~Natalie’s POV~
“So where do we head to Ev’s?” Not knowing if we should eat first or shop first to build up a bigger appetite. “Let’s go to the Outlet, I wanna go to our favorite sportswear store and grab a couple of sporty outfits!” Evie says, grinning big. She knows me so well.“You're speaking my language, babes!” I say laughing as we fist pump each other.As we approached the parking lot, I noticed guys staring at us. I roll my eyes. I always park further away from people because some jerks don’t know how to open doors without slamming it into someone else’s door.We head towards the entrance and stop by a coffee shop to get some ice coffee. Afterwards, we headed to our favorite store. After a couple of minutes, I found myself checking out the new leggings that arrived when I felt a presence behind me. Whoever it was, his scent is intoxicating, light but there and then in the most seductive, deep and husky voice I have ever heard, he says, “Hey Natalie.”I quickly turn around, and my eyes meet the most vivid light green eyes I have ever seen… Ivan Carter. My breath hitched, and for the first time in my life, I felt speechless.I just stared at him, and then suddenly, he cocked his head to one side. Oh crap, I think I just came! “It’s nice to bump into you, Natalie.” Damn, the way my name rolled out from those delicious pink puffy lips. Wait…he actually knows my name?!I am drawing blanks, and my heart is beating rapidly. I am so sure he can hear it.“Babes, look, I found these sports bras on sale–” Evie says until I hear her words get cut off.From my peripheral vision, I can see Evie is sporting a huge grin, and in slow motion, I see her aiming my side with her elbow.“Hey Ivan, or is it Alpha Ivan?” Smooth Ev’s, smooth. He quickly glances at Evie to acknowledge her and then places his sight back on me. “Yeah, Ivan Carter. You can call me Ivan…it is Evie, right?” I’m still quiet and in shock. Hell, even Zoe is in shock. She would probably be touching herself if she had hands.‘Yes, yes I would, but licking will do! Say something Nat…I won’t forgive you if you don’t answer!’ She roared those last words.Zoe’s yell got me out of whatever trance I was in because I responded for Evie instead.“Yes, her name is Evie. Hello Alpha Ivan. I thought only certain people could call you by your given name.” I said emotionless. I, too, know how to mask my emotions. Nicely done, Nat.“Well technically, my pack members have to show that respect, and I'm not officially Alpha yet, I will be in a couple of months, though. So…you can call me Ivan.” He said with a sexy side smirk, and damn his dimple was cute. His voice sounds so sexy and masculine. Fuuu*k, he is also bloody gorgeous. Should we shag here or shag later…keep it in your pants, Nat!“Oh okay. Well you can call me Nat for short and to answer your question, yes, it’s been a while even though we have never spoken.” Giving him a smile.“True. I apologize for that. However, that will change this year. Are you ready for school? I know I am. Hopefully, we have some classes together this year.” What the actual f…! Did he just say he actually hopes to have classes together!?“Hey Ivan, you ready…oh hey girls…what a pleasant surprise!” His Beta, Axel says. I then noticed Axel Miller and Jerry Scott are here with him. I didn’t see Camila, and I relaxed. Jerry then came out from behind.“Hello there!” Jerry says, looking at us both, but then I noticed the way he looked at Evie. When Jerry pulled out his hand to shake Evie’s hand, I noticed the gasp they let out. They both quickly released each other, and they looked away.What the heck was that?! Evie looked at me, and I knew something was going on in that head of hers. I could hear her heart beating rapidly.I then turned my head to look at Ivan, and to my surprise, he never took his sight off me.“Hello guys…yeah I’m looking forward to it. It would be nice to have you in a class or two.” I said calmly. “Well we are gonna head out, I’m famished,” rubbing my tummy. Even though we had just barely gotten there, it was time to leave. Being in the same room with him did things to my body.Ivan sees the action and grins widely, oh those dimples. “Well we were gonna go eat too. You gals wanna join us?” He licks his lips and runs a hand through his beautiful inky black hair. It looked a bit longer than usual. If anything, it made him look sexier.“No, it’s okay, Evie and I still have to stop at other stores before we eat. How ‘bout a raincheck?” I said, trying not to sound nervous. I don’t think I’ll even eat with his presence around me, and your girl loves to eat.With a slight disappointment and then quickly masking it, he reached for my hand, and I felt light tingles go shooting up my arm, and I gasped, but he doesn’t release. His hand was so warm, and then he did the unexpected…he kissed the back of my hand, and now, for sure, I know my underwear is wet.If any other guy would have tried grabbing my hand, I probably would have snatched it away quickly, but I was frozen by his touch and I couldn’t get my body to react because of those strange tingles. They made me feel alive and wanted more than just a gentle touch. He released my hand, and I felt disappointed.