Shannon's POV
I wished for the vacation to last a while longer. However, it was quick to end.I'm back here again, and this place is supposed to be an academy, but it's actually hell for me!
"It's okay Shannon, it's only a year away, it's almost graduation..." I muttered to myself as I walked through the Academy gates.
I picked up my pace towards my classroom, my eyes constantly darting around, desperately trying to avoid everyone, especially Eric.
Eric was a veteran of schoolyard bullying. I'd been bullied by him and his thugs ever since I came to this school. And there was nothing I could do to fight back, the only way was to hide and try to keep him from noticing me.
Fortunately, everything was going normal, but anxiety gnawed at my insides. Something that filled me with unease.
I took a deep breath, standing just before the door of my class as I pushed it open gently, and peered inside. Everyone was already there.
Of course, Eric was there.
My heart leaped as my gaze matched with Eric's and I immediately gazed down. A fuzzy voice in my head kept screaming, but I couldn't hear it clearly, it was as if the voice was shouting something very hard, but it wasn't loud enough to be heard clearly. I breathed heavily and tried to calm myself, but it was no use.
"Shannon?" who was calling me?
I was in a trance when a roar from the professor interrupted the voice in my head." Shannon Hirthe! Are you okay?!!"
I swallowed hard, meeting professor's gaze, and gave him a nod before entering the classroom. It felt as though my heart was ready to burst out of my chest any moment as I made my way toward Eric. The only empty seat was beside him, leaving me with no other option than to sit there.
But as I neared him, I felt suffocated, and a scent filled my nostrils. The voice sounded again, and this time it was unmistakable.
"MATE!"
For a split second, I lifted my head to glare at Eric, the bully in front of me, who was my mate?
But before I could think clearly about the current situation, Eric gritted his teeth and warned me, "Stare at me again and I'll gouge your eyes out!
I quickly lowered my head, my legs shaking as I sat down next to him and tried to calm down. I didn't want him to find out, if he knew that the Omega he hated the most was his mate, I would die a horrible death. I just swallowed and turned to the other side.
Fuck! It doesn't work, my fangs emerged as I struggled to keep my wolf in control. My vision blurred as tears welled up in my eyes while I covered my mouth, biting my fingers. I was pained, but it was nowhere near as painful as what I was feeling now. How could it happen? Why is it him?
A million questions arose in my mind, as I tried to focus back into the lesson. But how could I? There's no way I'm going to allow myself to accept him as my mate!
Tears streamed down my cheeks as I aimlessly scribbled through the pages. Was I being too greedy when I always wished for a mate after my 18th birthday, that’s why the Moon Goddess played such a prank on me? It would have been better if I didn't have any mate! I groaned, controlling my urges to mark him.
I didn’t know how the class went on, but as it ended, my gaze fixated on Eric, as he stared back at me, clenching his fist.
“Coming with me.” he groaned, his hands landing on my wrist as he stood up.
OH HELL NO! My eyes flared with anger, and I shook my head. “NO WAY!”
He rolled his eyes, closing the distance between us. His fingers tangled roughly in my hair, and he whispered, “Yes, you are unless you want to be stripped naked and FUCKED with so many eyes on us.”
I gritted my teeth. Much as I wanted to slap him, I couldn't forget that he was the Alpha of the Howlers pack, while I was just a fatherless omega of the Mystic Pride pack. There was a heaven and hell difference between our power.
I heaved a sigh, forcing myself to answer to his command. His grip on my hands tightened, pulling me out of the classroom as I closed my eyes in embarrassment, becoming the center of attention.
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Soon, he took me to the corner of the storage locker, pushed me onto the wall, and grasped on my neck tightly.