Playing With The Alpha

pg 69

Randi POV

"I'm giving you a chance." She says holding her tiny hand out. Reminding me of the deal I made her earlier at the diner.

Standing up, I look down at her. Her brown eyes staring back at me created an all too familiar feeling within me. Sliding my hand into hers, there was no denying the electricity shooting through my arms as we touched. Leaning in closer, my lips were nearly on fire to taste her.

But she backs away, leaving me with cold.

"But we'll do this at my pace." She adds.

I nod my head.

"We need to set rules, boundaries and you have to understand that this is going to be hard for the both of us." She declares turning away from me and taking a seat on the front of the bed.

"I know-" I sigh and take a seat beside her.

"I know you still feel something for Camilla and I have feelings for Zayne, especially now because of his mark. So it's not like we can just rush into anything."

"I told you Camilla is a part of my past." "A part of your past you're still holding on to." She exclaims looking into my eyes. "And it's Okay. You've known her your whole life, I get it. At first I didn't but now I do."

Past memories flash before my eyes. Playing back for me scenes of how cruel I've treated her. I'll now confess I loved her, but I would have never admitted it before.

"That person who rejected you and treated you like shit was the old me, that was scared of letting go, scared of showing my true feelings. I was angry with the ancestors, angry at my wolf for choosing you instead of Camilla but now I see that you truly are a blessing from them and because of this for the first time in my life, as an alpha I'm actually doing the right thing for myself and for my pack, and if it takes me a thousand years to prove it to you than I will."

I confess. For the first time it actually felt sincere and by the tear that ran down her cheek showed me she believed me too.

"Why are you crying?" I use my thumb to wipe away her tear.

She shakes her head and giggles, "I won't be alive in a thousand years." She says and I sadly laugh with her.

"Well than I guess I'll have to hurry then."