Chapter 6 Reckless

Linda POV

"Are you ready, Linda?"

I nodded firmly. A second later my body flew upwards and I did a backflip and landed perfectly.

Finally today's practice for the game in two weeks later was over. We did well so there wasn't much revision.

"Good job," I say to Hazel. She's very talented, I admit it.

"He comes." Hazel's eyes glanced behind me.

When I looked back, it was Jude that she was referring to.

There is a price to pay for every decision I make. However, the information Jude gave me yesterday was very meaningful and I had to keep my promise to him, to be his girlfriend.

My heart actually resists, but Jude is my only source of information right now. So I have to be good to him if I want him to keep giving me more information because I'm sure Jude has more.

I thought Jude was going to say hello to Hazel, but I was wrong. Jude kissed me instead, on the cheek.

It wasn't the location of the kiss that mattered, it was the situation! Everyone was looking at us, making us the center of attention for kissing in public.

They were cheering us on which made things even more heated.

"What are you doing?" I demanded angrily, holding back my anger.

Jude whispered into my ear, "we need to tell everyone that we're dating. I need to claim you in front of Drake so he knows the boundaries and thinks twice about bothering you."

I looked at Drake, he was on the bench with the other players getting ready to use the ice rink. He shot me another icy glare.

"It'll be weird if you leave first, so wait for me in the stands. I'll take you home."

Jude really put me in the wrong position. I was embarrassed, after all it was my first public kiss that attracted everyone's attention.

In the end I kept waiting for Jude with Hazel while doing my assignment. Hazel offered to accompany me so I didn't refuse.

"You're dating Jude?"

"Huh? Ah yes, we just started dating."

Hazel nodded and smiled afterwards. "He's a nice guy, right? He's warm and caring. He can definitely take good care of you."

I wanted to laugh but I held back. If only you knew the real Jude, Hazel. "Should I be proud of dating him?"

"Sure. When compared to Drake, you should be grateful. Because if you dated Drake, you'd get the opposite. Cold, standoffish, and short-tempered."

I chuckled in response to Hazel as a loud crash sounded from the ice rink.

I don't know when exactly, but Drake and Jude were already rolling around on the floor punching each other. Their helmets had come off so their fists hit each other's faces.

"Oh fuck! This is so bad!" Hazel shouted.

For a split second I saw Drake look at me before throwing another punch at Jude. He was dominating, while Jude looked helpless from his attack.

A fight between two werewolves never ends well, let alone this one between the two Alphas.

I have to do something to stop them because if I don't, there could be another victim. They are too strong for ordinary humans to handle. No one can separate them here but me.

Yes, I have to be their broker.

I ran down the stairs quickly and entered the ice rink. I pulled Drake's body. It was heavy, but I kept trying to keep Jude from becoming a meatloaf down there.

"Stop it! There are a lot of people watching you, Drake!"

Maybe because he heard my voice, Drake finally turned his head. And this was my chance to pull him off Jude's body.

I pushed Drake after pulling him up. Oh my, Jude's condition was really bad. His face was badly injured. His temples, nose, and lips were bleeding. He lost badly.

I helped Jude to stand up and gave Drake a sharp look. "You'll be ruined if you continue to be short-tempered. And you Jude, you're a fool for not fighting back."

My breath rose and fell with exasperation. When Hazel arrived, I pushed Jude towards her. "Please take care of him."

"But he's your boyfriend, Linda."

I didn't care about them anymore. I walked out of the building to cool my head. I was worried that if I stayed there, I might shift.

I went to the cheer base camp which was fortunately empty, there was no one here. I looked down and rubbed my face in frustration.

I had made a big mistake in dealing with the Alphas. I ate my own words where I wouldn't deal with the Pack leaders because it was so complicated. And now I felt it myself.

My phone rang. A call from Hazel.

I wanted to not pick it up but it kept ringing which made my head spin even more.

"What's wrong?"

[You need to get back here. Jude refuses to go to the clinic if you don't help him. Come on Linda, he needs you].

I squeezed my phone. "Is Drake still there?"

[No, he's gone.]

"Okay, I'll be there. Just wait a minute."

But just as I opened the door, Drake was suddenly standing in front of me.

"What are you doing here? This isn't a clinic."

"Treat me."

Didn't I hear wrong? He's the one making trouble and being cold to me but he also wants me to treat him? What kind of attitude is that!

"Please treat me."

I clucked in annoyance. "You're not seriously injured. It'll heal soon without you treating it. You didn't get wolfsbane or silver, don't overdo it."

I thought I was going to get a shout from him but what happened was unexpected. He suddenly hugged me, very tightly.

"Can you heal others? It works for others too?"

What did he mean by asking me that? What did he want from me?

"I need medicine. If you can heal others, then you're the medicine I'm looking for."

I tried to push him but his hug was too tight for me to breathe.

"You're hurting me."

He looked down, looking at me with his eyes already glazed over. He didn't say anything but suddenly kissed me.

Of course I rebelled. But after a while, I just felt my heart beating like it was that time when I saw him again after a long time.

It's a strange feeling, one I've never felt before. I wanted to push him but I didn't want to let go either. I'm mad at him but I also pity him.

I have no idea why I'm being like this.

He finally broke our kiss after we were both out of breath.

"You feel it too? Your heartbeat, you can feel things like that when you're in physical contact with your mate. And you Linda, you are my mate."

No, this can't be happening. I shouldn't have a mate who has involvement with my parents' incident.