Taming The Alpha's Daughter

Kiss and Tell

I woke up Tuesday morning feeling like I had been run over by a truck. On top of that I barely had a voice. I sounded like a teenage boy going through puberty. 

Shawn is a super early riser and a total morning person. He doesn’t even drink coffee. Its f*****g sickening. He was already up and dressed and trying to make me get up too early.

I wish I had super powers to light him on fire with my eyes. But then I felt guilty. I love my Shawn, I don’t want anything bad to happen to him. He’s my baby. I got up and gave him kisses and hugs and he looked at me strange.

I showered and walked to my closet, Shawn feeling all over my ass while I was in my towel looking for clothes. We had a quickie in my closet. It was spectacular but short. I chose a short tight white dress with red flowers. Shawn started kissing all over me again, but I told him we would be late to school. 

We ended up having another quickie in the car and being a little late to school. 

That’s compromise.

He complained about my ice coffee again. I ignored him. But not for long. Because he’s irresistible. 

Because we were late for school, I wasn’t aware of the shitstorm that was brewing. I found out in my class before lunch when Bentley refused to look or speak to me. 

Fine, whatever. Two can play that game, asshole.

When lunch came, s**t exploded.

I walked into the cafeteria and Mar and Nicky were there. They had  worried looks on their faces.

I went up and got my fries before I lost my appetite and then sat down with them.

“Ok, what the hell is going on?” I asked Mar.

“Oh Goddess girl. You missed it. Danielle and Bentley had a major fight this morning in the hallway! It was f*****g B-A-D. BAD!” She said. Yeah, Mar. I know how to spell.

“Oh no.” I tried to act like I gave a flying s**t, but I couldn’t hide my lack of concern. Both of them were on my last nerve to be honest. “What was it about?”

Nicky laughed. “You!”

I looked at him and furrowed my brows. In fact my brows probably almost touched my nose. “ME?!”

“Oh yea! I guess they had a fight last night and she said that you said some stuff in the bathroom to kinda make her feel better and then Bentley basically blew up and made her feel like s**t! I wouldn’t be surprised if she goes home” Nicky said with a smirk. 

Why was this so funny to him? Yea Bentley was a complete shithead- Earlier I was hoping he would fall out a window and break something so his football career would be over just so I could laugh. But he was still a person with feelings.

Fuck, I’m toxic.

“Can you imagine? She’s only been here like 3 days! And she’s already going home? Hope he’s got a second chance mate out there.” Mar said, shaking her head.

My heart stung hearing that. I didn’t want Bentley to hurt like that. I knew what it was like to go through a rejection. Granted I was the rejecter, but it was still painful and traumatizing. I didn’t want any of my friends to go through that. I loved them.

“Where’s Bentley?” I asked, almost sounding exhausted.

“I don’t know. Didn’t you just have class with him?” Nicky said.

“GIRL! YOU’RE MARKED!” Mar yells. Everyone turns and looks at us. I feel my face turn bright red.

I sighed.

‘Bentley, where are you?’ I mindlinked him.

‘Just leave me alone, Xan.’ He linked. f*****g child.

‘Bentley, if you don’t tell me, I’m sending a guard to find you and I’m having them put you in the dungeon again for disobeying an Alpha’s order.’ I threatened. It was bullshit. And he would know it.

‘Bullshit. You’re not even Alpha yet.’ 

Dammit. I knew it.

‘Bents. Please?’ I laid it on thick now.

‘Fine. I’m in the library.’ He said, annoyed.

Library? The f**k? I guess it would be the perfect place for him to hide. NO ONE would think to look for him there. 

The dumbass.

I reached down and shoved a handful of fries in my mouth.

“Wow, Xan. That’s sexy!” Nicky said. Mar giggled.

‘I’ll be right back. I need to talk to the big dumbass. Don’t let my man leave this room. Alpha’s orders.’ I mindlink Mar since my mouth is completely full.

I walk to the library, sweating. Ugh, I hate sweating.

I get there and don’t see him. I walk all the way to the back and see him in the back corner sitting on the floor near a shelf. I walk over and sit next to him.

He looks over at me but doesn’t say anything. I smile at him. He looks back down so I lean against his arm.

“I wanted her to be like you, Xan. I thought if I just gave her time, she would turn out like you. But no one is going to be like you, huh?” He’s looking away.

I shake my head.

