*Peyton POV*
I look at the sleeping Bryson on the bed with a sad smile on my face as I keep my ear pressed against the door. It is four am and I haven’t slept for a single second. As soon as Bryson fell asleep I moved to this location. He assumes that I will leave straight away, but I can’t miss the opportunity to torture myself further. when I finally hear the door opening. I open my door holding my clothes against my chest, only wearing my underwear.
I walk out of the room, my heart clenches as I view the beauty in front of me that is skipping happily out of Carter’s room.
She turns back to me and I see her violet eyes. She is beyond beautiful.
I should hate her.
Her eyes widen in recognition as a smile spreads across her face and she moves closer to embrace me.
“Peyton”
Her voice is so sweet and so joyful, I can tell that she is genuinely happy to see me.
I should hate her.
She grips me on the shoulders, holding me slightly out from her body as she looks me up and down, a cheeky smile growing on her face.
“Was that you with Bryson?”
“It was”
She smacks my butt.
“Nice work you cheeky minx”
I should hate her. She should be my worst enemy. I should want to skin her, dismember her.
I fight back the tears. I can’t hate her. It is not her fault at all.
I was seventeen, five months off getting my wolf when Carter approached me and told me that I was his fated mate.
His face looked grim that day. He told me that he wants to be with Paige for as long as he can. He wanted to tell me early so I could come to terms with it. He said that he could reject me if that made it easier.
Even if I had one hundred years, I wouldn’t be able to come to terms with it.I thought it was hard before when I had to see them together knowing the fact. After I got my wolf, I feel every time they are together, it was so unbearable at the start, they are together a lot. My heat comes and goes and Carter organizes whoever I choose, but he never touches me.
Carter has warned me if I tell Paige, he will reject me anyway.
I don’t take his threat seriously, because even though I have gone through all this, I know that Carter is a good guy. Paige is just better than me.
I never tell her because I hated her at the start until I found out more about her. How could I not hate a girl that had taken my mate from me? I would glare at her, think of ways to separate them, think of ways to hurt her.
My hatred caused me to start to investigate her. That is when my burning hatred started to diminish. I know that she needs Carter as much as he needs her. Her circumstances are actually more pathetic than mine.
It is undeniable that she has made him a better wolf. Topaz is my birth pack and I have seen the transformation in him.
I have to suffer this because I will have a better mate at the end of all this. It sometimes takes suffering to end up with something so special at the end.
I know that Paige would never take him as a chosen mate.
Every bit of pain I feel from them being together just reminds me to strive to be better so that I can match him now.
“So are you”
Paige laughs as she puts her arm around my shoulder and walks forward.
“I am going to the kitchen to steal food before heading back. Do you want to join me?”
“Umm ahh yeah sure”
She places her tiny warm hand on my back and somehow manages to straighten my spine.
“Walk with confidence girl, even if you don’t feel it, show the world that you do”
I look at her and smile sadly but keep my back straight. She smacks my butt again.
“That’s it, that is a smoking hot body you are packing there. Flaunt that puppy”
“Not as good as yours”
“As if I am all muscle from kicking your alphas ass too much. Check out those sexy curves”
Her hands start grabbing my body, squeezing me all over. I finally break into a genuine smile as I swat her hands off me laughing.
We get to the kitchen and I finally pull on my clothes as I watch her eat. Everything about her is unrestrained. I had no idea it was possible to consume so much in such a short time.
She even manages to talk through a mouthful of food. I just listen.
I should hate her, but it is impossible.
I want to hate Paige, but I can’t.
Does that make me weak or just pathetic?
*Paige POV*
I wave goodbye to Peyton as I run away from the Topaz pack house. Like I said, everything is in fast forward, who doesn’t want to be up at four a.m? I jump in through the window, which is more highly used than my actual door.
I do a quick bit of Tai chi. My biggest flaw at the moment is my anger, which threatens to consume me at any time. There is no guarantee that when I see Cole’s stupid, excessively handsome face that the anger will consume me and I will not think logically and be able to take him down in the way that I know that I can.
I get ready after calming my mind as much as possible before heading to class.
I straighten in my seat as I go into high alert. Something is different today. Three of the teachers are in the room today instead of just the one. They are excitedly talking in hushed whispers.
