Chapter Eight - Mason's POV

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Chapter Eight

Mason's POV

Cole sauntered towards me with his arm loosely wrapped around his latest flavor's small waist. She was hot. Scott and Cassidy followed behind, walking close enough to each other that their arms would brush causing a permanent blush to settle on Cass's cheeks. I'm starting to think Scott walks around blindfolded.

"Hey man," Cole gave a nod of his head, "party tonight, you up for it?" The girl, I think her name is Ally or Amy, or something, giggled as she ran her fingers through her long, blonde hair. I had no idea what she found amusing.

I shrugged a shoulder. Don't get me wrong, I partied as hard as the next guy, but for some reason I just didn't care about it. I didn't care about much lately, but instead of analyzing the reason, I ignored it. "Come on Mas, it'll get us in the mood for your party this weekend." Damn, I forgot all about that. "There will be hot girls, right?." He wiggled his brows.

Why didn't that sound as appealing as it should have done?

Nodding, I turned to my locker, taking out a couple of books that I needed. "Yeah, I'll think about it." Facing back towards Cole, something flashed in my side vision, but it wasn't there long enough for me to make out what it was. "Jake going?" I asked, focusing my attention back on Cole and the girl, who was still giggling.  She was actually kind of annoying.

Cole nodded, "Yup, him and Harmony are going out to some restaurant first so they are meeting us there." Jake was like us before he found his mate. You know a typical guy, parties, girls, sports and everything else that came with it. It was his life until he met her.

After I spoke to Cole, I had thought about going to Jake and telling him about Rainie, but I knew what he would say.  He would tell me that finding your mate is the best thing that could happen and when you do find her, you will want to keep her safe and make her happy, nothing else will matter.

It was pretty much the same thing my parents said when they first told me about the whole 'mate bonding' thing.

For a second I allowed myself to think of what it would be like to make Rainie happy, what I would need to do to put a smile on her face, but I couldn't think of a single thing.  I had no idea what that girl liked or disliked, what made her laugh or cry.  I involuntarily sighed; I guess it didn't matter anyway.

A waving hand blurred in front of me. What the? "You back with us yet, Mason?" Cole and Scott laughed.  What were they talking about?  I looked at them, confusion written all over my face, waiting for an explanation.

It was Scott who cleared things up. "Looked a little spaced out there, man." He pattered my back. "Everything ok?"

"Yeah, fine." I lied. "Just thinking about this party."

Slamming my locker shut, I brushed past the guys heading for our first class.  I didn't bother to check behind me; I knew they would be following. The guys were talking about what time was best to get to the party and the final preparation for mine this weekend.  Cassidy and the blond were talking about shopping or something, I think.  To be honest it was more that chick and her whiny voice, Cassidy wasn't like your typical popular girl.

I mean yeah, she liked clothes and all that, but she wasn't some prima princess who strutted with her nose turned up and a permanent pout on her lips. Cassidy was quieter and she could play the hell out of any instrument you gave her.

My feet stopped moving and I could do nothing but stand there. I knew the only reason my senses hadn't picked it up sooner was because my thoughts were elsewhere. But as soon as that delicious scent filtered through my body, my eyes landed on a mouth watering sight. Her long, brown hair fell in loose waves down her back, half of it being pinned up by what looked like a pencil.  I chuckled, I'd never seen anyone use a pencil to keep their hair up before, but I had to admit it suited her in a strange way.

She wore tight fitting jeans that hugged every part of her incredible, curvy figure. A loose, grey hooded sweatshirt that made her small size look even smaller and a pair of black beat up converse. Okay, so she wasn't dressed to impress, but for some reason I couldn't take my eyes off her.

My wolf had sprung to life, the thought of being close to his mate giving him a new excitement.  The love sick puppy was still going strong.

I found myself hoping she would turn around, just to get a glimpse of those eyes that seemed to drift into my thoughts every night. Though that wasn't the only image that would prick at my mind.  I could almost feel my tongue trace down the slender column of her neck to the soft bit of skin between her collar bone and her shoulder. My canines would extend in an instant and believe me they weren't the only thing extending. 

