Possessive Alpha And His Human Mate

Chapter 5: Caution

The end of the day came slower than I hoped it would. I just wanted to get out of this school as soon as possible so I could go home and relax. I hated school so much.

I was currently putting things away in my last period class, Art. I can't draw, but I hope by the end of the school year, I can at least draw a tree. Yeah, I'm that bad. After helping the teacher, I slowly made my way to my locker, which I found during lunch with the help of Jessica. She has been helping me with school stuff and I’m really grateful to her for that. I would’ve been lost without her on my first day.

My locker was close to the exit of the school and I was thankful for that. In any case there's a fire, I could just make a run for it. Not that there’s a risk of fire, but still. I heard someone calling my name and I prayed to God it wasn't Nickoli. Oh wait, he doesn't know my name except for Jessica and I hope it stays that way. I’m really not in the mood to talk to him right now. I unlocked my locker and took out all the books I needed to take home. 

"Hey, Annabel," I heard Jessica say. After taking out my books, I closed and locked my locker. 

"Hey," I said nervously. After having that encounter with Nickoli, I didn't want to see Jessica right now, or Nickoli, for that matter. I was never one to lie. If I did, you would see right through me. 

We made our way through the front doors of the school and walked out. "What's wrong?" Jessica asked me. See? I didn’t even say anything yet and she already sensed it.

"Uh, nothing. Why'd you ask?" I said, playing with my fingers. I was trying to avoid eye contact with her.

"What happened?" She asked again. We stopped and stood at the front gate of the parking lot. I shook my head. 

"I never said anything was wrong. I'm fine." I said. She didn't seem convinced with my answer but dropped it. "Hey, do you think you can get me a job at the cafe?" I asked hopefully. I really would like to do something, seeing that I would be living here for a long time, I presumed and some extra money wouldn’t hurt.

"Sure, I could put in a word for you with my manager." She said. I nodded gratefully and gave her a small smile. 

"Thanks."

From across the parking lot, I could see Nickoli staring at me intensely. He really needs to smile. It would probably make him less scary, but he still looked so hot. It wasn’t fair. Jessica followed my gaze and glared at him. 

"Don't get sucked into his trap. He's no good." She said. I suddenly felt guilty about what happened in the hallway in second period. 

"I'm not. He just looks so intense. Does he ever smile?" I asked, looking at him again. She shrugged.

"Probably not." The girl from this morning came out of the school. She had a scowl on her face. "That's Jenny Webster. She is the slut of the school and Nickoli's girlfriend or ex-girlfriend. They are on and off sometimes." Jessica explained to me. "Never get on her bad side, though." The girl, Jenny, stopped and looked at us. Uh oh. This is bad.

"It's nice of you to talk about me, but keep my name out of your mouth." She said, glaring at Jessica. "And you." She pointed at me. "Stay away from my man or you'll regret it." She said and I looked at her speechless. 

"What is she talking about, Annabel?" Jessica looked at me. 

"She was having a make-out session with Nickoli. She needs to learn to keep her mouth away from what isn't hers." Jenny said. 

"I never kissed him. I don't want to and if you so desperately want him, you can have him. He's all yours. He was never mine in the first place," I said. When I said that, I felt like my heart broke in half. But what's that all about? Jenny smiled at me. 

"Glad you understand. Jessica, tell your brother to call me." Jenny said, smiling wickedly at her and walked away. I turned to Jessica. 

"You're what?" I asked. She sighed. 

"Yeah, Nickoli is my brother." I looked at her. I felt betrayed to be honest. I felt so guilty about the encounter with Nickoli and all of this time she was hiding from me that he was her brother.

"So, I'm guessing the people living with him and his parents are you." I said, getting a little angry. I don't like being made a fool out of. "How could you lie like that?" Suddenly, I didn't feel so guilty about my encounter with Nickoli. 

"I did it because I wanted you to be my friend. Every girl that becomes my friend only uses me to get to my brother. I thought it would be different with you," she said. I sighed.

