Chapter 2

Mary had a white house with a wrap-around porch and when Leah saw the 2 story house she was amazed. Leah and Mary both grabbed the bags and headed into the house. Mary went up the stairs immediately as Leah followed. " This is beautiful. " Leah was in awe before following her into a big spacious room. " Woah." She loved it already as she felt at home already and not just because of the love she felt from Mary who was kind to her when she didn't need to be. They both left the room getting more bags from Mary's SUV. Mary helped her unpack the clothes putting them on hangers and putting them in a certain way in her walk-in closet.

Mary grabbed several things including a catty of Shampoo and conditioner and other things for her as well as towels that were neatly folded already in the bathroom in the cubby hole. Leah was kinda happy but something was definitely bothering her and she wasn't even sure what it was." I called the school. You start tomorrow." Mary had already called take out and not only was she starving she also wanted to let her wolf out, but she wasn't sure if it were a good idea. Leah loved how everything was laid out in her room. She loved how big the bed was, she could easily turn and sleep in her wolf.

She went into the connected bathroom putting some things away before going back into her white-walled bedroom with the bed in the middle and the gigantic tv laid out across the wall across from where the bed lay as a loveseat sat at the end of the bed.

The next morning when she had gotten out of bed it felt surreal and changing back into human form only made her feel better as she had finally gotten to sleep in wolf form. She felt as if she had known Mary for so long when she didn't know her at all. Mary was already up making breakfast and Leah from upstairs could smell the sweet smell of bacon, even her wolf loved the smell of the sausage and bacon. Her stomach grumbled before grabbing the things that she knew she would need before walking down the stairs. She imagined what it would be like if she had run down the stairs with her wolf. She only felt relaxed walking into the kitchen.

"There's a box on the table for you. " she put the things in her arms down before looking back at Mary as she pulled out the phone from the box. An iPhone 6 with a charger cord and earbuds. A smile broke out but she wasn't sure it was too much. " This is too much." She held the small phone in her hand looking back at Mary as she dried her hands on the rag she held in her hands as she walked near her. "Who to say you deserve it? Take it. Please." She looked sincere as Leah could see past the look on her face. She just wanted a daughter to love, spoil may be, however, Leah wasn't that and she didn't want to make her feel as if she were. " Thank you, for everything. You don't have to even do this for me and yet you have; Thank you." Mary smiled big as Leah wanted to say otherwise but she refrained because she didn't want to hurt her.

" Don't be late for school." She didn't know what to do first as Mary's number was already in it.

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Brooks High School had her schedule ready and gave it to her. Leah was nervous yet excited. She questioned everything including if anyone would like her. Oh god has mercy. " I'm sorry." She bumped into a girl as they both came around the corner fast. " It's fine. You're the new kid um,,, Leah, right?" She nodded righting her books in her arms that weren't even falling over. " Jasmine Franks. I can show you around if you'd like, it might help." Leah only felt as if it were needed as she nodded. All the other students stared at her and she didn't know how to feel about it. Was she immodest, was her hair okay? She wasn't sure if she should freak out or not.

Ben with his foot propped against the wall with his arms crossed eyes penetrating her very soul. " Could we go through another hallway?" She felt creeped out by the way he looked at her and she wasn't at all impressed. She laughed which definitely put Ben in a mood as he clearly could hear everything. Leah gulped knowing how good he looked but she didn't want to make a scene as she felt flustered. Getting closer and eventually walking past she hoped he would just let her pass. He grabbed her softly around her elbow pulling her back by a few steps. " Leah I'm sorry for hurting you." He let her go as she tried to wrap her mind around what he had done and said as just his touch made her go nuts.

What she should've done was laugh in his face but she refrained from it. She had beautiful blond hair and ocean-blue eyes. It would've been hard to not stare at her, maybe that's who they were staring at, her and not me. She felt otherwise as she could feel stares boring into the back of her head and back which made her wolf antsy. " Jas I can take it from here." Ben barely gave her a second look before pulling me with him and It didn't seem to be in the way she liked. She felt like a girlfriend who had a possessive boyfriend. Oh, God.

