Chapter 24: You're too late.

(JJ POV)

So far, I haven't really experienced anything hostile as soon as I came out. People are just giving me stares and looks but overall, I don't think it's as bad as Ned is making it out to be. Hopefully, it stays that way.

I am currently changing in the locker room when I was approached by Nick and my other team mates.

"How you doing, JJ?" Nick asked.

"I'm fine." I smiled.

"So I heard you and Ravine are a thing now?"

"Yeah, so what?"

"Listen, just a friendly advice, I don't think your future is bright with him in it." He said.

"Luckily, I am not asking for your opinion." I retorted.

"Honestly, why him? Out of all the girls who will die just to be with you, why choose…a fag?" He said with the rest of them laughing.

It infuriated me to hear him talking that way. Most of all, it infuriated me to hear him talking about my mate like that. Who does he think he is?

"If I were you, I would choose my next few words very carefully." I warned him.

"Think about it, JJ! Do you really think your life will be better if you are with him? People are just going to laugh at you and make fun of you."

"I don't give a damn if that's my future. As long as I am with him, I am happy and satisfied."

"Well, he better watch himself!" Nick smirked maliciously.

I grabbed him by his neck and pushed him hard against the locker.

"Hey man! Chill." Some of my team mates said, obviously trying to calm me down.

"If you ever do anything to hurt him, I swear to God. I'll break every single one of your bones before I kill you and dump you in the river!"

"You're too late." He said

"What?"

"Too late, you failed to save him this morning." He said.

"You fucker!" I said before head-butting him, straight to the nose making it squirt a little bit of blood.

I then threw him on the ground and began throwing punches on his face. I can feel everybody trying to restrain me but to no avail.

Every punch, I feel a crack of satisfaction. I was far from being sane anymore, I think my wolf was the one in control this time. No one hurts my mate and gets away with it.

"What the hell is going on here?" A voice said and I'm pretty sure it's the coach.

"JJ! JJ! Stop!!!" He screamed.

I think it took four people for me to be restrained and taken off of Nick's beaten up body but I couldn't be tamed anymore. I feel like a wild animal on the loose.

"Get off me. I am going to kill him." I screamed. Someone then slapped me.

"Snap out of it!!"

"You two! To the principal's office now!" The coach said.

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(Ravine POV)

I am currently talking to Frida through the phone. As much as I would like to visit her in the hospital, my body is telling me no due to so much pain from the earlier incident.

Every little touch I make to every area of my torso hurts. This totally sucks.

"I hope Marco is taking good care of you there." I said.

"Yeah, he is. He is the most handsome gentleman I have ever met. He even offered to pay for my physical therapy." Frida said.

"That's amazing! How sweet of him!"

"Yeah, he is! How about you, Ravine? How's school today? How's JJ doing?" She asked and I knew I couldn't tell her what happened to me. Because she'll tell Marco about it and Marco will tell JJ.

"School's fine and JJ's doing great. I just have a body ache, that's all. I promise, I'll visit you tomorrow." I said.

Suddenly, someone started banging on the window and I don't even have to ask. I knew already that it was JJ.

"Um…Frida, I'll call you back later." I said before hanging up.

I opened my window for JJ to enter and as soon as he got in, he began checking my condition.

"Are you okay? What did he do to you?" He said in a frantic manner.

"What are you talking about?" I asked.

"What did Nick do to you?" He asked.

"How did…How did you know?"

"We got into a fight today and he told me to my face that he did something to you."

"It's really nothing, JJ." I said, looking down.

JJ then pulled me to him and captured me in warm embrace. As much as I love hugging him, my body couldn't help but squirm in pain.

"Ow!" I whined.

"What's wrong?" He asked.

"It hurts." I cried.

JJ lifted my shirt up, revealing the bruises that Nick and his minions gave me.

"Fucking assholes!" He growled in anger. "I should have killed him when I had the chance."

I then noticed JJ's knuckles, stained with a bit of blood and then it occurred to me that their fight must have been really violent and he really beat the crap out of Nick. In a way, I felt bad because it seems like I am making JJ's life harder than it is. He is getting into fights because of me and that's definitely not what I want for him.

"Would you mind if I give you a nice relaxing bath?" JJ asked.

"Of course not!"