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“Well, he’s the last man I want to be with. He’s practically slept with every girl in our pack. Who would want to be mated to an Alpha that can’t keep it in his pants?”
“Ummm, aren’t all Alphas like that, Cali? And to answer your question, pretty much every she-wolf other than you and me.”
“I hope my mate is a kind, unassuming man who wants a quiet life.”
I look at my dear friend, frowning as we enter the school parking lot. “You do realize we’re werewolves, right? Unless you’re mated to a human, that whole ‘ quiet life’ is unlikely.”
She sighs. “Yeah, I know. Hey, what was that with Clint? I don’t remember him ever speaking to you before.”
“He hasn’t. I guess me pinning Lucas made me worthy,” I make air quotes as I say it, “of his attention.”
“He’s cute.”
“First, ‘cute’ isn’t the word I would use for him. Sexy or hot would be words to describe Clint. Second, he’s just as much of a player as Alpha Anders, so no way am I getting mixed up in that.”
As we walk into the school, we see both men standing next to the lockers surrounded by a group of mostly girls. I’m about to roll my eyes when Clint’s emerald eyes lock onto mine. He’s talking to someone, but he makes a point to wink at me as I walk by. Really?
I shake my head just enough for him to see that I can’t believe he just did that, and I get an answering smirk in return.
As we walk toward our lockers, Cali leans into me. “Did Clint just wink at you?”
“Looked like it.”
“Obviously you made an impression on him.”
“I guess. Whatever, it doesn’t matter.” I say as a hand comes down on my open locker door and heat seeps into my back. I look over my shoulder and see Lucas. I want a rematch tomorrow, beautiful.”
“Are you sure you’re ready for that kind of embarrassment Lucas?”
He leans his 6’2″ frame down to my smaller 5’6″ frame, his lips grazing my ear. “Winner buys dinner Friday night.”
“Is this your creepy way of asking me out Lucas?” I say closing my locker door and turning toward him. From the corner of my eye, I see Clint scowling in our direction. I wouldn’t be bothered, but Anders is making his way toward Calista and Clint is right beside him.
“What if it is?” Lucas asks me.
“Then I’d say you need better lines, Lucas.” I turn to Cali. “We’ve got to move, fast.”
Her head pops and starts layer. She sees Anders and Clint headed our way. Lucas turns too and starts laughing. “Good luck with that.”
We take off in the fastest walk we can without actually running, ducking in and out of other students to get away. “You can run, but you can’t hide Calista.” We hear Anders chuckling as we head to our classes. He’s right, since they have two classes together.
My first class is fine, but my second, Chemistry, I have with Clint. Today, he decides that he is my new lab partner. “Kevin, switch partners with me.”
I raise my eyebrow at him. “Excuse me. Kevin is a great partner and I have no desire to switch.” Okay, that’s not exactly true. Kevin’s a mediocre partner but having to stand close to Clint during our labs every day for the rest of the year, possibly touching him, sounds like torture. I may not want to be with the man, but that doesn’t mean that my body and my wolf are immune to his power and dominance.
‘Mmmm, and have you seen his wolf?’ Andra asks me.
“Yes, Donovan’s as big or bigger than Zakai.’ Zakai is Alpha Anders wolf. ‘You know that’s because he’s a Guardian. They have the strength of an Alpha, or in Clint’s case, I actually think he’s stronger than Alpha Anders.’
‘I’d love to rub myself all over that fine specimen.’
‘Down girl. We need to get through this class without smelling like we want to jump his bones.’
“Done talking to your wolf?” Clint asks me and I see that Kevin has moved away. It’s not like he was going to challenge Clint to stay.
“Yes.” I say and grab my chemistry book to begin today’s experiment.
I’m trying to ignore Clint, but he leans in. “I bet she likes me.”
“You’re implying that I don’t like you, Guardian.”
A soft growl comes from his chest and he’s standing so close that I can feel it. “I told you to call me Clint.”
“Right, Clint. Well, my wolf is like every other she-wolf out there. She is drawn to strength and power and we both know, that as a Guardian, you have both. So, your statement of the obvious seems like a pathetic way to have me give you a compliment. If your ego is so fragile that you need me to tell you that my wolf finds yours appealing, then consider yourself complimented.” I say before turning back to my book.
I hear him chuckling before I feel his breath against my neck. “Beautiful, there is nothing about me that is fragile.”
“Good to know. Let’s get started, shall we?”
I’m pleasantly surprised that he’s actually knowledgeable about chemistry. He’s a good lab partner and where I had to carry Kevin through the labs, Clint not only keeps up but is one step ahead of me at times. I can feel my competitive nature pushing forward as we both try to show the other up.
At the end of class, as we’re cleaning and putting our items away for the next class, he compliments me. “You’re good at chemistry. I wasn’t expecting that.”
I give him my best fake smile. “Well, I’m not just a pretty face, Clint. And honestly, you surprised me as well. Nice to know that you use all your muscles, not just the ones that the girls swoon over when you flex them.”
“You really don’t like me, do you?” He asks and I swear I hear a bit of hurt in his tone. But that can’t be right, why would he care what I think of him.
I turn to give him my full attention. “It’s not that I don’t like you. It’s that I have no intention of being just another girl in your revolving doorway. I don’t know why you are suddenly giving me attention, but if your goal is to get me into your bed, then I suggest that you walk away now.” I tell him before turning on my heel and heading to my next class.
I turned 15 over the weekend. I had really hoped to meet my mate on my actual birthday, but that didn’t happen. Anders and I had gone out both Friday and Saturday nights, hoping that I would find her. Since it didn’t happen, I had settled on the idea that Anders and I would have to travel around to find her. He turns 18 in a couple of months but he’s already feeling a pull to Calista Johns. He thinks she is his mate. He’s been pursuing her but she’s completely uninterested.
It’s frustrating him because he’s never had to pursue a love interest. Women usually fall at our feet. It doesn’t even matter how old they are, we’ve both had women old enough to be our mother that have found their way into our beds.
I found the entire situation hilarious until Monday morning, when I showed up at training and smelled the most delicious scent of orange blossoms and ginger. I followed the scent and found Lily Raines sparring with Lucas, Anders future Lead Warrior. He’s already decided that Lucas will take that position, and I agree. Next to me, he’s the strongest warrior in the pack. At least I thought he was until Lily pinned him.
Seeing Lily sprawled on top of Lucas, even if his face was to the ground had Donovan snarling in my head. He didn’t like seeing her touching another male, much less straddling one. Her long, curly brown hair was up in a ponytail, and when she looked up in triumph, I could see her eyes are a stunning azure blue.
I knew she was good, Anders and I have been training her for years, but I didn’t realize she was that good. Maybe I just wasn’t paying attention, but I am now. Both Donovan and I are proud that our mate is strong.
What I wasn’t expecting was for her to give me the same cold shoulder that Calista was giving Anders. Now it’s not nearly so funny. What’s worse, it’s pretty apparent that she doesn’t even like me.
Donovan needs to be closer to her, so I switch partners with hers in Chemistry. I realize quickly that she’s not just beautiful and strong, she’s intelligent. And thankfully, I take Chemistry seriously. It’s something that, as a Guardian, I feel I need to have knowledge of, whether it is to save my life or Anders, you never know what type of concoction other supernaturals or worse, hunters will try to inject in you.