[Chapter {3}]

Surprise surprise!!!

Nathan's POV

Another school year and thankfully my last in highschool. I don't get why I even have to go to school. I'm a werewolf and I'm pretty sure we don't need school but the alpha who is also my father made it compulsory for all of us to have at least little education.

College wasn't compulsory though some werewolves still sign up for it.

I doubt I'll be going to college though, I absolutely hate school. I made my way down stairs and nodded in reply to the greetings I received. I was the next alpha so I was highly respected. The only thing keeping me from taking over from my dad was the fact that I haven't found my mate yet and don't tell anyone but I'm secretly okay with that.

Life long commitment to someone I might not even know isn't something I'm looking forward to.

I went to my car and saw Clara, Matt and Josh already waiting for me.

"Morning alpha," they all chorused.

"Yah yah now get in," I said slightly annoyed that they too were treating me differently. Ever since I became eighteen people's attitude towards me changed. They were much more respectful since eighteen is the age I officially become alpha and like I said earlier the only thing holding me back is the mate issue.

I got us to school in ten minutes and we all gathered our stuffs and left the car. As usual we had lots of attention, it could hear nice sometimes and sometimes it just be plain annoying and write now it was annoying.

We got our stuffs from our various lockers and made our way down the halls to our first class of the day which we coincidentally all shared. Matt was had them deep in a conversation about something I couldn't care less about.

Clara had her arms in mine making us look like a couple, which we weren't. Sometimes I wished she was my mate, that way I wouldn't have to deal with some unfamiliar.

I wasn't really paying attention to were I was going and bumped into someone. My whole body tingled at the contact and I could feel my wolf jumping for joy.

"Finally," he exclaimed as my senses got clouded by the strawberry, coffee and cinnamon scent they were giving off.

I looked down to see a pail guy with white hair and striking blue eyes. He wasn't tall and I'm sure I'd be up to a head taller than him. Suddenly I felt anger wash through me I have never seen this guy before and that's who I'm given as a mate, don't forget the fact that he was a guy. I mean I'm not gay. I decided to vent my anger on him.

"Watch where you're going," I growled at the guy who was supposedly my mate.

"Nate be nice," Clara told me.

"Well he should watch where he's fucking going," I yelled causing the guy to flinch. I almost forgot about the little facade, 'almost'.

"Sorry," he mumbled packing his books that were now on the floor.

"Nate give the guy a break," Matt told me

"I haven't seen you around here before, are you new," he asked. My mate replied with a nod.

"Cool, I'm Matt," Matt introduce stretching his hand for him to shake it.

"I'm Callum," he replied shaking Matt's outstretched hand causing me to feel a slight pang of jealousy which I quickly shook off. I had to fight back a growl though, since my wolf was having none of this

"You're awfully pail, don't you tan," Clara asked quite bluntly.

"I don't like the sun," was his simple reply.

"It was nice meeting you but we have to go to our class now," Matt said.

I don't know why I felt the need to be a jerk once again, but I did so I went with the flow.

"Next time watch where you're going freaking," I growled in his ear as we walked pass him.

To be honest I didn't listen to a single thing the teacher said not that I usually did but this time was different because my mind is was occupied with a certain white haired boy.

Lunch rolled by pretty fast as me and the gang made our way to the cafeteria. As soon as I entered his scent hit me and it took all of my willpower to stop myself from going over to his table and marking him here and now.

He turned his head and looked at me for a brief second before returning his gaze to the people at his table.

I don't know why but I felt the need to listen in on their conversation just to make sure that no one was trying to hit on him.

"Eliza is completely obsessed with Nathan packer, most girls are," the red headed boy at the table said. I smirked that should impress him.

"I don't get why girls are obsessed with him, he seems like a dick to me," he responded instead. My wolf whined and I felt angry and heartbroken. Without even thinking I stood up and made my way to his table.

I grabbed him by his collar and hoisted him up. He was as light as he was small.

"So you think I'm a dick huh."

"Well you have one and wait what, how did you hear what we were saying from where you were sitting," he asked narrowing his eyes in suspicion.

Fuck I hadn't thought of that, "that's for me to know and for you to shut up," I growled not being able to come up with anything else.

Before he could protest not that I would have been listened to him or anything I roughly dragged him out of the cafeteria. I came to stop in front of an empty classroom pushing him in and locking the classroom door after me.

"What are we doing here," he asked wearily. And I just realized that I hadn't said anything since we got here as I just occupied myself with looking at him.

"Who were those people you were seating with earlier," I asked

He raised an eyebrow at me but answered anyway. "My friends Eliza and Justin, why."

"Does any of them like you or do you like any of them," I asked glaring hard at him.

"Justin has a girlfriend and Eliza is pretty much obsessed with you, didn't you notice her stare," he asked now glaring at him. His friend was being very obvious about the whole thing so it was kind of hard to miss.

