Freya's P.O.V I watched the waves crashing onto the shore; the stormy winds sweep my hair back from my face violently. It was five thirty in the morning and the sun had yet to rise, but there was still light in the horizon and it was enough to help me see my way around the broken pieces of wood and other debris lying on the sand. This area of the sea-shore, at the back of my house wasn't a beach. I don't think it could ever be considered one with the amount of rubbish lying around. There were far too many rocks on the shore to make swimming almost impossible, but still, whenever I was feeling down, I would come here often, just so I could watch the sun bring new light into the world. But there was another thing that often drew me to this beach. Paw prints. They were all over the sand. At first glance, they would look like regular paws, puppy paws…unless you take into account the fact that we were in a rundown neighbourhood that didn't even have dogs to begin wit
Cameron's P.O.V "So, Cam?" Derek smirked at me from across the room. "Excited for the big eighteenth?" I raised my eyebrows at him in suspicion. What was he trying to pull? And why did he look so smug about it? It was only yesterday when I had reported Derek's behaviour to my dad and he had been summoned to the Alpha's office and now had to serve twenty hours in a month in the nursery, taking care of the newborns and the toddlers while their parents went out of the pack to work. It was the kind of job every teen detested and Derek should be sulking about the fact that he got selected for the duty…not smiling about it. "It's the day you find your mate!" Derek's smile only got bigger. "But we already know who it is, right? You guys probably already feel the mating bond." Sarah shifted in her seat uncomfortable, her brows furrowed as she turned to look at me. Her eyes held the same question that was already on my mind.
Freya's P.O.V Monday morning passed by like a breeze. With my lunch making attempt with Julian on Sunday still fresh in my mind, I went from class to class without getting into any trouble and actually found myself paying more attention in class that I usually did. My only hope had been that the rest of the day would pass by the same, without any problems or complaints from my teachers…but I guess the universe didn't want me to be happy or enjoy one single, peaceful day. "Freya, submit your work." Mr. Agnes called out to me at the end of class, five minutes before the bell rang. Startled, I looked around the room, feeling like everyone's eyes were on me. Everyone, except Cameron. He didn't even turn or smirk like the rest of his team. Ever since he paid a visit to the restaurant last week, he or any of his friends hadn't shown up again or even bothered to say anything to me, mean or otherwise. I should be happy…but I wasn't. "Freya!&qu
Cameron's P.O.V "Cam…I forgot my notebook in class," Sarah looked up at me through her long dark lashed, her eyes shining innocently. "Can you please go back and get it for me?" I narrowed my eyes at her. "What are you trying to do?" We were at the almost empty school's parking lot and Alex and the rest of the group had already headed back home in Alex's jeep. Sarah usually went to and from school with me, in my car, but this was the first time that she had ever asked me to go back and 'get' something for her, especially since she had an amazing memory and never really forgot anything behind…unless it was purposeful. "Me? I'm trying to get my notebook." She blinked her eyes oh-so-innocently, like I didn't understand her strategy. "Please? I'm tired. I went out for a really long run last night and my heels are aching…" I raised my eyebrows at her, not moving an inch from my spot. Sarah sighed, dropping
Cameron's P.O.V For a second, the shock of it had me frozen…until my wolf came to roaring life. "You bastard!" A shout tore through me, sounding more like a growl than my human voice as I ran towards the two of them and ripped the leech off of Freya with my fingers around his neck. Mr. Agnes tried to pry my hand off of his neck, but I tossed him aside onto the floor. However, the leech didn't make the mistake of staying for a fight. The instant he hit the ground, he scrambled on to his hands and knees and crawled out of the classroom, before breaking into a run as soon as he was back on his feet. I grit my teeth, wanting to follow him, to bash in his skull…but then I remembered that Freya was still in the room, and from the frantic beat of her heart…she was scared. My wolf howled inside my head, urging me to go to Freya first. Its claws and fangs extended when I tried to go against my wolf's orders. I found that I couldn't leave her alone, not li
Cameron's P.O.V When I returned back to the school building, I headed straight for the girl's locker room, with the extra set of clothing that Sarah always kept inside the car in case of unexpected weather emergencies. 'How is she holding up?' I had asked Sarah via our mental link. 'Bring the change of clothes I keep in your car…' Sarah had spoken almost hesitantly. 'Freya's clothes…have ripped.' My blood boiled in my veins. My wolf was beyond aggravated. It made me mad that I hadn't put at least a scratch on the scumbag, a token to last him a lifetime, to remind him never to cross the line he had today. Knocking on the locker room door, I handed Sarah the bag of clothes and waited outside patiently while Freya got dressed. I tried not to eavesdrop, because that would've been the polite thing to do; but every now and then, a sob or a stutter escaped Freya's lips and my ears would inevitably pick it up through the quietness all around us. I fisted my hands
Freya's P.O.V I scrubbed myself clean in the bathroom, over and over again. But no matter how many times I cleaned that man's touch…it still felt like bugs were crawling all over my skin. How did I not see this coming? After the way he had caught my hand the first time? I may not have known the reason but his intensions had been clean even then. Why had I thought that ducking my head and just leaving it be would help me find a solution? It hadn't been a solution. If anything, Mr. Agnes had thought of it as an encouragement that he could go further. I had encouraged him…hadn't I? Had I brought this upon myself? As for my father…I had already lost all hope of his redemption a long time ago. But now, I resented him even more with each passing day. The only time he ever showed up was when he had to take my money. Money that I was earning with my own blood, sweat and tears after hours and hours of hard work. Getting out of the shower, to prevent myself from fre
Cameron's P.O.V Later that night, I stood in front of my father, who had been reported by the guards at my school about something happening at school today. I wasn't worried since I had planned on letting my father know anyway. He was also my Alpha and he should be aware of things going on in his region that had forced me to get involved. However, the reason I had been called into the Alpha's office wasn't because of whatever commotion happened at school…but because the guards had seen my eyes turn wolf in front of a human being, thus threatening to expose our existence. "Do you have an explanation for yourself?" Father asked, his eyes narrowed on my face. "No." I told him without emotions. "I did what I had to do to scare him." "And what had he done that required you to almost expose our existence?" He raised an eyebrow at me. "He tried to force himself on a classmate." I told him, watching his eyes