Chapter 3 - Out of Character 2

Colt POV

Today is the first day of school after the summer break. I can’t wait to go back, I want to see Arya again, and from what I gathered from Amy, Arya is starting in our school today, we asked our father for information about her, but he has none. He is trying to get his beta to ask the school for her records. We need to know more about her, she is driving me crazy, and I can’t get her out of my mind. I have a girlfriend, and I shouldn’t be thinking about another girl when I have Danica at my feet. She does everything that I ask her to and more. She gives herself to me body and soul. 

I walk into the gym, and I turn the lights on to find Chase already there, he is running on the treadmill, and his eyes are silver grey. I try to link with him, but he’s impenetrable. He’s gone to his dark place, a dark corner in his mind I am not allowed to invade. We both have a dark corner, it is our safe haven, and I am not getting him out there. Both his fangs are out, and he is running faster than humanly possible.

I turn on the treadmill next to him, and I start warming up, walking and then speeding up and running. I allow myself to go into my safe haven where I see Arya sitting in a garden, her scent invades my nose, and I close my eyes taking it in. I feel my fangs coming out, and I allow my wolf to be pushed back onto the far corner of my mind. Her scent invades my mind, and I see red. I see Arya laying down on my bed while I hover over her, and I take a small bite up her neck just to have a little taste.

“BOYS”, I hear my mom’s voice, and I bring myself to stop running and open my eyes. I see mom standing in front of me, she looks worried, and dad is standing in a far corner away from us. Mom is offering Chase a bag of blood, and then she offers me another one. I take it, and dad then approaches us. He knows we would never bite him, he knows we would never do anything to hurt him, but he still keeps his distance. I think that’s because mom keeps him away from us when we are like this.

Dad told us that mom almost lost control once, and she ran away for two weeks until she had gathered herself back in control. No one knows about our condition or mom’s, and dad had to lie and say mom had to visit a friend that lives far away, while he was heartbroken looking after us because we were babies. 

I bet it was hard for him to lose his first mate and then almost to lose mom. I guess he accepted mom like that because he was afraid of losing her as well. He needs her to breathe. I’ve never seen a mate bond so strong as theirs. Dad is completely insane about our mother. I just hope someday I can feel that connection to someone. 

“Sorry”, I let out, grabbing the bag and taking it to my mouth. I empty its content, and dad hugs mom from behind, sniffing on her neck. He closes his eyes, and I feel a little bit of jealousy taking over. I turn around and close my eyes taking a couple of deep breathes. I want what they have, and I can’t wait for my birthday. 

Mom and dad chat with us about pack stuff, and I can’t focus. I don’t know why. I just can’t. I keep my mind closed to Chase, and I know he is trying to penetrate. He tends to do that more than I do. I know how to give him privacy, but the idiot doesn’t care about mine. 

I leave the gym, walking straight into my room, locking the door behind me. I open the window but leave the curtains closed. I need air and privacy. I throw my sweaty body onto the bed and close my eyes as I pass my hands through my face. Why is this happening to me? Why can’t I get Arya out of my head? I take a deep breath, and I walk into the bathroom having a quick shower. The hot water seems to help with my foggy mind. Once I get out, Chase is sitting in my bed.

“Boundaries”, I tell him, and he shrugs his shoulders, throwing me an apple. I grab it and take a bite while I pull my jeans up to my legs.

“Are you going to talk to me? Or am I going to have to guess?” Chase asks while he looks down at his phone.

“I can’t seem to stop thinking about her, and I know you’re the same. What the hell is happening to us?” I ask, and he shrugs his shoulders while he stands up, answering the phone.

“Hey babe, yeah, almost ready; I’ll pick you up in ten”, Chase says, and I can only believe it to be Isabella.

“Come on, Danica is with Bella already”, Chase says, throwing me a t-shirt. 

I put the t-shirt on, and I grab my backpack before leaving the bedroom. I close the door after we go, and we walk silently to the car. Chase is driving today, and it is a good thing because I can’t get myself to stop thinking about the new girl.

We picked up the girls that sat in the back, and when we got to school, Danica walked quickly to stand next to me and hold my hand. I offer her a small smile and pull her against my body, wrapping my arm around her shoulder while we walk. 

I greet some people on the way to the classroom, and all of a sudden, I stop walking, and Chase does the same, we both turn around, and that’s when Arya walks past us, Danica makes some nasty remark about her clothes, but I don’t even pay attention. There’s an inner fight happening right now, and I can see that Chase is struggling as well.

Amy is standing at the end of the corridor against the lockers, and Arya walks to her happily, giving her a side hug. I focus my hearing, and I can hear Amy introducing Arya to John, John hugs her tightly, and I can’t help myself. I tighten my hands into fists, and Chase pulls me away from the corridor. It all happened so fast. He closes the door and starts shaking me by my shoulders. I look at him, and he looks worried. 

“What?” I ask

“You almost lost your shit, bro”, Chase says, and I shake my head. I realise we are inside the girls' bathroom. Chase keeps telling me to calm down, and I finally realise that my fangs are out. I take a deep breath closing my eyes and focusing on my wolf so he can take over my vampire side. I shake my head, and the door opens with Arya’s scent invading my senses.

“Sorry”, she says, closing the door and walking out.

“Fuck”, Chase says, opening the girls' bathroom window and jumping out of the building, I follow him, and we both rest our backs against the concrete wall of the school building.