Too Big for an Alpha

Chapter 8

At that moment my heart stopped. 

Did he just say what I think he did? 

I couldn't stop the tears from forming in my eyes. In vain I swiped at the tears, yet they kept falling. For my entire life, I had never been told by someone outside of my family that I was beautiful. This may seem like something insignificant but honestly, this was beyond a miracle. I barely even knew the guy and he was already someone I knew I would be close to. 

I wanted to see his face so bad. I wanted to know if he was just joking, if my merriment was for nothing. However, no matter how hard I replayed what he had said over and over again, I could not find a hint of sarcasm. Call me emotional, over dramatic, or weird but I was seriously about to faint. 

Wyatt stood there like a statue. He said nothing, and in a a millisecond he was gone. He had dashed down the hallway we had gone through earlier to who knows where. Cupping my face with my hands, I felt the warmth radiate from my cheeks. 

For some odd reason I wanted to laugh. Crying out loud this was all a joke! What the heck am I thinking, a guy like Wyatt thinking I'm pretty. Although I was trying to the best of my abilities to make myself not believe his words, I couldn't. My heart pounded to the speed of light, and my face was tinted a deep red. Is this what it's like to love someone. I know the thought is odd, I mean I was just rejected by my mate, and almost killed by an insane witch. Maybe, just maybe,  I could love this hot stranger. 

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Wyatt's POV

What the hell! What in the world am I doing?

My back was faced towards this random girl I had just met, and I had just saved. I've never liked anybody to this extent before. I always believed in staying true to your destined mate, but somehow this girl made me.......made me.......

Unable to take it any longer, I dashed out of the dining room and to my room. 

Stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid. How could I let this happen, and who the heck was this girl anyway? She must be a witch! There's no way someone could fall in love that fast. Suddenly I bumped into someone.

"I'm s-so sorry!" 

I was caught of guard looking into the eyes of Alpha Gregory. I gave him a quick respectful bow and rushed off in a hurry. 

"I need to go out for a run..." I mumbled to myself. 

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Sophie POV

After cleaning up the dishes I had licked clean, I wondered around Wyatt's pack house to clear my head. Maybe Wyatt was just joking...

"Who are you?"

I jumped a little in surprise from the sudden voice behind me. Swerving around I faced a man in his mid 30's. He had brown hair, and dark eyes that held a mysterious essence. A certain power radiated off of him warning me that this man was the Alpha. I bowed my head down and answered with a stern voice. 

"I'm Sophie Forte, and I am a friend visiting Wyatt."

An awkward silence went between us, and I was tempted to look up again but at the same time I felt like I needed to wait. 

"Lift your head Sophie, and call me Greg." 

I obeyed Greg's command, and nervously shifted on my feet. His gaze was intense as he looked me up and down. As if in approval, Greg nodded he gave me a warm smile that was contagious. I found myself smiling along with him. I was no longer afraid of this kind man, and I immediately felt welcome.

"If your looking for Wyatt I saw him go that way." Greg pointed down the hall. 

I thanked Greg and walked down the direction he pointed to. I didn't really want to meet Wyatt head on at the moment due to the fact that my heart was still racing. However, I was worried that he might be upset so I embarked on a hunt for him. 

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2 Hours Later

I've been looking for Wyatt forever but for some reason I can't find him. With no hope in finding him, I decided that leaving would probably be best for me and Wyatt. Leaving a note filled with my thoughts in Wyatt's room that I had found after smelling my way there, I left the pack house as quietly as I could. Feeling like a spy I scurried around looking behind my back every now in then. I reached the front door and exhaled a breath I didn't know I was holding. Just as I closed the door and turned around to run off, there stood Wyatt staring at me with wide eyes. My face blossomed with a pink hue, and I avoided eye contact at all costs. 

"I was just leaving to go home....."

Wyatt stopped me mid sentence. 

"Could you.....stay....a little longer?"

I could feel myself blush intensely. In return, Wyatt's face also turned a bright pink.

"Girl! What is going on?' Jewel said in a nagging voice.

'Oh now you decide to talk to me AFTER I've been found in a guy's bedroom, possibly developed a crush, and all that.'

I crossed my arms to no one in particular, and began twirling the end of my hair with my finger. It had always been a habit of mine. 

'Sophie.....'

Jewel's voice was full of sorrow all of a sudden, and I could feel the affects take hold in me. I don't want Wyatt to see me cry, it will just cause unnecessary questioning. I turned on my heel and walked back into the pack house leaving a blushing Wyatt behind. Rushing into the nearest bathroom, I locked the door and sat, hugging my legs to my chest, in the bath tub. 

'Jewel please tell me what's wrong?'

Jewel hesitated for a minute before answering me with a voice that sounded broken. 

'Sophie I'm happy that you've found someone you have feelings for and all, but I still feel the bond with Leo....'

I had to think for a second before I had an "ah-ha!" moment.

'Leo is Charles's wolf isn't he?'

Before Jewel was given the chance to say anything, I could hear Wyatt yelling my name. He was looking for me.......

My heart warmed a little due to the fact that someone was out there looking for me. I was just about to answer him when a thought came to mind. I looked down at my pig belly, and my thick thighs. What did Wyatt see in a girl like me? 

'Sophie! Stop nagging on yourself. You are a beautiful and independent woman, and you need to stop letting yourself think like this. You're probably hurt because of Charles and so am I, but you can't let that asshole get what he wants. Remember and repeat after me, I AM BEAUTIFUL!'

Jewel's words snapped me back to reality. Why was I always bringing myself down like this? I mean I was just helping those whack jobs at school and Charles bring me down. I allowed them to treat me like that, and you know what? I'm sick of it. 

I'm going to be the kind of Sophie that nobody thought I could be. I'm going to prove to everyone that I'm not too big for an Alpha, I'm just too good for his sorry ass!