The Alpha Chose Me by Missy Elliottxo

"Don't cry baby". His grip tightened as he pulled us into a sitting position. "I love you too, I always will "I'm sorry". I whispered wiping the tears from my cheeks. "I don't want to cry but I can't help it".

ssed the top of my head.

My emotions were all over the place and I hated it. It seemed everything was getting the better of me and couldn't catch a break. "Big girl panties". He whispered.

He was right. I promised myself I was done and yet I still couldn't get it together. "Do you think I should

"That's your decision baby. I can't tell you what to do with it".

"But what would you do?".

"I'd keep it".

"You would?". I sat up so I could look at him.

"I'd put the money in savings and I'd sell the house".

Sell the house? I couldn't do that.

"You don't need the house, we have our own".

True.

give the house to Carter?". He was living in it anyway and like Jake

that a

frowned. "I'll give it to

his arm around my waist and pulled me back down.

money and

...

him like a vine. Head on his

and my hand placed over

head slowly I kept my eyes on him as I unhooked my leg trying not to wake him. Once I got out of bed I grabbed

outside which told me it was still early. Reaching for my phone I cursed

and yet it felt like I had been sleeping for hours. A sigh

going to be a

switched on the lights and went about making myself some coffee. Jake wouldn't be up for hours and I knew I wouldn't be able to get back to sleep. Taking a seat at the table I unlocked my phone and brought

to reach out she would have done so by now. If she wanted me to know why

of my life and she wasn't going to be apart of my future. I had to stop wasting my time

a big way considering I had zero plans for after graduation. The money was a safety net until I figured out what I was going to do.

could do as they please with it. Taking a sip of my coffee I turned my head when I heard the creak on the stairs. Jake

still early baby. Why not come back to

in the doorway wearing nothing but a pair of boxers. My mouth became dry as I