The Alpha and the Mistake

Chapter 19

Ryder

I growled, running my hands through my hair as I watched Brook run from me. What happened? I didn't understand any of it at all - the lying or acting like I was going to hit her. I stomped through the halls and into the pool room where my brother, Andy, Kara, and Beth were waiting. I slumped into one of the lounge chairs next to Dean.

"Didn't find her?"

"I did but lost her again," I told them.

"Weird," Andy said looking thoughtful. "She wasn't really like that the first day. Wary, but she never seemed to avoid any of us."

"Actually, it's not so odd for her," Beth said. "She has always been kind of antisocial."

"She's not anti-social. Your pack forced her into isolation. Big difference," Dean told her.

I glanced at him surprised, not much got my brother angry.

"Well still..." Beth said, shrugging.

"She's not antisocial," Kara insisted.

Beth bit her lip and looked down at her lap.

"Go, easy guys, Beth is only trying to help," I told them.

She gave me an appreciative smile from her. "Thanks. Look, she doesn't want to be here. We can't force her so let's have fun."

Andy crossed his arms across his chest. Kara, by his side, with an unimpressed look on her face and Dean rolled his eyes. What was their deal with Beth? Not wanting her to feel unwelcome, I said. "Yeah, let's go." I jumped into the water.

Soon the others joined us, and we all had a good time. With everything that's been going on with the Black Mountain pack and my responsibilities as future alpha; plus my problems with Brook I needed to unwind. What was I doing so wrong? Maybe Beth's right and she is antisocial.

If she was how was I going to get passed it? Could I get passed it? Would it be better to leave her alone as she wants? I wasn't Mike, and I was tired of being compared to him every time she looked at me. It wasn't fair. I reached my room, but as I opened the door, I heard Harry's voice.

"Come on, talk to me. You can't lie to a werewolf. Something happened. Was it Ryder? Did he hurt you?"

ever give anyone a reason to suggest

me. It's just..." Brook said, her voice so soft I almost missed it. I walked

I get it, but careful, we don't want to alert their suspicions. You'll never have the life you want if they think we're planning on running. You're too dangerous for Alpha Brent to let

into fists. That bastard, where

"But I don't like this, Harry. The lying and pretending was hard enough when

what's got you so

not what upset me. I may not like it, but if I have to

"So what's wrong?"

I was cowering, waiting to be hit," she told him, her voice cracking near the end. "I always told myself it wouldn't affect me, I wouldn't be a victim. I

anymore, or I'd end up breaking down the door. I think that'd do more harm than good right now. I turned and stormed down the hall. I blamed Harry as much as I did Mike.

was going to let Brook run away until she saw

the Big Bad Wolf with all the huffing and

am," I said and

no wonder she's avoiding

of that little

and mean she is. She acts all nice when she's around you and your family, but when she is alone with Brook or doesn't

"Mean how?"

her dirty looks every time she thinks no one is looking. She's always saying things that seem inoffensive but ultimately makes Brook look bad. Like the antisocial thing earlier.

sitting. "This is bullshit! No wonder I'm getting nowhere with her. I'm done playing nice and getting screwed over." I

where are you

ideas about what to do," I

the door. "When you're finished. I need to talk to you about something important,"

on the oblong table, and told him everything. By the time I finished Dad's face was blank, but the knuckles of

leaning back in his chair. "I can't even bring myself to

what do

In order to keep her, you're going to have to prove she's free to

to leave then she'd leave," I said, irritated. How was letting her

through it she's suffered. You try to control or dominate her, Ryder,

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