Panic!

Chapter Four

Lilith’s POV

What was happening? This wasn’t right? In my previous life I wasn't able to smell my mate and had almost thought I had none.

How come I'm able to do that now? Besides, who could my mate be?

Everything was happening so fast. The eyes of some people around us were now on me. My heart was throbbing and beads of sweat gathered around my forehead.

My legs were trembling tremendously and I had this feeling that something was wrong somewhere.

I felt a hand wrapped around my waist and my eyes popped out. The smell of his perfume was fresh and heady but as soon as I saw that it was Tyler’s, I shook my head.

"Do you have anxiety? You look like you are about to pass out,“ Tyler asked, holding me tighter but that was not helping matters.

"I need to go. I have some things to catch up with," I said and slowly pried his hands away from my body.

He wasn't the problem this time. Something else was the problem.

The scent was coming stronger and stronger. The only option I had was to trace it. My eyes began moving from one end to another of the place, scanning to see if I would see my mate.

All efforts to find my mate were fruitless. If only he could find me too. I followed the scent, with my body shaking at every step I took.

My eyes were elsewhere when a guy bumped into me and my head spinned around. His body was as strong as a rock.

"I'm sorry for that. I was just looking for…," his eyes rested on me and he stopped talking.

"Mate! Mate!" Ariel yelled. "This is him." Ariel yapped and tried leaning closer to Dean, a guy from school but I pushed her in.

"Dean?" I asked, widening my eyes, “No way!”

I couldn’t believe it; of all people why Dean?! Was this some sort of sick joke and a way of being punished for being mean to Dean?

"Emm…Lilith. I don't know what is happening but…" he tried touching me but I pushed his hands away.

"Of course you don't know!" I cut him short, mentally scolding myself for being such an ass. How do I look at him now, especially after I’d gotten him into a series of troubles in the past and left him hanging in the line.

Tears blurred my vision. I couldn’t even bring myself to look up at him.

From the corner of my eye, I saw Tyler running after me, panting.

"Can we talk this out? I understand how this feels to you," his calm voice was soothing and his dark eyes drew me to him.

"No way! This can't work. You know that," I shook my head the moment memories of how much I had hurt Dean in my past life came flooding in.

I tried holding back my tears. I have done a lot of things to Dean and all the moon goddess could do was to choose him as my mate?

As soon as Tyler got to where we were, he stopped to stare pointedly at Dean and I could swear that I didn’t miss the harsh looks they shared between themselves.

“What’re you doing here?” Tyler growled at Dean who in turn ignored him, to focus his attention on me.

They looked like they were familiar with each other and I couldn’t help but ask; “Do you know each other?”

I heard Tyler scoff almost immediately the question left my lips. I wasn’t ready for the next thing he said though, for it literally had me gasping for air due to intense shock;

“Of course I do!” He snarled cockily, “Dean here was my best friend.”

Oh wow, so now the moon goddess has resorted to a game of best friends?

I could literally not breathe anymore at the realization. It was as if the moon goddess had decided to use me for a sick sort of sport this time around.

"I…I…need to go," I turned away from them and ran out of the place as my legs could carry me.

I didn’t know what to do, I felt like an idiot. Enduring Tyler and Roxanne was more than enough, and now the moon goddess had decided to haunt me with my past mistakes… which was Dean who now happened to be Tyler’s best friend..

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I slowly crept into the house when I got home only to find out that my sneaky entry was all in vain because I found my mother sitting in the pack house common room when I entered.

It was a little strange seeing her there as she always loved being in the chamber; and with the look on her face, it was quite obvious that she wanted to lash out on someone, or something.

…and I just happened to materialize just in time.

Her hands were folded around her chest and the cup of hot chocolate sitting pretty in front of her was steaming aggressively, You’d almost think that it was just prepared only a minute ago.

"Lilith!" She called out as soon as she saw me and I reluctantly dragged myself to where she sat, obviously waiting for me.

“Your dad wanted to see you earlier!” She snapped angrily, “but you were nowhere to be found!”

I practically rolled my eyes at her and replied; “at least I’m here now, I’m going to see him right away.” She seemed dissatisfied with my reply because she scoffed loudly, and turned to give me the stink eye.

“Well you’ll have to wait until he gets back from his visit to Duke Michael.” She replied sassily.

My eyes immediately widened in shock as my heartbeat accelerated. This was what I had been trying to avoid and maybe I would have if I hadn’t bumped into Dean and Tyler.

“Did he go alone?” I questioned in a small voice and my heart literally shattered at the next words she spoke;

“No, he went with Derek and a few guards.”

No! This was repeating itself and I didn’t know what to do. This was the exact same way he had died two years ago… in an automobile crash with Derek.

“Call him mom! Ask him to come back now!” I yelled frantically but she only stared at me like I had lost it.

“What part of he went out do you not unders—”

“Call him!” I yelled, and at my tone of voice, she immediately rose on her feet to scurry out of the room in search of her phone.

My heartbeat quickened and even my mouth became dry, because I knew that if I wasn’t fast enough, I would lose both my father and brother today, the exact same way I had lost them when I first lived this day.,.!