to me?
I narrow my eyes at him.
All of this was just because he didn't want me to kiss someone else at the party? All this just so that he could be the one to take me home tonight?
It hurt to know that he only kissed me for those two reasons, not because he actually wanted a taste of me.
I felt like screaming in frustration.
Why was Apollo such an asshole?
I push him out of my face and angrily jump into his truck. I still couldn't believe that Isabella had left without me even though we had come together. I knew I shouldn't have left the keys with her unsupervised. She loved driving and would look for any excuse to do it.
But still, we came together; she betrayed me by leaving me behind to return with this idiot.
Apollo gets in after me, but before he can close the door, the girl from earlier comes running over to us.
I had forgotten all about her.
Did she see is kissing? I would hope not.
"I thought that you were taking me home tonight." She says, pretending to be sad. Was she actually pouting at him?
"Ew," I say under my breath.
Apollo shot me a look, and I think he had just heard me.
"My little sister got into some trouble, so I'm forced to take her home." He tells her. "Maybe next time."
His little sister? HIS LITTLE SISTER?
If he considered me his little sister, why the hell would he kiss me? Was he that sick in his head?
What the hell was wrong with him?
"I will be waiting for you." She whispers seductively as she leans in and kisses him on the cheek.
I want to gag. Seeing another woman kiss Apollo, even on the cheeks, was difficult for me, especially now that I knew we were mates.
I felt a sharp pain in my chest at the sight.
I hate this.
I hate him.
And I most definitely hate the feelings that he brings to my heart.