Between Two Alphas

CHAPTER 5

AUSTINS POV

Claire f***ing Hewitt is my mate?!

And Logan.. f***ing Logan, is also her mate.

If it was anyone else playing dirty wouldn’t matter but Logan is one of my best friends,what am I supposed to do?

I’ve loved her since the moment I saw her but between him and I, the choice is easy. He was never really mean to her, he was just there , but me.. I don’t think she’ll be able to see me as anyone else other than her tormentor.

I can’t believe I was so stupid, what the hell was wrong with me that I couldn’t just tell her I was in love with her instead I had to go and be an i***t.

But I can’t give up, not without trying, she is MY mate, she may hate me but it can’t all be hate, not with the mate bond. I have to use that to my advantage, get her to see me in a new light.

Claire is alone, im going to talk with Hayley

Thanks! Good luck!

I have to go right now! The party can wait. I head to where Claire is staying. I reach the top of the stairs that lead to where her room is and I hesitate. I’m not sure how to go about all this.

I get closer to her door, my heart is racing, I can hear it beating in my ears. But I can’t turn back.. not anymore, I’m sure she knows I’m here.

Her scent surrounds me. My mind goes crazy with images, all consisting of the same thing..Claire and I.. doing what mates are meant to do.

I knock on her door and wait. Nothing.. . I wait another minute, still nothing. Do I knock again? Is this her answer? No it can’t be.

I knock again… still nothing. I stand here, contemplating.. I should just leave but my feet won’t move.

So I knock once more… please come to the door..

I see the door knob turning

CLAIRES POV

No no no no no! Why is he here?! I don’t want to talk to him. Not right now anyway, I’m not ready to deal with all of this. I need time to think this through, decide how I want to go about this, if I even want to deal with all of this.

*knock knock*

I need Hayley but I don’t want to interrupt her. I could pretend I’m asleep but I’m sure Damion already told him that he just saw me. Dammit!

*knock knock*

Maybe he’ll just give up and leave. I know I would.

Please leave, don’t make this any harder.

*knock knock knock*

I get closer to the door,put the hand on the handle and open it. There he is..standing right in front of me looking white as a ghost.

If I wasn’t so overwhelmed with emotions right now, I’d probably laugh.

I almost feel sorry for him, he looks so nervous.

I’m waiting for him to speak but he doesn’t say anything, he just stand there looking me up and down.

“Hello Austin”

“Hi Claire” he says gently, his eyes full with tears.

My heart sinks a little seeing him this way. I want to hold him, make him feel better. But it’d be weird right?

“I am so sorry Claire I know I was mean to you…

“Mean? Really? Is that what you call it?

You were a lot more than mean Austin!”

“I know but I didn’t mean it. I was in love with you..”

“You didn’t mean it?! You locked me and Hayley in a closet for 5 hours! You knew I was terrified of the dark but you didn’t care!

You weren’t just mean, you were horrible.”

“ I know Claire and I’m so sorry. I truly am, I’m not just apologizing because we’re mates, I’ve wanted to apologize all this time.

The first time I saw you walk into the training room I fell in love with you but I knew that was a bad idea. The chances of us being mated were low and I hated that so I tried to hate you.

And that’s a stupid reason to act the way I did I know that but at that time I didn’t know how else to handle it. Please I beg you let me show you I’ve changed, let me win your heart.

Please?”

“I’m not sure what to say, I don’t think I can…”

As I’m speaking he cups my face in his hands so fast I don’t have time to react and he kisses me passionately. His lips on mine feel amazing, something I’ve never felt before but even so

I push him away from me wondering what the hell his problem is, and then I realize..Logan is standing at the end of the hallway staring at us. Staring at me, heartbreak plastered all over his face. He turns and walks away. No! He’s going to think I chose Austin without even speaking to him.