Hey guys, I just wanted to let out a warning. This chapter has a bit of cursing in it. I try to limit the cursing in the other chapters, I just felt like it would be a bit more exciting in this certain chapter. Well anyways, I hope you guys enjoy this chapter. Later!!!!!

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*Rachel's POV*

I stood there, taking everything in. What the hell is a mate? I have no damn idea what a mate is?

"What the hell? What is a mate!?" I shouted.

Angry? Maybe. Scared? Oh hell to the yes.

"A mate is what shifters call their soul mate of soul mates in plural. Both mates would want to protect each other until the end and they are (mostly the males) extremely possessive."

"The alphas of a pack are going to be even more possesive of their mate and even more protective than a normal mate. They love each other and they can't stand to be away from each other. But it'll all increase when the are fully mated....you know they mark each other and they um...mate."

"They will be able to hear each other's thoughts but they can master the mind block. You only get one mate in your life time. Very rarely do you get two. It's a myth but it could happen if you're really special to the moon goddess."

He finally finished. Wow, that's a lot to take in...... I didn't know what to say. How could I be his mate!!!???

"You're able to reject your mate too....."

So I could reject him.....? C'mon Rachel.....don't get yourself involved in this shit.

I felt a raindrop of rain. It started getting harder by the second, but I didn't care. I needed answers.

"So I'm your mate?" I asked, emphasizing 'your'. He nodded.

"But how? I'm not even a werewolf. This is impossible. This is physically not possible. Werewolves are myths. I'm not your mate. You can't have a mate because you're a player. I bet you would reject me on-"

"Who said I'll reject you!" He shouted, cutting me off. His eyes flashed black before returning to its original chocolate color. "And you are a werewolf!"

I quickly shut my mouth. I never noticed when he got closer to me. He grabbed me by the face.

His hair was matted against his face again, water droplets were falling down his face. He had put his pants back on because they came off when he shifted. He was still shirtless, but I didn't care.

His thumbs brushed against my cheeks. Chills were sent through my spine as butterflies fluttered in my stomach.

Why do I feel like this? It's scary! I can't like him.

"I may be a player. But I am not cruel and harsh. I would never hurt you like that! I'm not a terrible person."

I didn't respond. I pushed his hands away and stepped back.

"Stop lying! You're messing with me. You don't care how I feel. All you care about is yourself. I bet you don't even want me as a mate!" I shouted, anger rising through my body.

I could feel my hair sticking to my face as it got wetter and wetter from the rain. My hair was just getting dry from the pool water, but I guess it decided that it wanted to get wet again.

Thunder rolled off in the distance. You could see lightning up in the clouds, but we didn't care. We were in the middle of..... What is this? Are we fighting? A disagreement? I don't care.... All I know is that I don't like it.

"The only reason why I was a player was because I was scared!" He yelled, which sent chills through my mind. "I was scared because I thought I wasn't worthy of having a mate!"

His eyes became darker. He let out a deep growl. I could tell he was angry. Wow, werewolves sure have anger issues.

"I'm soon to be alpha of our pack. My wolf, Panther, kept telling me that I need to get my head out of my ass and look out for my mate!!! I kept ignoring him because I knew that I wasn't worth being a mate! I was afraid of screwing up a girl's life!"

"And then I met you! When I first walked into the classroom, when I first met you, I smelled a really weird scent. It smelled really good! Right when I saw you, I automatically knew you were my mate. Right then and there, I don't know what came over me. Instead of wanting to protect you like normal mates do, I wanted to play you!!!"

"I may be a horrible person, but you made me realize how much of an asshole I really am!"

I looked up at him. His fists were clench like he really wanted to punch something. He was really scary when he shouts. He can't possibly be wanting me as a mate.

"Why can't one of the slutty girls you've played with be your mate? I am not good enough for you! They're hot babes, a girl every guy wants. I am just a plain girl who just goes with the flow. Even though I'm popular, doesn't mean I'm pretty. I'm popular because of my rich family!"

"What do you mean you're not good enough? You have a perfect life, Rachel! GOD DAMMIT!!! You're even more gorgeous than any other girl-"

"Perfect life? PERFECT LIFE? Back when I was a freshman, I got played. I got played by a real bitch!!! He made my life miserable afterwards!!! I had to leave this school and move to a new house and get a new name. He was all I could ever have, but I guess I wasn't good enough for him!!!!" I didn't stop there, I just had to continue.

"And did I forget to mention my parents got a divorce around that same time? He was a big part of me, Zachary! But then he decided that me and my family was nothing to him and threw us away for some 20 year old slut!"

"Now tell me Zach, is that a perfect life?!" I shouted, tears steaming down my face.

He was silent for a few seconds. His eyes softened and he unclenched his fists. "That was you...?" His voice was soft and low, almost soothing.

"I-I'm so sorry. I-I never knew...." He muttered.

"Well now you do." I responded harshly.

Suddenly I felt a sharp pain in my bones. My bones felt like they were breaking and every now and then I would hear cracking coming from my body.

I yelled in pain. "What's happening?" I shouted between my gritted teeth. I fell to the ground in pain. I curled up in a ball. It felt like really, painful, horrible cramps everywhere in my body.

