Chapter 6

Vulkan

I don't know how many times Jennifer and I did it, but I made sure to leave my marks on her body and let anyone know that she is not available. I am a very possessive person and I know that she might not know how to deal with it but I'm doing everything in my power to make sure that she is happy. I know that learning the truth about Troy and his death probably helped a little bit and made it seem like she was capable of moving on.

It did make me wonder if she really likes me though or if she is just doing this because she feels indebted to me. I don't like it, trying to decide what to do about it but I couldn't be certain about it at all. I'm holding onto the hope that she likes me though because it might break my heart if it isn't the case. I just hope that maybe we can figure out what we feel because there's no way that we're going to be able to do this.

"What were you thinking, Vulkan?" Mom yells at me as she and dad sit me down and give me a heated look, "Jennifer is your brother's lover and although he is dead, that doesn't mean that you just take her for yourself. I don't know why you have enamored her so, but you need to break it off with respect to your brother. This is not right."

I give them a cold look because there is no way in hell that I am going to do that, "no. She is my fated mate and I love Troy, but he is gone. He doesn't have any right to her anymore and if she wants to move on with me, then she is allowed to move on. I know that you keep thinking that maybe he is going to get upset if I keep doing this, but I know that I have to make sure that she is happy. Do you understand that?"

I don't know why she is so upset about this because it is making me feel a bit weird about it. I know how I feel about something, but I couldn't be sure. I have to make sure that they know precisely that there is no way that I'm going to allow it to happen this way. It makes me a bit sick to think that they might try to make me give up on her.

"I understand what you are saying, son." Dad murmurs, giving me a soft look, "I just worry that maybe she isn't with you because she wants to be with you. Don't you worry over the fact that she might only be with you because of Troy?"

"I look nothing like Troy." I explain to them, knowing it is true, "and I don't think that she is that kind of person. I think she is really wanting to see where things go with me and there's no reason that she should continue to be lonely. I think that Troy would have been okay if he knew that I was seeing her after he died. I know you might not agree with it but I'm going to have to ask you to back off because I'm not going to put up with this for much longer."

They are staring at me like I'm crazy and maybe I am but there's no way that I'm going to be dealing with something like this. It makes me wonder what is going through their heads, but I know they are trying to figure out what to do with me. I couldn't be entirely certain though, but I do know that there is no way that I'm going to be able to do something like that. I sigh softly, running my fingers through my hair as I try to decide what to do about it.

"I understand your concern but don't worry about us." I murmur, smiling softly at them, "She is my fated mate, we are destined to be together for a reason. Although it's not the only reason why I want to be with her, there's no way that I'm going to just let her go unless she is the one who wants to do it. I hope you realize it as well."

I couldn't be certain about what to do and I have been trying to figure out what I would like to do. I'm not certain about it at all, trying to decide what to do about it but I have to know how precisely he feels about me. It makes me a bit curious to decide what to do between us, but I don't know either at this point. I sigh and try to think about something else.

"Okay, we will trust you but don't do anything that you regret." Mom murmurs, giving me a soft smile because there's no way that she can tell me what to do, "I just don't want you to live with any regrets, Vulkan, because you are my son. The last one. Thank you for finding out who killed Troy, but I don't want that to happen to you either. I don't want to lose you."

My heart aches a bit because I know precisely how she is feeling. I do feel bad for her because she did lose Troy in a terrible way and I'm sure she is worried about me. I rise to my feet, and I hug her, trying to decide what to do about it because I couldn't be certain about how I feel at this moment. I know that there's something that I have to make known to her.

"Don't worry, I will be safe." I assure her, "I just need to figure out how I'm going to end up falling for her… I don't know what will come from it though."

I'm telling her the truth but even I don't know what will come from this.

Only time will tell.