Rejecting the alpha

Chapter 17

Amelia's POV

We drove through the back roads around town, I don't know how long we have been driving. The radio was playing my favourite station and we were sitting in a comfortable silence, at some point we lost Mason. He must have gone back to the house but I wasn't complaining. I was enjoying the view; the mountains were looming in front of us as we headed out of town. Neither of us had said anything since we left, occasionally I would catch Oscar looking at me.

Finally, I broke the silence.

"So, where are we going exactly?" I mean, I was curious the whole time. The GPS was off and we had made a lot of seemingly random turns.

He rubbed the back of his neck, his arm tensing, distracting me. This man truly is built like a God, every muscle on him was perfectly built. His shirt was tight enough for me to see every line across his chest, is that an eight pack? They can't be real, how is that even possible.

It was only when he cleared his throat that I realised I had been openly gawking at him.

"You okay there, love?" God that voice, everything about this man was torture. All I wanted to do was pull over and jump his bones. I really need to calm down, he's just a guy. A completely ordinary, God-like man. Damn it, I'm doomed.

Not even attempting to talk, I just hummed a yes and went back to watching the road. Why am I like this, what God made me like this? I think I'm broken; I spend all my time drooling over someone I barely know.

"We are here," Oscar announced, pulling over into a small dirt clearing. Where the hell are we, where has he taken me?

"What do you mean we are here, there's nothing here?"

He just smiled at me and pulled me towards a trail, we're hiking. Totally regret the heels, definitely not hiking accessible.

"I don't think I'm really dressed for hiking." He looked me over, his eyes darkening for a split second. I almost missed it.

"It's not far, I can carry you." He lifted me up before I could reply, I wanted to protest but the feeling of being in his arms left me speechless. The same sparks appeared as before, only this time they're everywhere. My whole body felt electric just from him touching me, this is crazy.

Oscar wasn't lying, after a few minutes he stopped. Putting me down on the pebble beach, before speaking.

"What do you think? I found this place last time I was in town, I thought you would like it," he was babbling, I looked over at him. He's nervous, shuffling his feet, waiting for my answer. It was the cutest thing I have ever seen.

It was beautiful, the mountains looked massive, reaching up to the clouds. But the best part was the clear lake, spread out in front of us. I watched the fish swimming through the water, thousands of glowing multi-coloured fish. They were beautiful, I couldn't believe my eyes.

I felt Oscar shuffle behind me, turning, I realised he was still waiting for my answer.

"It's amazing, I can't believe this was so close to my house and I never knew." His smile grew, making him look adorably handsome. How can this man exist, everything about him was impossibly perfect? Fate is cruel, she hands me the perfect man only to give him to someone else. I couldn't stop myself from wondering, what it would be like if he were mine. Waking up with him every morning, the feeling of his arms around me. My heart was aching for the future it couldn't have. Pushing those thoughts out of my head, I went back to enjoying the view. I need to remember he isn't mine; I need to stay away from him. Whenever I'm around him, my mind blurs. I can't think straight and I get too close, I let him in. I know that if I let myself feel for him it will destroy me, him loving someone else will break me beyond repair.