Damn!  There I go again with thoughts I shouldn't have. I shouldn't be thinking like that, I rejected her for a reason. I definitely need to grow a pair. My eyes snapped up only to be greeted with something that sent my wolf into a wild frenzy.

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Slamming my fist into the already formed dent in the locker I felt a hand latch on to my shoulder, I turned to come face to face with Cole. "You okay, man?" His forehead was creased with worry, but he knew exactly what had just happened.  Unlike Scott who stood wide eyed.

I shook my head, but didn't say anything. Like hell I was okay.  Ever since that day I caught her scent for the first time, my life had been royally screwed.  Never was I possessive or jealous and now those are the only two damn emotions I feel when I'm anywhere near her. How Jake was happy he had found his mate was beyond me.

Scott's eyes flashed past me to where Rainie and Nicky had gone, then to me before landing on Cole and back to me once more. "What was all that about?"

"Forget it." I murmured. The last thing I needed was for more people to know about my stupid wolf and his mate.

"You nearly shifted in front of everyone after suddenly finding a new hate for another Alpha and you tell me to forget it?" He looked beyond confused. I couldn't blame him, yet at the same time I didn't want to speak about it anymore.

I turned to him and used my Alpha tone. "No, I'm not telling you to forget it I'm ordering you to forget it."  He bowed his head, a show of understanding.  I hated to do it, Scott was a friend, but I had to or he would have never let it go.  "I've gotta get out of here." I took my books from Cole and headed straight for the door. I needed some space and fresh air, it felt as if my head was going to explode if I didn't.

I was still reeling from my encounter with that stupid dog, Nicky.  Who the hell did he think he was talking to me like that? My body was shaking with anger and my wolf hadn't stopped pacing back and forth. He wasn't happy watching another wolf touch and kiss his mate like that.

And him, he should have known better than to do that to another Alpha's mate, I didn't care whether she was his friend. He knew exactly what he was doing when he threw her his smug little smirk and winked at her. Freaking winked. I should have ripped his throat out when I had the chance, though I had to admit the sound of his nose breaking when my fist landed on it was a satisfying crack. Even the thought had me smiling.

I didn't feel up to going to first class after what happened, so I rang Cole and told him to feed some bullshit story to the teacher. It wasn't really necessary since Mr Harrod was in our pack, but my father would just moan at me for thinking that I should have special treatment.

The image of his hands resting on either side of her hips flashed through my mind and in the moment I wanted nothing more that to go over him and tear his arms off before ripping his throat out.  How dare he touch what is mine?

I snorted at my own stupid possessiveness.

Man, what the hell is wrong with me? She's not mine, I didn't - no don't - want her. Why the hell do I have to keep reminding myself of that?

We'll find someone who loves us and isn't bothered about what people think because being with us will be the most important thing to him. 

Those words suddenly swirled in my head.  Truth is, I hadn't expected that.  I hadn't expected her to say she would find another guy and the moment she said it, I hated the idea of it.  Yeah, I didn't want her, but I still couldn't help but feel sick with the image of another wolf touching my mate.

Which is exactly what led me to letting out a loud growl in front of everyone who stood in the corridor. Her lips left a lingering kiss on Nicky's cheek and even though it was nothing but a peck, I couldn't help it.  My wolf was going crazy at the sight in front of him.

If looks could kill, I'm pretty sure both Nicky and I would both have been dead. It wasn't for long, but I could tell in those few seconds of holding eye contact, he was goading me.  

I watched as his hands cupped her cheeks as he lowered his face to hers and said something. Damn if only that corridor was empty, I couldn't hear a thing that had been said!

Whatever he said had her following him in the opposite direction and I could hear my wolf whimper as she got further away from him. But it wasn't long before it turned into a menacing snarl as my wolf watched Nicky plant a kiss on his mate's forehead.

'Hell no' was the only thought I had in that moment.

Nothing sensible was going through my head at that minute.  I didn't care who was looking, who heard or what anyone thought. The only thing my wolf wanted was to get his hands away from Rainie.

