Rejected You Alpha, for A Beast
Chapter 54

NICK’S POV

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“Nicky, are you coming?” Tiffany’s voice snaps me out of my shock and I look up at her, my body wanting to go with her, but my head is pulling me back, telling me to meet up with Jessica, but how can I betray my mate like this?

“I um…I need a second.” I scratch my nape as I stare at her.

“Nick, we don’t have time. Come on.” she grits out, sounding pissed off.

“Just hold on.” I sigh, turning my back to my mate as I call Jessica’s number. She answers immediately, “Hi.” the sound of her broken voice has my heart feeling like it’s being squeezed/

“What’s wrong?” I ask immediately and I could hear her heavy breaths. “I don’t know what to do.” she starts crying and my heart sinks. I turn to face my mate, she’s standing with her arms crossed, her head c****d to the side, “Are you coming? Who is that?” she shakes her head disappointingly.

“Look, I can’t come right now…” I tell Jessica, “Oh, it’s fine. I’m sorry.” the disappointment in her voice makes me regret saying it, “Nick!” Tiffany screeches and I end the call, tucking my phone back into my pocket and I walk to her, “Let’s go, we’re going to be late.” I take her hand and she huffs as we march over to the plane.

Sitting down, my leg keeps bouncing as I stare at the door, my heart pounding when I glance at Tiffany, typing away on her phone.

My mind keeps on lingering back to Jessica and how not okay she sounded.

I turn to Tiffany with sweaty hands, “Tiffany.” I call for her attention, “Just a second.” she holds a finger up, her teeth sinking into her bottom l*p. “Tiff.” I grit out and she sighs, locking her phone as she puts it in her lap. “What?” the cold expression on her face makes my gut twist, “I’m sorry, but I can’t go on this trip with you.” I sigh as I stand up and her mouth drops open, her eyes following me as I reach for my carry-on bag and I pull it out of the cabinet above our heads.

“Are you serious right now?” she seethes, her eyes blazing.

“I will make it up to you, I promise.” I stare down at her with regret. She snatches my arm, pulling me closer, “If you leave this plane, I am so done with you.” she grits out and my heart stops.

She doesn’t mean that…She loves me and when she comes home, we will work it out.

“I know you’re mad, but I’ll see you when we get home.” I force a smile and pull a note out of my back pocket, “That’s the hotel, it’s been paid for and this…” I fish her ticket out of my wallet, “Is for when you return home.” I stare at her angered expression.

“I love you, but I just can’t go right now.” I start to walk backward to turn, “I can’t believe you’re doing this on my birthday!” she shrieks and the entire plane looks at me, “Something came up, please. We’ll talk when you get back.” I dart off the plane and watch as the door closes behind me.

I fish my phone out of my pocket and call Jessica back, “Hello?” she sounds confused, “Just give me half an hour and meet me in the lobby. I freed up some time.” I smile as I walk back to the airport entrance.

“You didn’t have to…” she mutters, “I did, we’re best friends and when one needs the other, they show up. I’ll see you in a bit.” I end the call and march through the airport, feeling lighter.

I should feel guilty for leaving my mate on a plane on her birthday, but I simply don’t and it’s all because I’m on my way to the real love of my life and I am going to convince her to just leave Nathaniel and come home. Tiffany has yet to take the Luna title and the entire pack would be pleased to have her back.

Most of them still see her as their luna and it’s because to them, she will always be their leader.

I drive to the Gold Gate hotel and when I arrive, Jessica is waiting for me, wearing blue skinny jeans and a white cropped shirt with a light gray off shoulder cropped sweater over her shirt.

“Hi.” I mutter breathlessly as I take in her beauty. “Hi.” she offers a small smile, but her eyes are filled with sadness and confusion.

“I’m sorry to ruin your plans…” she rubs her arm uncomfortably. I shrug it off, “It’s nothing.” I gesture to the door behind me and we walk.

With all of the commotion going on, I think it slipped her mind that the plans I had were with Tiffany because it’s her birthday, I just hope she doesn’t remember or it will turn into a big fight.

I know that I shouldn’t have chosen her over my own mate, but I couldn’t help it…

Jessica is one of those people that just creep into your heart, she’s generous, open and welcoming to all, except for Tiffany but that was a totally different story…

She is the kind of person everyone would want and I had her, right in the palms of my hand, but I was too big of a coward to reject my mate because when I saw my fated mate for the first time, it was sparks that electrified through me, it was something I never felt before and it blinded me.

