Their Forbidden Mate

2

Bexley

The remainder of the school day flew by and it was already 6 o'clock. I was waiting patiently in the locker room for the text saying I got voted Cheer Captain.

"I'm sure you got it!" Chelsea, one of our flyers on the squad said as she tried to fix her bow on her hair. She was a wolf too.

"I can't help but be nervous." I said, shoving my phone in my locker.

This was my dream and it was so close, yet felt so far away.

"Bex, everyone adores you! I'd be more surprised if you didn't get it. Here come help me fix this mess." She giggled, handing me her bow.

After a while, we managed to get the bow on.

"Finally perfect!" I said smiling at her through the mirror.

Just then I heard my phone buzz.

"OMG! What did they say?" Chelsea said, as I grabbed my phone out of my locker.

I looked at my screen and sure enough it was our coach with the results. I was so nervous I didn't want to open it, because if I didn't get it, my spirits for our last home game would be ruined.

"OPEN IT! THE SUSPENSE IS KILLING ME." Chelsea said, jumping up and down.

I did as she asked and....

"IM CHEER CAPTAIN!" We squealed, jumping up and down.

Today couldn't get any better!

"See I knew you'd get it, didn't I tell ya!" She said as she hugged me one last time.

"Thanks Chels!" I said holding on tight.

"Now let's hurry, we are going to miss the warm-up!" She said as she rushed me out the door.

We made it outside to the field and the bleachers were already filled up. We put our bags down and started stretching, only to feel a pair of arms on my waist pulling me into a hug.

"Congrats Sis!! I'm so proud of you princess." Jason yelled probably already hearing the news.

Gossip travels fast when you can mindlink.

"Thanks bro!!" I giggled.

"Atta girl!! We knew you could do it!" Reed said putting me over his shoulder.

The guys were in their uniforms coming out of their locker room and onto the field.

"Damn, I hate your skirt." Jason groaned, looking everywhere but at me black spandex that were clearly underneath, but he was too afraid to look and see my underwear instead.

"It's apart of my uniform." I rolled my eyes, as Reed put me down.

"The way Jason complains about that skirt, I'm sure that it feels the same way." Trenton laughed, punching at his side.

"Congrats princess." Dexton said, putting his arm over my shoulder.

Everyone called me princess, because I guess you could say I always believed in the fairy tale ending with the princess and the prince or a Romeo and Juliet love story. As if on cue, a slaphouse remix of Taylor Swifts, Love Story, blasted on the speakers for their warm-up.

"That's my buttercup." Brady said, giving me a peck on the check.

Jason knew the relationship Brady and I had and after the first year of us dating he got over it and accepted the fact that we would hook up here and there. Although he still wasn't a huge fan of it.

"I'd love to say thank you, but considering how you guys just rubbed all your pregame football sweat on me. I will take it back." I said, pinching my nose.

They all laughed at me and their chuckles mixed with the music.

"Hey now, we don't smell that bad." Reed complained, sniffing himself.

"Plus, that was just, the warm up." Trenton said pinching his jersey air towards me.

"You don't want to know how bad we can smell after a game." Dexton said pulling me into a bigger hug.

"Eww I can already imagine." I laughed, trying to get out of his grasp as he held onto me tighter trying to rub his shirt all over me.

"Hey guys, were you looking for me?" Steph, the pack w***e said walking over our way with her two goons Rose and Alyssa. She was literally staring daggers at me as she eyed Dexton's arms around me.

Dexton and her were dating, until she cheated on him with Anderson. Ever since then, everyone has kind of disowned her. She tried to say she was drunk, but continued sleeping with him a couple of times right after. That was a year ago and since then she's been around the whole pack. I felt bad for Dexton, because he actually really liked her. He liked her so much he thought she was his mate and the future Luna of our pack. What got everyone to hate her more was the fact that she tried to get with my brother right after, but that was a big HELL NO.

"Now that's our cue to get back to the field." Reed said, tickling my side.

"Let's go." Dexton ordered as everyone waved goodbye and walked away.

"Bye Buttercup." Brady said giving me a peck on the check.

I too walked away as both Maeve and Liza rushed their way off the bleachers to me. As much as I tried to convince them to join the cheer team they refused, because Steph was on it. I hated that part too, but she was a senior and I only had to deal with her for a couple more months.

"Okay so I just saw Anderson, and I'd like to verify he is 10x hotter than I remembered." Liza said, jumping up and down.

"Hahah, you guys are so pathetic! Anderson would never be interested in someone like you." Steph said from behind us, still not minding her business.

Did I mention I hated her? Because I do. A lot.

"Steph, wow Hi! Thanks so much for joining our AB conversation now get your cunt ass out of it." I said, facing her.

Suddenly giving me the edge I needed, Bartier Cardi, by Cardi B started playing on the speakers.

"Aww look at you trying to be all cute. Anderson's not into whatever that is, he's more into sexy, which is uh me." She said as her goons laughed with her.

Rose and Alyssa couldn't do anything, but have Steph think for them. As much as I wanted to feel bad for them, they did it to themselves.

"Oh sorry if you got the wrong idea Steph, but were not interested in doing your sloppy seconds. We were just simply admiring, something you clearly don't know how to do." I said, staring her down. I really wanted to rip her throat out and my wolf Annie was clawing to get out.

Maeve and Liza were laughing behind me backing me up. These girls were always my ride or die and the thought and spoke for themselves not like her little goons.

"Ugh at least I can get me some real ass." Steph added, jabbing her finger in my shoulder.

I tried to control every bone in my body not to jump here right here, but I had to set an example, especially since I was going to be the new Cheer Captain.

