Alpha's Unexpected Mate

I squinted my eyes as the curtains were removed and sunlight poured into my room. "Wake up sweetie. It's 6 AM already. I'm sure you don't want to get late for your flight", my mom chirped. I groaned and pulled the blanket over my head not quite ready to wake up. But then I remembered that today was the day I was supposed move to Martinsburg and start school there. The thought of having a new life with new people in it excited me. 2 months back, when it was my boyfriend, or I should say ex boyfriend Austin's birthday I had planned to make it very special for him. I had baked a cake for him and prepared handmade cards and bought a pair of nike football shoes for him since he loved playing football and was on the school football team. I had decided to surprise him at midnight by showing up at his place. I had a key so I didn't have to knock. I quickly unlocked the front door and walked up the stairs. When I reached his room I slowly turned the door knob as I thought that Austin was asleep. "Surpri-" I was about to shout but was cut off by the horrific view in front of me. Austin was lying butt naked on my best friend, Amanda who was also butt naked. His eyes shot up at me and the shock and horror on his face was evident. Amanda lifted her head and as soon as she saw me her face turned bright red in embarrassment but it was only short lived as a smirk appeared on her face. I could feel the tears forming in my eyes and threatening to spill out. I dropped everything that I was carrying, the cake, gifts and cards as my legs started shaking. My mind went completely blank as I tried to process everything that I saw. Austin got out of the bed and covered himself in a towel as he started walking towards me. I quickly turned around not wanting to even talk to him and started walking away. But before I could walk out of the room he grabbed my arm and turned me towards him. I was fuming with anger and betrayal and his touch was making me feel disgusted. His grip was not so tight so I yanked my arm free and turned around again to leave but this time his hand snaked around my stomach and pulled me close to him making my back pressed against his chest. I struggled to get free from his hold. He took a step back and turned me to look at him. "Please Em. Just let me explain. I'm really sorry I didn't mean to hurt you. I love you and I don't want to lose you. " he said. I couldn't control myself any longer. Before I knew what I was doing my palm landed on his cheeks leaving the mark of my fingers there. That guy had the audacity to say that he loves me after cheating on me with my best friend. "Love? Do you even know what love means? " I shouted. "I'm sorry, Em. P-please let m-me explain", he said without looking up at me. " To hell with you and your sorry. There's nothing left for you to explain. You did what you wanted to. We are over ", I spat at him. His eyes widened in fear. " Emerie please no. Don't leave me", he said bending down on his knees as tears started flowing down his cheeks. "You should've thought that before cheating on me", I said. I didn't want to cry in front of him because I didn't want him to feel that what he did has affected me. But I couldn't control my tears. I had been in a relationship Austin since the past 4 years. I had loved this boy with all my heart. What hurt me more was that my best friend stabbed me in the back. Amanda and I had been best friends since we were 3 years old. She knew every little thing about me. "Seriously Austin? You're shedding your tears for this b***h? She's not even worth it" she said glaring at me. "H-how could you Amanda? You're supposed to be my best friend. How could you do this to me? " I said between sobs. "Did you really think that I'm your best friend? ", she started laughing, " I've always hated you. You've always been miss perfect while I was a nobody. You're everyone's favourite. You're the one with straight As in all the subjects while I struggle to at least get a B. You knew how important the cheer team is for me. You knew how badly I wanted to become the captain but still Mrs. Drew chose you to be the captain", she said looking daggers at me. "But you know how much I requested her to make you the cheer team captain instead of me. She was not willing to listen to me" I protested. "Oh you just didn't try hard enough because you wanted to take that position away from me" she said. