Alphas Muted Mate

Chapter12

***Ivy***

The rest of the evening, Brandon's attention was on me. He helped me clean up from dinner, seeing as no one did after I came outside.

We laughed as he teased me. We had a water fight which started cause he splashed me, so I sprayed him with the sprayer. I ended up with soap in my hair, and he was soaked as I wouldn't give up my choice of weapon.

I was the one to surrender first. Laughing he pulled me into his arms, he kissed me, pressing his forehead to mine, and he began to sway us back and forth, as we ended up dancing in the kitchen, even with our soaked clothes. My heart squeezed in my chest, knowing this was how he normally is, or was. My wolf was so content she even came forward, loving the attention we were receiving from our mate.

No one else mattered at that moment, it was just us two again.

. His mother came into the kitchen once, trying to get him to come out to the living room, but he simply told her no, he was helping me. It warmed my heart. The feeling of his putting me fist filled me with warmth,

Betty came in a few minutes after the first time, saying she helped Clarissa up to bed and that she would be retiring for the night. Brandon wished her a good night, but nothing more.

I didnt miss the look she shot me when she left the kitchen, He even stayed the whole night in our bed with me, Clarissa did pull her normal crap but he simply told her no, When she came knocking on the door, In the middle of the night,

I really thought things would be different this time, I thought he was staying true to his words that he spoke on the porch, but how wrong I was.

When i woke up Brandon wasnt in bed, Looking at the time I saw it was almost ten in the moring, I normally dont sleep late but i haven't been sleeping since he started to sleep in the other room with her, My nights would consit of tossing an turning my thoughts would wonder if they were doing more the sleeping, was he holding her was she cuddle up to him?

Shaking my head, I remember today we were to spend it together, he had off, and he promised me last night, With a rush of excitement running through me i launched out of bed.

Realizing I was still completely naked, I couldn't help the smile on my face as I thought of last night,

Quickly getting ready, I was practically skipping out of the room, and I went straight for the kitchen where I found Brandon sitting, staring into a cup of coffee,

When he heard me, he looked up. I stopped in my tracks when I saw the look on his face. My stomach dropped, and my heart hurt. He was going to change his mind, I can see it already,

He stood coming towards me, but I held my hand up, I shook my head, closing my eyes tight, I could already feel the tears building as they stung, I heard him sigh, "Ivy." He started,

"Dont," My hands moved before I even opened my eyes, I didnt want to look at him, "You promised."

"She is pregnant, Ivy. She has no one to help her. You know this,"

Brandon says,

But she does have others, he parents live here still. I never understood why they always say that she has no one, when her whole family lives in the pack. How could he change his mind so fast? I look around the kitchen as flashes from last night run through my head, He told her no last night, even told his mother no, but now this morning he changed his mind.

"Please, Brand," I sign to him, I begging him, I just wanted to spend the morning with him, maybe go to breakfast, then take a trip over to the lake for a few hours. He promised is all i can keep thinking, But yet again, here we are fighting over her.

"Im sorry, Ivy. She has an appointment, that's why I was off today, I had already agreed to take her, Mom reminded me this morning, it won't take all day. I will come back and we can go somewhere just the two of us,"

"Did anything you said last night have any truth to it? Or did you just say it to smooth things over?" I asked him, my hand smacking as I signed,

He jerked his head back like I had slapped him, his eyes narrowing,

"Ivy, how could you ask me that? Yes, it was all true, I just forgot about this."

"Then have her parents take her or your mother. You promised me, Brand, how can you break it?"

"I already told you I cant, I have to take Clarissia for a check-up, I don't understand why it's so hard for you to understand that im all she has."

He yells, doing a complete flip in moods, He is glaring at me like i said something wrong, My wolf whimpers as she feels the anger rolling off our mate.

I step back at his words. It felt like someone stabbed me right in the chest,

"But she has her parents and Betty."

He scoffs,

"She needs me, Ivy. Im sorry you cant get over your issue," he all but snarls at me,

My issue? How is it my issue, Im not the one taking care of another while hurting my mate.

"What about me? You are my family here, I have no others here, am I not important to you anymore?" I said through the link cause my hands were shaking to bad from his words I felt the first ear slowly roll down my cheek,and the same lump in my throat every time he chooses her over me.

His face softens when he sees this. His shoulder drops, moving closer, he reaches out for me, but I take a step back, shaking my head,

"Dont," I tell him,

He lets out a soft sigh. Moving again, He grabs my wrist, his grip is soft and tender as he pulls me to him. His arms slide around me,

His scent hits my nose, I hold in the sob, so instead I rest my forehead against his chest,

I can feel his hands on my back.

"Im sorry, Ivy, you are important to me, you are my mate, my one and only, I didnt mean to make you cry."

His lips touch the top of my head. I miss him so much, and we live together.

"Bran,"

I suck in a breath at the sound of her voice,

"Im ready when you are." She comes into the kitchen, I move my head so I can see her. She looks from him to me,

"Oh, am I interrupting?"

I was about to tell her yes, but she winced as she grabbed her belly. Brandon let go of me, rushing to her side. "Clarissia"

His hands shot out to support her, "Are you alright?'

The concern in his voice makes my stomach turn. My wolf whimpers in my head as we watch our mate attend to another.

"Yeah, just this little one wiggling this morning," She smiles up at him, "Always the sweetest," She practically purrs at him,

Brandon clears his throat, stepping back, "Give me a minute."

Walking back over to me, he kisses my head, "I will see you when we get back, I promise we will go somewhere just you and me."

I dont say anything. Just stand there watching him walk out with her as she clings to his arm, leaning on him, throwing a smug smile over her shoulder at me,

Just then, Betty comes into the kitchen, I dont look at her, my eyes stay on the doorway that my mate and another woman just walked out of.

"Do you see now? or should i have to spell it out for you?"

My eyes slowly move to her, She has the same smug look on her face. And that when I know I need to leave, I refuse to stay here any longer,