POV Lilly
Jasmine and I hurried to the girls locker room with Nik. There we were giving a gym outfit and told to go change by the assistant coach.
"These shorts are too short" I complained to Jasmine.
"But you look damn good in them." Nik replied, eyeing me.
I blushed and rolled my eyes as Jasmine chuckled.
"She's not wrong." Jasmine added.
After we changed, we walked out to the gym to see most of the boys already on the bleachers. Great. I felt all eyes on us as we walked in. I glanced up to see Griffin. He looked me up and down. I saw a flash of lust that was quickly replaced with anger. He stormed towards me.
"What the hell are you wearing?" he hissed and I shook my head.
"My gym uniform." I replied and he scoffed.
"Go get a bigger size!" he ordered and Jasmine stifled a laugh.
"Fuck off!" I replied and walked to the bleachers and sat down with Jasmine next to me.
"Damn, girls. You look hot as fuck." A male voice said.
I looked up to see Stone and Axel standing in front of Jasmine and I. Suddenly, I felt Griffin next to me. He sat down and put his arm around me.
"Go away." he commanded Stone and Axel.
They grinned but wandered off.
"I'm sorry, baby. I just don't like all these guys seeing you." he began but I just turned and stared at him.
I was about to tell him off when the coach came out and divided us into two teams. Crap. I wondered what we could possible do our first day in gym.
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Dodgeball.
Fucking Dodgeball.
Fucking Dodgeball with damn werewolves and vampires.
I looked at Jasmine after the coach announced what we were playing. Luckily, she and I were on the same team. Griffin and his friends were on the other team. Great. We were screwed. Jasmine rose her eyebrows and made a movement with her hand like she was casting. I shook my head and grabbed her.
"No, Jasmine. It's too dangerous!" I hissed but she just smiled.
"Come on. They'll never know. Have a little fun." she replied, pulling away to take her spot.
I shook my head after her. I had a bad feeling about this.
The coach blew his whistle and chaos ensued. I tried to stay out of the fray and hid in the back behind my teammates who were getting hit left and right. I narrowly missed getting hit but the ball took a strange curve. I looked up to see Jasmine grin and shrug. I looked across to see who targeted me and laughed at the confused look on Dolph's face.
Maybe Jasmine was right. What was the point of having magic at our fingertips if we couldn't have a little fun with it once in a while? Besides, it's not like the Vamps or wolves didn't have an unfair advantage to begin with. We were just leveling the playing field, I reasoned.
I threw a ball at Dolph, he dodged it, or tried to but I flicked my wrist and it curved and hit him right in the stomach. He looked furious and I just smirked.
"That's my girl!" Jasmine called as she whipped a ball at Theo.
Again, it curved strangely and hit Theo unexpectedly. Now, both Griffin and Axel were staring at us. They also seemed to be smelling the air. I shook my head at Jasmine and nodded toward them. She sighed but shrugged in agreement. We both knew that we needed to stop. We didn't want to get figured out.
It was even more important that they not find out that we were witches now. In the past, we let one other pack in on our secret and it was fine but history has taught us that other supernaturals were not to be trusted. Werewolves and Vampires used to take Witches and force them into slavery. Our books taught us over and over again to never trust any of them.
Stone threw a ball at me and I barely tried to dodge it, getting hit in the leg. I waved to Jasmine and went to sit. I was surprised to see Griffin get hit with an easy throw from Jasmine a minute later. I glared and her but she shook her head. She wasn't using her powers.
"Hey, baby." he said as he sat next to me.
I ignored him and watched the game. Jasmine had decided to actually try and I smiled as she dodged a ball that Nik tossed.
"Stop ignoring me, Lilly." Griffin snarled.
I shook my head and cheered when Jasmine managed to hit Stone since he was too busy checking out a girl on his team.
"You and Jasmine sure have some interesting throws." he added and I shrugged.
"We've played a lot of dodgeball." I replied and he smirked.
"So you're done ignoring me?" he asked and I shrugged.
He slid closer and put his hand under my chin. He turned my face to look in his eyes.
"I'm sorry about before. About all of it. I was jealous about your shorts and I truly wouldn't mark you against your will. I would never hurt you like that or in any other way. I know that I've made a terrible first impression as your mate today. I wasn't prepared to meet my mate and I didn't react properly. Can we please start over?" he implored.
I looked deep into his eyes and knew that he was being honest. I sighed.
"Fine but you're on thin ice" I replied and he grinned.
He kept a hold on my face and his eyes flicked to my lips. I stared back at him and I felt my stomach tighten.
"Nik finally got me." Jasmine announced as she ran up and broke the spell.
Griffin let me go and I pulled away to smile at her.
"You were awesome out there" Griffin replied and with grin.
Jasmine looked surprised, "Thanks."
