The Alpha Chose Me by Missy Elliottxo

"But you're his mate". I frowned.

"I am". She smiled her hand reaching for his. "But things were very different back then and we simply couldn't be together because there were rules".

"But you had mom". I spoke.

"We met in secret". She grinned as if remembering the time, they spent together. "It was very difficult for us to stay apart so we had secret meetings, secret hideouts. We made it work for a period of time".

I swallowed the lump that appeared in the back of my throat. I couldn't imagine what they both had to go through.

"What happened after that?".

"His parent's found out and I never saw him again until I was walking in the park with your mom

in the push chair and your grampa. I was pregnant with your aunt Claire at the time".

"So, he never knew you were pregnant?". I asked.

She shook her head. "I didn't find out until a few weeks after he left. I had no way to contact him,

I didn't know where they were. It was a very tough time for me".

"What happened when you saw him?". I asked.

"Nothing". She gave me a small smile, a sad smile. "It had been years; we both had moved on,

and he was only in town for an engagement".

Moved on? How can you move on from your mate?

"So, you never knew about my mom?". I asked.

settled down, married someone else, she had

was your daughter".

the choices I made, we made. I didn't know about your mom because I assumed

message on Facebook. We

My gran has Facebook?

you were sneaking off to when you had book

and forth for months and finally

all starting to

sat quiet. Both engaged in their story just like I

him, reach out to him. There had

sad and I had no idea how he coped with it. The guilt he must feel, the guilt he has been living with and still has probably to

died? I couldn't

come back here?". I

those years ago but as I explained it was a challenging time, and I couldn't disobey my parent's.

for her, fought for her. You could have if you

then you blame me. I was the one that kept your mom from him. I could have told him the truth; I could have tried harder to find him but-...". She paused as she glanced at George. "I was

That's what I couldn't wrap my head around. It brought me back to Rylee's story, but they at least had contact,

dad spoke. "The bond wouldn't have been as strong for your gran because they never mated. I'm not saying

it was a different kind of love. We

you find

told me". She

freak out?". I

"There's always been rumours and old wife's tales about werewolves being real and sighted here in town. The first thing I asked him to do was show me

cool about it

didn't want them to

"Why Florida?". I asked.

up tomorrow over coffee?". My gran suggested. "You look tired