Kiss An Alpha novel Chapter 26

They're nearby.

But that's all you got. When Mrs Garroway told me to pick a seat, I went to the part of the classroom where the feeling was strongest. Given that Marcella was the only girl there, of course I thought it was her. It didn't help that every time I saw Kieran throughout the day, Cella was with him.

Then, at her house, when Kieran stormed out, the feeling left.

That was the oh shit moment.

Once you recognize your mate, it was not instant love. It was quick, but still gradual. Hell, I still didn't completely love Kieran yet. I liked him a lot, yes-over last few days, I found myself feeling more and more for him. My heart would pick up when I saw him, and I started noticing his best features; his nice hair, his full lips, his pretty eyes. Gay, I know.

At times I even tried to make amends, to pick up the pieces and start over. But it was too late. He already hated me. And the weird thing was, I still hated him in a way. The feeling of immediate dislike he described feeling when he first saw me, I'd felt too. And every nasty word he'd said to me still stood. They didn't go away when I realized he was my mate. They just sort of...lessened. The bad things blended into the background behind all of the good things. When he really pissed me off, they resurfaced. I forgot he was my mate for a bit, got angry, and said things-did things-that I regretted as soon as I had time to calm down. I'd never felt so conflicted, so torn between hate and love.

I was as unfortunate as unfortunate could get. I ended up with a mate who was a guy, a vampire, hated my guts, and pissed me off to no explainable extent.

Who was also smart, funny when he wanted to be, and a great friend to those he cared about.

Who kissed me back.

I kept telling myself to forget about that, that it was a one time thing and no reason to get my hopes up. However, no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't. The way he'd kissed me was like no one had kissed me before. In that moment, on the floor of Cella's room, he'd wanted me. And who says he would never want me again?

He does, actually. He said it himself. Never again. That was the part that had my crying like a baby. Kieran was a great guy, I just knew it, but only to the people close to him. I'd never be one of those people. The more I thought about it, the more I descended into a dark hole of tears and self-pity.

It could be worse, I supposed, trying to lighten my own mood. Some people never found their mate, and it usually drove them to insanity. Although, with the way things were looking, I myself may soon end up on the train to Crazy Town.

I jumped as my shoulder buzzed, revealing my phone ringing under it. The number on the screen wasn't one I recognized, so I considered not answering, but figured I had nothing to lose anyways at this point.

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