He’s My Alpha by Cassandra M (Jake & Clair)
Chapter 51
Clair
I let Rain take over and take us wherever she wanted to go. She was in pain as I was, but she could hold us better while we ran, so I just let go and let my heart cry while Rain took over.
A loud snarling sound came in front of us, halting Rain abruptly, making her stagger backward and fall on her back.
Echo. He was standing in front of us.
I looked at his wolf and bared my teeth, letting out a growl before I jumped and slammed into him with all the force that I could muster.
Echo didn’t even budge at all and didn’t do anything to dodge my attack. He just stood there like a wall.
I stepped back before springing forward to slam my body into him again, accompanied by my angry growls. But still, nothing worked. He didn’t move an inch.
Once more, I stepped back and gave him a threatening growl. He lowered his head to the ground, his snout touching the earth as if in submission. He let out a whimpering growl before shifting to his human form.
I bared my wolf teeth and snarled at him, my paws padding the ground, preparing to launch at him in his human form, but he beat me to it and used his Alpha command. “Shift!”
I gritted my teeth, flinching as I fought off his command until I couldn’t anymore and shifted back to my human form.
I jumped to my feet, shaking, and charged at him, anger boiling in my body as I launched punches on his chest and jaw, as well as anywhere my knuckles or palms could reach.
“I hate you! I hate you! I f*uc*king hate you!” He raised his hands and held my wrists to stop me from attacking him.
He placed my hands on his chest and spoke calmly, “Please let me explain!”
“No! No! No! I’m done! I don’t want this anymore. I don’t deserve this! You are an a*s*shole in every sense of the word! You f*uc*king flirt with me and here I thought we were making progress! Well! Newsflash, Clair! The mighty Alpha was in a cheerful mood this morning because his girlfriend was coming!” I shouted at him, my voice laced with anger and jealousy.
I wriggled my hands away from his grip and wiped the tears from my face before turning around and walking away from him.
“F*uc*k, Clair! Can you at least let me talk? I didn’t kiss her! She kissed me! I pushed her, otherwise, I wouldn’t be here!” He was shouting back at me.
I stopped in my tracks and turned to face him. “Do you think using the same excuse as the last one would still work? Then f*uc*k you!” I coiled my hands into fists and prepared myself for the worst.
“I, Absaline Clair Montrell, reject you Alpha…” I shouted at his face, and in a few angry steps he was in front of me and cut me off from continuing my rejection.
With anger rolling off his aura, he took hold of my arms and pulled me closer. And before I could
decipher his action, his lips crushed into mine and sparks ignited in my whole body. His mouth was so warm and inviting that, despite the anger brewing inside me, his kisses were slowly melting my walls away.
But this has to stop. He couldn’t f*uc*king play with me anymore.
I placed my hands on his n*ake*d chest and tried to push him off of me, but it only made him hold on to me tighter. I shut my mouth so he couldn’t kiss me further, and grabbed his face, trying to push it away, but I failed again.
It was only then that I felt tears on my face, but I knew I wasn’t crying at this point.
I slowly opened my eyes and saw his face. He might have felt my hands stop pushing him. He pulled away from kissing me, tears streaming down from his closed eyes as he slowly dropped to his knees. His hands, still on my arms, slid down as he kneeled in front of me. He rested his face on my bare stomach and sobbed more, wrapping his strong arms around my waist.
He was crying and on his knees while I stood there frozen in my spot.
“Please don’t, Clair. Don’t. Don’t reject me.” He said it almost in a whisper, in between his sobs.
My heart was crushed. Confusion swirled around me. What just happened?
I pried his hands off my waist and stepped back away from him. I almost rejected him.
Still confused, I turned on my heel and started to run, shifting midway and letting Rain take control again.
A loud growl marred the forest, and I felt the ground shake as birds flew away from the trees, disturbing the silence of the territory, but Rain didn’ t stop from running. She kept running, not minding the stares coming from the people as we made our way home.
I skidded to a halt and shifted into my human form as soon as I reached our house. Aaron emerged from the door with a blanket and hurried up to cover me. “Are you okay?” He asked with a worried expression on his face. I felt that he wanted to ask more but withheld himself from asking.
As we entered the house, I saw my father standing by the stairs. I forgot he was home today. He didn’t say anything but I could see the pain in his eyes. I stopped at the foot of the stairs and offered him a sad smile.
“I’m not okay, Dad, but I will be. I just want to be alone today if that’s okay?” I confessed, my voice breaking.
My father nodded and stepped forward, enveloping me in a big hug, and my tears started coming again. I wrapped my arms around him and sobbed in his chest for Goddess knows how long.
“It’s okay, sweetheart. Take your time, Aaron and I will be here when you’re ready to talk.” He comforted me quietly and released me from his arms to wipe the tears from my face.
“I love you, my Clair, we love you. And whatever you decide to do, I will back you up.” I smiled weakly and nodded, before walking up to the stairs, my head hanging low and my heart still in pain. “Clair, I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have brought you home. I should have let you just stay there in Atlanta.” I heard Aaron speak, his voice full of regret.
I turned around and looked at my brother. He was clutching his fists to fight off his emotions.
“It was my choice to come home, Aaron. It will never be your fault. Don’t beat yourself up over it.” I smiled weakly at him before I continued walking upstairs.
I walked quietly into my room and locked the door. I lay down in my bed, into my blanket, and coiled myself inside it. I closed my eyes and sent a prayer to the Moon Goddess to let the pain go away and for healing to come soon.
Jake
I had no idea how long I’d been drowning myself with alcohol, but no matter how many I took, I still couldn’t forget how she almost rejected me.
She wanted to reject me, and she was going to do it if I was not able to stop her.
I flung the glass in my hand against the wall in front of me, and it shattered in an instant. This wasn’t the first time I had broken glasses in my office, and like the last time, it was because of her.
I walked out of the room and headed for the indoor gym, ignoring everyone along the way. I wanted to release my pent-up anger, and if I didn’t hit something, I was sure I would hit anyone I saw on my way.
I slammed the door open and commanded everyone to go out as I pulled off my shirt and headed directly to where the punching bags were. In seconds, the gym was empty, and only my footsteps could be heard.
I flexed my arms and started to hit the bag with all the strength I had. I continuously hit it, not minding my bleeding knuckles and not stopping until all the sand fell out. I moved on to the next bag and started the same process, waiting for numbness to take over. But it was taking f*uc*king long to come.
My head swung at the door the moment it opened. David and Gavin stepped in and went directly in my direction. I scowled at them before putting my attention back on the bag I was a*s*saulting. They were the last people I wanted to see right now.
“Enough, Jake!” Did my Beta just try to command me? I snorted sarcastically and ignored him. I punched harder.
“Elder Garett told me you didn’t show up to pick up the journals at lunchtime. I took them with me.” David spoke calmly. I wondered how he could be so calm after I made his daughter cry again. If I were him, I would have punched myself already.
I didn’t stop attacking the bag, but I slowed down. ” She wanted to reject me. She almost did, I just stopped her.” I told him in a low voice as if I was a little boy confiding to my father about being bullied. I stopped punching and rested my forehead on the bag instead, holding it steady with both hands. “I almost lost her.”
“And you will completely lose her if you don’t keep your act together.” David grabbed my wrist and pulled me around to face him. “Come on, go and take a shower. You reek of alcohol. Fix yourself and we will talk more in your office.”
He was right. I needed to fix this.
With my head still hanging low, I let David turn me towards the door while my Beta handed me my shirt. I slipped it on and followed after them as we made our way back to the pack house.