Kayla’s POV
The silence that engulfed the class was too much as he just stood there and stared at me. My heart was thudding violently wondering what this was about, or maybe I was just not properly processing how a man could be this attractive without even trying.
As he stood in front of me, I noticed how he seemed like the direct opposite of Aidan. He had ebony black, thick, messy long hair that stopped just above his shoulder as opposed to Aidan’s short, blond hair that was always neatly slicked back.
He was bigger and taller than Aidan and though he was fully clothed in white sleeves that he rolled up, showing his strong arms and sky-blue Jean pants, I could still tell that he had a sexy body.
Besides, the three buttons in his shirt that he left unbuttoned were more or less a clear testament to that fact. And then his silver eyes…no one should ever look that good with an eye color so rare.
“ Hector, what the hell? Are you nuts?” His friend Devon asked him, pulling him by the arm but he resisted Devon’s pulls and placed his hands on my desk, I stared at his veins for a brief moment before I looked away, cursing myself for being so obvious.
While he watched me, I still didn’t breathe. Nervousness got the best of me as I hoped that he would not say that I am his mate and make people hate me even more for being too goddamn lucky.
“ You were saying something about her scent…” Aidan said, standing beside me and then crouching so he could get Hector’s attention. Hector's eyes stealthily moved from me and then to Aidan, the way he focused his attention back on me sent chills through my body.
“ Never mind, It’s not her scent. It’s probably coming from somewhere else entirely…” he was saying as his eyes searched something none of us saw, the next second, he was gone. That was a Rogue thing…they are very fast.
“ That was Hector by the way,” Izzy said with a proud smile.
“Hmm...I see. Why don’t you have your seats and we’ll start with advanced strategizing..” Mr. Sawyer said.
As I brought out my notebook, others groaned but Aidan’s scent distracted me instantly and I could tell it was his because it was a totally different scent from the one Hector had.
“ What the hell are you doing here?” I asked, glaring into his blue eyes fiercely, even though I secretly wanted him to kiss me more than anything.
“ Come on… that guy was staring at you like… like he wanted you. He even talked about your scent!” Aidan said, throwing his hands in the air dramatically before frowning at me.
“ Well, I have no idea why he would do any of those things since I didn’t feel the same way. Besides, shouldn’t you be with the girl you chose instead of me?”
“ I never chose - “
“ Aidan…would you like me to send you to a very early detention this morning?” Mr. Sawyer asked sternly. Even if he was a calm man, whenever he got angry it is usually disastrous.
Aidan sighed and was quiet the entire time until the class ended. I quickly dashed out of class with Becka so that I would get changed into my training fit and headed straight for the training field. It was an open field without any shade at all, except where the combat masters sat as they watched us train.
Most of us were seated on the ground so I searched for Becka. When I found her, she was being flirty with Devon and I couldn’t help but get repulsed by it. He was so…obviously evil. I don’t know why I had that feeling about him but I did anyway.
“ Alright, everyone listen up!” Tyron our Tier 1 combat master said and we all stood up. I started to hear gasps and giggles from Daphne’s side of the field, Daphne was more or less April’s biggest rival, they competed for everything.
When I saw the reason for the giggles and squeals coming from her direction and around her I knew she was not to blame. Hector was too attractive…it was just too much.
If I’m right about April and Daphne then they’re probably secretly competing for who will catch Hector’s attention the most.
I sighed, knowing that was the type of girl that Aidan is having difficulty getting rid of. If Hector kissed April here and now, she would kiss him back! Deep down I hoped he would do that so that Aidan would be angry, he will finally realize that April is just using him.
She’s always had a long history of dating the hottest wolf at school and when Aidan turned seven- no eighteen, she took her shot.
“ Today, training will be as usual very light and basic. It’s the first day of school after all but as you all know. Our Alpha Kent is being plotted against, we all need to be better at fighting – I mean, you all need to be better because the combat masters are phenomenal fighters, you all are just the ones who can’t seem to learn right.” Tyrone said and I sighed.
This would be one of their “ light and basic” training where I get my ass kicked terribly. I wasn’t sure if I want to let Sapphire get pissed right now but if I skip today’s class that would lead me to detention where I might actually lose my mind!
“ Since we all have been teaching you and you’ve not shown admirable improvement – if you doubt this go back in time to last year’s inter-pack combat event where you were thrashed, thanks to Aidan at least you guys had a score,” he said with an exaggerated shudder.
