Emily couldn’t be serious, right? If I remembered correctly, Emily used to make a lot of empty threats in high school just to bully me and other girls. I frowned, suddenly remembering a time I had complained about Emily bullying me to Roger and he had called me a weak wolf.“You better get that stinky attitude off your face if you don’t want me to cut off your paycheck,” Josh complained, pulling me out of my pool of thoughts. “I’m sorry.” “You better be. Took an entire week off and now you want to chase all my customers away.” he huffed. “Act all flirty and do what you’ve got to do.” he gave his last shot of glare before strutting away with 250-pounds of meat dancing at every step.My shift took forever till I finally clocked out and took the bus home. Still, my thoughts fell back to Emily. It had been over twenty four hours since the text, yet it wouldn’t leave me. Who could she hurt that was close to me?‘Hopefully, Tone.’ My wolf joked and I rolled my eyes. ‘I wouldn’t mind th
What the heck was going on? Was Blade drunk on something?I glanced over at Tone whose eyes were squinted like a detective seeking answers. He had his doubts, clearly, and I had to break that doubt. Swallowing hard, I said and feigned a smile. "Yes, I'll be your girlfriend.". "Really?" His grin widened and he rose to his feet, pulling me into a tight hug. "I can't believe this." Once again, his skin contact burned my body. It made me feel like hot lava was on me. I couldn't push him away, so I hugged him back, my toes curling up to try to suck in the heat. This was so wrong and I knew it. I tried to convince myself that it was better than Tone finding out about Brian, but the pang in my heart reminded me that it wasn’t right.Raina squealed, clapping her hands."This is so cute!" I heard clicking sounds like she took a picture and I sent a mental note to myself to delete the picture from her phone. "Something doesn’t seem right." Tone said as Blade pulled away. What again? "Was s
It was my last math class for the semester, and instead of paying attention to the old dude teaching and giving tops for the final exam next week, I was instead thinking about Blade’s conversation. I never expected him to like me as much as he claimed. It's just too much going on. Sighing, I ran my hand over my face. To make things worse, the strange uncomfortable wave of heat that had been running through me didn't leave. My body felt like it was swollen everywhere when in reality, it wasn't. The girl that had always sat beside me lifted a questioning brow at me. "Are you okay?" I nodded, turning to chug my iced water to cool my body down but it didn't work, so I had to sit with my legs tightly crossed, toes curled, hands clenched, just to envelope the feeling. The class finally ended, so I grabbed my bag, ready to dash out when Bri and Anna appeared in front of me, waving. "Hey," Bri grinned. "We thought we'd share contacts, if you don't mind. It's the last day of classes. W
Brian pulled away in one second, and in the next, he smacked my head, causing me to fall off the table. I quickly crawled under the table, covering my mouth to stop myself from screaming due to the pain at the back of my head. The door shut, indicating that the person had walked in completely."Jenna, What do you want?" Brian asked, no sign of panic or fear in his voice; whereas, I was under here, panting my soul out. "Wow." A feminine voice said. "You're all shirtless, looking fine." Her voice was so low and sultry; it made me frown hard.My gaze met with my shirt on the floor and I quickly snatched it, hugging it up my chest while silently panting. "You look hot." She let out a breathy sigh. "What are you up to?"Who the hell was this?"Why'd you barge into my office without knocking?" Brain asked, starting to sound irritated. "What? Were you doing something secretive?" She chuckled, Her steps growing closer to him. "Why'd you barge into my office without knocking?" He repeated
“Brian!” I screamed, running back downstairs. "Brian!" He scurried out the kitchen, an apron around him. “What's wrong?”“Here,” I handed my phone to him with shaky hands. His eyes ran along the words on the screen, his eyebrows furrowing. “Who’s this?”“I don’t know, but someone that clearly knows about us. I told you kissing me in Public wasn't a good idea." My brows curled upwards. "It was very far away from campus. I didn't expect anyone that knew either of us to be there." "What do we do now?" I tapped my feet. "Oh my goodness, my career, my life would end, I'll lose all my scholarships and financial aid. What do I do?" I began pacing around, biting my fingernails, my mind racing through thoughts of my future being ruined. "Please, calm down, kitty." He held my shoulders. "Calm down. It's okay." "No, it's not. You don't get it?" "I do. The job I've worked my whole life to attain is on the line; I definitely understand. But we have to try to be calm and think. Who do you th
⁶*** What had it been? A week? Whatever, it still felt like yesterday since I got marked. Glancing at my neck, I traced the diamond and moon-shaped mark that sat pretty on it and a smile crossed my lips. It was so fulfilling to have been marked. It automatically erased all my insecurities about my relationship with Brian. Now, I knew that no one could come in our way at all. The door ws suddenly pushed open and I flinched, glancing at it to catch Raina walk in. "Look who finally decided to show up," I pointed out. She hadn't returned to the dorm because she had been spending time with Tone at his new apartment, doing heavens know what. I internally shook in horror. She scurried in, grinning from ear to ear. "I know you missed me." She nudged my shoulder. "You wish." I rolled my eyes. She smirked, "I know you darn well missed me." She nodded, knowing far too well that she wasn't wrong. I indeed missed her, my only friend on campus. "I can't believe the semester is finally ov
I stepped back, my eyes widening. "Blade, oh my gosh!" My hands began to tremble, my sweater falling off my grip.Quirking an eyebrow, he glanced around. "What's that? Is someone watching you?" Returning his gaze to me, he took a step forward. I instinctively screamed, forcing him to a halt. "What's wrong? Why are you—" He paused, his nose scrunching up as he sniffed. "Your scent." He matched my stare. "Lyric, how could you have masked your scent for this long?" Oh, now he could sense me? "How are you a werewolf?" "What sort of question is that?" "You know what I mean!" I exclaimed, running my fingers through my hair. "Why? I needed to be away from werewolves, and now this?" I paced around, fiddling with my fingernails. "No, no."“ If you’re also a werewolf, then that means you've been marked!” he grabbed my arm pulling me to his chest, “you have a mate?” he frowned. “Who is he?.”His hold on my arm was starting to get tight so I yanked my arm from his grip. “Let me go!” Before I
‘Oh my God, Brian?’ My eyes widened. I had totally forgotten that the marking came with being able to mind-link your mate. ‘What kiss is she referring to? Did you just kiss someone else?’ He asked again.‘No… I mean, yes, but it's not what you think. I promise.’He walked up to stand beside me, gazing ahead. ‘Lyric, you reek of the scent of another man; it’s all over you!’ The rage in his tone bled into my mind. However, his facial expression was as blank as ever. ‘I can’t believe this.’ He frowned and stormed off. ‘Wait, Brian. Please, I can explain.’ I called his mind.‘I don’t want an explanation.’ I felt something snap in my head and I could no longer reach him, indicating that he had ended the mind link. Rina nudged me. “What are you thinking of? You just zoned out.” A smirk crawled on her lips. Were you thinking of–”I glared at her. “This is all your fault, Raina! I told you to be quiet, but you never listen. Why are you so–” I groaned, watching her brows lift in horror“Wha