"Hey." Alec leaned on the locker next to mine and gave me a warm smile. I returned it with a blush, my eyes leaving his to focus on my school stuff.
"Can you hold this?" I asked, giving him my very large math book. He took it without complaining and looked around my locker door to see what was in my locker. There was a picture of me and Lily, then a picture of me, Blake, Ryan and Rylee. Rylee was laughing, Ryan was crying as his pacifier fell on the ground. Blake was pouting because he didn't want his picture taken and I was sticking my tongue out-my normal picture-taking pose. There was also a few pictures of Jordan and I, and Alana and I. There was even one of all three of us together.
"There isn't a picture of me and you in there." Alec interrupted the silence, his husky voice seducing me without him even trying.
"We don't have any pictures together." I told him, closing my locker and attempting to get my math book back from him. He pulled it away from me, holding it in one hand while he used his empty hand to grab mine. He intertwined our hands together, and pulled me in the direction of the gym, which we had first together.
"We should get some." He replied simply, making me look at him.
"You're saying that you would willingly pose in front of the camera, with me?" I asked in surprise.
"If it would get me into your locker, then yes." He looked my way, his blue eyes looking over my face for my reaction.
"Well, then I guess i'll bring my camera to your house this weekend." I told him, telling myself not to forget it, because i forget a lot of things.
He didn't respond but kissed my forehead and waited until I was close to the girls locker room before heading to the boys locker room.
Jordan was already changing when I got to my gym locker, so I rushed putting on my gym clothes, which today was only a pair of guys basketball shorts and a black t-shirt. I tossed on some old converse and pulled my straitened hair into a ponytail. I reapplied my deodorant and tossed some minty fresh gum into my mouth, then handed Jordan a piece.
"Thanks." She said, putting it in her mouth with a smile.
We headed out to the gym together, chatting about what we did over the weekend, which for her wasn't much. She just watched some movies and basically slept. Then she hung out with Hayden on Sunday, then went back to sleep after he left. I told her about how I changed willingly, and about my nakedness in front of Alec. She laughed at that, which made me think about embarrassing it was. I shoved her to the side, and she fell to the ground with a loud 'hmmph'.
"Sorry! Didn't realize that I was super strong." I told her with a smirk, then helped her get up. She laughed again and shoved me back, just not hard enough to knock me to the ground.
The gym teacher took attendance, then informed us that we were doing volleyball again. It was easy to tell because the nets were still up.
I smiled, remembering our team from last week. Jordan and I exchanged a look, then skipped over to where Alec and Hayden were standing. Alec grabbed me immediately, then tickled my sides, making me shove him away.
"Your right." Alec turned to Hayden with a grin. I frowned at the exchange, slightly annoyed about being tickled. I was really ticklish. Like, everywhere.
"Hello, fellow classmates." A snobby voice said out of no where. I knew who it was instantly. I turned to Diana with a smile on my face, just to piss her off.
"Hey." I waved. I'm sure I looked super awkward, standing right next to her and all. Alec was eyeing Diana suspiciously, and Jordan sank into Hayden's side, hiding from the threatening presence.
"Welcome to the pack, Kiara Mires." Diana shot out, using my full name. I lifted my eyebrow at her.
"Thanks." I replied, then turned my back on her to talk to Alec. No one said anything for a few seconds, so I shifted back to look at Diana again. She was staring at Alec. I started glaring. "Did you need something else?"
"Not right now. Let's chat after class." Diana sneered at me, before turning and walking away to where she met up with her groupies. It wasn't like she was queen bee of the school, but if there had to be one, I would say it was her. I watched her walk away with cold eyes. Then the voice appeared in my head. His voice.
"Kill her."
No! I suddenly froze, fear rising in me. I understood what Jeff told me, I knew what it meant, and I knew that I was going to be disappointed when I heard him speak to me again. But I was just so hopeful, I just didn't want to believe it.
"Alec- Alec, I-" I forced out, trying to breathe. I was on the verge of a panic attack.
"Are you just gonna tell him every time I talk to you? That's not nice. We need to talk privately."
"Alec, help me. Please help me." I breathed out, ignoring what he was saying.
"What? What's the matter?" Alec grabbed my face, forcing me to look at him. I didn't mind, he was really attractive.
"I can't, I need... He... He's talking to me." I whispered, grabbing onto his arm. "Make it stop. Please. My head is pounding."
It really was pounding. My temple throbbed painfully as the voice spoke again.
"You can't be with him every second of the day. I'll be back later."
The pounding stopped, and it was over as quick as it began.
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"He's staying." I stomped my foot angrily. Of course I was acting a bit childish, but who really cares when an evil physcopath can talk to you in your head and tell you to kill people? Did I mention that he's waiting for the precise moment you're alone so he can attack your thoughts and make you do terrible things? Well, that too.
"Kiara! What has gotten into you? You can't just go around telling me that a boy, your mate, is staying over the house!" My mother exclaimed, her eyes tearing up. I don't know why she was crying. Maybe it was because of the pregnancy. I could smell it on her, she reeked of hormones and pizza.
"It's not like I'm going to sleep with him with all off you in the house. Besides, I wouldn't be talking..." I eyes her up and down, giving her the 'yepp, i know' look. She looked taken back and alarmed before she was confused.
"What are you giving me that look for?"
"You're pregant again. I can smell it all over you. I bet we were in the house when the baby was conceived!"
"Kiara!" Alec and my father said insync.
Lily came into the room at that exact moment, making my father turn to her.
"Alec, it's probably true, and you know it." I told him, and he looked uncomfortable, his eyes on his shoes. So much for big powerful soon-to-be Alpha.
"Lily, sweetie, your mother and Kiara are just having an argument. Please go upstairs until dinner is ready, okay?" My father, sort of lied to Lily, but he was still lying to her about the werewolf thing, which was weird because I could already smell it on her.
"Actually, Lily. We're werewolves, all of us. And they've been lying to you your whole life. Mine too. That's what was wrong with me on my birthday, I changed for the first time." I spit out. My father came near me to cover my mouth, but I was mates with an Alpha, so I shoved him away no problem. "I'm sorry, Lily."
"Your kidding." She stated, almost dropping her phone in surprise.
"No, I'm reall not."
"So, I'm going to turn into a wolf?"
"Yeah. And it hurts."
"No! That's gross." She gasped horrified. She looked like she was gonna cry and puke at the same time.
"If you want to know more, you should ask mom and dad. Alec and I will be in my room. And you can have some of the pizza we're ordering." I stated, before grabbing Alec's hand and dragging him up the stairs and into my room.
"Kiara, that was mean." Alec said, keeping my hand in his and sitting me down next to him on the bed.
"I don't care. They're mean for lying to me!" I told him, still upset about that. It's not that I was holding a grudge, but I was really hurt. I thought that I could depend on them for anything, and they were lying to me the whole time.
"I'll never hurt you like that, I promise." He leaned in and kissed me on the lips. His were soft. His hand let go of my hand and came to my cheek, deepening the kiss. I pulled away, my heart beating in my chest, practically bursting.
"I'm not sleeping with you." I told him, biting my lip while looking at his.
"I know." He said, and kissed me again, his lips making me forget all about my parents and their lies.