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.

else, she had a family. I would not take that away from

your

know". He nodded. "And I'd wished I had done things differently, but I have to live with the choices I made, we made. I didn't know about your mom because I

a private message on Facebook.

My gran has Facebook?

where you were sneaking off to when you had book

and forth for months and finally decided to meet

was all starting

quiet. Both engaged in their story just like

him. There had to

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 this day because he was none the wiser to

take the news on 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

ago but as I explained it

searched for her, fought for

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 happy, I

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.

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

love of my life. Yes, I loved your gramps, but it was a different kind of love. We

did you find out

me". She

didn't freak out?".

head. "There's always been rumours and old wife's tales about werewolves being real and sighted here in town. The first thing I asked

only I had been that cool about it

didn't want them to stop. There was still more to be told, and

"Why Florida?". I asked.

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