Page 7 of The Alpha King’s Rejected Mate

I shrugged. “Nothing much. I have a show coming up on Friday and I am trying to see if I can get anyone to come.”

She smiled, and my heart melted. “Are you any good?” she asked, those green eyes of hers trained on mine.

I almost told her that I had just came back from Nashville after not making it big time, but I wasn’t ready to be that honest. “Yeah, you should come by and see me.”

She looked away. “Would you even notice if I showed up?”

“I would”, I said, and started to move towards her.

“I have to go right now, boss is waiting for me, and he is something else when he is mad. I will be there this Friday, waiting to hear what you sound like.”

I believed her and I didn’t know why. “What’s your name?” I called out as she was leaving.

“Snow.”

That was a name I could remember. “I’ll be seeing you Snow.”

She smiled and was gone. I was still holding a thick stack of flyers, not even sure if I had given her one. It didn’t matter, as long as she came, I would be happy.

5

SNOW

Friday rolled around quickly, and I was excited. Tyler was playing at Dotty’s and I’d meant it when I said that I was going to go see what he sounded like. He was different than a lot of the guys I had met in this town. Tyler was more of the sweet type, a singer, poet. It felt like we were supposed to meet each other. I had a feeling there was something special about him. I didn’t even know if he was any good, but I had really built him up in my head, thinking that he was a big deal. Maybe it was simply because I wanted him to be.

Jessica came with me. She was one of the only other girls that worked at the Pullers Ranch, and we had become fast friends. It was a lot easier to be friends with someone who understood me and what I was going through. We both had intimidating bosses and we both lived in a world that seemed to be made for men far more then it was made for us. I didn’t tell her about the instant crush I had on Tyler, just that there was a new singer at Dotty’s who had just came back from Nashville. She agreed to go, and I was going to pick her up, as well as another girl, Tara, who wanted to come with. Being around guys all the time was daunting, so the idea of a girls’ night out was definitely better than anything else I’d done in a while.

Jessica told me there were a lot of people who were going to see Tyler tonight. Apparently, a few years back, he had been a big deal. She asked me if I knew much about Tyler, and I told her that I didn’t.

Tara had seen Tyler in person at Dotty’s before. She practically gushed about him, and it annoyed me a little bit. I wanted that connection I felt to be special. The last thing I needed was every girl in town feeling that way about Tyler.

When we got to Dotty’s, I saw a whole lot more girls than usual. A lot of them were talking about how they were so in love with Tyler. I don’t know if I was in love, but there was definitely some lust there. I had a feeling this night was going to be a lot different than I how saw it playing out in my head. Maybe I shouldn’t even be here. I was feeling silly now.

“Jessica, have you ever seen it so busy here before?” I asked my friend. I couldn’t believe how many people were crammed into the little bar. There wasn’t even anywhere to sit. Granted, it was Friday night, the busiest night of the week, but this was ridiculous. Could it be because of Tyler? He must have been here before I arrived. I would have remembered someone like Tyler. He was so different than all the other guys I was around on a daily basis.

“No, I don’t think I’ve ever seen it like this before.” She looked over at Tara. “Who is this guy again?”

Tara just smiled and nodded towards the stage. “You are about to find out why everybody is here. Trust me, he is something else. Makes you fall in love the first time you hear him sing. I envy you.” She looked like she was going to swoon.

I heard the strum of a guitar before he started singing and thought I was going to swoon as well. He really did sound amazing.

There was just something in the way he was singing the lyrics, the deep timbre of his voice. It all came together to make me shiver. I was starting to see that there was a reason he was so popular in town. Tyler was handsome, and watching him perform made him even cuter. I knew that there was something special about him, something in the way we had smiled at each other. I wanted him to see that I noticed.

There were so many people that I knew I was going to get lost in the crowd. It would be hard to be seen with all these other women around. I didn’t know what I had been expecting, but I had a feeling I wasn’t going to get it.

I was worried about nothing, though, because halfway into the second song, he looked right at me and gave me a big smile. There were several girls around me that were calling out like he was looking at them, but I knew better. Our eyes locked and a rush of desire burned through me. It was like he was singing directly to me.

After he was done with his set, a surge of people went to the stage to get closer to Tyler. I wanted to go see him, tell him how great I thought he was, but at the same time I didn’t want to be one of so many in a sea of faces. But considering that he had personally invited me, I felt like I should at least go say hi.

Jessica and Tara were talking about how great of a concert it was, so I slipped off to the back to see if I could even get to Tyler. Someone was standing outside the door of his dressing room, thanking everybody and telling them to leave. When there was a little bit of space, I asked if I could see Tyler.

He started to tell off like he had told everybody else, but then asked me what my name was. When I told him, he said Tyler said I could see him, but nobody else.

I felt on top of the world in that moment. It was silly, the whole idea of fighting other women for a man I’d just met, but I wanted him. He made me feel special by giving me special access like this. All those other beautiful girls and he wanted to see me? How else was I going to feel?

I knocked with a little apprehension, unsure of what I was going to say to him. I was questioning everything and feeling like a fool now. What was I doing there?

The door opened and there he was, standing in front of me, with a big smile on his face. “Snow, I’m so happy you showed up. I didn’t know if you would.”

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