Alec’s POV- 3 weeks laterI’m happy to say that at least our football team is doing well so far. We’re in the middle of our last practice before our first game tomorrow and everyone is going hard. All my guys are starters so we will be on the field together as a unit tomorrow. I think we’re going to have a great season. After that first practice, Kade has been hyper focused and hasn’t slipped up a single time since. He’s hitting a lot harder but not enough to make people think anything was off. With our first game, I need to make sure that he’s going to be able to keep that control when all the adrenaline hits. “Hey Kade, you ready for tomorrow?”“Yes sir! Can’t wait.”“That adrenaline burst is gonna be crazy when it first hits. Just make sure you take a minute, deep breaths, and keep control.”“I’ve got it. I won’t let you down.”“I know you won’t. One more thing to think about though. Most likely your mate will be in the stands. She will most likely be sitting far enough away tha
Alec’s POV continued- The next morning my alarm goes off bright and early. I’m up pretty quickly, excited about the game today. I’m not usually a morning person unless I have something I’m looking forward to. Football just happens to be one of those things. I get up and brush my teeth and get dressed before heading to the dining hall for breakfast. We don’t have training today since it’s gameday, but we do need to eat a lot to be ready for the 3 hour game. When we get to campus there will be another breakfast for us there, but if we ate like we really wanted to in there, some of the humans might have a coronary. We run through at least twice as many calories as a human on a normal day so we always eat a lot, and even more on game days. After we’re done we all pile into our vehicles and head to campus. Kade and Zander are with me and I take the chance before we get out to talk to Kade again while Zander goes inside. “I know you’re tired of me harping on you about this again, but I ju
Alec’s POV continued- Everyone is celebrating together on the field, even though Dean does his best to stay on the other side of the field from us. A win is a win though and everyone is still jacked up heading back to the locker room. Even though it was a relatively easy game, we’re all still sweaty and gross so we need to get cleaned up and changed before we head out to meet our family and friends. Coach has some quick words about having a great game but not getting too complacent because we play a whole different team next week and we need to come just as hard then too. We will be back to practice on Monday. Even though it takes a while for everyone to get changed and go through all the media talks, there is still a good amount of family and friends waiting to congratulate everyone and celebrate the win. Since it was an early game we usually have a celebration barbeque back at the pack. Some of our human teammates also throw parties as well, but we usually only go if it’s a late g
Kade’s POV- My first game was in the books, and it was an amazing experience. The guys weren’t kidding about the adrenaline jolt when you first hit the field. And the crowd cheering for us all so loud that we could barely hear each other? Amazing. It was such a high, from the minute we ran out on the field together to the end when we met up midfield with the opposing team. I was even able to get 2 sacks to start my college football career without ever playing in the 4th quarter. But when the game was over and the adrenaline was worn down, I started to hurt for Cataleya again. It didn’t help that I would get subtle hits of her scent any time I was near Dean. Now that I didn’t have anything else to focus on she was all I could think about. I needed to calm my mind so I jumped in the shower to wash the game grime off and got dressed to head back home. It just shows how much of a pack we really are that all of us were done and ready to go around the same time.As soon as the door opened
Dean’s POV- The game was amazing and it was turning out to be a great day, until it all turned to shit. I was figuring on celebrating with my family and maybe hitting up a party later with Damien, but no that didn’t happen. When Alec called me out I had an idea of what it would be about. Of course he had to wait until I was happy before he came up to me. My dad didn’t want to start anything out in public so he decided it would be better if he just removed himself from the situation. Wish that I could have. I still don’t trust the wolves, and as much as I didn’t want to admit it, I was holding a grudge about how Dad reacted when Alec almost shifted at the complex. He still thinks it’s all my fault. “What do you need?” I asked him once we got far enough away from nosy ears. “I wanted to know if you guys have gotten any further in the investigation. We haven’t had any activity in our area so we’re mostly still on research duty.” I didn’t want to outright lie to him, but I also knew th
Dean’s POV continued- I was seething, still trying to figure out what the hell just happened. After a few minutes of deep breathing I was able to calm down enough to look over at my sister. I think the shock has worn off of the both of us at this point, and I could finally see through the mask she has been trying to wear over the last few weeks. There were bags under her eyes that shouldn’t be there at her age, and she looked tired and sad. Did she look like that this whole time and I was just too self obsessed to see it? I never wanted to see that sadness in her eyes.“Leya, you know I love you, but how could you keep something like this from me? How long have you been hiding it?” I should have known that the quiet from her was just the calm before the storm, as she rounded on me and I swerved the car a bit not ready for her reaction.“Are you kidding me?! You make this huge scene in front of almost everybody we both know and you wonder why I didn’t tell you? This is the exact reaso
Cataleya’s POV- After we got home, all I could do was go through the motions and try my best to hide all the feelings that were swirling around inside my head and my heart. Of course Aria picked up on it and we had a silent “conversation” when I gave her a look letting her know I would tell her later. She left shortly after the game was over today so she didn’t see or hear any of what went down. I would need my girl in my corner for this. I went through an entire gauntlet of emotions.I texted Aria and let her know that I would talk to her first thing in the morning but that right now I was just going to go to sleep. She responded saying not to make any other plans for tomorrow because she was going to have me all day long. I really think I need that so I agreed. I laid down in my bed just rethinking about everything that happened. I woke up excited to see Dean and Damien play again, but also nervous about seeing Kade and wondering whether or not he would try and talk to me. Guess I
Cataleya’s POV continued- My nerves were a mess as soon as I stepped on campus. Dean didn’t have practice today, but I wanted to drive myself. It would allow for a clean getaway at least if something didn’t go right. I got to campus somewhat early so I could grab some coffee before I made it to the classroom. Once I got close I could see Kade already there, standing outside the door. When I got closer I could see his body stiffen for a second before he relaxed and looked up to lock eyes with me. I smiled at the warmth I saw in his eyes.“Good morning,” I said when I got close enough. “Good morning, Beautiful.”“Were you waiting for me?”“Well when you said you would talk to me at school today, you never really said when, so I got here as early as I could just in case,” he said with a sheepish little grin. I chuckled a bit at him and his smile grew. It instantly melted away the tension I had from the morning. “So about kissing you on Saturday,” he started, “I wanted to say that I’m