Falling in love with my Ex's Alpha Chapter 21

***Jacob***

When Chad told me Jason wanted to meet me after work, I thought it would be the most logical thing to do. Even after thinking about him all these days, I still feel insecure. However, we need to talk about our mate bond.

*I need to see him, too.*

When I finished work, I ran to the Cafe where he was waiting for me. Being close to the training, it was very quick to get there. As soon as I saw the Cafe, I knew he was inside because I could smell my mate from outside. I took a deep breath. His smell calmed me down. I opened the door and went in. His smell was even stronger. I breathed even more to try to calm down, but I got angrier when I realized that every time I took a breath, his smell seemed like it was never enough, the same for my need to feel him.

Fuck, what am I thinking? I came here to talk to him! I need to fix this situation.

When I saw him, he was already standing waiting for me. When he saw that I was cursing myself, his huge smile was fading. Zyon whimpered with sadness.

I walked towards him and sat in the chair opposite him. He was dressed in a black T-shirt and a black jacket, accentuating his body. But what caught my attention the most was his short black hair and his light stubble. I tried to look out the window that was on the right side so I wouldn't stare at him, every part of him was calling my attention and all I could think about was how much more handsome he was today than the day I met him.

"Hi, how was training today, Jake?" he said, and I had to control myself so as not to answer what he asked me immediately. I need to focus. I can't get attached to him before deciding anything.

"It's Jacob for you. Only close friends call me Jake. What do you want?" I asked and immediately regretted it because of the sad face he made. But I had my reasons. First of all, the way he says 'Jake' seems like he's inviting me to go to him, and I can't do that. Not now. Second, I need to focus on why I came here.

"We need to talk about us. I know it's not what you expected, I also didn't imagine being in this situation, but after meeting you, it doesn't matter to me," he said, and it made me want to yell at him that he being a male no longer makes any difference for me. After I found out he was my mate, I no longer felt attracted to any woman. I could only think about him. At first, I was astonished to find out that my mate was a man, but that was the first thing I accepted because it was undeniable how attracted I was to him.

But how can I explain to him that I'm scared to accept our mate bond? He seems like the bravest person I've ever seen. I don't want him to think I'm a coward.

"Look, from what I saw about you, you are a person who thinks completely differently than I do. I still need time to think about this situation," I lied. I know that this is no longer the reason we are not together. Though I really need more time.

"I know we're different, but from what Katie told me about you—" he started talking about Katie, and I cut him off immediately.

"Did you and Katie talk about me?" I asked in surprise, I knew Katie liked him from the start, but I didn't know they'd been talking since then.

"Hell yeah, she's my friend," he said with a cocky smile. Just to wipe the smile off his face, I declared, "She's MY best friend." KitKatie has a lot to confess to me when she gets home.

"I talked to her about you because you wouldn't talk to me if you gave me your number. I could find out about you from you."

'We want that too,' Zyon rolled with joy. Obviously, I want his number, but I also don't want to express desperation. When I agreed to give my number, he gave me his cell phone and I typed it in, and handed it back.

'Let's talk to him every day now,' Zyon started to plan.

"I need to go now," I said, getting up. If I stay here longer, it will be worse.

"I have something for you," he interrupted me and turned to the side, then he took a purple gift bag, pushed it towards me, and flashed a smile at me.

"What? No, I can't accept this," I pushed back. Even though I'm curious about what it could be, I can't accept it. I was ashamed that I had nothing to give him.

As soon as I denied it, his smile faded, and I immediately felt his sadness. Throughout this entire encounter, every time he's smiling, whenever I speak, I wipe the smile off his face. I feel guilty, and it hurts to see him like this. When he had already accepted that I would not take the gift, I took it back. He immediately returned to smiling, and my heart was happy again.

"Hm... Thanks," I replied, scratching the back of my neck with my hand.

He didn't answer anything. He just stared at me with a huge smile. At first, I was uncomfortable, but then I started to relax a bit.

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"You are a traitor!" I entered the home, already accusing her. She came running up to me with a mischievous smile on her face. She knows what I'm talking about.

"You enjoyed meeting him, don't deny it," she said, returning to where she was and sitting on the couch, and I sat too. "Aren't you going to open your gift?" she asked. I looked at the gift bag I was holding, I opened it, and inside, there was a gray dress shirt; it looked like something expensive because the fabric was very soft.

"What do you think?"

"It's beautiful," I confess as I lift it in the air to see more details. I couldn't contain my smile.

"He chose it. When he asked me, I said you would like it." She smiled, satisfied. "And I was right!"

"What did you say you wanted to talk about to me?" I changed the subject to avoid mentioning how happy I was with my present.

"Okay, I'll have to tell you from the start, and I hope you don't judge me... too much," she said apprehensively.

She started to tell me about Alpha Kaiden, how she met him, and how she felt. I was a little scared by what she said because it sounded a lot like a mate bond, but I didn't talk about it because it would be impossible for a human to know what that is. I've never seen Katie talk like that about anyone, not even about Chad. I try to let her talk without interrupting her until she suddenly brings up Chad's proposal. She clarified several things, and I also had numerous inquiries. In the end, I saw that she was in a situation where there wasn't much to do. I saw that she was very overwhelmed. So I decided to just remember that she could count on me for everything. She almost cried, hugged me, and thanked me for always helping her. Katie is really something.

While she was wiping away the tears, I decided to change the subject so she could feel better.

"So you're telling me now that you and Jason are best friends?" I teased her by pretending to be jealous. No matter what her answer is, I'm loving watching her make excuses to defend Jason. I can no longer control my smile.