RUNAWAY HEARTS

Jensen listened on his phone as Lisa screeched at him for leaving her at the club and having to get a ride from Jared.

"You made it home be glad." He answered.

"You're not even going to apologize?"

"No."

"Jensen what is up with you?"

"You and I aren't working out Lisa." He started and that's where he had to stop as she launched into hysterics. He sighed and knew that it was going to be a hundred times worse when he did it in person. He was done with this charade and his mind was made up.

Kissing Arandi had made him realize what he was missing out on and maybe he couldn't have Arandi but he wasn't settling anymore no matter the consequences.

He was an upper class alpha and that still meant something.

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Arandi paced her room like a caged tiger, she had talked to her parents about what Hunter had done in public and although her dad had gotten upset about it he had soon tried to smooth it down and Arandi knew what it was all about.

They expected her to spent the rest of her life with a man who obviously didn't love her and she sure didn't love him just for the privileged life they were guaranteed for letting their daughter mate with the fourth alpha's son.

Just the thought made her skin crawl. They had only been going out for a few months and somehow Arandi had managed to fend him off.

She knew her heat cycle was coming soon and she wasn't about to bow down no matter what the consequences were. The kiss from Jensen had made her heart rate rise like never before and she knew she couldn't spend the rest of her life miserable with Hunter giving him children with no love.

She might not be able to have Jensen but she wasn't settling not when it was her future.

She grabbed a duffle and a back pack stuffing everything that she would need into them and got her secret stash of money she had put away for an emergency that she had saved from working and gifts.

She shoved her laptop into a messenger bag important papers that she might need and did a circuit of her room to make sure that she wasn't leaving anything behind that she would need later.

She dumped all her jewelry into a bag stuffed her photo album into her messenger bag she didn't want to get to weighed down since she couldn't take her car, they would find her too easily that way.

On a whim she ran to her dad's office and got into his secret stash of money that he was sure no one knew about and Arandi was sure he didn't keep up with how much was in there, she took five bundles, that would hold her for a while.

She just wanted to stay hidden until her heat cycle was over and then give herself the time to regroup. Stuffing the extra cash into her duffle she put on two hoodies and her jacket. She wasn't taking her phone knowing GPS could track her number but she remembered her digital camera and stuffed in her jacket pocket.

She looked at the room she grown up in one last time and a sense filled her that she would never be in this room again. She ran out before her parents came home.

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"Jensen you have to think this through." His dad was saying.

"I did think this through that's why I'm standing here telling you what I'm going to do." Jensen defended.

"This isn't going to end well son." Alec said.

"I don't care how it ends as long as it ends." Jensen huffed. "I'm not going to spend the rest of my life with someone who makes my skin crawl every time she speaks."

"You used to love her." His mom interjected.

"I don't think it was ever love mom she was just always there."

"So why would you propose to her then?"

"That's just it I never proposed to her, she came up with all the engagement crap in her own mind." Jensen explained.

"The ring?" His mom asked.

"She bought it herself online."

"You know her father is going to fly into a rage." Alex huffed.

Jensen smiled. "What's the matter old man, has the alpha in you turned to dust."

Alec raised an eyebrow at his son. "Very well Jensen you have my blessing." He said curly not liking at all the reference that he might be intimidated by Lisa's father. "You know this also means that you only a short amount of time to find a mate?"

"Yeah I know." Jensen took a deep breath readying himself for the next step.

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Jared sat on the porch of his house watching Jade talk to her sister at the end of the drive way, by the looks of it whatever Arandi was telling her wasn't sitting well with her.

His phone sounded and he looked at the caller ID.

"Paco's tacos may I take your order." He answered.

"Yeah I need one extra-large Jared with a side of 'please help me dump my girlfriend.'"

"Jared sat forward. "Dude you're kidding right."

"No Jay it was over so long ago I just didn't see it."

"So what the fuck made you open your lovely greens?"

"I gave Arandi a lift home last night." Jensen said slowly.

"Ok I knew that."

"I kissed her."

"What the fuck Jensen you were both called for." Jared groaned.

"Oh come off it Jared you damn well fucking know that neither of us was in the match made in heaven."

"I see that you can get out of whatever you want, you're top alpha but she's not that lucky she is an omega."

"So is Jade and how far would you go to get her if she wasn't already yours?" Jensen asked coolly.

"Fucker you always know how to hit below the belt." Jared groused.

"Besides I'm not going after Arandi, she just helped me see that I don't want Lisa."

