Chapter 1

This was my first day as a college girl, having hung out with Jessie and Rachel over the summer I wasn't that interested in going back if I'm honest. I turned 18 over the summer, which means I have the possibility of meeting my mate now. But I would like some time at just being a teenager.

So this is where I explain what I mean by mate. I'm a werewolf and always have been, I was born like it, not bitten or scratched like some myths would have you believe. We, as wolves, live by different rules then humans do. At the age of 18 our wolf is fully grown, they stop aging but us as humans do not we just age that bit slower so by the time I'm 50 I will still look as though I am 40 for example but it's different for different people this is just an example. Wolves have their own personalities, they just share my head and this may sound strange but its so Flame can takeover when I am in danger, or if I am hurt in either form its her that will help as wolves can heal fast. We have packs, with an Alpha and a Luna as the leaders, then a beta and then just normal pack members. We also have a king and queen of the whole race, a bit like normal kings and queens except that they have ultimate power over anything an alpha may do that the people disagree with. I've never seen the King or Queen, just heard of them.

A mate is someone who is made for your soul and they are your other half. They say you just know, its the scent that gets to you first and you are instantly attracted, your wolf screams to go to them. There are those that refuse their mate, but that is very very rare, and it isn't something that I plan on doing although I do hope its a few years from now so that I get to know me, and my wolf before I have to know somebody else.

Ever morning I have to go for a run, otherwise Flame gets mardy and then I go to school, well college now I guess. I also get my girls, Jessie and Rachel. and give them a ride.

It was 8am when I fetched them and we started the journey to college, when I stopped at the traffic lights Jessie, Rachel and I looked left, as we did this the 'populars' looked our way and I smelt the most amazing scent of mint and lemon. There is only one person that smells like that to a werewolf. Their mate. With the looks of it I have found mine, so much about finding myself first.

My mate is the teenage Alpha, he's not actually the Alpha he's the son of the Alpha but we have to treat him as though he is already our leader. He is otherwise known as Max, to make matters a tiny bit worse his friends Jared and Gordon also put their noses in the air and took a long sniff and then looked our way. Looks like we have found our mates. So we did what any other female wolves would do.

"Darl step on it!" Rachel shouted. I nodded and put my foot on the gas.

'What the hell are you doing?' Flame asked me.

'What do you think I'm doing. I'm getting away from them and going to school!' She just whined and shut up after that.

When I got to my class, I sat down with a sigh. English is the only lesson I have on my own. I was listening to anything but the teacher when I heard a lot of growling. I don't think they liked their mates driving off like we did but what was we meant to do.

"Miss Evan could you please explain to the class the meaning of why Steinbeck has made Lennie the way that he is."

"Well he wanted to show what it was like for autistic people in the 1930s. He also wanted to show that George had control of Lennie so Steinbeck had to make him like he is to fit in with his death as well as with George."

Mrs Mertoc smiled.

"That is correct Darley."

Finally after 35 minutes of talking about Lennie the class ended, but when I walked out I felt a hand on my shoulder.

"Hey girlie." Rach said.

"Hey. Where's Jessie?" I asked.

"I'm not really sure." Then her eyes widened.

"Rach, Rachel! You there." She just pointed.

There Jessie was. Locking lips with Gordon, her mate we ran away from.

"Jessie. Jessie." She looked over here then smiled at Gordon.

"Come over here guys!" She said.

"We are coming Jes."

"Guys this is my mate. Gordon meet Rachel and Darley.

"So you are the ones that thought you could run away from your mates then?" Gordon said.

"I don't know what you are talking about." I said.

"Yes you do. You really thought that you could run from your mates, who you go to the same college as?"

"Panic I guess." I didn't wanna deal with it more like.

"By the way. Max and Jared aren't very happy with your little escape earlier. Neither was I but I actually got my mate in the end." He looked lovingly at Jessie.

"So what are you telling us then?"

"I'm telling you that when Jared and Max catch you guys. Your going to be in the deep end."

Just then I felt hands come around my waist. I knew exactly who it was.

"Why hello mate!" Shit.