The rest of gym passed without incident. Jasmine, Nik and I hustled off to the locker rooms. I took a quick shower and dressed, leaving my hair wet. What did I care? We only had one more class left. I followed Jasmine and Nik out to the hallway where Griffin, Theo and Dolph were waiting.
"I can't believe that you hit Dolph." Theo gushed as soon as he saw me.
I smirked and looked at Dolph who glared at me. Yeah, there was no way we were going to be friends any time soon. I looked around and saw Griffin staring at me. I furrowed my brow at him but continued to joke around with Theo as we began to walk. Griffin fell into step next to me.
"You okay?" I asked as he continued to stare.
He nodded and lightly pulled on the end of a piece of my hair.
"Your hair." he drifted off.
"Yeah, I didn't want to bother with drying it. Does it look awful?" I asked, kicking myself for not putting it up at least.
Griffin shook his head.
"No. It looks great." he rushed to say.
"It looks sexy as hell. I'm having a hard time controlling myself. All I want to do is pull you into an empty room and ravage you." he replied and suddenly, I was breathing hard.
Thankfully, we arrived at our last classroom for the day. Griffin opened the door for us and we piled through. The room was already crowded but Jasmine and I found seats next to each other. There was an empty seat next to me that Griffin quickly claimed. The rest of the crew sat together on the other side of the room.
"Are you sure that you will be able to survive without your squad?" Jasmine teased him.
Griffin rolled his eyes.
"I have a feeling that you two are far tougher than any of them" Griffin replied.
"Not cool!" Dolph called over and we laughed at his scowl.
The teacher came in and class went smoothly. The bell rang sooner than I expected. Jasmine and I hurried out to the hallway but Griffin kept up with us. He again walked us to our lockers where Jasmine and I were surprised to see Cedric waiting.
"Jasmine!" he called as we neared.
"I was wondering if you needed a ride home?" he asked and Jasmine looked at me helplessly.
"We drove." I whispered to her and she shook her head at her own idiocy.
"Sorry, Cedric. I drove today. Thanks though." she replied.
I heard a trace of sadness in her voice and I looked at her. I smiled when I saw her grin at Cedric. She was smitten. Not as much as Cedric, mind you, but enough.
Jasmine and I quickly opened our lockers and shuffled what we needed into our bags. Luckily we didn't need much since we had done most of our homework in class.
"You sure that you two don't want to come to grab a bite with us?" Griffin tried and I sighed but shook my head.
"We would love to but we can't. Sorry!" I replied.
Jasmine and I wave goodbye and hurried out the door and to her car.
POV Griffin
Cedric and I stared after the two girls as they rushed away. I looked at Cedric and he looked as confused
"What do you think those two are hiding?" He asked and I shook my head.
"I wish I knew" I replied as we smiled at each other.
I said goodbye to Cedric and went to find my crew at our lockers.
"Did they leave?" Theo asked and I nodded.
"Stan is tailing them home." Nik said after her face blanked for a moment.
"Good." I replied.
"Also, your Dad wants to meet with us. One of the trackers saw something strange at the girls house today" Nik added.
"Let's go" I replied and we hurried out to our bikes
We made it to the pack house in no time and all hurried to Dad's office.
"Oh, good we were waiting for you" Dad said after we rushed in.
Dad, Graves, Boris and a tracker from our pack were already there, waiting for us. Dad gestured to the tracker and he began.
"The house was quiet most of the day. The girls left for school and an hour later, Iris left to run errands. She went to the bank, post office and a couple of shops" He began as the rest of us sat down.
"Everything seemed normal until a couple hours ago. I want you to see this" he added as he played the video from the surveillance.
We watched as someone opened the door of the house and walked out. We watched in confusion as an elderly lady walked out and got in one of the awaiting cars. She seemed to move quickly and surprisingly well for the age that was shown on her face. She pulled away and we looked at each other.
"No fucking way" Dad muttered as he exchanged a look with Graves and Boris.
"What?" I asked.
"It looked just like her" Boris replied to Dad.
"Who?" Dolph asked.
"She's dead. I saw her body." Dad insisted.
"Can someone tell me what's going on?" I demanded and finally Dad looked at me.
"That woman looks just like Rose and Iris's mother" he replied and I furrowed my brow.
"She's been dead for over twenty years." he added and I sighed.
