Alpha Loren

Chapter 22 Unexpected Reunion

October 14th

We must of been about 10 minutes away from the house, I was going by my nose as Leo wasn't any help on navigating at all. After the 'death' conversation there hadn't been much talking. He kept lifting up his hand and smelling it and then he would do the same to my hand- weird I know but he had an amount of alcohol that would kill me and any normal person.

"Will you stop that?" I said as he prodded my stomach for the 16th time.

"I'm sorry it's just so fun," He said giggling like a little girl.

"Fun?" I said as a gentle rustle came from the bush. "What was that?" I said alarmed.

"Probably another sheep," Leo said completely unfazed. 

"Leo that's not a sheep, there are no sheep here," I said seriously trying to get him to stand up straight and off my aching shoulder.

"Don't be silly. There are sheep everywhere," He said as another rustle sounded. "There it is again."

"Leo, I don't even care what drugs you've taken. I just need you to pull your self together so that we can get back to the house," I said, "Can you stand?"

"Of course I can," He announced standing up and immediately tripping over. 

Oh fuck.

"Leo get up. Leo!" I said slapping his face- no reaction. 

I heard footsteps rustling in the leaves before I stood up, my fists at the ready.

I'd never been taught to fight but it was supposed to be in a wolf instinct.

What better time to find out if it is?

"Wait," I said as somebody finally emerged from the forest, "Connor?"

I lowered my fists, "Thank God you're here," I added.

He looked down at Leo and shrugged, "Is he...alive?"

I knelt down and felt his pulse.

"Yes," I said, "Will you help me get him home?"

"Or we could just...leave him there," Connor replied, "And get out of here preferably before he wakes up."

"What?" I asked.

"I thought you were supposed to be the smart one, Ella," he said, "I'm here to rescue you. I've booked two plane tickets out of Seattle. We need to go now."

"What?" I asked again, "Where did you even get that kind of money?"

"It doesn't matter," he grumbled, "Let's just go. There's a bus in half an hour. We'll make it if we run."

"I can just...leave," I said looking down at Leonardo.

"Why not?" Connor asked, "I made sure he won't wake up for at least three hours."

I furrowed my eyebrows.

"Connor, what the fuck did you do?" I asked deeply.

"Made sure something was slipped in his drinks," he replied, "Don't worry. He'll live."

His weird mood, the unconsciousness...it all added up.

"You drugged my mate?!" I hissed.

"Why do you care? He treats you like shit and this is your chance for freedom," Connor said taking my wrist, "But if we miss the bus we're fucked so let's go."

I looked down at Leo once more.

Freedom.

"But-" I began.

"Do you want to be his prisoner your whole life? Do you wanna be stuck at home raising his kids all day every day? Do you want to be ordered around like some kind of inferior species?" he questioned, "You know that's not what Dad would have wanted."

"No," I whispered.

"Then what is the problem?" Connor asked.

"The problem is he's still my mate, Connor," I said.

Connor rolled his eyes, "I knew this would have happened. No matter how terribly he treats you and how miserable he makes you, you can't stop yourself falling for him because of the fucking mate bond. Every time you touch him, kiss him and smell his scent it gets stronger. But it's not too late. Distance yourself from him now and you'll live happier without him."

Happiness.

Connor then tugged my wrist, urging me to follow him.

I was conflicted. Split. Confused.

I didn't know what I wanted but Connor was my brother. He cared for me and he wouldn't do anything if he didn't think it was the best for me. 

So I trusted him. 

I let him lead me away from the unconcious man on the floor I called mate and we ran through the forest.

Soon enough we made it out onto a road where a faded sign vaguely reading 'bus stop' stood. I stood quietly clutched my sweater around me as we waited for the bus.

"It must have been early and we just missed" I said breaking the silence fifteen minutes later as we still stood on the cold roadside. "There's no traffic. Why would it be this late?"

Connor let out a short sigh before getting out his phone. 

I stared down at the pavement, still thinking over this decision as the bright light lit up his face and he started texting someone.

I'd had a fun night with him at Luca's party. We got on well, we kissed, we laughed. It felt right. But then I knew we'd wake up in the morning and there'd be something more to argue about or something else for him to take from me and control.

I knew there were so many things I wanted to do in life that I couldn't do with him as my mate and how could I ever be happy with him? When he kills people without a second thought and ruins lives and other people's happiness? How could I even consider it?

"I got us a lift," Connor announced a few moments later. "The bus takes the long route around. We'll still make it in time in a car."

"Who's car?" I asked.

"A friend."