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. "Why did you pretend to be my best friend?", I asked trying hard to control the tears that were flowing out of my eyes. " Are you really this dumb, Emerie? I pretended to be your best friend because I wanted to ruin your life in the worst possible way which I just did ", she smirked. Her words felt like someone was continuously stabbing me right in the chest. My world came crashing down. " You see, Emerie. Austin is a guy. He has some physical needs which you were not willing to fulfill. You just wouldn't give him anything else other than kiss and hug. So he had to take up the other option. You were never good enough for him so I had to walk in and take control and show him what a real woman is. Right Austin? " she said in a flirtatious way as her gaze shifted from me to Austin. "No you're not. Emerie is the best thing that ever happened to me. But I too have physical desires and whenever she wasn't around you were practically throwing yourself on me so I couldn't help but give in to my desires", he shouted at her which made Amanda roll her eyes at him. "Whatever. I just had to ruin this loser's life and I did. I don't care how you feel. I'm out of here", she stated nonchalantly and turned towards me,"And you have fun getting over this heartbreak, loser. You so deserved this", she laughed and stormed out of the room. " Emerie please liste-" he started to say while taking a few steps towards me but was cut short by me, "Don't even dare to come anywhere near me you asshole. I don't want to see your face ever again".With that said I walked out of the room. Austin dropped to the floor on his knees and hung his head. I ran towards my house which was just next to Austin's. Yes, we were neighbours which meant I'd have to see him often which I dreaded the most. I ran straight into my mom's room. I felt bad for waking her up but I needed her the most at that moment. She woke up as I jumped into the bed beside her. "Mom why did it have to be me? " I cried. My mom pulled me into a warm hug. "It's okay, sweetie. Tell me what's wrong? " she said while stroking my hair. I told her everything that happened in the past 1 hour. "Why did they do this to me, mom? " I asked trying hard to stop my tears. "He just didn't realise how precious you are, Em", she said. " I don't want to stay here anymore mom. I want to leave this place and start a new life somewhere else", I said determined to leave this place behind. "Are you sure?", mom asked, her eyes filled with concern. "Yes mom", I said lifting my head and looking at her. The only person that I didn't want to leave was my mom. She had me when she was 18 and from what I've heard from her, my dad left her before even knowing that she was pregnant with me. I sighed putting my head on her lap. She started stroking my hair as my eyelids started to feel heavy and sleep consumed me. I sighed as I remembered the incident. I had gone into depression for 1 whole month and couldn't go to school because of the two people who I trusted the most. That was when I had made up my mind that I'll leave this place and move to Martinsburg and start a new life there. Just a few more hours and I'll say goodbye to this place. I got out of the bed and went into the washroom to brush and get a quick shower. I felt energised as the warm water ran down my body. I dried my hair quickly and tied it up in a messy bun not wanting to get late. I wore a light blue sundress and a pair of flats to stay comfortable for the journey. I heard a knock on the door and quickly went down to open it. Standing in front of me was Austin. I seethed in anger at the very sight of him. "Please Emerie, don't go. Just give me one last chance to make it right", he begged. " How dare you show up at my place? Get the hell out of here right now", I growled and banged the door shut on his face. I quickly ran to the washroom not being able to control my anger any longer. As soon as I locked the washroom door behind me I took a quick glance at myself in the mirror. For once I thought my eyes flashed gold. But it went away as quickly as it came. I washed my eyes. What on earth was wrong with me? I must be imagining things. "Hurry up, dear. It's time for us to leave", my mom's voice rang from outside. Without wasting any more time I went out of the washroom. I and my mom loaded all my boxes in the car's trunk once I made sure I had taken all the essential things. I turned back and looked at my house for one last time as tears started pooling in my eyes. I'm going to miss this place like anything. Soon we drove off to the airport. Before boarding the plane I looked at my mom as tears filled my eyes. I pulled her into a bone crushing hug as I sobbed in her arms. " It's okay, little one. Don't you worry. You're not getting rid of me that easily", she joked in an attempt to lighten my mood. I gave her a half hearted smile before pulling away from her arms. "And I'll be visiting you every weekend and soon I'll shift to Martinsburg", she said with a wink. " I'll miss you mom", I said hugging her once more. "I'll miss you too my baby", she said and this time it was her who couldn't control the tears. The flight took off shortly after. I looked down at my hometown for one last time and sighed as I was sure that I'll never come back here. A new journey awaits for me from now on. Martinsburg here I come!