Chapter 2: James

Buzz. Buzz. Buzz. “Ugh, Why do I have to get up so early?” grumbled James as he turned the alarm off on his phone.

“James are you awake?” yelled Alpha Sebastian to his son from the hallway.

“Yes, Dad. I’m awake,” replied James in an annoyed voice as he entered his bathroom.

James emerged from his bedroom ready for school twenty minutes later. He was wearing a comfortable pair of blue jeans and a graphic T-shirt. He had football practice after school, so he didn’t feel the need to dress up for school today.

Once he pulled into the parking lot at school, he drew a deep breath to steady himself for the onslaught that awaited him. He dreaded the way the girls threw themselves at him. He knew he had a mate out there somewhere and these girls didn’t matter. Some of them were cute, but why they insisted on draping themselves all over me and making a big deal over me, I’ll never know.

As I’m walking down the hallway to my first period, I see Sandra Peppermill. She’s not looking where she’s going. She looks good in that dress. I kind of drift over into her on purpose, My wolf and I think she smells amazing this morning, lilacs and lavender.

“Why don’t you watch where you’re going?” I hollered at Sandy as I continued down the hallway.

“Sorry, James, I didn’t mean to bump into you. I’ll be more careful next time,” Sandy replied as she picked up her book off the floor.

I growled at her when she replied to me. Not because I want her to call me Alpha, but because she called me James. She called me by my first name. Not many people do that. She has caught our attention, my wolf and me. I can’t wait until I hear her call me James again. There’s just something in the way she says my name that makes me feel, … I don’t know … I just want to hear it again. So, sue me.

As the day progresses, I see her from time to time. She isn’t surrounded by many people, in fact, she seems to be alone most of the time. I wonder why?

At the end of the day, I’m at football practice with her brothers. I see her in the stands watching us. She’s doing her homework. Next thing I know, Davidson Bishop, future Alpha of the Red River Pack is sitting by her and talking with her. If it weren’t for the coach telling me to get my head into the practice, I would have gone over there and told him to leave her alone.

I didn’t like him being near her. She’s ours, not his. Wait, why am I thinking like that? She’s not ours? Is she? She’s from my pack, but is she, my mate?

It doesn’t matter, I don’t want him hanging around her. I need to let her know that. I need to have a talk with her brothers as well regarding Davidson. I just have to wait until practice is over with.

“Hey Tim, that was a good practice,” I said to him as he approached me.

Timothy simply grunted to me as he walked by me.

“What’s up with him?” I asked Patrick who caught up with me.

“I don’t know. He’s been in a mood all day. Gotta go. See you tomorrow,” Patrick replied as he ran to catch up to Timothy.

I guess I’m going to have to talk with them tomorrow regarding their sister. I need to set things straight soon.

I couldn’t get her out of my mind. I dreamed about her. I couldn’t wait until the next day at school when I could see her again. I got to school extra early just to see her walk into school. She walked in wearing her black jeans and a nice light green blouse. Her hair was loosely braided down her back. She looked beautiful today. All I wanted to do to her was take her into my arms and kiss her.

Why was I thinking this way? I got out of my car and walked in behind her. Before I could say anything to her or her brothers, here came the throng of girls. I tried to send them away so I could talk to her brothers, but they wouldn’t leave. How am I going to handle this? What am I going to do?