Bullied by Twin Alphas

Mates-3

The bell rang as I made my way to Sherri’s locker, and Sherri met me there. I always carried around my backpack so it was easier to just meet at her locker. She put her books away and grabbed our English ones, closing the locker. As we passed the girls bathroom, I pulled her in, slamming the door behind me. I looked in every stall and only found one person in there. “Go use the other bathroom, we need this one.” I ordered, and she nodded, running out the door. I locked it behind her.

“What was that for?” Sherri asked, confused. “Lily, now isn’t the time, we’re going to be late!” I shook my head, smiling.

“Doesn’t matter, we’re skipping this period.” I said. She rolled her eyes and set her books on the shelf, knowing she couldn’t get out of it.

“Okay get out of my way so I can pee, then” she said, pushing me. I looked in the mirror fixing my makeup. “So what is so important you’re risking our perfect attendance?”

“f**k the attendance, I found my mate.” I stated. Her eyes shot towards me and her mouth formed into an ‘o’ shape. I nodded.

“Okay, spill.” She said after she washed her hands. And spill I did. In great detail. Especially about his skills with his hands. Her eyes twinkled, and she smiled. Until I told her it was Wyatt Lake. She started sputtering.

“What?” She said for the third time. “What?!” She shook her head in disbelief. I just nodded until she was done.

“He said he plans on making it all up to me. That he doesn’t know how he’s going to do it, but he will, and that Xander would, too.” I repeated. She shrugged her shoulders and we tried to come up with what they would do, but really nothing could make me forgive them. The bell rang for choir, and I shrugged, heading into the hallways. I dodged through the crowd to go outside, and went and sat in my car that I’d had brought since I had planned to leave. As soon as I got to it, I turned it on and headed to Starbucks, ordering a pink drink.

After Starbucks, I definitely stopped at Freddys. Their burgers were my favorite, just without pickles. Parking in the school parking lot, I still had 30 minutes to spare so I ate my burger in peace. My day was coming back together and I was definitely feeling better. Before I knew it, the bell rang for lunch, and upperclassmen started pouring out of the school, all hopping in their vehicles. I paid them no attention and instead scrolled i********:, when there was a knock on my passenger window. I looked up in surprise and saw Wyatt. He hopped in before I could say no.

“Start this b***h and let’s go.” He commanded, and I did, peeling out of the parking lot before I could question him. “Let’s go to Freddys, I’m starving.” His phone started ringing, so I turned down the music and he answered it. I could hear Monica’s annoying voice from over the phone.

“Sorry, I was really hungry and decided to leave early to get something that will actually fill me up.” He side eyed me and I could feel a blush start to form. “Yeah, I’ll call you when I’m done eating. Yeah. Okay. Bye.” He finally hung up as I pulled into Freddys. He leaned over to read the menu, and placed his arm behind my head to see better. He smelled so good and I couldn’t help myself; I breathed in a little deeper. I did need him, as much as I denied myself.

Of course you do, it’s the mate bond. Dash stated matter-of-factly. I rolled my eyes.

The mate bond isn’t going to fix what they’ve done.

Give them a chance. He said he would try. I rolled my eyes again, wondering how Xander was going to feel about this.

“Yeah can I have three number 2’s, medium, all with a cherry Coke please?” He said into the speaker, then looked at me. “What do you want babygirl?” I shook my head.

“I’m not hungry, I already ate.” I replied, looking anywhere but at him.

“Can I also get a number one, just the burger, no pickles, and a peanut butter custard with chocolate ice cream, the smallest you got, with added marshmallow.”

“Alright you’re total is $33.16 at the first window.” I stared at him with wide eyes, pulling forward. He looked at me and flashed a smile. Damn that sexy smile.

