Instant Enemies. by Emily Zimmerman. (affordable ebook reader .txt) 📕

smirked at me, and I rolled my eyes, turned, and started walking again. “What do you want, Derik?” I asked on a sigh.
“Oh nothing. I’m just interested in your little relationship with the new kid.” He said casually, catching up with me.
“That is none of your business, and there is no relationship.” We’re just bound to each other for all eternity.
“You could have fooled me with how you made out in the hall back there.” Despite myself, I smiled.
“That was his doing, not mine. He thinks he can win me over.” I said, rolling my eyes.
“He seems to have succeeded.” Derik said.
I snorted and glared at the ground. “He has not. He’s just a pushy jackass.” I grumbled.
Derik smiled. “I’ve never seen you act this way. Are you sure he hasn’t succeeded?”
I looked at Derik and glared. “Why are you asking me this?” I asked as we entered the cafeteria.
He shrugged. “I don’t know. We’ve teased and annoyed each other so long that I feel kind of like your brother.” He said.
I let out a startled laugh and looked at him. “I was under the impression that you hated my guts.” I said.
He shook his head and waved his hand. “Nah, notice how none of the guys here have tried to annoy you but me?” I nodded.
“Well that’s my doing. It’s my job to annoy the crap out of you, I threatened to throw them off the football team if they even tried to annoy you.” He said.
I smiled as I grabbed a half a sandwich. “That’s…really sweet, in a weird way.” I said.
He chuckled. “Hey, sorry about the whole freak thing, I called you that to annoy you, but it kind of stuck.” He said, leaning against the counter as I paid for my food.
Trevor walked over as I smiled at Derik. “Hey, no problem man. It’s only fair since I colored your hair pink last year.” I said.
“What’s up, guys?” Trevor asked, slinging an arm around my shoulders.
I heard Damian’s distinct growl and looked over, giving him a sharp look as he stood up that told him to sit down.
“Derik is confessing his undying love for me.” I said sarcastically.
Derik laughed and teasingly pushed my shoulder, making everyone in the room gasp. “Nah. I’m just making Cat my sister from another Mister.” He said.
I laughed. “My brother from another mother.” I added.
Trevor laughed. “I thought I was your brother from another mother.” He said.
“You’re both my brothers from other mothers, okay?” I said, laughing.
“Well, I should go tell everyone the news. See yah sis.” Derik teased.
I nodded, smiling. Trevor and I sat at an empty table. He raised an eyebrow at me and I shrugged, still smiling.
I looked up as Lily plopped down beside me. “You caused quite a fit with Damian.” She whispered to me.
I rolled my eyes. “He can get over it.” I muttered.
I heard another growl from Damian and sent him a glare. Trevor raised both eyebrows at me now. “Hey, why don’t you and Trevor come sit with us? I mean, we’ve got room at the table.” Lily offered.
I looked at Trevor and shrugged. He shrugged as well and grabbed his tray. Lily led the way back to the table. I sat across the table from Damian, beside Trevor. Damian stared at me with dark eyes and I stared back at him evenly.
I looked around the table and smiled at the pack. “Hi guys. Long time no see.” I said jokingly.
Some snickered, and some just smiled. “Yeah, we’ve been pretty busy since yesterday.” Hal, one of the many pack members said.
I smiled. “I would say so. How the hell did you guys get transferred so quickly?” I asked.
“You’d be surprised what a little bribe can get you.” Damian muttered, a smile tipping up the corners of his lips.
I smiled at him and noticed that Melody beside him was staring at Trevor. Their eyes had met. I raised an eyebrow and looked at Damian, looking pointedly at Melody.
Damian followed Melody’s gaze and cursed under his breath. “Not here!”
He grabbed Melody by the arm and got up. “Get Trevor outside the cafeteria.” He told me.
I grabbed Trevor’s arm and drug him outside the lunchroom. I followed Damian into an empty classroom and he let Melody go, locking the door behind us.
I let Trevor go and Melody grabbed him, snuggling her face into his neck and inhaling his scent. “But he’s not wolf.” I whispered, watching as Trevor wrapped his arms around Melody.
Damian slung an arm around my shoulders. “This is rare, but it does happen. We’ll have to ask the Wolven Goddess to change him; the ritual takes all of a day.” He explained.
“What happens in that day?” I asked him.
He shrugged. “The ritual includes locking Trevor in a room, and leaving him there for a full twenty for hours. The Wolven Goddess has made him a mate, it’s most likely that she’ll make him wolf as well.” He said.
I nodded, and we slid down the wall to the ground, I straightened one leg and kept the other bent. Damian crossed his ankles. “Were we like this when we found each other?” I asked, disgust coloring my tone as I watched them make out.
“Yes. But we weren't so…” he cleared his throat uncomfortably as Melody jumped up, wrapping her legs around Trevor’s waist. “Primitive.”
I snorted a laugh. No, if we had been that…primitive, my brother would have killed me. Damian pressed a warm kiss to my temple and I looked at him when he pulled back. “What was that for?” I asked softly.
