The Beta's Rebound

OI

l's name. I didn't care to. What was the point of it anyway? But she was right. The man seemed to be troubled. He had been in the Cafe all morning. The sky was dark. The time was almost 7 PM. We were supposed to be closed minutes

"As long as he keeps patronizing u

lways Eloise." The girl chuckle

oured a hot cup of coffee into a pearly white cup and sauntered toward him. My goal was simple really. The coffee was an avenue to make money and str

cup of black coffee his way. It was th

contact. His eyes were like liquid gold. Maybe it was the lights but they were bewitching. I

" I apo

He said. "Thanks

t, Coffee is

actually

tinued. "The Cafe will be closing for

nslated to son of the moon. No one randomly had that tattooed to their body. I would have asked my wolf for some assistance regarding this mystery man since my human knowledge concerning all things werewolf was a bit rusty but my wolf had been deadly quiet since the night of the incident. At first, I had believe

e?" I q

the now polluted beverage. "Someth

ng peculiar to only

in surprise and in so doing impl

having their red carpet moment when he smiled. "I di

o do it but I nodded. An Alpha werewol

ot an Alpha.

your

. If I were an Alpha, it would be Amado de la luna." He paused to gauge my reaction.

o leave before things got out of hand but he threw in a

ake had werewolves. What i

lone wo

." He fi

have a pack. Enjoy your coffee and the Cafe's scener

't told me

d enthralling. It was like you knew you were walking right into a trap yet didn't mind because it was worth it. But was it? Mingling with werewolves was not a t

is Elois

of the Gardenia pack but you

e right in time. "

instant reply.

at come on to me like you usually call me a bitch and get o

I simply want your audience. Someone who coul

g it. Was the gift of the Gardenia pack one of Siren's sugg

." He gave me another one of those dashing smiles as if you s

e door and flicked the open sign ov

ng a really shitt

n't w

been top notch. I finally got my own apartment and I found my fated

here the shit come

someone I knew and already had a somewhat close relationship with. Nothing romantic of course. But I believed we could work. Only fo

e tonic that rotted the brain and switched off your prefrontal cortex. Except when it hit your bell, it felt different. It felt stronger. My parents wanted therapy. I wanted to get rid of the nightmares. Maybe this stranger was heaven-sent. The nightmares only started after John left Ashlake for college. My therapist would believe it was a result of repressed pain and she would have been right. I hadn't

e her rejecting fate like you think. Maybe she is just fi

ou do?" Mat

is town. I don't want to have to go to a bigger town where I know nothing and no one. It does

and depressing,

kno

t my way. "You should take more of tha

e were hypnotic. I opened the patch and sniffed it in. I stopped to look at Matt and found myself grinn