I've been settling in at the Munson's trailer for the last week, and my room is fully set up. It had only cost a couple hundred dollars, so I put the extra money away. I've set up a nice fluffy nest on top of my bed with a lot of soft blankets, pillows, a few stuffed animals, and a couple of shirts I had taken from Eddie's room. I still haven't met Eddie, and for the most part, Wayne leaves me to my own devices. Thankfully, I know how to cook enough to make food for myself. Even if it isn't the best food I've ever eaten, it's food. I walk through the small trailer, clad in a pair of pajamas, and literally walk into a wall of muscle. I hit the floor with a soft oof sound.
"Shit, I'm sorry, I should have been paying attention." The boy apologizes, coming down to my level on the floor. He's cute with his buzzed head, brown doe eyes, and dimples. I can smell his scent a mixture of amber and musk.
"It's ok, my fault for not paying attention." I half smile.
"Ahhh, you must be Athena. The other stray kid my uncle took in. I'm Eddie." He smiles and helps me up off the ground.
"Thank you for helping me up. Yeah, that's me." His eyes are kind and sweet, reminding me of pools of chocolate pudding. It's probably only due to my own hunger. He stands at nearly a foot taller than me and already fairly well muscled, which tells me he's an alpha.
"So, how are ya liking it so far? I mean, I know it's not Buckingham Palace." God, that smile could make a girl weak. Getting a closer look at him, he's good-looking, almost too attractive.
"It's cozy and pretty comfortable." I nod, trying not to get lost in my own thoughts, which are pretty damn sinful right about now. I've only just met him, but he makes me feel comfortable and safe, like I can definitely trust him to protect me.
"You're gonna be a freshman at the high school next year, right?" He asks, leaning back against the wall of the hallway.
"Yeah, why?" My brow furrows in confusion.
"Well, I'm gonna be a junior, but I just wanted to know so I could keep an eye on you. You know, high school is kind of a jungle, and some of the other Alphas are pricks." He shrugs, seemingly nonchalant about the whole thing.
"Oh, that actually makes sense. Territory and all that."
"And you're really pretty, so they could fight over you." I feel my cheeks heat up as the blood rushes to them.
"Th-thank you." What am I doing? I can't have a crush on Eddie. He's two years older than me, and he'll be mated and graduate before me, and I'll be left alone.
"No problem, what was I gonna do? Lie and tell you you're hideous?" I feel my face heat up even more, and by now, I'm sure that my face is as red as a ripe tomato. My heart hammers against my rib cage, and I can barely think, let alone breathe. Shit am I breathing? Am I gonna faint and crack my skull open? I take a deep, slow breath and calm my heart down enough to have a couple of brain cells function properly.
"You could have, but I don't know." I mumble quietly. I can't let myself get too attached.
"I could have, but that would be a bit of a dick move." He laughs.
"Yeah, it would, and then things would be awkward all summer." I smile, my breathing back to normal, and my face no longer burning hot.
