Chapter 16: Chapter 16

I could not believe what I had just witnessed.

Well, others were there too, but once they broke up, Alera gave me back control.

He finally breaks up with her, which made my brain go wow. I should be happier that he breaks up with her, yet why am I getting this unsettling feeling within me.

"Hey, I'll see you again around. It was nice meeting you" Ed adjusts his glasses then turns to go away.

"Ed," Gia calls him but just stops and glared at her before stumbling away.

Gia stood there beside me. I could see her eyes almost in tears. Then she turns and grabs my hand.

"Come on, we have to go to the party."

I look back and saw Matteo eyeing my way. I swiftly turn back and continue to walk with Gia.

We went to a store out of our territory, just to buy her a freaking condom. She didn't want to buy from any store in our pack as everyone knows everybody except for me.

I kept on warning her that Jay isn't her mate, but she just brushed my advice aside and remarks that I know nothing about love or relationships.

It saddened me that I may be not experienced in that field, but I am an observer, and I can help her. After all, I'm her best friend.

Gia has changed. She never explained why she misses neither school nor being the awesome friend that I used to have.

She was a completely different person tonight, and I felt like she's using me tonight for unknown reasons, and for one she needs transportation.

We went back to the after-party held at Matteo's private house. I didn't know he could live on his own, but Gia reminded me that he's the Alpha's son but also the future Alpha.

The house front porch was crowded, couldn't even find a parking space. We ended up parking on the other side of the road.

As soon as we made it inside the house, Gia left me, more like ditching me in the middle of the crowd.

I stumbled looking for somewhere to hide, yet I couldn't. I felt pair of hands holding me steady, I look up and came to face with Jay.

"Hey! Are you alright?"

"Yeah," I feel like getting away from him immediately.

"You look beautiful" his words are in a slur, and he's freaking drunk.

He steps towards me, and I step backward, then he corners me to a secluded corner of the house.

"You smell good" he takes a sniff around me.

"Stay away from me, or I'll tell Gia," he laughs.

"Gia, your friend who brought you here just to get in my bed," he pointed a finger at me. "Are you sure she's your friend?" he shook his head.

"Tsk Tsk didn't she tell you that if she didn't bring you here tonight, I and Kevin won't fuck her," my eyes widen in disbelief.

I will ask her tomorrow to explain herself to me.

Feeling betrayed by my friend made Alera growl in a murderous tone. I was about to tell him to stay away from me again when he is being pushed away from me.

He fell far back towards the crowd hiding Matteo from his view. So he didn't quite see who pushed him as everything moves in a flash.

Matteo took my hand and leads me into a room. We could hear him cursing and giving out warnings to whoever pushed him that hard.

"Stay away from my Beta" he corners me to a wall.

His fist raises to punch me. Immediately I closed my eyes, waiting for his punch, but it never came.

I peek at him and find his first contact with the wall. Quickly I raise my hand to my poor heart, if only I was a human, I'll be long dead by then.

He heavily breath moving a little bit closer to me, and my head couldn't move anywhere except to look at his damn face.

I could feel Alera's nervousness through our link as he moves closer.

He stops inches away from my face. "I don't want you around him or any other guy," he whispers, sending shivers through my body, making my skin tingle with his fucking warm breath in sensation.

I push him back a little, moving forward and away from the wall "sorry, Alpha, but you can't do that to me."

"I just want you to stay away from them. I just couldn't control my wolf when you're around" he let out a frustrated sigh.

"Then that's your problem, not mine, it's better if we reject one another" he looks at me, pushing me back to the wall, not aggressively to hurt but with care.

"Please, I need time, I just can't reject you, but please promise to give me time," he says

"I just got broken up with Quinn, it's not like you can pop out of nowhere and expect me to eventually switch off my feelings to you."

"I'm your mate."

"And she's the girl I've been in love with," he withdrew back, shouting at me.

Luckily the music was loud enough to suppress his voice, and there was no sign of the football team or any person around.

He grips at his hair then turn to look at me with his pleading eyes, "please I can't reject you. I need you, so give me a little bit more time" he held my hand into his

"I broke up with her for you. Yes, that little stunt back there was for you… Please," he looks at me with pleading eyes.

"Fine, but I won't promise."

I shook off his hand to adjust my clothes and left him there. I walk over to the other side of the room, ignoring the others completely.

I found Gia sitting on Jay's lap, "Hey," Jay saw me, and he starts to bury his face in her neck. It's like we haven't met a while ago and that nothing has ever happened, like him making a move on me.

Gia smirks at me and tries to give Jay the drink in her hand. Instantly I went up and slap Gia on the face, "next time, you try and use me. Friends or no friends, I'll f..k up your brain."

I took the cup from her hand and down it while holding her glare at the same time.

'Shit! I shouldn't have done it,' turning around, I walk towards the exit, but my vision started to get blurred. Then I saw someone I was familiar with.

I fell in Matteo's arms, he looks as if he's worried, then lead me into a room.

He sat me on the bed, I heard him curse, saying something about the drink I took being spiked, and that's all I remember.