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?"

did I ever give anyone a

didn't hurt me. It's just..." Brook said, her voice so soft I almost missed it. I

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

talking about? My hands curled into fists. That bastard, where did he get off lying about my

like this, Harry. The lying and pretending was hard enough when

what's got you so

it, but if I have to be a bitch to Ryder and the

"So what's wrong?"

waiting to be hit," she told him, her voice cracking near the end. "I always told

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. If he weren't poisoning her against the pack and me, she'd be more willing to give me a chance. She might not

figure out how I was going to fix this. There was no way I was going to let Brook run away until she saw the truth. I saw Andy was already in the gym.

to sound like the Big Bad Wolf with all the huffing and puffing. What gives?"

to Harry that's what I am," I

between that and Beth, no wonder she's avoiding us

with Beth? Actually, why do you hate her so much? Don't tell me it's she's annoying because of that little crush she has on you. A lot of girls like you and are annoying, and you

is. She acts all nice when she's around you and your family, but when she is alone

"Mean how?"

is looking. She's always saying things that seem inoffensive but ultimately makes Brook look bad. Like the antisocial thing earlier. You may have to be

is bullshit! No wonder I'm getting nowhere with her. I'm done playing nice and

are you

sure he'll have ideas about what to do," I told

on the door. "When you're finished. I need to

here, pretty much. Come in, what's on your mind." I walked in, took a chair across from him on the oblong table, and told him everything. By the time

in his chair. "I can't even bring myself to blame him entirely. I'm sure he genuinely believes what he's saying because that's how it is for his pack under Ryan's

what do we

Harry. You worry about Brook. In order to keep her, you're going to have to prove she's free to

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

suffered. You try to control or dominate her, Ryder, and you lose her.

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