Alpha Zander
Chapter 26

From school, the drive only took about 20 minutes, yesterday I had thankfully had the time to set up the electricity and water. I had also made a key cut in case she ever needed to go to the house for whatever reason, so thankfully I placed it in a hiding spot last night so she would at least know where that is to get in.

While driving I try to make my reasoning for my actions, she won’t be happy about anything.

Hell, I bet she’ll be pissed off considering the way she left, but at the same time, that is how I always acted even before I can’t go out of character, can l?

On the drive there Jace stayed quiet, he had blocked me from his thoughts and feelings, before it was filled with anger and hurt so it’s probably best I didn’t get those feelings right now, I needed to figure this out for myself.

When I pulled up to the cottage there wasn’t any car in the driveway or any lights on in the house.

‘it’s in the middle of the day’ Jace mumbles at my thoughts.

I sigh of course he was right again. I pulled up in the middle of the driveway cutting off the engine. Sitting in the car for a few seconds before going in to deal with everything, when it comes to fight or flight, I usually take off when things get hard, but right now I need to go in there and face the music. I tried to gather my thoughts together, trying to make sense of my reasoning. I honestly don’t know what my reasoning was but l couldn’t let her know that, could 1?

Slowly making my way out of the car, I catch her strong scent in the air.

‘Did you know she was going to be here?’ I asked Jace

‘No, but l had a hunch she wanted us to follow’ mumbled back.

Seems his mood still isn’t changing even though we knew where our mate was.

I knock softly at the door before letting myself in. I know it was probably a little stupid but I at least wanted to give her a heads up that I was coming in.

Taking a deep breath, Walking in her scent filled the room, forest wood and freshwater two of my favorite things combined into one makes my head dizzy.

Salty tears.

Another scent grabs my attention, stopping me in my tracks, making me numb and forget all of my stupid reasons for being such an a-sshole.

She’s curled up on the couch crying silently, some of her sniffles come through as she sits there. Her legs were held tightly together with her arms wrapped around her, and her head buried into her knees.

f**k, I promised her I would never make her feel like this, I promised her I would try to be worthy of her. I promised her to be a mate.

My chest clenches as I see her in this state.

Closing the door behind me l slowly made my way toward her.

“Ashleigh, Sweatheart” I softly murmur as I drop to my knees being level with her. She hasn’t said anything, she hasn’t moved since I arrived, and even her sniffles and crying hadn’t stopped. She knew I was here right?

Jace hadn’t said anything to me since walking in the front door, opting back to giving me the silent treatment.

I hoped he could try and contact Kia while I was trying to talk with Ashleigh.

“l’m sorry, I’m so sorry that happened, I’m sorry I didn’t stop it”

Still nothing, her crying had stopped that much I could tell, but no other movement or gesture towards me.

I moved my hand slowly to touch her arm, she flinched away from me as my hand went to land on her.

f**k that hurt, she didn’t even want me to touch her.

“f**k, sweetheart, please say something,”I begged.

This time she looked up and stared straight into my eyes, her eyes were all puffy from crying and her cheeks were red and swollen from the tears and hugging herself.

The light grey shirt she wore had her tear stains all down the front.

Seeing her in this state f*****g killed me.

“I, Beta Ashleigh Steward, Reject you…

Oh hell no, I was not letting that happen, I did the one thing I could think of stopping her from saying those words.

I pulled myself forward and k!ssed her.

For a short moment, she melted into the k!ss, her lips moving with mine. The mate bond pulsed through me, alive with the need to complete the process. It was the best f*****g k**s of my life. Her lips were soft and tender trembling still a little bit as she tried to calm herself, I could taste her tears as I tried to deepen the k!ss moving forward trying to connect with her but she had other plans. She pulled back suddenly, I felt her aura pulsing through, it seems Kia was also present at this moment.

“You don’t deserve to be my first,” she growled pushing me away, getting up, and walking towards the back door.

Happy Monday!

I had a long weekend/public holiday today so it was a little earlier than usual.

Boy these two are on a rollercoaster of a ride this week, aren’t they!