Chapter 3 | Angel

Charlotte

Mine and Sebastian’s argument plays in my head on repeat.

I don’t know what I’m going to do.

I only have two days left before I turn 18 and Maddox and Cassian discover that I’m their mate.

Sebastian refuses to come with me. I don’t understand why, it’s not like our lives are perfect here. We’re both slaves to the Alpha and Luna.

We used to live at the Southern River Pack. We were close in age and have been best friends all our lives. When our pack got attacked, we worked together to hide and survive.

The Lightning Pack came in too late. Our attackers were long gone and they looked over the shambles of our pack to find survivors.

Our parents didn’t survive so when the Alpha and Luna found us they took us in and put us to work. They treat us well. We have a roof over our heads, food to eat, a place to sleep, and we have never been mistreated.

But I was meant for more than being their assistant, cook, maid, whatever thing they needed!

Truly, I was meant to be Luna. I’m supposed to be Alpha Ethan and Luna Anna’s sons mate! But… that’s not going to happen. I can’t let it.

I huff as I put my hair up, I need to figure out a way to talk to Sebastian today. I know that he is angry with me, but… I have to convince him. His life is at stake and he means too much to me.

Honestly, I don’t know if I can live through him dying again. I already lost him once and it was the worst period of time in my life.

I rush downstairs and head straight to the kitchen to get the Alpha’s family’s breakfast ready. Everyone has a particular thing they want, but my priority is always Alpha Ethan and Luna Anna. They have someone else that takes care of the twins.

Once breakfast is done and delivered, I start the laundry. I have a little bit of time before the laundry is ready to be switched over. I think I have enough time to go to a quick training and to sweep and mop the floors.

Sebastian always attends the early trainings, maybe I could be his partner and get a chance to speak with him.

The moment I walk onto the field he glares at me. I gulp, he’s never been this upset with me. I don’t understand why the fact I want to leave angers him so much. He says something to someone and then walks away.

I breathe out, I want to chase after him but I realize that I don’t get that option as the trainer starts the session. Maybe I can work out my frustrations.

My heart stops when I see Maddox walk out to the field. He smiles at our normal trainer Mr. Hanson and says, “I’ve got it, Mr. H. You can take a break.”

Mr. Hanson grins as he says, “Well, I can’t say no to that! Thank you.”

Maddox nods his head as Mr. Hanson walks away and then claps his hands together as he looks over our group. His eyes look at me with an intensity that makes my knees weak. I could swear that I see recognition in his his eyes, but I must be going crazy. It’s not possible, I’m not 18 yet.

He looks over the group and says, “We have an uneven number of people so one of you will have to partnered up with me.”

His eyes roam over the group again before landing on me. The corner of his mouth twitches up and he says, “You’ll work with me.”

My heart stops. He has to know… right?

Maddox

I wasn’t planning on training this group. But I saw this girl leave my father’s office and immediately felt drawn to her.

I don’t know who she is or what her name is. I want to learn more about her. I think she could be my mate… maybe she just hasn’t come of age yet.

So, I took over the class because I knew it would give me a chance to get closer with her. I go over instructions for the moves they need to learn and then everyone starts sparring with their partners.

The girl stands there and tries to avoid my gaze. I can’t help but smile, most girls do whatever they can to catch mine and my brother’s attention, but this girl, whoever she is… she’s different.

I remark in a low tone, “You can’t fight well if you’re too busy looking at your feet.”

Her eyes flicker up to meet mine and I’m in shock of her beautiful cobalt blue eyes. I’m too stunned to move or react when she walks over to me and quickly does the move as I instructed and adds her own flare as she flips me. I fall onto my back, knocking the wind out of me. I’m sure everyone around us is watching, but she doesn’t care. She even smirks as she comments, “Didn’t anyone tell you that staring is rude? Besides, it obviously distracted you from fighting well.”

I can’t help but smirk as I reach out and grab her ankle and pull her to the ground. I quickly pin her arms to the ground as my legs are on either side of her body.

This feels oddly familiar.

An image fills my head of her blonde hair sprawled out on the ground, her neck arched as she let out a delicious moan, and the overwhelming urge to mark her fills me.

She clears her throat and my cheeks redden slightly as I realize my length has grown against her. I get off of her and say, “Uh, you shouldn’t let your guard down.”

Her face looks flushed as she scrambles to her feet and she nods her head, “You’re right. I need to work on that.”

I nod my head as I look around and I’m pleased to see that the others seem to be ignoring us. I get their attention and give the next instructions.

The girl doesn’t speak to me anymore, there’s no more playful banter and she seems uncomfortable.

I don’t push the matter, I don’t want to make her uncomfortable.

The training session goes by in a blur and as soon as it’s over she rushes to leave. I jog a few steps to catch up with her and I say, “It was nice training with you.”

She nods her head and gives a tight lipped smile and I say, “Well, I’ll see you around then, angel.”

I wink at her before walking off and she stays frozen in place behind me. I can’t help but smile as I leave her, I know in my gut that she feels the same way I do. I need to find out who she is and more importantly, I need to know when her birthday is.