The lecture drones on. I stifle an urge to yawn. Why am I here again? Oh yea, to have a full college experience. I glance around me. Iâm the only werewolf here in this lecture hall. The only werewolf among the sea of humans.
Owwâ¦An elbow pokes me and I turn to scowl at my human
friend Lily. She just giggles and grabs my arm to pull me closer so she can whisper into my ear, âLook at that hottie over there.â
She draws an arrow on my notepad pointing towards a guy sitting two rows in front of us. I can only see the back of his
head, but he seems okay. Tall, broad shoulders, short dirty blond hair. So this is the guy my three human friends were giggling and whispering about.
What are the chances that I found like-minded girls who are just as boy crazy as I am in a college like this? HUGE. I made friends with Lily, Amanda, and Keisha the first week I got here.
âPromising.â I jot down on the pad next to the arrow.
âPromising? Penny, heâs hot!!!â exclaims Amanda in a loud whisper as soon as she sees what I wrote. A few students turn to look at us in irritation.
Lily turns to the others and they start whispering and giggling again. I fight an urge to roll my eyes. Theyâre so like high school girls. Well, maybe thatâs because they came here right after high school. I had three years to grow up a bit, though I doubt I look a day over 18â¦or if I was honest, behave much better myself.
I try to copy the note and the names of authors and titles of suggested reading scribbled on the board.
âOkay, Miss Promising,â whispers Lily, turning to look at me again. âWe dare you to go and talk to Mr. Hottie right after class,â she looks at me smugly. Oh, I donât chicken out from dares. Ever. She knows that.
âWhat do I get out of this?â I quiz her.
âCappuccino from your favorite cafe for his name and phone number,â answers Amanda from beside her.
âYour whole lunch and that includes fries, paid for if you get him to join us for lunch today,â adds Keisha.
âPlus that cappuccino?â I ask them. At their nodding heads, I say, âDone!â and start to gather my things together. I have to be quick to catch this âhottieâ before he leaves the lecture hall.
Iâve been here almost a month now. Iâm living with the lycans, but Iâve been trying not to spend all my time with them. Not that I donât enjoy their company, especially Genesis and Serena, but they have their mates. Every time I spend time with them, I feel like the fifth wheel or something. Their close and loving relationship with their mates remind me of how alone I am. Besides, Genesis is very committed to her art. She and Constantine are always having their painting session. Painting session. Ha!!! As if we donât know what theyâre up to.
The lecture ends and our target is getting up. Time to move my ass before âhottieâ gets away.
âGet your money out bitches. Get ready to pay for my lunch,â I mutter to them with a grin and a wink as I get up and sashay my way towards the âhottieâ.
The view from the front is actually quite nice. The âhottieâ isnât that bad-looking at all for a human. Heâs about six feet tall, nice body, dark gray eyes, and dirty blond hair. Not anywhere nearly as good-looking as Darius, says a little nagging voice in my head that wouldnât shut up.
I shake my head a little. Iâm here to forget all about that lycan.
Forget about all the three years that I wasted over a man who doesnât want me. Never mind that not a day goes by that I donât
think about him. Never mind that my heart aches every minute of the day. Never mind that thereâs a Dariusâs size hole in my heart. Then thereâs the anger that comes with it too. Stupid Penny. Stupid, stupid Penny. Now, focus!
I flash the âhottieâ in front of me a flirty little smile.