The Forbidden Alpha

Odis

The growl that left my throat was possessive as I took a step toward him. My natural instincts told me to make him submit. The thought of him with anyone else had plagued my dreams more than I cared to admit. I didn’t need him reminding me of his options but maybe it’s what I deserved.

After what I did, I know I didn’t have a right to feel the way I did but it didn’t stop me. Seeing him with Leo every day has rubbed me the wrong way. I wasn’t blind I saw the way Leo looked at him.

That on top of the challenge in his voice just now had the wolf in me demanding to dominate him, to make him mine. Right now I just wanted to talk to him. I was here for a reason but that didn’t mean I’d let him get away after judging me.

“You want me that’s why you should care,” I growl.

“Don’t you fucking growl at me,” Gabe said. He folded his arms in front of his chest protectively. I didn’t miss the way his eyes sadden for a second before they flip to protective anger as he glares at me. “You don’t know a damn thing about what I want. I don’t know why you’ve come to find me. You’ve had multiple times to talk to me this week. I don’t know what you were hoping to get from me today but I have nothing to give.”

He’s right, I know he’s right but I never seem to say the right things or do the right things when I’m around him. All that comes out of my mouth is the wrong thing and I don’t want to fuck this up again.

“I… I just want to talk,” I said. Lowering my voice, I close my eyes and breath deeply to calm myself. As much as I want to claim him that isn’t what I came here to do. If that happens again, he’ll just think he’s a piece of ass and that’s not what he is.

That’s not what he is at all. He means… more and I haven’t had more for such a long fucking time. I’m scared of what that could mean for me and Paul. I’m scared of what that could mean with Gabe.

“So talk,” Gabe said. He wasn’t going to make this easy for me but I liked him even more for it. He wanted to make me work? I’d work. I’d do whatever he wanted me to do. I wanted to make things better between us but where do I start?

“I wanted to explain,” I started. The mask of indifference Gabe had been wearing drops for a second and I’m able to see what’s behind it. His eyes widen and an expression between hurt and hope flashed across his features before the mask settled back into place.

“Well? Go on,” Gabe said.

“I know you must have some… questions about Paul,” I began, “I’m sure you’ve made some assumptions and I wanted to clear the air. Paul is Olivia’s biological son.” Gabe’s chin trembles slightly but he clenches his jaw and stifles the movement.

“It wasn’t hard to come to that conclusion. I can see the pieces of her in him,” Gabe said. “I’m not angry that he’s Olivia’s. I’m pissed that I didn’t know about him until now. Why don’t I know about him? Why didn’t she tell me about him? Why haven’t you told me about him?”

“Before I can answer those questions, I need to tell you a few things first,” I said. I wasn’t sure how this would end but the best place to start was at the beginning. His arms drop in front of him as he waits for me to begin.

“I’ve known Olivia for years and I’ve loved her since the moment I saw her. We became best friends and were inseparable. We spent most of our days together. I couldn’t get enough of her. It wasn’t like how it was when you came here,” I said as I glanced at the sky. I was completely immersed in my memories of her.

“We did everything together until she met this guy named Rick. I called him Rick-the dick. She met him at a human campfire party and he was the only other wolf there. She said there was an instant attraction but I think it was the phase she was in. Teenagers find older guys more attractive.”

“I hated him before I even knew him. She started hiding things from me acted like she didn’t want to be around me for too long. Whenever we were supposed to meet she would give me these shitty excuses and our relationship grew distant.”

“I didn’t want to be that overbearing best guy friend so I backed off and gave her some space, even if I hated the distance. I couldn’t help the feeling of something being wrong and I was right. Something was very very wrong.”

“It wasn’t until they’d been dating for six months. I’d met him a few times and I was right to hate him. He was full of himself and I couldn’t stand him. At this point, we only saw each other maybe once or twice during the week when he approved of it. We’d gone from seeing each other every single day to a handful of times.”

“One of the approved days we were having lunch at a cafe. She was quieter than usual and she went to bite into her sandwich when her sleeve drooped. I didn’t notice at first because my eyes were always on her face. I started noticing the changes in her appearance and the clothes she wore.”

“When my eyes dipped to her wrist my heart fucking dropped out of my chest. There were black and blue bruises blotches starting at her wrists. Without a moment of hesitation, I reached out, grabbed her arm, and pulled her towards me.. Lifting her sleeve there were bruises going all the way up her arm.”