“I convinced myself since we were kids that we were so close, we had to be mates. I just felt it. I waited and waited. When I met Danielle, I was so disappointed.”

“You shouldn’t be. She seems like such a good girl. You have to get to know her though.”

“But she isn’t what I wanted.” Bentley argues.

“Bentley, the Moon Goddess doesn’t give us what we want. She gives us what we need. There’s a reason she gave you Danielle.” I stare up at Bentley.

“How do I know it wasn’t to prove to me that I needed you more?” He said.

I looked at him confused.

“Well she gave you that rogue piece of s**t right?” He says. I get a shiver down my spine. It makes me think back to Dustin and the fact that he’s still out there alive somewhere.

“Yes, but I rejected him because our mate bond was weak. We barely had a connection.” I said.

“But how do you know it wasn’t to prove to you that it was because you didn’t need a mate.” He said.

I don’t know what to say to that. It makes me feel a little sick to my stomach because it sounds like something Dustin would say.

“But I met Shawn 2 weeks after. Clearly I did.” I said.

“But what if you hadn’t rejected him? What if you just ignored him? You would have pushed him away and weakened the mate bond instead over time. Then there would have been a chance for you and me.” He’s staring into my eyes now, a small shimmer of desperation is there.

“Bentley, I don't know how else to put this. But I don’t like you like that. Your my best-”

“Oh cut the s**t, Xannie. All the times you slept next to me, cuddling up to me, kissing me, touching me, even now holding onto me. I know you care about me. I was afraid to cross the line and ruin our friendship, but dammit being with Danielle makes me realize how much I want to be with you.” He grabs my hand.

I scoot myself back. I don’t know whether to laugh at him or punch him in his face. 

“I think you have read into this way too deep.” I say pulling my hand away.

He looks at my face stunned, searching for a sign that I will admit I feel the same. But he won’t find it. 

I will admit that there may have been s****l tension between us at times, but never enough to act upon. Hell there’s been s****l tension between me and Pete, me and Nicky, even me and Mar. We’re teenagers! Its called hormones! But I love all of them and respect them. I respect the boundaries I have with them and the friendships we carry. I would never in my life jeopardize my little family for some d**k. Or in Mar’s case, a hot piece of ass.

Bentley hasn’t thought this through. He’s just upset and frustrated. I won’t push him away. But this isn’t ok.

“Bentley, I’m going to go back to lunch. I’m gonna act like this entire conversation didn’t happen because I love you and I would be lost without you as my friend. Please don’t put me in this spot again, ok?” I say looking down.

“Xan, Please. Can you just do me one favor?” He mumbles. Almost whispers.

I look at him chewing my lip. He’s made me nervous now with his confessions. I’m terrified what is going to come out of his mouth next. “What, Bent?” I also almost whisper.

He leans over to me, grabs my face and kisses me. Just presses his lips onto mine, holding my cheek with his giant hand. For a moment, I’m too stunned to even act. Then it hits me what is happening and I pull away. I push myself away from him completely and scramble to my feet. I basically run out of the library, wiping my mouth and my cheek. I can feel myself crying.

I go to the bathroom and stare at myself in the mirror, before starting to cry.

Why is life like this? Why do things always have to change? Why can things just not stay simple and the same?

I splash my face with cold water and straighten up. 

Man up, Alpha. Just get through the rest of this day and we can go home with Shawn.

Oh Goddess. Shawn. The mate bond. Did he feel me cheat on him? I mean, technically I didn’t cheat, I didn’t want to kiss Bentley. 

I should tell him the truth, right?

Oh no. If I tell him the truth, it will be f*****g war!

Why did you do this, Bentley? You just had to drag me into your shitty f*****g problems. I’m your best friend for years and this is how you repay me. Thanks.

‘I’m sorry, Xan. I won’t say nothing to no one. We’ll act like this didn’t happen.’ Bentley links.

It shouldn’t of happened it the first place, f*****g asshole. Goddess, the audacity he has. Daddy should have left his ass in the dungeon for a week. No, a month!

I take a deep breath and head back to lunch. I run into Bentley. We both don’t talk at all, we just walk to lunch together.

When we get to the cafeteria, everyone is there, even Shawn. They’re all playful and laughing but neither I nor Bentley are in the mood. Shawn asks me over and over what’s wrong, I just tell him I don’t feel good.

