Susi spins on her heels, waving for me to follow.
“Mr. Wilimur is our English teacher. I’ve heard pretty good things about him. Not too strict with giving out homework and he tries to keep the class entertained.” She stated.
We reach the classroom and pick our seats next to the window. Susi chooses the seat in front of me. Sitting down, she spins around and rests her chin in her hand, propped up by her elbow on the desk. Staring into my eyes, studying me, she asks my story and I tell her without hesitation. Something about her just makes me feel safe and comfortable. I want to spill my deepest dark secrets to her. Strange.
She piped in, “I’m so sorry your parents died. That must’ve been awful to deal with.”
Putting her hand on my shoulder, she gave it a rub, trying to soothe me from releasing the tears I was trying hard to hold back. I appreciated her more than she was aware of. Losing my parents was the start of the worst.
After I finished telling her about my uncle, a flash of red was present in her eyes. Within seconds, it had disappeared as if it was never there. Was I seeing things?
“Good lordy, you call me if you ever need to get out of there fast.” She offered.
Shaking herself, she rips a piece of paper from the corner of her notes and scribbles down her phone number. She slides it onto my desk, and I thank her. I don’t know how much use it will be since I don’t have a cell. Maybe I could hide, if need be, from Tim and call her from the house phone.
I inquire, “So, I can’t be the only friend of yours here… can I? Give me the details of everyone here. Who do I look out for, who do I ignore, etc.?”
That seemed to bring back her usual liveliness. Her eyes lit up as she adjusted herself in the seat.
She responded, “I get along with everyone here. Just haven’t found someone who drew me in as you did. I can tell we will be close. But yeah, everyone except Talia. That skank. She is power-hungry.”
Susi made a gagging sound, causing me to snort. She wasn’t lying when she said our teacher was laid back. He’s been teaching this entire time and hasn’t bothered to stop us from talking. He stopped talking when the door opened, and a late student walked in. My jaw dropped, causing Susi to giggle even more. She understood my reaction.
“That’s Al—” she grunts and clears her throat, “That’s Connor and a number one cause to have Talia trying to murder you. She enjoys hanging on to him, even if he doesn’t pay much attention to her. She has her ‘claim’ on him or so she thinks.”
Susi shakes her dead, still disgusted with the thoughts of Talia, obviously.
“Thanks for joining us, Mr. Skogen. Please hurry and take a seat so I may proceed.”
Connor nods his head to Mr. Wilimur and heads our way. Jet black hair cut just below the tip of his ears. Green eyes that were almost identical to Susi’s. Sun-kissed skin with zero blemishes. Sharp-chiseled chin you only ever read about. Muscles… oh the muscles. I feel like I am watching him walk towards us in slow motion. How can anyone be so flawless?
He reaches my desk, heading towards the one behind me, I assume but stops. I glance up at his 6 plus footage and meet his eyes. His gaze narrows at me. Fastening his eyes, he pinches the top of his nose, shakes his head, and proceeds to his seat. What the hell was that? I focus back on Susi to find concern and curiosity in her eyes.
Connor’s POV
Walking past the blonde sitting behind Susi sent my Lykos, Dior, howling. I stopped and looked down at her. Her bright blue eyes told me she wasn’t a Lycan, but that didn’t stop him from shouting in my head.
Dior: Mate! Mate! MATE!
Me: Calm down Dior. She is human; she doesn’t even know.
Dior: She knows! She can feel it! Look at how she looks at us. We are already drawing her in!
I close my eyes and clamp my nose to shut out her smell and shake my head.
Me: She is human. It is too much of a risk.
Dior: It doesn’t change the fact that she is ours.
I continue to walk to my seat behind her. Great. Am I supposed to keep my nose plugged the entire period?
Taking a chance to know more about this mysterious newcomer, I opened the bond link to Susi.
Me: Susi, what’s the new girl’s name?
I caught her jump in her seat, not expecting the question.
Susi: Ummm... why? Did she upset you?
I found myself unable to contain my growling from impatience, loud enough for her to hear, but not the blonde sitting in front of me.
Susi: Sorry, sorry… Her name is Lilith. Lili for short...
Giggling in the link, she continued.
Susi: With an “I”.
Sigh.
