Rejecting the alpha

Chapter 16

Amelia's POV

Waking up in Oscars arms was surreal, it felt amazing. I felt safe, like I knew without a doubt he would protect me. I couldn't stop the smile that fell on my lips, after the day I was having I was grateful for the feeling. Sitting up I realised they were all here, my friends.

"What are you guys doing here?" My voice came out quiet, I couldn't believe they were here.

"We came to surprise you, you're our friend. You didn't think we would let you spend Christmas alone, did you," Olivia stated, as if it were obvious.

I smiled at her; they had given up their plans so that I wouldn't be alone. "Thank you, I was going crazy in my solitude." It was true, although what I really wanted to do was jump up and hug each and every one of them.

"What happened? You were terrified." The look of worry on their faces made me smile again. They were all so worried about me and they barely knew me.

"I was running, trying to avoid hurting Marcy." Oscar raised his eyebrow at me. "She's my aunt, she's also horrible. When my parents died, she got custody of me. The only reason she kept me was my father's money, she shows her face whenever she runs out of her guardians allowance, so she can get more. Aside from that, I am on my own here. Have been since I was fifteen, well apart from Cam." They were all staring at me in silence, I shifted uncomfortable under their stares.

"You've been alone here, all that time. I couldn't imagine not having the pack," Olivia whispered. I just shrugged at her, I was lonely at first but I got used to it eventually.

"You get used to it after a while. But for some reason the last few days have been harder than usual and when Marcy came, I got so mad. Thought I could run it off, so I went down the trail I always use and then something happened. It's hard to explain, but I knew there was someone there. I even knew they were shifters."

Oscar put his arm protectively around me, even Sam inched closer.

"I don't understand what happened next, it was like someone turned the volume dial up. Everything was so loud, I could hear their footprints on the snow, I even heard your car. I heard it from over a mile away, as if I were standing right next to it. Everything was so loud; I couldn't think straight. The next thing I remember is waking up here." I watched as Oscar and Sam looked at each other, their lips moving as if they were speaking. What the hell?

"Guys, it's rude to link, you know," Skye spoke up, pulling the boys out of whatever that was.

"What's linking?" I asked, curiosity getting the better of me.

"Mind linking, it's how shifters communicate. It comes in handy when we have shifted. So, we can still talk to our pack," Sam shrugs, as if it were completely normal. Reading each other's minds is not normal.

"Ignoring that bombshell, who was here? And why were they here?"

"We are not sure, Love, but we are not going anywhere. You will be safe, I promise," Oscars voice rolls over me, eliciting chills. I am still in his arms; I can feel the heat from his body on mine. I couldn't move, not that I wanted to. His arms were wrapped around me, holding me in place. I know I shouldn't want this, or at least a small part of me does. However, the rest of me wants him as close as possible, the truth is I missed him. I didn't know just how much, until I saw him again. The last week has felt empty without him, I thought that it was because of Christmas and missing my parents, but the truth is, it was him.

It was as if having him here made everything else disappear, I don't care about my aunt or the shifters. It's all completely faded away; all I care about is him. Why do I feel like this, I already broke it off? I stopped it before it even began, but I don't think my heart got the memo.