Kade
As I sat up, I groggily checked the time on my phone. It was currently six thirty in the morning, and I was furious. I slept horribly last night. I tossed and turned and couldn't get rid of this overwhelming anxiety I was feeling from the moment I got home last night. I couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong, and I felt it had something to do with Cece, especially since it wasn't just me feeling that way.
FLASHBACK
We ended up getting home around ten-thirty, and as soon as I walked through the door I was overcome with this crippling anxiety. My heart started pounding. Beads of sweat gathered on my forehead. I headed upstairs to wash my face and take a cold shower hoping that would calm me down.
But as the night went on the worse I began to feel. I stumbled down the hallway to look for my brother. I had no idea what was wrong with me. Was I dying or something? All I knew was I needed Alec. I burst into Alec's room, but he was nowhere to be found. I continued to stumble into his bathroom and found him hunched over gripping the sink so tightly it was beginning to crumble a little.
Was he in pain too? He saw me through the mirror and his eyes widened, then suddenly the pain was gone. We both straightened up but continued to stare at each other "Did you feel that too," I asked. He simply nodded his head and walked past me. "I think it had something to do with Cece" he said, taking a seat on the edge of his bed.
I continued to stare at him, waiting for him to elaborate. "I think we were feeling her fear or something. I'm not sure, but I know those weren't my emotions, plus you felt them too, and we don't usually feel each other's emotions that strongly" he said. He was right. We didn't.
That was the only logical explanation. But what could she have been so afraid of ? "I'm sleeping in here with you tonight" I said, grabbing a pillow and making myself comfortable in his bed. He rolled his eyes but didn't stop me. A faint echo of sorrow swept over me as I tried to sleep.
END OF FLASHBACK
I tossed my phone back on the dresser and rolled over to find a still sleeping Alec. I grabbed a pillow and tossed it into his face, then quickly lay back down and pretended to sleep. "What the f*ck", I heard him growl "you're not winning any awards Kade, I know you're awake". I didn't respond and continued to play asleep. "Whatever" I heard him say, then felt the bed dip as he got up.
I got up once I heard the shower running and knew it was safe. I made my way to my own bathroom and hopped in the shower. I let the warm water run down my back and loosen up my tense muscles. I started thinking about last night and Cece. I wonder what all that was about. Was she okay? And why were we able to feel her emotions so strongly? She wasn't even marked yet.
I heard stories about people finding their mates and being able to feel each other's emotions right away, but they never said anything about them being this strong before the marking. After a very long and much needed shower, I got out and dressed in a fitted black T-shirt and black jeans with my black airforce's and my gold watch and chain.
My chain had a pendent with the Ramos family crest on it. Every one in my family had a piece of jewelry with this crest. I couldn't wait to gift one to Cece. Naturally, as my mate, she would become family. I styled my hair into its usual man bun and headed down the stairs towards the kitchen "bout time" called Alec when he saw me. He was in his signature outfit.
A black hoodie rolled to his elbows showing part of the tattoos on his arms, black jeans and black boots. He had his ring that had the family crest on his pinky and some other rings on his other fingers. I rolled my eyes. He always tries to look so dangerous when he's a big softie.
You think I'm sensitive. He actually cried for the lion king. I know it was sad, but we were fouteen already come on, man. If you ask him about it he'll deny deny deny, but I was there. I saw the whole thing. "You can't rush greatness" I told him as I opened the fridge. "Hurry up, we're going to be late" he said, ushering me towards the door.
I looked at the time. It was only seven fifty school didn't start till eight thirty. It was only like a fifteen minute drive, even less with Alec at the wheel. "What are you in such a rush for?" I asked as I rushed back toward the kitchen to grab my bagel. He blushed slightly. Alec blushed? That's weird. Then it dawned on me.
"If you want to see Cece, all you have to do is say that" I teased him as I headed towards the door. He mumbled something indesipherable under his breath and followed me out the door and into the car. We made it to school in seven minutes thanks to the speed demon, and we were extremely early. There was hardly anyone else here, so we decided to wait in the car until more people showed up.
As more and more people started showing up we decided to get out of the car and hang in the lunch room surrounded by friends. We were talking to our best friends and Beta Nathan, when Stacy and Bridgit walked right up to us and wrapped their arms around us.
I looked at Bridgit. She was about five-nine with brunet hair and brown eyes. she was cute but she wasn't Cece cute. Bridgit was actually kind of nice when she was on her own it was Stacy that was the b*tch. She swore she was the IT girl and that everyone wanted to be her.
I gently shoved her off of me, which was nicer than Alec, because he full-blown shoved Stacy to the point where she stumbled back a few steps. She looked up at him and pouted. "What do you two think your doing" Alec all but growled.
We had taken the girls to a restaurant a few days ago to break things off with them. We didn't believe in long-term relationships when our mate was out there somewhere. I mean how horrible it would be to be in a relationship for years just to break up when your mate arrives.
We intended to wait for our mate, but we were already nineteen and would be turning twenty soon and a Wolf is supposed to be able to find his mate when they're eighteen. We missed a year of school for alpha training and had to pick up where we left off.
We got impatient and started dating a bit but usually broke it off within a few months. We normally didn't even date our own pack members, but Bridgit and Stacy had been persistent. We told them in the beginning that it would just be casual and last for a month or two but it looks like the talk didn't stick.
"We miss you guys, come on. Don't be like that" said Stacy, pouting. "Go away, couldn't you see your alphas were having a conversation". Said Alec, getting upset. He didn't like to feel disrespected frankly what alpha did.
"It's been a year and a half already, don't you think it's time you took a chosen mate. Our pack needs a Luna" she said suggestively. Okay, now I was getting upset. "I believe your alpha told you to get lost". She looked at me and actually rolled her eyes bridgit looked uncomfortable, she looked like she wanted to leave but wouldn't without Stacy's permission.
I growled loudly, causing a few bystanders to jump away in fright. The town was mostly filled with wolves from our pack and a few from a neighboring pack. We shared some land with the Rivermoon pack nearby because we were such close allies.
There were a few humans but not many, so most people in the building new I was on the verge of shifting just by looking at me.
I stalked up to Stacy, who was finally looking terrified. As she should be, I cornered her up against one of the lunch tables. "I will rip out your f*cking throat in a heart beat if you ever disrespect me like that again, do I make myself clear". Her face paled and she nodded her head vigorously.
Alec and I walked away as he tried to calm me down. I rarely lost my temper like that. I could hear Nathen trying to console her as she sobbed while also chastising her for pissing me off. Goddess, I needed to see my mate to help calm me down.