Between Two Mates

Chapter 14

-Rose POV-

“Don’t do that!” I shout at Helix.

Others in the room gasp. Not sure if it’s about the kiss he just gave me or about the slap I gave him.

Tears come down my cheeks as I look at him.

(How can he do this now?)

I almost lost myself there and almost completely gave in.

He rubs his pink cheek, looking at me.

Harper suddenly starts crying.

“Helix! What are you doing?” His dad Lucas asks.

“I... I... I want Rose!”

Harper now hysterically cries.

“He can’t do this to her!” Laura says trying to console Harper.

“If you wanted me, then you should have chosen me!” I shout.

“I couldn't... I can’t. My wolf won’t let me.” He says.

“Then you can’t be doing this. You can’t be kissing Rose like that.” My mom says.

Alpha Maximus sighs. “Laura, take Harper to her room. Let her calm down and get some rest.”

“I will try but it is not me who will calm her down now.” Laura looks at Helix with a stern look as she leaves with Harper.

Helix’s mom, Astra, turns to him. “Helix, Harper can’t take this kind of stress, especially in the first few months of the pregnancy.”

“She’s right, son. Harper’s emotion now affects the pup.” His dad, Lucas, says.

Helix looks down and starts shaking his head. “I don’t want this! Why is this happening?! This is not fair! Why me?! I want my life to be normal!”

“Sweetheart, these things just happen. No one knows why. All we can do now is work with it. Figure out what to do and how to handle things.”

It breaks my heart to see him like this. The witty jokester is gone and in its place is fear and panic.

Helix looks down and for the first time looks defeated. Not like the guy I know who always had something up his sleeves.

“I'm sorry. I just... I don’t know what I’m supposed to do?” He says in a soft low voice.

His mom puts a hand on his shoulder. “It’s okay. We are here to help you.”

“For now, decision-making on who you want as a mate will have to be postponed.” Marcus says.

“You need to get a hold of your wolf. Training will help you with that but it will take time. The problem now is that your wolf is going to want to be near his offspring. He will want to protect it and that means Harper too. This is something you have to give in to.”

Helix shakes his head. “But why?”

“Because this will keep your wolf calm. These natural paternal instincts are going to start to kick in and they are very strong. Your wolf needs to have his way because if you anger your wolf enough, he might just take control of you and do something rash.”

Helix sighs as he sits on one of the chairs. Looking down, he nods.

“You will have a schedule.” The Alpha says, looking at Helix. “I will be moving you to the main packhouse, to the room next to Harper.”

This all is starting to make my blood boil.

The Alpha continues. “It will make it easier for your wolf. He will want to be as close as possible-”

I cut him off. “And me?! What about what I want? What about my feelings?”

I am starting to feel that I got the lousy end of the stick in all of this and I have been mostly quiet about every decision that has been taken.

“This has all been about Helix and now Harper. But what about me? Don’t I count? Do you think my wolf is okay with this? Just because I have been able to control her better and my emotions, doesn’t mean that my feelings don’t matter in all of this.”

“I never said that you didn’t matter.” The Alpha says. “But for now, you have to roll with it. There is a baby involved now and also... you need to stay away from Harper.”

I am confused. “Not that I was going to be spending time with her but, why?”

“Just like Helix’s instincts are to protect that kid, your wolf’s instincts will be the opposite. Your wolf will feel jealous and threatened. It might want to hurt Harper and the baby.”

“I would never do that.” I say with shock.

Nova nods. “Yea. Rose would never do something like that.”

“Not Rose but her wolf.” Dominic says.

The Alpha nods, agreeing with Dominic. “You are in a unique situation now. Emotions will be running in all directions.”

I can feel Helix’s eyes on me but I won’t look at him. I am angry and he doesn’t deserve my acknowledgment. This new mess is one he got us all into.

“Don’t worry Alpha. She will stay away from her.” Mom suddenly says.

I want to protest but I know I can’t because I feel like I am being looked at like the villain here, so I stay quiet.

Dad nods. “Rose won’t give anyone any problems.”

The Alpha nods. “Good. I will make all the arrangements needed and will let you all know how this will all go.”

My eyes sting with tears that I won’t let fall. I rush past everyone and sprint out of the office.

“Rose!” I am surprised to hear Helix calling after me but I continue walking through the hall.

“Rose!”

I ignore him.

“Please Rose.” He pleads.

I stop but I don’t look at him. “No. According to the Alpha, we have to stay away from each other, remember?”

“You from Harper. Not from me.” He says.

“Same thing since now you will be spending so much time with her.”

“Rose.”

He holds me by the arm. I look back and I feel pain. He looks so sad. I can tell that he doesn’t want any of this. But this is the situation we are all now in. And now, we all have to deal with this. With all this pain. We are all suffering.

(This is such bullshit.)

I give a quick headshake. “You might not have made the choice but the choice has been made. Even if it was not done by you.”

He shakes his head. “No Rose. I won’t accept that.”

“It doesn’t matter, now does it?” I say softly.

“It does. I know I want you.”

“But your prick of a wolf doesn’t.”

“He does...” He says.

“But?”

“He... also wants Harper.”

I roll my eyes. “So then now what? What do you want from me? Because you can’t have us both.”

“I... I know. Just... give me time, Rose. Just give me some time.”

I stare at him. Anger is getting the best of me and so I don’t think before I speak my next words.

“I don’t want this anymore.” I shake my head. “I don’t want you.”

“What?!” He panics.

I start walking away, giving serious thought to rejecting this bond.

“Rose, please! Wait!” He tries to stop me but I continue walking.

“I need to think.” I mumble and yank my arm away from him.

He stops and lets me go. “Rose...”

I make my way outside, needing to let off some steam.

“The moon goddess has lost all respect I had for her. She can go burn in hell for all I care.”

With anger, I shift, ripping my clothes off, and run off into the woods.

My wolf is just as angry as I am now. I obsessively think about the conversation in the office throughout my whole run. It is gnawing at me because it is not fair.