I hesitantly agreed to walk with Simon to history class. Opal had enough of his foolery and headed to her own class. She reminded me to kick him in his testicles if he tried me again. I couldn't help but laugh when she said it because Simon winced and covered himself.
We stopped by my locker first since it was closer and then made our way to his. When we came upon his row of lockers, my eyes landed upon Mr. God-Like and the skank who had him pushed up against the lockers. Her body smashed against his. Didn't they get enough during their free period??
I felt prepared to handle anything relating to Connor with Simon beside me. I didn't know what my relationship with Simon was to me, but he attempted to cheer me up, and in my books, that's something a friend would do. All I could hope for, as we came up to the locker beside Connor and Talia, was that Simon would defend me against Connor. I could handle Talia on my own.
Connor's eyes fell upon mine, black w
Connor’s POV Hearing the strange guy call her “Lil” bothered me. It told me they were becoming close. Something she and I had yet to become and wouldn’t if I kept fooling around with Talia. Who could blame me? Meeting my mate has sent my hormones raging, and I’m not ready to accept Lili as my mate. I fear risking the change to her. This must be the guy Susi was harassing me about when I was having my heated earlier. He was on the same level as me with looks, but he was not me. He was not Lili’s mate. Even though these are true, it doesn’t stop the fact that he was human, making him a better choice for her. A safer choice. Watching my little mate reveal her backbone struck pride deep in my soul. She had no fear in her eyes as she got in my face and snapped. Keeping my distance from her was nearly impossible in the first place, so when she did that, whew. I had an urge to claim her but held back to watch her squirm with my flirtatious
Lilith’s POV 4th period ended up being boring. The teacher was super strict with us not speaking, but that didn’t stop Simon from giving me small pokes or knee bumps. Occasionally, he would lean back and throw his arm across my shoulders. Susi would catch him from the other side of me and shove his arm off. Shaking her finger at him, mouthing “No!”. These two had me going back and forth the entire class. I did like Simon. He was blunt and not afraid to go for what he wanted. Even if he tried to push my boundaries, I at least knew where I stood with him. The bell rang, and we hopped out of our seats. The three of us tried to race out of the room at the same time and got stuck in the doorway until Alexa was kind enough to shove us through. Giggling like little girls, yes, even Simon, we headed for the cafeteria to have lunch. The lunch lady slopped gooey mac and cheese onto each of our trays and asked if we preferred a burger or pizza. I’m a p
Simon’s POV My last few classes passed slower than molasses. I was craving Lil’s presence. It felt like I was no longer a whole. I’ve dated plenty of chicks, but never once felt this urge to hook to a woman’s side. There was an innocence about her I desired. I’m used to girls throwing themselves at me and me having whichever pick of the bunch I wanted, when I wanted, and where I wanted them. But Lil, it was as if she didn’t care about the male race. That was until I saw her react to the guy in the hallway. When my eyes met his, after she made her PDA comment, I felt an urge to attack him. I couldn’t explain why, just that he pissed me the fuck off. His eyes told me to back off, but my mind said to put him in his place. I was grateful for the distraction the girls caused, including the desire to protect Lil. Being a top jock in my old school earned me the respect of other dudes. They never challenged me. They also NEVER gave a second glance t
Lilith's POV While Simon drove to the little town at the end of the mountain’s road, we talked about our parents, which led to more. Just like mine, his parents loved him dearly. Their parents treated Opal and he as equals and considered them both to be Golden Children. He told me how they watched Opal be mentally tougher, whereas him being physically tougher. It made them the perfect unit. It turns out the reason Opal was so shy was because of girls at school choosing to be friends with her just to get close to her brother. She couldn’t find genuine friends and kept getting used. With guys wanting to date her, they were afraid of the aftermath of Simon and refused to act on their feelings. Opal had never had a boyfriend, thanks to Simon, and Simon had never had a girlfriend who hadn’t tried to take advantage of his sister. “At least you guys can still come home to a house full of love. It’s like life decided you had too many good th
Simon's POV Lil inputted her address into my GPS, and we made our way back into the mountains. She played with her phone, trying to get used to it. I gave her my phone number and watched her type in Susi’s number, too. I offered her Opal’s number, but she declined talking about how she wanted to go about it the right way, so she didn’t feel used. That made me smile. I’ve known this girl for a day, and I’m falling hard for her. She’s compassionate and loyal. Nothing like the previous chicks I’ve dated. And the way she teased me earlier? Oh. Hot. Damn. Lil is feisty but pure. I don’t know where she developed the skills to tease like that. It was almost like something clicked in her when our eyes met in the car. We reached her home, and she made no effort to leave the car. She seemed hesitant, which I could understand
Lilith's POVMy phone's alarm went off and almost fell when I felt for it in the dark. A mini heart attack ached my chest as I caught it by its charger mid-drop. Hissing under my breath as the screen's brightness burned my eyes, I climbed out of bed and slipped on knee-length gray gym shorts and a black tank top. This school seemed pretty lax on the dress code for girls, so I wasn't too worried about the spaghetti straps showing. My sports bra underneath was wearing down enough to allow the shapes of my nipples to be identified.It was 6 in the morning, and thanks to it being Summer time, the sun was just peaking through my blinds. Tim would not be awake yet, even if he was an early riser. My plan was to wake up before him today, rush downstairs to grab a snack, and sneak out. I wasn't playing nice for him anymore. Especially after he almost killed me last night. I hadn't expected him to come chasing after me with a butcher knife. He reminded
Connor's POVHaving had very little sleep last night gave me little to no control over my lykos. Dior was having a pissing match with me and wanted out. I let him have what he wanted last night, and it ended with us having more energy drained than planned. Seeing Lili this morning almost resulted in me causing her turning process. If the smell of her blood hadn't thrown me off, I was going to drag her to an empty room, strip her clothes off, and nip her where no one could see. Her smart mouth didn't help either.I yanked Lili into the Clinic and tossed her to the examination bed. She landed with a thud and bumped her head against the wall behind her. I winced, realizing I was being too violent with her. Shooting a threatening glare at the nurse, she flinched and scurried out. Closing the door behind her.Lili scowled at me while holding the wrist of her hurt hand. Ignoring her disobedience, I searched the cabinets until I found gauze, m
Taking the chance to relax in my 1st period class before Connor came in, I laid my head and arms across my desk. I closed my eyes and inhaled. Playing everything that happened in the clinic back in my head, I couldn't stop being curious about how he knew someone was coming. Maybe I was so focused on him and just didn't catch the approaching steps. Desire spread through me as I considered what would've resulted if the random student who skinned his knee hadn't interrupted us looking for the nurse. I glanced up to observe each student that attended class. Susi was not in her usual place and her bubbliness had yet to grace me this morning. I checked my phone to see no texts from her still. Feeling annoyed and frustrated, I typed in the memorised number of my bestie in Michigan and sent her a quick text when the last bell rang, signaling the start of class. To Laurel from me - "Hey, lady! It's Lili. This is my #. We need 2 talk soon. I have so much to tell u..."