Maybe if I wait, a she-wolf will come around as my mate. I can’t risk the loss of a human mate during the change. Being Alpha has too many responsibilities and I can’t be mourning. A weakened Alpha is one that can get killed and the territory stolen.
Susi: Connor? What’s wrong? I’m getting mixed signals over here.
Fuck. Forgot to control my emotions via link.
Susi: Hellloooo? Stop ignoring me. Tell me before I come over there.
Me: She’s my mate.
Susi dropped her unlocked binder, causing all the contents to spill onto the floor. Lili got out of her chair and kneeled by her to help collect everything and placed it all on Susi’s desk. As Susi thanked her, I caught her face filled with disbelief.
Susi: Oh no... What does Dior say?
Me: He has already claimed her. He wants her changed.
Susi: What do you want?
I huffed and laid my head on the table, covering my face.
Me: I want to wait for a mate with a Lykos.
After my response, I closed the link. I required time for myself to make my decision.
Dior: I will force you if you do not change her soon.
Just as Dior said that Lili ran her hand through her hair, sending delicious smells of gardenias wafting through my nose. Inhaling her scent, I lean forward, trying to get closer. My dick struggled against my jeans as it grew harder. I reached a hand out to touch her hair when the bell rang. I jerked back in my seat, ashamed of losing control for a few seconds.
After she and Susi exit the classroom first, I sit for a moment longer, waiting for my boner to take a chill pill. Once my hormones have cooled, I get up and take off for my locker, trying to avoid the two girls in the hallway. I turn the corner to the section of lockers mine is at and grit my teeth. Can I get a damn break!?
Leaning against my locker is a thin blonde wearing heels, a crop top, and a miniskirt. She spots me and stands on her toes to kiss my cheek when I reach her. I wrinkle my nose at the smell of makeup and cheap perfume radiating from her. While waiting for me to finish going through my locker, she stands there, pulling on her skirt. The moment I close the locker, she latches onto my arm and I head to my next class with the leech. This results from fucking her brains out once or twice. Now I can’t get rid of her.
Entering my second class, I groan when I see Lilith sitting in the same spot, Susi in front of her. The seat behind her and beside her open… I could never let Talia sit behind my mate. No way in Hell.
Lilith’s POV On the way to our second class, math, Susi was even more energetic. While Icouldn’tunderstand it, so was I. Once we entered our class, the same two seats as thepreviousclass were available. Does no one enjoy window seats? We practically skipped to our seats and plopped our butts down. While getting situated with my folders, a shiver went down my spine, and I felt the need to peek at the door. Suddenly, all my newfound energy dissipated as Connor walked in with some girl hanging on his arm. Annoyance pricked at me, irritated that itwasn’tme on his arm. Why? Ididn’teven talk to thedude. Connor picked the seat behind me instead of the one next to me, this time without stopping to look at me. I did my best to ignore them both when th
Lilith’s POV After Mr. Patel, our math teacher, finished his first-day introductions and what to expect from the class, he started the painstaking introduction of each student. One by one, he called out a random student’s name and they would stand up and deliver a presentation about themselves. I was truly hoping to skip having to do this today, but clearly, luck is not on my side. Thankfully, he was going by alphabetical order of everyone’s last names, which meant I would be close to the end. To add to my relief, the sexy Connor would present himself before me. “Ms. Reigh, would you be so kind to stand and introduce yourself?” Mr. Patel asked, glancing around the room. A red-headed girl stood. She was nervous and started fidgeting with the helm of her pink T-shirt. “Hi, I--- I’m Opal Reigh. I just moved here from North Carolina. I
Time for a distraction. “Hi, Opal!” I greeted her with a welcoming smile on my face. Startled that I started up a conversation with her, “Oh, oh, hi… Lili with an I right?” Shushing Susi’s giggles, I confirmed her question, “Yepp, that’s me! Nice to meet you!” attempting to respond bubblier, like theSuMonster beside me who seemed to burn to get her chance to speak with the strange guy sitting with us. Opal nodded her head and smiled with her palm facing upwards towards the new guy. “This is Simon, my twin brother.” Susi’s and my mouths dropped. This Simon was gorgeous. He was on the same scale of sexiness as Connor. The resemblance to Opal was extremely obvious now. Both had vivid, dark red hair and freckles splashed on their faces. Theycould’vebeen a pair of models. Light brown eyes with speckles of gree
