“We have something for you Lex.” Chloe says handing me a gift bag.
“Why did you buy me something?” I ask them confused.
“We know it’s your birthday tomorrow Lexi and I know you missed your graduation so you could watch us graduate. Don’t worry, only Chloe and I know about your birthday tomorrow. Well…actually now…Happy Birthday babe.” Ronny says looking at the time on her cellphone.
12:32am….
“Happy Birthday Lexi!” Chloe whispers and hugs me.
I feel a tear trail down my face as the kindness of these two girls. I love them so much. “Thank you guys…you don’t know how much this means to me. I don’t know what I would do without you two.”
“We know, we love you to Lex, open your present!” Ronny says excitedly.
I look inside the bag and pull out a little black box, I open it slowly and it reveals a black leather bangle with two pendants hanging off it. A wolf and a moon….
I look at Ronny and Chloe and they have the exact same one on their wrists.
“Thank you guys so much! I love you.” I give each of them a hug. We sit there chatting for another hour as the people start to leave. I notice Drake isn’t around, so I get up to look for him but I can’t find him anywhere when I bump into Rachel.
“Hey Lex, Drake went home, he wasn’t feeling well. You can get a lift back with us.”
This confuses me…why didn’t he tell me?
We reach the pack house, as I step into the door I immediately sense Jax’s presence. I don’t know why and it scares me, I look around but he’s nowhere in sight. I shake it off and make my way up to Drakes room.
I’m just in front of his door when I hear Ronny shout, “No! Don’t open it Lexi!” but I’ve already opened the door, the room is dark but I can hear moans and grunting.
I let go of the door and step away as realization hits me, Drakes in there with someone else.
That’s why he left me at the restaurant…he brought someone home.
CHAPTER 40:
Ronny comes running up to me followed by the others, I can feel Jax’s presence now as if he is standing right by me but in fact he is at the end of the hallway.
“I’m so sorry Lex, this shouldn’t have happened!” Ronny yells as she slams Drakes door shut.
I stand there frozen as the tears fall, I can’t form words…how could he do this to me, after everything he’s put me through? He built me up just to tear me down…he’s done this over and over and this is the final straw.
Drake’s door opens and a pale looking Drake steps out with only boxes on. “Lexi…” he reaches out for me but I step away.
“No Lexi…please…” he tries again but I continue to back away from him until the wall is behind me. Ronny steps in front of him so he can't get any closer to me.
He looks remorseful and I can see the regret forming in his face. His door opens wider and a disheveled looking Chelsea steps out wearing only Drakes shirt he had on hours before with a big grin on her face.
I bend over trying to catch my breath and stop the tears from falling. My hand clutches over my heart at the sharp pain.
“Get back!” Drake growls at her, she looks shaken for a minute then she smiles again, watching me as she wraps her hands around his waist. “Why don’t you come back to bed baby, what do you say to round three?”
“Round three…” I mumble realizing that they’ve already gone at it twice before I got here.
“Get off me!” Drake shouts at her full of rage, she lets go then steps back.
“Lexi please, you don’t understand, I just found out tonight…she’s my mate.”
“So that’s okay? She’s your mate? That gives you the right to leave me there so you can come home and screw your mate!” I scream through sobs. I see him flinch and the hurt that appears in his face.
“I'm so sorry. I so sorry.” He says looking down, I watch as the tears fall from his very own face.
“That’s not good enough Drake! What happened to me being the one you need, you said you didn’t need a mate and that you would at least try to make us work when you did find her! What happened Drake? You couldn’t even do that for me? I’ve given up everything for you, I changed myself to fit you. I stayed with you Drake , I chose you! Even after you threatened me for leaving you and even after all the shit you did and put me through! I CHOSE YOU!!!” I scream as the tears continue to fall down my face.
“No Lexi, I choose you too, now that I got her out of my wolf’s system, we can be together…I love you babe, I don’t want her!” he shouts and the smirk that was on Chelsea’s face is rapidly gone and replaced by tears.