Queen of the storm

Elara stood in front of her locker, it was hard to block out the voices she heard when she had superhearing abilities. In Silverwood High, both humans and werewolves walked the hallways, humans ignorant of the werewolves. Elara wasn’t feeling very great today, she was eighteen and she had turned into her wolf a week ago. She hadn’t found her mate—graduation was near and shecouldn’t decide where to go without her mate even though she had received an Harvard acceptance letter. “She so small as a wolf even though she’s close to six feet in human form….” Someone laughed and the voiced continued “and to think she was born by the Beta….hmm, maybe she’s adopted” “Omg Angie, you’ve got a crazy imagination” they continued to talk and tears pricked Elara's eyes. Bang! , the locker beside hers slammed shut, Elara jumped and turned to the intruder. “Jill! What the heck was that about?!” Elara hissed at her best friend. “Eavesdropping is unhealthy for you” Jill grinned at Elaradespite the scowl on her face, “plus they don’t know what they are talking about” “Yes they do!....i am currently the award winner of ‘Runt of the litter'” Elara said sharply and Jill winced. “I’m sorry Jill, I'm just off today” she said in a much gentler tone. “Honestly, you are letting them get to you….maybe you will grow and you have finals to prepare for” “Right” Elara rolled her eyes playful “Let's get to class” The next day was horribly the same, more people talked. It was just like gossip to spread, Jill suggested she get airpods. Elara was listening to ‘Angel by the wings' by Sia. It was easier to feel like she could really do and become anything. The last class for the day was Algebra, Elara really enjoyed it, she was a math genius. Jill made Elara promise they would hand out at Andy’s Creamers to get ice-creams to clear her system of Math—Jill hated Algebra. Elara laughed at the thought of Jill shuddering and refusing to enter the class and now she was paying even more attention than Elara. The bell rang and she literally bolted from her chair “let’s bounce Elara” “Sure” they both giggle, “How are you going to ditch Andre?”. Andre was Jill’s mate, he worshipped the ground she walked on, it was cute and it also made Elara feel like puking. “Easy, the truth—I have missed you and I think he is suffocating me already” Jill whispered. “like you don’t love it” Elara raised an eyebrow to Jill “Of course I do!” she laughed, they got to the parking lot where Jill's car was, a silver Chevy Camaro. “Wait for me here,I need to fill Andre in” Jill made her way to a guy, it was Andre, he stood a little above six feet, he had brown curly hair and hazel eyes. He nodded to whatever Jill was saying, he pulled her in and kissed her. Elara turned away to keep from crying —when was she going to find her other half, her perfect soul mate. A roar came behind Elara, she turned and saw it was a motorcycle, it’s rider fitted in brown leather jacket and Jeans. He took off his helmet and came down to face her. “Hi Elara” his voice was deep, almost like thunder rumbled and she could feel electricity sizzling through her body “Mate” she heard her wolf cry “Hi Rhett” she managed to respond, and his blue eyes stared into hers for what felt like eternity. She noticed a slight frown on his face but it smoothed out. “You haven’t been around school for two weeks now captain” Elara teased him, ignoring her wolf. Elara had a big time crush on Rhett for three years, wolf instinct or not, but it was hard to imagine, the nerdiest nerd in her black shirts, jeans and sneakers with the football captain in all his glory. “Yeah I had some stuff to sort out….meeting with the team and coach…afterschool stuff” she found it a bit easy to not be tongue tied around him since he was a werewolf like her. “Can I come with you?” she asked, the boldest thing she had ever done in the year, but she was curious if his wolf and hers were thinking the same thing—or it was just a figment of her imagination. “Sure Elara” he shrugged, he seemed so disinterested it bothered her. He should be like Andre if he was her mate, not the same but at least something similar. He began to walk away and she followed, forgetting her ice cream date with Jill. He was walking too fast, she was about five inches shorter than Rhett, she was so absorbed in studying him, she didn’t see a classroom door open till she slammed into it. “oh, I’m so sorry” Mrs.Coleman said reaching