Ditched Cheating Alpha, I Led My Daughter to Life's Peak novel Chapter 36

She nods, grinning. "Yeah. Some people are just meant to be together, don't you think?"

I nod. I smile. I like her when she's like this. It feels like the first day and not like the car ride. "Let me guess, you believe in love at first sight?"

I stare into her eyes and I see something so profound in them. I guess I hit the money.

"I wouldn't say love at first sight. That's a silly term humans made for something they can't explain," she says, smiling to herself. "I believe in destiny, and I believe in the ability to choose that destiny at any moment. And to change it if it's wrong for you."

"It's kind of the same thing, isn't it?" I ask. "Not exactly, but sort of?"

She shakes her head. "I don't really care. Either way I don't believe in it," she says firmly. "You don't believe in gravity, or air, or your own existence. You just know. I know it exists. It's the only kind of love that can be trusted. That's why we can feel it and lesser creatures can't. Like flies, snakes, cats, and..." She narrows her eyes at me. "Sometimes people just... make mistakes you know?"

I nod. That's true. I've seen so many people who were so sure of things quit them like they were nothing. People. Dreams. Jobs. Lifestyles. Health plans.

I don't know about the cats and snakes and flies comment. I thought when flies fall in love, their brains rewire to only knowing loving each other? Or was that... no, I think it was flies. I go to tell her how loving flies can be, but my eyes land on Carson making his way over here.

There was literally no room in this house, but somehow the crowd parts ways for him. The crowd stares at him like he's the life of the party. The life of everything. I resist the urge to roll my eyes. If they don't get over this boy. He's such a high school, jock stereotype.

I look at Suzie. "Wanna go back outside?"

She doesn't even look at me. "Hi, Alpha," she smiles at Carson specifically, pushing her loose curls behind her ear.

I stare at her, mouth agape. What is she doing? Ohhh... I see. Everything starts making sense. The warnings. The random interest in being friends. The compassion.

I grit my teeth. This little...

"Hello Suzie," Carson says, but he doesn't take his eyes off me, glaring at me.

I glare back at him, remembering our last encounter. He doesn't break his silence. He just stares.

Axel comes, not too far behind. "Don't scare her off."

I cock my head back. Like I'm intimidated by this dude. I stand my ground and cross my arms.

"Mia," Suzie says. "Why don't you say hi? You're being rude."

If this girl doesn't get out of my face before I back hand her. The whole reason I'm fighting with this guy is because of her fake ass warning. Where do girls like her come from? Crying wolf just to get her own... Talk about thirsty.

I narrow my eyes. Carson narrows his. This is ridiculous, given what I've just found out. I think through all of my encounters with Suzie. She was right to call me Slowpoke. I'm upset I didn't put two and two together sooner, but I'm a science girl. Not a psychologist... wait... You know what, that doesn't even make sense so nevermind.