" WAKE UP NOAH! You'll be late for your mate~!" My insane sister shouts from the other side of my bedroom door, waking me up from my death-like sleep. I groan and roll onto my right side, seeing that is was already ten minutes pass six; after my nightmare last night, I could barely fall back asleep. It took me till five in the morning to actually fall asleep. 

   Another groan escapes my mouth before I reluctantly get out of bed. I rub my sore eyelids before spotting an outfit already laid out on my dresser," Roxy knows me so well..." I mumble before grabbing my clothes and sluggishly making my way out into the hallway -bumping into a few walls- and into the bathroom, where I strip myself of my clothes and hopped into the shower.

   With mornings like these, my body tends to not function correctly. So my family usually to helps me out, like Roxy picking out clothes for me. Aren't they the best?

   Once I finished washing myself, I head out of the shower, quickly drying myself and hair before getting dress. I decided to leave my earrings in last night, and they actually look good with my outfit, which was a simple dark blue, long sleeve v-neck and a pair of black skinny jeans.

   I walk out of the bathroom and head downstairs, where I see a plate of pancakes already set for me," Morning..." I mumble out, stretching my arms above my head as yawn escaping my lips.

   " Morning sweetie," My mother greets, taking a sip of her sweet coffee," I'm guessing you weren't able to fall back to sleep last night?" I nod my head.

   My father sighs as he washes the dishes," They seem to be occurring more and more recently..." he says, rinsing off one of the dishes," Why do you think that?" I shrug my shoulders as Roxy comes hopping down the staircase with a carefree smile on her face as usual.

   " Morning ya'll!" she says in her country accent, plopping down next to me," Excited to get to school Noah?"

   I raise my eyebrow," Why would I be?"

   Roxy giggles like a young school girl before replying," Duh! To see your mate!" I nearly choked on my food," Wow wow! Slow down on that Noah!" she pats my back as I cough.

   " I-It's your fault I almost choked..." I mumble, sending her a -playful- glare.

   " Wha'cha mean by that?" she asks, acting all innocent when she knows what she did, you could see the smile she's trying to hide.

   " You know what I mean..." I get up and place my plate in the sink, thanking my dad for the breakfast before heading back upstairs to put my shoes on and grab the needed items for school.

   Once back in my room, I grab a pair of socks -putting them on my feet- before picking out a pair of black converse, tying them on," I'll meet you outside!" Roxy shouts. I reply with a simple okay.

   I grab my phone off the charger, placing it in my back pocket, before walking over to my backpack, checking that I had everything. Once done, I swing it over my shoulder and sluggishly make my way back downstairs, where I say my goodbyes to my parents before walking onto the front porch of the house.

   I spot Roxy on her motorcycle, about to drive off," Hey! Wait up Roxy!" I shout, running up to her," Why are you trying to drive off without me?" she giggles a bit before pointing ahead of us. I follow her gaze and land on James, leaning against -most likely- his black truck.

   " I'm gonna guess that you won't need me driving you to school aye?" Roxy teases before driving off on her bike, leaving me in the dust, literally. I cough a bit, waving some of the dust away before looking back on my mate, who was now staring directly at me. I felt my cheeks heat up at his gaze.

   I slowly made my way towards him, keeping my gaze away from his," M-Morning..." why am I stuttering? Goddess I'm such a girl...

   " Morning love~" he bends down and gives me a small peck on the lips," How did you sleep?"

  " I-I..." I couldn't even form a real sentence, my face felt like it was on fire.

   James chuckles at my state," You're so cute." he states, smiling down at me before embracing me in a hug, helping regenerate my tired body.

    I slowly nuzzle my head into his chest, enjoying the warmth and intoxicating scent that radiates from him. After a moment of hugging, I'm finally able to form a complete sentence," H-How about we get going? D-Don't want to be late..." I say, muffled by his chest.

