Outrun The Devil

03 | White Sheet

P E Y T O N

I found Amira and snatched her away from the guy she was making out with on the staircase and dragged her away from the frat house. That is the last place I wanna be right now. I was speed walking in my furious state of mind that I kept leaving a very drunk Amira behind, stopping every so often to pull her on wards, murmuring and cursing to myself about that arrogant asshole who is my alpha mate!

Ugh!

When we reached our dorm, Amira rested her slumped body on me as I opened the door and gently threw her on the bed, I took off her heels and jeans and left her in her top and underwear before swiftly laying her down properly in bed and covering her up, as soon as her head hit the pillow she was fast asleep lightly snoring.

I wiped my make up off and changed into an oversized T-shirt before slumping in to my bed, my mind kept creeping back to the sexy smirk of my mate, the feelings I felt when he was inches away from me, the way his lips brushed against my ear, my arousal he so easily smelt. Damn this mate bond! I hated it already, all the emotions it was making me feel had me tossing and turning all night, I don’t know how long I laid in bed unable to get comfortable but as soon as I did, I was out like a light, sleep took over my body and consumed me for the rest of the night leaving the mesmerised images in the back of my mind.

The next day I woke up feeling a little worse for wear, a little tired and a lot of frustration still pent up inside me. I thought it would of diminished by now, obviously not.

I crawled out of bed and headed straight into a hot shower, when I got out Amira was awake on her phone texting away to god only knows who. She peaked over the top of her phone and a sly smirk appeared on her face.

“So? Anything you wanna tell me about last night?” She said in a singsong tone.

“Uh, no? Should there be?” I shot her a confused look.

She sat up so fast she nearly gave herself whiplash.

“So not the fact you’re mated to the next Alpha of Gold Dynasty? Gold Dynasty, Peys!” She excitedly squealed.

“Oh that.” I rolled my eyes.

“Yes, that! What happened? How did it go?!” She said clapping her hands in amusement.

“Nothing.” I shrugged. “I really don’t wanna talk about it.”

“What d’ya mean you don’t wanna talk about it?” She scowled at me as I walked over to the wardrobe to grab some clothes out for my class.

“Like I said I don’t wanna talk about it, there’s nothing to talk about.” I said as I slip my denim skirt on and my underwear straight afterwards.

“So are you going to mate and mark or are you going to reject? Or did he already reject? Tell me! Something happened!”

I poked my head around the wardrobe door and sighed at her eager appearance.

“I’m rejecting him next full moon.” I said before disappearing back behind the wardrobe door.

“YOU’RE WHAT?!” She exclaimed.

I slipped on a white top on that ties at the bottom, a white pair of trainer socks along with my white pair of Air Force trainers before re-emerging into the room.

“You’re rejecting the future Alpha of the nations strongest pack?! Do you have any idea how that could affect both of you!!”

She jumped out of bed and came over to me and placed her hands on my shoulders.

“The power bond between you two, as alpha bloods could change the pack for ever! If you reject him he could die! He could become weak and the pack would become weaker everyday he’s without you! Do you understand? Do you understand that now you have met, the bond is official and all that’s left to do is mate and mark, until then, the more your away from him the weaker you become! Is that what you want?” She lectured me with wild words.

She wasn’t wrong like, now I knew who my mate was, had contact with him, had him close to me, my wolf would drive me crazy until I fell into him. Until I gave him all of me and accepted the bond we shared. It was all more intense with the fact that we are both from Alpha blood lines. My mother and father were both pure Alpha bloods as were my grandparents, so the fact I got mated to an alpha shouldn’t be all that shocking to me, but it does make it harder on the both of us. The pull we feel is ten times more stronger than the pull of a beta and his mate, or a gamma and his mate, than any other werewolves and their mate. Being an alpha blood came with a lot more of everything, feelings, emotions, jealousy, rage, s*x drive, everything you name it, we feel it with a triple effect. Despite being from an alpha line I never saw myself as a Luna, as the mate of a leader. Not once, and besides I didn’t want a mate. They were too distracting for me and my lifestyle.

