3. Not Ready

Al

“Babes, let's go. The auditorium will be full soon and we won't get seats," Emon calls from the living room and I look at myself once over in the mirror and join him.

"How do I look?” I ask him though I already know I look ravishing.

Since I came to Nevada, I changed my dressing style and my hair style. I no longer keep the bangs and I now spot a stylish hair style that accentuates my handsome face and my angular jawline.

He leans in, pecks my lips and smiles, “When have you ever looked anything but sexy?" He asks and pulls me out.

Emon is the most popular boy in our year and everyone knows that he's mine because I take care of my competition with ruthlessness that makes everyone fear me.

“Remind me why we have to go again? Can't we just laze in the house?" I ask as Emon takes the driver's seat of my Jeep and I take the gunshot.

"Because, we are engineering students and we have to be there to see our new professors and be introduced to the new year as we pick the class schedule," he says and I groan.

I wish I could just sleep it off but…

We drive to the school and it doesn't take long. We live about twenty minutes from the University and we just moved out last semester and Emon and I rented a three bedroomed house that is too big for us and we are living together.

Emon… I met him a year ago.

It's been a year since I left my pack, my family and the man I loved.

When I started driving after witnessing Ed and Adrian kissing in Ed's kitchen, I didn't know where I was going. I went west and just drove.

I didn't call anyone and I had turned my phone off. I would stop for gas, food and to catch a nap in the car. When I came to after three days of endless driving and moving around and sleeping and crying and smoking and drinking and crying more, I found myself in Carson City, Nevada.

I was beaten, exhausted and heartbroken. If I were human, I know that the fatigue would have killed me. It's a good thing that I am a werewolf but no one needs to know. Emon still doesn't know the truth about me.

I didn't know what to do and so, I rented a motel room and it was when I went down for breakfast that I saw him.

A white man, very tall, as tall as Ed, well tanned, handsome and masculine. He smiled at me and for the first time in days, I felt that there was more to life than Ed. 

I walked and sat next to him and I didn't have to put lots of effort in because the man was eager to have me and I let him. I mean, with those muscles, who would resist? 

We found ourselves rolling on my bed after breakfast because I wanted to forget Ed and what better way than putting someone else where I had put him? Someone who liked as good and as manly as Ed did?

Emon managed to convince me to apply for university with him and we attended our first year together and I found myself in the same class with him.

I don't even know why I joined engineering. Maybe it was because it made me feel closer to Ed or Emon was there. What I didn't lack was money because my parents, being the leaders of our pack, what we have in plenty is money and I had assured them that I was okay.

And now, we were in our sophomore year and we were about to meet the new teachers who would take us through the year.

“We are here,” Emon said as he turned off the engine.

I sighed for the umpteenth time and leaned in and laid my head on his shoulder.

I didn't feel like going in. Frankly speaking, I was just moving on without knowing where I was going or what I was doing. What I knew was that since I met Emon and started the classes, I thought about Ed less and less and that was good. All I needed was time and I would forget him. 

Emon treated me like a queen and I loved it. He pampered me and I allowed him to. He is loaded and buys me anything I need and does anything I want. He indulges me and it's hard for me not to like him.

“Kiss me," I tell Emon who is looking down at me with a fond smile.

It hurts to think that one day we will part ways. It hurts to think that he's just a stand in and doesn't know. But I will enjoy the moment as long as it lasts and then work on leaving after I am fed up.

“You know I can't because then, we won't leave," he tells me and pecks my forehead and helps unbuckle my seat belt and then he forces me out of the car and I let him.

We walk with the other students and when we get to the huge auditorium, several others are already there and we take seats near the back so that we could leave if it gets too boring.

“Emon, you have to sit upfront. Don't forget that you will give the opening speech," our class monitor calls and I sigh again and look at Emon who is smiling at me apologetically and I follow him upfront.

After a while, the professors, led by our Dean, walk in and I freeze.

I take a second look because I think I might be dreaming. I am not.

Professor Edward Green is among the teaching staff.

I stiffen as I look at him as he walks and takes a seat among the other professors and I think my gaze tells him that someone is looking at him because he lifts his head and our eyes collide.

He doesn't seem surprised to see me and he smiles subtly but I avert my gaze.

My heart is betraying me. It's like my brain left me because I can't think.

The moment passes in a blur and I don't even hear what Emon says as he gives his short speech and he sits next to me and takes my hand and it's hot and when the Dean introduces the professors and Ed is introduced as one of them, my mind goes on override.

I can't move, I can't think.

I don't even hear the event come to an end and I come to as Emon is shouting to me.

“Baby? Love? Albert! What's wrong? You are worrying me," he says and he is feeling my forehead.

I want to tell him that I am a werewolf and can't get sick but then I see Ed walking towards us.

“Let's go," I tell my boyfriend and take his hand and

I literally run.

I am not ready.

Why now?