CHAPTER FOUR - CONFRONTATION

Jayla

The whole universe hates me. Yeah, that's it. That's the only logical reason for the kind of torture I'm being put through right now.

Shortly after Edward's surprise visit, the teacher enters the class and sits down in front of us. He gives us all a blank stare for a good five minutes and just when we think he would lecture us on good behavior, he starts going through some essays, ignoring our presence completely.

The brunette leaves the class after a while, saying that she doesn't have after-school detention and she was here just to give Tyler some company.

I snort. Give some company? More like giving something else. The value of something else depends on how dirty-minded you are.

"Edward?" the teacher said and I stifled a gasp. So he speaks.

Turns out he is Edward's French teacher and he wants his help.

"Can you help me carry these to the staff lounge?" he asks, getting up from his chair. He collects a bundle of papers and gestures for Edward to carry them while he carries his briefcase.

Edward, being the goody-two-shoes he is, agrees and goes after the teacher. He throws me a look that translates to: I'm coming back soon, and I smile and nod my head. Only when he and the teacher leaves the class, do I realize the situation. The Jerk and I are now in the same room, completely alone.

Oh my God!

***

Boron Nitride - one of the world's hardest substances - has nothing on how rigid my back is right now. I'm a chemistry nerd, and I'm damn proud of it.

The way my back is positioned right now, it's just as if I'm a statue. I'm not moving at all. My heart thuds away in nervousness and I count the seconds till Edward returns to the classroom.

Relax Jay, he won't say anything. He hates you. He won't utter a wor. . .

"So..."

Dammit. I hold my breath for him to continue but he doesn't say anything after the 'so' and I'm okay with pretending that he didn't say that. I remain silent.

"Okay, seriously?" he bursts out suddenly and I almost jump up a foot in the air. He's too loud that he startled me so much like that. "Are you that desperate, Parker? Going out with a guy who looks like he's a freshman just to make me jealous?"

My jaw clenches as I comprehend what he said and I snap. How dare he talk about my Eddie like that?

"Excuse me?" I say, turning around. When I turn around, I realize how close he is, standing next to me. My nose almost touches his chest and I gasp, backing away.

I take a few steps and he smirks, probably enjoying the fact that his presence affected me.

What a jerk. A hot jerk but still a jerk.

"What happened, princess?" he said huskily. "Does my closeness affect you?" He moves closer to me, slowly, in an almost teasing way.

I shake my head and say,"No!" almost immediately.

His smirk deepens, and he keeps moving closer to me and I keep backing up. One step forward, one step backward. One step forward, one step backward. One step forward, one step backward. That's how we go until I gasp when my back comes in contact with the wall.

I look at him with wide eyes and his eyes dance with smugness and amusement as he registers my expression. He moves as close as he can get to me and I can feel the warmth of his body against mine.

My wolf inside me starts stirring with excitement and I can't stop the tingles that erupt on my skin. He picks a strand of my red hair and twirls it between his fingers.

"I'm liking this position," he whispers and his warm breath washes over my face, filling my stomach with butterflies.

I do too, I think to myself guiltily.

I close my eyes, trying to enjoy the moment, but he has other ideas. He lifts my chin up with his thumb and makes me look directly into his eyes. My breath catches in my throat when I stare into his beautiful green eyes directly. I have never seen them from this close an angle before.

His eyes are dark green near the pupil and become lighter towards the rim. From afar you'd think it's just green, but if you look close enough, the area near the rim is a light green color and there are flecks of gold in the green regions, too.

My lips part as I take in exactly how gorgeous my mate is. I hate how plainly beautiful he is because it just makes it harder to hate him.

"I don't like it when you're with that kid," he says and something inside me snaps.

I had forgotten about his words, but now I remember.

Thanks for ruining the moment, jerk.

I place my hand on his chest and try to push him away. When he doesn't even budge under my force, I growl. "Move!" I say threateningly.

He doesn't move an inch, and I grit my teeth and push him harder, ignoring the sparks in my arm as I touch his chest. "Move, goddammit!" I growl and give him a final push.

This time he stumbles back a little, staring at me in shock.

Oh, honey, I haven't even started yet.

"First of all," I say almost too calmly. "I'm not trying to make you jealous. Don't ever think I'd base my actions upon you. You're not the center of my universe, jerk, and everything is not always about you, okay? Get that through that thick skull of yours."

He growls at me because of the insulting tone I used, and because he is after all my future Beta, the growl shakes something in me but I ignore him

"Secondly, Edward is not a kid. Just because he doesn't go out whoring around like you and your friend doesn't mean he is not a man." I look into his eyes and poke his chest when I say the next words. "Sleeping around, doing drugs, and getting drunk, don't make you a man. A man is not someone who insults the weak. My Edward is nothing like you at all. And you know what? I'm damn glad about it."

My breath comes out in pants as I stare at him, challenging him to say anything else. His jaw clenches and he grabs my wrist, pulling me towards himself. I gasp when my body collides with his but he doesn't mind.

His eyes bore into mine when he asks, "So you're dating him?"

I open my mouth to say that it's none of his business but the classroom door opens and in a lightning speed, The Jerk moves away from me.

I stand there, shocked. Why did he do that? Oh, he doesn't want to be seen with me. He is ashamed of me, that I'm his mate.

A feeling of sadness spreads all over my body and I step into my seat. Edward gives me a questioning look and I shake my head, giving him a fake smile.

I sit down and pretend to do my homework but my mind keeps on drifting away to the little moment we shared there. My heart thuds yet again when I think of how close he was to me and I bite my lip to prevent myself from smiling like a crazy person.

Stupid mate bond. Stupid stupid mate bond.

Edward is called by the teacher yet again and I'm starting to think that the teacher has some sort of a twisted crush on my best friend. I shake my head, amused as I collect my stuff and move out of the class.

I'm walking down the corridor, thinking about what I'll do when I get home but then my body feels a sudden jerk and before I know what is going on, I'm being pulled away to someplace. I open my mouth to scream but a hand shoots out to cover it and my screams gets muffled. I'm pulled into what looks like a janitor's closet and once we're inside, the person locks the door.

My back is turned to them and I start breathing heavily, fearing what the kidnapper will do to me. Just when I think I'd pass away from fear, the person talks.

"You didn't answer my question, princess," a familiar voice says and I choke on my own breath.

Holy shit.