Chapter 5

Time for a distraction. 

“Hi, Opal!” I greeted her with a welcoming smile on my face. 

Startled that I started up a conversation with her, “Oh, oh, hi… Lili with an I right?” 

Shushing Susi’s giggles, I confirmed her question, “Yepp, that’s me! Nice to meet you!” attempting to respond bubblier, like the Su Monster beside me who seemed to burn to get her chance to speak with the strange guy sitting with us. 

Opal nodded her head and smiled with her palm facing upwards towards the new guy.  

“This is Simon, my twin brother.” 

Susi’s and my mouths dropped. This Simon was gorgeous. He was on the same scale of sexiness as Connor. The resemblance to Opal was extremely obvious now. Both had vivid, dark red hair and freckles splashed on their faces. They could’ve been a pair of models. Light brown eyes with speckles of green in them. They’re both stunning.  

Clearly listening to our greetings, even if he did not acknowledge us at first, he looked at us and grinned. “Yo.”  

Yo? I couldn’t help but silently laugh. 

“Heyyy, handsome.” Susi flirted. 

  

Susi’s POV 

Whew, Simon is HOT. Not my cup of tea because he is obviously not my mate, but YUM. 

Kia: Really, Su? Can you stop fooling around and find our mate already? 

My Lykos is fed up with me. I can’t help but have fun while I still have the chance. We don’t know how our future will be when we find our mate. What if our mate is a Beta or an Alpha? Our freedom will end. She and I have already discussed this. Her response was that the Gods would never pair us with someone who would take away our beloved freedom. I beg to differ. I’ve seen it happen all too often to other she-wolves. 

I leaned forward onto the table, daydreaming as I responded to Kia. 

Me: Don’t worry, he’s human, plus, I think he has eyes for our future Luna. Hah. He’s already set for having a funeral. 

“So, Mr. Gorgeous,” I smirked at him, pulling his eyes from my pretty little Lili. “See anything you like?” 

He blushed as I put him on the spot, but quickly recovered. “Obviously.” 

He rolled his eyes at me. Well damn, this boy has some attitude. 

Facing Lili again and he directed his question to her, “Yo, Pretty Blue Eyes.” 

WOW, he’s direct and not shy at all. Completely the opposite of poor Opal over here. Lili wasn’t paying attention to the staring and instead focused on the front board. Was it just me, or did she look lost in thought? 

She jerked her attention to him when he leaned across the table and snapped his fingers in front of her face. 

Startled, she snapped at him, “Can I help you?” 

She furrowed her brows in annoyance. Opal widened her eyes, waiting for his response. 

“Did I strike a nerve? Damn, babe, chill the fuck out. Gotta get to know me anyway since we are official partners for the rest of the year.” He winked at her and did a half-grin. 

“Great...” She grimaced as she drew the word out longer. 

He leaned back in his chair, confident because he had gotten under her skin. 

“Ignore him. He’s an ass. I’m sorry we’re stuck with him.” Opal apologized, rolling her eyes at him. 

“It’s alright, honey, we love asses on men.” I giggled and pretended to bite the air at him. 

Deciding now was a good time to pull Connor’s leg, I opened the bond link and shot him a message. 

Me: Hey, Big Dog, you got some competition. 

Pleased with my “Big Dog” phrase, I couldn’t help but chuckle out loud causing me to shrug off Opal and Lili’s confused looks. 

Growling followed the link. 

Connor: Big dog? 

It surprised me at how long it took him to catch on. It must seriously distract him with the whole mate thing. 

Connor: Competition!? The fuck!? Get him to back off. Who is it? I’ll link him. 

Me: No chance. He’s human. He’s a cocky bastard too. 

I giggled and took the chance to annoy my Alpha some more. 

Me: Did I mention he’s really freaking hot? 

He was snarling now, making Kia whimper. 

Connor: What class are you in? 

Hehe, I pissed him off. I shut the link down without giving him an answer. For whatever reason, Lili felt bothered. It had to do with him, and I don’t appreciate that one bit. 

Kia: He’s going to discipline us… you shouldn’t have done that. 

Rolling my eyes, I ignored her whining. Connor won’t dare do anything to us, knowing we are close to his mate. Not to mention, my Empath abilities are highly valuable within the pack, giving me the status of Beta even though I am a female. He needs me to protect her when he cannot. 

It distracted my thoughts on how to handle the Connor - Lili situation when the smell of arousal hit my nose. Not female arousal, but male! 

I took a gander around the room as I tried to follow the aroma with my nose. I don't know how I missed it, but the smell was drifting from Simon. If he was a werewolf, he would've never allowed anyone to smell him like that unless he was seeking to get laid in a room full of women. Turns out I wasn't the only Lykos bearer in the room to flavor his essence. Two other she-wolves tilted their heads up, deeply inhaling the aroma.

Kyla, a mated wolf, and Alexa, who is close friends with Talia. I was more concerned about Alexa jumping him since she was mateless, but I was a tad bit curious why Kyla was following the scent. She knew it wasn't her mate, and yet she was allowing herself to be turned on by the need of another male, a human at that. Kyla's lust wafted through the air as she responded to the scent of Simon first. She had me flabbergasted.

Simon's aroma had turned her heat on, and she was asking him to mate with her!? Even though he was human and couldn't smell her offer, I attempted to diffuse the situation without him getting found out. I also didn't want the other males-wolves to catch her scent over Alexa's. It could lead to some problems within the pack. He did not affect me, but that was probably because I had better control over my Lykos being a Beta.

Focusing on Kyla, I opened a bond link.

Me: Can you chill out over there?

Clearly startled by me, not knowing I was in the class, she dropped her face and focused on the book in front of her.

Me: Respond! I can still smell you.

Kyla: I---I don't know what came over me. 

Me: You are around teenage boys all day during school. Not to mention you're mated to Luthor. There is no reason for you to behave in such a manner.

I could no longer smell the offer she had replied to Simon with.

Me: Thank you. If this happens again, I will advise Luthor and the Alpha of it.

I heard a whimper from her in the class, which caused a few heads to look at her in question. She just shook her head in response to them to let them know it was nothing.

Kyla: Yes, my Beta. I understand. Can we speak in person after class?

Me: Of course.

I shut the link down and brought my attention back to Simon, who was now pestering Lili. Opal's face showed astonishment at something Simon had either done or said.