It made me lose the real love of my life and I need her back, but if she doesn’t, I have to keep Tiffany or I would forever run my pack alone. My family’s name will die out with me if I don’t have a pup and it’s something I know that Jessica wants too.

Tiffany on the other hand doesn’t want children because she says it would ruin her body and she doesn’t like them.

I didn’t understand how someone could be so heartless, but the more time I spend with her, the easier I understand that she is a little self obsessed.

Jessica and I grab food and go sit in the park across from the hotel, sitting on a bench under a tree, eating our burger and fries out of a polystyrene container.

“So why did you ask to meet up? We barely spoke since I showed up…” I mutter as I poke my fries around with the plastic fork.

She turns her head to me, chewing on her bottom l*p before her gaze drags down to the container and she closes it, looking back up at me with fear filled eyes.

“If I were different, would that make me a bad person?” Her question makes me frown, “A different person?” I c**k my head at her.

“A different species.” She deadpans and the lights in my brain go on.

She’s talking about Nathaniel and wants my advice on him, but she’s using her as an example, which makes it really hard to be rude.

I close my container, turning my body to her as I put the container between us.

“No, you wouldn’t be a bad person. You might have a temper, but no, you won’t be a bad person.” The words just fall from my lips, because I couldn’t think of Nathaniel while she was talking with me.

All I was thinking about was her, who she would be. Her golden heart could never be tainted black, it’s impossible for her to be a bad person, but I can not say the same for her beast of a mate.

“You think so?” The hope filling her eyes makes my heart clench. She can’t go back to him, she just can’t.

“Yes, but that doesn’t mean that Nathaniel is the same.” I shake my head and her small smile falls, “Why not? He’s not different than before I knew what he was.” She shrugs, but the desperation in her eyes makes my insides turn cold.

“You’ve seen him after you ran?” I grit out, sounding a little bit too mad.

“He came to see me in the middle of the night, there’s nothing wrong with that.” She shrugs, “Did he stay?”, “No, what is with all of the questions? Are you jealous?” She stares at me with wide eyes, “No.” I scoff, looking in front of me.

I am jealous, but I have no right to be. I am not allowed to be jealous anymore, I am no longer her mate, but how can I not be jealous?

She is gorgeous and she owns my heart, for real, it wasn’t something formed by magic. It was a normal love, not an obligated one.

“I’m just worried about your safety, nothing else.” I shrug and she hums, nodding. I glance at her from the side of my eye before I face her again. I gather all the courage I have as I inhale a deep breath, “Come home. Please, it’s safer and I will do it this time, I swear I will.” I beg and her eyebrows furrow together, “What?” She asks confused, “I’ll reject Tiffany, we can go back to our old lives, we could be happy like we once were, just say yes and be with me.” I sound ridiculous, but I need her to listen to me, I need her to say yes.

“Nick…” she shakes her head, her lips pressed into a thin line, “Are you still obsessed with me?” She tilts her head innocently to the side.

My mouth open before I clamp it shut again, “No, I’m not obsessed with you.” I grit out.

Obsessed is not what I would call my love for her, she is making me sound like a psychopath.

“Then what? I thought we were finally becoming friends again and now you want me back?” She turns her upper body to me, clinging to the container in her hands.

“I still love you, my feelings for you isn’t an obsession, it’s true love and you know that. ” I sigh, scoffing.

“I know you feel the same, we really cared and loved for one another, it wasn’t magic that bonded us, can’t you see that?”

“I can, but it doesn’t mean I want to be with you again just because our feelings weren’t formed out of a magic bond.” She snaps.

“Peaches, come on. You and me against the world, we can do it again.” I try to convince her to be with me, “I’ll do better, I’ll keep you safe if he wants to hurt you.”

She scoffs as she stands up, shaking her head, “My dear delusional Nick, first off, I do not want to be with you, not now and not ever again. Second, you won’t be able to save me, because you’ll be dead and I won’t cry for years, maybe weeks, but I wouldn’t lose sleep over you. You hurt me and I forgave you because we’re friends and I understood why you did it, but don’t ever ask me to go back to your pack. It’s no longer my home so stop asking.” she seethes and I just stare up at her with a blank expression.

She couldn’t mean all of that, could she? Some part of her misses me, I know it.

“I miss you Jessica.” I reach for her hand but she steps back, glaring down at me, “Don’t touch me.” She grits out.