Fated To The Alpha

Fated To The Alpha by Jessica Hall Chapter 71
“To get a drink” I lie and he nods letting me go before snuggling back into his pillow. I wait a few minutes for him to fall back asleep.

I walk to the walk in grabbing one of Ezra’s shirts from the hanger.

“You have drunk too much Kat, I don’t think I can shift, I feel queasy” Kora says. Great, now I had to run, I felt fine though. Grabbing some track pants and a jumper, I slip them on, ditching Ezra’s shirt on the floor before sneaking out.

Going down the steps, I forget about the third one and it creaks. My heart almost stopped at the loud noise, made louder by the deafening silence that had fallen over the house.

It took me thirty minutes, quicker than last time to get there and I stayed for around an hour when my mother told me to head home because I couldn’t stop yawning. Trudging back we part ways when I am halfway back home.

Kora was off making me wonder if me drinking affected her and not me, because I felt completely sober while she felt sluggish. Hearing a twig snap. I freeze, sniffing the air, my heart hammering in my chest and Kora stirs nervously.

‘What is it’

‘Must have been an animal’ I tell her and I keep walking yet I felt like I was being watched.

I move quicker and start running when I hear movement behind me making me run faster. When I hear another twig snap off to the side of me.

My eyes darted around looking between the trees when I saw Mateo walk towards me before stopping his arms folded across his chest.

“I’m sorry Kat, you left me no choice” he says.

step back when I hear footsteps behind me. I spin around to see Ezra walking toward me from amongst the

look at Mateo. He was leaning on a tree watching

clearly I was

tears threaten, Mateo gave me up,

“Kat?” Mateo says.

supposed

do that if you are running off into the woods of a night, my job is to protect you even if it means protecting you from your

felt cornered, Ezra reached for me, his fingers wrapping

shifted out here?” I don’t say anything. Instead

says and Mateo steps

was from the night you shifted, until I felt you climb out of bed. You lied to me Kat, I nearly had a heart attack when I woke up and you weren’t back from getting

it is a photo of me with my mothers wolf, me also in my wolf

yourself at unnecessary risk Kat” Ezra

did you get this?” I ask, looking

and I hang my

“I am trying to hold it together right now Kat’, but I suggest you start walking home” Ezra says. I sniffle before pressing my lips together and walking ahead. Both Ezra and Mateo following behind me. Getting to the house, I know I was in some deep

says, grabbing my arm,

do something as dangerous as leave without telling anybody” He whispers

off at him, he was only doing his job. You brought this on yourself” Ezra says from where he was watching us from the

them off. I could still Mateos bedroom light on and knew he was too chicken to sleep with it off as I walked toward our bedroom. Ezra silently followed behind me, and his silence was almost worse than his raging fury. At least when he was screaming I kknew what was