My fists clenched and unclenched as I sat on the bench outside school.  I didn't need to be thinking about this crap, but for some reason I couldn't do anything but.  I fought the growl my wolf wanted to release.

My wolf kept asking why she was helping Nicky and not us. Why isn't she trying to calm us? His voice was pained as he spoke those words.  It hurt him.

Personally I didn't care who she was trying to calm, I just wanted her out of the way. I ordered her to back off knowing that her wolf would have no option but to listen to her mate. It was in a femmes nature to want to please her mate, and male wolves are stronger, especially an Alpha male, making it more difficult for them to ignore us.  

When her small body tried to squeeze in between us I could help but smile to myself. Guess this girl is a stubborn little one then. 

When the pup went to say something, he was cut off by Rainie and she didn't look happy.  Her voice wasn't the usual soft, melodic sound I had heard before; this was a strong, no-nonsense kind of tone. I couldn't help but stare at her in shock. That was hot.

After that she practically dragged Nicky down the corridor giving him no choice but to follow. Hell, I don't think the strongest wolf in the world could have gone against her in that moment, she looked fierce.    

Taking deep breaths I could feel that my anger had subsided a little, but my wolf was still pretty pissed.  It didn't help him when Rainie walked away with Nicky either, not that I expected her to do anything different, but still, to see her walk away from us hurt like hell.

Well it hurt my wolf, for me it was just a beat up of my ego.

Trailing my hand down my face I sighed. Urg! This was not getting any easier. I didn't want any of this. I never wanted to find my mate, but I definitely didn't want to cause her pain. I'd never hated Rainie, I barely knew her. I was going to make it up to her.  I couldn't be the mate she needed, but I had to apologize for everything.  Now all I needed to do was find her.

Knowing there wasn't long before the bell rang; I picked up my books before heading back inside the school.  There was still half an hour of first class left and I needed something to try and take my mind of things.

Walking into the class, heads turned my way, it was nothing I wasn't used to. Mr Harrod didn't look up from his desk, though to be fair, I hardly ever turned up for his classes. We didn't learn anything so there wasn't really a point of wasting my time turning up.

Giving Cole a nod, I made my way to my seat at the back of the class.  A lot little red head was already seated in the chair next to mine. Not what I needed right now. Kacey was a girl I fooled around with when no other girl was on offer.  It was a friends with benefits kind of deal and she was also in our pack so it was a pretty good set up to have sex on tap.  She was sexy, but also very annoying.  

As soon as I sat down, her flirty wink and seductive smile was sent my way and her arm snaked around my shoulder whilst the other one rested on my thigh, her hand dangerously close to 'little Mason', I tried with everything I had to calm myself down, I was still angry with Nicky and for some reason I just couldn't get it out of my head.

I'd had plenty of fights before, so what made this one so different?

It was the way he looked at her and protected her. My wolf said. He was doing our job. I scoffed internally. 

That was ridiculous. Why would I care how he looked at her?

Because she's our mate!

No, she's your mate. I obviously don't want her.

Don't say that! The only reason you went at Nicky was because he was touching her, and you didn't like it.

I remembered the silence I had when my wolf disconnected from me, and man do I wish I could have that again. It was you who hated that, I couldn't care less.

You won't be blinded by it forever.

Blinded by what? I asked confused, but he didn't answer me. Stupid animal.  

"Babe?" I turned to face the leggy red head that looked anything but happy. I had a feeling this wasn't the first time she had called me. Grunting a response I looked around the class. The teacher was still busy scribbling things down, not paying attention to the class, therefore not noticing how half of us stopped listening right around the time we walked through the door.

"Have I done something?" She asked, faking innocence and adding a little pout to her lips. She did that whenever she wasn't getting her own way.  Mature, I know.

Yes, you're boring me to death. "No, nothing." Come to think of it, even her voice was annoying. 

Kacey tilted her head to one side "Are you sure? You seem distracted."

