The Alpha Chose Me by Missy Elliottxo

Swallowing the lump in my throat I tried to stop my heart from racing.

"Give us a minute?". He asked.

The girls scrambled, running like little girls.

"Take a walk with me?". He offered his hand.

"You asking or telling". I still couldn't bring myself to look at him. I was shaking inside with nerves and yeah maybe a little excitement.

I hadn't seen him in a month. It may not seem like a long time but to me it felt like a lifetime.

"Come on baby, look at me".

So I did. Our eyes locked, my hand on its own slipping into his. Instantly I felt it, our connection. The feeling of belonging.

I missed him.

He led me through the club, through the back area stopping at a door. Punching in a code I heard a click before he pushed the door open.

I had never been in here before.

"You want something to drink?". He asked closing the door once we were both inside.

"Vodka soda". I walked further into the room taking in my surroundings. A black leather sofa was pushed up against the back wall. A small kitchen area with a sink, a coffee machine and a fridge freezer. Nothing big, nothing special but we were after all in the back of a club.

"Ice?".

"Please".

He passed me my drink which I gladly took. "You want to sit down?".

didn't know how to act around him. We weren't

okay". I took a sip of my drink making a face at how strong

laugh fell from his lips.

Queenie?

had never called me that

"Just a bit".

want a beer

Jake?". I sat my drink aside. "You up and left without a single word. Now you're back and

his lips as he ran a hand through his hair. "I had to sort myself out baby. I was no good for

"And now?".

I promise. I had some time to

me to go to Yale, told me I'd be doing you

out on

"Do you

"Babe-...".

four days before we were supposed to mate. How

had

there he was. Good old

for free. "I left for us. I couldn't be around you when I was angry all the time. I kept f*****g things up, I treated you badly. I had to

call not even a text. I thought you weren't coming back". He closed the distance between us and my

up in his arm a sigh fell from my lips as my head fell against his chest. I didn't want to argue with him anymore, it

couldn't change it. We had to move on and focus on now. He was back and if I'm honest it felt like a weight had been lifted,

head as

me in the loop. I'm not an outsider, I'm your equal. Share things with me,

"You know-...".

be on my side. Your pack doesn't respect me and that's where I need you to step in. I'm your mate, their Luna. You have to show them that if they're disrespecting me then they're disrespecting you". I hadn't been fulfilling my duty and maybe that's one of the

you".

was going to set him off. He may say he's changed but I knew that temper was still in there. "I have always respected you