Another fifteen minutes later and a car slowed down next to us. It was dark and I couldn't see the driver but as Connor opened the back door and encouraged me in I caught his scent and froze. Connor got in behind me and shut the door and we were away at a high speed before I could even process what was going on. 

"I have to be dreaming," I said, "Connor, what the fuck is going on?"

"Tell her Connor," The driver said.

"I couldn't afford the plane tickets myself," Connor said after swallowing, "And we needed a place to go when we land in Paris-"

"Paris?!" I exclaimed.

"So Logan offered to help out," he replied, "And urgh...he's coming too."

I raised my eyebrows, "Are you joking?"

"No," Connor said.

mirror at Logan. He grinned widely and

death wish?" I hissed. "Stop the car. I'm going back but I suggest you

No response.

fucking car?!"

letting you back to him," Connor said. "He'll only continue to treat you like

but going to live with Logan fucking Wilson is fine?!" I

Logan laughed.

you even know what his intentions are!?" I

paused for a second, already

Alpha Loren's intentions," he

don't really think that your mate wants you for more than that, do you? You're just a pretty thing with

hell,"

but it's the

could be the other side of the world by now," I said, "But you seemed far too determined to get yourself killed which I actually don't have a problem with right now. However, I do have a problem with you dragging my brother into it. So

"The plane will take off before he's even

eating a croissant. Marginally better but still not ideal,

said, "New

go back before he wakes up and we can pretend this never happened.

ever shut up?"

"No," Connor replied.

never should have agreed to

it until you found Logan

creepy motherfucker already being hunted down by my mate thus making this now ten times more risky for you! Maybe he wouldn't have killed you for helping me get away from him but for siding with Logan? You're

unable to believe

an idea came into my head. It was dumb

opened the door and lept out I'd be able to race into

side: getting away from Logan, Connor lives,

Pro-stay side: staying with Connor, freedom from

the reasons were to a ratio of 3:4 I chose to go against all logic

deep breath, opened the door and flung myself as far out as I could. I scraped my bare knees across the concreted road and landed with a painful thud but adrenaline allowed me to stand up and race into the trees just as I

pounded, my legs stung but I knew Logan and

in any direction, spreading

scent,

said twenty minutes later, "A total nutcase. I was driving 90mph. She's lucky to

hasn't thought a thing through in her

Rude.

Logan said looking around. "We need to be smart about

Connor nodded, "Agreed."

now. We'll need a new plan," Logan added. "If you can bear to, leave her with that man for another couple of days before

around and going back in the direction of the car. I waited twenty minutes until I heard the distant sound of the car engine fade away before

winced as I

looked

Leo's house with my injuries but when I got back to the spot I left him in, he was still

sigh of relief. Thank the Goddesses. At least now I only had a couple of scrapes on my

him gently. He began to stir

fuck?" he murmured as he began to sit up, picking

passed out," I

out?" he questioned. "I never

you knew," I said, biting my cheek as I lied

have I been out?" he asked, his eyes moving

long," I

majority of

This should be easy.

before he examined me more

smell

"I cut

the grazes and frowned, "How the fuck

"I fell," I said.

drinking too?" he asked smelling my

clenched my teeth, "A

twig out of my hair, "I should have

do you remember?"

a...popsicle?" he said, "And some sheep and then just kind

of relief. No memory of

all of that is true...kinda," I replied, "Shall

helped him stand. He stretched grimacing at the stiffness of

"You've been sat out

And anything did happen.

phone in your front pocket," I said quickly, "I couldn't roll you

out on my back," he said before taking my hand, "Come on.

kitchen tap and ran a clean cloth

here," he

my hips lifting me up onto the counter. He then began

even worse," he

you," I said, "I

asked, "A crocodile which then

a large

"And this?"

was quite a fall," I said as he reached into the cupboard

drink?" he asked sticking them to my

only

Not a lie.

"But how much beer?"

"Like two."

that was

He raised eyebrow.

two," I said with

you it? It

yes, will

back down. "I made it clear to him that you weren't supposed

grabbed the house keys from the side and held them

you gonna do that if the doors locked and you

and carried me to the sofa where he lay me down and straddled

key," He said

don't have it," I

He said, smiling. "It's

the other fist. "Why

I bother breaking a door I'd have to fix if my very disobedient little mate has the

I managed to do was roll over so he was completely sat on my ass. Good one

we were now in and Leo

can't breathe," He said running his fingers up my sides like he

in-between squeals as he started to tickle.

a good minute of tickling, he picked me up and carried

put your head in the cold shower," He

"You wouldn't," I said.

He said as the sound of flowing

not giving in because of a

evilly before dunking

FUCKING FREEEEZING!" I screamed after a high

under the flow and put

said as I dripped

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