Jared watched as Jade and Arandi hugged and Arandi walked away. "Damn and hear I thought we were going to see the first alpha challenge in decades."

"I'd tear his fucking scrawny ass to shreds without even trying." Jensen snickered but thought how good it would feel to do it.

"Alright then what's up bro?"

Jensen sighed heavily in his ear. "I need you there when I tell Lisa so that I don't do anything stupid."

"Fine but I expect dinner bitch." Jared laughed.

"What, you want to wear a little French maid's outfit too?" Jensen chuckled.

"Now we're talking that fine ass in…" Jared didn't finish seeing that Jade was crying. "Meet you there in two hours?"

"Sounds good."

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Two hours never dragged out so long to Jensen when he pulled up to Lisa's house with Jared right behind him.

They got out together.

Jensen noticed that Jared was upset. "Hey you don't have to do this if you don't want to do it."

"It's not that Jensen you know I have your back on anything but Jade is upset because her sister ran away to avoid this whole mess with Hunter. Her parents don't even know yet she came to say her good byes to Jade."

"What the hell, she can't be out there alone." Jensen felt distraught all of a sudden.

"Jade's not telling her parents anything Arandi just wants to get past her heat cycle so that she can have time to get out of the relationship one way or another. I'm pretty sure that she has money she doesn't have her phone or her car."

Jensen looked up at the darkening sky. "Well I hope she found a place because it's going to start snowing bad soon."

"What are you going to do after this?"

"I've already packed my truck to go out to my parent's cabin by lake for a week or so let this blow over as much as possible, dad's going to take up my projects and contracts while I'm gone."

"It's supposed to snow for like three days straight dude you'll be stuck up there." Jared shivered.

"I called Jeb since yesterday, he and Sally have the whole cabin ready for me wood piled high cupboards, pantry, and fridge filled to capacity, fresh cooked meal prepared for me by Sally just waiting to be warmed when I get there and plenty of beer of course."

"You're all set then?"

"Yeah just got to get past this crap." Jensen sighed looking toward the house just as the door opened and Lisa came running out throwing herself in his arms, well more like at them because he didn't move them from his side.

"I knew that you'd see things my way." She squealed.

That in itself set Jensen's teeth to grinding. "We need to talk."

Lisa looked at his face and started the hysterics in the next second, her parents coming to see what was wrong.

Jensen began to explain everything to her father.

"Jensen I don't understand why you would lead Lisa to believe that you would be with her if you had no intention of doing so." Mark said.

"I never led her believe anything she assumed." Jensen said glaring at Lisa as she clung to her mom.

"The proposal?" Her mom asked.

"She proposed to herself because I didn't and she even bought the ring herself." Jensen pushed.

"Lisa is this true?"

"He told me that it was going to be us." She defended.

"The woman still never buys her own engagement ring." Her mom scolded.

"This isn't fair dad you have to make him….."

"Make me do what Lisa be with you when I don't love you, never have, never will!" Jensen began to lose control.

"Jensen she'll be so humiliated."

"Yeah that's a great reason to stay in a relationship, it's over and that's that."

"I just don't think….."

Jensen spun, his eyes flaming and he felt Jared's calming hand on his shoulder.

"Don't' forget who I am and this is over!"

Mark lowered his eyes and nodded.

Lisa launched herself at Jensen pleading and begging for him to give her another chance. Jensen stiffened not at her touch but the scent that filled his nostrils she would be coming into full heat soon and no alpha could deny the control that took over their minds and body.

He pushed her away rushing to the truck feeling as if was being smothered. He had to run and he had to run now or she'd have her way binding him forever.

He made sure that Jared made it to his car and then he jumped in his truck speeding away as Lisa came running down the driveway still trying to catch him.

His heart was thrumming like crazy his mind already a bit hazy from the scent that would have damned him.

The snow had started to fall and night had descended, only his parents and Jared knew where he would be and he knew they would tell no one.

He just wished he could have helped Arandi and hoped that she was safe and warm.

Living in these conditions most of his life he should have known better than to be going as fast as he was so when he hit the patch of ice he groaned and hoped he didn't damage his truck or himself too much as they slid sideways..

Jensen's heart jumped when he saw the figure standing on the side of the road where he was swerving towards and for one split second he recognized Arandi's shocked face before slamming into her and whatever she had been standing next too.

Jensen would have panicked if unconsciousness hadn't claimed him first.

TBC

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