Her Second Chance Alpha

Chapter Fourteen

Eleanor’s POV

I found my way back to my old room, Hunter had told me we needed to talk and I agreed. I wanted to know why. Why did he just banish me the same day he returned? Did I mean nothing to him? My mother passed away due to my rejection from the pack, this I could never bring myself to forgive him for. I took in a deep breath as I held the steel door handle, hesitating to go in. I slowly opened the door and stepped inside, to my surprise the room was exactly how I left it. The walls were painted rose and my dresser still had all my old makeup on it, the mirror was bordered with old photos of me and Hunter growing up, me and my mother, my father. Tears filled my eyes as I remembered the memories we shared and the happiness this pack had once gave me. The room was a decent size, bigger than the one I stayed in at the Blue Moon pack house. It had a double bed in the centre which was covered in a floral bed sheet and an unnecessary amount of fluffy cushions. At the bottom of the bed was a window that looked over the Left hand side of the pack house and towards the training fields. I remembered when me and Hunter were too young to train we used to stand in my room and practise the movements the warriors were making on the field, nearly every time we got caught by one of the trainers so we had to drop to the floor and hide which made us burst out laughing with amusement. The memory made me laugh slightly as I opened the blinds and stood watching people train. He was such a different person now.

I walked over to my en suite bathroom at the far end of my bedroom and decided to have a shower. I closed the door behind me and let my clothes fall to the ground, I stood in the shower letting the water rain down a little testing the temperature with my hand before I fully submerged myself in the water, letting it take over me as I tipped my head back and forgot about everything else. My door abruptly swung open and Hunter stormed in eyeing my entire naked body. I quickly turned my back; my arms covering my body as best they could. I switched off the water and grabbed a towel and tried to cover myself up before he could gawk anymore. Once the towel was wrapped around my chest I spun round to meet his lust filled gaze. “What do you want?!” I was beyond pissed and he could tell.

“I came to give you your necklace back” he said with a smirk as he continued to look over my body.

“Eye’s up here moron…” I motioned for him to look at my increasingly angry face, to which he complied, once his eyes locked on mine I continued “…what makes you think that you can just walk into my bathroom any time you please? You could have left the necklace on my bed for Christ’s sake!” He let out a small chuckle which made me even angrier.

He started to walk slowly towards me “Ellie you are my mate. And this is my house. You didn’t lock the door so I simply came to look at what is mine. And I’m not going to apologize if that’s what you’re after, because the view was extraordinary.” I was walking backwards to get away from him until my back hit the glass window of the shower which made me curse as he was now stood right in front of me. A large panty dropping, pearly white smile creped on his face and I could feel the butterflies start in my stomach, my body was betraying me, I could feel my skin tingle as his finger pushed a loose strand of hair behind my ear before he moved closer to whisper to me “I would take you right here, right now if you weren’t my best friend El. Count your blessings baby girl because I won’t be able to keep my self-restraint for long, especially when I can smell how aroused you are right now” his voice was low and hushed as his breathe tingled on my neck and his stubble gently scratched my jaw as he pulled away to look at me. I was scowling at him but I knew I was blushed, his touch made me want to pounce on him but I used every piece of strength I could muster to raise my hand and slap him with full force.

His head snapped to the left as I moved closed to whisper something in return “GO. TO. HELL.” I stormed past him smashing my shoulder into his as I walked into my bedroom and into my closet. I heard him shout from a distance “You know you can’t resist me El, there is no point fighting it baby.” A low chuckle echoed in the room before I heard my door slam shut. I sunk to the floor and froze ‘What the hell are we going to do now’ my wolf said also shocked in my mind. I shook my head not having a clue what was going to happen to me. I quickly got dressed and moped around my room for the rest of the day, thankfully Hunter had left my Necklace on my dresser and I quickly put it on and it made me smile while gazing at my reflection.

