Emma's pov
This is my favourite place to go in the parklands, It's my own little paradise, somewhere I come often and very few know about it. I'm not sure how long I've been here but I've cried every last tear possible and I don't feel much better. My heart is breaking and I feel like a goddam fool, why would Alex want me? I'm broken and as much as Stacey is a bitch she is also incredibly pretty and much younger than me.
"EMMA WHERE ARE YOU?" my dad's voice suddenly slams through my head, he's all Alpha and the hairs on the back of my neck instantly stand to attention
"I'm at my garden dad, what's wrong?" the moment I stop linking my dad I pick up the scent of another wolf close by, the scents familiar and it doesn't take me long to realise whose scent it is but how is that possible? he's dead. I pray I'm imagining it but the scents only getting stronger as I can hear my dad's faint voice in my head but I don't register a word he is saying.
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Alex's pov It's only 9 am but I'm so ready for bed. I couldn't sleep even before Emma turned up in my room last night but after she left I had more chance of growing wings than getting any rest and now I'm paying for it. I still don't understand what the fuck happened last night, one minute we were getting ready to talk everything over and I was going to tell Emma how I feel then the next minute I'm left in the hallway watching the woman I love walk away while I'm left standing there holding panties, where the fuck did they even come from? "you look like shit!" "We can't all wake up looking as handsome as you now can we!" Noah's laughter fills the kitchen as he slaps me on the back before taking the seat next to me. "what's up brother? I take it you haven't sorted things with my sister yet?" if only. "no I haven't, she turned up at my room at 2 am this morning and agreed to talk but it didn't end well!" I roughly rub my eyes attempting t
Alex's pov The moment I hear Levi and Logan I feel a huge relief I've missed those guys and the fact that they have my back even though they don't know what's going on means so much to me and I'll make sure they know it. Stacey is instantly angry and I have to bite back the laugh that tries to spill out at the look on her face. "FINE! I set Alex up ok, I set you both up. The day I told you that my jacket and panties were in his room, I set it all up. While Alex was in the shower I snuck into his room, hid my panties under his bed as a gift for him and got naked. Of course, he continued to fight his feelings so when he made me leave I thought I would help him out and get you away from him by letting you know about the panties and I left my jacket there on purpose too, although I didn't plan on him bringing my jacket straight out to me so you can imagine my happiness when he did and it made the plan look all the more real!" "you fucking bitch!" Savannah s
Emma's pov I can't believe Alex told me he loves me, he's actually in love with me and hell if I don't feel like the luckiest she-wolf alive right now. I love him too but I didn't tell him, as much as I believe that he does in fact love me I'm still too scared to tell him how I feel, I will but just not yet. I don't want to mess this up, I don't want Alex to be a brief relationship, I want him for the long haul, chosen mate, marriage, children, everything. Before we had a chance to talk anymore my dad linked me to go and talk to him about what happened yesterday in the forest and Alex insisted he come with me, all this talk with Alex had made me forget about Jay but now everything that happened yesterday is flooding straight back to me and I fucking hate the feeling that it's given me. "you ok sweetheart?" I look up to catch Alex looking down at me with nothing but concern on his face and I realise we are outside my dad's office and I've been in a trance the
Emma's pov "I'm not bothered about doing anything em, after what Callum did, it doesn't feel right!" "your birthday has fuck all to do with Callum or what he did and I'm not going to say it again. Your 18 tomorrow Emily it's a huge birthday, you may even find your mate and we're not letting it pass by without celebrating, end of discussion!" I arranged for Emily and me to be paired during training this morning so I could talk her into celebrating her 18th birthday tomorrow, it was a favour to Savannah because Emily won't listen to her but I agree with Savannah and I mean every word I say to Emily, she's not Callum and I'm not going to stand by while she ruins her big day over someone who's not even here anymore. "are you two training or talking?" Levi's voice breaks through our chat but I don't miss the amused look on his face. "we're talking!" Emily bites back a giggle that Levi doesn't miss. "more training less talk
Alex's pov 3 more hours until my date with Emma, 3 more hours. On one hand, it doesn't seem that far away but on the other, it feels like days but either way I can't wait! I'm honestly so excited for tonight that I feel like a kid on Christmas eve. I've spent most of this afternoon double checking all of my plans and making sure every last detail is perfect for tonight because nothing can go wrong. I'm pretty confident that it won't be still I can't shake these nervous butterflies from swarming my stomach. "Alex, can you come to my office please son?" Jake's voice echoes through my head as I'm heading inside the packhouse, I let him know I'll be right up but I'm so distracted by all the thoughts invading my head today that I don't pay attention to where I'm going and walk straight bang into Noah, shit! "If you wanted a hug you only had to say brother!" Noah's cheeky comment and smile very quickly pulls me back to reality as I greet him with my mid
Emma's pov"wow em, you look incredible!" the one thing I love about Savannah is her honesty and right now I need it more than anything."Are you sure I look ok Sav, I've never been on a first date before, I want to look the best I can!""and you do, Alex is going to pass out when he sees you!" I know she means every word she says and I'm grateful for the small bound of confidence it is giving me but I don't think anything will help ease the nerves that are tearing through my body.I'm ready for my date with Alex and in all honestly, I am shitting myself, I've never been out on a first date before and I'm just praying I don't make a fool of myself. I've been with savannah and Emily all afternoon we went to get our nails done and some new clothes but mainly Sav has to spend the afternoon teaching me everything she can think of about first dates which was a great help but it seems the closer I get to the date the more I forget everything she has
Emma's pov We arrive in town and Alex pulls into the car park of a very nice looking restaurant, I've never been here but I've heard of it and it's known to be very nice and very expensive. In the 10 minutes it's taking us to drive here all my nervousness has disappeared, we have talked and laughed all the way here and Alex has made me feel so relaxed that I now feel silly for feeling so nervous all day. We enter the restaurant and after Alex gives his name we are taken to a table that overlooks the beach and it is beautiful. "This place is beautiful Alex!" he smiles at me while agreeing and I feel my stomach dip with nerves again and my insides stir with something else as I check him out for the fifth time since I saw him at the packhouse. He's wearing grey suit trousers with a white shirt and grey jacket, the top two buttons of his shirt are open and his hair is up in a tight man bun and fuck he looks unbelievable, he looks so hot and I know I'm
Emma's pov Tonight has been incredible, we have laughed and flirted all through food, we ordered way too much and there was a lot of leftovers but Alex asked for a doggy bag and ended up with a whole bag full. He's been a true gentleman to me all evening and I don't ever remember a time where I've been treated this way even down to the small things like opening the car door for me and restaurant door, no one has ever done that for me before and it honestly felt incredible. "do you mind a little detour?" we are walking along the sidewalk when Alex suddenly stops and I almost topple over him. "sure, I don't mind!" he graces me with his beautiful smile before slipping his hand into mine and interlocking our fingers and pulling me down a narrow road and towards an ally way. "a lot of homeless people sleep down here, I come here once or twice a week and drop of some food to them, it seemed wrong to leave this food go to waste, if we had left th