“ That gave the impression to certain packs that Redwolf pack is losing its Glory and we can't allow that! You all need to become ruthless in combat and so to do that someone very important will be helping you out. This is a practice that once helped Alpha Kent form a wonderful and strong alliance with Baynes -the Rogue who saved us from a great enemy. Though he died a terrible death, we will be very grateful…”
I ignored the stares that came my way when Tyrone mentioned Baynes, my father. He was a Rogue but not just any Rogue, he was the most notorious one – he and my mom.
“ So…what I am saying is that –“
“ – that I will be taking the combat class under the supervision of Tyrone and your other combat masters from now on" Hector interrupted before he quickly said in addition, "Sorry but we don’t have all day” when he saw the questioning look Tyrone gave him. With his hands on his waist, he looked at us as everyone murmured in disbelief. Why would Alpha Kent send a young, teenage Rogue to train his people's children? - that was the question on everyone's mind and I believed Hector knew this. He just didn't seem to care.
“ Look, fighting isn’t as hard as your combat masters make it out to be. You just need three rules here –“
“ – I’m sorry, am I to believe that a Rogue will be training us?” Aidan interrupted Hector. I saw Hector’s eyes flash a strange color before he feigned a smile and said, “ If you have a problem with that then I guess you should teach your mates yourself. After all, I heard you’re the only fairly decent fighter on this … team.” He said, his hair moving in whatever direction the wind blew while he gave Aidan a stern look.
“ I'm not fairly descent, I'm terrific in combat and yes, I would rather teach them than have them answer to a rogue”
“ Aidan stop. Your father ordered this, this isn’t your business” Hugh, another of our combat trainers said.
“ As far as I’m concerned, that rule doesn’t apply to me. I don’t need it,” Aidan retorted.
“ Not everyone is as good as you in a fight Aidan, allow them to learn,” Ciara added, placing her hands on his chest - something she does when any of us gets too angry during training, it usually always calms down their temper and it worked today on Aidan because he backed off.
I stared at Hector, wondering how he composed himself. Aidan’s father, alpha Kent said that in Raynigh - a rogue town where Hector comes from if an order is given and you interrupt like Aidan just did then you will be done for. They had the worst kind of disciplinary measures too but Aidan’s father didn’t tell me any of them.
“ Now that daddy’s boy is done proving that he is indeed just a pompous ass, I’d like to continue my statement...”
I didn’t know why but I smiled a little when I heard Aidan grunt because Hector called him a daddy's boy.
“ ... The first thing you need to ace when fighting an opponent is your fighting stance. If it’s weak then you’re done for. So, today we will start by working on your stance first of all.”
“ That’s what we’re gonna do all day? Are you kidding me?” Aidan interrupted again.
“ Yes, twinkle toes, that’s what we’re gonna be doing because I watched all your clips – all of you that represented your pack last year at the tournament…” he said pointing at Aidan, April, and Daphne as well as other top-ranking wolves.
“You all failed woefully and forty-five percent of that was due to poor fighting stance!" Hector declared, folding his arms as he approached Aidan slowly before he said, " Now shut your mouth and learn because you don’t know the first thing about how to kill a man. You’ve not gotten to that state where you taste another man’s blood on your skin but you don’t feel a thing because you know they had it coming. If you’ve ever experienced that then you’re allowed to talk to me OR even interrupt me twinkle toes. Until then, shut... the... fuck... up”.
His eyes were now sharp silver and there was a very frightening and dark look in his eyes as he glared at Aidan.
Aidan looked at the ground and then he looked up, his face was expressionless but it was enough to slightly pacify Hector because he knew he'd put Aidan in his place.
Hector ran his hands through his hair and took off his tank top. I tried not to look so in awe at his body but I failed. Sure he was toned and muscular but the scars on his back were enough evidence that Hector had killed and almost been killed.
“ Now, this is the right stance for a fight. Do you see that? Good. I want to see you all do that now!” he barked and everyone imitated his stance. He went around correcting everyone with the wrong stance.
I observed that when he corrected someone, Ciara would write something in her note – she was already assessing us!
“ Stand less like a weirdo.” He said as he walked past Aidan, he didn’t even look his way yet he already saw flaws in Aidan.
I panicked when he started to get close to where Becka and I were standing. All I thought was, if he could find a flaw in Aidan then I’m screwed. It didn’t also help that I couldn’t focus all of a sudden because Hector’s scent was toying with me again.
“ I don’t even know what the hell it is that you’re doing right now. Put your legs this way and then –“ He was saying to Becka but he suddenly stopped and stared at me.
