Katie's POV
Anyone could have missed the iciness in Joanna's eyes due to the smile plastered on her lips, but definitely not me. I have always been weary of her right from the very moment I stepped foot into this house, so there was no way she could fool me with that smile of hers, pretending to be a sheep, while her true fur was that of a bloody wolf.There was no driver out front to take me to school, and I've never been happier. I was able to find the bus stop after walking for a while. Less than a minute later the bus came into sight.I drew my beanie as low as I could so it covered some part of my forehead, then threw my hoodie over it. I just want a day filled with less drama.Waking up, getting yelled at, and almost getting slapped across the face for something I had no idea of already threw me off course for the day. I just needed to keep a low profile after that.Arriving at school, I tried my best to avoid Jessica and her friends, Ryan included by all means, but that was clearly an impossible thing to achieve, as Jessica decided to make a public show with Ryan, and Ryan just allowed it. I had no idea why I didn't see this part of him before, I guess I was blinded by my crush on him.“Hey Katie, you can cry you know," Leslie, Jessica's best and shittiest friend, called my name all the way from the other end of the class. "We all know how badly you wanted golden boy Ryan so much. I guess being delusional doesn't just work in real life."I wasn't interested in their games of taunts today, so I just completely ignored Leslie."Shhh, Mrs. Anderson just walked in," Someone whispered to Leslie, who wasn't done with her mean comments.I could finally breathe as Mrs. Anderson walked in. Everyone knew her for one thing, she hated interruption in her class.Time kind of breezes a lot faster when you are lost in thoughts. Every class seemed to blend into the next like a long monotonous bad film being played over and over again.I tried reaching out to Lucy thinking that it would at least help me with some insight into what may have happened after my shift yesterday since she was the only one who was aware, but I couldn't. I couldn't reach her because I didn't really know how to and I never gave it much of a thought.“Combat results are out!” a student rushed into the class and announced.Everyone in the class stood up faster than they ever did during recess. Within a few seconds, the class was empty and I could feel my chest lighten already. This was one of those days I looked forward to work more than anything. Pouring coffee and managing mean stares were so much better than seeing Ryan being kissed every other minute.The professor of Combat class, Professor Evan was known to be really strict also, and even though his classes were strenuous, everyone looked forward to it, most especially the girls, because Professor Evan was really young and also handsome, so everyone always sort a way to please him, and what better way than performing excellently well in his class.Getting to the door post and looking two doors down the hall, I could see them all gathered by the notice board, the display screen light behind the protective glass beaming on their faces as they eagerly checked for their results. I wasn't so eager to check the results like the other students, because I wasn't really good at combat.I decided to go back into the class and pick up my backpack so I could head to the library before Jessica and her friends noticed I was gone.“Katie bloody Whitlock has an A in combat?!” Leslie's sneer made me stop abruptly, as I couldn't believe my ears.Everywhere fell silent, and all eyes were on me, as Leslie walked towards me with Jessica following right behind. Her dark full eyebrows made her frown even meaner.“Jessica is way fucking stronger and athletic than you, and she somehow got a B, yet you…” she stretched her eyes over my full length so lazily with a sickening lopsided smile on her face. "You. Fucking. Petty. Little. Whore," she eyes me with her arms folded across her chest. "You slept with Professor Evan, didn't you?"Her statement threw me off balance. Never did I think that that would be her approach, I mean she could say I cheated, which she knew deep down would never happen because I was smarter than that. But to accuse me of sleeping with the professor? That was beyond low, even for the lowest of lows.I kept my mouth shut and gave her no satisfaction. ‘Soon it will be over and I can leave for the library’ I tell myself.“She had to.” Jessica joined in on it.“That’s the only way.” Angela, the one who no one even remembered said in agreement.All I did was follow their faces with my stares.