Between Her Chosen Mate and Alpha Mate

Chapter 5

All Hell breaks lose

Colt's POV

I am perplexed by the words that come out of my mate. She is as stubborn as she is beautiful, and she is judging me for my past and the rumors around me, but that is all there are, rumors.

I watch her take off without me being able to say or do anything. My prime instinc is telling me to go after her and force her to come with me, but I can't do that, I want her to come willingly, all I ever wanted is for my mate to accept me, all these years waiting for her and now, this is causing me the most unbelievable pain.

"Oh Colt, I am so sorry, Alex has always been stubborn, but she will come around, I know she will." Luna Ali says sobbing. I can almost see my mate's resemblance on her. They have the same eyes, but I am afraid she has her father's temper. An Alpha's temper, what am I going to do?

I stand from my seat, and everyone does the same, I can't stand the looks of pity I am getting from these people, I am an Alpha for Goddess sake!

"I would like to talk to her, if you don't mind, in private, is that's OK?" I ask Dalton.

"She will not come back this way Alpha, I am afraid is my fault for not being stern to her and always taking her side, but she might be in her room and as her mate, you can go and try to reason with her. Regardless of what she says, I think you should take her with you tonight. If she stays longer, I am afraid she will make a mistake she will regret." Dalton says, his words have a meaning behind that I can't decipher. I nod and head to the door, but before I leave, Jeremy stops me.

"Colt, it might take you some time to make her listen to you, all I ask is that you are patient with her, please don't hurt her, she still has me to back her off if she gets hurt." Jeremy's words sound threatening, but I would be doing the same if I was in his shoes.

"Never would I dream of hurting my mate." I respond and leave the room, almost running to the stairs. I have been in this house before a few times, his sister had to be really little when I visited as a child, but where was she two years ago? it bothers me to think that perhaps she was enjoying herself who knows where with who knows who while she should have been with me!

Alex POV

I left the office running as if my life depended on it, all the way to my room, ignoring the pain in my chest.

"You are doing this to yourself! Accept our mate and stop making our lives hell!" My wolf demands, she can't stand the thought of not being with her mate, but is my life, I have to figure things out on my own.

They can't force me to go with him, as handsome and intriguing as he is, he won't dictate my feelings, nobody can decide for me, not even the Moon Goddess. I know that my mind will clear once I see Grant. He is the one I love, my heart doesn't lie to me.

I enter my room and I see my suitcase packed and ready to go, I packed everything last night, I was so excited to start my life with Grant, I only packed the things I thought I would need the most, I would come and get the rest later.

Tonight, I was going to spend the night with Grant for the first time, we were moving in together and talk to our families after we were marked and mated, but now everything seems so uncertain, I am not even sure of what I want to do. I have a mate! a freaking handsome, strong mate, just like I always thought he would be, but I promised myself to another, what should I do? should I go with my instincs, and run to my mate facing breaking Grant's heart and destroying the life that we so carefully planned? should I give up fighting and run to Colt and let him take me with him and surrender to the feeling that pulls me to him? I can't deny that just looking at him makes me crazy for him, I want to kiss him, get lost in him, let him do to me whatever he wants. This is so difficult, how am I supposed to decide!

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I walk straight to the balcony where I know he is waiting for me, we have been here countless nights planning our future, kissing and making out, I love him and we will figure this out together.

I stop when I see his tall, strong figure leaning on the rail, looking in the distance to the back yard, probably as lost and confused as I am, but seeing him, makes me remember that not everything is lost, I can still run away with him. It doesn't have to end here.

"Grant?" I call him hoping to find comfort in him, he slowly turns around with a somber look, I run to hug him, but I stop when I see his cold face, his black eyes only have anger for me, his body is stiff as if trying to reject me but he is not very sure how. He is afraid I won't accept him, but I am not ready to let him go, I may not feel the mate pull, but this man has given me his heart and swore to give me his life. I will stay with him, I don't care about anything else!

"You are not thinking right, this man does not compare to our mate, and you can't deny the pull. You will regret accepting him." My wolf warns, at the same time that I can feel the pain in my chest grow, is strong, is like a warning that this is wrong.

