CHAPTER 11- Double kisses
Nick, Zoe and I continue to laugh and banter on the way to first period. When I enter History Mr. Brown is sitting at his desk. He doesn’t usually sit there, he is more of an action person so there is a lot of pacing. When he sees me enter he calls me over to his desk. As soon as I am close enough for a whispered conversation he speaks. “Your father told me about the rogues yesterday. I am on alert so if it happens again or if you are in danger here, you are to report to me. Carlos will also be close by just in case we need to get you out soon. I think your dad might be a little on high alert but it is better safe than sorry.”
“Thank you Mr. Brown. I will be on the lookout. I don’t really think they will attack in town though do you?”
“Like I said, better safe than sorry. Most likely they won’t. Yesterday was probably a one time deal. I think with your birthday coming up your dad is a little on edge. We have to have everything nipped up before we have visitors if you get my drift.” He gives me a pointed look. I do know what he means. If the other packs see that we have a weakness they could exploit it. I nod and take my seat close to Chloe. I don’t like feeling on edge, but like he said it is better to be prepared.
At snack break I am expecting to see Nick but it is Hunter that pulls me to an alcove that I didn’t really notice before, “I missed you.” He comes close, breathing in my scent. “Days here are way too long.”
“Hunter, you can’t keep doing this. Someone is going to see you.” I pull back from him.
“Let them see. I don’t care.” He pulls me close again. “I am really trying to give you space. Do you know how bad I want to grab you up and mark you right now? This is me restraining myself.” I let him get his fill for a moment but then he pulls back. “You smell like him already. I swear his scent just covers you. How much longer are you going to keep him?”
“I told him today that the engagement is final. There is no going back. I am spoken for. So I am giving him till my birthday. I told him that I still don’t know who it is. I can’t exactly explain the mate bond to him. I don’t want to just break his heart either. I honestly thought my mate wouldn’t want me or else I wouldn’t have started this at all.” He looks in my eyes and I can almost see the pain there.
“I am sorry I ever made you feel that way. I want you more than you will ever know. Just do me a favor. He is pretty adamant about keeping you. Don’t let him get too far with you. That was something he brought up. Just don’t give him that. I couldn’t bear it. He is going to be hurt no matter when you do this, just keep that in mind and don’t let him manipulate you.” I have never seen Hunter look this lost. He seems to be gravitating towards that fact that he might lose me to Nick. Hunter looks like he would be more crushed than Nick would be if he lost me. I understand that the mate bond is not something to take lightly.
“Hey,” I take his face in my hands so that he is looking at me. “You are my mate. I am not going to leave you. I am just giving Nick some time. He deserves it. He was there for me when no one else was. You are my life, remember that alright.”
Hunter gets a goofy grin on his face and pulls me in for a kiss. “You are so perfect. I wish it was just you and me, but I understand.” He kisses my forehead and pulls away from me. “You better go. I have to compose myself a little bit. You know I have next period with your boy toy, it is going to take everything I have not to rip his arms off. Especially since I know I am going to smell you on him.”
“Be nice.” I give him a warning look. “I will see you fifth.”
He gives me a smirk. “Unless I catch you first.” I give him a little growl as I walk off.
I walk towards my next class and run into Nick. “Hey, I was looking for you. Where did you go?”
“Sorry, I had to go to the bathroom. I haven’t been feeling well today.” I hate lying to him. He pulls me into his arms and kisses me. This just makes me feel all the more guilty. He does not deserve a girl like me. “You really should be with someone that can give you a future. I feel bad.”
He pulls back. “Like I said, if I can only have you for today then I will take it. You are a special person, I would be a fool not to take what I can get. Don’t feel bad. I want this. I want you.”
“You know everything is going to change next week. He is going to claim me. Whoever he is.” I make a look to let him know that this can’t last. “I don’t want to hurt you.”
“I know the game. Jasmine, I would take you and run if I could. I know that isn’t an option. So, just let me be selfish for a little while and have what I can.” He kisses me again. I feel less guilty, but it is still there. I know he knows he is the other guy so to speak, but that doesn’t make this feel any less dirty.
“We better get to class. I will see you at lunch.”
“Counting the minutes.” He pecks my lips and breaks apart from me.
HUNTER’S P. O. V.
Yep, this is hard. I can smell her on him and we are like twenty feet apart. I want to rush him and kill him. I understand I made this mess. If I made her feel loved from the beginning then she would be mine completely and not this half assed shit. It still doesn’t quell this rage I feel at seeing that human with his arms all over my mate. She is mine, she is mine. That is what I have to keep telling myself to get through.
I try to keep my distance from him. The teacher sends us to run laps again and wouldn’t you know it, that human takes his place next to me. “I want to ask you something?”
“Do I hate you? Yes absolutely.” I keep running. I do not want to talk to him. I do not want to be near him.
“That I get. Are you the one engaged to Jasmine? She said she doesn’t know who it is with, but he knows. So are you?”
“Why are you asking me?” I don’t want to give it away just yet. If she wanted him to know it was me then she would have told him.
“It makes logical sense that your dads would want you two together. I just want to know if you want her as bad as I do.” He needs to shut up. I don’t want this human to want my mate.
I turn my head and look at him. He is watching me. “Yeah, I want her, probably more than you. Am I the one? Well, you will just have to wait and see.” I keep going. His face changes, that look of defeat. I didn’t answer his question, but he caught my drift. I would not be handing her over to him. I can see the clock ticking in his head. He probably figures he has until her birthday. I will break them up before that if I can.
“Why?” He is still going to try to swade me.
“I know her more than you ever will. You are right about one thing. She is perfect, the perfect woman for me.” I kind of growl at him. Not enough for him to suspect, but enough to let him know I am serious.
“Yesterday you were calling her fat.” He sounds pissed. Like I have the nerve just to take her cause I can.
“That was to get you to leave her alone. I don’t think that in the least. If you were in my shoes would you want someone else with their hands all over her?” At least I can get him to see my point of view.
“No, I sure would not. This must be hell for you.” I can see the satisfied smirk on his face. This makes me want to rip it off.
“Just remember you may have her now, I will have her for a hell of a lot longer.” That took the look off his face. I think he even blanched a little. This fills me with satisfaction. I may have to smell her on him and I may have to watch her kiss him, but I will have her for the rest of my life. I just have to get through now.
I jog ahead of him. I want some distance between him and I. He lets me have it too, until we are taking our breathers after the laps. “We need to work out a deal or something.” What the hell makes him think I want to work out a deal with him?
“There is no deal. Be lucky you have her till her birthday. I am waiting that long. Then she will be mine.” I am putting my foot down. I can not handle this any longer than that.
“I just don’t want you trying to pull her away from me all the time. Like yesterday. I know you just wanted time with her. There wasn’t really a reason to pull her away at lunch.” He catches on quickly. I could have linked that information to her. I just wanted her out of his arms.
I scrunch up my face in thought. Jasmine asked for this time. She doesn’t want to hurt him. I could care less about this human, but Jasmine does. “Alright, I will give you the week. After her birthday, you are to leave her be.” I am still going to sneak her off whenever I can, but he doesn’t need to know that.
“I think I can live with that.” He seems satisfied in some instances. Not really fully satisfied I can tell, but he is taking what he can get. I have nothing for him. I want her more than him. I know it.
“Now, you can leave me alone.” I turn away from him. I do not want to be civil to this guy. I am doing my best for Jasmine.
“Got it. Civil for her, nothing more.”
“Yep.” I still don’t look at him. I give my lips a little popping noise to let him know I am not interested in being friends with him. I need to feel Jasmine, I don’t know how I am holding it together at this point.