Chapter 5

MARK;

"Wait, Mark! Where are you rushing to? We want to have a little celebration party for winning against the Red Ballers now, and yet, you're in a hurry. Is there something you're hiding from us?" Daniel asked, moving forward to meet me. His gaze fixed on me coldly as he smirked.

I didn't like how Daniel pointed out his questions, drawing the attention of our colleagues.

"It's personal. And I do not need to tell you," I replied, my voice calm, my eyes meeting Daniel's gaze. He was angry because Olivia rejected his advance before he settled for Emily. How was that my fault?

"Don't lie to us, Mark!" Daniel yelled, his eyes shooting daggers at me. "If at all you want to lie, you should have a little respect for Alpha Bryan!"

"Let him go, Daniel. I have no interest in what Mark wants to do. And since he said it's personal, you don't have to pick on him," Bryan chimed in, his voice gentle and trying to settle the rift between Daniel and me.

"Daniel, Bryan is right. You're just mad at Mark because his sister rejected you. How is it Mark's fault that you got rejected by Olivia? Stop being a sore loser!" Caleb shouted, taking my side.

For some odd reason, I thought Caleb and his brothers shared a small resemblance to Olivia, but I was not so sure if they were related to her. Moreover, they never had any sister.

"Shut up, you three morons! I am not being sour over Olivia's rejection. Fine, I admit that I got pissed off that she rejected me, but what's so special about her? She's a wolfless girl, born on a moonless night. Who would want a wolfless girl like her? Huh?" Daniel yelled, making my fist clench. But I didn't show my disgust. After all, he was Bryan's beta.

"Say whatever you like about Olivia, if that will make you feel better. I am out of here," I replied, my voice stern as I turned to walk away and exit the basketball court.

Daniel called out to me, "Mark! I heard from Emily that you're defending Olivia at home! Are you secretly sleeping with her? After all, she is your adopted sister? Who knows what you both are doing behind closed doors. Or why do you suddenly seem to care about her now?"

The room dropped silent as everyone waited to hear my response. Indeed, I rushed back home to take Olivia to the hospital after the housemaid, Tracy, contacted me and informed me that my mother had beaten Olivia and left her to die in the living room.

Three days ago, I was at my new home, trying to furnish it, when I left everything I was doing and rushed back to my father's house. I saw Olivia lying lifeless on the marbled tiled floor, and Mom already left for work, even though she was a nurse. She didn't care to check on Olivia. No one was at home, except for the maid, who was a middle-aged woman.

As I entered into the living room, I rushed to carry Olivia in my arms and took her straight to my car. I kept her in the backseat and hopped into my red sports car driver's seat. Then I roared my car to life and drove straight to the pack's hospital.

Upon my arrival at the pack's magnificent hospital, Mom saw me carry Olivia into the emergency unit, and she was so furious seeing me, as she worked in the obstetrics unit.

After I came out and the doctors and nurses attended to Olivia, Mom glared at me, but I didn't wait to speak to her as I rushed back to find out if Olivia was recovering in the emergency unit.

Shutting my eyes at the painful memory, I turned to face Daniel, knowing that he was a sore loser, and I demanded, "Does it matter if I am fụcking Olivia at home? After all, she's beautiful. So stay the fụck out of my business!"

Everyone's jaw dropped in shock, including Bryan Anderson. His expression soured because I knew that he liked Olivia, but he never voiced his thoughts. His alpha pheromones thickened the atmosphere. I knew that he frequently visited me at home, but I found out his visits were not because of me, but to get a glimpse of Olivia.

I had caught Bryan stealing glances at Olivia, but he couldn't admit to his feelings for her. After all, she was a wolfless girl. Bryan was the next alpha of the Starfield Pack, and his parents wouldn't support him picking a wolfless woman as his mate.

Bryan's younger sister, Ava, was in Olivia's class, but they weren't friends. That held him back from chasing after my foster sister, and I was okay with it.

I knew Bryan couldn't have a wolfless woman as his Luna, so that held him back from pursuing Olivia, but something in the way he looked at her made me uncomfortable and made me know he desired her too.

Clearing his throat, Bryan snarled at me, "Mark, how can you take advantage of Olivia? Did she agree to sleep with you, or did you force yourself on her?"

I laughed, seeing their questioning gazes. Their eyes peered at me disdainfully, but I replied with a smirk, "I have standards and don't force myself on women. Stay away from my sister. Whatever relationship I have with Olivia is my headache. After all, she is not related to me by blood."

The atmosphere in the room thickened as Coach Tyler had already left us. I spun and left them, shutting the door behind me.

"Mark is damn crazy! How can he take advantage of that beautiful girl? Is it because she is an orphan? We heard her parents threw her out when she was born," Caleb's voice resonated in the room as I stood in the hallway preparing to leave for the hospital.

They were not happy that I admitted to being in a relationship with Olivia. She was not my blood sister, so I didn't care what they had to say.

Logan growled in my head, "Let's not pay attention to them. The sooner we claim Olivia, the better to keep them away from her."

"You're right," I agreed with Logan, making my way out of the basketball court.

Arriving at the parking lot, I got into my red sports car and drove off to the pack's hospital, anticipating seeing Olivia.

As I didn't want to arrive at the pack's hospital empty-handed, Logan advised me, "Mark, let's get a present for Olivia. What do you think she will like?"

As I drove down the road that led to the pack's hospital, I caught sight of an eatery, and I was famished.

I was supposed to join my teammates for lunch, but I didn't want to spend much time with them, knowing that I had pressing matters to take care of.

A smile curled up my lips, and I drove my car into the eatery grounds and parked it. When I got out of my car, I came across Ava Anderson and my younger sister, Emily.

"Hey, Mark!" Ava exclaimed as she rushed up to envelop me in a warm hug, her chest pressing against mine, and my wolf grimaced in disgust.

Even though Ava was our Alpha's daughter, Logan didn't like her, as she was a cheap woman and had slept with many handsome guys in our pack.

I was her target, and I didn't want her. Her eyes shamelessly raked over me with clear desire. She bit her bottom lip as she moved away, running her left fingers through her hair. She wore a yellow crop top, pink shorts and pink shoes. She was stunning with lengthy blonde hair and enchanting yellow eyes that glowed with so much lust in them.

However, Emily glared at me and looked away. She was still annoyed that I had taken Olivia's side and protected Olivia against her.

After all, Olivia was my sister, even as I planned to date her now. I couldn't seem to get her out of my mind, especially after I had run into her naked. That day, I blamed myself for not knocking before going into her room.