Secretly Mine by Me =/ (the gingerbread man read aloud .TXT) 📖

out of the ignition and unlocking her door. She gets out before I can stop her. She was swift with it all. What does she mean I dont care? I stayed home from school for her and I- shit. I stayed home from school for her. Last night. I quickly get out of the car and chase after her scent.

"Alex!" I yell. I stop when her scent suddenly is gone. "Alex!" I run all the way back to our house and barge through the door. "Where is she??" I yell causing the four adults to gather at the top of the stairs.

"Where's who?" My dad asks.

"Alex!"

"She's with you isnt she?" Dylan asks. I gulp and spit out the story to them. "So you're telling me that, my daughter is missing because of you??" I slowly nod my head. 

"Dylan." Blair warns. "Don't. We'll find her." He looks down at me and his growl fills my head but he nods at his wife. "Jackson, go into town and search there. Dylan and I will go to the waterfall, and Ashton and Myah, you take the forest. Okay?" They all nod and we rush out the door. I run into our smallish town and through most of it before Blair's voice fills my head.

'Nothing. You guys?'

'Not here either. We checked the pack house too.' My mom responds.

'I'm still looking.'

'Let us know if you find her.' They tell me. I go again and end up at a cafe on the other side of town.

'Please let her be here.' I silently pray. I walk in and scan the room. I sigh amd I go to walk out the door when I'm drawn to a figure in the corner. Alex.

Chapter twenty-five

 ~Alex~

 

I ran away from the scene and kept running until I ran into this old cafe. Its on the other side of town so it should be okay. Soon my parent's voices go off in my head and I know Jackson has told them. Tears spill down my cheeks as I huddle further into the corner. As far as the chair will let me. I bring my knees up to my chest and hug them as my feet rest on the chair seat. I prepare myself to leave but I can't do it. I don't have enough left in me to move. I hear the bell above the door ring meaning someone new just came in and I can smell him but don't look up. 

"Alex." He rushes to my side but I do nothing. "Alex?" I look over at him and sigh. He gulps and picks me up bridal style. "I'm so sorry. I'm so so sorry. I care. I care so much Alex. I'm sorry." He continues whispering things like this until I fall asleep in his arms.

 

~Jackson~

 

 I sigh as I set her in my bed. I squeeze her hand before leaving the room and meeting the adults in the living room.

"I'm really sorry alpha." I tell him. "I didn't mean for this to happen..."

"It's fine Jackson. This was coming for a while. And since when do you call me alpha?" He responds.

"Uhh since I thought you might want to murder me for losing your daughter?" I admit causing them to laugh at me. "Anyways, we have school tomorrow so I think I should head to bed." I get up and turn to the stair case. I'm about halfway up when I hear my name.

"Thank you. For finding her. You'll be an excellent beta." Dylan tells me. I smile and turn back to the stairs. Once I make it to my room I look at the sleeping beauty in my bed. God, she's amazing and I was a jerk. I felt stupid so I basically told her I didn't care. I pull off my shirt and pants leaving me in only boxers when I hear a rustling in the bed. I turn to see Alex sort of sitting up and rubbing her eyes. I try to hurry my bottoms on before she fully wakes up but I can tell its too late when I turn again, but this time to meet a flushed Alex.

"S-sorry..." She murmurs.

"For?"

"Being like this... I was so butt hurt over something stupid. And then had you guys chasing me around. I'm just sorry for everything." Her eyes water and forgetting that I didn't have a shirt on, I go over to her and pull her to my chest while I sit on the edge of the bed. Her arms find their way around me as she hugs me back. I lay down next to her, not removing my arms from her.

"It's fine. There's nothing wrong with you." I stroke her hair and before I can stop myself, I kiss the top of her head. I bite the inside of my cheek and squeeze my eyes shut but she doesn't move a muscle.

"Thank you." She says, coming closer if thats even possible. I sigh in contentment and fall asleep.

Chapter twenty-six

 ~Alex~

 

I wake up in the morning to a really annoying alarm. I open my eyes to a very chiseled bare chest. He moves and the alarm turn off but he doesn't let me move.

