The Alphas Human Mate

39

EMILY'S P.O.V

I raised my hand to knock on the familiar door now, a sense of dread and fear fuelled by my guilt had eaten me away on my way here and now I just wanted it to swallow me whole. Not only had I blank out lied to Preston but I knew what Four would do and what he is capable of, look what he did to Dylan, and I still used him to get what I wanted.

My thoughts were interrupted however when before my hand could knock on the door it swung open, revealing Preston's large stance as if he was already anticipating me knocking. My eyes travelled up to his face as if to access his physical state, I took a deep breath of relief when I saw all was clear, he was okay.

"Hey" I mumbled after a few minutes of awkward after not one of us made a move.

He gave me a small smile in return which quickly dropped after a few seconds as he stepped out of the door revealing a bag slung over his shoulder before turning his back to me and shutting it.

"Can I talk to you for a second?" I asked as he had now turned and was walking down his little steps and onto the pathway at a quick speed.

"Sorry, Alpha called a pack training in ten minutes" He didn't even turn his head to look at me but kept focused on the pathway ahead walking around the slow moving others on the path, I couldn't even blame him.

"I'll walk with you!" I exclaimed in a slightly louder voice as I attempted to weave my way thought the large amounts of people, ignoring the burning stares I was receiving.

"If Alpha sees me talking to you-" He began as he had now stopped allowing me to catch up to him.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have dragged you into it, I lied to you and got you into shit that you hadn't a clue about, I should have thought about you but I just thought about my own selfish self, please don't be pissed of with me. Your one of the only people I actually like here and don't think will murder me" I panted out in one breath, mostly so I could say everything without forgetting and the fact that I was out of breath from trying to catch up with him. My pace was that fast I'd be surprised if he could even make out a word I was saying.

We we're both now standing still on the path, the silence filled by the noise around us and mostly my heavy breathing, spending months up confined in like two rooms really does you no favours. I never thought I would care about what people here through about me, but I realised that my actions can harm them and Preston didn't deserve Four's anger. Two months ago I wouldn't have cared, my main goal was to get out of this place, now that I realised that was never going to happen I had to realise they were people to with emotions and feelings.

"Your forgiven, you dick" Preston's words instantly made me feel better and reminded me I had to be a better person, just because I was hurting doesn't mean I had to hurt other people.

"Preston your not going to regret it" I smiled as I leaped at him in a hug. After the whole Dylan thing I didn't think I could find another person I could fully trust here, but now I know I can trust Preston. I didn't realise I had hugged him with such force that he winced slightly his face screwing up with pain which he quickly tried to cover with a smile.

I quickly let go my eyebrows screwing together in confusion as I reached my hand out with the intent of poking him in the ribs only for his hand to stop me.

"Intense workout last night, a bit sore" He breathed. I opened my mouth to question him slightly then shut it when I realised he wasn't going to tel me the truth, I knew he was lying. You couldn't be that sore from a workout, plus he was a wolf, how could he be in that much pain? My thoughts immediately went to Four and what he probably did to him when he realised he was the one who brought me to grandmas and instantly another wave of guilt began to spread in me.

I just nodded, it was my fault. I had to be more careful not only for me but for the people I had grown to care about here. I almost got Dylan killed and now Preston got hurt because of me.

"See you later?" He asked breaking the silence I didn't even realise was between us as I had even lost in my own mind, I nodded smiling before he took off in the direction I'm guessing the training was at.

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"Heard about your little escape the other night? Thought we weren't that bad anymore?" Was the first thing Wes said as I sat down at the table at break time causing the rest of them to laugh and me throw a dirty look at him.

"Shut up" I replied which caused more laughter from them. Being here at school with my new friends, I think, made me feel like a normal teenager, and reminded me that wolfs were not the monsters I had formed in my mind and made me feel happier.

"Honestly didn't think you would have it in you" Anton added causing further laughter as I elbowed him in his side.

I was glad I met them, they treated me like a normal seventeen year old and didn't let their fear of Four stop them from acting normal around me. Not joking I think they were the only ones in this whole school who weren't afraid of him, from the jokes they made to their questions.

"I wasn't escaping dick, I just wanted to go to my grandmas for awhile" I defended myself as I turned around seeing Preston leaning against the far wall, his eyes dropping down to his phone when he seen me looking, no doubt listening to the conversation as he had a small smile on his face and shook his head.

"You better start planning a better escape plan for three weeks" Wes piped up once again as the laughter died down and Terri shot him a dirty look and soon after he let out a wince of pain.

"What was that For?" He asked as Terri once again threw him the dirtiest look, I'm assuming  she had kicked him under the table. What was he talking about?

After silence entered the table for a few minutes I racked my brain trying to work out if Four had mentioned something that was meant to be in three weeks but I couldn't think of anything. I knew it had to be serious when Wes and Anton didn't try to make further jokes about it, but what?

"What's in three weeks?" I asked interrupting the silence that now swallowed the whole table which was just followed by an exchange of looks between the three and more silence. This was the first time I had ever seen them actually be really scared of something, like they told me something that I wasn't supposed to know. What could be worse than finding out that they were wolfs?

"Just tell me" I tried once again as I began to grow slightly worried with a bit of anger, they can't bring it up and then not tell me and expect me to be okay with that.

"Emily, I thought you knew, I really don't want Four to find out that I told you, he would literally kill me" Wes tone was laced with worry as he broke the silence. It was literally eating at me not knowing what he was talking about I felt my selfish side crawling forward and demand to know what he was talking about but then I remembered Preston and what Four did to him.

"No it's fine, I'll just ask Four myself" I smiled, if I just asked him no one would get hurt but if I made Wes tell me then he could get hurt and it would be my fault.

"Your wedding, Emily it's your wedding" Terri blurted out after another few moments of silence as no one knew how to pick up the conversation again. Her words made me go pale and I felt like the whole room had gone silent. I felt like I heard her wrong because I knew she couldn't of been talking about me.

"Emily are okay?" I felt Preston's hand on my shoulder pushing me slightly as I realised almost everyone had gone from the room now, the bell must have gone and Preston stood beside me as I felt like someone had literally slapped me in the face to remind me that I wasn't in control, and Four was the biggest dick I had ever met.