CHAPTER 10

***EDEN***

I see her approaching the bleachers. She looks mad and like she is carrying the world on her shoulder. It's funny how you can notice such things on other people. I think it comes with first knowing the burden of the world on your shoulder. Her eyes are always sad. The most beautiful moss green sad eyes I have ever seen.

"Are you following me?" I ask her and also glad she is around. I felt peaceful whenever she was around.

"The last thing I want to do is do that trust me. My sanity is already on edge without your girlfriend trying to test it"

I heard what everyone was saying in the morning. I saw her when she got out of her mother's car wearing my jacket. When I heard everyone saying that we had a thing because she was wearing it and all I didn't correct it.

"I am sure if I had a girlfriend you would know her by now. I am not the type to hide my woman and she wouldn't go around trying to convince everyone that she is."

She laughs at that "what's your deal with her anyway?"

"is that interest in my love life I detect?"

"No" she snorts

I suck in a harsh breath. She has a very distinctive scent; autumn and spice .I have been fighting the primal urge to be with her again like I was when we turned together the first day we met. My wolf has been in constant battle with my human side and I know which side is winning. I need to go before I claim her right here in the bleachers.

"Watch out for the teachers. They know most students skip classes to hang around here." I tell her as I make my leave.

I need to take care of Justus. My dad predicted a challenge of power I just didn't realize my best friend would be the one to challenge me. I didn't believe him of course. Why would I anyway? All he thinks about is power, and he wants me to follow his steps.

What I don't understand is all this has happened when the Leblanc came in town. She barely knows her own heritage and already she is causing tension in my own.

I see Justus walking from a class. "Hey can we talk?" he asks me

We walk towards the parking lot "about yesterday, I was drunk man, i didn't mean half of the shit I said to you"

"you meant some though and I respect that. What I don't is airing our business for everyone to hear. You know this will definitely reach the elders"

That seems to make him start stressing out "I didn't even think about the elders. I know what I said and I have for awhile been feeling like you dismiss me in most of the things I tell you."

"This is something you could have just told me straight up. You ended up making it about the Leblanc."

He sighs and leans on a car "I have feelings for her."

I have to stop myself from going at him. The ferocity of protectiveness I feel when it comes to Eveline is unbound. But I know my pack, my father and his rules and I know nothing goes past him. Nothing goes on in my life that misses his detection. He will know I have a connection with her and he will use that against me in what he calls keeping me in line with my higher role.

That's why against my nature I decide to play this out differently. "Have you told her? When did this happen you literally just saw her yesterday"

"No I saw her the first day she came in town. She's different. She is special"

I control my emotions and continue listening to this douche bag go on and on but Eve. "Alright man I have no claim to her."

"Are you sure?" he is looking at me intently

"Yes. Like I said the other day, she is no one to me."

That seems to make him happy "alright. Thanks man and I am sorry about yesterday. What do we do if the elders come at me?"

Always thinking about himself. I know I have to play my cards right here especially when it comes to Eve. The minute I show these people she means anything to me they will take that as a sign of my weakness and use her against me and that cannot happen.

***EVELINE***

I take a few deep breaths when he leaves. Normally, I am a calm person; as calm as I can be not forgetting I was a wolf who hadn't started shifting. Right now I feel my wolf restless. She is mad. When Victoria took her stance at the hallway, my wolf took that as a challenge. I was surprised I was able to get out of that before I could shift right there and then. I am still not able to control or get a handle on the shifts since I am technically still new to this.

I decide to go home. It's in the afternoon and my parents will obviously ask why I went home so fast. So I decide to just walk and take in the environment. I need a run but I can't find a place I feel safe enough to turn so I walk instead.

I find myself veering off to the forest that borders the road. This place is wooded and has forests a lot. It's a blessing. My mind tells me this is not a good idea to go to a wooded place alone when I haven't figured out how to defend myself but my wolf growls inside me, it wants to run, to unwind.

I find a place I can leave my things safe and mark it as well. The last time I turned my father found me and the other I had Eden with me so if I don't find my way back I will be lost. Shifting for the werewolves is painful but not as painful as the first time but i still feel every bone in my body break and the turn happening. I try not to scream but a whimper escapes me. When I finally turn I feel amazing. It's strange at first getting accommodated to walk with four when you were in two but it's in my nature so I adapt the change fast.

I run and feel the wind and carefree nature to run in the woods. I see a small rabbit and that makes me growl. I hunt and run. Until I sense someone watching me. My senses in my wolf form are good but not honked to the maximum.

I detect the scent and I know it's a man and a werewolf too. But that doesn't make it less of a threat to me. The man reveals himself and starts walking towards me. He is old I can sense that. I have never met an older wolf outside my family.

"You are not supposed to be here little wolf" I back away from him. I don't turn to my human form. If attacked it would be easier to defend myself this way.

"So it's you, I have been detecting your scent on him. You are new here. Let me introduce myself; I am Darroc Belrose."

Eden's dad.