All I wanted to do was finish college, go to medical school and be a doctor for pack werewolves. Why did I have too meet him now?! Why did I feel a twinge in my heart at the thought of not seeing him? That’s is the last thing I wanted.

“Why don’t you just give him a chance? Maybe it will be everything opposite you think having a mate would be?” She tried to reason with me but I was too stubborn to agree.

“Why don’t I just reject him and stick to my life plan?” I shrug my shoulders at her with a blank expression.

“Why don’t you just stop being a hard headed b***h and give your mate a chance?” She was getting angry now.

“Or why don’t I just reject him so I can become a doctor like I’ve always wanted?” Again, said with a blank expression causing Amira’s face to turn red with fury.

“OR why don’t you get a grip, be a god damn werewolf and be with your destined mate!” She yelled at me.

I smirk in an attempt to hold back my laughter. She would surely dig her claws through my eyes if I laughed in her face whilst she was this irritated and she did make some good points but I’ll never admit that. Not to her nor my mate. He was too arrogant and Amira would gloat too much.

“I gotta get to class. See you at lunch.” I picked up my bag and headed out the door when I heard Amira shout after me.

“Give him a chance, you may never get another!”

I waved her off with the back of my hand and closed the door swiftly behind me when I heard a thud against it from the opposite side, she obviously threw something at it from the frustration I had her build up.

I headed down the halls and noticed people staring at me then talking in hush tones between their selves. I picked up a few things that were being said due to my werewolf hearing but others were a miss.

“She’s mated?”

“Yeah to the alpha of Gold Dynasty..”

“She’s hot.”

“Don’t let her mate hear you say that, he’ll rip you limb from limb.”

What the f**k? Why were people gossiping about me and Eli like there was something to gossip about? Okay yeah, we’re mates but it’s not like anything has actually happened, then as I turn down into the main hall of my biology class I see it. I see a huge white sheet hanging from the ceiling to the floor in front of my class room door.

You have got to be kidding me!

I’m going to kill him!

‘Miss Peyton Hale is taken by Alpha Eli Falco. Est September 2021’ then in small letters at the bottom it said ‘if you see this meet me at the fountain out front. Miss you already.’

I stormed out the hallway ignoring all the bitchy comments from jealous girls, the snaky comments from i***t guys and the sniggers from all round gossips and darted out the campus doors towards where the fountain was based. His scent hit me like a boxing match and instantly I felt my blood boil. I marched over towards him where he was sat at the fountain wall, he must of smelt my scent as his head spun round and that infamous smirk appeared on his damn beautiful face.

“Are you a f*****g child?! Why on gods earth would you do something like that?!” I roared at him.

He lets out a low laugh as he stands to his feet and rubs the back of his neck.

“I thought you’d like it.” His voice was husky and so sexy but I couldn’t think like that right now.

“What part of your teeny tiny brain thought I’d like that! I was humiliated! You hung a damn sheet outside my classroom claiming me!” I screamed.

“Yes, claiming you because you won’t let me do it the traditional way!” He raised his voice at me.

“I told you I don’t want a mate! What about that can’t you comprehend?!”

“And what’s the harm in trying? Why aren’t you giving it a shot like a normal f*****g werewolf?!”

I remained quiet for a minute as I go over his words in my head.

“I have no idea why you don’t want me, I don’t wanna know. What I do wanna know is why you’re so scared to give us a shot? Why you’re dead set against having a mate? You know our bond is strong, stronger than most so you’d rather risk your life, my life so you don’t have to have a mate?” His voice was soft and calmer now.

I let out a deep sigh.

“Tell me? I wanna know.” He softly demanded.

“I don’t want a mate because I’ve seen first hand what it does to you. I don’t want that for myself, or my mate.” I admit.

It was easier to admit than I thought. Or was it the mate bond making it easy to admit to him?

