I walked away from Parker's office and back down the hallway. Before I got to the door, it opened revealing a tall girl long blonde hair. She had on white skinny jeans, a denim jacket, and a light pink crop top. To top it off she was wearing white killer heels that I probably would trip wearing.

She was laughing with the girl next to her who had chestnut colored hair. Their eyes landed on me and I offered them a smile. They both returned it but it seemed forced for the blonde one.

"Hey, you don't seem familiar," the girl with chestnut colored hair spoke up. She was wearing blue skinny jeans and a white tank top with a black jacket.

"No, I'm not," I said. The blonde girl looked bored so I just focused on the other girl. She stuck out her hand and introduced herself, "I'm Chloe."

"Jasmine," I responded shaking her hand. The blonde girl's head snapped towards me and narrowed her eyes. I frowned at her not really understanding why she was looking at me like she wanted to kill me. I didn't do anything.

Chloe elbowed her making her scowl. She rolled her eyes before introducing herself. "I'm Stephanie, Parker's mate." She smirked at the end.

I felt my eyes widen at the last part of her sentence. So this girl thinks Parker's her mate. I rolled my eyes and felt a smirk form on my face.

This bitch thinks she'll get a reaction out of me. I don't think so.

"Nice to meet you," I said faking a smile. She looked taken aback that I didn't say anything. She opened and closed her mouth before frowning at me. I raised an eyebrow at her, taunting her.

She was about to say something but voices from down the hall cut her off. Stephanie's face lit up as she glanced over my shoulder. I looked behind me and saw Parker and Zander coming down the hall. She walked past me and over to Parker.

"Parker!" She shrieked and then tossed a smirk over her shoulder that was directed towards me. My eyes fell on Parker who was wincing at the sound of her voice.

"What?" He snapped at her. He looked annoyed. She snaked her arms around his neck which caused Irene to growl. I frowned not liking the fact that another female was touching him. Of course it was just the mate bond speaking but still.

"Don't touch me," he hissed as he tried to get out of her grasp. I tried to hide my laugh as I bit the inside of my cheek.

She gave him puppy dog eyes. "But baby. I bought the cutest pair of lingerie for you," she said seductively while fluttering her eyelashes. She tried to lean in to kiss him but he leaned away from her. He cringed before looking my way. I was glaring daggers at Stephanie's back. He smirked at me before trying to push Stephanie away. She clung to him like one of those annoying flies that never seem to go away.

"I'll be ready tonight like always," she winked at him.

His nose flared as he clenched his fists. He looked like he wanted to beat the shit out of her. "What the hell are you yapping about?" He growled out.

He pushed her away before walking towards the door. I let out a small laugh at the look on Stephanie's face as Parker stopped in front of me.

The anger that was once on his face was now gone. "I'll see you later," he said to me loud enough so Stephanie heard him too. There was a ghost of a smile playing on his lips. I looked past Parker to her and smirked at her. She was fuming and if looks could kill, I would be 6 feet under.

"Ok," I said nodding. He then turned and headed out the door with Zander following in tow.

I watched as the door closed. I jumped when a hand roughly grabbed my wrist and jerked me around. I was met with Stephanie who looked like she wanted to murder me.

"What's your problem?" I snapped at her.

She crossed her arms. "My problem is that you're trying to steal my mate away from me."

I let out a laugh which was followed by more. I continued laughing and wiped a nonexistent tear away from my face. "That's gold. You think Parker's your mate? Clearly he didn't want to be near you."

She made a move to slap me but I dodged her hand. Her eyes widened a little before returning to her normal scowl. "You bitch!"

I smirked at her. "I may be a bitch, but find your own mate," I retorted before turning on my heel and exited the pack house. I couldn't help but feel proud of myself. I decided to go to Starbucks to treat myself.

Had he slept with her before?

'I'm going to rip that bitch's head off,' Irene muttered inside my head. I rolled my eyes mentally at her. Of course she would. I mean, I wouldn't complain if she did. I walked on the sidewalk passing members and cars were driving on the street. Parker had a pretty big pack, I could tell.