By the time they were away from prying ears he stopped and let her go but before he could say anything out of the open mouth she beat him to it. " What you did yesterday scared me so don't even think about it. I shouldn't be letting you talk to me right now but we are in public and whether or not you're aware of it but you are an idiot who deserves to be slapped across his face. YOu don't know me nor do I know you." She wanted to add so much more but she refrained as she felt like she was overworked about the situation. He looked at me for a second trying to process everything at least that's what it looked like before hanging his head down in shame. " Omg if you don't apologize for whatever you did I'm going to actually beat you up. This poor girl had to suffer through whatever you did and you're just standing there like an idiot."

Leah's face was beat red as she didn't even notice that she was even there; did she really just follow them all the way out there?

" Here you dropped this. Let us go. He needs to obviously think before he tries that again." Jazz walked a little ahead of her before she really started following her back into the school. " What did he do anyways?" Leah wasn't sure if she really wanted to talk about it. " I don't really want to talk about it right now if anything Id rather skips school, but it's my first day. " Leah gave anervous laugh before looking over the paper that held her class schedule.

Literature. Ms. Bentley

Math. Mr. Bebtor

Science. Dr. Franks

History. Mr. Wesley

Reading. Mrs. Williams

" We have the same classes"

" Good. If it's okay to say that I don't really know anybody here but Ben apparently."

They both found Leah's locker as she figured out her locker combination before walking towards Ms. Bentley's classroom. Lunch was the only thing that didn't seem to be exhausting. She had already gotten 3 books that needed to be studied and she honestly wasn't ready for anything this year. Her focus shouldn't have to be on school but for Leah, it was a nice distraction from the nightmares that only seemed to haunt her the night before. She felt as if Reading was going to be her best subject besides Lunch. It was the joke she had made to Jazz as she had giggled about it. Nevaeh was Jazz's friend and she seemed really cool. She had black straight hair with dark brown eyes. She was an inch or two higher than Jazz's height and very pretty. She wore a Zebra striped dress with a hot pink scarf around her upper body like a cover-over. Her black heels clanked every time she stepped anywhere and Leah, she knew they'd kill her feet. She wasn't sure how she was even still walking around with them on.

A guy whispered into Jazz's ear as Leah whispered to Nevaeh. " Who's that?" " Michael Harris, don't date him or friend him; he's a jerk." Michael only stared at her intently but Leah ignored him as if he were only invisible. Three other guys came over with plates and although Leah was still new her instincts only seemed to jump at every little thing, even when Steven sat a little to close. " Leah, this is Steven, Patrick, and Aurora. Steven is a jock and a dumb butt. Aurora she is your age and pretty cool just don't get on her bad side last but not least Patrick plays the guitar and wants to start his own band. Leah noticed they all stared. Steven had on a jersey that read Packers on it with a hat and blue jeans, he also had blond hair like jazz and blue eyes.

Aurora was gorgeous with black hair, a button-up shirt, and black pants. Patrick had brown hair and brown eyes with a blue shirt that said ' I'm cool you're not with blue jeans. " Yeah so treat her better than ya'll treat us. Steven, I'm looking at you." Leah already wanted to go back to Mary's house if anything she felt as if she were a burden and she didn't like it. She ate her food in silence and after she sat there while Jazz and Nevaeh texted or whatever they were doing on their phones. Were they addicted to them? Aurora punched Steven and Patrick as they made jokes with her that she didn't seem to like or she was just simply flirting either way she found it nasty and weird. Nevaeh eventually got off her phone before looking at me than pointing behind Leah as she only turned and understood. They both got up and grabbed their plates throwing them away and then sneaking off.