"Jackson." I whine. "Get off of me! We have school you know."

"Mmmm comfy." He snuggles closer to me, and I grumble, trying to hide the fact that I like this.

"What, are you calling me fat?" I look up at his face and see that his eyes are still closed, giving me more time to study his face. I look from his defined jaw line to his lips. They aren't full, but they aren't thin either. I look to his closed eyes and miss the hazel that's normally there.

"No. Just comfy."

"Cause that makes sense." I laugh.

'Happy birthday Brooke.' I send it to the entire pack so that they remember. I shove him off me and he grunts.

"Comfy gone." He stalks out of bed, looking like Igor. I laugh and he looks at me. "Comfy." He starts walking towards me like a zombie so I laugh and run out of the room.

"Dad!" I run into the kitchen and behind my dad. "Save me! This weirdo is after me!" I yell over dramatic.

"What?" He asks me not seeing Jackson yet.

"Comfy." Jackson enters the kitchen and ignores my dad, heading straight for me.

"I'm not part of this." He puts his hands up and walks away.

"Dad!!" I yell running away from Jackson again. Jackson stops walking like a zombie and runs after me. I run into my room and slam the door shut in his face.

"Owww." I hear and laugh. "Wow. Thanks." I open the door still laughing and he tackles me. 

"Don't you dare-" I start laughing and kicking as he tickles me. "Jackson!!" I shove him off of me and quickly get up, putting my bed between us. He plops down on my bed and starts fake snoring. "Well I'm going to go shower so you need to be out."  He grumbles some more and walks out of my room. I laugh as I go to shower. Whens I'm done I through on a Hamline High hoodie with jeans. Walking out my door I run into Jackson. Literally. He starts to fall down the stairs but I quickly grab his arm to stop him. "I'm sorry." I say helping him regain his balance.

"Its fine." He laughs. We head to school and the second I'm out of my car I'm grabbed by the hand and dragged away.

"Wow Brooke. Calm down. What's wrong?" I ask my friend.

"Mate. My. Found. Human. Amy." She begins to hyperventilate and I can't tell what she says. 

"Breathe Brooke. Breathe." She starts breathing regularly again before I ask her again.

"I found my mate."

"That's awesome! Who is it?" I ask her. My jaw drops at her response.

"Amy."

Chapter twenty-seven

 ~Alex~

 

"Oh. Come here." I drag her back to my car where Jackson is standing there confused. 

'She found her mate. It's Amy. I'm bringing her to my dad.' I tell him. He nods and walks to the school. I help her into the passenger seat and quickly get into the drivers. We are at my house in about 10 minutes and rushing into the house.

"Dad!" I yell when I walk through the door. Hes not in the living room so I barge into his office. I walk into my mom and him making out on his desk. "Eww!" I shriek. They pull away and both of their cheeks are super red. My dad sees Brooke and goes into alpha mode.

"How can I help you ladies?" 

"Dad, Brooke found her mate and she's human." I blurt out.

"She's?" I nod at his question and my mom gets all excited.

"Oh honey, it's fine! Alex's uncle had a human mate, you just have to make sure they love you back before you tell them. Then you can mark them and turn them. Who the lucky lady??" She rushes up to Brooke and steals her from me.

"Amy..." She admits quietly. My mom bombards her with questions for a while, while my dad talks to me.

"You the right thing bringing her here. I'm proud of you. Where's Jackson?"

"He's still at school. I figured we'd just come in late." I tell him, looking for the okay to do so.

"Alright. Have Amy and Brooke over tonight. They can sleepover if they want since its the weekend." I smile and nod at him, before going and stealing her back from my mom.

"Sorry mom, gotta go. Love you." We head back to the school and are there by lunch. Jackson and I were late to begin with. I have Brooke get Amy and then meet me where I'm sitting, which ends up being by Jackson. "Everything is fine. They're coming over tonight if their parents are okay with it." I say quietly.

"Okay." They come sit