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.

gran had settled down, married someone else, she had

your daughter". I

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

day I received a private message on Facebook. We reconnected and

My gran has Facebook?

you were sneaking off to when you had book club?". I

centre". She smiled. "We talked back and forth for months and finally

all starting

sat quiet. Both engaged in their story just like

far from over. How could my gran not find him, reach out to him. There had to have been a way. He never met his daughter,

the guilt he has been living with and still has probably to

finding out he had a child, and that child died? I couldn't blame my gran, and I never would. She still grieved my mom to this

did you come back here?".

to leave all those years ago but as I explained it

fought for her. You could have if you wanted

one that kept your mom from him. I could have told him the truth; I could have

all those years without your mate?". That's what I couldn't wrap my head around. It brought me back to Rylee's story, but they at least had contact, seen each other. My gran

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

loved your gramps, but it was a different kind of love. We we're torn apart therefore we never got the chance to form

did you find out about

told me".

didn't freak

old wife's tales about werewolves being real and sighted here in town. The first thing I asked him

been that cool about it all when I

my lips, I was getting tired, but I didn't want them to stop. There was still more to be told, and I was

"Why Florida?". I asked.

pick this up tomorrow over coffee?". My gran suggested.