"Look, I don't like your brother in the slightest. I don't know him, so it would be impossible for me to. I promise nothing could or would happen between me and your brother. I won't do that to you." I said. Again. I thought. 

Jessica is actually a good friend. She became friends with me and I think I should at least return the favor. She smiled. "Great."  

I saw my mom pull up in the parking lot. "I have to go. See you tomorrow." I said. 

She nodded and smiled. "Okay. Bye." 

This should be easy. All I have to do is stay clear of Nickoli and his crazy ex-girlfriend. What could possibly go wrong?

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I walked into the school being cautious of my actions. I didn't want to bump into Nickoli. Anything could happen and I don't want to do something I would regret. Something about Nickoli seems so familiar. The only thing I could think of was his eyes. It reminded me of the wolf I came in contact with in the woods, but it could be a coincidence. A lot of people have brown eyes and may be animals too. 

I looked from left to right and when I didn't see anyone, I walked to my locker. It may sound extreme, but I don't want to make Jessica think that I'm only her friend because of her brother. I'm not like that and would never want to be like that.

I heard a chuckle from behind me. A body was pressed against mine. I shuddered and felt something only one person could make me feel. "Were you looking for someone?" Nickoli whispered in my ear. I opened my mouth to say something but closed it back. 

He backed away a little so I could close my locker. I turned around and came face to face with a smiling Nickoli. I was surprised, but looked at him with a blank expression on my face. He looked like a little boy who just got what he wanted for Christmas. I knew he looked better if he smiled. "Uh, I was just leaving," I said, trying to move away from him. A frown came upon his face. 

"You're avoiding me because of Jessica, aren't you?" He asked, getting angry. I backed away a little. His nose flared and he clenched his fist. "Don't you have a mind of your own?" He asked. Suddenly, my mouth went dry. He looked at me like he was actually hurt because I was avoiding him. But why?

"Um, Jessica, who is your sister, happens to be my friend and I'm sorry if I'm trying not to mess it up. Now, if you excuse me, I have a class to get to." I said, trying to be confident. I walked past him only for him to pull me back. 

"You'll come running to me soon. I guarantee you," he said. I can almost see him smirk from behind me. Him having good looks gives him one point in my book, but that big ego of his makes me want to take it back. 

"Hey, babe." Jenny said, walking up to us. She had that fake smile on her face. I don't know how, but I seem to dislike her by the minute. She gave me a once over and looked at me in the same way she did yesterday. Disgust. She then turned her attention to Nickoli. 

"Don't give me that face, baby." She said. I took this as my time to leave. 

"No, don't." Nickoli said to me, keeping his grip on me. 

"Why are you so interested in her?" Jenny whined. "I thought you loved me?" She said, trying to pout and give him a puppy face. I wanted to vomit. She looked constipated rather than cute.

"I guess I don't. I've got my eye set on someone else," Nickoli said. I could feel his eyes on me. I didn't dare look at him. Nickoli walked off pulling me along with him.

"You would so pay for this," Jenny whispered, so only I could hear. I let Nickoli pull me to our first class. I just hoped Jessica wasn't there. 

As I walked in, everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at Nickoli and I. Maybe just Nickoli. I hoped so. Attention isn't really something I like very much. Jessica was glaring at me and looking at my hands still intertwined with Nickoli's. I pulled away and walked to my seat. 

"Hi." I said to Jessica. She looked at me and turned her gaze to the front of the class. Great. She's mad. 

"Now you want to talk to me? Just go hook up with my brother." She said without looking at me. 

"It's not like that," I tried to explain. 

"Oh yeah? Tell me nothing is going on with you two because I know what I saw and probably the whole class saw you two holding hands just now." She said, getting agitated. 

"Can I just explain this to you later please?" I asked, not wanting to talk about this anymore. 

"Fine. You have a lot of explaining to do." I nodded.

It hasn't even been a full month yet with me in this school and I already have so much drama to deal with.