Fated To The Alpha novel Chapter 71

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.

“What did you do?” I ask him, taking a step back when I hear footsteps behind me. I spin around to see Ezra walking toward me from amongst the trees.

His eyes blazing in his fury. I look at Mateo. He was leaning on a tree watching me before his eyes darted to Ezra.

“I was hoping he was wrong, clearly I was wrong for trusting you” Ezra says.

I feel tears threaten, Mateo gave me up, how did he even know?

“Kat?” Mateo says.

“Save it Mateo you’re supposed to be my friend”

“I am your friend Kat, but you are also my Luna, my job is to keep you safe, keep Ezra safe and I can’t 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 own poor choices ” Mateo says.

I felt cornered, Ezra reached for me, his fingers wrapping around my arm gently.

“Have you shifted out here?” I don’t say anything. Instead swallowed and was about to say no.

“Don’t lie to me” Ezra says and Mateo steps forward holding out something.

“I can’t have you running around while I am asleep, don’t argue with me and be happy this is all I am doing right now”

“Happy? You want to handcuff me?” I tell him as he cuffs one to his wrist before clamping the other on mine.

“It’s better than the alternative” He growls, pushing me to the centre of the bed.

“And what’s that Ezra, you going to let Maddox have me? Put me in my place?” I snap at him when he grabs my face.

“Don’t tempt me” He says, his grip loosening as his eyes flicker, he rubs his thumb below my eye before letting out a breath and pressing his forehead to mine.

“Just go to sleep” He says before letting go and laying down beside me. He pulls on the cuff forcing my arm around him and making me lay with my head on his chest.

“Don’t ever do that again”

“You wouldn’t let me see her”

“With good reason too” He says, I could feel his body trembling beneath me as he fought to keep Maddox at bay after a while it stopped.

“I won’t have you running off, you want to see her take Mateo with you, I don’t trust myself not to kill her” he says kissing my head before he reaches over turning the lamp off.

“Now go to sleep”