Alpha Zander
Chapter 25

Mia launched herself onto me while her sister was whispering things in my ear playing with my collar. The k**s felt like sandpaper scratching against my mouth, it was the most horrible thing I have ever felt. I hated this, all I wanted was my mate, but right now she didn’t want to tell anyone we were mates so I have to still act like my old self before when we found out we were mates.

Jace was pissed off at me as usual’she didn’t mean flaunt yourself around with other women you dumba-ss.

‘Honestly, I’m confused as to what she wants.’ I snapped back at him just because you had a s**t weekend after she left on Saturday does not give you the right to hurt her like this, she can f*****g see us, do you know the pain you are causing her? the pain you are causing us by going against the bond?’ Jace growled.

No, no I didn’t know the pain I was causing her, I didn’t want to look at her and see the brokenness I caused.

I could hear Oliver call her name, snapping me out of this funkI was in. Il looked up just in time to see her leaving the cafeteria and heading towards the school gates, my stomach churned as I saw the hairpiece was tightly tucked away in her hair holding all of her beautiful locks together. The one little item that made all the f*****g difference.

f**k, I screwed up big time.

I wanted to follow her so badly, but I also didn’t want to cause any unwanted attention.

‘follow her’ Jace demanded.

I can’t’ I mumbled back scrubbing my hand over my face in defeat and of course, he was more furious at that response.

‘yes you f*****g will, you will fix this, I will not lose my mate over this’

The twins had since stopped their assault on me and moved back towards the line waiting for the food mingling with their friends.

What the f**k! was that just to make a f*****g point?

I was more than pissed, I was f*****g furious, I have just probably lost my mate and these stupid girls are now acting as though nothing happened.

I didn’t want to follow her because I didn’t want to know the outcome of the conversation we had to have.

There was always going to be a conversation whether I wanted it or not, especially more so now after my actions that just happened in the last five minutes.

While I was having my internal debate with myself Jace had taken control and made me move in the same direction as Ashleigh.

‘Jace, give me back control now!’

This is the first time he has ever done this and locked me in the back seat not giving me any control, even in his wolf form he at least gave me half of the control, we always made decisions together but this time was different he had something to lose.

‘No, l am fixing your f*****g mess’ he growled at me.

“You know what she wanted Jace, I can’t go after her right now, at least give her a 10/15 minute head start.’

He whimpered in pain knowing I was right, people around me were already cowering to me in submission with Jace in control my aura flowed through.

He reluctantly gave me back control as I stepped out of the line and headed toward the bathrooms.

F**k how was I going to fix this?

Going to the bathrooms I went straight to the sink, two younger kids scurried out straight away I guess me being pissed off they could feel my anger still radiating through.

I went to the far sink and turned on the cold water filling up the basin, I splashed my face with the water trying to get my s**t together as I prepare myself for what I have to do.

My eyes closed as I tried claiming myself, letting everything flow through all the different emotions, taking deep breaths a newfound emotion flowed through me, one I haven’t felt in a very long time.

‘because we have something to lose now’ Jace whispered.

Fear was evident in my eyes as they snapped open staring in front of me through the bathroom mirror,

‘what do l do Jace’ I mumbled.

‘you replace her, fix this’ he said curling up and putting his head between his paws sucking.

‘lat least want our mate at the end of all this, that is the goal. To let her be comfortable in telling everyone about us so we can be together fully. Even if she does not want others to know yet you need to be mindful of her. You can’t keep on doing what you use to do, it physically hurts her, the pain of someone else with our mate, going against the bond. It’s something no one should ever experience.’

I want her to, I’m just not used to this’I sighed, trying to get him to understand my point.

I get you aren’t but this is something we both have wanted for a very long time, we can’t lose our mate’

I knew he was right, for as long as I can remember, I have always wanted a mate yet here I was f****g it all up.

‘We have waited long enough now go and replace her.’

I sighed letting the water out of the basin making a slow gurgling sound as I started my way back to the cafeteria.

Everyone seems to be minding their own business as I slipped out, walking towards the parking lot I checked to see if there were any cars missing maybe she ended up driving somewhere.

‘we can still smell her, so that means she ran’

‘Where do we check first?’

try the house, maybe she went there hoping we would follow’ Jace mumbled God, I hoped she did as much as I didn’t want to confront the s**t storm that was going to happen, I at least wanted to be in the same room as her, it has been so f*****g hard to not talk to her today.

I grabbed the keys and made my way to the car taking off in the direction of the little cottage hoping, praying that she will be there.