Running With the Wolves

Chapter three

Recap:

I sighed into his hands and forgot for a moment where we were. I let the sparks fly through my body from our contact and closed my eyes.

When I opened them, Daniel was looking at me with...what looked like...love? I think I'm going crazy..

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"Mate," Daniel said quietly.

"What?" I blinked in confusion.

"Meat...I said meat...I'm uh..hungry...let go get some lunch..?" It was strange to see Daniel look so frazzled, but I generously let it slide.

Daniel took my hands and gently tugged me off the table, "Come on,"

I complied slowly, still confused as to why he was even speaking to me, let alone being..dare I say..possessive?

We walked out of the storage room and into the empty hallway

"Daniel, I don't want to sit with your friends..." I said nervously.

He shrugged and only released one of my hands before continuing down the hallway. "So we'll sit with your friends."

I laughed, "I think that might give them all heart attacks."

His eyebrows pulled together in concern, "What? Why? Do they not like me?"

I laughed again at the absurdity , "If you haven't noticed, every girl in the school is in love with you! If only because you're so ho-" I cleared my throat, "because they think you're attractive..or so I hear."

With that he was back to his swaggerish self. "Every girl?" He questioned, leaning down enough to bump shoulders with me.

I frowned. It didn't usually bother me that girls fell at his feet..but now the thought kind of pissed me off.

He chuckled, "Guess it's a good thing I only have eyes for one girl huh?"

I grumbled in stupid, unmerited jealousy. "Chelsea...ew.."

I looked up to see his nose scrunch up in disgust. "No! Ew! I meant you silly!"

He ruffled my hair with the hand that wasn't holding mine.

"You don't know me."

"I want to." He insisted stubbornly

"Since when?"

"Since today." He said confidently as if that were a long time.

I sighed..what if he was using me? What if he was going to make me think he loved me and then go and laugh about it to all of his 'buddies'?

We stopped at the cafeteria doors.

Daniel frowned, "You can't go in there"

"Huh?" Was it mystery soup day again?

"Your shorts are too short. I don't want guys seeing..I mean..just stay here."

"You mean you don't want people to see us together." I dead panned.

"No! I mean yes! I mean..I want every one to know you're mine! I don't want them looking at what's mine!" His eyes darkened.

"I'm not yours." I said, my eyes in angry slits.

I stomped past him and was about to open the door when I felt Daniel's breath on my neck. Tingles shot all over my body like electric currents.

"Yes, you are." He growled. I turned around to yell at him and stopped in my tracks.

He was looking at me with anger, possessiveness, and lust written plainly in his eyes.

The barrier that was holding me back from speaking and moving returned. All I could do was nod as his face came closer to mine.

My eyes flickered to his lips and back to his now dark blue eyes, then repeated the circuit.

We were interrupted by someone clearing their throat. Daniel growled deep in his throat and snapped his head to look at my savior.

Mr. Brown stood with crossed arms and a raised brow.

"Save it for when you're not on school property, Mr. McCutchen. Even if she is your mate."

There it was again. Mate..what the hell was that supposed to mean?Maybe I'd ask Mr. Brown later..

Daniel nodded stiffly and Mr. Brown turned towards his classroom and began to leave.

"Stay here." Daniel said firmly. "Please."

I nodded, knowing as soon as he was out of eye sight I had to leave.

He walked away and as the door swung shut and all eyes were on him, I ran down the hall and to the one place I knew I could get some answers.

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I walked into Mr. Brown's classroom and found him sitting at his desk, grading papers and eating an apple.

"Ah, Miss Summers! To what do I owe the pleasure?" He said, pushing up his glasses.

"What is a mate?"

Mr. Brown smiled sadly. "Does Daniel know you're here?"

I frowned and shook my head, "I don't see what that has to do with this.."

Mr. Brown cleared his throat and chuckled, "It has everything to do with this, Ella. There are more histories in this world than the ones I teach..most people are just blind to them. I'm going to tell you a brief history of Daniel's uh...ancestors.. Before there were humans or wolves, there were a mix of these creatures. People today call them werewolves."

He paused and looked at me to make sure I was still breathing. I nodded at him to go on..

"When the wolves and humans separated into two different beings, some of the wolves' souls were trapped inside the men they shared bodies with. Eventually they gained the power to change forms at will, but man remained dominant most of the time..."

"I don't understand where Daniel fits in here." I said

"Daniel is a werewolf, my darling, just like I am."

I stared at him blankly.

"Wolves have souls mates, or mates, as they are now called. When the wolves' souls were trapped, they immediately began to crave their mates more than ever. This created the Mate Bond. The sparks between you when you come in contact, the pull you feel towards him. The jealousy at the mention of other suitors. These are all...symptoms, if you will, of the Mate Bond."

"You're telling me that Daniel is a werewolf and I am his soulmate."

"Yes, dear."

"Maybe you should talk to the counselor...I'll be right back," I said in concern, turning towards the door.

"Ella."

SNAP! CRACK!

I turned around slowly and came face to face with a grey wolf.

"Ella?" Daniel's voice asked from the hall.

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