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CHAPTER 10: MAKING ENEMIES ALREADY~ Harper’s POV ~I randomly glanced toward the corner of the dining hall, back toward the stairway. There was a tall girl standing with two other girls who had their backs facing me. The tall girl, however, was drilling holes into my skull. She had blonde hair that was straight and shoulder length in color. Her skin was slightly tanned, it made her look like she was fresh from the beach. Her arms were crossed over her chest, and she obviously was in a bad mood. Why was she staring at me? Maybe she is Tanner’s girlfriend. Not wanting to make enemies so soon, I decided to ask Tanner.“Um…that girl over there is looking at me. She doesn’t look happy, is she something to you?” he didn’t even turn around to look. In the middle of scraping his plate clean he ask, “Does she have blonde hair?” Curiosity hit me, not understanding if we were talking about the same person. “Yes, how did you know?” pushing his plate back he continued, “Is she tall and slim,
CHAPTER 11: MY NEW LIFE~ Harper’s POV ~My room wasn’t huge, but it was the perfect size for me. The walls were beige with thick white crown molding. The carpet beneath my feet was white, soft, and fluffy. I made a mental note to always take my shoes off at my door. There was a modern bedside table with a lamp and clock positioned neatly on top. My bed was full sized, with white crisp and clean linens neatly placed making the bed look newly made. Housekeepers must have freshened things up. I hope they don’t bother themselves every day. I am more than capable of doing my own housekeeping. Both the bed and bedside table were arranged against the far back wall from the front door and positioned vertically. In the far-left corner was a long modern window spanning from the ceiling to the floor. There wasn’t a place to hang curtains over it. I wouldn’t want to cover that view anyway. There was lush green grass covering the property that had a slight roll in the landscape. Even though it wa
CHAPTER 12: I HAVE TO CHOOSE A MATE~ Gabriel's POV ~I was awakened to a firm knock on my bedroom door. I groaned and rolled over to check my clock. It said 9:00am. Rubbing my face with both hands, my groggy vision was seeming to get clearer. There was another knock on my door. Rolling myself out of bed, I slipped on a pair of sweatpants. Taking my time, I stretched my arms and shoulder muscles while walking to my door. I unlocked it and walked away.“It’s unlocked” I said with an unintended hatefully groggy voice. Tanner opened the door and stepped inside, shutting the door behind him. I walked to my in-room kitchen and started my coffee pot. I always pre-set it, so it is ready in the mornings. Turning back to Tanner, I passed him up and went into my bathroom. “Good morning sleeping beauty. You look like you had a good night’s rest. Where were you yesterday? I thought we were going to go for a run in the evening. Kelly said you decided to stay in your room for the rest of the day,
CHAPTER 13: THE HAG IS HERE~ Gabriel’s POV ~I decided not to argue with him. I still didn’t know how well Harper could handle herself on the field. I can’t be confident in her abilities until I see for myself. “You know something I don’t,” Tanner said while looking at me suspiciously. I am not playing this game again with Tanner. I decided to ignore him and make my way toward my shower. “Gabe, I think I am going to invite Harper to join me for a run tonight. I hate to ditch you but she’s really cute.” My eyes fell instantly black. Red hot fire rolled over my body as my anger surged to another level. Before he could even finish what, he was saying I slammed my fist so hard into his jaw I felt a pop. Tanner’s body fell to the floor from the force of my hit. Unable to stop myself I landed on top of him ready to land another blow. Tanner threw up both hands submitting to me. “Gabe, STOP, STOP! I wasn’t being serious. I knew she had something to do with your foul mood yesterday.” Mika
CHAPTER 14: ENDING WHAT NEVER WAS~ Gabriel’s POV ~Before she was out of sight Tanner started up on me. “Gabe! When did you two become official?” “We are not official; I just didn’t want to embarrass her by pushing her away. I wish she hadn’t kissed me here. I told her we would take things slow and see where it went.” I said deflated. I rubbed my face with my hands to try to relieve some stress. Then I picked up my fork to begin eating.“Well, she makes things look like it’s really heated between the two of you.” Said Tanner.“It’s not.” I spoke. I looked back over to Harper who was almost done with her food. There was an emotionless look on her face as she seemed to be deep in thought. “So, Harper, how was your night?” I said trying to get off the subject of Sam. I also wanted to see how she was settling in. She raised her eyes to look at me. Her mood seemed to be lightning.“I slept well, thank you. I didn’t know what time training was, so I tried to catch you or Tanner here in
CHAPTER 15: RESIST THE URGE~ Harper’s POV~ I followed Tanner to a clearing in the back of the pack house. It was a large private clearing with lush green grass and lots of workout equipment positioned all around. Pack members were situated around the field stretching and doing warmups. There was a clearing in the middle of the field that was obviously dedicated to sparring matches. Tanner looked at me and spoke. “So, what do you think? You will find workout equipment all around the field. There should be just about any type of equipment that you would need. In the middle you will find the sparring arena. Water fountains are placed all around as well as areas where you can find cooling towels if you get hot. The restrooms are back near the packhouse doors. There, you will also find a shaded area if you need to sit for a minute.” Tanner continued, leading the way all around the field. Introducing me to some pack members I haven’t met yet.“Wow, Tanner, this is all great! Everything
CHAPTER 16: HE’S AN HONEST GUY~ Harper’s POV ~Knowing that Gabriel ended things with Samantha made me feel a little giddy. But I am very uncomfortable with the way that it all happened. I am, however, glad that Gabriel clarified all of that for me. I can see that he is an honest guy at least.“Um well. Thank you for explaining all of that to me. I really hate that things happened the way they did, only a day after me first arriving here but I do understand what you’re saying. I appreciate your honesty. I probably need to get to my workout now. I am sure you have responsibilities here as the alpha.” I said awkwardly, shuffling from one foot to the other in a nervous motion.“Yeah, sure! Sorry for distracting you. I’ll let you get to it then. Make yourself at home. Use any of the equipment you want. If you have any questions, just ask either Tanner or me.” Gabriel rubbed the back of his neck and took a few steps backwards. Making his way to a set of weights that were near us.“Thank y
CHAPTER 17: YOUR FINAL WARNING~ Gabriel's POV ~I didn’t get anything done during training. All I could do was look at Harper. When I took my shirt off, I noticed her checking me out. Then the scent of her arousal hit me. Mika was clawing his way to the surface trying to get to her. I couldn’t help it. My eyes went black, and possessiveness overcame me. I walked closer, stopping directly in front of her. Looking down at her, our eyes focused on each other. I let my eyes trail down her face and then I stopped on her lips. I wanted to kiss her so bad. I forced Mika back not wanting to make Harper uncomfortable. After a brief conversation of me explaining my situation with Samantha to Harper, we finally started our workouts. I don’t know why I even bothered though. I couldn’t focus on anything but Harper. I caught her glancing towards me a few times. I didn’t care if she caught me looking back. Every time I caught her ogling me, I would give her a smile and a wink letting her know that