Page 26 of Because You Rejected Me

“Uh… sure,” Matt replied, trying and failing to tear his eyes away from my cock.

A quick glance down at those tight little shorts of his told me I wasn’t the only one having issues. But I was determined not to initiate. It was going to be on his terms.

“Do you want to eat here or go out somewhere?”

Matt hesitated for a moment. “Can… can we go to the beach?”

“Pizza?”

He nodded.

“That sounds wonderful.” I looked down at myself. “Feels silly to change for the beach. But I’ll grab us some towels.”

“Okay,” he replied, his cheeks flushed red.

I made quick work of grabbing us some supplies. I tossed a few drinks in a cooler along with some ice and put them in the back of the truck. The towels were thrown in the back and within a few minutes, Matt and I were heading back to town.

A half-hour later, we were sitting beneath the shade of the trees just on the edge of the beach. The pizza box was nestled between us, and we’d already started eating in silence. A strong breeze kicked up across the lake, rustling the leaves overhead and driving massive waves against the shore. The dull roar of the lake filled our senses, giving me a deep sense of peace. I was glad Matt suggested we go to the beach. It was one of my favorite places in the entire world, and I couldn’t think of anyone better to share it with than him.

Matt had gone through a couple pieces of pizza when he sort of sat up and hugged his knees to his chest. Resting his chin on his knees, he stared out at the waves without saying a word. I couldn’t help feeling like something was off. I didn’t want to pry, but I wanted to help if I could.

“What’s up?” I asked, trying to sound casual. “What’s on your mind.”

“Nothing…” He paused for a moment. “Well, something, I guess.”

“Want to talk about it?” He glanced over at me. “I’m a pretty good listener.”

“Aren’t you tired of listening to me talk? I’ve been yacking your ear off all week.”

I shrugged. “I like listening to you.”

Matt turned back to the lake. “You don’t want to hear this. It’s just sad shit.”

I reached over, placing a hand gently on his shoulder. “I’m happy to listen to whatever you want to say. Even if you just want to get it off your chest, that’s totally fine. There’s no pressure.”

He let out a long sigh. “I… I guess I’m thinking about home. And… And what could have been.”

“That’s understandable.”

“It just feels stupid,” he said. “Like I’m torturing myself for no reason. I keep thinking about how much different everything would be if things had just been… well, different.” He paused for a long moment. “If he’d been braver.”

I felt a little tinge of jealousy, but I pushed it down. Now wasn’t the time for that sort of reaction.

“Do you want to tell me?” I asked gently. “It’s okay if you don’t. I know the wound is fresh.”

“No… I think I need to say it. If I don’t, I feel like it’s going to eat me alive from the inside out. But saying it out loud makes it real. Just like waking up in that hotel room every morning reminds me that I have no family and no pack to go home to. I tried to pretend this was just some unplanned vacation at first, but the longer this goes on, the harder it is to believe.”

I patted his shoulder again. “Take your time.”

Matt drew in a deep breath, hugging his knees tighter to his chest as he blew it out. “The reason I’m here is because… well, because I had sex with the Alpha’s son.”

That same tinge of jealousy rose up in me, but it was quickly snuffed out as several pieces of Matt’s story clicked into place. Without him speaking another word, I knew exactly how it was going to go, probably because I had a similar story.

“I really liked him,” he continued. “And he liked me. Or at least that’s what he told me. We both knew we’d get in trouble if anyone found out, so we tried to pretend like nothing was happening for a long time. But then we got to a point where neither of us could resist any more. And, well, we ended up in his bed. His parents were gone for the night, or so we thought.” He reached up, wiping his eyes with the back of his hand. “When his father walked in on us, he didn’t even hesitate. He told the Alpha I’d forced myself on him even though he was the one who had me pinned face down on the bed. He swore up and down that he’d never do anything like that if he hadn’t been coerced.”

My hand went to my lips, stifling a small gasp.

“And, of course, his father believed him. In fact, the Beta of the pack had to pull me away to stop me from being killed by the Alpha. I told him the truth over and over. I don’t know if he believed me, but he put some money in my pocket and gave me the address for Sam’s hotel. That was the kindest thing anyone did for me.” Matt’s voice was shaking now as the story spilled from his lips. The dam had been opened, and there was no way to close it again. “My parents barely let me take my backpack, they wouldn’t let me have my car, and they turned my phone off almost immediately. Everyone I trusted in my life turned on me the moment things got difficult. Never mind that the Alpha’s son was clearly not forced to do anything.”

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