Chapter four

POV Kristy.

I arrive at school. I walk through the hallways searching for Olivia. I need to find her and tell her what happened. I need to tell someone, I don’t know what to do. I walk into the girl's bathroom. There she is, finally.

“There you are I have been looking all over for you. I need to tell you something.” I tell her as I check to see if there is anybody else in the bathroom. Olivia looks confused.

“I found my mate.” I whisper, still afraid someone will hear us.

“O my god! That’s amazing who is it!?”

“Shhh.. not so loud it’s not that amazing. It’s Alpha Axel.”

“Alpha Axel? What. Why. How did you find out?” Olivia askes confused.

I tell her everything that happened last night.

“Your dad is going to kill you. Or him. Or both.”

“I know. What should I do? Obviously, I can’t tell him.”

“But if you don’t tell him you found your mate, he will let Matthias mark you.”

Shivers run down my spine at the thought alone. No, I don’t want that either. The bell rings and we head to math class.

I can’t focus in class. I hear Mrs. Phillip’s voice somewhere in the background. I drift off thinking about Axel. My mate. I think about last night. How we met. I think about his hot muscular body against mine. How the moonlight reflects in his eyes. Why does my mate have to be my father’s enemy? I’m never going to be able to be with my mate. My father won’t let me.

A loud noise wakes me up. I open my eyes and see Mrs. Phillips standing in front of me with my book in her hands.

“So miss Olsson, now that I have your attention can you answer the question?”

“Uhm. I, no I can’t". I say while turning red like a tomato. The whole class laughs and I just want to disappear.

The bell rings. Thank the goddess. I grab my book and sprint out of class.

“Well, that was embarrassing” Olivia chuckles while locking her arm into mine.

We head for the cafeteria. It’s the first break. As we head for the drink machine I can feel Axel pushing the mind link. I push him out. Not now.

“Are you going to talk to your mate or?” Olivia askes like she knew what was going on in my head.

“No. I don’t think that’s a good idea”

“ Why not he is still your mate. No matter what happened in the past he is your mate. Don’t you at least want to get to know him, before you make a decision?"

Olivia has a point. The war is not between me and him. And he is my mate for whatever reason.

“I’ll think about it. I am still processing everything.”

The day goes by in a blur. I keep thinking about Axel and my dad. About how I go from this. I played every scenario possible in my head. How I am going to tell my dad. What his reaction will be. How I can calm him down. Maybe convincing him this can be a good thing. But even in my head, every scenario turned into a fight.

I walk out of school into the parking lot and see my dad leaning against his car waiting for me.

“I’ll give you a ride home," he says holding the passenger door open for me.

I can feel the tension in the air. He knows. I go sit down and wait until he says something.

“You were gone early this morning," he says breaking the silence as we drive through town on our way home.

“Yes, Olivia needed my help with picking an outfit before school" I lie to him.

“Aah, girl stuff. I’ll never understand that. So tell me what were you doing out late last night?”

My stomach drops. What do I tell him? Shit, I thought he was asleep. He knows for sure. How?

“I went for a run. Needed some fresh air.”

“Over the borders? Late at night?”

I stare at my feet. I don’t know what to say.

“I um, I.”

“No, safe your excuses. I don’t want to hear it.” He sniffs.

“Do you have any idea how dangerous it is what you did?”

“But I, it was nobody land I didn’t see anyone.”

“No Kristy, you went over Alpha Axel's border. The border patrol saw you. You’re lucky his man didn’t see you.”

That explains why alpha Axel was there. If only he knew. I am relieved he doesn’t know about Axel.

“You’re grounded,” he says looking at the road.

“But dad. I didn’t know.”

“You’re grounded. End of discussion”

We arrive at home and I head straight to my bedroom slamming the door as I walk inside. I let myself fall on my bed with my face in my pillow. Why is this my life? I ask myself.

I can feel Axel push the mind link again. I let him in.

“What?” I ask him slightly irritated.

“That’s no way to speak to your mate" he chuckles.

“I am not in the mood.”

“Why not? What happened?”

“I am grounded"

“You’re grounded?” Why? What did you do?” I can hear him laugh through the mind link.

“My dad’s patrol saw me cross the border last night. But don’t worry he doesn’t know about you.”

“Hmm, that might explain something. Can we meet somewhere tonight?”

“ I just told you that I am grounded for crossing the border"

“I know. I need to talk to you.”

Apart of me really wants to go and see him. Feel his body against mine again. My body feels empty ever since I left last night. Like it’s not complete. Is that what it’s going to be like every time I am not around my mate? Will I constantly long for his touch? For him to be near me.

“Fine," I tell him. “Meet me at the river"

“No to risky" Axel says. “Your father's patrols are on high alert”

It’s silent for a minute.

“Do you know the big old tree near the 3 borders point?” He asks.

“Yes I do”

“Okay meet me there tonight, just link me when you leave I’ll wait. And please be careful”

“Okay I will" and he cuts off the link.

Now I need to find out a way how I am going to sneak out without my dad's patrol seeing me.