   " Alright, hop in." He releases me from his embrace but then picks me up, a little yelp escaping me. He opens the passenger door for me before gently placing me down," There. Be right back." He runs back over to his side and hops in, turning the ignition open before pushing on the gas peddle. As we drive to school, his hand slowly makes its way to my leg, gently gripping it," So how was your morning?"

   " I-It was fine..." I reply, feeling a blush creep up on my face," H-How was yours?"

   " Stop stuttering..!" My wolf scolded.

   " I'm trying..!" I shout back through our personal mind link.

   " It was fine." James stated, keeping his gaze on the road," I mean, the only reason I even bothered to get up this morning was you." Stop saying things like that...!!!!

   " O-Oh..." I tried to keep my attention anywhere but at James, but of course, I failed.

   I just couldn't help it. I mean, he's like a Greek god! Perfectly tanned skin, amazing facial features, beautiful brown eyes, great hair," Like what you see?" I blushed and looked away. He chuckled," Aww, don't get embarrassed. If it helps, I can't help but stare at you too." That did not help! I think I blushed even redder if that's even possible.

   I turned my gaze out the window -his hand still on MY FREAKING LEG- noticing that we are nearing the school," I was wondering Noah, would it be okay if I drove you to school for now on? You don't have to agree if you don't want to."

   I looked back at James to see a small blush covering his face as he kept his gaze away from me. I smiled brightly," Of course, I'd love that." He looked over at me and smiled, making my heart beat faster.

   I didn't even notice we were now parked, I just stared into his beautiful brown orbs, stuck in his trance. He slowly leaned down, his breath now on my lips," You have beautiful eyes, you know that?" I shook my head.

   " You're the first to say," I state, never breaking eye contact with him. He smiled before closing the gap between us, our lips gently brushing against each other. Fireworks seemed to erupt from this contact, which made me crave for more. I wrapped my arms around his neck, while his hand roamed my body, pulling me closer to him.

   James began to kiss my jawline, slowly lowering himself till he was where my neck meets my shoulder," J-James..!" He smirked when he found my sweet spot and began to abuse it," J-James...s-school..." I moaned out, my hands now roaming through his hair.

   He finally stopped kissing me, but kept his head in the crook of my neck," D-Don't tell me you left a hickey..." I ask, hearing a chuckle from James in response," You did!"

   I pulled away from him and looked in the rearview mirror, seeing a big hickey right where my neck meets my shoulder," How am I suppose to cover this James?!" I question.

   " You're not." He states, wrapping his arms around my waist, pulling me onto his lap again," I want everyone to know your mine." A small shiver went down my spine at his words; this is an alpha for you, very possessive.

   Before I could say anything, the warning bell rang," Guess we should head to class, right Noah?" James asked as I nodded in response. He smiled before placing me back into my seat, grabbing his backpack -and taking his keys out as well- before hopping out of his truck. I grabbed my backpack, and before I could open the door, James opened it for me.

   " Thank you." I gave him a small smile before jumping out of the car. James shut the door and locked the car up before walking alongside me. I had an urge to hold his hand, but I was too nervous to ask, so I just rubbed my hands nervously in front of me.

   " Do you want to hold hands?" James suddenly asks, literally reading my mind," You don't have to if you don't want to." I look up at him and nod my head. He smiles and takes my hand in his, intertwining our fingers together. I couldn't help but smile.

   Once we got into the school building, all eyes were on us. I could hear the hateful comments already, but they suddenly stopped. I looked up at James to see him glaring at anyone who would dare to speak rude things about me. I kinda forgot he had super hearing like me," If anyone ever talks bad about you, just tell me and I'll shut them up, got it?" James states, his tone dangerously low.

   I nodded, I smiling again before snuggling myself into James' side, enjoying his comforting scent, which seemed to calm him down as well. We continued to walk like this till we got to our first class, were we then sat down in our seats, still holding hands," I love you, you know that right?" James asks as the teacher walks in, rubbing his thumb over my knuckles.