"The only solution is to mark you right now. That way, your family will have to accept me, that way your family will have no other option but to accept me, I am one of the best warriors in the pack. This is good, you'll see, once the bond is complete, your brother will have to give me a better rank within the pack, I will finally be where I want to be, maybe head warrior or Gamma, something that will give me the status for being mated to you." I can't believe what I'm hearing, his look is completely evil, his smirk is cocky, like he has been planning to do this for the longest time, my stomach twists to hear who I once thought as my sweet boyfriend, the one I had chosen to be my mate, speak so cold, like he is making some kind of business deal, he is no different than my mate. I wasn't expecting this from him, but, the hopeful in me wants to think that this is just how he deals with pain.

"Grant, this is not what we planned, we don't need to rush, we can simply run away and by the time..." He abruptly cuts me off, not changing his cold demeanor.

"No, being with you is supposed to give me a better position in the pack, that is what I have been waiting for all this time spent with you, I will not quit now that I am so close. You will not ruin my future. this is happening right now!" His look is so scary, like he went crazy, his eyes go red, he completely lost control over his mind. I don't even know what I feel anymore, what the hell was I thinking? Has he been like this always? Where is the sweet, loving man I have been with for the past two years. Was it all a lie? Nancy's words come back to me, burning my mind, "He has always been a player" She warned me, and I didn't listen, How could I be so stupid?"

I run back inside my room, I'm crying uncontrollably. He used me, all this time he used me, how could I let it happen? I was going to reject my mate for him, for the stupid illusion that love conquers all.

I hear the balcony door slowly close behind me, I don't have time to turn around because Grant comes right at me and pushes me to the bed facing down, holding my hands painfully above me, with one hand, he turns me around, I am trying to fight him, I try kicking and moving, but his grip is too strong, he gets on top of me and I stop moving.

He caresses my exposed legs with his free hand, I can see how he is enjoying the touch, making me feel disgusted, I can't stop crying, his evil smile is scaring me, I know he can probably smell my fear and it gets him aroused. His touch is not at all like the one from my mate who makes me feel butterflies with the slightest touch, tears run down my face as I'm struggling to move from under him.

"Mmmm, I'm gonna enjoy this so much." He whispers in my ear.

"Please, Grant, don't do this, you love me, this is not how things are supposed to be." I beg him, but he isn't listening, in fact nobody is, the party is still going downstairs, and I am alone up here, plus all the rooms are sound proofed, I am completely defeated.

"I will not regret it at all! despite everything, you are f*****g sexy, I won't have any problem at all being your mate." I am trying not to look at him, but he takes me by the chin and makes me look at him.

"It'll be over soon Alex, once you are marked, everything will be better. You'll be marked and mated and you will be mine forever, just like we planned" He tells me with a malicious look that I can't recognize. My name sounds so foreign coming from his lips, I hate it! I hate him!

"Please, please, let me go, don't do this." I continue to beg but is no use.

He makes his way to my neck and on to my collar bone, I feel his hot breath on me, he is getting ready to mark me and I flinch at the thought. I can even hear his canines elongate, I can't do anything, I just close my eyes letting tears and small sobs out, feeling how my heart is breaking, the pain in my chest has not left me and is getting stronger, I am such an i***t. My heart will forever hurt now that I have rejected my mate and once I am mated to this man, my mate's heart will break too. I just hope that this ends soon, I feel him getting close to my skin, slowly breaking my marking spot.

All hell breaks loose when the door busts open, revealing Colt, looking furious. He looks like he is going to kill Grant, and frankly, I don't care.

"Get off my mate!" He yells, pulling Grant from me. I thank the Moon Goddess that he didn't get to far.

"No, she will be mine!" A deranged Grant yells, trying to get off Colt's grip, but his strenght is no match for an Alpha.

I can hear the growls they are both making, I sit on my bed watching how everything develops in front of me, but I can't move in my frightened state.

Colt pushes Grant trough the balcony door, making the glass shatter in a million pieces and Grant landing on the ground.

Colt's jacket is starting to break as if he is on the verge of shifting, while Grant is fighting to get off the floor, I can see blood on his forehead and arms.

"What the hell is happening here?" My brother's loud voice comes from behind me making the floor tremble, he looks extremely upset, I have never seen him like that before, but is all my fault, my stupid fault for going against the Moon Goddess. If my mate ever forgives me, I will make an effort to get to know him and maybe give the bond a chance.

"You messed things up, he might never want us again!" My wolf warns me.

"I will have to try!" I respond, and try I shall if this is ever over.

My parents walk right in, followed by Beta Marcus, taking in the scene.

Colt picks up Grant from the floor and takes him to the edge of the balcony where he is almost hanging. If I had doubts about my mate being cruel and merciless, they are all gone now, but who can blame him, I did this to him