He sighed and lifted my chin with his index finger so that I would meet his gaze. When I did, I let out the breath I’d been holding and his scent devoured me inside out.
“ Your scent is…how is this possible?” he asked in a whisper, looking amazed but I just wanted him to hold me in his arms and kiss me. The fact that this was what crossed my mind startled me and he must’ve sensed my body language too because he bit his lip and brushed my lips slightly with his finger, his lips twitching in a half smile.
After training ended, I couldn’t stop thinking about Hector. How he looked at me, how his gaze softened and he almost smiled, how he brushed his finger against my lips…he was such a tease but why were we so attracted to each other?
I already have a mate, don’t I?
This was still going through my head as I changed into my normal fit when Julia, one of Daphne’s minions announced excitedly as she entered the girl’s locker room, " guys Aidan and Hector are fighting!"
“ Wait what?!” Daphne asked and then she ran out, followed by other girls. As much as I was worried about why they could be fighting, I made sure that I was completely dressed before I went in the direction of two men growling at each other.
“ Stop it both of you!” I heard Luna Tia say and I froze. Oh, she would not like that a Rogue and her son were…arguing. I observed as I stood on the tip of my toes to see Aidan and Hector, that they didn't fight physically.
“ Why on Earth are you two fighting huh?” she asked angrily.
I genuinely couldn’t understand why they would fight. Wasn’t the tension during the training bad enough?
“ He should stay away from Kayla!” Aidan barked at Hector who stared daggers at him. Tia's eyes started to search for me but I was so flushed, she would know that I and her son are mates and I wasn’t certain that she would like it.
“ Wait…you two are arguing over Kayla? Why?” she asked in a weary tone when she saw me.
The both of them sighted me and Aidan sniffed in the air wildly, a few seconds later he was standing in front of me, his hands wrapped around my waist as he breathed heavily and said the last word I expected from him, " Mate,"
My cheeks become warm and I knew I must’ve blushed too hard, but my heart slammed against my chest soon after because Hector was standing behind me and his hands were also on my waist, slightly above Aidan's hands and his lips brushed my ears sending shivers down my body as he said in a deep, hoarse voice filled with desire I've never known "Mate".
I could hear Sapphire go wild as she said," we have two mates!" but I was more terrified than excited.
Kayla’s POV The stares I was getting as Hector and Aidan declared that I was their mate were enough for me to wish for powers that could make me disappear. Now they have something new to hate me for, what have I done to deserve this? Hector seemed to realize that he said something he normally wouldn’t, I could tell by the way he looked so shaken before his friends pulled him away. “ Why did they take him away?” I heard someone ask. “ Where Hector comes from, they do not admit or acknowledge a mate that isn’t a rogue. It’s believed to be physically impossible but Hector didn’t seem to have any difficulty saying that Kayla is his mate.” Said a boy who stared at me as he said these words. “ Wow, she has two guys at school willing to fight each other when she is one of the most useless wolves at this school. Don’t even delude yourself and think that you’re special, you’re just an abnormality and I wish you’d just die alr- ”April was saying, she must've not realized that Aidan was s
Kayla's POV When I turned around and saw that Aidan was still shirtless, I realized they must’ve figured out what we were doing. Embarrassment washed all over me as we all stood there silently – not Aidan though, he was unbothered. He opened the refrigerator and poured himself a glass of water, drank it in one gulp, and then poured another and walked up to me before handing me the glass of water. I didn’t know what to do so I just held the glass cup in my hand and looked at the floor. Aidan stood behind me and wrapped his arms around my waist before kissing my cheek, it betrayed me and must’ve become so red as I blushed because Tia seemed even more surprised than before. “ Aidan! We are literally in front of you!” she finally said, pulling him away from me and standing between us. “ So what? She’s my mate, there’s nothing wrong with that,” Aidan rebelled but all it took was one look from his father for him to behave. “ Is that why you two almost had sex?” He asked coldly. “ Dad-
Kayla's POV My eyes searched for who it was that poured the good on April and my heart skipped a beat when I saw that it was Hector. His eyes carried so much contempt and spite as he looked at April, he was dressed in all white from head to toe that I nearly thought it was an angel who saved me. “ I brought the rest of the goo for you April didn’t want to waste it.” He said, putting his hands in his pocket as he glared at her intensely. Even with all the splashing, a single whip of goo didn’t even touch him. “ What the hell is wrong with you?!” she shrieked as she got up and wiped her face so she could take a look at Hector. “ Hey, get up, take my hand,” Becka said as she extended a hand to me and pulled me up. “ I should be asking you that question since you orchestrated a prank that the whole school was in on, just so you could embarrass a girl that has never bothered you before” “ And how the hell would you know that she doesn’t bother me huh? How do you know?” “ But it
