Pierson Kase Bryant.
That's who's eyes I'm looking into. Two dark green emeralds staring intensely back at me.It feels like we're the only two people in the room and I'm just stuck there. I can't seem to move or look away. The air is tense and is sizzling with electricity around us. I'm suddenly extremely aware of my thunderous heartbeat.I can vaguely hear my name being chanted over and over again."Earth to E. Are you going to go sit down or what?" Em says exasperatedly.I snap out of my trance and remove my gaze from his to look at Em."Huh?" I look at her quizzically."I said are you going to sit down? I kinda don't want to stand here all day," she's says with a perfectly arched eyebrow.I look at her and after a minute I realize what she's saying."Uh y-yeah," I stutter not knowing what else to say.I make my way shakily across the room to my seat and steal a glance at Pierson. He's now staring at his desk like it's the most interesting thing in the world.I take my seat that's diagonal to his. One up and one to the right as Em takes hers directly to the left of me in front of Pierson.I can feel the pull between us, but I don't want to look his way. I decide to stare at my desk too instead. As I do, my mind begins to race trying to process what had just happened.I. Have. Found. My. Mate.I know it, I can feel it. I didn't expect this to happen so soon, but there's no denying the instant connection between us. He's my mate. The one I'm supposed to be with.So much for not knowing him Em.I smile at that thought and then it hits me and my eyes go wide.No, no, no wait it can't be him. No, please why him?He can't be my mate. He can't. He doesn't want me. He loves someone else. Not just anybody, but Rachel Hendricks.He's been dating Rachel for three years now and she's absolutely wonderful! He would never leave her for me. He's the future Alpha of the pack and everybody knows he wants Rachel as his Luna whether he finds his mate or not. They work well together and are absolutely perfect.She herself wants to be Luna and already knows what's expected as the Alpha's mate.Even now he's the president of the school and Rachel has been by his side since the beginning.After this realization my heart drops and suddenly I feel sick."E are you ok? You're acting strange?" Em asks with a worried look on her face.I look at her and nod my head. I can't talk because if I did I know it would be incomprehensible.I sigh in relief when Mr. Peterson walks through the door and Emerie doesn't have the chance to ask me any more questions.He starts talking and I do my best to concentrate, but I'm highly aware of two eyes burning a hole into the side of my face.The lesson goes by slowly and throughout it I decide to man up, or rather woman up, and talk to him when the class is over.When the bell rings I turn to face him only to see that he has already jumped out of his seat and is hurrying out of the classroom."What's with you Elena?" I turn to see Emerie staring at me confused. When she says my full name I know she's serious."Really it's nothing I'm just a bit tired is all," I lie easily through my teeth.She looks at me like she doesn't believe anything I'm saying, but nods her head anyway letting it go for now.I know I should tell her, but he just ran out of here and she'll be wondering why he did like I am right now. Well actually I probably do know why. He doesn't want me because he has Rachel and doesn't know how to put me down easy.But I have this little glimmer of hope inside me anyway telling me that he does want me. I know he feels the attraction the way I do. I know he feels the sparks when we look at each other. It just feels right.That's why I don't want Em to know because I want to talk to him first and find out what he wants.The day passes by slowly and I haven't seen Pierson all day.When the last bell rings my luck changes and I see him waiting by the gate I take to exit the school and walk home.He looks so captivating that it makes my chest hurt just from looking at him.His strong arms are crossed over his broad chest and his handsome face shows no emotions. His black hair is touseled by the wind and his eyes are wandering looking for something or better yet someone.I'm guessing that someone must be me because when he catches a glimpse of me he starts heading my way.I just stand there not knowing what to do. Should I walk towards him or just stand here? What do I do? "Stop overthinking everything Elena", I scold myself.I'll just go for the latter and wait here.I hold his gaze the whole time until he's right in front of me."We need to talk," he says deadpan."Ok," I say softly not knowing what else to say.He grabs my arm and tingles shoot throughout my body. Whoa.I glance up at him to see if he felt it too and hear him softly gasp and his eyes flash with some sort of emotion. I couldn't recognize it because as fast as it appeared it disappeared just as quickly.He pulls me along to a secluded area behind the school and turns to face me with his beautiful eyes.My heart is beating over a hundred miles per hour and my palms are starting to sweat."We can't be together."That one sentence, those four little words make my world feel like it's falling apart for what feels like the hundredth time in my life."What?" My voice comes out in a hushed whisper."I can't be with you Elena, I love her."At least he has the decency to look apologetic as he answers me."But we're mates Pierson. I know you feel the attraction, the pull, to me the same way I feel it to you," I say stubbornly. This isn't how it works. We're supposed to be meant to be."It doesn't matter what I feel. Everybody knows how I feel about Rachel including you. She's the best fit for the pack. She's my future Luna."My eyes fill with tears. The hope inside dies. He doesn't want me. He wants Rachel.I look him in the eyes and he looks down and away."I'm sorry," he says before he walks away and not once does he turn his head to look back.____________________________________________________________________________Please vote and comment.Ten minutes after Pierson left I stayed in the same spot and cried till no more tears came out. After that I had to walk home with a tear streaked face.As I entered my house I remembered that I had to prepare dinner for the meeting tonight.I head to the kitchen and take notice of the silence in the house. All I can hear is the refrigerator running. I'm guessing my father isn't home. Good. I don't want him to see me like this.I push Pierson to the back of my mind for now, so I can get started on preparing the meal. I can go up to my room later and wallow in my pity in the comfort of my bed after this meeting is over.For dinner I decide to make a house salad, steak, mashed potatoes, and green beans.After the meal is cooked I head upstairs and change before he gets here. A few moments later I can hear the door open downstairs telling me my father has arrived from wherever he went off to.I then change into a simple black cotton dress that ends just above my knees and pair it with
