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 a family. I would not take that away from

your

made, we made. I didn't know about your mom because I assumed she wasn't mine". "So, you just

I received a private message on Facebook. We reconnected and the rest

My gran has Facebook?

sneaking off to when

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

all starting to make

quiet. Both engaged in their story

was 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

and I had no idea how he coped with it. The guilt he must feel, the guilt he has

the news on finding out he had a child, and that child died?

come

but as I explained it was a challenging time, and I couldn't

her, fought for

is George's fault and if you want to blame anyone 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

Rylee's story, but they at least had contact, seen each other. My gran and George moved on and that was the end of

have been as strong for your gran because they never mated. I'm not saying it would have been easy, but it would

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

you find

told me". She

didn't freak

sighted here in town. The first thing I asked him to

cool

yawn fell from my lips, I was getting tired, but I didn't want them to stop. There was still

"Why Florida?". I asked.

we pick this up tomorrow over coffee?". My