Deny, Deny, Deny
848 Words
Maximilian's POV
I'm not staring. Nope. Not at all
I'm just observing. Casually. Like any other normal human being would when a Rogue waltzes into their school like she owns the damn place.
Seraphina. Even her name Oozes trouble, I should stay away from her at all cost. And yet Here I am, watching her from across the cafeteria like a complete i***t.
"Dude, you're literally burning holes into her back. It's creepy". Xander my beta and best friend mutters beside me, shoving a fry in his mouth.
"I'm not looking at her" I snap, tearing my gaze and looking at my untouched burger.
I'm not obsessed.
No really, I swear on my throne as Alpha king, I am absolutely, positive not obsessed about this girl.
So why the hell can't I get her out of my head.
It's been hours since that little stunt in the hallway, and I should be focused on real problems, like the fact that my Calculus teacher is breathing down my neck for missing assignments, or that my beta Xander keeps giving me this smug look like he knows something.
Not that I care.
Okay, maybe a little. But no one defies Vanessa like that. That girl has the entire school perfectly wrapped around her perfectly manicured fingers.
Seraphina?
She barely blinked when she stood up to her. The way she stared Vanessa down, like she was the predator and not the prey. F***k, it did something to me.
"Dude", Xander's voice snaps me out my thoughts.
I ignore him and turn to Seraphina, she was now seating with a friend, laughing hard to whatever the f***k they said.My jaw clenched. She had no right to look that happy not when she was ruining my life.
"She's your mate,isn't it?" Xander said, following my gaze. His voice was to damned amusing for my liking.
"She's a rogue," I muttered.
"She's hot."
"She's trouble."
"She's still hot."
I shot him a glare, but Xander just grinned but Xander just grinned. He wasn't wrong though. Seraphina wasn't just beautiful, she was intoxicating. The kind of beauty that made you forget your own damn name. Dark waves of hair, piercing green eyes and an aura of mystery that had me on edge. And her scent, I feel like drowning in them.
I had spent years hating rogues.
They were lawless, reckless and dangerous. They had no loyalty, no honour. My father drilled it into me since I was old enough to walk. Rogue were the enemy. And yet here I was, drawn to one like a moth to a damn a damn flame.
The sound of Vanessa shrill laughter
yanked me from my thoughts, I turned to striding towards me, wips swaying, with a smirk on lips.
My Ex.
The She wolf my parents once thought I would mark. I can remember specifically when my mom during that dinner said that we were a perfect match. Powerful bloodlines, strong alliance. But there was no spark, no pull. Nothing like I felt for Seraphina.
"Max", she purred, running a perfectly manicured nail down my arms. " I missed you in class".
"Didn't notice," I said flatly.
Vanessa's smirk faltered for a second before she recovered. " I heard you had a little run in with the rogue".
Xander choked on his drink. I didn't react.
"She needs to know her place,"
Vanessa continued, eyes narrowing.
"Crestwood isn't for her kind."
I should've agreed. I should've said something, anything, to reinforce the wall I was trying to keep between me and Seraphina but instead, my wolf growled low in my chest, irritated at Vanessa words.
Annoyed that anyone thought they could decide Seraphina's place.
I needed to get out of here.
Standing abruptly, I grabbed my tray and dumped it without eating.
Xander called after me, but I ignored him, pushing out of the cafeteria doors and into the empty hallway.
My head was a mess, My chest was tight, I needed air. I needed....
"Running away?"
I froze, that voice. Soft, teasing, but with an edge of steel. I turned slowly and there was Seraphina, leaning against the lockers like she hadn't just flipped my world upside down. Arms crossed, eyes full of mischief and something deeper. Something I wasn't ready to face.
"following me?" I shot back, trying to sound unaffected.
She arched a brow. "please don't flatter yourself."
Damn, she was something else. I tried walking away, but my feet couldn't move. She stepped closer, tilting her head as she studied me.
"You hate rogues," she said, not a question, just a fact.
I swallowed hard. " Yeah."
" And yet," she continued, reaching out, "and yet your heart is racing".
I jerked away like she burned me, every nerve in fire. I could see somethings in her heart, curiosity or maybe even hope.
This will never happen again, I said, voice rough.
"Whatever helps you sleep at night Alpha." She winked and walked away, leaving me standing there, breathless and completely, utterly screwed.
What the hell had the moon goddess done to me?
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