Ch. 5

I went to open my dorm door to find it locked. What the hell? 

I knocked and it was silent on the other side. She may want to pretend like I don't exist and this is a single dorm, but I'll be damned if she thinks she can just keep me out of my own room. I am in no mood. Hope she's decent cause I'm coming in. 

I know I'll have to replace the doorknob tomorrow, but I used all my strength and pulled the door knob out and opened the door. Roommate yelled. She had a boy over which is a big no no at this time of night. I raised my eyebrows at her in surprise. 

"Stop yelling." I scolded her, as I popped the doorknob back in and closed the door. 

"The door was locked for a reason" she retorted as she tried to cover herself with her sheets. 

"Oh get over it." I rolled my eyes at her as I sat on the bed. "If you wanted privacy you could have mentioned it beforehand so I could have found a place to stay. Get your boy toy out of here. I need to sleep." 

Boy toy turned out to be Luke as he peeked his head out from under the blanket. Of course it would be him here tonight with her.  

"I can't sneak him out now. He has to stay the night or Brittney will see him" roommate stated. 

"Too bad" I was in no mood to be sympathetic. 

"Come on Rain. Don't let me get in trouble" Luke said in that same tone of voice he used when he asked me to sleep with him the first time. He thought he still had some emotional hold on me and it pissed me off more. 

"Seriously Luke?" I stood up off the bed ready to pull him by the hair and kick him out. 

"Please" he added and he seemed desperate. I sat back down, calming myself down. 

"Whatever. Just keep it in your pants and way on that side." I said while popping my shoes off. 

I laid on my side facing the wall not wanting to see those blue brown eyes of his. Not wanting to see him with her. I would like to pretend like I don't care, but it actually did hurt a little to see him with her. 

Morning came quickly. I turned to find Luke still in my roommate's bed, but she herself was gone. 

"Kaitlyn went to class," Luke answered as he saw me look at the empty spot beside him. 

"So that's her name" I scoffed. 

"You didn't know your own roommate's name?" He asked, confused. 

"That was her choice. Real classy lady you got there" I rolled my eyes as I got off my bed and grabbed my things to shower. 

"You sure you don't wanna undress here first?" he teased. Has he always been this shameless?

"Yeah I'm sure." He got off the bed and came towards me. 

I didn't retreat. I wanted him to see that I didn't care. He was a few inches away from me and I stared him dead in the eyes, never once looking down at his lips. He looked at mine a few times though. 

"What happened to you?" I couldn't help but ask. He stepped back then. 

"It's complicated," he answered, sitting back on Kaitlyn's bed. 

"You could have told me," I whispered, remembering the heartbreak he left me with. 

"I'm sorry" he kicked his shoes, trying to find something to fidget with under my gaze.

"Whatever" I grabbed my things and left. 

I took a shower putting my things back away when I was done. Luke was gone from the room then. I had about 20 minutes before my first class. 

I headed down to the commons and grabbed some breakfast eating it on the way over. When I entered the building I bumped into someone not paying attention. I went to apologize and realized it was Luke. What the hell? 

"You've got to be kidding me? You're majoring in medicine?" I asked him in disbelief. 

"Is it really that hard to believe?" He seemed offended. 

" Yes, it really is" my words seemed to hurt him some. I didn't care at this point as the scent of pine and cinnamon filled the air again. He was near and I was watching for him. 

"Rain, I know you're mad at me, but you don't have to be so mean" Luke butted in, getting in the way. 

"Luke, go away" I ordered him, scanning the room for my mate. I couldn't see him still, but the smell was growing stronger. 

"We're gonna have to get along, Rain. We'll probably be working together in class" He pleaded, but I kept looking past him, still frantically searching. 

I caught sight of his hair from across the room. He seemed to notice me then. Luke stepped in front of me again, blocking my mate from view. I was growing very irritated with Luke right now. 

"Oh my gosh, move Luke. I really don't care right now" I went to push my way past him, but he grabbed my wrist. 

"Rain, we need to seriously talk. We didn't get much of a chance this morning." He said seriously, but I was so annoyed. I needed him to let me go so I could try and speak with my mate again. 

"Not now" I tried to pull my wrist away from him, but he had a tight grip. If I pulled too hard I'd pop my own wrist out of place. I was stuck and I hated it. The desperation to be near my mate was starting to consume me. I needed Luke to let me go. 

Just as I was about to give up, a large hand grabbed Luke's arm and my own and pulled them apart. 

"She told you to go away," he said. 

It was my mate, he had come to my rescue and my heart was racing at the touch of his hand on my arm. He put his arm around my lower back guiding me away from Luke. He leaned his head down to my ear and whispered. 

"I didn't realize you were so shameless. Being with him right after me last night." His tone was slightly ominous, yet the tickle of his breath in my ear had my hairs standing. "Stay away from him." He ordered

"You can't tell me what to do. You've made it very clear you don't want to be my mate" I barked, slightly frustrated at his audacity and his assumption. 

"You need to stay away from him" he warned, as he turned me around to look at him. His eyes were golden as his wolf struggled to stay below the surface. 

Knowing he was struggling too brought a smile to my face. I wanted him to be miserable with me. He was the one causing it. He was the one that wanted me to stay away from him. 

"Why?" I asked poking at him. " Why should I?" 

"This is your warning. Don't let me see you with him again… or else" he said as his eyes devoured me. 

"Or else what?" I teased. 

"You'll regret it." He stated. The warning only seemed to peak my interest more. It made me want to find out exactly what would happen. 

"Guess we'll see what happens" I said as I walked away towards my class. I could feel him watch me leave. 

"Charles, what are you doing with that freshman?" I heard someone call after him. 

Charles. His name was Charles. My mate Charles.