The Alpha’s Untamed Human

Chapter 3

As Taylor was driving away from the gated community, she noticed a car following her. She couldn’t see the driver, but it wasn’t a coincidence that this car left the Mystic Moon community at the same time as her. She was convinced that this is linked to the commotion at the ball.

She changed from her usual route and noticed that the car was sticking to her even when she did unnecessary detours. It’s official: She is being followed!

When she reached home, she peeked from her kitchen’s window and noticed that the car was now parked a few meters away from her condo, with the driver sitting there and looking at her building.

Taylor spent the next hour pacing in her living room. After an hour, she sent a text to both Emma & Peter asking for news and updates, but no one replied to her. She waited an additional hour and even facetimed her friend, but Emma did not answer.

That was it! Taylor could not take it anymore. She sent a message to Emma: If you don’t call me back ASAP I am driving back to your parents’ house to see you face to face.

A few seconds later, Emma called Taylor and she immediately picked up

“What is wrong Emma? You do not want to talk to me? Are you mad at me? Did he hurt you? Did this bastard hurt you?”

“No of course not, it is just that I have been crying”

“Switch to video call Emma” requested Taylor

Taylor was horrified when she saw her friend. Emma’s eyes were puffy probably from all the crying and her eyes were just lifeless... As if Emma lost her joie de vivre.

“I was overwhelmed, I didn’t expect to meet my Mate and didn’t expect HIM to be my mate. I was also scared. Suddenly everything became real. I found my mate. I will settle down and build a family with him. I was scared from this change, although I wanted it so bad. But I had a long talk with Derek, and my mate, as well as my parents. And I am more open to this change now. And they all told me it is normal to fear change, but change can be good especially if we are blessed to finally meet our mate.”

“what are you telling me Emma?”

“I am going to go with him?”

“Go where?”

“To his place… In Idaho”

“Excuse me? You are going to move to Idaho? Just like that? You just met him! This is crazy Emma. I know you do not want to do it. f**k traditions. f**k this crazy belief of mate. Just do not do it”

“I can’t ... Please Taylor understand... This is for everyone’s sack...” pleaded Emma

“When will you leave? “

“Tomorrow noon”

“What!” yelled Taylor

“He gave me until tomorrow noon to pack and bid goodbye to everyone. Do you want to come and see me before I go?”

“So generous of him” mocked Taylor “Of course I will come to spend time with you,  but I will not help you packing” she added

“No worries about packing, Peter is going to pass by our apartment tomorrow, and he will pack my essentials.”

“I am sorry if I cannot be supportive of this. But I will be there for you. I will even come at 8am and we can have breakfast all together.”

“you Taylor Smith waking up early and coming at my parents’ house by 8am? I would like to see that miracle” said Emma with a small smile on her face.

While talking with Emma, Taylor noticed that the car that followed her was still parked there, but no one was in the car. She needed to solve this problem as well.

“Emma please think it through. Do not do something that you do not want… just to please other peoples. Whether for your parents, for your community, for your beliefs, or for whatever reason. This is your life we are talking about.”

“I love you bestie” said Emma

“Me too. Sweet dreams and see you tomorrow” said Taylor hanging up.

She sighed looking at her smartphone, then took her taser, her keys and went down to unleash her wrath on the i***t who naively believed he can stalk her and scare her so easily.

When she reached the car, she did not see the driver. He must be hiding. She smirked thinking that she has the best solution to draw the driver out from his hiding place.

Taylor took her car keys, and she scratched the front door. She dragged her keys and drew swirls on the backdoor frame when she saw someone coming out from behind the bushes screaming

“What the hell are you doing?” the stalker yelled

“Oh this is your car? Well sorry you are parked on a handicap spot, so I decided to give you a lesson.”

“There is no handicap parking spot here.”

“Oups my bad. They must have changed this recently.” said Taylor with a smirk “So are you going to tell me what you are doing here in my neighborhood? And do not try to give me any crap. I know you followed me from the ball. What do you want? Are you with this maniac Liam?”

“Don't you talk like that about Alpha Liam.”

