I watched the familiar car drive up the road like driveway. 

I could see Marks face through the front window. Thinking about the line of questioning I would get as soon as I entered the car made me wish I could just stay, that I didn't have to go home and tell my mum or mark about how sad I was. 

I could feel my eyes water again as I thought about how my first meeting with the alpha could have gone if only I was less pathetic. How well we might have got on together if I was interesting or had a life outside of school. 

The car stopped in front of me and with no one to say bye to I immediately opened the passenger side door to reveal Marks face of annoyance. 

He didn't say anything. 

He didn't have to he knew that I knew what he would say. His face showed it. 

It took about 20 minutes to get back to the house. 

Mark parked the car in the drive way as usual but didn't start to get out he had a serious expression on as he said. 

"So? " in a questioning manner. 

I looked down at my hands messing with the nail of my pinky. I wasent very sure what he was asking. I turned my head to face him, I'm almost certain that he could tell I didn't understand what he wanted.

It didn't seem like he wanted to expand on the question. 

He opens the car door and walked straight into the house without saying another word. 

I followed after sitting in the car silently for about two more minutes thinking about what exactly he meant by 'so'. He didn't seem to be asking out of niceness, what was he actually asking then? 

Of course it didn't take long to find out. 

The second I stepped into the house Mark announced a family meeting, witch he's never done before. 

Mom, Kaiden and Jaiden entered the lounge almost immediately after the meeting was announced telling me that they obviously knew that Mark was going to call one when I got back. 

They sat down in the large room on one of the 3 couches in the room, 2 sat facing eachother with an arm chair at the end. Mark sat on the single seater that was placed at the end of the couches and I on my own sat across from my mum and brothers.

Feeling very put on the spot when the questions haven't even started made me feel like I was about to sweat through my fancy jumper that I was yet to change out of.

"So..." Mark started again "what was that about?" He stared at me questioningly waiting for a response like I understood what he wanted as an answer.

I ended up responding anyway, I could feel my face reden as I spoke. 

"Well... um... I was just standing around and suddenly went into heat." I hid my face in my arms not wanting them to look at me right now.

"That's not what I meant" Marks cold, stern tone seaped into his voice "I meant what is your relationship  with keiran now, I mean this could be beneficial  to our company" his voice  lost its edge as he continued  his words.

Looking up from my arms I could see the glimer of hope in his eyes. "Well nothing happened but the omega that was taking care of me said..." 

Mark cut me off before letting me finish my sentence about us being mates.

"You didn't even spend your heat with him." His sentence was a statement not a question. I could feel his anger grow.

We sat for a moment unmoving before Mark stood walked 3 steps away and made a call.

"Thomas" Mark cheers out as soon as the phone stopped ringing. "How you doing man?" Mark continued  with obvious anticipation for the person on the other end of the phone to reply. 

I couldn't hear what the other person was saying but I could hear when the other person replied.

Marks face lit up as he went out of earshot from me.

"Yes that was my oldest" Mark came back into earshot. It sounded like he was talking about Kaiden.

"Yes that was unfortunate I'm just glad that it was your son who could help and not some random alpha" it no longer made sence that he would be talking about Kaiden.

I mean Keirans older brother wasent there and Keiran left as soon as I went into heat.

"I'm sure that Josh would be happy to hear that he can talk to Keiran again but with a sane mind this time."

"I will see you then." Mark hung up the phone and walked closer to me. I wasent sure what his next move would be, I didn't know that he had been talking about me until he said my name. 

He had never called me son before.

Mark got right into my face before asking one more question.

"Do you want to be a part of this family?" Of course the question was rhetorical because he answer it himself one second later "of course you are already." He laughed. 

It was clear to me that that this was a warning and not a warm gesture from a father, witch is what it must have sounded like to my mother and brothers.

As my mum stode from her seat to give Mark a kiss and my brothers ewed before going back to the rooms saying something along the lines of 'why was I even called down'.

Mark looked right at me over my mums shoulder with a smug smile as my mother said,

"Josh how nice is Mark for giving you and Keiran another chance together."