Max Senider knew that the human who lived with The Red Rock Pack Beta's family was his mate the day he turned sixteen. Knowing she was too young and that he was soon going to be sent away for his Alpha training; he left town, secure in the knowledge that on his return she will be of age and ready. Gemma Lockhart was only fifteen when her best friends brother and her crush left town to start his Alpha training. Growing up knowing about the supernatural and convinced that Max didn't feel the same way, Gemma tried to move on. But all is not what it seems. Is it too late for the Alpha to claim his true mate?
View MoreUgh. Monday's. Everyone hates Monday's. It's full of nothing but disappointment.
"Like my life since this summer," I thought to myself.
This summer I moved in with my uncle and aunt in Florida when my parents got in a car crash and were killed. Of course, by a drunk driver.
I don't like it here, but maybe that's just cause of my uncle and aunt. They don't care about me at all. And I'm not just exaggerating... they really don't care. They only took me in cause they were told to, and they were also told to enroll me in school for my senior year.
They only feed me and provide the essentials. They never talk to me unless they have to and if I ask to go out of the house their only reply is, " Be back before midnight or we'll beat you. "
They aren't abusive though, they have never laid a finger on me before. They always just leave me be. I don't think they'll actually beat me... right?
On to the topic about school. My first day of high school is today even though the first semester started a few weeks ago. My uncle and aunt just never cared until the school called to see if I was still coming at all. So they officially enrolled me and today is my first day.
I get dressed into a maroon colored " Nope " shirt that is kinda thin though it doesn't show through, a leather jacket, dark blue jeans, and a pair of black Nike's.
I grab my book bag off of my bed and make sure I have everything I need. I walk to my door and look into my room to try and remember if I'm forgetting anything.
My room is a little on the smallish side. On the left side of my room I have a desk and on it I have a sketchbook, a lamp, and a bunch of art supplies.
On the right side of my room I have my queen sized bed with covers that are blue with all kinds of white designs that almost seem to run forever, and a window that is more on the smallish side that have white blinds covering them.
Lastly I have a little bin for a trash can next to my desk with a dresser beside it. Pictures of my mom, dad, and my friend from back home with some necklaces. My favorite picture up there is the one we took on a summer vacation to Disney World when I was 8. It was so fun but very hot.
I shut my bedroom door and walk downstairs to my uncle whispering something to my aunt. Once they know I'm in the room they stop automatically turning to me.
" You better hurry up before your late. " my uncle tells me with a pleading look to go away.
" Don't worry I'm just walking to the door. "
I sigh as I walk straight pass them, heading out the living room door. My house is two stories but it's not that big. We have 2 bedrooms with 3 baths, a living room, dining room, kitchen, and a office for my uncle.
I walk to my car which is a red Jeep and jump in the car, starting it before taking my phone out of my pocket. I hadn't checked it this morning as I normally do when I first wake up.
2 missed calls from Kylie and 3 new text messages.
I wait for her to pick up her phone when I hear her voice. " Where have you been? I've been trying to call you all morning! "
" I'm sorry Kylie I had to get ready for my first day. "
" Oh yeah your first day is today! I forgot your starting later on. Everyone better be nice to my best friend or I'll throw some hands! "I'm imagining her mocking herself and throwing her hands around. She's always been the fierce and social one out of us two.
I'm mostly the independent and quiet one unless I'm around my friends.
I laugh " Yep, I know you would. Hey I gotta go or I'll be late. I also have to find my way around the school. "
" Okay, call me when you get home so I can hear about your first day! See ya. "
" See ya Kylie. "
I hang up and pull out of the driveway, making sure I look both ways before heading off to the school.
When I get to the school I park in the students section and surprisingly there was no one outside other then people who are walking in.
" They must not hang out outside before school. " I say to myself as I walk out of the car. It was unusual for no one to be hanging around outside in the mornings at my old school, there would be people and students everywhere you look.
I walk towards the school and see people looking at me funny.
Yes I'm new don't get your boxers and panties in a twist.
I walk in and immediately see the groups. The jocks in a corner discussing plays, the people who just go to their classes to avoid the halls, people who just stand in the hall and talk, and of course, the popular girls. You could tell by how they flaunt their hair as they walk past everyone, acting like they own the damn place.
I take out my sheet of paper where my schedule lies along with my locker and it's combination, looking around for it until I reach the C's.
" C-21...C-22... Aha! C-23. " I say to myself.
I open it and out comes a bunch of papers... Oh no.
" Welcome to Preston High newbie! " says the queen bee herself. At least I think it's her, since she proudly stands in front of the other girls like it's some club.