Leah silently laughed to herself, she didn't feel as snuck as she did. She didn't like feeling like all the weight held her down." Where are we going?"

" To the Library, we have an assignment due."

" When? Who assigned the project?" Why didn't she remember this? She mentally groaned because she wasn't feeling it at all.

" Ms. Bentley assigned them today before we walked in. She held me after class saying Michael and us were in a group together. I don't like him he's a jerk and a two face pitbull. " She looked over at her as Leah was just surprised by the outburst from Nevaeh. " He wants to get back together with me but I keep saying no and he has the audacity to flirt with Jazz in front of me. I saw the way he looked at you; Leah he will try his hardest to be 'amazing' when he's not."

" You don't have to worry about me. He's not even my type. He recks of desperation and ego." Nevaeh liked the way she said it as she laughed.

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It had been 3 weeks since she started school and so far she was liking it. Leah was making really good grades and she didn't think she was going to get this far thankfully no one seemed to really know who she was which was a good thing she only hoped it stayed like that. She worked with Mary at her store and made some decent money. She was very proud of herself. Sometimes she argued with Mary to keep the money because she didn't really need it but Mary only ever insisted. For two days she had been feeling excited and she didn't know why and she didn't know how to explain it. She wasn't really sure if she liked it, it was as if her wolf knew something she didn't.

The next morning as her alarm rang she threw her the covers off and ran to the shower humming a song she only heard Mary sing. She threw on an Aeropostal shirt on after and dark blue jean pants that hugged her as well as Converse. She grabbed her phone off the charger and grabbed her bookbag from the couch. Walking down the stairs she heard the ding from her phone but looking at it she only scrunched up her eyebrows in confusion before walking through the kitchen and seeing Mary with a smile on her face looking at her phone.

Mary looked up as Leah grabbed some bacon and ate it in only a few bites. " You okay?" Lately, she seemed happier and more relaxed. It confused Leah because at first, she seemed to keep to herself and be tense about a few things that bothered her. something was up. " Yes. The Blood Moon Pack invited me to dinner."

" Seems familiar. " Leah was confused as to how she knew the name but she couldn't place it as Mary looked back at her phone. " My boyfriend lives there and wants me to visit."

" I can stay with a friend If I need to."

" Well, you don't need to do that dear. We might not be out late but if you want to you can just text me just in case."

" Alright well, I'm off to school see you later." Leah left her to smile at her phone and pulled out her phone to see a text from a number that she didn't even know. Her anxiety and wolf were upset.

" I'm Coming For You Mate!"

Was this a joke, was Ben mean to play this way? She stared hard at the screen that she didn't notice someone following her even though she felt like she was on high alert. She walked around the corner of the school and the bell rang out loudly as her phone dinged again.

" Hey, where are you?" It was only Jazz thank God. She didn't feel well enough for this if anything she felt sick as she texted her back before another ding was heard. " Come to your locker we need to talk." Walking to her locker she didn't like the sudden weird sensation. It was like her wolf was pacing as her body vibrated. " Leah I was worried. " Arms wrapped around her in a hug as Jazz seemed genuinely concerned as Ben standing behind her arms crossed stared at her. " What you can text me but you can't say anything in person?" She sounded annoyed and although Ben seemed confused she wasn't falling for it.

" Leah, what are you talking about?" Jazz looked at her before Leah pulled out her phone and the message showing them. "That's not my number. I swear that's not me." Leah only stared at them both before turning her full attention to Jazz. " What did you need?"

" Ben found his mate? We thought you would want to know."

"Yeah me obviously, is this a prank?" Leah felt hurt in a way but she also didn't really care. " Leah don't be like that."

" Ben doesn't. you nearly killed them the first time you got near her so just got get lost. I'm asking nicely."

Leah had enough as she only rolled her eyes before walking off as they ended up talking eyes glazed over.

