The Stare that Stopped my Heart
Anna POV
It began the Monday after the 4th of July the second secession of summer school. I was taking 8 units in 4 weeks each unit 4 hours a day 5 days a week. I was motivated to get it done.
Little did I know what was in store when I walked into my second class.
I arrived a little late. I stopped to get food in-between classes as soon as I walked in the door I felt it. I stopped breathing, my heart stopped and then started to beat so fast I started sweeting. I felt the most intense stare boring into me all the hairs stood up on my arm, suddenly there were goosebumps all over me!
I tuned to look in the direction of the gaze to see the most beautiful and intense blue eyes I could ever imagine! The way he was looking at me was like he wanted to consume my entire being take me whole. I forgot where I was, what I was doing it was like all that existed in that moment was him and me in the worlds most Intense staring contest.
“Ahem” I heard the teacher clear his throat looking at me expectantly. I was pulled back to reality and inhaled a deep breath. I hadn’t even realized that I hadn’t started breathing again and if he hadn’t cleared his throat I’m not sure if I would have.
Once I inhaled I was aware of my surroundings again and that everyone was looking at me as I stood there like and i***t staring at this stranger. I turned instantly and sat down in the chair right next to the door which thankfully was empty and in the front row so I didn’t have to look at anyone.I was so embarrassed and I’m sure I was red as a tomato. I hope no one noticed my reaction to the boy with the blue eyes. I hope people didn’t realize I was affected by him and that they just thought I froze not knowing wear to sit.
I reached down to take out a notebook and pencils and tried to focus on the teacher but I could feel it still, feel his stare on me so intense I felt like it was burning me, like my body was on fire where his eyes were meeting my body. Even more strange was that he wasn’t even trying to hide that he was looking at me the teacher was talking now going over the syblus he was to the left of me and the boy with the stare was sitting behind me one seat over to the left. He however was blatantly staring to the right directly at me not even trying to fain paying attention. I felt like at any minute me might pounce on me. I knew that was a crazy though! I didn’t even know him he had no reason to attack me in front of a room full of people but I could feel it, his intense gaze boring into me and him gripping the desk like he was using it as a shield holding on for dear life to keep from pouncing on me.
I tried to focus on my breathing and began doodling on the notebook page trying hard no to look at the boys behind me and trying hard to distract myself from his death stare.
As soon as the teacher dismissed us I bolted I had in the front row in the deck right next to the door so it was easy for me to get out of there fast.I all but ran to my car got in and spread out of the school as fast as I could all prior plans of going to the library to print some stuff forgotten my only thought to get off campus and away from the boy with the store that stopped my heart and get home to the safety of my bed.
I zoomed through Malibu canyon in a blur and collapsed on my bed finally safe in the sheets and drifted off to sleep exhausted from the intense and bizarre emotions that were crippling my body.
Hunter POV
It was the Monday after the 4th of July and I was starting college not just any college Pepperdine University! I was so excited to start that I opted to begin in summer school. I wasn’t a freshman I had transferred in from a community college I was coming into Pepperdine as a junior. I worked so hard to get here school didn’t come easy for me it was a struggle I didn’t have to go to college as the only child of the alpha of the Capistrano pack I would inherit the alpha position and take over the pack everything would be provided for me and yet I want to make something of myself in my own right so I busted my butt in community college to get into Pepperdine I loved the beach growing up in San Juan Capistrano I could have gone to UCSD but I wanted to be a litter father away from home. I could be too far in case something happened with the park Pepperdine was the perfect choice.
When I got accepted they thought I would start in the fall like most transfer students but I didn’t want to wait a second long I asked if I could take the summer school secession and they said yes this was actually the second secession of summer school I had taken the first secession in Africa.
One of the best things about Pepperdine was the study abroad programs which I wanted to take full advantage of.
I walked into my humanities 101 course and sat down I chose the second row near the door there was a group of pretty girls sitting there and my buddy Dan was already sitting by there he was in the first row I sat behind him to the right not wanting to look like a teachers pet sitting in the first row like Dan.
The teacher started taking introducing the Syllabus when all of sudden the door opened and I got a wiff of the most amazing sent I had ever smelled a mix of Citrus and Jasmine and a touch of beach. She smelled like a summer night off the cliffs of Capistrano my favorite smells all wrapped in one.
Every fiber in my body activated I had to grip the desk with all my might not to jump out of my Chair and take her against the wall right here! I could feel my animal side fight to take over to claim our mate to make her to have her to make her mine.
She stood just inside the door way frozen she could probably feel it, she was human not a wolf like me I could tell right away a human mated to an alpha this was a disaster, but she could feel the bond mate bonds are intense and powerful!
She turned to look at me out eyes met and I almost lunged what stopped me was the fear in her eyes she was overcome with the intensity of want was transpiring between us she had stopped breath and I heard her heart stop for a second before it stated racing inside her chest she started sweating and that made my inner animal so mad with the need to dominate her I need to take her here now smelling fear is like candy for a werewolf making us need to chase.
“Ahem” the teacher cleared his throat my mate stated breathing again realizing that she was just standing there she instantly sat down in the closest seat to her right in the front row my the door one seat over from Dan where I considered sitting a minute ago before picking the second row I wanted to kick myself I could have he sitting right next to me. The teacher stated talking again I saw my mate doodling not really listening to the teacher I didn’t even look at him my eyes remained glued to my mate for the temained of the class I didn’t even try to pretend that I cared what the teacher was saying I didn’t even try to hid the fact that I couldn’t take my eyes off her not carrying if anyone notice that I was watching her instead of the teacher. Dan noticed he kept looking back at me and then glancing at the girl I was staring at.
The period ended I managed to grip the deck hard enough to keep from pouncing on her. The second the teacher dismissed us to fled. I tired to go after her but I had a bunch of people in my way and by the time I got out of the classroom she was gone I followed her sent to the parking lot and saw her car pulling out spreading away.
Dan caught up to me eyeing me questioningly. “What was that?” He asked eyebrow raised.
I took a deep breath did I want to tell him did I want him to know? He was in line to be the beta for the San Francisco pack he knew about mates and probably specked based on my reaction to the girl.
“She my mate” I responded no point in lying I guess. it sounded so scary to say it out loud though.
I didn’t want a mate I was 22 I was too young to get married to settle down I didn’t have to take over the pack for at least another 10 years I didn’t need a mate until then and this girl was human how was she supposed to fulfill the duties of a Luna she probably thought werewolves were a fairytale like one of those teen romance novels she didn’t know we were real and dangerous. How could I be mates to a human it was unheard of it would never work!
“s**t man, she’s human are you sure there must be a mistake!” Dan replied scratching his head a nervous habit he had in uncomfortable situations.
“I’m sure and I know it’s f****d man!” I replied not knowing what else to say I walked away got on my motorcycle and rode home to Santa Monica . All the plans I had for the day forgotten, the road a blur and nothing but the girl on my mind.