“I think you’re cute when you laugh.” He said.
I started to realize how close we were, and how warm he felt with his arm around me. I averted my eyes and shifted uncomfortably. Damian sighed in understanding and dropped his arm. “I’m sorry Cat. I wish there were some way to make you see that I could make you so happy…” his eyes bored into mine, turning determined. “I will. I’ll make you see, some way or another.” He promised.
I couldn't answer, the way his eyes could stare right into my soul was incapacitating. Luckily, I didn't have to, Melody had regained control of her body. She turned to us, hand held tightly in Trevor’s. “Can we go home now?”
I looked at Damian and burst out laughing. “Let’s take ‘em home. We can take my car.” I said.
Damian got up and I held up my hands, acting as if I was too helpless to get up on my own. Damian smiled slightly and leaned down, scooping me up in his arms. I yelped and glared at him. “Put me down!”
“I don’t think I should. If you needed help getting up, you’re obviously too weak to walk to the car.” He said.
I glared at him. “And you will be too weak to get out of bed when I get done with you if you don’t put. Me. Down!” I said.
His eyes darkened and he leaned down, his lips at my ear. “Is that a promise?”
I blushed deep red. “You know what I mean!”
He sighed and set me down. I glared at him and stalked down the hall, grabbing Trevor by the arm and dragging both Melody and him with me. “Cat, he was just playing with you, his wolf can be a bit too playful sometimes.” Melody tried to convince me.
“Wolf?” Trevor asked.
“You’ll find out later.” Melody said.
I growled low in my chest. “I’m not speaking to him or his wolf again. He’s a jerk.” I said harshly.
Melody sighed. “He just doesn’t know how to deal with a mate. He’s been waiting a hundred years to meet you. He almost lost hope. He’s very confused as to why you won’t accept him.”
“Mate? A hundred years?” Trevor asked again, his voice coloring with disbelief.
Melody giggled and kissed Trevor’s cheek. “You’ll find out later.” She repeated.
Trevor wasn’t bad looking, in fact, he was kind of handsome. He had sandy blonde hair, toned arms, though not as toned as Damian’s or Riley’s, and he had dark brown eyes.
I glanced back and realized that Damian was following from afar. I sighed and stopped. “You guys go on ahead, meet me by the car. I’ll catch up.” I said.
They nodded without a word and walked ahead. I walked back over to Damian and he raised an eyebrow at me. Without a word, I wrapped my arms around his torso and hugged him, laying my head on his chest and listening to his heartbeat.
“I’m sorry. I lose my temper sometimes.” I whispered.
He hesitantly wrapped his arms around me. “I know. I’m not angry at you.” He said.
I nodded. “I know, but it was a stupid thing to lose my temper about, and I promise I won’t do it again.” I said.
“Why the sudden change in heart?” he asked me softly.
I shrugged. “Melody told me that you’d almost lost hope in ever finding a mate, and that you were confused as to why I didn’t accept you.” I murmured.
“Why won’t you accept me? Is it something I did?” he asked me.
I sighed and looked up at him, shaking my head. The bell rang and I let go of Damian, taking his hand. “Let’s go before the principal finds out we’re ditching.” I whispered.
He nodded and walked along side me out the school doors. Kids who sat outside stared at us, but we ignored them. “Be honest, is it something I did, to make you not want to be with me, I mean?” he asked.
I shook my head quickly, stopping him at the parking lot. “Of course not…but it’s too complicated to explain here. Let’s get to the pack house and I’ll explain there, alright?” I said, looking at Damian with pleading eyes.
I didn’t want to explain this, to bring back the painful memories of so many betrayals. Damian nodded in understanding and we walked the distance to the car. Trevor and Melody were in a kissing war again. “Guys! Come on you need to breathe sometime!” I rolled my eyes.
They broke apart, both smiling goofily. They were unashamed at being caught. I jumped into the driver’s seat of my car and the others jumped in. I backed out of the lot, only to have my GPS start ringing. I pressed the call button on the touch screen, even though I didn’t know the number. “You guys going home?” Lily’s voice asked on the other line.
“Yeah, I’m taking these two penguins home. Damian’s with me.” I said.
“So I saw, I didn’t see Melody or Trevor with you though.” She said.
“Yeah, they were already at the car, making out like two sex crazed Looney’s.” I said.
“I see.” she said on a laugh. “Well we were just making sure. We’ll see you later, bye.” And she hung up.
I got onto the freeway and sped up, weaving around people. “Good Goddess, slow down!” Melody said behind me.
I smiled. “Don’t worry, Cat does this every day.” Trevor said, completely relaxed in the backseat.
I reached the pack house in less than an hour, thanks to my reckless driving. I jumped out of the car and walked lazily over to the house, watching as Trevor and Melody disappeared into it. “Ugh, I can’t believe I have to share their thoughts. Being an Alpha sucks sometimes.” Damian muttered beside me.
I looked at him. “Can you read my thoughts?” I asked curiously.
“Only if you want me to. I can tune out the packs thoughts pretty well, but with a mate it’s different, if your mate is unwilling to share