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I stayed in the comfort of my old room for the rest of the day, my mind doing overtime, spiralling with questions I needed answers to. I looked at my digital clock on my bed side table, it was 3am. I decided to go for a walk around the house thinking how no one would be awake at this hour. I roamed through an endless amount of corridors and ended up walking past the gym where I once used to train, I noticed the door was now brand new and the glass had been repaired since the last time I was here. I turned and looked back at the staircase where I remember my mother crying out in pain the day I left, a deep cough pulled me out of my thoughts. I turned to see Hunter coming through the front door dressed in nothing but basketball shorts. The tension between us could be cut with a knife and I couldn’t help but scowl at him before turning and making my way back to my room. I heard a loud sigh and his footsteps in a quick pace as he was shouting my name and telling me to stop.

I rolled my eyes but stopped and turned to face him with my arms crossed. His breathing was hitched as he looked at me with sadness “Ellie can we please talk. You can’t spend the rest of your life locked up in that room, it’s not healthy” I let out a loud exaggerated sigh and walked past him back towards the dining room, the pack are usually gathered here messing around or having conversations but due to the time it was empty. There was a long table that seated around 25 people, I pulled out one of the seats and slumped down, Hunter grabbing one about two seats away from me knowing I would want my distance.

“Well…” I shrugged. I didn’t want to even see him right now let alone talk. He let out a loud sigh and started to scratch the nape of his neck as he looked at the floor.

“I wanted to apologise for what happened the last time you were here” I couldn’t help but scoff and roll my eyes “bit late for that don’t you think” my words were harsh and dry.

“Ellie you might not want to be my mate but I love you, I’ve always loved you. Every day at training all I thought about was coming home and being the alpha you always believed I could be. You’re my best friend and my mate…” I held my hand up to stop him from talking.

“No Hunter. You left and came back with Heather remember. And you said she was your mate… but shock alert it turned out to be me the entire time, instead of waiting ONE DAY! till your 18th or shall I say OUR 18th to find out for yourself you decided to banish me from my pack, my family, my home, my friends and now… NOW HUNTER MY MOTHER IS DEAD!” with the last part I slowly stood and my wolf was coming to the surface, my canines were extending and I was letting out a low warning growl.

He stood immediately, his eyes completely black and I could tell Damien, his wolf was talking. He slammed his fist down on the table and spoke in clear alpha demand “Do not talk to me like that, mate. You will show respect when talking to me!” I rolled my eyes and sank back to my seat, unable to defy the Alpha command. He sat back down and let out another long sigh.

“Listen El. I don’t know what happened at the Blue Moon Pack or what happened between you and that alpha…” he almost spat the words as if it was dirt on his tongue “…but I do know I want our friendship back, above anything else. Of course I want you to be my mate and accept me and become Luna of our pack and carry our pups, but I would never force you. I love you Eleanor. So how about this… for the next week we try and fix our friendship, and if at the end of the week you still feel nothing towards me…” he looked down and his voice became shallow, almost like a whisper “I will accept your rejection and you can return to the Blue Moon Pack if that is what you want.”

I gasped in shock. He would be willing to let go of his mate? The true Luna of this pack for our friendship? He loves me? I had waited a life time in the hope he would say that to me and mean it the same way I did, but now it was too late. Everything was different, I looked at him in a way I never thought I would. I didn’t like the man he had become. Why did I have to be his mate? I sighed in response and stood from my seat.

“I will do this on one condition.” He looked up at me with hope in his eyes.

“Anything” he spoke softly, so soft it made me sit next to him and grab his hand in mine.

“I need to write a letter to Eli-Alpha Cleary. He made me a promise and I need to explain things. Please don’t ask me any questions about this Hunter. I just need you to trust me, ok?”

He smiled in response, his eyes still showed a hint of sadness. Wow I couldn’t believe this was the same guy who stormed into my bathroom earlier; this guy looks like he would roll over like a puppy dog if I told him to. “Ok” was all he could say.

He stood and pulled me into his embrace not letting go of me as his face buried in my neck inhaling my scent. I felt calm and at peace in his hug. “Mine” He growled and I chuckled at his possessiveness. Damn alphas and their feelings. We let go of each other and I slowly made my way back to my room thinking of the week to come.