I can feel Bentley staring at me, guilty as ever. Danielle is at the nurse’s office, apparently with a migraine. 

Me too, girl. Me too.

In Geometry Pete hounds me about what’s wrong. I debate telling him. He’s trustworthy but I told Bentley we would pretend it didn’t happen and I fear that Pete would sneak into his house and murder him and hide his body somewhere.

“I just worry about Bentley.” I say. Pete of course stares at my face and nods. Knowing I’m a terrible liar. He probably knows I kissed Bentley too. 

Whoa, wait! I didn’t kiss Bentley, Bentley kissed me!

At this point it doesn’t even matter.

Maybe Bentley will go live with Danielle and leave us all alone. Dickhead.

I decided to go to study period instead of going to football practice. I don’t know what’s worse, seeing Bentley’s sorry ass face that dragged me into this f*****g mess, or seeing Shawn’s angelic face that deserved 110% better than what I could ever be able to give him.

I put my earbuds in and picked a song, laid my hair out and fell asleep on my desk.

I woke up to someone taking out an earbud.

“HEY!” I yelled.

I heard giggling. 

I open my eyes and there’s my wonderful mate’s face staring at me. He runs his hand over my cheek.

“Did you forget that I have football practice? I know its hard to remember when its a daily occurrence.”  He said with his gorgeous charming smile that made me want to bite his lips.

I turned my face and buried it into my arms on my desk. I groaned.

“Xannie baby. I’m worried about you. Are you ok?” He stroked my hair softly. 

I groaned again. If I looked at him he would kiss me. My lips were tarnished now. They didn’t deserve his kisses.

“Baby, you’re acting strangely. Do you think that maybe you’re um…..” He got close to my ear and whispered “pregnant.”

“NO!” I yelled. It came out muffled but still loud. More giggling from other students.

“Mrs. Hopp, Alexandria seems to be very ill. I think she needs to be seen by the nurse.” Shawn said. I could just imagine his boyishly charming grin.

My head shot up. “I’m fine!” I said.

“Oh, good. Then we can talk!” Shawn said smiling at me.

He and I went out to the hallway. The same place where I confessed my whorish ways last time.

“Please just tell me what’s wrong. I hate seeing you like this.” He pleaded, holding me in his lap. I had my head laying on his shoulder, pouting.

“Fine, Shawn. But I tell you, You can’t say or do anything. No fights, no comments. Nothing. Its like you never even heard me say it. Got it?” I said with ultimate sass.

“For you, any-”

“No, I mean it. Do you understand?” I reiterate. His face fell a little.

“Yes, Xan. I understand.”

“Bentley and Danielle have been fighting a lot lately because he keeps comparing her to me. Then he flat out told her that he wishes that she had been me. That he had wanted me as a mate and not her. He kissed me in the library. I didn’t want it, I pulled away. I’m very upset about it. But I told him that we will act like it didn’t happen because I know he doesn’t mean it. I think all this s**t with Danielle is getting to his head.” I said, very grumpily.

Shawn didn’t say anything for a long time. But I had gotten used to this. He was a thinker. He liked to take everything into account before speaking about it.

“Xan, I don’t want you around him alone anymore. Is that ok to ask?” He said quietly.

I sat up in his lap and looked at his face. He had a guilty look on his face. I could tell he didn’t like asking that, but he had thought this through and felt like it was ok to ask.

“Why?” I ask back. But I already know this answer.

“I don’t feel comfortable with you being around him anymore. I don’t get jealous with you being around other guys, please don’t make me be that way. I’m just asking you this one time. Can you just not be alone with him anymore?” He searched my eyes for anger. But there’s none there. If anything, there’s relief. I thought he would take it harder than this. He always surprises me.

“I can do that for you. I promise.” I tell him. He gives me a weak smile. He’s still bothered by it, but he’s willing to try this out. He leans over to kiss me, and I meet him halfway.

“What kind of guy tells his mate that he wishes she was someone else?” Shawn mumbles.

“Don’t get me started.” I say. “That poor girl has to live with him and listen to that stuff.” 

And then an idea pops into my head! What if Miss Uptight comes and stays at my house and I give her a Dark Moon 101 makeover?

I get up and pull up Shawn.

“Where are we going?” He asks confused.

“The nurse’s office!” I yell.

“I thought you said you were ok.” He says, again confused.

I roll my eyes.