The rejected mate

The Cafe

Kate

I make it home and thankfully my father hasn’t returned. He’s probably already drunk at the cavern midtown. At least he’s not home though, he is worse when he’s been drinking.

I make my self a sandwich and eat it as I get out and complete my homework.

“Goddess Kate, didn’t Cade look handsome today?” Faith says

“Um, he was glaring at us because you again made eye contact with a dominant wolf! What are you thinking? You are going to get us in trouble or even killed Faith!”

“We need to talk to him Kate! I just want to hear his deep, scruffy voice”

“What?! Are you crazy!? Faith what is going on with you today?!”

She doesn’t reply and I don’t say anything else either. I don’t know what she is thinking but now I can only think about Alpha Cade. She got one thing right, the man is sexy as all hell. I get to my room to get ready for work then walk to the cafe in midtown.

“Good morning Miss Sinclair, how are you this afternoon?” Mrs Moore asks. Gosh she is the sweetest lady. She owns this cafe and has always treated me like a daughter. I love working her and that she gave me an opportunity to.

“Just fine Mrs Moore. How are you today?” I respond

“Great honey, the cafe has been pretty busy today so pick up an apron and help me out will ya?”

I laugh and pick up my apron and get to work. Most of the day flies by and we’re about to close up until the door rings and opens. In walks, Stacy, Alpha Cade, Beta Eric and Brooke.

You have got to be shitting me. Moon goddess can’t you give me a break? Haven’t I endured enough?

“Kate honey, I’m busy cleaning up the back can you help this last table please?”

“Of course Mrs Moore” I reply even though I really would like to switch her places right about now.

I walk over and begin to take their order. Beta Eric won’t look and me and that feels strange. I thought he’d be insulting me by now, especially after this mornings history class. Oh well, maybe his mind is elsewhere. I go around the table and can feel Alpha Cades eyes on me the entire time which makes me a bit uncomfortable.

“I’ll take a blueberry muffin and Mr Cade here will take the same” Stacy says as she hangs all over him. I’m not sure why but this has Faith growling in my mind and me feeling incredibly angry and jealous. Goddess, what is wrong with me I have no right to be feeling this way about him.

“Better hurry there little runt. And why don’t you have someone else serve them to us. We wouldn’t want your little w***e hands to be all over them.” Stacy states.

The whole table erupts in laughter except for Alpha Cade who is still staring at me.

“Miss Sinclair will serve us our muffins and no one will say another word to her” Alpha Cade says with his Alpha voice.

The whole table goes quiet and Stacy glares at me. I scurry off to get there muffins, in a hurry so they will get out of here and I can go home and process what just happened. Why did Alpha Cade defend me? Was that what that was? Defending? Oh my, I’m losing my mind.

I bring them over their muffins and they grab them and stand ready to leave. Alpha Cade leaves cash along with a hefty tip, looks me in the eye and says,

“Thank you Kate” and they leave.

What. Is. Going. On. I can’t believe the Alpha was just so nice to me. No one our age, with the exception of my best friend Lucy, is ever even slightly nice to me.. I help Mrs Moore clean up the rest of the cafe, lock up then head home. I decide to not think on it anymore, I’m sure it was just a fluke. There was no way Alpha Cade went out of his way to be nice to me out of all people. I just need some sleep, this has been a excruciating long day I think as I drift off to sleep of dreams filled with my alpha and all of my hidden, forbidden desires.