I'm Still Me

Chapter One

(Five Years Later)(Jessica's POV)

Donovan! What a beautiful place! Oh, who am I kidding? I am a city girl all the way. Hopefully, I can be out of here within the month. How am I suppose to live without Prada, Dolce and Gabbana, and Verdice? I'm a girl so it's physically impossible. This place is beautiful, though. It has a lot of trees and bushes. That's the forest. It smells very good. I have even seen a lot of wild flowers growing in a meadow.

"Jessica,"Lana said,"Will you, please, snap out of it? You have barely said a word since you arrived. I love you and you're my best friend, but you need to stop closing up. Ever since graduation, you have been very quiet. It was five years ago. You need to forget about him. He's not gonna come back."

"I know,"I said,"I just can't forget him. I try forgetting that he ever existed, and I feel like my heart is getting ripped out all over again."

"Aw, Jess,"Lana said,"It's gonna be ok. Soon, you'll meet a guy and forget all about Nate."

"I hope so,"I said.

"I know so,"Lana said,"Now let's get you moved into my spare bedroom."

"You know, it was nice of your parents to give you this house when they moved to Florida last year,"I said,"I wish my parents would've done that for me. All they gave me was a spell book. Seriously, being a witch sucks."

"Blah, blah, blah,"Lana said,"Stop whining. At least, you're not a werewolf."

"Oh yeah,"I said,"How is that?"

"I'm getting used to it,"Lana said,"The Alpha says that I'm really good at fighting. He said that I'm really strong."

"That's awesome,"I said,"Hey, do you think I could design some clothes for them?"

"I don't know,"Lana said,"We don't wear clothes that much. And what we do wear is sporty. Not really your cup of tea."

"Yeah, true,"I said,"But they are still girls."

"I guess I could ask,"Lana said,"But I will have to let them know you're a witch."

"Ok,"I said,"That's fine."

We started moving my stuff into the spare bedroom. Then, I started unpacking while she went for a run, (wolf style). When I say I started unpacking, I mean using magic. I never do things the human way, unless humans are around of course. I was just finishing, when I sensed someone outside. Figuring it was Lana, I went outside to meet her. As soon as I was clear of the porch, I was tackled to the ground. A second later, I was lying on the ground with a wolf on top of me. I looked up into its eyes and was almost blinded by the bright red color.

No! It can't be. Not an alpha.

I pulled at what energy I had left and shot it out at the huge form on top of me. The large wolf flew through the air and landed on its side with a loud thump. It got to its feet and rose to its full height. Then, the wolf looked at me and let out a low, menacing growl.

"Oh, crap,"I said.

I had made it personal. I had pissed it off. I had made myself hostile. I had lost my rights. I was its prey, and there was nothing I could do about it. I was at its mercy.

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Sometimes you have to wonder "how did I end up here". Times like these, I wish I was still back in high school. It is bad enough that I pissed off a freaking wolf, but it is by far, way worse that I pissed off an alpha wolf. It can do anything to me as penance. Even though I technically did nothing wrong.

So there I was, standing there ready to attack. More like ready to try and defend myself. Then, the wolf stops and just stares at me. Two seconds later, a hot, naked man is crouched before me. He slowly stands up to his full height without breaking eye contact with me. We stand like that for about five minutes. Then, I get a little creeped out.

"Okk,"I said,"Can you please say something and stop staring at me like that?"

"Like what?"He asked with a chuckle.

"Like I'm some kind of weird specimen,"I stated with annoyance.

"Well,"He said,"To me you kind of are."

I stared at him dumbfounded. Did he just call me a weird specimen? He just chuckled at my look of disbelief and continued speaking.

"Did you really think I wouldn't recognize you, Jessica?"He asked.

"Who are you?"I asked completely shocked.

"Nathaniel Strong,"He said,"You know, your ex-boyfriend?"

My mouth fell open in utter disbelief. Was he serious? Was it even possible? He was suppose to be in classes at some elite, private school.

"What?"Nate asked,"Not happy to see me? Or are you just in awe of my greatness?"

"Y-your a-a wolf?"I asked.

"Yes,"Nate said with a chuckle,"That's all you can think about?"

"Well, duh,"I said getting pissed, "What did you expect? You never said that you were a wolf."

"Well,"Nate said,"You never asked, and I thought you were just a mere mortal. I figured that you would just freak out."

"Well,"I said,"You were wrong? My best friend is a freaking wolf. I didn't freak out when I found out about her. You should have trusted me."

I stormed off into the house and slammed the door. How could he? Why didn't he trust me? I am a freaking witch for crying out loud. I loved him. I thought he was my soul mate. Well, I guess I was wrong. All I was to him was a "mere mortal". Oh, I'll show him. He's gonna find out what this "witch" can do. I can be good or evil, and right now, I wanna be evil.

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(Nate's POV)

She's here. My mate is actually here. Oh my gosh, I can't believe I finally saw her again. What if she leaves? What will I do? NO! She can't leave. She is MINE, and there is nothing her, or anyone else, can do about it. I don't think my wolf could stand to be away from her. Not again. I love her. Maybe I can use her challenge as a reason to keep her around. She can't leave if she is my prisoner. I don't want to do that, though. Maybe I can convince her to stay. Maybe she will listen to reason.

Oh, who am I kidding? There's no way she will ever trust me again. I will have to force her to stay. I think the pack house has a room I can put her in. I will have to bar the windows, but I think it will work. Who knows, maybe she'll change her mind. No! Not a chance. At least, my life won't be boring for a while. It might just be dramatic.

I smiled to myself as I transformed back to my wolf form. I had forgotten that I was stark naked. Oh well, it was just my mate. I turned and raced back to the pack house with that last thought. Life just got interesting.