and lead me to the door, he

me and out the door. Thei

be silly to say that he sparkles in the sunlight? Or is my head caught up in fictional fantasies and not t

obbles inside of me. How does he know my name? "How much

no way that he is also that scary

feel this way? I don

inst. "This must be the one thing she's le

ying to turn off the questionable thoughts in my head. A whiteboard is mounted behind me and I s

k in Waindale and that wolves who don't belong to a pack are rogue. Vivian s

t you? You told me that something inside of you wants me to

y face heat up. "Just-why? What don't

ly you feel that

p at him

re connected

ow are we connected? I do

ouldn't care less about dating and flirting and chasing and all those ridiculous things. Why am I such a blushing idiot now? I hav

to know?" He asks serio

eally th

his hand and tells me with his eyes t

k, a bizarre, good feeling makes me pull back. It's hard to admit that pleasure can come

shaky breath

mate," he s

at

nd I have been bond

except an unsure noise. "Why?

n a mate. A mate is, to put it

ot one of yo

w. It's an unus

you were always there? That's why Vivian and Imogen-that's why they were supposed

early. "This is just the way things are. I ha

ppose that's what you want to do,

moment. "It's a complicated situati

n't un

ring down the bond. Th

t w

t. "This is why I needed you wait. I needed distance so I

a decision

en more difficult

dn't

hest tightens. "You aren't doing

istance then you shoul

s mutual. I couldn't h

would get butterflies in my stomach when talking to older people or those with authority. When I was twelve, I also felt this way around Gavin Castor who was a boy in the

ow you and suddenly we're bonded in some strange werewolf mate-thing. It doesn't even make sense as to why we

with my body, trying to gain control of my wants and needs because suddenly I can't tell the differe

ion to the wind. "What's the purpose of

'm met with his

thoughts? I'm not sure where this is all coming from because confronting h

understand. Maybe it's best that Viv

f me is determined to impress him, and every time

do we

before all of this. Vivian and the rest of them will be around to help you in whate

nd say,

said than done. Returning to a mindset that

or the door, but before I pass through, I turn back one more

or the last time. His handsome eyes c

y down the hall. I wish I never came here. I wish I never marched into this school like I knew what was goi

am and leaving him with this uncertainty

stay with him-my deepest thoughts

. Her face sparks like it always doe

go of my hand. Last night I thought about what I was going to say to her

u know

We're bonded t

"And? What did he

w what's goi

here'd be a lot of speculation about your relationship, but I truly believe that you two

wice. "He's bec

htens. "Yeah, of course

n't. He did

s into overdrive and as she tries to determine what I'm thinking about. The bell ri

is more complicat