The Beta and her Alpha

Chapter 4 - Mate.

Alice POV

    The frustration rolling off Zane is over bearing and the disappointment rolling off me in waves were just as strong. I have been hiding in my room for about a week and I avoid him at school. I don’t think he knows that I smelled Lesley's sent on him with the mix of arousal and I smelled it on her as well during the fight. That’s why I broke her bones. I would’ve stuck to punches and jabs here and there strong enough to make her submit but, I was so pissed I couldn't control myself like I usually could.  And now because we don't have our wolves yet, she will heal slower. Not as slow as a human but almost. Good, she deserved it for all the crap she has caused. She honestly thinks in her delusional brain that she would be a chosen mate, that someone would actually choose her? And for her to think it'd be an alpha? HA! She'd never be my Luna.    I rolled out of bed and walked towards my closet to pick out my clothes before a shower. I picked out a white t-shirt and black ripped jeans and my white air force 1's. Its 6am and I needed to get ready for school. Its Friday and exactly a week before Zane and I's birthday. Now I kind of wanted to find my mate so I could forget my feelings for Zane and go back to a friendship like when we were little. Getting older sucked, we had grown feelings for one another and it got messy. Now I think it's beyond repair at this point. It was a respect thing for not only me but his future mate. How would she feel if she knew he messed around with me and that sk*nk. The boiling hot water falling from the shower head relaxed me a little. I washed quickly and got dressed giving my self a little glance in my mirror then throwing my hair in a messy bun then running out the door. By the time I got into my car it was almost 7am. I decided to stop at a local coffee shop to grab an iced coffee and a breakfast sandwich before school.

    I got to the school early so I went to my locker putting all my belongings in there and only keeping out what I needed for the first few periods because my classes were on the other side of the school. 

    "Aliiiiiceeeeee" My human friend, Jesenia yelled down the hallway.

    "Hey girl!" I put on a fake smile trying to hide everything that has been going on. "How was your weekend?" i ask hoping to distract myself from my own thoughts.

    "It would have been better if we actually hung out on the weekends but I understand that your family has things to do. I just want one weekend with you! Buuuut, i hung out with Garret!"

Garret a human boy she has the biggest crush on. Besides the high ranking handsome guys from the pack he ranks up there with them on the hotness scale so this is big for her.

    "OMG, how did it go?" I can't believe I just said omg but I mean let's fit the part a little. Plus, I am really happy for her!

"Does dinner and a movie date this weekend sound like it went well?" she giggled 

"No way! You are dating now! I'm so happy for you!" I bet being human is way easier than being a wolf. No worrying about a mate bond or upsetting anyone for pre mate hooking up. Not that I'm really looking for my mate, but I'm going to need to find him when I take my place as Beta and now with all the drama, a mate doesn't sound to bad.

    "Thanks girl! Maybe when you finally decide to give dating a try, we could double date!"

    I cringed inwardly at the thought of dating because that meant finding my mate. I tried to hide my reaction and smiled at her and replied. "Eventually I'll give in, just not right now."

    The bell rang interrupting my thoughts and our conversation. We gave each other a hug than shuffled opposite ways to our classes. My first class was with Zane but I sat on the other side of the room and closer to the front to avoid looking at him as he sat in the middle row on the far left now. I switched with a human girl. She was more than happy to take my seat next to the hottest guy in school. It was a win-win situation. English was easy and I really didn't need a front row seat because now I can't just sit on my phone and ignore the world but oh well. Beggars can't be choosers at this point. The bell pulled me out of my reverie and I jolted up and ran out of the room. The rest of the day was like this. Lunch was fun though. I got to see all my human friends. It allowed me to forget my own issues and listened to all of their drama and keeping up with who was sleeping with who. That's when Lesley and Zane were brought up. I immediately got up and walked out of the cafeteria. Blurred vision and seeing red. Why did it bother me this much. I mean I hate her and i always believe Zane deserved the world but now with how he has been treating me, maybe I had a lapse of poor judgement. Puberty really does change a wolf. Maybe I just had to let go. 

    I floated through the hallways with a heavy heart anchoring me to the ground. The rest of the day was shitty. I bolted to my car after the final bell. I had all my homework collected in one folder all day and the books that I needed along with it. So I bolted back to the pack house. I stopped in the beta kitchen grabbing a a few things to snack on that were light so I didn't puke and ran to my room locking it behind me. I did NOT want any visitors at all. I changed my pants to sweats and did my homework while snacking then threw on some running shoes. I need to go for a run to let off some steam. I put my air pods in and put my phone in the arm strap. I walked out the back of the pack house to stretch and warm up and I hit the bags for a few minutes. Right before I walked to the trails I felt someone tap my shoulder. i turned around to meet a chest and a familiar scent. I looked up and met a bright green pair of eyes I've grown very familiar with. 

