Bullied By My Alpha Stepbrother novel Chapter 27

Chapter 28

Hardin's POV

Maybe I should have not just gotten out of bed and gone to school today, I thought again when I saw Lorenzo standing right in front of my door.

From him all but joining the lacrosse team which meant that I had to see him almost everyday now, to him befriending Jasmine and now showing up in front of my house. It was hard to believe that all of these were just coincidences and that he was not just planning something.

My face deepened in a frown as I tried to process the entire day. Still, Lorenzo remained in front of the door and I realized that I wasn't truly imagining him there.

I didn't know if Lorenzo was just clueless or he was really trying his hardest to behave like he could not see that I clearly did not give two fucks about him but his smile said it all.

He probably just did not care.

Well, he was certainly going to have to now that he was standing in front of my house.

Cracking my knuckles and reminding myself to show restraint because the last thing I needed was for my father to come out and find me attacking someone in front of the door, not less than how many hours ago when his text had shown that he trusted very little in my self control.

Taking a deep breath when I reached where he was, I raised my eyebrow, looking down my nose at him even though I was just a few inches taller and when he didn't budge, just looking at me expectantly as he waited for what he thought I was going to say, I realized that glaring at him would not work, unlike at school where just one glance from me was more than enough.

Perhaps, the guidance counsellor was right to inform my father about the sessions that I had been missing at school because the rage I had darkened my vision and I knew that it would only take one misstep from Lorenzo that would push me to violence.

It was one thing for Alphas to be in the same room and be able to control the natural tension of one trying to outrank the other or prove who was stronger in a civil setting. But in a place where the Alphas disliked each other and could not control it? It was a recipe for violence.

And violence happened to be my middle name. It was the reason why I had been scheduled to see a guidance counselor once a week to learn how to manage my anger.

I wondered what the gentle Miss Morrell would say if she saw me now thinking about how to bash this pretty boy's face in, just to see how much he would bleed.

"What do you want?" I asked, folding my arms as though I was waiting for a prey and when the smile on his face did not waver, my irritation increased.

"I'm here to see Jasmine." He answered simply, causing my anger to rise as I contemplated why he would want to.

Trying to remain calm, I reminded myself of how Sandro had told me about him being English Literature partners with Jasmine till the end of the semester and I tried to assure myself that maybe that was it.

But my anger did not quell, neither did it just disappear. Instead it was laced with irritation at his answer and I rolled my eyes.

"Just go home, Valerio." I answered.

"Lorenzo. It's Lorenzo." He said even though both of us knew that I had intentionally called him the wrong name to piss him off.

"I don't give a fuck if your name is Lorenzo or Miguel. You're standing in front of my house and I'm telling you nicely that you need to leave. Jasmine is not available and I can't tell you for certain that she would ever be available to go out with you on your little bike. So back the fuck up while I'm being really nice and get out of here."

He looked genuinely surprised by my hostility and I had to give it to him, he was playing the tragic prince role perfectly.

And fortunately for him, I did not have any problems with being the bad guy.

"But she said she was going to..." He trailed off when he saw that I was watching him, not in the least bit interested in what he had to say and sighed before he nodded, getting the message and walked over to his bike.

Pleased that he was finally leaving, I turned around to open the door and just then the door swung open as Jasmine rushed outside, looking around and I raised my brows, frowning as her scent hit me in full force.