The white werecat

Chapter 17 something is strange

Hope’s P.O.V

  It's been a few months since I have been here, but I've trained harder and now I am a lot stronger than what I once was. I have gained some weight and now I look so much better and healthier. I’ve even shifted a few times and haven't felt any pain, but I’m still scared of little things, like if someone suddenly raises their hand too fast or moves too fast when they are near me. I’m slowly learning to face my fears and even though it's hard, I’m slowly getting there. Roman and I haven't mated yet and he is acting like he is scared to touch me, like I’ll break or something and it is seriously frustrating me. We are mates, so why is he acting like this?

  “Maybe he thinks he will scare you and wants to take it slow.” Rachel said, mind-linking me and I sighed.

  “Rachel, I really doubt that. I have seen him do many things and I haven't been scared. We are mates, but he’s acting so strange and it's starting to get to me.” I replied, huffing.

  “Well, maybe he is waiting for you to make the first move.” Rachel said and I never even thought of that. Maybe she's right and he is trying to go at my pace, not wanting to pressure me.

  “Maybe you're right, I’ll try tomorrow night because he's working late tonight.” I replied, thinking of how to go about this.

  Alpha Roman Black’s P.O.V

  I have been keeping my distance from Hope and trying to stay away from her, coming up with different excuses and tonight I told her that I was going to be working late, but I wasn't. I knew from the start that she wasnt my mate, but for some reason I had a feeling about her and what she was, so my cat and I convinced her and her cat that we were mates. I had been reading books about white tigers ever since she shifted for the first time and I found out that she was powerful, so powerful that I could use her for battles and wars. Could win against larger packs though, that was the one thing I needed to know before I mated with her, so I told Shelly to keep an eye on her and make sure that she didn't go anywhere.

 “When will you know if she's powerful and what powers she has?” Shelly asked, mind-linking me while she watched Hope.

  “I have no idea, but all things should be shown soon, so don't worry sister.” I replied, but heard her growl through the link.

  “If she doesnt show them soon then I say we get rid of her, she's stinking up our pack.” Shelly said and cut the link. I knew she didn't like Hope, not now that she knew she was a white tiger and what this could mean for our pack.

  Hope’s P.O.V

  I was getting ready for bed, but something felt off and Rachel has been behaving really strange since our conversation earlier.

  “Hope, have you felt any sparks at all?” Rachel suddenly asked, mind-linking me.

  “What do you mean?” I asked, unsure of what she was getting at.

  “When you're with Roman, do you feel any sparks at all?” Rachel asked and I started to think about all the times I had held his hand or when we touched while training.

  “Actually, the only times I have felt the sparks is on my lips, but when I touch his hand I feel nothing. I don't feel as if he's truly my mate, but he won't say anything. What do you think?” I replied and heard her sigh. I had been thinking about it a lot, but I needed Rachel to bring the subject up to see if I was right.

  “I’ve been thinking the same thing and his cat has only talked to me a few times. If we were true mates then he couldn't and wouldn't be able to stay away from us. Something is wrong here, Hope and I think we need to get out. I think they are just using us and I think he's going to start a war and use us to defeat them.” Rachel said and my eyes widened at the thought of being used in a war. She was right, we had to get out of here, we had to get away before anything bad happened.

  “But how? You know we are being watched all the time, hell, I can't even go to the bathroom without someone being outside the door.” I asked, sighing. Shelly didn't think I knew, but she was always around me and ever since I had succeeded in doing my first shift she had become cold and distant towards me. I never said anything because at first I thought I was just being paranoid, thinking about my old pack, but over time she had changed and not for the better. I caught her watching me sometimes and when I did she would quickly look the other way or just smile fakely at me, but I knew that she was keeping an eye on me, I just don't know why until Rahcel just told me.

  “I’ll think of something, but until then don't mate with him. I know we talked about it earlier, but I have a really bad feeling about all of this now and I don't trust him or any of them. If he suggests mating then just tell him you have a headache or you are not feeling too good, until then wait until tomorrow because I have a feeling that it's going to get tough with us.” Rachel replied and I silently scoffed. Yeah right, tough, like all the past years had not been tough enough and now this.

  “What if he doesn't accept no for an answer, like Alpha Cole?” I asked and heard Rachel growl inside my head.

  “Then I will rip his d**k off and shove it down his throat, see how he likes that.” Rachel replied, growling.

  “Alright, but let me know when and what you have planned.” I said, feeling crappy about the whole situation.

  “Don't worry I will.” Rachel replied and went to the back of my mind to start planning a way out for us. I sighed as I got into bed, pulling the covers up and laying down looking up at the ceiling. I couldn't stop thinking about what Rachel had said and it made me so sad, but I was also really pissed off. I hated the fact that I had just ran away from one bad pack and cruel Alpha, only to run right smack bang into another one, with an equally bad Alpha. Why did they all just want to use and abuse me? I lay there for the rest of the night, trying to get some sleep and I was thankful that Roman never came to bed, he was still out with his so-called meetings. If that was what he was even doing, he could have been plotting against me for all I knew. I finally managed to fall asleep around two in the morning, but when I did fall asleep it was filled with really weird dreams of someone watching me. I could feel that whoever it was wanted to take me away, but I could never see their face. Where did they want to take me away to? Who was it? Why were they watching me?