POV Lilly"We're home!" I called"Hi, girls!" Iris yelled from the kitchen.We followed her voice to join her."How was your day?" she asked.We ignored the question and stared at her."Where's my mother?" I demanded."She went out. It was hilarious. You'll crack up when you see her when she gets back. She used an aging spell and I swear, she looked exactly like our mother. She was not happy but she didn't want to try anything else." Iris giggled and then turned to face us.Her smile dropped when she saw our faces."Werewolves AND Vampires?!" Jasmine screamed and Iris cringed."I couldn't tell you!" She defended."Yeah, we heard. Was that Grandma's doing?" I cut her off and she nodded."She admitted to it once Rose and I figured it out. I think that's why no one ever bothered us here. The pack owes our family big." She explained."That was just the Werewolves
POV GriffinWe followed my father outside and jumped into a nearby SUV. "Do we need back up?" I asked and he chuckled."Nope" he replied. We pulled into the parking lot just and saw Rose still looking like an elderly lady put her bags in her trunk. We pulled up next to her and jumped out of the vehicle. She glanced up at us but tried to ignore us. Dad grinned when he saw her."Do you need help with your groceries?" he asked as he strode over to her. She looked up at him and we saw the shock pass over her face, she masked it quickly though."No, deary. I fine" she replied as she hurried to put the last bag in. Dad just stood there, staring at her. He took a deep breath of her scent and closed his eyes for a moment. Then he looked back at her."You look so familiar. Have we met?" he asked, still grinning.Just then, her phone rang. She made no movement to answer it though. She looked up an
POV GriffinI opened my eyes and looked around at the chaos. I blinked and remembered what was going on. The fog and whatever spells they were using had cleared. Painfully, I jumped to my feet and looked around for Lilly. I smelled the air and focused on the house. Fuck! They were in there. I was so close. I literally had her in my arms. Twice! I looked for my father and found him livid in the street in front of the house with my crew and his. I eyed him as I walked up, watching as he paced frantically back and forth. "How are we going to get them out?" I asked the group. There was silence aside from my Dad growling. I looked toward the house and saw Lilly and her mother peaking out. I looked at her in sadness and loss. She looked back at me with the same
POV Griffin"This is my pack. I already have one. I don't need another." She spat at me and I felt my world crash."I, Lilly Wildes, reject..." She began and I lost all self control. I roared as I launched myself at her. I didn't give a fuck what the wolfsbane or spells they had laid would do to me. I vaulted over the gate and tackled her. I turned as we fell so she landed on me and put my hand over her mouth. I didn't want to harm her, just stop her."Don't you dare!" I snarled and then the pain hit. It felt like I was literally being torn apart. I saw her face flash in fear and panic. "Mom!" She screamed
POV LillyDinner was awkward from the start. No one knew what to say with Griffin sitting there. I had no idea how to view him. Was he our enemy or my hero? My love or my hate? We began eating in silence but soon my mom couldn't resist."So, Griffin..what do you think is going to happen now?" She asked with a glare. I sent her a warning look which she ignored.Griffin smirked, "I'm not sure. I hope that we'll finish this delicious dinner and maybe relax and sleep." Mom rolled her eyes but Jasmine snickered. "This is wonderful. You are all excellent chefs" he added.
POV GriffinAfter taking a few more breaths of Lilly's scent, I calmed enough to let go of her. She looked scared and I hated it. I didn't want her fear, I wanted her love."I'm sorry baby. I didn't mean to scare you" I whispered in her ear and pulled out her chair for her. After we both sat, I looked at the other women at the table. As I began to get to know them, I could see behind their cold facade. They were all terrified. My heart broke as I looked at them. "We will discuss your 'date' later." I said to Lilly with a dark look and then turned to the rest."What pack is it?" I asked and Rose sighed."The Dark Moon pack" she replied.I knew the pack. They were large but not even close to our size. We had a stable relationship with them."I know them. We are allied together. Dad and I will calm them. They won't find you here." I replied and Rose seemed to relax a bit."Would you at least think a
POV LillyGriffin and I got up and followed Jasmine back to the living room. I was mentally kicking myself for letting things go so far with Griffin. I was by no means inexperienced but I didn't want to do things and grow the mate bond with him while I was still unsure of him and our future. I didn't need a broken heart on top of everything else."Here you go. I'm so sorry that we don't have anything for you to wear" Aunt Iris said as we entered the living room, gesturing to the couch."That's no problem" Griffin smirked."Do you need anything else?" Jasmine asked him."Actually, if it's okay with the rest of you, I was wondering if I could borrow a phone to talk to my Dad. I would like to tell him the things you have shared with me, with your permission, of course. I think that it will save time and frustration in the morning when we meet again" he suggested.I looked over at my mom as the rest of us did. I co
POV GriffinI watched over everyone as the four ladies explained what they told me last night. They began with the coven and then explained about the Dark Moon pack. I kept a close eye on everyone to make sure that they did not do anything to scare these women more. I was pleased to see everyone react in a protective manner."We will never allow that coven to get near you!" Boris vowed and Graves nodded in agreement."We will deal with the Dark Moon pack. Don't worry about them." Dolph piped in.Lilly looked at him in surprise but he just nodded at her."No wonder you were all so nervous about us." Theo added.I cleared my throat and everyone turned to me. I knew why they hadn't told them this part but I wanted the others to understand how truly scared and brave these four were."That's not all." I began."You don't have to tell them that. I think you cleared that up last night." Rose began but I shook my