Synopsis

"Tell me you can't feel this. Tell me can't feel the connection zapping through us," he whispers as he rests his forehead on mine. "I'm your mate, Bells." I jump back as I heard that in my head and not my ears.
"You're my brother!" I protest.
"Think about it Bells, I was there when you shifted." He takes my arm and points at the nearly gone red bite mark. "You got this when Logan bit me when he was shifting. We are connected, I feel your pain. I was in human form when you called for me yesterday. I heard you today when you said that Noah owns you."
"No! You are my brother, you can't mate with family. I don't have a mate." I put my hands on my head trying to process this.
"I know Bells, I'm sorry. You know deep down this is true, you are just scared at what it means." I shake my head. "The longer you go on without being mated to me then you'll die. I can't fucking lose you, Bells."
"You aren't my family?" I whisper.
"I'll always be your family but no. Not biologically." Tears continue to stream, "I can't deny this anymore Bells, it's too hard. I tried to let you figure this out yourself but with a mute wolf, I guess you weren't going to. You are growing weaker, I'm putting you at risk not marking you."
"You can't mark me and you can't mate me!" I yell. I've told him this before. "I, Isabella Baker reject you, Joseph Baker as my mate," Joey growls.