Chapter 171: Throwing rocks

Noah’s POV

Elias is so possessive that I want to whack him with a spoon.

The jerky jerk didn’t even let me swallow the last bit of strawberry before pulling me out of the kitchen like I’m a runaway lover. The worst part is that I didn’t even take the last drops of cashew milk. I feel utterly betrayed.

"You know that this is so rude of you" I complain.

"Disappearing on me is also rude of you" he says bluntly and I huff. We go past Siren’s yoga mat and instead of feeling sad about my hunger, I feel proud. I’m proud that I ate my cravings really well.

Elias opens the door of his room, pushes me in, and slams it shut. And I’m the petty one in this relationship.

"What now?" I ask, folding my arms across my chest and glaring at him. "We’re going to the beach" he says and I roll my eyes at him.

"Thank you for asking for my opinion on that topic."

"Careful, Noah. You have a pending punishment and you keep pissing me off" Elias says in that quiet, but chilling tone that does the opposite of scaring me. I don’t think I can ever interpret anything correctly with Elias Deus. He’s mad at me? My omega starts to purr. He’s being icy? My insides start to heat up.

"I don’t have a pending punishment" I say, lifting my chin to save face and hide my thoughts.

Elias opens his mouth to give me an answer and I tilt my head to the side. He presses his lips together with obvious annoyance before turning around abruptly. Huh...I guess this is the new method we fight with.

"I said I don’t have a pending punishment" I repeat.

"Drop it, Noah" he says and I hear him clearing his throat as he moves away from me.

He took me away from Siren and Darius only to slip into his pristine jerkiness. What exactly is his problem? This alpha has more mood changes than an omega in pre-heat does.

"And they said the alphas are more stable" I say under my breath and he turns his head to look at me.

"Talking about other alphas while I’m in the room irritates me, Noah" he says and I repeat his words to him in a high-pitched mocking tone. I know it’s immature, and that is exactly why I’m doing it.

"Good morning, my favorite person of the moment" Lucas bursts into the room and an automatic smile takes over my face. "Oh, hi Elias" he says to Elias in a flat tone and I bend over with laughter. Today is not Elias’s day at all.

"Get out, Lucas" my husband says and Lucas ignores him.

"I heard you’re going to the beach, Wiggy" he says and I nod.

"Oh good, cause I’m coming along" Lucas announces.

"I didn’t invite you" Elias says and Lucas acts like the other alpha is invisible as he continues to talk to me.

"We can share playlists. Oh wait, you don’t have a phone. I’m sorry you’re married to a metallic tin can with serious issues" he says.

"I can hear you, Lucas" Elias interjects and I talk over his complaint.

"It’s okay Lucas. It’s tough on most days, but on other days he’s manageable" I say and Elias turns to me.

"Manageable?" he asks incredulously.

"I’m sorry for you, Noah my bro. If you ever want to get away into the sunset- ow! What the fuck Elias?" Lucas yells as a clear well-cut rock hits the side of his face.

"What the heck?" Lucas snarls and I gasp as blood starts to flow from the side of his face. Wait a minute, is that a...diamond?

"Elias" I whisper my husband’s name in horror, and he doesn’t move. He stays there like he would throw another rock from his collection at Lucas again.

"Fuck you, E! I was preserving this face for my crush, you just had to ruin it, didn’t you?" Lucas hisses, cupping his face and going into the bathroom with annoyance.

"Why would you do that?" I ask my unbothered mate and he looks at me with those cold eyes.

"You’re next, and I won’t be throwing. I will be penetrating" he says and holds up one of the toys he got a few days ago.

"You’re...you’re insane" I spit out and go into the bathroom to help Lucas.

The alpha is bending over the washbasin with the water running and mixing with blood. I quickly take out the first aid box and pull out the things I need while cursing out Elias under my breath. That man makes me so mad.

"Bro, chain your husband or something. I know a place where they sell cuffs in case you’re interested."

Cuffs...chains...bondage... No. Noah, No. Do not entertain that train of thought.

’But being tied up again...’ my omega whines.

"I made the mistake of assuming you’re the normal one...didn’t I?" Lucas says while I wash my hand.

"Pfft. What are you talking about..." I murmur and accidentally press a sterile gauze to his wound aggressively. I don’t think this is what I should have done first...I kind of forgot everything about first-aid after Zane and I got separated.

"You don’t know what you’re doing...do you?" Lucas asks and when I nod, he takes over the treatment of his injury.

"No one in this house is normal. Not a single person is sane...why are you scrunching your nose?" he asks and his question makes me realize how nauseous the smell of his blood is making me.

I feel like throwing up again.

"Blood" I mutter as I fight against the nausea.

"The smell of blood bothers you?"

"Not usually..." my voice trails off as the door opens behind us.

"I packed your things Noah, you have until eight a.m. to finish your shenanigans" Elias says icily.

"Aww, but I’m not ready. I need like two hours tops to get ready. I gotta eat, dress, and stuff" Lucas says like he’s truly involved in our outing plan.

"You’re not coming" Elias says.

"Okay, so what I’m hearing is...I have to involve Damien in this" Lucas says playfully and Elias growls. Oh boy, just thinking of it is chaotic. Having both Damien and Lucas in one place would be terrible.

Lucas would bring his smart mouth and Damien would bring his crudeness. Elias would be annoyed and I’ll be overstimulated. I look at Elias for him to give an answer and he seems to read my mind on the spot.

"Fine. You can come with us" my alpha says flatly and I start to grin. I probably won’t tell him, but I’m getting very much attached to Lucas and his ridiculous personality.