Earning Her Trust

Chapter 2

Andy

I scanned the room, looking for the next girl to help warm my bed. My best friend Paul glanced over at me and rolled his eyes.

"Andy, man, when are you going to give it up?" he exasperatedly asked me. I laughed. He knew it wasn't my fault. He should be more understanding than anyone. He had only met his mate a few months ago; he knew the incredible appetite of our wolves prior to an introduction to our mates. Once we meet our other halves, we will never be able to become intimate with anyone who is not our mate. It is physically impossible after meeting the one. However, until that day when I would meet my mate, I didn't mind using my good looks to my own advantage.

Sure, I enjoyed my life at the moment. The fast metabolism of my shifter blood allowed for an extremely appealing body, and I was genetically blessed with good looks. As I tended to always get my way, I had a confidence that exuded from me, to the point of arrogance at times. The only people I respected were my fellow shifters, and there were very few of us in existence. Paul was the only other shifter my age, and there were a total of eight of us in the world. As I had not yet met my mate, there were no humans who deserved my respect. With the way these girls threw themselves at me, I couldn't imagine that they were looking for respect. No, what they wanted was for me to satisfy their needs in exchange for satisfying my needs. It was an easy exchange - no messy commitments on either side. The girls knew they only had me for one night each, and they were happy with that. While I was completely happy with this set up, I could feel the restlessness of my wolf, who longed for his mate.

Well, for tonight at least, he wasn't going to find her. I made eye contact with a pretty blonde across the room, who immediately smiled widely. I shrugged and said goodbye to Paul.

Without even bothering to give her my name, I asked, "You want to take me to your place?" Almost instantaneously she nodded and grabbed my arm, leading me out of the party. I saw Paul out of my peripheral, laughing and shaking his head. He was used to this behavior.

Once we reached her room, she whispered, "We have to be quiet. My roommate is asleep." I smirked; I loved a challenge. As our clothes fell to the floor, we both managed to keep our activities quiet.

As we both neared our release, the blonde couldn't keep it together. She moaned loudly, unable to stay quiet. As her roommate rolled over and turned on a lamp, she quietly said, "Sarah? Is that you?" Once the lamp had turned on, I thrust into her one last time before pulling myself off of her. As I glanced over, her roommate covered her mouth with her hand, apparently shocked. The girl, who I guess was named Sarah, moaned loudly again, and reached out for me. I shook my head, reaching for my shirt.

"Well, that was fun. Thanks. Have a nice night," I said, as friendly as possible, completely unaffected by what just happened.

"But..." she trailed off, unsure of what to say to make me stay. I didn't feel badly; if she had not wanted to be left once we had sex, then maybe she should have asked for my name or a date instead of leading my straight to her bed and pulling off our clothes. I didn't feel guilty for what had just transpired, though I knew that she was hurt by my blatant lack of concern for her feelings now that I had used her for my own purposes. It was unfair of her to expect anything different; she had used me in a similar manner, and it was not my fault that she now wanted more.

I buttoned up my shirt, refusing to be affected by the hurt look on her face. If she didn't want this, she shouldn't have offered. I mentally shrugged, refusing to shoulder the blame for this.

"Anyway, thanks for tonight. That was great," I said. I was being overly generous; it wasn't that fantastic, but I felt badly for the girl.

I shut the door behind me, whistling as I walked back to my apartment. As I was a senior, I lived off campus. My phone vibrated. I opened the latest message from Paul. Tomorrow night was his mate's birthday party, and I absolutely could not miss it. Ha, I scoffed, as if I would miss a party. I confirmed that I would be there before unlocking my door. I stumbled into bed, suddenly exhausted from the day.

As I fell to sleep, I wondered if I would ever find my mate. I might be able to get any girl I wanted, but when it came down to it, I was tired of sleeping alone.