SHE'S HIS TO CLAIM; A taste of heaven with the Alpha's pet

Two years later

I walked down the hallway to my locker. Ever since we moved to this new town, I've received nothing but hate and the only people who talk to me are bullies, who only try to make my day even more miserable.

I quickly opened my locker and took out my chemistry notebook. Unlike every other student's locker, my locker was plain and filled with just a few textbooks and notebooks

"Hey, loser! Throw this in the trash can for me," Derek, the principal's annoying son, said as he squeezed a dirty paper into my hand.

I sighed and narrowed my eyes as I walked towards the trashcan. I straightened the paper, in curiosity to see what was on it. "You're such a loser and you don't belong here! You don't belong anywhere!" My wolf snarled in anger after reading the note.

"He doesn't even have good handwriting," I scoffed and threw the paper into the trashcan.

I walked into the chemistry class only to find some of the students whispering to one another, "Did you hear?" Lillian, my only friend in this school, asked.

"Hear what?" I inquired

"That Mr. Anthony got suspended because he's a racist," Lilian informed. Lillian has always reminded me about Mirabel, although I don't know if Mirabel would have still wanted to be my friend after finding out that her childhood crush was my mate.

"Hmmm," I muttered. I wasn't surprised. I even expected the school authorities to sack him for good. Mr. Anthony is our chemistry teacher, no doubt that he was really good, but he has a habit of disregarding the opinion of any black child in the school. They were too scared to report to the school authorities, but fortunately for them, one way or the other, the school found out by themselves.

"So, who's going to be our chemistry teacher now?" I asked and sighed.

"I heard that the principal's cousin from another town is going to replace him," she whispered into my ear. I arched my brows, confused, but before I could ask any question, the classroom suddenly became quiet and I turned to the door, knowing the only reason everyone could keep their mouth shut.

The principal walked into the classroom, and everyone kept their eyes on the door, expecting another man to follow suit

"Good day, students! Mr. Anthony won't be with us for the rest of the term, he failed a black kid even when the kid did well in his test," The principal informed, causing most of the students in the classroom to gasp pretending like they haven't heard the gossip before.

"Who is our new chemistry teacher, then?" Lillian asked the question that has been going through everyone's mind for the past few minutes now

"Some of you here know my cousin Liam. He came to town last week for business and he is the only one who I see deemed fit for this job," the principal explained.

"He's going to be teaching y'all chemistry for the term," He informed.

"I heard his cousin schooled in Harvard!"

"Oh, my God! I saw Derek's post on Instagram yesterday. He took a picture with his cousin and posted it with the caption, chilling with my uncle” The girls whispered indiscriminately

"Silence!" the principal yelled, causing the room to turn quiet again. The principal turned to the door and cleared his throat before saying, "Liam, come in."

I turned my gaze to the door like everyone else but suddenly, a familiar scent hit my nose as a face I clearly recognized walked into the classroom

"Mate!" my wolf immediately yelled, causing me to stand to my feet.

"Excuse me," I said and ran out of the class

"She's so weird," I heard someone say, but I ignored them. I hastened my steps to the bathroom with my heart throbbing against my chest

"Mate! That was our mate!" my wolf said. I didn't blame her for being so excited about seeing our mate after two years, but she was making it difficult for me to stay composed

"Do you think he recognized me? Do you think he felt the bond again?" I asked as I gazed at my reflection in the public mirror in the girl's bathroom.

"I think so! I was sure that I heard his wolf call out to us too," my wolf said. I took a deep breath and clutched my fingers into a tight fist. I summoned all the courage I had left in my body before walking back to the class.

Liam was introducing himself to the students when I came in. I kept my gaze on my shoes as I walked back to my sit beside Lillian

"What was that about? Why did you suddenly run out of the class?" Lilian inquired.

"Nothing. I just felt sick, that's all," I lied.

"I hope you're fine now," Lilian said, sounding concerned.

"Yes, I'm okay," I responded

I shifted my gaze from Lilian to Liam. I could feel his gaze on me and it made my skin burn in horror.

Soon, the class was over and I started packing my books into my bag, ready to leave the class without being noticed, when I heard him call my name. "Lindsey Addams." His voice made me halt instantly and my heart sank immediately.

My wolf pushed me to quickly turn to face him, and I gulped down the saliva in my mouth in horror.

After everyone had left the classroom, he took a few steps closer to me. He brought his hand to my face and grabbed my chin violently

"I was disappointed and I hate being disappointed!" He said. I struggled to move backward and away from his grip.

"What are you talking about?" I asked confused

"Stop acting dumb! You fooled your family into leaving the pack with you so that you can be with the love of your life, some boy you met in a school camp," Liam said, causing me to arch my eyebrows, confused

"What are you talking about?" I asked again. My whole thought right now revolved around Liam, so I couldn't understand what he was saying.

He pushed me backward, releasing his hold on my chin. I gasped for air as I staggered back. Liam walked closer to me and, in fear, I moved backward until my back hit the wall. Liam smirked and brought his hand forward to touch my waistline, then he trailed his hand to my skirt. My heart kept throbbing in my chest in fear.

"Leave me alone, I didn't do anything to you!" I said and pushed his hands away from me. My wolf wanted the exact opposite thing. She wanted him in her forgetting that this was a school premise

"Stop Liam, stop it, okay! I don't know what you've been told, but it's definitely a lie" I said, but Laim didn't wait to listen to me before grabbing me on my chin again. With his ice-blue eyes, he glared at me, causing my heart to immediately fall into my stomach.

"For leaving me after announcing to the entire pack that you're my mate, I'll make sure that you crawl to beg me," He said. I gulped down the saliva in my mouth in horror and fear at his words.

In anger, he let go of me and walked out of the classroom. I leaned on the wall and slowly dragged my back on the wall until I was sitting on the floor

"Why was our mate so cruel to us?" I heard my wolf say. She was excited before when she saw him walk into the class.

"I don't know," I said and fought back the tears that threatened to fall from my eyes. I refused to show any sign of weakness because I left those feelings behind two years ago.

"I'm sure his mother lied to him," I said and clutched my fingers in anger. She was the reason why I left the pack with my aunty and now she lied to her son for him to hate me

I sighed and straightened my skirt before leaving the class.

I got home to find the house in a huge mess. My aunty was resting on the sofa while her husband was drinking and watching the latest Arsenal match.

"I'm home," I said and took off my shoes before heading towards my small room

"Come back here! " My aunt's voice rang through the room, causing me to immediately halt.

"Yes, ma," I answered respectfully because I didn't want any trouble. I'll be done with high school soon and will be going to college so I had to behave myself until then

"You're not blind to see the way things have been going in this house," she paused. With the way she started, my guts told me that it wasn't going to end well

"We have gone bankrupt and your cousin needs money for her school fees in college," she added

"How is any of that my business?" I wanted to say but instead I kept my mouth shut and waited for her to continue

"My husband friend's son is in town and he's back to find a wife. Fortunately for us, he is wealthy"

"Oh my goodness, this shouldn't be what I'm thinking...." I thought in horror

"We have arranged for you both to get married. " She dropped the bomb. My head started to ache and before I knew it, everywhere turned black.