WATTPAD ORIGINAL EDITION Adrift after a failed suicide attempt, golden boy Everest can't find anything worth living for - until he meets Beverly, a loner determined to prove him wrong. ***** For a boy who seemed to have it all - wealth, good looks, popularity, a wide circle of friends - Everest Finley becomes the ultimate social outcast after failing to take his own life. Dejected and alone, he starts his last year of high school by acting out, determined to ruin his golden boy reputation after his best friend and girlfriend both turn on him. But to his surprise, resident loner Beverly Davis reaches out and tries to befriend him. Ever the optimistic, her empathy and persistence eventually convinces him to spend time with her, and the two slowly bond over their complicated family lives and a love of singing. But even as their budding friendship begins to hint at something more, Everest continues to struggle with depression and unhappiness. Can a simple pact between the two truly encourage him to find something worth living for? Content and/or Trigger Warning: this story contains mentions and descriptions of depression and self harm. -SKY

"First things first, learn how to loosen up. If you really want to learn, you can't be so uptight." He said as he circled around me. "It's just weird, I'm not used to it." I said shyly. He stopped, standing in front of me. He sighed. "Look Gracie, I'm not saying you should be totally open and comfortable with this, but I'm saying, if you want to learn, you're going to have to learn to trust me. Do you trust me?" I hesitated, then nodded lightly. "Good." He said with a small smirk. "Now lesson one," he started to circle me again, "You're going to learn how to kiss." (cover by: BeautyDoesntWither)

"You didn't get it then, what makes you think you'll get it now? You'll never understand why I had to do this. It's pointless to explain when you are going to look at me like I'm the monster. And maybe i am a monster.. but I don't want the one person who said he'd love me to look at me like a monster too." Her eyes were filled with hurt. Maybe because she lied or maybe because she thinks fucked up. But she was wrong. So wrong. I didn't see her that way. I just couldn't find the right words to make her feel better. I was so used to seeing her emotionless eyes. No. Her mysterious eyes. But now that I saw everything from disappointment, pain, confusion, worry, I was scared. For once, I didn't know how to laugh my way out of this one. *** LJ Aeros, son of Sapphire and Luke. The alpha and Luna of the pack. LJ is 16 and is looking for his mate. But being the womanizer and flirt he is, it's hard for him to find his mate. You'd be surprised how his best friend stays by his side. Micah West, daughter of Greg and Julian West. She isn't your normal 15 year old. She's blunt and serious. She speaks her mind and can hold a secret from anyone. Her eyes hold such mystery to them. She watches over her best friend, LJ as he tries to find his mate. But when she turns 16 everything takes a twisted turn. But is it for the better? Read and find out in the second season of Silent Mate.