I passed by many different stores. Food stores, clothes, books, you name it. The cold fall air blew past me causing my cheeks to feel numb. I shivered and was glad that I had decided to wear a hoodie. I reached Starbucks and opened the door. I went to the counter and ordered myself a Pumpkin Spice Latte (A/N I have never been to Starbucks before to get coffee, so I don't know whether this is good or not).

After getting a drink, I took a seat at one of the tables by the window. As I drank my drink and checked my social media on my phone I couldn't help but feel as if I was being watched. I glanced up from my phone and glanced around the place. No one was looking at me so I just shrugged and went back to my phone. After a few minutes a voice spoke. "Hey."

I looked up and smiled at the familiar person. "Hi, Winter," I greeted her. I gestured for her to sit down which she happily did. "What's up?" I asked her.

The grin on her face said it all. I raised an eyebrow at her. My eyes then settled on her neck and a smirk played on my lips.

"Zander marked you?" I asked already knowing the answer. 

Her cheeks tinged red and she nodded. "Yeah, he did." She then started going into detail about how it happened and what it felt like to be marked.

"It starts out painful but then it feels amazing. Its so hard to describe it. Its so pleasurable, better than the mating part," she finished her story. From the look on her face I knew she was happy. She then gave me her full attention. 

I gave her a questioning look as I took a sip of my coffee. "Have you and Parker marked each other or have had sex yet?" She asked. My eyes widened as I started choking on my coffee. Way to be blunt about it.

I shook my head once I recovered, "No." 

Her brows furrowed at my response. "Why not?" she asked, "Its unusual for mates to not at least start the mating process this long since they've met. Usually they complete it within the week they met. Its been longer than a week for you guys."

I looked down at the cup in my hands. "I rejected him," I muttered as I took another sip of my drink. I looked back up to see Winter staring at me with her eyes wide.

"You rejected him? What did he do?" 

I glanced out the window and watched people walk by. I watched as couples walked to each other and pups running around. 

"He doesn't want me, only my body. I don't want commitment," I stated before adding quietly, "At least I thought I didn't." I sighed not really knowing what I wanted anymore. My life was too complicated and screwed up. I would kill to have a normal life.

"Give it sometime, Jasmine. I'm sure he'll realize what he's missing and being with a mate is the best feeling in the world," Winter assured me. I nodded my head not wanting to say anything.

We continued chatting until the sun was already beginning to set. We said our goodbyes and I headed back to Parker's house. As I walked I couldn't help but feel as if I was being watched once again. I stopped walking and looked around but saw nothing just like before. Shrugging the feeling away, I finished the trip to the house.

I walked up the driveway and unlocked the front door meaning Parker wasn't back yet. The house the empty and quiet. I walked into the hallway and furrowed my eyebrows when I caught the dining room light on. I walked into the room and felt my body stiffen.

My eyes settled on a plate that had Fettuccine Alfredo with chicken, garlic bread, and salad. It smelled delicious. I didn't even realize I was hungry until I smelled it. There was a glass of wine and a rose next to the plate. Slowly, I walked over to the chair and sat down unsure whether or not the food was for me.

I picked up the fork that laid next to the plate and took a bite of the pasta. I felt as if I was in food heaven. Fettuccine Alfredo was now my new favorite food. Just kidding, Nutella would always be my favorite. This was definitely coming second. 

"Damn, this is good," I muttered under my breath as I took another bite. I then took a bite of the garlic bread. I quickly polished off my plate within minutes.

I drank the wine before picking up my empty plate and carrying it to the kitchen to be washed. Once washed, I put it away and went back to the dining room to get the rose.

I picked it up and went to my room. After I put the rose with the other three, I turned my TV on and started watching whatever was on. I was busy watching TV and eating some Twizzlers I had stolen from the kitchen a couple days before when I heard a knock on my door.

I got up from the position on my bed and went to the door, opening it.

Parker was standing there. He looked nervous? I raised an eyebrow as if waiting for him to say something.

He rubbed his hands on his jeans, looking past me and into my room. I couldn't help but gaze at his appearance. There was no doubt that he was hot. Definitely the hottest man I've ever seen. He had a 5 o'clock shadow meaning he hasn't shaved yet and I so badly wanted run my fingers over it. His hair was tousled as if he ran his fingers through it multiple times, which he probably had. Don't even let me get started on his muscles.