   I nod," Yeah. I do." I smile at him one last time before looking up at the teacher.

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   " Hey, are you okay?" James asks, looking at me with a worried gaze as we walked to the cafeteria," You kinda seem out of it."

   I shook my head," I'm...fine. I'm just fine, don't worry." I say, waving my hand up in dismissal. From his gaze, I could tell he didn't believe me, but he decided not to push it; From the small glances I've had with my reflection recently, I could tell I had bags under my eyes. 

   Once we entered the cafeteria, we were immediately waved over by Roxy, who seemed to be sitting with James' friends, Cole and Blake," There you two love-birds are! You guys are the talk of the school!" Roxy excitedly announces as we sit down, me next to her as James sat on the other side of me.

   " R-Really..?" I ask, feeling my face flare up.

   " Yeah! With James acting all protective and- wait. Noah? Is that a...hickey..?" I quickly cover it with my hand, my face flaring up even more than before," It is! When did ya guys do it?"

   " I-I umm, w-well..." 

   " In my truck this morning, but we didn't go far though..." 

   I could literally feel steam coming off my face by how much I was blushing," Y-You didn't have to be s-so b-blunt about it..!!" I shout, slapping James in the chest, only to receive a chuckle from him.

   " Aww~ You guys are so cute!" Roxy cheers, giggling like a fangirl. She then turns towards Cole and Blake," So~? You guys mates or what?" They both blush madly as James literally falls down laughing.

   " N-No we are- we're not- how did-" This was too funny.

   " Roxy, Roxy... They're not mates. Cole has a mate while Blake is still looking for his." I butt in, helping the poor beta and delta from getting even more embarrassed; During one of our periods, James explained to me his whole situation, being the alpha-to-be of Redwood, why he moved here, and of course who Blake and Cole were.

   " Alright, I didn't know. I was just curious." Roxy states, putting her hands up in defeat.

   Blake clears his throat before speaking," I-If I may ask, how do you know about...us?" he jesters between me, James, Cole, and himself.

   " Pffttt...Noah has been living with me and my family for...eight years? How would I NOT know about werewolves?" She questions, smirking as she folds her arms on her chest," I even seen Noah's wolf! He's such a beautiful white!" They seem shocked at her words.

   " White? Pure white?" Cole asks, his eyes wide.

   " Yup! Like snow. And his eyes match perfectly with his fur!" She replies.

   " That's uhhh...pretty unique color in the werewolf culture," Blake states, clearing his throat a bit. 

   " What's up with ya'll?" Roxy asks in her usual accent.

   " Nothing! Nothing..." Cole replies rather too quickly.

   After a long moment of silence, James turns to me," I'll go get us lunch, okay Noah?" James says, standing up from his spot on the bench with his hand on my shoulder.

   Feeling a bit tired again, I give him a weak smile," Yeah, sounds good." He smiles at me, placing a kiss on my forehead before leaving towards the lunch line.

   My eyelids began to slowly shut on me, so I just laid my head on the table and began to drift off to sleep...

   " GET YOUR ASS UP YOU USELESS FAGGOT!!!" My alpha roared, kicking my beaten body around more. I whimper from the extreme pain, but I do not shout or scream, he hated when I did that," COME ON! GET YOUR LAZY ASS UP!"

   I try to push my body off the floor, but due to all my recent injuries, I was unable to move," What's wrong omega? To weak~?"

    " A-Alpha please...." I beg, trying my best to look him in the eye," I-I can't..."

   " You can't what? Can't get up~? You're weak! Any other werewolf could handle this! What makes you so special?" My alpha questioned, venom dripping in his words as he pulled my trembling body up in the air by my hair," Your parents were great warriors, but they died protecting you. YOU SHOULD HAVE DIED WITH THEM YOU USELESS OMEGA!!!"

   I couldn't reply; I didn't know why I was like this or even alive. I was weak, useless, I should have died with my parents.

