The Alpha Academy [Lost Mates Book 1]

You're mine

He smiled, "She's fine," He assured me, "Her life's no longer in danger." I felt the fear leave me as well. He looked at his phone as he got a text, removed his hand from me, and began to reply to it.

"I see..." I couldn't tear my eyes away from him. I wanted to keep looking, "But why?" I gulped and he glanced at me. Why did he do so much for me?

"Why what?" He placed his phone back in his pocket and I stepped back into the lounge, "Mael," He stepped towards me as he called my name. I felt weird all of the sudden, "Why What?"

I looked away as I stepped close to the wall, "Why are you helping me so much?"

He stepped right in front of me, "You haven't figured it out yet?" His voice was still low but a little bit angrier this time.

"I don't know..." I licked my lips, "It couldn't be because you like me." I slowly looked up at him as I took another step back, "I'm a guy and you've been a bully to me for most of my life." It didn't make sense. How am I supposed to balance it all?

Weren't we like enemies? Or maybe that was just in my mind. He, on the other hand, said he wanted me.

"I never cared about that." He towered over me, "It didn't matter to me if you were an Alpha, a beta or an omega." He stepped closer while I trapped myself next to the wall.

"But-"

He cut me off, "Neither did it matter if you were a man or a woman." He leaned down closer to me as he slammed his hands on either side of my head, "The only thing that mattered was that you were mine."

"What?" I was confused by his words.

"Exactly," His eyes glowed as he got angry, "That reaction has always been the thing that bothered me." He bared his teeth, "You don't know." He got angrier, "No matter how many times we see each other you just don't get it!" He looked hurt.

"Get what?" My heart pounded in my chest. There was a weird feeling bubbling inside of me and I felt funny.

"It's because you never got it and acted so distant, that's what made me angry." He sighed and then whispered his next words, "And every time I feel like a fool. All alone." He was close enough that I could feel his breath on me. It made my body shiver.

I bit my lower lip, "Because I didn't give you any attention, you started bullying me?" That didn't really make much sense? Did he want to get along with me that bad?

"I've never crossed a line, have I?" His low growl gave me butterflies, wild ones.

I gulped as shivers ran down my spine, "Why!?" I asked, "Why would you do that then? Was my attention that important to you?" I sniffled, "And after all that you're helping me out with this- rather, you've helped me out at many places."

"Yes," His lips were a mere millimeter away from mine. I could feel his hot breath on me.

"W-why...?" I got nervous. My chest felt queasy, my heart was pounding and whatever was in my stomach was acting wild. His lips were so close, I felt them barely brush against mine. I just have to move a little to kiss him, just a little to feel the ecstasy.

"Do I need to say it to you in words?" His eyes glowed a little, then went back to normal.

"Can't you?" I asked softly as I looked into his eyes.

He paused, his mind wandering somewhere else momentarily

"I told you before too, didn't I?" He backed up, making me panic, "You need to find me." He took some steps back, then looked away, "I won't say it." There was a look of disappointment on his face but I can surely say that I was also disappointed.

I wish he had kissed me.

...

My eyes went wide.

Wait! What!?!

Shit!!

Shit!!

What is wrong with me?!! This was a serious conversation! What am I thinking about!?

I moved to go to the bedroom or to take a shower or something to clear my mind when Eli called my name again.

"Mael," I paused near the bedroom door and turned my head to look at him but didn't answer. He was looking at me with a grim expression, "You said you killed someone," My heart skipped a beat at his words, "Again,"

I felt a shudder of misery in fear strike me again and turned my gaze away without uttering a word.

Oh no...

"I've been thinking about it the whole night," His voice was soft once again but it also felt like he was upset, "If you had killed someone, there would be something out there in the articles." He paused, "Unless, it was an inside story."

I felt depressed as he continued but there was nothing I could refute at this point. In my moment of misery, I had spilled out my darkest secret.

"You," He spoke firmly, "Killed the real Mael, didn't you?"