All Chapters of A Faked Mate : Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

A heavy silence sat between us, as I allowed my gaze to linger upon Presley. She was staring ahead, looking out across the garden, while nursing her mug of coffee within her hands. The words from my father were echoing within my mind. He was doing what he did best. Trying to show he was boss. Control. Be the Alpha. All ways to gain a reaction from me. Admittedly, I may not have helped by pushing him…‘You think?’ Blade questioned, a hint of disappointment within his tone. Even my wolf was pissed with me.‘Don’t start.’ I snapped at him. ‘You know the things he said were unnecessary whether I had been a little arsey with him or not. Presley did not need to hear all of that.'‘Not going to disagree. He is trying to remind you that he is the boss. That you don’t have the title just yet. Maybe even trying to get you or Presley to doubt if she is the right one to have by your side.’ Blade pondered to me.But now my wolf’s words bothered me. Was that my father's intention? Because, just wha

With our things all packed into one holdall, we walked from the house. The sun was shining, and the sky was a glorious shade of blue. It gave me hope that today could be a perfect day. I certainly planned for it to be once we reached the coast. Thankfully, there had not been any sight or sound of my father as we made our way from the house, so I could only assume he had headed off to the office. He would have work to do without a doubt. Alpha duties, and all...I knew what we were doing was questionable. There was no denying the uncertainty in Presley’s eyes at my suggestion of going away for a few days. She knew me well enough to know my real reasoning, but still, I felt the time away might do us both good. A break from the chaos of my pack. The pressures that were already being placed upon me again. And just get back to being the two of us. Having fun. Laughing. Joking. Smiling. Cherishing the company of one another. I needed that, and I hoped Presley may too...We walked along the

Presley had been my closest confidant for the greatest majority of our time at college. Ever since we had our first drunken night out, and we got to speaking openly about our home lives. Realizing we came from similar backgrounds gave us a connection that became unbreakable. I depended upon her, just as she depended upon me. Only I don’t think she realized just the way I depended upon her.My mind was my own worst enemy at times. Battling against itself as it created completely unreasonable and unbelievable scenarios that would take over my thoughts. Day and night. Those thoughts would become enough to run away with themselves. They gained a mind of their own and could take over. They became too much for me. These thoughts were repetitive. Painful. And had a habit of coming to my mind with little to now help. Little to no prompting. It was enough to near break a man. It was feeling trapped in your own mind. Not being able to escape your own thoughts. Because no matter what you did to

The silence in the car had been deadly. Blade was pacing within my mind. And that sound was echoing, only adding to my inner anxiety. I was on edge because my phone had not stopped buzzing within my pocket for over half of the journey over here, making me wonder if my mother had now spoken to my father. Shit was no doubt going down. But, as difficult as my inner demons could be to battle, as we pulled up alongside the beach house, I could sense Presley’s unease, and I knew I needed to fix that.I had wanted to give her a few days away she would enjoy. The welcome to my pack had gone far from smoothly, but I should have known that would always be the case. I wanted to make things better. Make it up to her. I mean, after all, she was still here, by my side. The girl deserved a fucking medal!But, this I could control. Our time here could be good if I was able to control my overbearing thoughts that weighed me down. I swallowed heavily. ‘Help me out here, dude? I need to be able to smile

I did not know what had come over me, but a tenderness had filled my heart, and nothing else had been there in front of me at that instant other than Presley. I had lost myself in those big brown eyes of hers, and at that moment the only thing I wanted to do was kiss her. I don’t think that has ever happened before. I had never imagined kissing Presley before today, yet now, it was all I could think about...That sudden crash of thunder that had taken us by surprise, had made the two of us jump apart like we had been tasered. The noise had been enough to jolt us from the daze we had both so clearly been within, and had allowed us to see clearly. Allowed us to see what we had been about to do. See the mistakes we could be about to make...Sitting apart awkwardly momentarily, our eyes met, unsure what to say, but the weather once again planned to help us out. We had to dash toward the doorway of the beach house as the heavy shower of rain began to beat down upon the surrounding decking.