“How did it feel, tell me. How did it feel, fucking the handsome professor Evan to get an A on the course?" Leslie kept trying to get a reaction out of me, but I just remained mute, not wanting to satisfy her cravings."What do you expect?" Jessica sneered. "The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.""Oh, really?" Leslie smirked. "That was why your mother got expelled from college, wasn't it? Your whorish mother slept–"Pow! I slapped Leslie hard across the face before she could continue her statement. Everyone gasped, and Leslie held her face in her palms as she stared at me with wide eyes."Oh, you fucking bitch! I'm going to–" Leslie launched at me and sent me to the ground, trying to throw punches at me but I had my hands over my face. With the perfect opening, I kneed her between her legs, pushing her from her straddling position, in time for Professor Evan who appeared out of nowhere to separate us.Before he could pull me off Leslie, I managed to kick her in her chin while struggling in his strong grip till he successfully dragged me away.“That's enough!” he snapped, taking me in the other direction.“Are you okay?—”A hot pain pierced my triceps causing me to scream. It happened so quickly. Leslie had followed me and stabbed the back of my arm with a pocket knife, dragging it down some inches. The knife was still stuck in my arm but the pain was so blinding I didn't see it. I could feel my blood pouring onto my hands and feet.“Leslie!! What the fuck is wrong with you?! Go to the principal's office, Now!!!” He shouted at her while he rushed me to the infirmary to stop the bleeding. I started to feel a little light-headed on the way.The infirmary was closed for some odd reason, so Evan took me to his office instead, saying he had a first aid kit in his locker. We got into his office and he went around his table and turned the key to the locker open, bringing out a big box out of it.“Come on, let me see the cut..” He asked so gently, gesturing I brought my arm closer. I realized stretching the arm didn't cause me any pain like I thought it would.At the same time, we both looked at it and it was completely healed. The tear had knitted itself and the blood had stopped pouring all the while I was panicking and feeling light-headed. Professor Evan looked me in the eye, the amazement was evident on his strikingly handsome face. He tried to touch it, gently stretching his finger forward but I drew back, not sure how that would look if anyone walked in.A knock interrupted the moment, and he cleared his throat. “Come in," he said, as he shifted a few feet away from me.A man opened the door hastily. “You should be glad I—” he was saying before he stopped mid-sentence. The man was putting on a glistening green trench coat.Time seemed to stop for a moment and I was lost in his gaze as our eyes locked."Ahem!" Professor Evan cleared his throat, snapping my back to reality."I'm sorry," I apologized and quickly averted my gaze as I stood up from the seat.As I passed by, my body brushed his."Mate!" Lucy screamed in my head.Katie's POV"Mate!" Lucy screamed in my head, and the most intoxicating scent wafted into my nostrils. It smelt like the warmest cream and milk mixed to perfection and a tear of spice. It was perfect and I swear if I wasn't feeling extra self aware today, I wouldn't have been able to stop Mystery from wrapping my arms around him and inhaling more of his scent.I took a small whiff of him again as time slowed down giving me the privilege of taking another breath of him. I could keep going on and on about how I really wanted to not make this as weird as possible but I was crippled and my curiosity had the front seat.He wasn't making it easy for me either. The strength in his gaze and his full glance are the things I now realize were crippling me. It felt like the first time I was having an encounter with another person. His face ticked—that’s how much attention I was paying because I needed to see where this ended.And it was over.The rest of my body spilled into the hallway and I wen
Killian's POVI didn't stop walking. I kept my feet going till I had exited the school's premises and was seated in my car. A thousand thoughts ran through my head.A coincidence? Fate?’Why did she have to be my mate??’ I asked myself with no one else to reply but myself.'But she's so pretty and she smells like a field of roses..’ Cade, my wolf said to me, causing me to roll my eyes even while nodding in agreement.I wasn't going to deny, she smelt divine both times, but even better back in Evan's crampy office. I could see everything about her, from her beautiful deep sea blue eyes to the beads of sweat on her forehead. The girl I was to protect ended up becoming my mate, at the most uncomfortable time in my life.No, fuck it. This was no fate, this was a curse, a very inconvenient curse. My mind took me back to a year back when the woman told me this would happen. ‘Was she a witch?’ I asked myself again.“Killian, she's your mate! Deal with it…” Cade snapped. He sounded pissed.