Zach quickly knelt down beside me. "I think you're having your very first shift." He picked me up bridal style. "You look like your in pain." He chuckled.

"You think...." I muttered with gritted teeth.

The pain was so excruciating, that I suddenly felt dizzy. Next thing I knew, everything became black.

I heard faint voices, but that was it. Everything was a blur.

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My eyes fluttered open. I groaned in pain. I tried to lift my arm to rub my forehead, but immediately dropped it as an excruciating pain shot up my arm.

My whole body suddenly became sore. It hurt so bad, I couldn't explain it.

I looked around the room. I smiled as I saw my room. It felt so good to be in here.

Great, that was just a dream I will purposely forget.

I heard a faint knock on the door. "Honey, are you up yet?" I automatically knew it my mother.

"Yeah....." I responded, my voice all groggily. I winced at the sudden pain.

I heard the door open and the sound of heals clicking on the wood floor. "How Ya feeling?" She asked, her voice calm and soothing.

She was carrying a tray that had a bowl of soup and a grilled pepperjack sandwich. Mmmmmm my favorite.

I slowly sat up and leaned against the backboard. She sat the tray on my lap. She sat down on the edge of my bed and gave me a weak smile.

"Mom, please tell me I fell down the stairs or ran into a pole or possibly getting way too drunk at my party." I pleaded.

She looked at my sympathetically, but shook her head. "I'm sorry baby cakes, but everything Zach told you was true."

My mouth dropped. So it wasn't a dream......

"What do you mean? If I'm a werewolf, then you and dad are ones too, right?" I asked and she nodded.

"Both your father and step father are werewolves." She looked at me and noticed I was a bit confused.

"I guess I've got a bit of explaining to do, huh?"

"You got that right." I scoffed, taking a bite of my tomato soup-dipped sandwich.

"So....what do you want to know?"

"Evwythng." I said in a 'duh' tone, my mouth full of food.

"Alright...." She took a deep breath and continued. "Your father and I met when we were in high school, like you and Zach. Except I was a junior and he was a senior. The school we went to was a very different school from your's. Our school was made especially for werewolves. We found out that we were mates when we were assigned as partners for a school project. It was quiet impossible for us to be together. One of us had to reject the other." She paused for a second. She was about to continue when I cut her off.

"Wait, why can't you guys be together?" I asked a bit impatient. When I wanted to know everything, I didn't mean her love story.

"If you aloud me to continue, then we wouldn't be going through this, now would we?" She was right. I should just shut up and allow her to tell the story.

Since I didn't protest, she figured I was ready for her to continue.

"He found out I was the Beta of my pack. I found out he was soon-to-be-alpha of our pack's arch nemesis. After finding out our flaws, we knew we couldn't be together. The alpha of my pack, you stepfather, found out about our situation. Even though he was our nemesis, your stepfather aloud me to continue being his mate if We both give up our ranks to somebody else. Since your father and I's love for each other was unbreakable, we were forced to leave the pack, but we didn't care. We really wanted to be with each other. A few years later, you popped out. We were really happy to finally have a daughter. On the day of your birth, we found out that your mate was going to he dangerous. There hasn't been any male werewolves like him for over 2,000 years."

"Your father and I got really scared, so we had to move over to a human city. We wanted you to have a normal teenage life with normal kids. We kept the fact that you are a werewolf as long as possible. We watched you grow with humans, so we wanted you to be human for as much as possible before you shift. That was until you met Zach. I never knew he was a werewolf till last night. When he told me he was your mate, I began to panic. He's dangerous Rachel, but I can't keep you away from your mate. It's not fair for me to keep you from him because you only get one. He's your soulmate. And did I forget to mention that the ceremony for him becoming alpha is soon?"

I sat there stunned. A billion questions came popping up in my head. "Mom, how do you know that? I thought you were forced to leave to pack."

A smile formed on her face. "Honey, when your father and I got a divorce, it was because I found out he wasn't my real mate. He lied just to have me give up my rank as beta. Back then I was a really great beta and the alpha really liked me. Your father went back to his pack, leaving me with you. I finally found my real mate, and you can never guess who that was...."

I grin formed on my face, "Dad." She knew I meant my stepfather. I found him as my dad because he actually cares for me and loves me.

"I went back to the pack to see if they would accept us back into the pack. If we went back, we would have been Omegas, the lowest ranking possible in a pack. I had to talk with the alpha about it, and then when I met him, we sparked, something I never did with Larry. He had no Luna so I knew we were mates. He wanted to live a normal life with us, so he gave up his rank as alpha to, I'm guessing is Zach's father."

I laid back in bed, contemplating everything that she just said. It all makes sense now. But uh, what happened to me? Why was I in so much pain and why did I faint? How long was I out?

"How long was I passed out?" I asked, causing her to look over at me.

"Two days." She responded as if it was nothing.

My eyes widened at her answer. "T-Two days!?" I stammered. "Isn't that too long?!"

She shook her head, "I suppose, but it really depends on the person sweetheart."

"Well what happened to me?"

"You had your first shift."

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