“What do you call a man that supposedly met his soulmate yet everything that he did was scream since that moment. Not one single smile on his face.”

“Well he screamed at you. And only you. Not at her”

“Touché man..” admitted Taylor. “But still this doesn’t explain why you were following me?”

“Because I asked him to …” Taylor heard a voice behind her answer her question.

As she turned around to see where this voice came from, she spotted Liam coming out of the shadows behind the bushes. She tried to hide her surprise seeing Liam here with this man, and said

“Mr. Maniac himself is here. I am honored” mocked Taylor smirking and with one hand on her heart pretending to be moved. “Why did you ask your minion to follow me? Are you here to teach me some lesson? Because I will NOT go down without a fight”

“I am not hear to teach you a lesson Taylor. I asked him to follow you because I wanted to know where you lived. I want to have a talk with you”

“Go ahead… talk” immediately replied Taylor

“Here in the street” gestured Liam. “What are we? Insects?”

“No, I think you emphasized it already at the ball that we are humans although it didn’t seem like a compliment back then. But back to your suggestion, I do not trust any of you to invite you into my home”

“Weren’t you confident that you will be able to fight us off?” mocked her the Car Lover guy

Liam was visibly tired; it has been an emotional rollercoaster of a night for him. He had almost lost hope of finding his mate and stopped searching years ago. He had a lot of responsibilities and problems that required his entire attention and did not believe he could provide a safe life for a mate and even less build a family.

He accepted Alpha’s Derek invitation not for the ball but to meet with the Alphas and talk business. He was overjoyed when he smelled his mate’s scent and when he locked eyes with her, he was happy and mesmerized by Emma’s beauty. Until he saw the fear in her eyes... His mate was not happy to see him, she was scared, paralyzed by fear.  

His ego and his wolf could not accept that and they both were fuming. Add to that, this human interfered and made him feel like a worthless man, it was too much for him. His bad temper took the best of him and he snapped. He would not dare snap on his mate, so this human was the ideal person to take on all his frustration and anger.

When Alpha Derek only managed to convinced Emma to join them in this office by implying that otherwise Taylor safety is on the line, at that moment, it became clear to Liam that this human is particularly important to Emma. And that the key to Emma’s heart will be through this human. Therefore, he asked his man to follow her and he intended to meet with her and clear up all this misunderstanding, convincing her that he will protect Emma with his life.

And as soon as his discussion with Derek, Emma and her parents ended, he shifted to his wolf form and ran to the location shared by his delta who was vigilantly keeping an eye on the human.

Little did he know that this human is feisty and winning her over will not be that easy. Liam started massaging his forehead; this human is causing him a headache with her insolence and snappy retorts. He was tired and felt that any time he will lose his self-control. He needed to get over this discussion and go back to planning the move of his mate to his pack.

“Who do I have to call to convince you that I mean you no harm?” asked Liam

Taylor didn’t even pause, she quickly replied “Derek!”

Liam pulled him smartphone from his pocket and dialed Derek putting him on speaker.

“Alpha Liam, any problems?” said Derek as soon as he answered the call.

Taylor felt that Derek was on edge, he sounded tired and worried.

“Alpha Derek, I am with Taylor, Emma’s friend, you are on speaker. I came to talk with her, but she does not trust me. Can you reassure her that I mean no harm and that unlike what she called me, I am not Mr. Maniac? That I will not kill her, harm her nor do anything that will put her in harm's way.”

“Yes of course. Taylor honey can you hear me? First please tell me you did not call Alpha Liam a maniac. And I can promise you that nothing will happen to you. Alpha Liam gave you his word and this is worth a lot in our community”

Derek paused before adding

“Please make sure this conversation is cordial. The situation is already complicated enough”

“OK thank you for clearing things up Derek. I will have this talk with Liam. But Derek.. “Taylor paused, she hesitated before continuing “... I am really really disappointed in you... in all of you. Good night.”

Taylor hanged up the phone, looked at the men standing in front of her, sighted and said

“Mr Maniac…  Car Lover… please follow me”

And she walked back to her building followed closely by the two men.