Nope, just generally being annoyed by your presence. "Pack business, nothing serious." I lied, knowing she wouldn't push it any further. No one would dare ask about pack business.

Nodding, she looked up at me through her eyelashes letting a flirty smirk fall on her lips. Neither of which were attractive. In fact she resembled a possessed Barbie doll, like most girls did in this school.

Our girl doesn't. My wolf chimed. Oh, give me a break.

Having never been so happy to her the screeching sound of the bell signaling class was over, I jumped up from my seat and practically ran out of the room.  The sound of Kacey's heels hitting the floor only made me want to move faster. Since when did these chicks become so clingy?

I decided to take the bottom corridor to my next class. It would take longer, but no one ever walked down here, unless they went the library. And no one did that.

I heard the sound of voices, one I knew better than my own. I guess some people go the library after all and it wasn't surprising that it was my cute little nerdy mate.

Wait, cute? I shook my head of that thought.

I could use some fun, I mused as I stood in the corridor, arms folded over my chest, waiting for her to see me.  It wouldn't take long, that undeniable delicious scent was stronger by the second. A few more and her face would appear out of the door.

Only it wasn't hers I focused on, it was the guy standing next to her, smiling and laughing at something she had said. The guy that had no right to be anywhere near this school, my pack or her.

Especially not her. The loved up dog corrected.

The growl rumbled in my chest. I could feel her eyes on me and it was almost like a fire seeping through my body, but all I could focus on where the eyes that stared at me with two emotions crossing them.

Surprise then hate.

Perfect.

My feet carried me to her before my mind could adjust to what was happening.  Glaring at him, I watched his face twist into that of anger and his eyes narrowed.

It was amusing really.

"What do you want?" His voice was strained and anything but calm. Oh fun, another douche to play with.

I smirked. "Not you." Turning my attention to Rainie, my smirk faded and was replaced by a smile.  It hadn't been done on purpose; I just couldn't help but smile at her expression.  The same on I had seen that day, where her little button nose is scrunched up and a small pout forms on her lips.  She was thinking about something.

Remembering why I wanted to see her in the first place, my smile widened. "Hey Rainie."

She stood with that adorable expression on her face, only her eyes were a little wider. Finally I heard that melodic voice. "Er.. h-hey."

Come on Rainie, don't be weak now. Her scolding words floated through my head thanks to our mind link.

"Do you know him, Harper?" Jude asked her. His voice had softened, as had his expression.

She nodded, but didn't say anything so I did. "Of course she knows me we're in the same school." The corner of my lips raised when I realized just how angry he was at the fact I was speaking to him. It was ironic really considering I should have been the one who wanted to rip his head off.  "You on the other hand" I took an involuntary step closer to Rainie a second after he did. My wolf growled not liking him standing so close to her. "Seem to have fit it just perfect for your first day."

The only thing I could think is why her? Out of every damn girl in this school, why did he have to pick her?

His arm draped around her shoulder, which of course had me wanting to tear it off. I hadn't missed that her body seemed to relax under his touch.

What the hell was that about? Why was she reacting like that?

His words snapped me out of my thoughts. "Harper's been really nice helping me out and showing me round." He shrugged, but I could see a flash of something cross his face.  Like he knew something I didn't.

"Well I'd love to talk man, but we could always do that later, right?" I wanted to see if he told her. Shifting on his feet and letting his eyes flash to her and back again told me exactly what I knew.

Looks like the new boy has some secrets, I mused.

I wasn't sure if I would be kicked in my sweet place with what I done next, but I risked it anyway. Reaching out I took hold of Rainie's hand and held it tight in my own. The purring sound rumbled through me from my wolf and hell, even I'll admit her small hand felt perfect in mine. "I need to talk to Rainie, so if you'll excuse us." I gently pulled her away, not giving either of them a chance to say or do anything. 

The anger that swirled inside my body vanished the moment my skin made contact with hers. "Where are we going?" She asked, but kept her head down letting the brown waves fall around her face.

"I want to speak with you somewhere private, so it's up to you where we go." I didn't plan on talking to her for that

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