    "Zane.." I say breathy.

    "Alice can we please talk? I'm going insane anymore without you around." He pleads

    "Yeah, we can talk over at the picnic table before I head out for a run."

    We walked over to the table and sat down both letting out a nervous sigh. Eyeing each other up trying to gauge where this conversation may lead to.

    "I'm so so so sorry Alice. I wasn't expecting all this to happen. I was so upset that I couldn't go with you this trip because we've grown up and both of our parents want to make sure that we don't hook up and ruin our chances with our mates. I was up late drinking and playing video games in the rec missing you more than normal for some reason and that's when Lesley showed up and offered to listen to me and that's when things went downhill. I never meant for that to happen and now she is saying she feels the mate pull towards me and I figured it was because I'm alpha blood and that tends to happen so we did hook up. But, then Rj made me realize that I'm a f*****g i***t and that I would've felt the mate pull too and not just her. I fell for her games and possibly ruined a perfectly amazing friendship with my future beta and childhood bestfriend and also my Luna, my mate."

    "Rj is right, you are an i***t for not realizing that. I missed you too, but you always could've come to the cabin for the day. It's only 45 minutes away. You picked me up a day early remember? And yes your mate may be upset but she's your mate and no other woman could amount to her once you guys complete the mate bond. She will be hurt but I don't think she'll reject you, especially if it's someone from another pack. If it's someone you know you'll probably be screwed." I replied firmly.

    "Well..." he paused taking a deep breath looking away. "Rj said that everyone knows that you are my mate besides us. That we are both blind to the pull we have felt all our lives."

    "That is a lot to take in and if i am your mate, your Luna, I'd need time to heal and process everything at hand. I will think about it as if they are correct and I'll think about it as if they work wrong. But, now I really need to run because this is all too much for me anymore with out a release. I'll talk to you later Zane." And with that I took off into the woods on the one trail I've grown to love.    I ran for a good hour before heading back. It was getting close to dinner time and I was starving. But, I did think of what I were to do if I were his mate and how I'd feel if I was and wasn't his mate. The situation was so much clearer after my run. Happy to be making up with Zane because I've missed him. He was an i***t and hurt me a little but, we have been friends since we were pups. I can't just let him go but, I wasn't going to make easy for him to be close to me again. I would hide how happy I was for a while to torture him.

 I reached the pack house and went to my room to take a nice hot shower. I put on pj's cause I wasn't dressing up just for a few more hours before bed plus these ones were cute. I let my long wet hair hang down to dry naturally after I brushed it. I took out my contacts and put on my glasses to make it easier for bed time. I gave my self a one over in the mirror slipped on my slipper and went to head to the kitchen.

When I reached the kitchen dinner was just about done. I was soo ready for food! It was barbeque night! I eyed all the food. I decided on some ribs and a cheese burger. I sat in the pack dining hall rather than isolate and as I walked in all eyes were on me like they new something. Alpha Mark waved me over.

 uh oh.

     "Alpha Mark" I nod in respect.

    He motioned for me to sit and so I did.

    "Alice, Zane just shifted early. The moon goddess wants him to find his mate early for what ever reason." He informed me a bit concerned. "Is there anything that has been going on that you think may have triggered this?" He asked again the same concern in his tone.

    "We have had a rocky past week and he did stuff with a female that I don't get along with but, it seems that he was tricked into most of it. I'm guessing the moon goddess wants the drama to end. But what if his mate hasn't shifted yet? would he be able to find her without her shifting as well?" I replied with the same concern.

    He looked at me as if he knew that I was implying him being my mate. He thought for a moment before he replied. "He can yes, he will feel the pull but the other will not until she shifts but at least he can befriend who ever it may be and create a relationship before she shifts making it easier on the mate bond."

    "Couldn't he also just tell her if it's another she-wolf? Then again if she's too young it may be weird so I guess it's case by case huh?" I asked and answered my own question and put my finger to my mouth in thought. 

 Alpha Mark smiled and let out a little giggle. " Your are gonna be a great high rank Alice. I talked to you because you are the closest to Zane besides RJ but you are higher rank so I wanted to pick your brain." he was oddly vague in my title making me feel weird. But we fell into a comfortable silence and started eating just as luna Jane sat down next to alpha Mark across from me beaming from ear to ear I'm guessing a proud mama moment.

    Just then Zane bursts threw the door making the whole pack stare at him.

"Mate."