    " Say it omega! Say it!" he shouted as my hands reached for his, trying to get him to let go of my hair," You know it's true! Say it!"

   " I-I'm useless...I-I'm worthless..." I mumbled, tears streaming down my face," I-I should have died with them..."

   " Yes! Say it again!" My alpha commanded as I continue to try to fight back against him.

   " I-I'm useless! I-I'm worthless! I-I should have-"   

   " Noah!" My eyes suddenly flutter open, being blurred by the tears that swelled my eyes," Thank god you're awake....you almost shifted on us..." he began to kiss all over my face, saying sweet things to me. I wondered for a moment what happened, but then I remembered: I fell asleep waiting for James. The horrible memories of my nightmare came rushing back to me, and I began to weep from the pain.

   " Shhh...it's fine Noah, it was only a nightmare..." James cooed, holding me close to his chest; to him, my nightmare was just a 'nightmare' but to me, they are memories of my past. I just cried, holding onto him for dear life," We're going to ditch the rest of school, alright..?" I didn't answer, I just kept crying and crying.

   Nightmares of my alpha had always scared me, from both the mental and physical abuse I suffered under his care.

   " I'll call my parents and tell them what happened." Roxy stated, walking over to me and petting my head gently," Take care of my little bro, he's really sensitive after his nightmares, so careful what you say." James nodded before walking out of the crowded cafeteria with me in his arms.

   As we walked, I couldn't help but mumble the words my alpha called me," W-Worthless...u-useless...weak..." they just seemed to be stuck in my head, a haunting memory of him.

   "Don't say that Noah. You are my world." James states reassuringly, placing a kiss on top of my head. That seemed to silence my negative thoughts.

   James pushed by the school's front doors and quickly made his way to his truck. He opened the passenger door -with me still in his arms- and gently placed me into my seat, placing a sweet kiss on my forehead before shutting the door. James then ran over to his side and hopped in, starting the car up before driving off to goddess knows where.

   We drove in silence for the most part. I hugged my knees to my chest, keeping my gaze out the window.

   I guess he's going to find out sooner rather than later. 

     The truck engine turns off, and I now realize that were parked. I then look out the window to see that we're now deep within the forest, with trees for miles around," D-Did you come out here to kill me or what..?" I joke, my eyes glued outside the window in hopes of not getting stuck in his trance again.

   " Of course not; that's just crazy talk." He opened his car door and hopped out, shutting it behind him. He came over to my side and opened my door, lending his hand out to me," I came here so we could talk." Those words right there made a wave of nerves come rushing over me; I didn't want him finding out so soon. It was too soon! We only met a day ago, he doesn't need to know my problems!

   " I'm your mate. I feel like I should find out your problems, even if it's only been a day." Damn it! How does he keep doing that?!" You're leaving your mind open to me, so I can hear what you're thinking."

   " S-Sorry..." I mumble out, following James as he walks to the bed of his truck, jumping into it.

   " It's fine. Now hope in." He lent his hand out to me once more. I hesitantly grabbed his hand, then was yanked into the bed of the truck," Surprised by my strength?" 

   I giggled and shook my head," No. Your an alpha, being strong is a trait for you guys." He smiled and sat down, patting the spot next to him.

   I stood there for a moment, unsure if I wanted to fall into this 'trap' of his," Come on~ Sit with me~!" James whined, causing me to laugh.

   I rolled my eyes," Fine ya big baby," I sit down next to James, with some space separating us. But James obviously didn't like that, and he pulled me in between his legs, my back against his chest while his arms were securely wrapped around my torso," O-Okay..."

   He places his head on top of mine," I love the fact that I can hold you in my arms like this..." James murmurs, taking a sniff of my hair," Heh, your hair smells nice..."

   " T-Thanks..." I couldn't help but blush by his compliment; he liked my scent!

  We sit in each other's embraces for what seemed like hours, when it was really only a few minutes. " Noah...will you tell me about your nightmares?" James suddenly asks, causing me to tense under his grip.