The Alphas Daughter

He’s a joke

Riley:

I woke up at 7:30 to the beautiful sunshine beaming through the window, Zak was sleeping peacefully next to me, finding out he was gay had changed things but for the better. I never would of let him share my bed before or just wore a oversized T-shirt around him, but now I feel comfortable doing all of these things.

Elliott won’t wake until at least 9! That boy would sleep until the afternoon if I let him. He’s always been a really good sleeper even as a newborn which I guess helped me tons seeing as I was alone.

Tomorrow is my fathers funeral, so today I’ve decided it will be a day spent with Elliott and Zak in the pool having fun and trying to be happy! As I’m preparing breakfast someone starts knocking on the door, or more like pounding on it, whoever it is means business.

I walk to the door and swing it open to be greeted to a shattered looking James standing infront of me

“James it’s 8am and your smashing my door down!” I ask flatly.

His eyes instantly fall on my tanned bare legs “s**t I forgot I’ve only got a T-shirt on” i think to myself

“I want to talk to what’s his face” he says looking back towards my face as I try to hide behind the front door

“Who?” I shrug, we both know that I know who he means, but I also know he remembers Zak’s name

“Jack” he smugly replies

“His names Zak, and don’t be a moron” I say sharply. The smile soon vanished from his face and anger appeared

“Yeah, that dude, is he here?” James asks looking over my shoulder, clearly looking for Zak asleep on the sofa.

“He’s asleep” I answer him

“Wake him up then” he says bluntly

“James, we had a late night, I don’t want to wake him” I say

All of a sudden I watch James’ face change, his expression of pure anger and his voice fills with hate

“So you can’t go and wake him up because you was f*****g him last night, you slag. You sure that kids even mine” he spits

I feel rage rise in my body from my feet upwards, how dare he ever speak to me like that!

And before He can say anymore, I punch him straight in the mouth, my knuckle connecting with his tooth, the skin instantly splits at the impact, and a pain shoots up my arm.

I pull my hand to my chest as blood starts running down my arm as I clutch it.

“Owww” I cry.

James stands in-front of me. Shocked, but unhurt. Why I ever thought it was a good idea punching a beta in the mouth I don’t know! He tried to help me but I scream at him to leave me alone. I don’t want him touching me. How can he stoop so low to say such awful things to me!

By this time Zak has come into the living room wearing only his boxers, I see James’ eyes flick between the two of us, I can read this i***t too easily, he clearly thinks we had s*x last night, even if I tell him otherwise the seed his been planted into his minuet mind!

“What the f**k is going on” he says looking at my hand and then to James

“Nothing, he’s a joke” I say sourly looking towards a very ashamed James

Zak grabs a near by tea towel and starts to wrap my hand up.

“You need to go to the hospital” he says looking at my injury and the puddle of blood forming on the tiles on the kitchen floor

“I can’t I promised El a day In the pool” I explain frustrated that I’m even in this situation.

“Riley, I think you’ve broken a knuckle, it’s really swollen and that cuts deep. Even with being a werewolf, you still need that checked in case of infection. and also I don’t think Elliott will be okay with seeing you like this. Go to the infirmary and I’ll take Elliott swimming and when your done come find us” he says

“Fine, let me go and get dressed” I say sulking

“I’ll come with you to the hospital” I hear a soft voice from behind me.

“Like f**k you will” I shout

“Riley, ple…”

“James get the f**k out of my apartment, in fact get the f**k out of my life. You manage to worm your way back in my life and then you make everyone around you miserable, just piss off” I scream

“Riley, I’m sorry” he says sounding sad

“I don’t care if you’re sorry, have you not realised something James, you’re constantly apologising because you’re a screw up” I bellow

“You have every right to be angry” he says calmly “but I’m coming with you” he says stubbornly, and I know I’m not getting rid of him.

I get dressed- I leave the T-shirt on and pull on some shorts and I storm off towards the infirmary with James following behind, I check in at the reception and they tell me to take a seat, James sits besides me.

“Why are you here James?” I ask deflated

“I caused this, I can’t just leave you” he says

“What you said was s**t. And it hurt.” I say trying not to get upset

“Ri, it wasn’t me, it was Clint, my wolf. He’s a d**k” he says with regret in his tone

“How do I have an effect on your wolf still?” I ask puzzled

“This is what I wanted to talk to Zak about… Riley, we are still mates” he says looking at me “I need him to know that you’re mine” he says flatly.

What did he just say? Still mates? I can feel my chest getting tight and I think I’m going to be sick. I haven’t felt like this since being told I was pregnant!

James must of known I didn’t take the news well as he tells me to take a seat, but I can’t, this cannot be happening. I’m pacing up and down trying to get my breath

“Riley, please sit down” James asks

“I’m not your mate, you rejected me” I say.

“Yeah, but you never accepted it” he says looking me dead in the eyes

“Then do it again, I’ll do it right, we can’t be mates.” I pant, I’m certain I’m about to pass out.

“I know you’ve found Zak now, and he seems a decent guy, but when I saw you two hugging on the balcony last night I felt my heart break”

I look at him confused.

“What you saw last night James wasn’t what you think” I say to him

“Well you looked loved up to me” he replied with a sad expression

“He was telling me he’s gay” I explain

“What!!” James replied utterly shocked

“He’s gay, he fancies men” I say sarcastically

“I know what gay is Ri, I’m just shocked, i thought you and him were you know…”

And before I could answer I was being called into the treatment room. I didn’t expect James to follow but he did.

1 X-ray and a broken knuckle later the doctors explained that I need the wound cleaning and stitching. I hate needles. I think I might cry, I ask the doctor is there any other way round it and she says no, unless I don’t want pain relief which is the local anaesthetic, so I agree to go ahead with nothing… big mistake!

After 30 seconds of her cleaning it, I’m in tears with the pain, James has come over to try and comfort me but all I can do is put my head against his chest and and take deep breaths as he rubs my back. I feel so much better with him touching me.

The doctors looks at us and giggles and says “you look like two expectant parents who’s baby will be arriving any moment with those sounds you’re making Riley” then she turns and goes back to cleaning my injured knuckle, I look up at James who gives me a small smile and then the pain takes over again!

9 stitches later and a throbbing hand me and James leave the infirmary and head towards the pool, half way down the corridor he grabs my hand and stops me in my tracks

“Riley, I need to say this to you, right now” he says fast.

“I rejected you because of a promise I made to your brother when we was 10. He asked me that I reject you if you was ever my mate, and I agreed. With the relationship me and your brother had I can never break a promise. He is the alpha and I knew that I would always stick to that promise. When he found out what had happened he wasn’t happy, he said I should of accepted you. He knows now that the mate bond comes before everything, and so do I now” he says looking at me

Mark was why you rejected me?” I ask confused

“Ri, please let’s make this right, please accept me” he says

I don’t reply I just walk away. I don’t think I can be hurt like that again. I need time to think