“Bummer, I would have loved to sit and chat with you, but I understand. We can meet up one of these days and hang out.” He pulls out his phone and unlocks it. “Can I have your number so we can agree on a date?” I almost choked. Ivan just asked for my number. ‘Hurry up, woman, what are you waiting for? Give it to him before he changes his mind! Zoe said anxiously.I looked at him for a second, “Sure, let me see your phone…” I calmly said. I stretched out my hand, and to my surprise, he handed it to me. I quickly keyed in my number and handed it back to him. He looked down and had this boyish smile.‘I can not believe I just did that!’ ‘You sure did, girl!’ Zoe giggled. ‘Zo what happened to not getting close to him, remember!? He’s an Alpha!’ I yelled internally. He looked up slowly, and I swear I could see a gleam in his eyes. I may not have shown it, but I was a nervous wreck inside. I didn’t want this conversation to end, and by the looks of it, as confused as I was, it looked like he felt the same way.“So…I guess we’ll see each other at school then,” I said, not trying to sound too eager. He grabbed the back of his neck with one hand and the other in his pocket, “Yes definitely Nat. Don’t be a stranger. It was really nice to see you, and I’m glad I finally got to speak to you.” I’m so confused right now. I’m in utter shock by his words. Why didn’t he ever make the attempt to talk to me before? I want to ask him so badly, but this being our first conversation, I didn’t want to sound desperate. What is he trying to say? What is he feeling, like does he feel something for me? My mind is going crazy because when a person says something like that, it must mean that they like you, right!?“It was nice, Ivan. I umm…well gotta go. Goodbye, and it was nice seeing you both.” Looking at him and then acknowledging his friends as they nod. I didn't miss how they both grinned at Ivan as I was about to turn around.I quickly grabbed Evie’s hand. She glanced one last time at them and said goodbye, but looking at Jerry in such a way I couldn’t explain. She definitely has to explain what the heck was that back there.“Ev’s let's get out of here now, please.” I’m so anxious to get away and talk with my friend. I need to know what is going through her mind and I definitely have to vent, because for the first time I was in front of Ivan and had a conversation with the guy that makes my emotions go whack.Chapter 8When Evie and I got inside the car, I turned on the engine. We slowly both looked at each other and screamed.“Oh…my…goddess!” we both said in unison. “What the hell just happened, Ev's!??” I was tongue tied. As I sat there trying to catch my breath and get my thoughts together due to this unexpected encounter, Evie was doing the same. I had to ask what happened between Jerry and her because if I thought about it well, did they also feel what I felt with Ivan?“Ev’s, what happened with Jerry back there? I saw the way you both reacted.” Looking at her searching for an answer.She looked up and had a puzzled expression. “When I laid my eyes on Jerry, I felt a feeling I have never felt before Nat.” She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. “I think…I think it felt like love at first sight, you know, and when he touched my hand Nat…I felt tingles, like electrifying tingles shooting up my arm.” My breath h
~Ivan’s POV~‘F*ck!’ I can’t stop thinking about this girl. I feel like my body has been lit on fire. I wish I had her right here with me. The things I would do to her.I was still on cloud nine at the fact that today we got to see her. Elated that I made the decision to go to the outlets with the boys and only to bump into her, so freaking lucky. At first, the guys wanted to go eat, but I wanted to hurry up and get some more basketball shorts and training shoes. Best decision ever. As soon as I stepped into the store, a delicious delectable smell hit my nose. Faint but there. I followed it, and when my eyes caught the sight of her body and her long ponytail, something told me it was her. The urge to grab her by the waist, slamming her body against mine and kissing her neck was excruciating.She looked surprised to see me, but she quickly masked that emotion. Damn this girl was something else. However, her heart
~Christian’s POV~I crushed my lips on hers. I pinched her side to force her to open her mouth. My tongue slipped in, and damn if she didn’t taste good. I deepened the kiss, and I could feel the swells of her breast against my chest. Her smell was intoxicating. She was trying so hard to wiggle herself away from my grip, but we both know who's stronger. Her body, being this close, was doing things to mine. I wanted more. I wanted to explore her entire body and feel her hands on mine.My erection was noticeable when I felt a sharp pain in my neck. Did she just do some freaking karate sh*t on me? I let go, and she kicked my stomach hard. This girl doesn’t stop surprising me. I looked up and smirked. She is hot, so f*cking hot. “YOU A**HOLE!” She looked like she was about to…wait…her eyes looked watery. “I’m sorry Natalie…I just had to. I’ve been wanting to hold you and kiss you, I couldn’t contain myself” I said, holding my stom
