Chapter 11

Aliyah's POV

"Even when I'm thinking of going to the management of Rising Moon College to tell him about a certain student who had sex with her professor. Would you still have nothing to say to me?"

"What?!" I exclaimed, my voice echoing off the empty street.

He pushed off the wall, uncrossed his arms and stepped closer. That scent of his- earthy and warm- hit my nostrils even harder, making my wolf stir. "You heard me, Aliyah."

I swallowed hard, my mouth was suddenly dry. "You wouldn't dare. Do you think you would be safe? The management would fire you too for sleeping withna student." I threatened back confidently.

How dare he threaten me when we both had a good time?

Tyler chuckled, it was a low, rumbling sound that had a hint of mock in it. He tilted his head, his man bun making him look annoyingly perfect. "Oh, my sweet Aliyah---"

"I'm not your Aliyah." I protested but he ignored me.

"I think you forget who I am. I'm a Royal beta to my twin brother who is an Alpha, sweetheart. From the most powerful pack in the region. Any sane werewolf would think twice before they fire me. I will not even get as much as a slap on the wrist. You, on the other hand...." He trailed off and his gaze raked over me like he was sizing up a prey. I can't tell if the shivers that was sent down my spine was disgust or.... something else.

Tyler infuriated me but he was still my mate. He was meant to affect me one way or the other.

".... a scholarship student? They would expel you faster than you can shift."

My fists clenched at my sides.

Fuck, he was right. Even though I hated it so much. I was nothing but a scholarship student, no sane university management would want to annoy the Royal beta of Blood Bane Pack because of a mere.... well, me.

"Fine," I finally said and the smirk that appeared on his face made me want to pull his hair. "So what the hell do you want, Tyler? Blackmail? Seems that is your forte."

His smirk softened into something else, something more serious, but I wasn't buying it. He had tricked me enough.

He glanced around, ensuring we were alone, then suddenly grabbed me and the whoosh of wind was what I felt before I found myself in an abandoned warehouse.

Air almost left my lungs at the shock. "What the hell, Tyler? How about a heads up next time?!" I snapped at him, as my breathing returned to normal. "We get that you're a Royal beta, you don't need to announce it everywhere, damn."

He looked amused as he stared at me. "You hate me." He stated the obvious.

I gave him a blank look. "And the earth is round. Of course, I hate you, Tyler."

He nodded as if he agreed with me but I got to know it was sarcasm, seconds later. "But we are mates, Aliyah. I really don't know how you're going to navigate that."

For the second time today, this annoying man was right. And again, I hated it.

"Are you going to start talking or not?" I snapped at him, losing the remaining little patience I had left for him. I looked around me, "Why did you bring me here? To kill me?"

"No, sweetheart. I brought you here to talk about forming an alliance."

I frowned. I was genuinely confused this time. "What alliance? What are you saying?"

He straightened and dipped his hands in his pants pockets, "How about we join hands to take down Professor Skylar Deville?"

I stared at him blankly, patiently waiting for him to let out a hysterical laugh, to say it was one of his stupid jokes. But it didn't come, instead he stood there staring right back at me.

I blinked. "Oh, you're joking?"

Tyler let out a frustrated sigh. "No, I'm not joking, Aliyah. I'm as serious as it gets."

That made it worse.

"So you're serious about me forming an alliance with you, to take down Professor Skylar Deville, who you know quite well that I'm in love with, and who not only also happens to be your twin brother but also the Alpha of Blood Bane Pack?" I spelt everything out for me like a five year old.

He still looked unfazed. "Yes, that's what I said."

I let out a scoff. "You must be crazy." I said and started heading out of the warehouse.

But I hasn't taken more than three steps before he appeared in front of me.

"Get out of my way." I warned him.

"You just heard me tell you to help me bring down Skylar, no, you're going nowhere, Miss."

I caught the hint of threat in his voice.

"Are you threatening me?" I asked, completely stunned by the whole situation.

"Yes, I am." And he wasn't playing. I had never seem him that serious and determined.

I took a moment before I threw my hands in the air in frustration, "But why would you want to hurt your own brother?! He's an Alpha for fuck's sake!"

"Nobody is hurting him, Aliyah. All I want is to bring him down. And we're not doing this to the Alpha Skylar, we're doing it to the Professor Skylar of Rising Moon College."

"What does that even mean?"

He grabbed my arm gently, every sign of playfulness in his eyes had vanished. "Skylar is not the golden, perfect boy everyone thinks he is. He parades himself as a man who is too noble for the dark sides of being a werewolf and I want to strip that nobility off him."

Damn. And here I thought being twins meant they would be inseparable and love each other to death.

"But why me? I'm in love with Skylar, in case ykj missed the memo. I've always been." I was calmer now.

The glint of charm and sarcasm returned back to his eyes. "Tell me one time Skylar ever showed you affection." Before I could respond, he quickly added. "Not even as a lover but as a werewolf. Has he ever respected you? You care so much for him and all he ever does is humiliates you, Aliyah."

I clenched my jaw. He was right. Again.

He gently placed his hand on my shoulder. "Not only is he not in love with you, he hates your guts."

I considered it. I swear, I seriously considered it before I came back to my senses.

Skylar had never been nice to me, yes, but that does not mean I was praying for his downfall. He was still my Skylar.

I yanked my arm free from Tyler and gave him a stern look. "I'm not doing this with you, Tyler. I don't know about whatever feud you have with your brother, but I don't want to be part of it. I know he hasnt been exactly nice to me but I still love him."

Tyler let out a laugh that had a hint of both mockery and frustration. "Wow. How sweet, Aliyah. I wish that inspired me but I'm sorry, it doesn't." He said sarcastically.

"This would have been a great love story, even though it's very one sided, except that Skylar, the love of your life actually sent Jude to drug you that night."

And for the second time that day, my jaw dropped to the ground.