"I noticed her stare but I didn't feel the need to acknowledge it since I get it from most girls," I told him truthfully.

"Cocky asshole, she likes you and that's all you have to say," he yelled in annoyance which quickly turned to fright when I began taking menacing steps towards him my face burning with rage.

"Are you pushing me to like someone else," I asked in low frightening voice.

"N-no I just f-f-felt that you should have at least acknowledged it," he stammered in reply leaning far into the wall.

"Let me clear things up a little bit, I don't want to see you with anyone who wants more than a friendly relationship with you am I understood."

"You have got to be kidding me, so you get a girlfriend and I remain single how is my love life even any of your business," he cried.

"Clara isn't my girlfriend first of all and two your love life is completely my business," you are my mate I added in my head though I promised not to acknowledge the fact that he was my mate, I still felt a sense of possessiveness over him.

"If you guys aren't dating then why were you guys so cozy this morning and how in the world is me dating anyone your business," he asked crossing his arms and leaning on one side popping his hip out. It was a pretty girly stance but it looked cute on him.

"What are you jealous," I smirked.

"What no! Hell no!" he said with urgency causing my smirk to fall.

"Why aren't you jealous, don't you like me, everybody does," I asked in a really soft voice.

"Look you're gorgeous and everything but I can't like a person guy or girl who's as immensely cocky and too much of an asshole as you are," he replied.

I closed my eyes as look of pain etched on my features before hardening them back and returning my gaze to him.

"Why do you even want me to like you, so you could break my heart and make fun of me while at it, huh," he asked glaring at me.

"No it just that I......" I trailed off.

"You know what, never mind," I said my voice hardening. He didn't need to know that he was my mate.

"I just don't want to see anyone who is interested in more than friendship around you if not you'll regret it," I  growled not caring how animalistic it sounded.

I looked at him and I felt my wolf purr at his beauty. I suddenly had the urge to kiss him and as an alpha I get what I want so without further thinking, I crashed my lips on his roughly.

He placed my hands on my chest trying to shove me away but I wasn't having any of that so instead I caught his wrist and placed them above his head.

"I'm not going to stop kissing you until you kiss me back," I said in between kisses to the boy that was stubbornly being unresponsive. I pressed my whole body against him wanting to feel every inch of him. He started kissing me back roughly and I felt my self getting lost in his sweet mouth. All too soon I was pushed away from him stumbling slightly but catching myself in time. My wolf growled at the lack of contact with his mate.

"I'll be with whoever I want to be with Nathan and there's nothing you can do about it," he growled and angrily stomped out of the classroom. Is it bad that I find angry Callum really hot.

I went out of the classroom and returned to my table ignoring my friends questioning gaze.

I stared at Callum for the rest of my lunch break and when his eye caught mine I gave him a genuinely sad look but he just ignored me and that hurt like hell.

When the bell for our next class went I didn't even bother saying goodbye to my friends. I just went to my car and drove back to the pack.

"Nathan honey your back early any problem," our packs Luna and my mom asked concern on her features.

"Nothing mom, I'm just not feeling too good."

"Oh Nate, you know not to lie to me, I'm your mother after all."

"Sorry mom, it's just how did Dad get you to like him."

She looked slightly taken aback by the question. "Your father was an asshole to most people but when he met me he kind of changed into a gentleman. I guess that's what love does to you," she replied with a loving look at the memory.

"So he was just nice to you, nothing else."

"Nathan when you meet your mate, most of your actions are on instinct, like the feeling to protect them, to make them happy or to always be around them. You don't have to prepare for it, you just have to follow your heart," she said pointing at where my heart is supposed to be.

"Great and I was a complete jerk to my mate when I met him, I wouldn't be surprised if he rejected me," I said forgetting that my mom was in front of me.

"Nathan Packer you've met your mate and you didn't bother to tell me," she yelled. Women and their need to be dramatic I thought rolling my eyes.

"You know now, besides I doubt he'll want to be my mate after everything that happened today."

"Nathan did you just say he."

Oops, I guess the cat is out of the bag.

"Yes mom, my mate is a he."

"Well that's new, anyways I'm sure you'll be able to fix whatever it is that you did wrong but this time use your heart not your head," she said patting my shoulder.

"And do it fast Nathan, rejection is not a good feeling," she gave me a hug before disappearing to god knows where in the huge pack house.

I decided to go for a run to help me think and gather up my thoughts.

I've already come to a conclusion that I can't avoid my mate, I need him and I was going to make him need me as much as I needed him.

So here's my plan, starting from tomorrow, I'll try to not be an asshole to him and instead, try to woo him to me. My wolf was excited at the idea and so was I. Hopefully this works, let's just say that I don't wanna think of what will happen if it doesn't.

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