Ditched Cheating Alpha, I Led My Daughter to Life's Peak novel Chapter 48

I'm off limits to everyone else.

I frown. I look at Axel.

It's not that I'm disappointed. Don't get me wrong, I'm not pining over him or anything, it's just... It's no longer about me choosing who I want to be with. Carson seems like the type to just force himself and what he wants. It's cute for a while, but honestly it can get dangerous. I remember the gym experience and how I had to keep telling him no.

What if he tries to force me into other things? What if I can't leave?

I should be able to pick whoever I want to be with in life. Anywhere in the world. Not forced into a relationship with someone just because they're a werewolf. There's nothing wrong with Carson, other than the potential danger of this supernatural thing and worse his ego, but I don't think it's too outlandish of an idea to be a little concerned with the idea of a forced forever with someone I haven't even... really gotten the chance to know yet.

And I don't think it's too outlandish of an idea to be a little disappointed at the idea of a forced forever without someone I haven't even... really gotten the chance to get to know yet. I look at Axel again.

My eyes land on Aiden though. My heart drops and it doesn't even make any sense. I shake my head and look back towards Axel. I remember what Brittany said last night. She was wrong.

"I suppose that means you're really with Juliet then?" I ask him.

"Me?" Axel points to himself, startled. "No way, I imprinted on you too."

What? "But I thought-" I look back towards Carson.

Carson looks stone faced, tight jawed. "We all did, okay? Happy now?" He scoffs and takes a step back.

"Wait," I say, but he doesn't listen.

He won't even look at me.

All?

I look at Aiden. He's not looking at me either at first. Then his eyes shift to me and a chill runs down my spine. He's glaring at me. He didn't imprint on me. He looks like he hates me!

"Are we done here?" Aiden asks. "It's pretty simple, don't tell your family or anyone else if you value their safety." He says that the same way Megan calls out orders in her commander voice, like obedience is already expected. "Let's go," he says to his brothers. Then he literally walks off.

Carson looks at me, almost as cold as Aiden, but there's something else there too. He hesitates, staring into my eyes, before following his brother.

When he's a good distance away, I say it. "Thank you, Aiden." I say it kind of low, hoping he doesn't hear me.

He doesn't stop, so I suppose I'll never know. I didn't expect him to either way. I'm just happy to have my phone.

And to be alive, among other things.

It doesn't take long for me to realize that the unknown outweighs anything I'm certain of, and that's a big problem.

There are more questions than answers and, once again, that's a big freaking problem.

I don't know what the best thing to do is. I want to tell my family to pack their bags, but I know that won't work. They love me and they trust me and I know they would believe some crazy things just on my word alone because we're that close, but this isn't one of them.

If I say we need to run, no explanation, they'll think that the triplets or some other guys had hurt me. They'll try to investigate and press charges versus listening to my warning to run. Who knows what the wolves would do in that situation to shut them up.

And then, of course, if I actually tell them that there are werewolves, they'll think I'm joking or that I've lost my mind. My mother would either sit me down for a psych assessment, or, on the off chance that they actually believed me, there'd always be Aiden's warning to worry about.