Halfway through class, she felt antsy as if something bad was going to happen. " Leah? Ms. Bentley asked as she stared at me. " Pay attention." Leah tried to listen more closely as she also looked at the clock more than half the time as she also drummed her fingers on the table. Jazz sitting across her and Nevaeh sitting across the room only stared at her and then back at her phone. She only rolled her eyes hoping they saw before she grabbed her phone. " Are you okay?"

Nevaeh stared at her with a confused and curious look but she only rolled her eyes again and continued to listen to the lesson. She realized she was more nervous than when she had gotten to school. What was wrong with her? her second class went by fast and she was grateful she was already almost out of her third. The teacher had already graded our assignments from the project and her group had made a B+. He was already grading their tests from earlier and she still felt the nagging feeling as it was seriously bugging her. They constantly asked if she was okay but how was she supposed to answer that when she wasn't even sure? " Can I please go to the nurse I don't feel too well?' She wasn't feeling too great and when he handed her the pass she immediately went outside toward the woods.

The pain hit harder than she thought as she saw white before excruciating pain ran all throughout her body. She screamed out before blacking out. When she awoke she felt better only she felt like she had better eyesight and was 10 times stronger and 10 times better than before. She noticed she was still on school grounds as she also realized that someone must've heard her as she really hoped no one did. Rhonda didn't even know what had happened and it said a lot she felt as if she really did see it coming. She felt as if she had a better understanding about The mates, mating and the packs, and all the other stuff she honestly didn't think she really needed to know.

Some sounded really cool well except for the mating crap. The time Rhonda spoke She walked around trying to understand why she wasn't feeling well. She jumped out of her human form and into her wolf form feeling 100 times bigger and stronger. " What happened?" She didn't realize she could hear herself and she found that strange. Leah was glad to have the trashy feeling gone before she is thankful and changed back after her quick run.

Walking back towards the school she never really realized who was around her as even the smell seemed off. She was only jerked around before she could even think as a fist hit her twice before she blacked out almost immediately falling into the captive's arms.

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Hearing voices She couldn't officially wake up just yet even though she was frightened. " I thought I told you to not hurt her!" She found the voice sexy while sounding as if it were coming from right in front of her as a hand barely brushed over her face over the bruise. A jolt of tingles ran through her body as she jerked up only to connect her head against another. " Ow what the heck Ben! What's wrong with you?" I yelled not even seeing the face of whoever was in front of her as she grabbed her head. She only stopped rubbing her head as she heard the growl before pushing herself further back away from him. All the dizziness became clear and she gulped nearly passing out hoping a praying she wasn't just kidnapped.

In front of her sat a scary grayish wolf with red eyes with extended claws. Her body only vibrated but she only realized it was her phone she didn't want to take her eyes off the wolf in fear of what was to come, but she wasn't aware of anything else before he shifted back into human form pulling her into a hug. " I found you. Did he hurt you, I swear if he hurt you I will kill him." He pushed his face into her neck breathing in and out slowly before she struggled and felt more tingles shooting up into her body.

" If you don't stop I swear." He said in a threatening way but she knew what he meant as she immediately became stiff before tears rolled down her face. " Please don't hurt me."

" Hey, shh. It's okay. " he cradled my small body against his and he cooed comforting her. " It's okay calm down. I've been watching you. Why would I hurt my mate? baby calm down." Her head snapped up glaring hard suddenly as her entire demeanor changed. " What do you mean you've been watching me, You creep? you kidnapped me. I ain't your anything." She snapped before hearing the familiar sound that her mother would make before calling her name. When she turned her head she stared dumbfounded at her mother and father who only cried. " Mom; dad?"

" Honey."

" You left me, You never came back I thought you were dead!" My mate put his arm around my waist so I wouldn't fall as I stood up. he pulled me against him as She couldn't suddenly breathe. " Leah, honey. What did you do to her? You promised you wouldn't hurt her? The only thing Leah heard was the growl before darkness consumed her.