The Alpha Chose Me

"Leah".

"Derek".

"Boss know you're here?".

"He doesn't".

"He wouldn't like you being in here".

"So you've said before. Look I'm just having a drink with my cousin. I'm not causing any bother".

"I've heard he ain't in the best of moods today".

"Are you telling me to leave?". I asked.

"Everything alright?". Carter asked placing our drinks on the table.

"She shouldn't be in here. He doesn't like her being in this part of town".

"She needed a break Derek".

"Finish your drinks and then get her home. I don't need him coming down here and wrecking the place".

I glanced at Carter. He was staring right at me. I didn't want to cause any trouble. That was the last thing I needed right now.

"Let's just go". I got to my feet. "Always a pleasure Derek".

"I don't want to go home".

"We don't have to but I'd recommend you maybe try and phone him. He'll be worried".

I snorted. "I'm pretty sure Derek covered that part. I can't pee without someone telling Jake".

"You are his mate Leah. He'll always want to make sure you're safe".

"He won't answer".

"Humour me".

"Fine". I sighed.

I tried and what do you know it went straight to voicemail. "Told you". Riding back into town in a comfortable silence I kept my gaze on the views we passed. "What you thinking about bear?".

"Nothing. Can we go to the beach?".

"Where do you think I was headed. I know how to cheer you up". He winked.

Carter took me to the beach but stayed in the car.

I cried, for the first time in days I broke down and sobbed my heart out. I missed my gran, I missed her presence, I missed the comfort I felt around her.

I couldn't come to terms with her leaving me, abandoning me. We had been through so much together, she was the only parent I had.

She gave me advice when I needed it. Made me feel better when I was poorly. Heck she even taught me how to throw a good right hook.

A part of me felt empty and I was afraid it was always going to feel like that. Rubbing at my eyes I lifted my shoes before getting to my feet.

I never thought moving here would turn out like this.

Taking a few steps until I felt the coolness against my feet I stared out into the ocean. It always brought me peace being out here. The calmness of the waves soothing.

It gave me the timeout I needed. No worries, no stress, just the peace and quiet. Some paragraphs are incomplete if you are not reading this novel on NovelDrama.Org. Visit NovelDrama.Org to read the complete chapters for free. Taking out my phone so I could snap a picture my mouth became dry when his name flashed on my screen.

I knew I had to answer it. Maybe there was a chance he would in fact be worried and we didn't need him sending out a search party.

"Hello?".

"Where are you beautiful?".Text content © NôvelDrama.Org.

He sounded calm which made me a little nervous because I wasn't sure if it was the calm before the storm.

"At the beach. I needed a time out".

"You coming home soon?". He asked.

"In a little bit". I chewed the inside of my cheek. I really missed him today. I didn't like not seeing him or speaking to him.

"You doing okay?".

"I'm okay Jake".

"Okay baby I'll see you when you're home".

My heart was racing.

Ending the call I held up my phone taking a quick snap before putting it back in my pocket. Reaching the car I removed the sand from my feet the best I could before getting in.

"Feel better?". Carter asked starting the engine.

"A little but I still don't want to go home yet". I wasn't afraid to face Jake and he wasn't the reason why I didn't want to go home.

"Could always come back to grans. We could hang out there for a bit. Watch movies, eat junk food, we can do whatever you want".

"Order Chinese food and watch crappy tv?". I smiled.

"Whatever you want bear".

I appreciated Carter so much for today. It didn't quite take my mind off everything but it helped. He didn't push me on things I didn't want to talk about. He didn't ask me to fix things with Jake. He was just there for me.

As he pulled into the drive way I noticed Alanna's car parked further up.

"She moves fast". I teased.

"Just the way I like". He smirked.

"You're disgusting". I unclipped my seatbelt and got out.

"Head inside I'll go pick up the food".

I wasn't sure how this was going to go after the last time we spoke. She did seem pretty worked up about Jake. Opening the front door I made my way into the living room. "Peace offering?". She held up the bottle of wine.

"We're good". I smiled.

"Should we crack the seal anyway?".

"Go for it".

"I'm sorry about snapping earlier. Jake's a pain but I still worry. His wolf is very powerful".

I grabbed two glasses sitting them on the kitchen island. "He seems to be in a better mood". I took the wine from her filling them up.

"That's all down to my mom".

"What calmed him down before?". I asked walking back into the living room and sitting on the couch.

"You really want to know?". She sat on the chair by the window kicking off her shoes.

I furrowed my eyebrows. Something told me I wasn't going to like the answer.

"He would go out, get blind drunk and bang anything insight".

"I

I guess that would get all his frustrations out". I took a sip of my wine. "Talking about being blind drunk. I thought werewolves didn't get hangovers?". "Depends on how much we drink".

"Right". We fell into a comfortable silence but it wasn't awkward. Reaching for the remote I turned on the tv for some background noise.