The Wrong Alpha - A Twist Of Fate?
The Wrong Alpha – A Twist Of Fate? Chapter 76

I felt a little bad, Knox seemed a little offended by me brushing him off when he asked me for a swim, but swimming didn’t really seem like a good idea today…plus I had my hair loose now too and it would dry all funny…

“You ok Lilah?” I heard Manuel call across from the disposable grills he had set up slightly apart from where we had all been sitting.

I got myself up, grabbing a couple of cans of soda and went over to join him. Feeling bad he’d been left on his own, not that he seemed to mind, he looked like he was quite happy to chill out at the grills, listening to the music he had playing on his phone.

“Yeah I’m good, you? I brought you a drink” I smile, offering him the can.

He smiles awkwardly. I kind of gathered he isn’t too good around women, which I have to say I replace really sweet as so many guys I came across were cocky and sleazy. “Thanks hunni” he says.

“The meat is smelling real good” I tell him “you want any help?”

He looks surprised at my offer “nah I think I’m good, but thanks though, you like to cook?”

“Hmm a little, I do help my papa on the grill on the summer though” I smile at the memories as I remember many summers from being a small girl and my dad replaceing little ways I could help out while he grilled meat for our BBQs in our garden. “He cooks some mean food on there”

“ah same as mine then, that’s where I learnt too, him and my grandpops” he had an affectionate smile on his face too so I wondered if he too was recalling memories of childhood.

“See my papa never got a son so he had to make do with me” I joke.

Manuel looks at me with a smile “I’m sure he’s more than happy with you hunni”

“Aww you being nice Manuel” I poke him lightly, again he smiles awkwardly “he may be happy but I’m sure he wanted a son to inherit the Beta role” I explain.

“Ah never thought of that…but still I’m sure you make your papa proud angel” he said, I look up to him, touched by his affection, being friends with these guys could be good for me, I smile at him and he leans down to wrap his arm round my shoulder giving me an awkward hug. Bless him….

“You and Gabe are cousins right?” I look to him.

He laughs “oh yeah, can’t escape them!” I see him grinning at me, I can clearly see he loves his family as much as Gabe.

“our mums are sisters, both crazy girls or would they say they were unlucky being mated into the big Latina families they were” he jokes. “Massive families, lots of tradition, always around each others, but one thing I can’t complain about, is lots of people…. Lots of love…lots of fun….” He smiles “always someone there….so it’s like you have your mum and dad and their kids, then the rest of the family is simply an extension of that…. Hectic homes…. Full of laughter and love….” He explains with a laugh.

I smile, that does sound good. I can see how Gabe ended up the way he did, though I do wonder why Manuel is as shy as he is….

“Sounds fun” I smile watching him as he tends to the meat on the grill with such concentration.

“At times…other times I swear you just want peace chica…” I had to smile again as I think that was the first time I’d heard him use the term that Gabe frequently used.

“Peace is always good I have to agree with that…. Though lately I have to say the company I had has been a big difference too….” I quietly say, wondering if he’d get the reference to himself and the other guys.

He looks shyly at me, a smile on his face “hey that’s what friends are for right, and that what we are now Lilah, don’t forget that”

“Oi Manuel, you chatting Lilah up there? You best have some food sorted for me, big hungry wolf approaching!!” Gabe yelled as he came splashing out of the water. I saw Manuel blush.

“Sorry, I..I wasn’t…” he said to me, suddenly avoiding eye contact with me. Bless him, I had enjoyed chatting to him and his douche of a cousin had made him awkward again.

I put my hand on his arm “I know silly” I smile “you were being my friend and I’m good with that” I begin to walk away to one of the seats and notice the others are walking out of the water.

Ooooohhh….. Knox has no shirt on….. that dude is chiselled to f**k!!…. I watched him as he walked up the beach area, his hair dripping with water from the lake, I swear he looks like an advert for baywatch or something…. His eyes met mine just for a brief second……. s**t look away… he saw me Looking….noooo!!

I felt stupid now for being caught out looking at him…he was just in my line of sight is all…. Though he did look good…..but he is an Alpha he has to be in shape……

Indie was suddenly in front of me, “Hey you, you didn’t come for a swim!” She wrapped herself in a towel to dry her self off before Dan was suddenly behind her, putting his hands to her waist and lifting her as he sat down, placing her onto his knee in the chair beside me.

“Ah didn’t fancy it. Thought I’d sunbathe. It’s nice up here though” I say smiling at Dan.

“Yeah always somewhere we love to come hang out in the summer, have done since growing up, think most of our pack learnt to swim in the lake” he smiled.

I noticed Knox approaching, along with Jake, Gabe and Manuel bringing platefuls of food with them. They placed the plates on the floor in front of the seats for us all to be able to help ourselves too.

“Mmm that looks good Manuel, your papa and grandpapa taught you good!” I say to him with a smile, looking at the various cuts of meat he’d grilled on the disposable grills we’d brought with us while everyone else messed around in the lake.

“Awww grandpapi is the best on the grill chica, seriously, his steaks are to die for!” Gabe looks to me with animation clear in his voice.

“You don’t get Gabe to help though” Manuel teases.

Gabe feigns shock, laughing “I’m Not that bad!”

“Dude the steaks weren’t even recognisable as steaks, the chicken pieces you cooked we thought were pieces of coal….” Manuel grins at his cousin.