I surprisingly slept better than I had in a long time; however, my beauty rest was rudely awakened by a ridiculous alarm ringtone that no doubt Ryan had set up. Bye Bye Bye by NSYNC rang through the phone. I'll give him some credit. He had good taste. I walked out of my bedroom entranced by my phone. Responding to the never-ending texts Rachel was sending me asking when I was coming back. As I turned the corner, I suddenly hit a wall that was wet and heard a grunt. It took me a second to realize I had in fact walked into a wet man. My eyes slowly traveled up his body. His muscles were perfectly shaped. A towel hung low around his waist showing off his Adonis belt and packed chest of muscle. He had scars that resembled claw marks going across his right peck. Tattoos cascading down one of his arms and down both legs. His brown hair was long on top and faded on the sides. His beard was barely grown in. His gray eyes sparkled. I couldn’t help but be in awe of the Greek god standing bef

As soon as he walked past me he did a double take in my direction. Awkward. His sparkling gray eyes looked at me surprised before he quickly pushed the look away. He stood next to Mr. Reynolds waved before folding his arms across his chest. “Hey guys,” his smile was perfect with his full lips. His voice is deep and smooth.Get it together Quinn, of course the only man that I ever had physical contact with had to be him and look like him. Was bad enough I embarrassed myself at home but now I had to deal with him at school! I scolded myself internally. “So today we will be focusing on fighting fist on fist for moments that you are unable to access your powers. We will then go into a second round where we will then bring in your powers to see where everyone is at.” He explained. We all lined up and one by one I watched Derek throw the students on their asses. I thankfully was trained by my mother and I knew I had the advantage of having alpha blood even though I hadn’t shifted yet. I s

The car ride started off noticeably quiet.I pursed my lips and then looked around awkwardly. I had so many questions. Thomas looked at me from the corner of his eye, smirking with an eyebrow raised; noticing that I was burning with questions. “So…remember that one time when you were going to tell me something on our way to school?” I looked down at my fingers, fidgeting. Thomas sighed. “Well Katherine, your headmaster is my mate.” I nodded, trying to hide that I already knew that.“But based on your reaction you figured that out already,” he responded, chuckling. I put my lips in a line. “I may have overheard some of the conversation,” I admitted. Thomas gave me a half smile, his fingers tightened around the steering wheel. “Not long after the attack on your mother happened…,” his jaw tightened, anguish filled his face; “I saw Katherine and we realized we were mates. We were best friends growing up along with my best friend Ben. I hadn't seen her since she went off to school bef

DEREK POV:I drove like a maniac when I received word that we were under attack. I shouldn't have let her go on her own. I was pissed at my dad for blaming me for what happened at the school. I was already blaming myself. Not only was she my responsibility but for some reason I had this pull to her that I couldn't shake. Alpha Thomas had instructed that my father and I keep an eye out on her at all times. Knowing she was in harm's way, made my wolf go crazy. We need to find her. We needed to protect her. I didn't understand this possessive feeling, I just knew I needed to follow it. Pulling up to the pier it was complete chaos. Screams, fighting, and blood were everywhere. I abruptly stopped the car when I saw Quinn staggering towards the parking lot. Behind her fighting were Fred and three demons fighting. Before she hit the ground I scooped her up into my arms. Tingles spread where our skin met. I pushed the questions I had to the back of my mind. I could tell right away that Qui

Quinn POV“As I am sure you are aware, the warriors are on a rotating shift for border patrol.”I nodded in response looking around the wooded area. It was so peaceful out here. “What makes us different from other packs, is we make sure that we have a variety of supernatural beings on a shift.” Derek further explained. That made sense especially after seeing all the different kinds of shifters and hybrids there were at school.“If you are in charge of training the warriors, how do you help the people who are different from you?” I asked curiously. He stopped in his tracks and looked at me. “Like any teacher, you become accustomed to how your students learn. Everyone learns differently. I have a select group who help their own with certain abilities. But over all my job is to teach how we can all work cohesively. We don’t want a repeat of the past.” He looked away at the forest. Looking lost in thought. “Do you remember Alpha Rowan?” That question jolted Derek from his thoughts as