Chapter Two Dylan
My fury toward Silas paled compared to my feelings for Lupe.
The urge to jump across the desk and rip the woman's head off her shoulders after everything I had gone through already.
The cherry on top was hearing Lupe try to say Wilcox couldn't teach Silas about Shadowborns.
That was not something I would allow. I knew deep down Lupe would try to push Silas into hating Shadowborns more or somehow convince him to join her nefarious tribe of people, thinking they were the key to unlocking the wolf within.
Considering Silas rejected me for being a Shadowborn, it may be easy to do.
We are one. There is no reason to erase the walls between our minds.
I'm glad we agree. I thought I'd have to lock you in a box for the foreseeable future for a second.
My wolf huffed at me. We work together well. No reason to change that.
Again, I'm glad we agree there.
"What did you tell Silas he had to complete while here?" Jackson asked me.
My mate was on the bed with his arms back to keep him propped up.
He hadn't styled his dark hair, which was tousled, and his moss green eyes studied my face.
I placed my head in his lap, looking up at the ceiling as Hunter massaged my feet.
Jackson started playing with my hair when I growled at hearing my ex-mate's name.
The moment his fingers started working through the small knots and combing through my hair, I wasn't sure why I was mad anymore.
"I told him to write an apology letter and that he had to be on his knees while reading it to me by the end of term."
Jackson chuckled. "Considering you are the most powerful female in the werewolf sector who kicks people's asses, I would think it would be much harder than that to win you back."
I let out a chortle. "Ha. That wasn't all. I also said I wanted his mentorship to be him learning about how Shadowborns aren't the root of all evil. But not from Lupe. I demanded for it to be Wilcox."
Serafine spit out the water she had been drinking. I looked over at my red-headed friend, noticing her curls were looser than usual, her green eyes watering from choking on her drink.
"You did not!" she said in between breaths.
"I did. There was no way I would allow for Lupe to have one-on-one time with Silas. I don't want to kill the man the Moon Goddess wants me with."
Hunter pressed hard in the middle of my foot, coaxing a moan from me.
I felt my cheeks flush a little since Sera was in the room as I just made a sex noise.
I noticed when Hunter's bright-blue eyes locked on mine, and a shiver went down my spine.
His heated look alone could make me become slick with need for him.
Adding in his short hair and short scruff on his face made me want to see if he would massage somewhere else. ..with his tongue.
"So you plan to complete the bond with Silas?" Hunter questioned me, ending my naughty thoughts about him.
Well, that was a bucket of cold water I didn't know I needed.
I couldn't gauge his feelings on that question because he'd closed off our bond.
There was a wall there to keep me out. I drew on my wolf's power and pushed harder at the wall, signaling to Hunter I didn't like him keeping himself closed off. He lifted his brow at me, but kept the wall up. Seeing how he would not budge, I moved on. He was doing it for a reason, but he wouldn’t say why because of Serafine being in the room with us.
"It's up to him. I know I don't owe him anything after rejecting me, but if he grovels enough, I'm not opposed."
"Interesting," Hunter said and went back to applying pressure on my foot.
"What is?" I challenged .
He sighed. "I won't tell you who you can mate, Dylan. I wonder, though, why you would even consider Silas to be one of your mates when he hired me to kill you."
My wolf perked up at his statement and began pacing inside my mind. He doesn't get to question why the Great Moon gave you the mates she did.
That was something I didn't think about, though.
I didn't have time to question Silas about it, either.
I didn't want Lupe knowing Hunter was part of the society of hunters, so I didn't bring it up.
Did Silas regret that? If he did and I completed the bond with him, would things be awkward between Silas and Hunter?
Drama was more than insufferable to me, so I wouldn't tolerate it.
Once the bond is complete, though, it's hard for it to be broken.
"The Great Moon wants him to be mine. He said something about how she came to him to tell him to come here.
If she is intervening, then something is up.
Though she did not say I couldn't make him work for it.
I won't be forgiving him soon. If anything, I would love to kick his ass on the mats in combat class so I can beat the shit out of him for a bit. "
"So you won't mind if we get a few shots in then, too, right?" Jackson said in his joking but serious tone.
I laughed at him. "Nope. I won't stop you from challenging him in class. But ONLY in class. I don't need you two getting expelled. As much as I know my parents will take you in for being my mates, I would rather tell them myself that I am mated first."
Sera caught my attention with a look. “Haven’t you told your family you’re mated yet?”
"Ha! Like I would call them to tell them that. It's their fault I am here. If they would have let me sit out at that stupid party, then I wouldn't have been rejected."
All three of them made a face at me. I closed my eyes and let out a sigh.
I already knew the mistake I made by saying those words.
I didn't regret any of this. I thought when I found my mates, I'd wish I never did.
Males in my species could be very overbearing, especially toward their females.
I completely expected for Jackson and Hunter to treat me as if I would break because that's what I always witnessed in my pack.
How would I have known mine wouldn't treat me like that because they know how capable I am of taking care of myself? They just spoil me whenever they can.
"You know what I mean. I wouldn't change a damn thing because I wouldn't have met you guys, but it would have been nice to not have been rejected in the first place."
Sera clicked her tongue. "I don't know. Sounds like that's not what you meant."
I glared at her, and Sera smiled at me and did a cutesy wave back. She was biting the inside of her cheek because it was a joke, but I'm a little sensitive right now.
"I think I need to get out of this room. I ran up here because I didn't want to see him. Maybe we should go for a run or something."
Sera bounced in her chair. "Let's walk around the grounds! This place is so pretty, and we haven't had the chance to mingle with everyone."
"Because we were trying to figure out who was kidnapping and killing students! Who would have time on their hands to just stroll around the school when there was a murderer on the loose?"
"She's still on the loose," she deadpanned.
I groaned and rolled off the bed. "Don't get me started. I don't understand how she got away with it. Who can I even talk to about this? I doubt anyone would listen since she is the fucking head person for werewolves!"
Sera got out of her chair and walked to the door. "You can always go to another council member at the school."
I grumbled after her, "Doubtful. Why would they believe me over her? I'm just a student."
We all left my room and walked down the hall.
I just hoped Silas remained in his room after Lupe left him.
I didn't want to see him. Not yet. The weekend was enough of a break before I would have to see him throughout the week with him being here.
My fear was he'd end up pissing me off, and then I would get expelled before I could bring Lupe down.
I wouldn't be able to live with myself if I allowed Lupe to remain here and endanger the rest of the students after I left.
Though I could bring my pack back here and challenge Lupe to end everything with her.
No, not the time.
"Because they know kids are going missing in this school. You tell them she is behind it, then they can step in, and we can go about our business until the end of term, so then we can get the hell out of here." Jackson offered from behind me.
Hunter sighed. "Dylan is right. We have no proof. It's not like any of us recorded everything that happened. She hasn't left an actual trail for any of us to show anyone either. It's Dylan's word against Lupe's."
Sera looked over her shoulder to look past me and Jackson to look at Hunter. "Weren't you some badass assassin? Why can't you just take Lupe out for us?"
I hid my smile because I already knew the answer to the question.
Hunter didn't want to risk getting caught hunting down a teacher on the academy grounds.
That would cause him to be expelled, or worse, killed.
He wouldn't let Lupe get the chance to take away a mate of mine.
The thoughts of either of my mates being taken from me had my wolf snarling in my mind as she paced.
I had to remind my wolf that it wouldn't happen. Hunter was better than that.
"Was. The Great Moon chose another path for me."