The drive was almost twenty-five minutes for us. My pack was not as far from the Academy as it was for the Midnight Pack. I think it was a whopping forty-five minutes for them. Humans attending our school came from smaller towns. They were either privileged or intelligent, so keeping our identity was crucial.Not every human knew of our existence, and those who knew, because of whatever reason, were sworn or threatened not to say anything. They were frightened, and they had every reason to be. We were vicious and strong when it came to defending our kind, especially our own packs.We were coming up a hill when the Academy became visible. The institute gave out Harvard vibes but with fewer buildings. As a matter of fact, I think it was older than Harvard.Since we lived in Tennessee, Fall was slowly making its appearance. Everything about autumn gives me a euphoric ambiance. The leaves turn into beautiful, vibrant colors, and t
The bell finally rang, and Mr. Garcia cleared his throat. “Hello everyone! My name is Lorenzo Garcia, but for you guys, it is Mr. Garcia.It’s a pleasure to see every one of you. I would like each of you to introduce yourself starting from the back.” Hell…this was not my day. The teacher was already staring at me so I knew I was going to go first. “You in the back in the left corner, let's start with you young lady.” He pointed at me and winked.‘Okay…’ I sneered and hoped he didn’t catch that. I was irritated, not because of him but of the conversation I had with Christian.I stood up and I could feel all eyes on me. ‘Great!’ Even Christian turned around with his annoying self. I could see from my peripheral vision that Ivan was looking at me too. I took off my hoodie from my waist and both noticed the action. “Hi, I’m Natalie Adams.” I was about to sit down, but the
Class, was almost over, so we hurried up and changed while some of us took a quick shower. I always take a fast shower. Evie quickly came over to me and grabbed my stuff for me. We left together since we had our third-period class together.Evie wanted to ask again, but I promised to tell her everything after school.We got to our class and sat in the back. To our surprise, Jerry walked in and I didn’t miss the twinkle in his orbs when he saw Evie. His face morphed into a huge grin. He walked over to us and he kindly asked the girl sitting next to her to find another seat.Evie was blushing so badly that she looked like a tomato. Our teacher, Mrs. Tina Chen strolled in, introducing herself quickly, and had the class doing it as well. Anatomy was an interesting subject. I was intrigued by anything that had to do with the human body.However, they should have been a class for our kind, like the anatomy of a werewolf, I snickered.Once class
I’m a foodie and food makes me happy. One can say that if I was human, I would definitely be a chef or one of those people passionate about food going to other countries like Anthony Bourdain. My body swayed to the music as I read my book, while eating. The book I was reading had me in a trance. I was enjoying myself when I felt the urge to look up. I felt prying eyes on me. I stopped myself from doing so because I was worried it was Christian, especially after the stunt I pulled on him in class. I could get in trouble.All of a sudden, Ivan's aroma engulfed me and he was standing right before me. I look up with food stuffed in my mouth, getting embarrassed that I must probably look like a pig. I pull out an earbud and he chuckles, “Do you mind if I sit with you?” He asked as he stared intently. I shake my head no, not minding his heavenly scent. I quickly chewed my food and swallowed it. I grabbed a napkin to clean my mouth just in case I
When we made it to class, he followed me as I made my way to the back of the classroom. I felt thrilled when he decided to sit next to me. I couldn’t help but glance at him as he prepared for class. It wouldn’t hurt to look, right? He suddenly looked up as if he could sense me gawking at him. I turned around quickly feeling embarrassed that he caught me peeping again.‘Geez what is wrong with me? I’m acting like a dog in heat!’ Zoe was laughing at my remark. ‘Girl we got it bad with this one. He’s so hot though. I wonder how his wolf looks? She sounded flustered. I mentally rolled my eyes. ‘Stop it and control yourself, girl,’ I said.Then that joy faded when Camila walked in. ‘Just my freaking luck.’Ivan saw her walk in and he groaned. She started to make her way to him when she suddenly stopped. She looked at him and she looked upset. Turning around she sat towards the front of the class throwing her backpack on the floor. ‘Did Ivan just mind linking her to sit away from him?’