"Oh we might have to burn that uniform later. She could have gotten a STD on it." Liza said, blowing air where she was still touching me.

I was literally trying to keep myself together while I bawled my fists at my side.

'Let me have her.' Annie said, growling in my head.

It was so tempting.

"At least some of us are saving ourselves for our mate and not hoeing around." Maeve said, flicking Steph's finger out of my way.

The missing contact calmed me down for only a split second, before my angry still shock throughout my body.

"Yeah, not all of us want to be like you and w***e around." Liza added.

"Ugh, you should consider yourself lucky that I practically handed you the Captain's position. I would have taken it, but I thought I wanted to be more free senior year."

"Wait. Are you repeating senior year?" We laughed.

"f**k off, I have to travel for a couple months, so I have to repeat the first semester of senior year next year. Not that it should matter to you, but you're welcome I didn't want the spot." She rolled her eyes.

Great. I had to deal with her a bit longer.

"Right, because so many people voted for you." I laughed, because not a single soul besides her two friends voted for her according to the text.

"More Free" Laughed Maeve. She was still on that and somehow that had her almost peeing her pants.

"Yeah for her hoes." Added Liza and we all started laughing as she walked away with her goons.

"You guys are useless!" She yelled back as she flipped us off.

"Wow....about time she left." Maeve said, sticking her tongue out at her.

"I know, I thought she'd never leave." Liza, said rolling her eyes.

"Have I told you guys how much I hate her?" I said, dusting off the area she touched itching for some germ X.

"Yes, like a thousand times, but anyway enough about her, back to Anderson. So, rumor has it that he is still mateless. OMG I hope I'm his mate." Liza said looking at the opposing team.

It looked like they had arrived. Games with Oakhaven were just as intense as you'd imagined. You can cut the tension in the air with a knife. They brought their own security while we aped ours up.

"Oh could be! Since he's of age he can sense you first, and he can awaken your mate bond sooner!" Maeve goo goo gagaed over the idea.

"Ya'll are too much." I laughed, shaking my head.

Seriously, was the dude a god or something?

"How do I casually walk over to our rival pack to get his attention?" Liza said with a devilish grin.

The girl was crazy if she thought she could walk over there before getting tackled by our security or much worse theirs.

"Haha I am not so sure that realistic, but let me know when you got it figured it out. Alright I got to go guys!" I said as our coach called the cheer squad over as the game was about to begin.

I didn't realize how nervous I was until now. My wolf was suddenly acting strange. I never felt this nervous before. Maybe it was all the jitters and anxiety I have had all day today from the try outs and results? Yeah, that's it, that's got to be it.

"Hey Bex, are you ready?" Chelsea said as the game started and we began our cheers.

Every time Jason made a touchdown he would come over to me and throw me in the air followed by a bear hug.

"That's my bro!!" I always yelled back.

"Keep cheering for me sis, or I won't make a touchdown." He said before going back on the field.

Dexton was the quarterback and my brother his favorite tight end. All the guys played very well though and I think that why they were the best team in the league.

We were on the 3rd quarter winning 27-24 and for some reason, every time I was close to the field I would feel butterflies in my stomach, but I ignored it. We got a little brake before the final quarter and I looked at my phone that was filled with messages from Maeve, Liza, in our group chat.

Maeve: Okay don't panic Anderson is looking your way.

Liza: We can't tell who he's looking at, but he definitely keeps starring over here.

Maeve: I hope it's not Steph, if it is I'll lose all hope on humanity.

Me: I'm sure it's nothing, maybe he's scooping out the pack. They do hate us.

Liza: Why are you such a negative Nancy. What if he found his mate?

Me: I hope so. So y'all can stop drooling all over him.

Maeve You don't mean that :(

Liza: Take it back :(

I couldn't help but laugh at them. Honestly, I also do hope it's not Steph, but at the same time that would be better, because that means she could be his mate and she'll be gone forever and no longer in our pack. I mean we already hated her and we hated them so it worked out perfectly.

The game was coming to an end with 15 seconds left on the board. We were tied. Brady had the ball and somehow swerved every person coming his way and made it for the touchdown with a second to spare. The crowd went crazy, and I ran to him jumping into his arms taking his helmet off and giving him a kiss on the cheek.

You could hear a growl coming from the opposing team. It made me cringe, it must be the future Alpha pissed they lost. Oh well, they need to learn how to be better losers.

Brady put me over his shoulder as the guys came over and they did their handshake thing they always did after winning every game.

Maeve and Liza were now besides us and Maeve being Maeve was trying so hard to congratulate my brother.

Brady put me down so I can get a better view of this ordeal and we kept whispering things in our ear as we watched her make a fool of herself.

"Five bucks, she'll choke and walk away." Brady teased.

"Hmm I don't know, she got this much courage to come talk to him." I laughed. I loved her so much for trying.

"Ten bucks she'll run away in 5 minutes." Dexton added, causing us to laugh even harder.

He even knew how big of a crush Maeve had on his best friend and he thought it was funny.

"Your on." we laughed.

We watched as my brother, being the oblivious dork that he was, was really trying hard to make conversation with her as she struggled to put words in her mouth. I finally looked over at Liza who had been trying to get my attention with weird eye movements.

"Liza, you good?" I asked as I walked over to her.

"Look behind you, doesn't the scene look great?" She said, making no sense as Brady pulled me back into his arms.

Just then, I turned around to see what she was talking about.

I saw the most beautiful dark green eyes and the guy everyone had been talking about. They did not lie when they said he was the sexiest man alive.

Anderson Bailey was staring right at me.