Katie's POVI have never felt more confused in my life. I was so ridden by dilemma, that I didn't notice the omega handing me another drink from the tray. It seemed to be the last one and the omega was awkwardly smiling—I think he thought it looked like he was being nice but to me, he looked like a creep with his receding hairline prominently being displaced under the bright light coming from the kitchen area.“No, thank you..” I waved the half-emptied glass in his face. On last thought, I threw the remaining content into my mouth and decided to get rid of the glass. I never even gave it much thought, how I was just 17 and yet I was allowed to drink—but then again, who the hell followed the drinking rules? Every teen I know from the age of 15 and above has at least had their lips around one alcoholic beverage bottle to multiple scary numbers.The omega excused himself, giving me some proper time to think.I called Killian here to privately talk about the whole mate issue to see if he
Killian's POVI don't know how but I could suddenly open my eyes. I wasn't tired and my mind wasn't hazy. It was actually sharp enough to pick up the presence of the same girl I had been trying to avoid all day. I didn't even get a chance to breathe clean air, she just happened to be there along with it and it made some part of me mad. “Why are you so close to me?” I blurted out of nowhere.Again, I wasn't taking any fault here. First, I tried to dissociate from her in a nice way by walking out on her at the school, only to find out that she was the one I was supposed to somehow protect. That bit got me mad as hell because I was really trying to escape the whole mate situation.But somehow, I always ended up wherever she was. This was way more mate pull, this was planned.“What?” She blinked once, then twice.“What do you mean by 'why am I so close to you’, when you are the one staying in my fucking room. And you are the one close to me! Waking and acting all cocky and shit, and you
Katie's POV“You are going through the window,” I informed him firmly, pointing in the other direction that he was headed.He stared at me blankly, as if staring at me would make me take back my words. From the look on his face, I could tell a thousand different thoughts were running through his mind, and he was thinking really hard about whether to say them or just stay mute. Well, he chose the latter.He scoffed. “You can't be serious…” He said with a pause, as he folded his arm across his chest.He looked at the window for a brief moment then his eyes were back on me."There's no way I'll let you walk out of that door," I said, as I averted my gaze, looking everywhere but at him. His intense gaze on me was stirring up things inside of me I wasn't mentally prepared for. I know this was all of Lucy's doing, and it took a lot of restraint on my end not to give in to my… no, Lucy's needs."Lie to yourself all you want," Lucy said mockingly.He walked over to the window and looked out
Killian's POVAs I landed on the ground the cold breeze brushed against my face. I briskly walked away and hid myself in a corner so as to avoid anyone seeing me in such an embarrassing state. "Ugh!!!" I groaned out in frustration and exhaled deeply."Someone seems to be frustrated," Cade said."What do you expect?!" I shot back irritatedly."Well, that's new," Cade continued. "You're not one to let things get to you so easily, and–""Just shut up Cade!" I snapped, frustration building inside me with every passing second. "This is all that girl's fault.""Katie," Cade corrected like I didn't know her name. "She has a name, and that's Katie.""I don't f**king care!" I snarled. "The sound of her name irritates me.""Are you sure that's what's making you angry?" Cade mocked. "It seems you're frustrated about the effect she has had on you in such a short time.""I'm seriously not having this conversation with you right now," I said amidst gritted teeth.Cade chuckled darkly. He seemed to
Killian's POV "Hello, Killian," Ana said cheerfully from where she sat down."Hey, Ana," I replied weakly with a forced smile."You don't sound happy to see me," Ana said as she tried hugging me but I moved to the side."Had a long day," I said, rubbing my eyes and yawning. "I just need some rest.""Oh, Killy," Ana quickly masked her anger and I rejected her hug with a smile. "What's got you so tired?""I had–"A car honked from behind, interrupting me. Ana and I both looked in the direction of the car, and to my surprise it was Stephen.Stephen made his way towards us, while And slid her arm into mine."Killian, I need to discuss something important with you," Stephen said as he walked to us. "What's–""At this time of the night? " Ana rudely asked, as she glared at Stephen. "Can't it wait till tomorrow?""I'm afraid not," Stephen answered tersely, with a straight face. "It's really important I talk to him now. I'll be traveling early tomorrow, and this discussion can't wait"I had
Katie's POVIt looked like it just rained, even though I was sure it wasn't supposed to for like another four months or so.I find myself shivering at the center of the overgrown garden Killian had shown me the day he was supposed to reject me. My feet dug into the ground, my toes curling and packing some wet soil between my toes. They were oddly comforting in a way considering I usually would get irritated by the wetness of it.I looked side to side. I somehow knew who and what I was waiting for…the why was what I had no idea about, so I waited. Wrapping my arm around myself. To my surprise, I was hugging my boobs instead of a clothed body—it was no wonder I felt so cold.Standing naked in an overgrown garden…The door opened and there he was, wearing the same glistening green trench coat from that day in the hallway. My mind kept it fresh.“You're late,” I said to him,“When you have a business to run and an alpha president position You're aiming for, you would get the hang of it.”