He takes a step closer towards me but I remain cemented to my spot. His hand reaches up and tucks a strand of hair behind my ear then with the back of his hand he stroked my cheek, his touch was like a new drug I couldn’t get enough of, this is exactly the type of feelings I was trying to avoid.

“Be my Luna, cupcake.” He whispered as he leaned in closer.

My eyes fall shut and I can feel his hot breath against my lips, his hand slide up the back of my neck and into my hair where he spreads his fingers at the back of my head and slowly pulls me closer, his lips skimming over mine. My breathing becomes erratic and the tingles from his touch are making my body involuntary obey his wants and needs. Just as he’s about push his lips onto mine.

“Eli! Your brother!” A mans voice is deep and filled with obvious worry.

Eli flinches and my eyes snap open.

“Give me a damn break!!” He cursed.

We both looked up and stood there was a tall, slightly built, blonde guy with the most amazing green eyes staring at us, panic plastered on his face.

“Your brothers fighting, come man he gonna end up killing him!” He gestured for Eli to get a move on and follow him.

Eli grabs my hand and drags me along with him.

“Wha-what d’ya need me for?” I stammered in shock as to why he was dragging me with him.

“To keep him calm if he looses his temper, like a mate does..” the blonde haired guy said to me in a matter of fact tone as he led the way towards where Eli’s brother was fighting.

As we walked through the hall we began to see a crowd of people and a lot of chanting going on, Eli swung me in front of his body as he pushed through the group of people and places a protective arm around me, we stop at the edge when we see a bare circle with only two guys in the middle, one is laid on the floor and the other has him in a head lock.

Is that Kade?!

“Kade!” I gasped. I tried to lunge forward to help him but Eli held me back. “Let me go, he’s gonna kill him!” I cried out.

“Peyton.” I heard Kade say with a muffled breath.

“Eli tell him to let him go! Let him go!” I yelled out.

The guy who had Kade in a headlock was a lot bigger than Kade, a lot more built and obviously stronger. Kade’s face was turning red from his usual pale white skin complexion, his nose was bloody and his eyes were bloodshot and red raw round the edges.

“Please. Please let him go.” I clung on to Eli’s top but his eyesight remained on the fight in front of him, not once glancing down at me.

“Everyone! f**k OFF!” He finally boomed his Alpha aura out and everyone scattered away leaving only Eli, me, Kade and the guy he was fighting with who I’m presuming was his brother.

“Isaac.” He growled.

“Bro, it had to be done.” His brother replied.

“It’s all lies, Peyton! Peyton it’s all lies, I swear!” Kade was trying to yell to me but the grip around his throat got tightened by my mates brother.

“Eli, please, tell him to let go.” I was practically begging now.

Kade was my friend, a good friend and to see him restrained and in pain like this was too much for me to handle. I don’t know what had happened and I know boys fight but Kade was no match for an Alpha blood.

With a nod of Eli’s head his brother let go and Kade sucked hard to capture air to put back in his lungs. Breathing hard and sucking harder. His eyes flickered and I knew he was thinking of shifting, but then that would turn a bad situation worse.

“Kade, don’t.” I shook my head slowly, I could feel the sadness seeping out in my voice.

I tried to fall down to my knees beside him but Eli kept a firm hold of me, I looked up at him and he glared down at me with a short shake of his head before returning his eyesight back onto the scene ahead.

“Try attempt something so stupid again and next time you won’t be so lucky.” Eli sounded out, his voice screamed alpha and his tone screamed ‘you’ve been warned’

Eli pulled me away and guided me down another set of halls before stopping outside a dorm room door, unlocking it and pushing me in. I started at him in utter confusion, his eyes were dark compared to their light shade of brown, he looked at me with pure hunger and lust.

“What the hell happened out there?!” I yelled at him pointing towards the door.

“You’re mine and no one gets to touch you the way I do. No one gets to think of you the way I do. No one gets to attempt taking what’s mine, the way I get too with you.”