LESLEY'S POV
"How did Alpha Harry punish you?" Amanda asked nervously once we turned around the last corner, and the school came into view. She was nervous because she knew it was because of her, that I even ended up in that situation.
"It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be," I smiled, "I mean, he didn't beat me black and blue like most of the time, but this morning he called me back into the office and commanded me to do everything Trevor said. And honestly, that scares me more than anything."
Afraid to encounter Trevor or Fraya, I was too scared to stay in the school that day. I had always struggled to keep up but found every single thing hard and exhausting. Then the fact that my classmates constantly bullied me because of my reading difficulties. So I lied about having bad PMS cramps and asked for a day off. I jumped down the stairs and wished to run back home. That way, I could avoid Trevor until nightfall.
I was so caught up in my celebration that I did not notice the car in front of me until it was too late. The collision threw me in the air and my heart hit the deck. That was going to hurt!
The car came to a screeching halt with brakes whining like a choirboy before finally coming to a complete stop. I did not watch my landing, so I fell flat on my face, only a few centimeters away from the blue hood.
"Hey!" I yelled at the car, stumbling back to my feet, "Watch it, idiot!"
I kicked the bumper.
For a split second, my eyes glimpsed at the driver. Jerk! He was wearing sunglasses, but I knew he was looking back at me. Somehow, I could feel it. I did not know what it was, fear or rage, but even my wolf suddenly stirred uneasily in the back of my head.
Before the driver could react, I ran off, disappearing into the woods.
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CEDRICK'S POV
"Who was that girl?" I asked, still too shocked to believe what had just happened. That girl! She...
"Who?" Anja giggled and looked at my shocked expression, not suspecting a thing. Anja was a beautiful young woman. She was a healer and originally belonged to this pack, but was training with our pack healer.
"Oh. That's Lesley," she continued, as the girl disappeared into the woods. "She's a sweet girl."
My heart cringed, and my wolf growled. I clenched my hands around the steering wheel and tried to calm him down. Thanks to the sunglasses, I had seen her eyes, but she did not see mine, so she did not know. We were mates. My wolf wanted to go after her, but I found myself conflicted. Why would I want a mate like her when I had a perfect, beautiful, and kind girlfriend sitting right next to me?
I had barely finished thinking when my wolf went completely nuts and dangerously close to taking control of our body.
"Why are you suddenly interested?" Anja asked, finally realizing my sudden change in expression.
"That's our mate!"
I did not know if it was me or my wolf who said it. It was not like I wanted to keep secrets from her, but a mate?! Again? I was so confused and strangely happy. A mate for me! I had got a second chance mate! Those thoughts calmed my wolf down. My wolf was getting a second chance.
But I also felt guilty about that! During the time I was alone, I had gotten used to the idea of having a girlfriend. I loved her as much as I could, and she loved me back. But a mate?
"What?" Anja asked, confusion and surprise written all over her face. I knew she heard me, but as if I could not believe it myself, I repeated the sentence.
"She's my mate!"
I leaned back and watched the spot where she had disappeared into.
Turning back, I looked at Anja, but her expression made a little sense to me.
"I'm sorry."
That was the only thing I could say. I felt like I owed her an apology.
"But-but," she stuttered, not knowing what to say. "Where does that leave us, then?" Finally, she asked.
"I don't know," I answered honestly, although my wolf would disagree. "I never expected this, but,"
I tried to give some sort of explanation to her, but nothing came to my mind or even made sense. My wolf was whining about its mate going away. I could not think. My wolf's emotions were running on a rampage on their own, so I did not even know what I felt.
"You could just avoid her," Anja carefully suggested, glancing my way. "If she doesn't know, the bond won't grow."
'Don't even think about it!' My wolf growled. He was so furious that I did not have the mental strength to control him.
I took a deep breath, trying to calm myself, while Anja seemed to be ready to jump out of the car, in case my wolf endangered her life.
"My wolf becomes quite agitated if you suggest that he's not getting his mate," I said between my teeth but avoided looking at her, in case my wolf fought for control again.
"Second mate," she stated. I snapped at her, but my heart cringed, and my anger quickly subsided when I saw the tears forming in the corner of her eyes. "Are you really willing to go through that again?" She asked.
The time when my life was nothing but dark and chaotic; where I never lived, only existed.
"I'm sorry," I said again, not knowing if I meant it or not. Running fingers through my hair, I tried to figure out something. "I'll drive you to your pack. We'll talk when you get back home, okay?"
"You're gonna choose her," she snapped angrily, mostly confirming the statement rather than asking a question. Tears were running down her face. "Her over me?"
"She's my mate," I answered, also feeling frustrated and angry. "I didn't choose this. It just happened!"
"Asshole," she sneered and got out of the car. I sat back and watched her in the rear view mirror while she grabbed her bag.
She looked hurt. Tears were running down her face, while anger and frustration radiated off her body. She slammed the door as hard as she could, and I was sure she was trying to break the handle.
Then she suddenly opened the driver's door, towering over me and blocking the sun, casting a dark shadow over me.
"Oh, and a plot twist," she sneered. "She's an Omega too!"
The door slammed back into my face. The window shattered, and the splinters rained over me like pearls of rain. But I honestly did not care! I barely noticed the cut forming on my face.
An Omega! Just like Sandra.
I sighed and leaned over the steering wheel. My first mate was also an Omega. She rejected me because I was a born Alpha.
My wolf growled, finally sitting still, but angry as hell.
"No!" I muttered, knowing it would not listen to me.
"We mark and mate her now! GO!"
"Not until I've settled things with Anja!" I yelled back to finally get my wolf to back down. It was the right thing to do. Besides, she was an Omega! What was the worst that could happen to her?!
If ever I would have known what was the definition of worse in her case.