My Enemy, My Mate

Chapter 2

My head smacked the pavement as I walked to the carpark after school. It came out of nowhere. I don't even know what I tripped on. I could feel the throb in my skull already. I reached my hand up and felt the blood wet my fingertips.

"Have a nice trip, mutt?" Juliet sneered as she walked past me. I groaned into the floor.

She kept walking for a few steps, I heard and saw the feet of the other members of the Goliath Pack members follow her.

"Urgh! You got blood on my shoe! I'm going to have to dispose of these now!" She groaned dramatically, earning laughter from a few of the people around her. My fists were shaking as I felt Shay furiously trying to take control and stand up for me. I fought her back ensuring that I didn't make a scene and embarrass myself further.

The last set of feet stopped beside my head. I felt their hands grip my shoulders and help me up. I look up to see Goliath Pack's future Alpha starting back at me.

"Didn't want to send two of the Red Wood's Pack Alpha family to the hospital today." He laughed. I didn't know if I could sense malice or something else in the tone of his voice.

"Thank you." I almost whisper in return.

"Grey!" Juliet yelled from their bus. "Don't touch that, you don't know where it's been!" I heard the howl of laugher from the people on the bus.

My cheeks burn red in response as Grey shrugs his shoulders and makes his way to the bus without a care in the world. He could be cocky - it is no secret that the Goliath Pack are one of the strongest and fiercest packs in the area. They are feared by many for good reason.

As the bus drives off, I dust myself off and collect my bag from the floor beside me. I see Aria sitting in bus waiting for me as I walk down the road to our bus stop. I slump onto the seat beside her.

"What the hell happened to you?!" Aria exclaimed as she noticed the wounds on my face.

"The Gloiath girl, of course". I sign ashamed

"Juliet?" she questions.

I nod in response. I can see the fire in Aria's eyes.

"Why can't we just co-exist?! We don't have to be best friends, but seriously!!!" Aria monlogued. I nodded in agreement. Would make everything a lot easier. My Dad wasn't helping by egging Paul on every morning before school. He was still 100% invested in the rivalry between the two packs.

We sat the rest of the bus ride in silence while Aria and I stewed about our packs school life.

As I stare in the mirror relieved that I was safe in my territory until the sun rose again when the torture of another school day approached. I look at where the now healed cuts and bruises were once on my body from the carpark pavement and thank god for wolves' fast healing abilities. Saved me from the anger I knew my Dad would express if he found out. He was already reeling from Pauls punch up at school earlier. The pack follows the Alpha so if Dad hated the Goliath Pack. so did the rest of the Red Woods Pack.

"Willow" Paul bangs on the bathroom door.

"What?" I yell in response.

"Get out!" Paul grumbles in reply, annoyed.

As I opened the door, he rolls his eyes at me. I quietly return to my bedroom to avoid questions about my day and Dad's interrogation of the Goliath packs every move. Particularly Grey's moves.

As the hours pass, the sun dies down and the moon starts to set - all I can think of is Grey's dark green eyes and the way he pulled me up off the floor so effortlessly. Not many guys paid me any attention, so it was predictable that I would reminisce a bit.

*ding*

I get a message on my phone.

Aria: Have you been on f******k tonight?

I frown as I reply.

Me: No? Why?

She replies instantly.

Aria: Just check it out. Your Dad is going to be furious...

I open f******k and find exactly what Aria is talking about.

It was a video of Juilet tripping me up in the carpark at school. She is right, Dad will flip his lid when he sees this. I watch myself fall in the most un-elegant manner and crash into the ground. I don't know if I should burry my head in my pillow or scream. I am humiliated but also know this will set fire to an already raging rivalry.

I hear footsteps practically running up the hallway to my room. They don't even know when they reach my closed door.

Dad and Paul barge in and stand at the end of my bed glaring at me.

"You didn't tell us!" Dad almost screamed.

"I know, I'm sorry I just didn't want to cause anymore drama." I quickly blurt out an excuse in defense.

"Willow, you know that you must tell me everything that happens between us and Goliath Pack members." Dad lectures in his Alpha voice, letting me know it is for the good of the pack.

"They are bad news", Paul added.

Paul knew as much as me about the Goliath pack, which meant he knew basically nothing other than the number one rule - we weren't allowed to associate with them at all. Perhaps I was wrong? Maybe Paul did know more than me. He was always the favourite child. The child who was the most important to the pack; the future Alpha.

The future of our pack relied on him and how our Dad raised him.

"I promise, I will tell you everything from now on. I was embarrassed." I mutter. Dad considers what I have said before he and Paul stalked back out of my room.

What I didn't understand was why we didn't know anything about the rivalry, which only made me wonder why it was kept a secret. I knew I was a disappointment at this point, but what was i to do?