Winter's Mate

Chapter 2

Daniel 

    I’m walking across the school grounds lost in my own thoughts when someone runs into me. I snap out of my head in time to see some girl taking off to the woods. She didn’t stop to apologize or anything. Due to my wolf’s excellent hearing, I can tell she is sobbing. I shrug my shoulders and keep walking. Once I get into the school, I find my buddies. They are all laughing and talking. 

    “Hey, what’d I miss?” 

    “Dude, it was hilarious! Cherry totally demolished Winter.” my beta Alex said as he was laughing so hard, he was in tears. 

    “What’d she do?” I snarked. 

    “She pushed her down and the orphan’s books went flying. She then made fun of her not being able to hold her own cause her parents are dead.” laughed my other friend Joe. 

    Cherry is such an a*****e and that is why I love her. I plan on mating her. But I also know that if my father Alpha Thomas hears about this, he is going to be pissed. Winter is the only orphan in the pack, and she is protected even though her family never amounted to anything. Ugh, I need to go check on her cause if I don’t and my parents find out, I am dead. I roll my eyes and tell the guys that I'll be right back. Alex c***s an eyebrow at me. 

    “Bro, what the hell?” 

    I just shoot him a glare and he knows not to ask questions. I take off out of the school in the direction that Winter headed, now knowing she was the one who ran into me.  

Winter 

    I find a big tree to hide behind. I lean up against it and slide down to the ground. I hurt so bad, and so does my wolf. Even though I was just a young girl when my parents died, it still hurts us when someone brings them up.  

    “That evil b***h! I hate her!!” my wolf snarls. My wolf wants to rip her apart from limb to limb. She is so vile! I don’t understand how people actually want to be around her and I don’t understand how she can actually be that way. I lay my head on my arms that are crossed over my knees. All of a sudden, I hear rustling in the woods.  

    “Who the hell is that” my wolf snarls. 

    I try to hide myself by pressing back against the tree as much as possible. From around the side of the tree walks a male figure. He turns to look at me, and I see that it is Alpha Daniel. I bow my head, not just out of a sense of duty but to also try n hide my tears. Daniel’s inauguration is in a few weeks. 

    “What’s wrong Winter?” Daniel asks. His voice has no feeling in it. 

    Without looking at him I answer him, “Nothing. Just someone being cruel.” 

    “Well, it must have been pretty bad to make you run into someone without apologizing as you ran into the woods.” 

    “I didn’t mean to. I’m sorry and it won’t happen again.” I answered softly, still not looking at him. 

    “Look at me when you are speaking to your future Alpha, orphan.” he growls at me. 

    I slowly raise my head and look at him. My eyes flash as my wolf comes forward, “Mate!” she howls in my head. The look on his face tells me his wolf is saying the same thing. I slowly stood up to face him. He lunges at me, pinning me against the tree, 

    “Don't you dare say a word of any of this to anyone! Not even your friends! Do I make myself clear, you damn orphan?” he snarls menacingly at me. 

    “B-but you’re my mate.” I stammer. 

    “Shut up! I do not want you! You are pathetic and weak! Why would I want someone like you as my mate?” he snarls even louder. 

    “You are a worthless part of this pack. If you tell anyone about this, I will make you disappear for good!” 

    “I won’t say anything.” I say as I start to cry. My wolf and my heart start to break. 

    He pushes off me, glares at me and starts to walk away. 

    “Remember what I said.” he growls while still walking back to school. And just like that, my mate is gone.