Husband With Benefits
Chapter 731: Brothers Or Love Rivals

Chapter 731: Brothers Or Love Rivals

"What are you doing here?" Kael asked, surprised to find Rafe lounging casually on his couch as he returned home.

"Well, I was curious," Rafe replied, a mischievous grin spreading across his face.

"Curious about what?" Kael raised an eyebrow, tossing his keys onto the table and shrugging off his jacket.

"About the weather!" Rafe waved a hand dramatically, leaning back into the cushions. "Do you think there will be a hurricane today like it was predicted 150 years ago? How did I get such a dum dum for a brother.." Rafe muttered under his breath before asking loudly," Of course, I was curious about your blind date."

Kael sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose thinking back to the torture he had endured at her hands. "Curiosity kills the cat, Rafe. Go back to your own place."

"Then it’s a good thing I’m not a dog," Rafe quipped, swinging his legs off the couch and standing up, eyes gleaming with anticipation. "And don’t think you can escape so easily. I mean, you just went on a date with the woman I admire. I’m allowed to live through you vicariously."

Kael made a face at that, shaking his head as he kicked off his shoes. "Really? Do you have any idea how creepy you sound?"

Rafe shrugged, clearly unfazed. "Not really. But I do have an idea that you’re not answering me, and that’s making me more and more eager to get some tea¹."

"There is no tea, okay?" Kael walked past him into the kitchen, grabbing a glass of water and taking a long sip. "It was a blind date. We went, talked, and then came back to our respective homes... as you can see."

"What I can see," Rafe said, folding his arms and leaning against the doorframe, "is how disappointed someone is about having to come back home alone. In fact, I was prepared to wait all night, knowing your reputatiom with women..."

"Give it a rest, Rafe," Kael muttered, running a hand through his hair in frustration as he slumped onto the couch. "I am not in the mood..."

Rafe’s expression shifted, his teasing smile fading as he straightened up, suddenly more serious. "Well, okay then, Mr. Not-in-the-Mood." He took a step closer, his voice dropping slightly. "Why did you agree to the date? I know you’ve been pining for a woman all this while, but suddenly you agreed to go on a date with Isis. Why? Are you interested in her, or is it something else?"

Kael’s eyes narrowed at the shift in tone, and he shot a sharp look Rafe’s way. "Why do you call her Isis?" he asked, his voice laced with irritation. Why was Rafe so close with Dora that he could call her Isis. That nickname and the way Rafe was behaving almost like a jealous lover, made him shoot his brother another considering look.

"Because she’s like a Goddess," Rafe replied casually, shrugging as if it were the most obvious thing in the world. "So, answer my question."

Instead of responding directly, Kael leaned his head back against the couch, exhaling slowly and looked at Rafe. "I thought you knew things between her and you were impossible. So why are you being jealous now?"

"Fcuk you, man!" Rafe exploded, his voice cracking with frustration as he threw his arms in the air. "Just because I see the practicality doesn’t mean I don’t want her! I want her, damn it!"

Kael stood up ggressively then, "Well, you cannot have her!" his voice seething with anger as he pointed a finger at his brother. "And you better give up on any plans now, because she’s going to be your sister-in-law."

Rafe’s eyes widened as if Kael had physically struck him, his face blanching for a moment before he quickly masked his shock with a forced laugh. "Don’t be so impulsive, Kael!" he retorted, though his voice wavered just slightly, "Just because you’re trying to get over your heartbreak, don’t jump into something that—"

But Kael wasn’t listening. His heart was racing, and all he could focus on was the possessive rage swirling inside him. He could not—would not—allow Rafe to compete with him for Dora. She had to belong to him and only him. The very thought of her being with someone else was enough to send him over the edge.

Without a word, Kael pulled out his phone, his fingers shaking as he stabbed at the screen pulling out a few pictures from his gallery... Finding the photos he was looking for, he tossed his phone toward Rafe.

"See this! This is who I was suffering over." Kael muttered as he paced back and forth now.

"You’re the boyfriend she mentioned?" Rafael asked cautiously, his voice careful but strained. He sighed inwardly, frustration bubbling under the surface. The one time he was willing to compete for someone, and it turned out his rival was his own brother.

Kael’s scowl deepened, his jaw tightening as he crossed his arms defensively. "No," he muttered through gritted teeth. "I’m not her boyfriend. That’s someone else." His gaze flickered, a shadow of regret passing over his face. "But I did mention that I hurt her, didn’t I?"

"So, are you guys together or not?"

"Not yet!" Kael gritted out, not liking the gleam in his brother’s eyes.

"Good. Very good. Then, my dear brother, Kael Ignis. You now have a love rival in this race. You can try your best to win her over and get her forgiveness and I am going to give my best to make her mine.

"Rafael! What do you mean you are going to pursue her? Have you forgotten that everything is impossible for the two of you."

"I don’t care. I am not going to let this go or I will forever live in regret. So, I am going to compete with you and whatever boyfriend you claim she has."

"You would lose, Rafael. Dora is going to be only mine..."

’We’ll see about that, little brother. We’ll see. Remember, when I want something, I get it."

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