Lilith's POV I didn't need any more distractions. Connor had me frustrated enough to just want to ignore this sexy man sitting in front of me. He wouldn't remove his eyes from my face, causing me to feel a small ounce of insecurity. To make matters worse, he was insistent on me giving him my undivided attention. Clearing his throat to get my attention yet again, I gave him a sideways peek. He smirked with his lips slightly pulled back from his teeth. His tongue flickered across his lips like he was staring at something delectable. He continued to play with me. I couldn't concentrate on the lecture. Not even Connor. Perturbed with him, I crossed my arms and relaxed back in my seat, accidentally kicking the pole of the table. I watched as my pen rolled off onto the floor and made its way under the table. Rolling my eyes, frustrated that I must hop off my stool to grab my pen, he stops me. "It's alright, I got you." He said, win
I hesitantly agreed to walk with Simon to history class. Opal had enough of his foolery and headed to her own class. She reminded me to kick him in his testicles if he tried me again. I couldn't help but laugh when she said it because Simon winced and covered himself. We stopped by my locker first since it was closer and then made our way to his. When we came upon his row of lockers, my eyes landed upon Mr. God-Like and the skank who had him pushed up against the lockers. Her body smashed against his. Didn't they get enough during their free period?? I felt prepared to handle anything relating to Connor with Simon beside me. I didn't know what my relationship with Simon was to me, but he attempted to cheer me up, and in my books, that's something a friend would do. All I could hope for, as we came up to the locker beside Connor and Talia, was that Simon would defend me against Connor. I could handle Talia on my own. Connor's eyes fell upon mine, black w
Connor’s POV Hearing the strange guy call her “Lil” bothered me. It told me they were becoming close. Something she and I had yet to become and wouldn’t if I kept fooling around with Talia. Who could blame me? Meeting my mate has sent my hormones raging, and I’m not ready to accept Lili as my mate. I fear risking the change to her. This must be the guy Susi was harassing me about when I was having my heated earlier. He was on the same level as me with looks, but he was not me. He was not Lili’s mate. Even though these are true, it doesn’t stop the fact that he was human, making him a better choice for her. A safer choice. Watching my little mate reveal her backbone struck pride deep in my soul. She had no fear in her eyes as she got in my face and snapped. Keeping my distance from her was nearly impossible in the first place, so when she did that, whew. I had an urge to claim her but held back to watch her squirm with my flirtatious
Lilith’s POV 4th period ended up being boring. The teacher was super strict with us not speaking, but that didn’t stop Simon from giving me small pokes or knee bumps. Occasionally, he would lean back and throw his arm across my shoulders. Susi would catch him from the other side of me and shove his arm off. Shaking her finger at him, mouthing “No!”. These two had me going back and forth the entire class. I did like Simon. He was blunt and not afraid to go for what he wanted. Even if he tried to push my boundaries, I at least knew where I stood with him. The bell rang, and we hopped out of our seats. The three of us tried to race out of the room at the same time and got stuck in the doorway until Alexa was kind enough to shove us through. Giggling like little girls, yes, even Simon, we headed for the cafeteria to have lunch. The lunch lady slopped gooey mac and cheese onto each of our trays and asked if we preferred a burger or pizza. I’m a p
Simon’s POV My last few classes passed slower than molasses. I was craving Lil’s presence. It felt like I was no longer a whole. I’ve dated plenty of chicks, but never once felt this urge to hook to a woman’s side. There was an innocence about her I desired. I’m used to girls throwing themselves at me and me having whichever pick of the bunch I wanted, when I wanted, and where I wanted them. But Lil, it was as if she didn’t care about the male race. That was until I saw her react to the guy in the hallway. When my eyes met his, after she made her PDA comment, I felt an urge to attack him. I couldn’t explain why, just that he pissed me the fuck off. His eyes told me to back off, but my mind said to put him in his place. I was grateful for the distraction the girls caused, including the desire to protect Lil. Being a top jock in my old school earned me the respect of other dudes. They never challenged me. They also NEVER gave a second glance t