The Alpha Chose Me by Missy Elliottxo

"Hey I'm on your side but he is still my brother".

Drying myself off I about turned slipping my pj shorts on before I dropped the towel. Pulling the shirt over my head I faced her. "What do you want me to say Rylee?". "It's sad that it's came down to this. He's lost the best thing he'll ever have". She pulled out her phone.

"Yes and he's to blame. I have no part in this, I'm not at fault here".

"Can you at least talk to him?". She was typing away on her phone. "Even let him explain".

"Has West arrived yet?". That caught her attention, her head snapping up in my direction.

"He's staying at my moms".

"Why haven't you accepted him?". Why didn't she want to be mated?

Her features changed, her frown evident. "Because he did to me what Jake did to you. Only he did much worse. I was young, I was fourteen when I first met him". "So the whole giving up your freedom was bullshit?". I asked.

"West is 4 years older than me. I was a stupid, spotty, fat kid. He was next in line to be Alpha, he couldn't be seen with the likes of me".

"You're mates an Alpha?".

"From the neighbouring pack". She smiled. "No one knew but Jake, he's my twin so of course he knew. He didn't reject me and I didn't reject him but he didn't want me either". She shrugged. "No wonder you haven't accepted him. I wouldn't either". Poor Rylee.

"He graduated from high school and left for college. The day I graduated high school was the day he returned".

I was so engrossed in her story. I didn't like that she had been hurt but I loved that she was a strong, independent woman.

"He just up and left?". I frowned.

"He didn't need me when he was getting it from everywhere else. I learned to live without him. After all I was just a kid". "What happened at graduation?".

"He was coming back to take his place, his dad stepping down. My dad and his were old friends, they grew up together".

"Go on".

She laughed as I sat on the end of my bed. "I didn't know he was back home. I wasn't the same kid I was when he left. I had blossomed everywhere possible, I was 18".

"What did he do when he saw you?".

showed up to my graduation party with

"He didn't?". I gasped.

lid. West wasn't aware that anyone knew we were mates but I didn't keep anything from Jake. It was pointless, he always knew when something was wrong".

day I packed up my stuff and left without

been chasing you

grinned. "I've seen him here and there but I still hold

mate is for ten years and you're still not mated. How do you do

wants me to finally submit and settle down". "Has

want me. For him to finally see that I was a woman and not a stupid child. He let me move, let me graduate university but the minute I turned 21 he

couldn't date, couldn't have a sex life, barely had a life. He was everywhere and if it wasn't him it was someone from his pack".

at my moms and I've been avoiding

"Don't you want him?".

little bit longer. Some paragraphs are incomplete if you

blown away

haven't

couldn't". She shrugged. "It didn't feel

"Buts he done it".

s*x with a hole in the floor". A laugh fell from my lips. She was right

I grinned. "Thank

away. I know he's a prick and he's done wrong but just think real hard before

to see you. Can I

know Rylee". I don't think I could handle his mom if she were to

missed you at dinner

me feel

you need but remember we're family now. Don't be a

left I locked the doors and went straight to bed. Tomorrow was another day. The only good thing being

.......

hot, too

open I froze at the weight of his arm wrapped around my waist. I was snug against him, my

No!

Was I dreaming?

nudging his shoulder. He wasn't staying here. I

I moved so fast I almost fell over my feet. He