"How was your dinner?" he finally asked as he looked back at me.

"It was really good. Thank you, I'll also thank Logan the next time I see her," I said while leaning against the door frame. 

Parker's face fell. "Oh."

I furrowed my eyebrows at his sudden change in mood. "What?" I asked curiously. 

He frowned at me for a moment before responding, "Logan didn't make it. I did."

I felt my eyes widen. He can cook? What other hidden secrets does he have that would surprise me? "You can cook?" I asked while raising an eyebrow. He nodded his head and I could faintly see pink tinging his cheeks. Is he blushing?

"About earlier..." he trailed off. He glanced at me for a moment before continuing, "I'm sorry I forced you to tell me that. It wasn't any of my business but I wanted to know who that guy was because if I hadn't shown up..." He trailed off again.

I sighed. "It's fine," I waved it off like it was nothing even though I was lying. It wasn't fine. I spilled a whole part of my life to him and I don't really even know him except for the fact that he was my mate. My mate that I rejected.

He nodded his head but I knew that he knew I was lying, but he didn't say anything. He made a move to speak but I cut him off.

"What are you doing?" I asked.

He furrowed his eyebrows at me, clearly confused. "Standing here?"

I rolled my eyes at him. "I mean, why are you doing this? Acting like you care," I asked bitterly. I crossed my arms over my chest.

Parker just stared at me, opening and closing his mouth not knowing what to say. "I do care," he finally said. I scowled at him.

"Didn't seem like it before," I snapped at him. He narrowed his eyes at me and clenched his jaw. His face was void from any emotions except the anger that was clearly visible.

"I apologized! I know you haven't forgiven me but I regret it!" He spoke angrily as he ran his hand through his hair. "You rejected me anyways. Am I not aloud to at least try to get you back?"

"I rejected you because I don't deserve you, Parker! I made so many mistakes in my past. You know I rejected you so I don't relive my past, I already told you! Because of what you said, made me so sure of my decision. Just because you apologized, doesn't make it okay. It doesn't make my fears disappear. I gave you my reason, what's yours?" I spat at him. I made a move to slam my door in his face but he stopped the door with his foot. He then stepped into my room and slammed the door shut behind him.

Fear coursed through me as I took in his expression. He looked beyond livid and looked like he wanted to kill someone. I gulped as I took an unconscious step back when he took a step forward.

"Everyone I ever loved was ripped away from me," he growled out, "All except my twin sister." He took another step towards me and I stepped back again.

"All I need is for my mate to be gone and then I wouldn't know what to do. Not only does my pack need a Luna, I need a Luna. There is nothing that can explain my previous actions except for the fact that I don't know how to love," his voice was deadly and low. He wasn't raising it anymore but there was so much feeling behind his words. "I have never received love from anyone but my sister and my pack, but that was only after I became Alpha." 

I had no words. I didn't know what to say except furrow my brows in confusion. Next thing I knew, Parker was pulling his shirt off. I felt my eyes widened as I took in his muscles. My eyes danced over the beautiful tattoos going up his left side and the few on his arm. I stared in awe at his yummy muscles that I so badly wanted to touch. Snap out of it, Jasmine. 

'Don't,' Irene purred as she took in Parker's appearance.

I did snap out of it when he turned around, his back facing me. A gasp escaped my lips as my eyes took in the scars on his back. I stepped towards him and reached out to gently touch the scars. He stiffened when my fingers came in contact with his skin. A jolt of electricity went through my fingers. I traced each one with my index finger causing him to shiver.

"What happened?" I whispered not really wanting to find out but couldn't stop myself from asking.

"My father," he said coldly. 

"You're father did this? W-Why?" I was nauseated at the thought of someone doing this to someone else, especially their own child.

He let out a sigh before turning towards me. Sadness and anger were swirling in his eyes. "Because its my fault my mother was killed."

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Another chapter. I guess its Parker's turn to open up. I've been planning this  since I started the story. We've also discovered a hidden talent of Parker's.

Thank you for reading my story!
~Kira