Elara. “I'm fine” Elara knew she would heal, but this English teacher didn’t “Rhett, take her to the infirmary, make sure she’s ok” Rhett rolled his eyes, and Elara was sure it was because he knew the fuss was pointless. “Yes ma’am” he said obliging her. They walked down the hallway and when Mrs. Coleman was out of sight, he suddenly pushed Elra against one of the lockers, his body leaning against hers. “What do you really want?” he whispered in her ear. Elara was dazed, her head was spinning, she was flushed and she couldn’t speak. Rhett smirked and he inched away from her a bit. “Do I need to repeat myself?” he asked and she shook her head. “Do you have a mate Rhett?” his eyes suddenly looked empty , devoid of the mischievous glint it previously held. “No” his answer was quick and he began to walk away. Elaranoted that he was always doing that, walking away so she did whatever came to her head first. She wasn’t human, even as the weakest werewolf in the pack, she had a lot of strength and Rhett was being very unyielding. She pulled him in with his Jacket and pressed her lips to his, half expecting him to push her away, but he didn’t . He was kissing her more intensely, their breathing became uneven. Suddenly he had his hands under her shirt and she froze—this wasn’t what she wanted. “No…stop” she tried to push him away, but he was even more forceful “Please Rhett” she began to cry and he moved away from her “Isn’t that what you wanted?” there was a wicked glint in his eyes “No, I just wanted to know if you were pretending” her voice was a bit shaky now, both from the kiss and being the object of his less than friendly stare. He chuckled “Pretending that I’m not your mate?” He took the words out of her mouth “Look Elara, I am your mate and anyone will be lucky to have me, but you on the other” he eyed her. “What’s wrong with me” she whispered as she inched closer to him, she knew he was her mate, he admitted to it. She knew seducing him was the lowest move, her mate should want her, Elara didn’t care she had wanted the stud that now stood glaring at her for what seemed like forever. She inched closer, her hands on his chest but he pinned her to the locker. “Elara, you are not worthy of me, stay away from me—next time I will not be so generous” “Are you rejecting me?” she said, choking on tears as she spoke. “Yes I am” Rhett pulled away from her “And never pull this stunt on me again” he stalked off not even casting her a glance as her sobs broke out into a wail. Elara couldn’t think, she felt two people by her side but she couldn’t hear them. After a lot of shaking she seemed aware of what they said. “Elara, why are you crying?” she saw the worried look on Andre and Jill’s face, but it was Jill who spoke, her voice was trembling. When Elara didn’t respond still, Jill wiped Elara's tears with her sweater sleeve “Andre take her to the car”. He easily pulled Elara off the floor, Jill carried her school bag. “We’re still getting the ice-creams Elara and we’ll go to your place, Ok?” she turned back from the passenger seat, Andre was driving super fast but not beyond the speed limit. Elara nodded, and a wave of relief flushed through Jill. They got to Andy's and got their order through the drive-thru, they got burgers and some drinks. Jill rummaged through Elara's bag for the key, they got into the house, Elara's room was the first on the right after the stairs. Beta Hank, used most of the lower floor of his house as a workspace, with the kitchen, a little dining room and the living room . Andre laid her on her bed, he wiped the sweat off her face with his palm. He hadn’t really known Elara until he met Jill, but he found her adorable like a little sister he never had. “She’s in some kind of shock…but she is coming out of it”Andre said “Maybe you can help her change or something, I’llget our things from the car” Jill help her out of most of her clothing and Elara became more aware of her surrounding. “Jill, he rejected he” it was not a good news, but Jill was glad she spoke. “Ok Elara, you take a cold shower and eat your lunch and we’ll talk about it….promise” Elara nodded and did exactly as Jill had said. When they were done eating Jill suggested that Andre went home, which he grudgingly did, he wanted to know who the culprit was. “Fine. Take care Elara” “Thanks Andre” she smiled back at him, she truly appreciated him being here with her. “So what happened?” Jill’s face looked cool.