Chapter 10

Stacey

After my run, I was feeling more on edge than I wanted. I rushed straight back upstairs to my room, slamming the door before I dropped to my knees. I shouldn’t have done that.

I take my phone out of my arm strap, ringing Gemma, one of my best friends. She will know what to do. She has been there through all of my boy dramas, and our alpha is no exception. The phone continues to ring as I sit there against the door, my head in my hands. “Pick up, pick up,” I mutter under my breath. She’s normally always at home with her head in a book, so I don’t understand why she isn’t answering.

“Stacey love, is everything alright?” Mum calls through the door as I press my lips together, waiting for my heartbeat to calm down. “Yeah everything is fine mum,” I shout back as the phone clicks off Gemma, having not answered. Shit. “How was your run?” she presses as her hand jangles the door to get in my back against it, as I don’t let her in. “Yeah good I’m going to shower. Can I have some priv