Her two friends who follow her around laugh along with her and walk away from me.
I take one of the pieces of papers and read it.
Bitch. It read. And so did every single other paper that came out of my locker.
Who has time to write all of these anyway?
I realized the school lets you walk around with your bookbag so for today, I'll just not use my locker.
I walk away but as soon as I try a girl comes up to me.
" Hey! So your the new girl who got pranked by Grace? "
" I guess so but they'll have to try harder then that to get to me. " I said with a smile.
She laughed " Whats your name? " She says as she takes my schedule and examines it.
" Jessica, what's your name? " I say shyly, trying to keep a friendly face as I didn't think I would be able to make friends easily.
If I have to be at a new school with different people, I don't want to be alone here.
" My names Makayla, can we be friends? " Oh wow that was quick.Of course. " I say with a smile
" Oh good! I need a girl best friend, all I have i-... "
She was about to finish her sentence when a guy suddenly tackled her in a hug that almost made her fall down.
" Wassup Makayla! Having a good day-... Oh and who are you? " he motions towards me with a smile.
" I'm Jessica, I'm new here. "
" Ooooh Jessica, I like that name, are you single? " he winked at me flirtatiously, but you could tell he was joking by his playful expression.
" Yes. " I laughed softly, turning to Makayla who narrows her eyes at him.
Welp he seems nice.
" Jackson! No flirting with my friend! Don't pay attention to him. " Makayla whines and punches Jackson's arm.
Makayla is about 5'3 with long black hair that runs to her thighs. She has hazel eyes, black glasses and her face is naturally beautiful. Makeup wouldn't be able to match her beauty.
Jackson is about 5'6 with brown hair and brown eyes, you can tell he works out a little bit by his muscles. I wouldn't let that intimidate you since he seems to be a huge teddy bear.
I laughed at what Makayla said " Jackson your cute but sorry I just now found out your name. "
" It's okay, I was joking! " Jackson exclaimed, taking my schedule out of Makayla's hands to examine it.
" You have 2nd block with Makayla and you have 4th with me. " he says with a smile.
" Oh that's good, I thought I'd be alone today to be honest. " I said with another shy smile. I didn't think I would meet anyone let alone two people who seem very friendly.
I did not wanna be throughout this whole year without any friends. What fun is that? Now I have Makayla and Jackson!
" Not with us. We have lunch with you too so don't worry about that. " Makayla says
This school is separated into 2 semesters. From the first day of school till February 1st they have 4 classes. Right now my schedule goes:
1st block: Math
2nd block: Art
3rd block: Honors English
4th block: History
And then after February 1st I have
1st block: Spanish 3
2nd block: Math pt.2
3rd block: Science
4th block: Free block
I don't have a 4th block next semester because since I have all my credits for all my classes to graduate with an Advanced Diploma. With my Spanish classes, I don't have to have a 4th block.
" Just watch out for Grace, she's an asshole. " Makayla rolls her eyes as she eyes Grace in the corner of her eyes. Jackson looks confused until he spots what she is staring at and nods his head in agreement, "Yeah don't get on her bad side."
" I'm not looking for trouble in my last year in high school. So will do. "
The bell rings signaling to get to class, so they step away from me as I get handed back my schedule.
" Well we'll see you later Jess! " Makayla says
" Bye! " Jackson says and he waves at me and walks away.
Great. I don't know where any of these classes are...
I tried to find my first class but there were no teachers to help me in the halls. What is going on with this school?
" Seriously do none of the teachers here go in the halls?! " I whisper angrily to myself as I'm walking past doors.
I notice there aren't any students in the hallways as I glance at the clock, the minute hand moves to the 12, signaling the start of school. With a ring of the late bell, I curse under my breath.
" Great... late on the first day. "
I walk around for another minute until I find the door that read " F-11 "
I open the door and see a bunch of heads turn towards me.
" Ahhh Miss Meadows, see you weren't looking to be early on your first day. " The teacher says, standing up from her seat to examine me.
" Sorry... " I mumbled.
" Miss please stand in front of the class and introduce yourself. " my teacher said as she directed me where to stand.
I walked to the front of the class, looking at all of my classmates in front of me. " Hello everyone. My name is Jessica Meadows and-... "
I was interrupted when the door slammed open beside me and I saw the pair of eyes who caused it.
" Mate.
