Chapter 6 - Carson

I couldn't wait for English class to give Celia back her clothes because the scent was driving me insane. There was the rich clove scent that all Moonless Night Pack members shared, but her specific scent was tart, citrusy and sweet honey. Her scent was amazing. I guess I had never gotten close enough to smell her before, because I would have sat closer to her just to inhale that delectable scent.

I wasn't the type of guy that flirted. Not that I wasn't interested in girls, but having a wolf since I was 14 I didn't get a chance to 'play the field'. My older brothers said it was a blessing and a curse. A blessing that I would be bigger, stronger and well trained. Cursed because I would be a virgin until I found my mate. My wolf, Eckley, had no patience for me being interested in any girl too seriously. Any time I stared at a girl or touched a girl, he would huff, claw at my mind and basically throw a tantrum.

I felt like a pervert with Celia's shorts and socks in my bag. Mostly because I wanted to bury my nose in them. The light scent seeping out of my bag was enough to tempt me to do just that. As soon as I got to school, I went to find her. Following her scent was easy now that I had familiarized myself with it.

Thankfully, I excelled at tracking so I found her quickly. Just as I was about to say her name, she turned and crashed right into me. Twice in one day, how lucky can a guy get? I smiled and thought she can crash into me anytime. I stared at her. Eckley was strangely quiet. I had expected him to start being a jerk this morning when I gathered and folded her clothes. He hadn't even huffed at me or complained that I was going to be late.

Celia started to apologize but stopped as her eyes met mine. Goddess, her eyes are bluer than the sky. I lost my train of thought.

Eckley chuckled in my head. 'Say hi to her, you fool.' My wolf said to me. He pushed forward in my mind. He inhaled deeply, trying to drink in Celia's scent.

"Hi Celia. I couldn't wait until English. I am assuming these are yours." I said pulling her shorts and socks out of my bag.

"Uhm, yeah. Thanks." She said, shoving them into her bag. "Sorry for crashing into you twice today."

I inhaled deeply, feeling that I might become an addict to her scent. I smiled at her. "I don't mind. Feel free to crash into me anytime." I winked at her as I walked away. Taking one more sniff of her scent.

'Smooth.' Eckley said. 'By the way, she's not impressed with you. She looked a little annoyed.'

I hadn't noticed any annoyance in her response. Celia was beautiful but quiet. I responded, 'She's just reserved. I think that went well. Now I just need an excuse to be close enough to smell her again and look into her eyes.'

'She is special. I want to see more of her.' Eckley said.

I was caught off guard by Eckley's response. He never liked it when girls flirted with me and the one and only time I tried to make out with a girl, Eckley growled and howled the whole time. Which was pretty much a mood killer. I was happy he liked Celia. I definitely wanted more time with her too. I was going to have to think about how to get closer to her.