There is only a total of four teachers in the school at any one time. Ms Cullen is the constant but the others are changed semi-regularly. None of the teachers are wolves, hence why I have gotten away with having my wolf awake for so long, but no one has noticed.
Where they find these women I have no idea. They know about wolves yet they are human and they are willing to teach what they teach.
I breathe deeply, all my senses awake.
Sh*t there is another wolf in the academy.
I grab my bag and hug it closely to my chest as I use my speed and stealth to disappear into the dark corner of the room.
I cover myself with masking spray before spraying the area around my chair with the spray and sitting back down before anyone even notices that I have moved.
My eyes flick to the door as a large alpha male walks in. He has alpha blood, but he is not the alpha of a pack.
He would have to be nearly thirty, handsome but not drop dead handsome. It is easy to tell that he enjoys the finer things in life more than training. Alpha bloods have a naturally bigger stature, but it is easy to tell who works hard and who doesn't.
His body screams decadence instead of hard work.
His brown eyes scan the room before catching my eye, he licks his lips and I suppress an eye roll and a dry retch.
Blahhh disgusting.
I want to bleach my eyeballs. I watch his nose twitch but he doesn't pick up my scent. I breath a sigh of relief.
He is very untrained. I haven't had a chance to eliminate my scent through the door or down the corridor, if he was capable enough he would be able to detect it.
Once again, I am thankful that alpha males are so goddess damn full of themselves that they wouldn't notice anything. Even though I am reeling in my aura and power, I am strong, so it is impossible to get it to nothing. If the man had any capability and had any mindset except for that men are almighty and women are nothing, he would sense that something is amiss. Luckily, his head is stuck so far up his own ass all he can smell is his own sh*t that I am sure he thinks smells like roses.
He keeps staring at me, but it is not with vigilance, it is with undisguised lust.
I have seen it so many times before, any visitor in place seems to zero in on me for some reason.
Even when I first got here at a young age, it could not be anymore disgusting. Before I had my wolf, I used to carry weapons just in case any of them tried anything. I would just castrate them before killing them. Thankfully, no one has ever tried anything.
The eyes are enough.
It is vile.
I fight the urge to gag as I manage to draw a sweet smile on my face.
"Okay class, today we are lucky enough to be joined by Alpha Kane"
I hate when they call themselves an alpha just because of their blood. Kane keeps his eyes on me as he smiles slightly at the room. The door of the classroom opens once more and in walks the newest edition to the teaching staff. She is scantily clad in some baby pink lingerie.
I close my eyes and compose myself. I breathe deeply, knowing exactly what comes next. I open my eyes once more, making sure my smile doesn't falter.
Ms George looks at Kane shyly yet he doesn't spare her a glance, his whole focus still on me as he reaches into his pants and starts stroking himself, his eyes still on mine.
Ms George walks in front of him and places a hand over the crotch area of his pants to still his hand.
"Here, let me"
Kane finally breaks eye contact, which is a relief as all I want to do is vomit. I push down the bile that is building up.
I regret having a big meal last night. How will I explain if I suddenly throw up so much junk food?
Kane smirks at Ms George as he watches her.
She is not a world class beauty but she is easy enough on the eyes.
I have seen Ms Cullen in the same type of outfit before, it was so repulsive that I still have nightmares about it. I was scared to close my eyes for weeks after.
Ms George starts undressing Kane, getting down on her knees to untie his shoes and take them off, followed by his socks, like she is some sort of servant, it is all so nauseating.
Undress yourself you lazy f*ck.
Soon Kane is naked in front of us. His thick long length is hard as a rock. Somewhere in the process, his eyes ended up back on me. I have thought of investing in a nail gun to stop my eyes from rolling.
I wish I could put in my headphones to tune out what is going to happen next, but there is a risk that Kane could hear it. So lucky me….I just have to suffer through it.
Ms George takes him in her mouth as Ms Cullen starts explaining every part of the process in detail. I would love to say that this is the first time, but we won't go there. I could talk for years if I listed all the instances.
Soon Ms George is over the desk and Kane is positioned behind her.
"Now note how she gave him pleasure and didn't expect any in return. Foreplay is for the man only. You need to be ready for your alpha, the mere act of pleasuring him should be enough to get you ready for what he is going to give her"