How did Duke manage to do this to me? Despite my resolve not to ever visit my father during my stay here, I soon found myself freshly showered, in clean clothes and stood outside my dad's room.I took a deep breath to steady my breathing, feeling the lightheadedness and sweaty palms that indicated the beginning of a panic and attack and turned my frantic eyes in Duke's direction"I don't know if I can do this - I know we promised not to talk about it, I know, but I can't walk in there, not after everything that happened!" My arms were flailing wildly as I spoke, my words coming out in a jumbled mess.Duke grabbed my hands and placed them on his chest, allowing me to feel his strong, steady heartbeat beneath his clothes. "Breath, Grace. I'm right here. I promise you, I'm not going anywhere. We'll do this together."I closed my eyes and took a moment, timing my breathing based on his, following the rise and fall of his chest. My head was ready to explode, m
Where did you learn to dance like that?" he breathed, his voice coming across thick with lust. I swallowed hard, my eyes stuck in a rhythm of drifting down to the huge bulge in his trousers and back to his face with evident nerves. This is what I had been aiming for, wasn't it? I had wanted to toy with the alpha.I just had no idea he would be so... so... I don't even know. I was overwhelmed, seeing the evidence of his arousal, the open, wild want in his eyes as he pinned me to the spot with his piercing gaze. I swallowed again, my tongue darting out to wet my lips that had suddenly grown dry. Duke followed my actions causing a dart of desire to hit me, my pussy clenching as the first waves of passion began to take over me."Grace?" he repeated, standing in front of me now, reaching out to grab a lock of my hair, twisting it around his fingers."I... the other warriors..." I paused again, once more wetting my lips. I couldn't believe that was my voice, it sounde
Grace,” Stephen murmured. If I had thought his tone was cold, it was nothing compared to the shimmering veins of ice in his eyes, rooting me to the spot as my childhood nerves came flooding backI should have known he would still be here. It wasn't uncommon for ALphas to step down from their role, allowing their sons to ascend earlier than planned in order to keep the strongest wolves at the top - this would serve as a warning to other packs. We were lead by the strongest, but if by some stretch of the imagination Duke was to be defeated, Stephen was still here, ready to take his place if Duke did not have sons old enough. In the meantime, Stephen would act as a rule enforcer, making sure the pack lived in relative peaceHa. As if Stephen had ever wanted peace. He wanted to rule with an iron fist. I felt my anger resurface once again and so I straightened my spine with pride. I was better than him, he would not get the satisfaction of seeing me crumble&ld
There she was, curled up in a tiny ball of golden fluff, sleeping without a care in the world. My hand reached out to touch her but stopped short, hovering over her shiny fur.She was magnificent. I knew Grace had struggled growing up not knowing her wolf, feeling rejected but just this small look at her told me she was worth the wait.The power radiated off her, emitting a warning of death and destruction to all those who crossed her.She whinnied softly in her sleep and I placed my hand under her snout, letting her catch on to my scent to assure her I was still around and watched with amazement as she settled back to sleep immediately.She was a wolf that would do any Alpha proud. She may be small but she was solid muscle. Just like Grace had become. Why was she so determined to hide her from me? Was she scared of my rejection? Or worse, did her wolf now hate me? Had I ruined our chances of bonding?Her wolf had only appeared once mine was around
Alone in this house, I had the chance to reflect. I had been a prized bitch to Duke. He hadn’t deserved what I had screamed at him and I hadn’t done myself any favours.I looked at the sofa and saw the telltale signs that it had been used as a bed - the way the cushions had been propped up against the arm, the dint in the middle from the body that was too large to comfortably fit on there. It seemed Duke wasn’t able to face the upstairs bedrooms where so much had happened either.It left me with no choice. I couldn’t stay in my room, not after what came to mind earlier so it left me with one other choice. I would stay in the guest room where it had all began, where the memories were happier, if not just as painful.As soon as I climbed into the soft bed, the memories washed over me, as I knew they would. This time I welcomed them, my own personal punishment. A reminder to myself of why this would never have worked.****************
I sensed the change in Grace the minute I saw her enter the kitchen. Gone was the playful look in her eye that had been so full of lust and wonder at what we had just done and what remained was so cold and full of ice that it was almost like a slap in the face. She had shut down on me, closed the shutters so that I couldn't enter any further.I don't know why, but it pissed me off. I had thought we had been making progress, I had felt the way her wolf had been reaching out to mine the entire time and yet she had slammed the door shut for any further progress.A feeling of shame and guilt washed over me as soon as I thought that. I was being unfair. I had also felt the way she had reacted to me. The sheer amazement and innocence that revealed far more than any of her words could have done. It didn't take a genius to work out that she hadn't been touched like that before. I didn't know whether or not she was a virgin or just had a string of bad lovers but something told
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