“You think I wouldn’t notice something about you after 13 years?” He said smugly. “I know that you absolutely HATE pickles on your burgers. I also know that you love anything chocolate, especially when it has peanut butter and marshmallows. The fall is your favorite season because summer is too hot, and spring kicks up your allergies; Your favorite color is black, and you absolutely love Suicideboys and Pouya, and Doja Cat is another favorite, but you listen to Sublime in the summer, and especially around bonfires.” He handed the cashier his card, flashing her a smile that didn’t reach his eyes. She shook when handing him his card back and slammed the door, turning around. Dash purred in my head, happy that he knew me so well.

Mate knows us.

My jaw was on the floor. Of course I’d seen him around at places I hang out, it’s kind of hard not to hang out with the same people when your school is only a medium size. I never knew he was paying attention the entire time. He grabbed my hand and kissed it as I pulled up to the next window. “I’ve been in love with you for years, I was just a stupid kid.” He said softly against my skin. I pulled my hand away and grabbed the food, passing it to him and putting the drink and ice cream in the cup holder.

“Alright now pull into the park, I’m hungry.” I pulled over and he immediately scarfed down one of his burgers and a whole order of fries. I was surprised; I had only managed to eat half my burger by the time he finished his second order. We both finished our meals at the same time, and I moved on to my ice cream. It was absolutely delicious, I can’t believe I’d never tried it before. He smiled knowingly and finished his drink, snatching my last bite of ice cream and pulling the spoon towards his mouth. He smiled at my pout, and then ate it anyways. I rolled my eyes and started to shift into drive when he grabbed my hand and pulled it towards him.

He started trailing kisses up my arm, shooting electric sparks all over my upper body, and finally made his way to my jawline. Tilting my head towards him, Wyatt kissed the corner of my mouth, and my skin started heating up. I pulled away, almost forgetting we had school. Almost. I cleared my throat and shifted into drive, heading back to the school. As I pulled into the parking lot, he gave me a sad smile and got out, heading into the school as the first bell rang.

I made it into art just as the last bell rang, taking my place next to Wyatt since Xander was missing. I listened to the teacher drone on about color theory while sketching, softly humming to Doja Cat’s Streets for a while before I realized I was sketching a wolf. To be precise, Wyatt’s wolf, Theo. He was a large wolf, with thick black fur and one gray stripe around his tail, with a white spot in the shape of a diamond between his eyes. My cheeks burned as I felt him staring holes into my back, and I quickly turned the page and started sketching a lily. After a few minutes, I peeked out from under my lashes at his sketchbook and gasped softly.

There were two drawings. One was of a large wolf, sitting under the sunlight surrounded by wildflowers. She was white, you could tell, and and she had a black diamond under each of her eyes, with gray speckles throughout her fur, and an extra gray diamond in the middle of her forehead. The other was...me. From first period. He had captured every detail, down to the look on my face while I was in pure bliss. He had committed it to memory. Dash couldn’t stop purring in my head.

I looked away, blushing once again. I was so tired of being embarrassed. After the ringer they’ve put me through since middle school, I wouldn’t put it past him or Xander to play with my emotions, yet again. I closed my sketchbook in frustration and decided to just skip the last period. As I made my way out to my car, I heard high pitched laughing a few parking spots down and rolled my eyes.

When I saw my car, I dropped my drink. It was destroyed! There were key marks all along it, like the key had been dug all the way into it and dragged across. The front window was shattered along with the drivers window, the roof was caved in a couple places, and the back bumper was completely missing. Tears welled in my eyes as I texted Sherri and ran to my car.

“You poor baby, I’m so sorry.” I cried, searching to see if anything was missing. Nothing was out of place, the outside just destroyed. My heart shattered. I’d had this car since freshman year. It held a ton of memories; lake days with Sherri, my first kiss with a long time crush Jake Loveland, late night cruises around human towns. This car was my everything until I could get my own home at the beginning of next year.

Sniffling, I barely registered the sound of heels clacking against the cement before a snobby voice reached my ears.

“Happy 18th birthday, cunt.”