Alphas Muted Mate

Chapter9

***Ivy***

"Ivy," I hear her calling my name, I want to scream every time i hear it come from her, I didn't move or say anything back, She calls me again, Maybe if i dont move she will stop, Waiting a few seconds, I almost fist pump when i dont hear her right away, but groan internally when she now is screaming my name,

Sighing, I get up, coming out of my hiding spot in the kitchen, I move slowly to the living room, knowing that is where she is, most likely lounging on the couch with her feet up as if she is some kind od royalty.

Reaching the doorway, way she is about to yell for me again, I clear my throat. Her head snaps in my direction,

"Oh, there you are finally, did you not hear me calling you for the last ten minutes?" She snips,

The whole bloody pack could hear your horrid voice, I think to myself,

She huffs when I do not say anything, She is about to open her mouth when my front door opens and my lovely mother-in-law waltzes in like she owns the place,

Her eyes land on Clarssia as she drops her bag and hurries across the room,

"My dear, why is it I can hear you yelling from outside?" She says as she rounds the couch, her voice is soft, like there is a screaming child in here.

Well, in truth, there is,

Clarissa burst into tears and sobs,

"I was calling for Ivy, but she was ignoring me... and.... i thought no one was here..." She sobs out.

"Oh dear, calm down," Betty wraps her arms around her, "Its not good for the baby if you are upset, should i call Brandon to come home?"

This is how it has been for the last two months, When Brandon announced that she will be staying with us, everything has gone down hill, Clarissa thinks im here to wait on her hand and foot, Im treated like the maid in my own home, Betty is here everyday, fussing over her and bullying me more then she did before, Their actions do not hurt me as much as Brandons do,

He is all about taking care of Clarissa, no matter what I say or want. When he is home, heis with her, he takes her to all her appointments, they eat dinner together in here cause sitting in a normal chair hurts her back.

I eat alone in the kitchen as I cant stand to hear them chatting and laughing. Bradon stopped sleeping in the room with me. He stays with her cause she claims she has nightmares, and Brandon is the only one who can calm her and the pup down,

Then, when she is like this, Betty calls him and he comes running right away, no matter what he is doing. He comes, for her,

I feel a shove against my shoulder, snapping me out of my thoughts,

"Did you not hear me, girl? What were you doing? What took you so long to come to her when she called? Now look at her, I had to link Brandon to come home to calm her and the pup down." Betty is in front of me, yelling,

I do not bother trying to say anything. One, she won't know what im talking about cause she refused to learn to sign, and if I write it out, she just smacks the pad out of my hand.

The door flies open as Brandon rushes in. He scans the room and sees Clarissa sobbing on the couch,

He rushed over, kneeling, HE starts to coo her as he rubs her back, she throws herself into his arms, he holds he,r rocking her, The pain that fills my chest makes me suck in a breath, Betty just gives me a huge grin as she makes her way over, they start to talk all i do is turn on my heel and go back to my spot in the kitchen, Standing at the sink i look out the window,

I can feel the tears wanting to fall but i refuse to let them, I will not cry because of them.

I heard footsteps, then his scent hit me,

"Ivy, why did you make Clarissa cry? You know she is not to be upset, the doctor told us she is a high risk right now."

I dont turn around. I cant. It hurts when he talks to me like this, like im not his mate, im nothing more than someone to take care of his dead brother's mate. Im a doormat, my head drops more. The tears I refused to let fall, do so, I cant stop them anymore,

His hands touch my shoulders, "Ivy

I flinch as I scurry away from him. This causes me to face him, He takes in my tear stained face, His eye soften as he makes a move to come closer his hand reaches out, but i step back.

I hold my hand up, telling him to stop,

"Ivy, what's going on? Why are you crying?"

His words cause more pain as he doesn't even know that he is the one causing it.

I shake my head, "Why did you come home?" His eyes watched my hands when he saw me start to lift them,

"Mom linked me, said something was wrong with Clarissa, Alpha let me leave training to come home,"

I feel like a knife stabs me in my chest, I must have flinched cause he tries to come close again,

I shake my head, "Stop," I hold my hands up, "I do not want you near me."

"Ivy, please, I dont know what is wrong. Talk to me, please, I need to know why you are upset."

Tilting my head, "Why?"

He looks up from my hand,

"Why?... Cause i care about you, you are my mate,"

I shut my eyes a I take a deep breath. I open them to look at him,

"I do not feel like your mate." I watch him suck in a breath,

"Ivy, why would you say that?" His voice is low, like it hurts him. Good, I thought, He is now in front of me, his hand outstretched like he is going to grab my arms,

Betty walks in right at the moment, she looks between us, I can see that look.

"Brandon Clarissa is asking for you, She is still a little upset."

He doesn't look away from me as I glance at her, then back to him. I raised my brow at him, I dont say anything, we just stare at each other,

"Brandon," She grabs his arm, "You need to come back to the living room. You know what the doctor said at the last visit?"

My eyes filled with tears again, as I shook my head, taking a step back, I felt my wolf wine in my head. This is hurting her as much as me watching our mate tend to another,

Brandon's eyes never left mine,

"I'll be there in a minute, I need to talk to Ivy," He says, not looking at his mother,

Her body tensed as she moved to glare at me,

"Brandon, please, she needs care, you know this, come take care of her first, then you two can talk, Ivy isn't going anywhere, and right now she is not the one who needs care, Clarissa is carrying Jakes pup, and we need to make sure it is born healthy and safe, Jake would have wanted you to take care of them,"

At those words, he looks over at her, his shoulders drop, he hangs his head, "Alright, just give me two minutes."

She smiles up at him, patting his cheek, "That's my boy," she walks off, but not before giving me a smirk letting me know she has won again,

"Ivy,"

But now im mad, my eyes snap to him,

"Go, you are wanted. by someone who isn't your mate."

I spin, jerking the door open, running out. I hear him calling my name, but I dont stop. I let my wolf surge forward, taking control. I didnt expect him to follow, not with her needing him. He will choose her, no matter what.