Mariah POVI’m lying staring at the ceiling, thinking, what just happened? Why, when he touches me, I become mush. “Ugh, that arrogant bastard.” I groan. I get up and fix myself to go back downstairs. “Fuck I smell just like him; everyone is going to notice,” I say to myself. I finish fixing myself and head to the door; I open the door slowly and peek outside. “Okay, the coast is clear; now I just have to get to the pool without anyone noticing me.” I think to myself. I walk out and start walking down fast, trying to avoid anyone from catching me before I arrive at the pool. I’m almost outside, and I start feeling like I can get away from these when Logan’s voice makes me stop in my tracks.“Hey there, you are. Where have you been? We have been looking for you.” Logan says.I turn around and chuckle awkwardly. “Ha ha, here I am; now catch me if u can,” I say and run towards the pool. He almost caught me, but I jumped into the pool; he jumped right after me and pulled me towards him un

Mariah’s POVThis week has gone by in a blur. I have been avoiding Nick every time I can. I’m trying to make things obvious so that my best friend and brother don’t question me. Logan and I have been hanging out a lot. Everyone brought up the fact that we were dating each other. My parents didn’t like me dating someone who wasn’t my mate, but they respected my decision. I wish I could have told them it was all pretend, that I was only trying to mess with Nick, but I can't tell them that.Its Friday night, and I'm getting ready in my best friend's room. We are all going to the movies tonight. Taylor and Logan are picking us up in twenty minutes. Nick said we could tag with them since we were all going to the same place, but I refused, which obviously got him upset. Nick and my brother are going with Mila and Nancy, who will meet my brother over there. I have a white solidpleated hem skort with a white crop top and some white slip-on flat shoes. My hair is up in ahigh ponytail, and I

Nick POVI see her there, smelling my pillow, and I smile. She hasn't seen me, so I take advantage of it. I walk gently towards her, and once I reach her, I wrap my hands around her waist. I can sense her body tensing up as she tries to catch her breath, and her heart rate quickens."What am I going to do with you, Riah?" I lean up close and murmur into her ears.When asked, she sighs. "Nick, what the hell did I do?"She spins around, and I pull her close to me. When I saw Logan kissing you, it was like a knife to my heart."Nick, he's my boyfriend, so kissing me is totally normal." She responds.What I mean is, "I don't like it; I should be the only one allowed to kiss these lips." I stroked her bottom lip with my finger.Nick, listen to me: "We can't keep doing this; it's not right. She states."Why, give me a reason, and it better be a good one." I say it sharply.What better reason could there be than to hurt people like my brother and your sister? "How do you think they'll react

Mariah POVI woke up with a massive headache, but even that couldn’t ruin my mood. Rose's message was the first thing I saw when I woke up, so I called her right away. She asked me to meet her at the café next to my house. I wasted no time at all. I took a quick shower and dressed as quickly as I could. I left as soon as I finished, and when I arrived, she was already there. As I walked up to her, I was so nervous that my hands were shaking. After reaching the table, I took a seat."Hello," I said hesitantly."Hi," she replied."Im sorry." We said it in unison."Please let me go first." I tell her."OK," she nods."I'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner, but I was confused and fighting my emotions for a while." "I kept pushing your brother away because I knew our relationship would cause problems and upset people," I sigh. "But then I started falling for him, and it became increasingly difficult to push him away until I decided to just go with the flow. "I know he'll find his mate soon, a

 Mariah POV I wake up close to Nick, and the last thing I remember him saying is, "I love you." I'm not sure how I feel about it. Part of me wants to believe him and give in to our feelings, but another part of me is afraid that he will discover his mate and instantly fall in love with her, and then I will get hurt. I peel his hands away from me and go to the bathroom. I enter the bath, fill it, and lay down. I'm getting a headache from having so many thoughts running through my mind. Will I reject my fated mate for him? Will I ever meet my fated mate? What if he's my fated mate? I sigh and close my eyes. So, I guess I'll have to wait another two months to find out; I guess I'll just have to go with the flow till then. I'd been in the bath for about thi