One month later...I haven't seen my dad as much lately because he's been at the pack house trying to find the rogues.I also haven't seen Pierson much either. He hardly makes it to the class we share and I never see him around the school. When I do see him he just looks at me, but makes no attempt to talk to me. Graduation is around the corner and it can't get here fast enough.Other than that life's been quiet. Although, a couple of weeks ago I got some really good news. I got a letter in the mail telling me I've been accepted into one of the best pre-med schools in the country. I also have been accepted into a pre-med internship program over the summer.I get to go to the continent of Africa and volunteer. I will be side by side with a licensed doctor there and will see first hand what it takes to become one. It sounds so exciting. I don't know if I should take it though. I mean I should. It's just I was planning to go off to school if I didn't find my mate, but I found him. Ugh
The following week after our talk I decided to set out and find Pierson. At the beginning of the week I had no such luck, but that all changed today. As I walk out of the school to go home I spot him near the football field. I can see him running one hundred yard dashes over and over again. I make my way over and watch him hunch over with his chest rising and falling rapidly. His naked, muscular torso is glistening with sweat. His cheeks are a light pink and his veins are popping out on his hands and forearms. When he reaches to wipe the sweat from his forehead his biceps bulge.How am I supposed to talk to him when he looks like that? I won't be able to concentrate.He must have sensed me there because he looks up at me and catches me red handed staring. My cheeks flush with embarrassment. Nice one Elena."Can I talk to you?" I say hesitantly, but he doesn't move or say anything. I can tell by his facial expression that he's debating whether to talk to me or not."Please," I try ag
Pierson's POVSix years later...After the meeting I step out of the pack house to go grab some breakfast. It's a nice day in Seattle today. The sun is shininig bright with a few clouds covering the morning sky. There's a light breeze in the air making the air feel a little crisp. "Hey man where you off to?" My beta Jake asks as he slaps me on the back.I keep walking and he falls into step next to me. "I'm going to walk to a little coffee shop not too far from here." "Cool. Is it alright if I tag along? I could really use a coffee."I wanted to be by myself for a little while. The meeting we just had was beyond stressful, but I don't have the heart to tell him no."Yeah dude that's fine," I reply.When we arrive Jake grabs us a table while I grab us some coffees and blueberry muffins. I put down the drinks and food and sit directly across from Jake. I take a sip of my coffee and take in the scenery around me. The small place has a steady flow of people coming in and out. Some teen
Elena's POVIt was a huge surprise to see Pierson. I knew I would likely run into him at some point, but not within the twenty minutes I arrived at the pack house.When I saw him it was like seeing him that first time I walked into Anatomy all those years back. He looks a little different now. His hair is cut shorter on the sides, but longer on the top and is neatly styled. He grew out his beard and mustasche a little giving him some scruff and he's gotten more muscular. He looks so much hotter now. I truly thought the bond would have faded especially when he claimed Rachel as his mate, but it still felt weirdly strong.I don't understand."Earth to Elena," Noah calls. He pulls me out of my trance and I realize I wasn't paying any attention to him."Are you ok? You've been circling your fork on your plate for like five minutes now," he teases.I smile at him. "Sorry I was just thinking about Em. I told her I would call her as soon as I got into town and I completely forgot," I lie ea
After leaving Em's around 7:30 pm I decide to head back to the pack house to meet Noah. When I arrive the security guys let me in and I head to the right wing of the house to his office.The door is wide open and I can see him standing by his desk looking at some files."Hey," I say letting him know I'm here.He looks up and gives me his huge goofy grin."Hey, have you been standing there long?" He asks."No, I just got here.""Ok good. I was just catching up on some of the conditions of my patients. I'm about finished so let me show you around like I promised," he says.He guides me out of the room and to the left to start the tour. The pack house is huge so they were able to fit a lot of things to make this a well equipped clinic. He shows me where everything is kept such as the vaccines, medicications, lab, procedure rooms, etc. "I got a surprise for you," he says excitedly at the end of the tour.I look at him expectantly. I love surprises. He guides me towards the way of his of
I can feel something shining bright in my face and I open my eyes to see the light of the morning sun leaking through the off white curtains in my bedroom. I'm still tired and I do not want to get up for the day. I am most definitely not a morning person. I glance at the clock on my bedside table and it reads 6:57. I have to be at the clinic at 8, so I get up and head to the ensuite to take a quick shower and get dressed. I unpack my white lab coat from my bag and head off.When I get to my office I smile. A small metal nameplate next to the door reads Dr. Danvers, M.D. I still can't believe this amazing office is mine.I enter through the door and decide to try out my new chair and desk. I take notice that the top of the desk now contains a desktop computer, pens, notebooks, and patient files that were not there yesterday. A knock sounds on my door and I look up to see Noah there smiling. He's always smiling, it's so cute."Hey Elena I got you some coffee." He walks over and plac
I close my office door for the day and go to Noah's.His door is wide open and I can see him putting all the patient's files up in the filing cabinet and locking it up."Hey Noah are you done for the day?"He stops what he's doing and answers, "Yup. I finished a little earlier today because I have to go get ready for dinner. Rachel invited me over," he explains."Oh she did? Well she invited me too, but I'm not sure that I want to go.""You should. It would be nice to have you there." He rubs the back of his neck. He often does that when he's nervous."If you change your mind. Maybe you can go with me? I don't really like to be a third wheel, so I always turn them down. It's just uncomfortable to me. If we go together we can be each other's company and..." I start to giggle and he stops talking."What? Did I say something funny?" He looks at me with a confused face. He is so adorable. "You're rambling. But I would love to accompany you," I reply. He gives me a huge smile that's show