Fated To The Alpha novel Chapter 28

Fated To The Alpha by Jessica Hall Chapter 28
Ezra POV

I watched as Kat left, waiting to hear her walk up the stairs so she wasn’t within earshot before turning to face my Beta, my best friend for my entire life. I was fuming, F*cking absolutely livid that he kissed her, I felt betrayed. I knew as soon as I kissed her, I could smell his scent in the side of her mouth, and smell him on her skin.

“Let me explain, Ezra” Mateo says as I turn to face him, he steps back and I could feel Maddox pressing against my skin.

“Why?” Is all I ask, unable to make words as I thought of attacking him.

“I didn’t mean to, she hurt herself and I was carrying her. I don’t know why I did it, please try and understand I know I F*cked up it was accident”

“You accidentally kissed her?” I ask, feeling my hands trembling, I ball them into fists at my side trying to fight the urge to punch him.

“It’s not like that, I know she is yours. It just happened, she didn’t seem to think anything of it, I swear Ezra I didn’t mean to kiss her” he says.

“Do I need to be worried about this, do I need to be worried about you being around her?” I ask him. I felt hurt, he was my best friend. He knows how long I have waited to find her and then he does this.

“No, it won’t happen again. It was just a slip up, you know me Ezra. I would never do anything to deliberately hurt you” I feel some of the tension leave at his words. I knew he wouldn’t deliberately betray me, he was like a brother to me. We have been inseparable since we were babies.

“Do you have feelings for her?” I ask him and he seems to tense slightly.

“I know she is yours, I know she is your mate”

“That’s not what I asked” I tell him and he looks away.

“You do, don’t you. You like her?”

“Of course, I liked her she is my Luna and your mate”

“You know what I mean, Mateo”

He runs his hand through his hair before dragging it down his face.

“Yes I like her, she is different from the others, she isn’t power hungry and doesn’t care for titles. What isn’t there to like? But I won’t act on it. I know she is yours”

“Your right she is mine, so don’t put me in a situation where I have to choose Mateo”

“I will keep my distance” he says but I also knew he was Kat’s only friend beside Jasmine. Kat was comfortable around him and I didn’t want her to become between our friendship either. I had found myself in a crappy situation.

“What did she do when you kissed her?” I ask now worried she may have feelings for him too.

“Nothing, she didn’t react at all, I even told her I shouldn’t have done it, she just seemed confused, she didn’t understand why I was worried about it”

“So she didn’t do anything?”

“No, Ezra she thinks of me as a friend and that’s it”

“And you? What do you think of her?” I ask him.

“I think I F*cked up, okay that’s why I told you. It won’t happen again, I know I have a mate out there somewhere, anything I feel for her will go once I find him or her” I nod trying to think of what the right thing to do is. I couldn’t force him out of her life, nor did I want to but another side was telling me to keep her away from him.

“Don’t let it happen again, we have enough going on with Jackson’s pack, I don’t need to be worrying about you chasing after my mate when you’re the only one other than myself I trust to protect her” I tell him. Mateo steps forward gripping my arms.