Kayla's POV I sighed and exhaled, trying to focus on what our mission was. When he was done assigning the first batch to a rogue, he told us our paths and immediately started the timer while we all swung to action. It was hard keeping up with Aidan and Hector as they ran but they would occasionally slow down so I could catch up to them. “ Stop!” Aidan said. Hector and I stopped and he took in a deep breath“ we’re wasting our time. I can’t think straight because all I smell right now is her,” Aidan said pointing at me. “ Kayla, just save us the trouble and choose one of us. It’s not that hard is it?” Aidan asked. I looked at Hector but he said nothing, he just looked away from me and faced a different direction. “ Say something, Kayla.” He said, coming closer to me. “ it was even worse when I woke up and you weren’t home. I got so mad at my parents this morning, they shouldn’t separate us.. “ he said before his eyes trailed off to my lips. “ This is not the time Aidan,” Hector
Kayla's POV I came out of the woods with Aidan and Hector behind me. Aidan told Hector to just show us where the hidden item was but Hector said that it would be suspicious if we come out with the item because he and the other rogues hid it so well that no one would find it. To keep things neutral, we came out empty-handed. Hector escorted the next batch of wolves into the woods and Aidan hung with Jason and the rest of his friends. We all acted as if we didn’t just spend almost fifteen minutes in intimate sexy acts. “ Are you okay?” Becka asked when I returned. She must’ve seen how much I was holding my breath trying to keep myself from latching onto Hector’s arm as he went with two girls inside the woods. Maybe I wouldn’t have been so jealous about it if it was another girl but the fact that it was Daphne and Gale put me in a bad mood. When we were done with training, Tyrone was disappointed that none of us during the time given, was able to find the hidden items. He eventuall
Kayla's POV “ Hector?” I called softly. He turned around, his silver eyes sparkly and a little startled. “ What- what are you doing here?” “ This is my place, you’re the one I should be asking that question,” I said, folding my hand and suddenly getting sulky. “ You own the woods?” he asked, sounding arrogant and irritating to me. “ No, I just mean that I’m the only one who comes here because of the…wolfsbane…” I said, noticing that I was significantly farther away from where I was before. “ There is no wolfsbane here” “ There are over there, that’s where the river is, but no one can go there except me.” “ They must really hate you for that huh?” “ Yeah,” I said. We stared at each other for a while. I was appreciating his…everything. He was what every girl describe as her dream man. Today his black, long, hair was even more ruffled and curly than before – a trait that would make any man look adorable didn’t change a thing about his sexiness. With his hands in his pocket
Kayla's POV “ Your what?” Hector asked, staring at me critically. “ My father, Hector, I’m telling the truth.” “ Who is he?” “ What do you even mean by that? You already know my father is a Rogue!” “ Sure but which Rogue? What’s his name?” “ Baynes,” I said regrettably, knowing how much evil I had heard he was responsible for. Maybe he even punished Hector’s parents too, just like Alpha Kent said. I summoned the courage to look at Hector and I find him looking at me with adoration instead of the fear or hate I had expected. Those two expressions were the most common looks I got whenever people mentioned that my father was a Rogue. “ I knew it…no wonder you’re so special.” He said with a smile so bright that I too started to smile unconsciously. “ I thought you would hate me.” “ What? I could never. Baynes is a legend amongst us. It is he that every one of us strives to be like. He was a hero but a lot of people misunderstood him” he said as his smile started to slowly fad
Kayla's POVAfter my time in the woods with Hector, I went back to Becka’s place. Both she and her mother were worried about me since it was already getting dark when I got there. I didn’t tell them that I was with Hector, I simply told them that I was thinking hard about who I would choose. The next day Becka was still a little bit withdrawn from me and I didn’t know why. Eventually on our way to school she said, “ I feel like you’re changing.” “ No, I’m still me. I was just upset yesterday that’s all.” I tried to convince her. I’m not sure if it worked but she seemed to think about me refusing to go home with her too seriously. When I entered the hallway with Becka, people weren’t giving me the stares anymore. That was even more suspicious, not that I liked their stares or I wanted to be stared at but they’ve never not stared at me before unless something more interesting than watching a girl one hates has happened. As I approached my locker, I saw that some people were behind A