The Alpha Female’s Second Chance Mate

Chapter 5

No matter how brave I was feeling about going back to school I was not going back today. Tomorrow was soon enough but that meant I had the rest of the day to do nothing. But the problem with physically doing nothing is that my brain has plenty of time to think. Thinking was what I really wanted to avoid doing. Thinking made my heart start to hurt again.

Not only did my boyfriend betray me but my best friend did too. Tomorrow I was going to ask my unmated friends to go to the ball with me. But that would not include Sarah, even though she would normally be the first person I would call. I had other friends but none I was as close with as I had been with Sarah. I lost the two most important people in my life, aside from my parents, all at once.

Although I would move on with my life, like I had told James earlier, it wasn’t going to be easy. I would have to see the both of them every day at school for the next two months. It would be especially hard because Sarah had made it sound like she had done all of this so she could be his chosen mate. How messed up is that?

Then there was the ball. Would James and Sarah go to the ball together? Based on how Sarah had acted when I found them together, she thinks they’re going to be a couple now which means they would go to the ball together. But James didn’t seem all that attached to her when he had pushed her away from him. Did James throw away our whole relationship for someone he didn’t even care about? Or would they really become a couple now? I guess only time would tell.

My thoughts kept me pretty occupied for the rest of the day and for most of the night. I finally fell asleep around midnight but was glad to see that the dark circles under my eyes weren’t too bad the next morning. They could easily be covered with a little makeup.

I was nervous about potentially seeing James and Sarah at school today but decided that I needed some armor to make it through the day. Some simple makeup covered the dark circles and the cat eye eyeliner made my eyes pop. A black cropped tee with skinny jeans and converse seemed a little too casual but maybe that was good. Maybe it would show that was normal and k was completely unaffected by them. But maybe too casual.

I ended up changing my clothes at least five times. I settled for the same skinny jeans I started with but chose a white cropped halter top and white converse. Still simple but a little more form-fitting. I deemed it to be perfect.

I flew downstairs where my mom handed me a breakfast sandwich and a coffee to-go as I was racing out the door. I hopped into my car and sped away toward school. Where I sat in the parking lot for a while taking some deep breathes before throwing my hair into a high pony and climbing out of my car. My ponytail swayed behind me in time with the sway of my hips as I walked right up to my usual friend group.

They all stared at me in shock as I stood there sipping my coffee. “What?” “We didn’t expect you to be here.” Paige, a beautiful blond, was the first to recover from her shock. “Why wouldn’t I be here? I’m not the one who messed up and I have nothing to be ashamed about.” “What do you mean? Sarah told us that you rejected James.” “Yes Paige I did. But did Sarah tell any of you why?” Paige, Cami, and Chloe all shook their heads no. “Well apparently James and Sarah have been sleeping together for years. And I caught them in the act and rejected James. Unfortunately he won’t man up and accept the rejection.”

There was a loud gasp and I realized it wasn’t just my friends that had reacted. When I turned around there was a group of people who had clearly been listening in to our conversation. “Yep, that was my reaction too. Glad I didn’t get that tattoo of his name he had wanted me to get.” A couple people in the crowd chuckled before dispersing.

And standing right behind all those people were Sarah and James. James looked like he had finally showered but his clothes were wrinkled and he looked like he hadn’t slept in days. Sarah looked like she was trying to be a h**ker. Her dress was so tight it looked like her boobs were going to pop and it was so short I could see the underside of her butt cheeks.

“What in the world are you wearing Sarah?” I giggled a little while I asked her this question and her cheeks turned pink. “I am wearing a dress that is appropriate for someone dating an Alpha. Now that James and I are together I need to dress the part. Something you never understood.” “What part are you dressing for? H**ker?” I scoffed at her before turning away.

“Ava please can we just talk?” James had come after me and grabbed my elbow. “Is it to talk about you accepting my rejection?” “No, I want to talk to you and work this out.” “Then we have nothing to talk about. Cause we won’t be working this out”

I pulled my arm from James’ grip and sped walked to catch up to my friends. Linking my arms with Chloe and Paige I asked all of them, “Would you three ladies like to go to the mating ball with me? Seeing as how none of us have mates?” All three of them chimed in that that was a great idea. “Oh great! I feel so much better about it knowing I won’t have to walk in there alone.” Paige squeezed my arm with hers and said, “ Oh honey, I’m so sorry that all of this is happening to you. But we would never let you go through this alone. And if you still want to go to the mating ball then we are going to make sure that you are the prettiest girl there!”

We continued on to our first hour class in a fit of giggles. I was grateful that James wasn’t in my first hour class but unfortunately Sarah still was. Sarah spent the whole hour looking high and mighty and trying not to flash everyone from either end.

But something actually interesting happened. Throughout the day, several guys approached me. All of them telling me how much of an i***t James was and giving me their number if I needed a rebound date or a shoulder to cry on. James and I had been dating since we were fifteen so I had never had the chance to date anyone else. Maybe that would change. Unfortunately neither Sarah nor James got to hear any of my new suitors, but I was excited by how many had asked to dance with me at the ball this weekend. Maybe the ball wouldn’t be a total disaster.

The rest of the week went by in a blur. James continued to pursue me and Sarah continued to be nasty to me and act hurt by James wanting me back. I was strong during the day but at night I was plagued by nightmares of James and Sarah in bed together. I would find myself waking up in the night covered in sweat and weeping for the relationships I had lost.