Tyler pov

I am tired of searching for my mate. I have lost hope of finding her after her disappearance. I started believing people's words that she was dead. I couldn't continue to be the Alpha of my people, so I decided to take a break from it and go to the human world where no one knows me. My daughter agrees to go live with me there, and I let my brother take over.

Life takes another turn when it provides me with my second chance mate. It wasn't just anybody, it was my daughter's friend, who is a minor, and I couldn't take advantage of her even if she was my mate.

I knew she could feel the mate pull. I couldn't blame her. I did take a long shower after seeing her. She was gorgeous, and any guy would be lucky to have her. Accepting her will change everything, especially my relationship with my daughter, and she doesn't know that we are werewolves.

I was against her making her birthday here, but my wolf pushed me to agree. Her sister has a thing for me, and I am aware she is the one that confirmed Sandra's feelings for me. When I first thought it was one-sided before, she had tried to seduce me, but she wasn't the one my wolf craved the most.

On the day of Sandra's birthday, I left home early in order to avoid her when I got a call from her sister. I don't know how she got my number. "Hey handsome" she said into the phone.

"What do you want?" her voice disgusted me.

"Common, stop pretending like you don't want me", she stretched.

"I don't want you, what do you want?"

"If I tell you, will you give yourself to me?" she purred.

"If you don't have anything to say, I will end the call now", I informed her.

"My sister is on her way to your house" she quickly says as I was about to hang up.

"I know she is celebrating her birthday at my house."

"Do you know she will be confessing her feelings to you tonight?" she told me and everything around me halted instantly.

"What do you mean?" I asked after a long pause.

"She is going to tell you she loves you tonight, so better pick, and I know you aren't dumb, it's going to be me," she said.

"Goodbye Riley", I hung up the call.

My wolf was happy to hear that his mate was going to confess her feelings tonight, but I on the other hand, was not comfortable about it. My plan was not to go home so that she didn't see me, but that wasn't a long-lasting solution. Then an idea struck me. In the evening, I decided to go home and, to my surprise, the house was as crowded as I expected.

She and my eyes met, and I could see the joy in them. Riley was right, she was going to tell me today. I quickly searched for Riley and dragged her with me to one of the rooms. "I can see you make your choice," she said happily.

I sniffed the air as her scents hit me. That's how I used to know her presence even before seeing her. She has a scent of lavender and rose and that has become my wolf and my favorite scent. I even brought perfume of the same scents to always calm us down. I didn't bother to answer Riley as I kissed her.

She responded to my kiss like I knew she would and at that moment the door opened and Sandra was staring back at us. My wolf whined at the sight of our mate. He could feel her heart shattering and sadness all through her. She called her sister's name and that was when she noticed her. The way she acted, I knew she was being dramatic, as if she wasn't throwing herself at me.

I wanted to run after Sandra when she bolted out of the room, but I couldn't as I watched her sister run after her. "You hurt mate", my wolf cried in my head.

"You know that's the right thing to do," I reminded him.

"You are just feeling insecure, she already loves us"

"She doesn't know who we are, she will reject us if she knows who we are." I look for an excuse

"She won't, you make our mate cry" he whined.

I locked him out of my head as he was adding more to the pain I was feeling. I went to where they have kept their drink and got myself a drink. I will drink myself till I can't think about her again.

"What happened in just nowhere dad?" Hannah mind linked me

"I don't know, is anything the matter?" I pretended not to understand what she meant.

"Sandra just storms off, and I can see that she has been crying." She told me what I didn't want to keep hearing.

"I don't know what happened, I have been in my room"

I didn't hear any more replies from her as I drowned myself with the alcohol.

In the next few days, I kept myself busy with work. Riley has been calling me, which I kept ignoring. I don't need her again, and she needs to understand that I will never want her. That morning, I asked my daughter about her best friend just to check in on her

"Have you heard or seen your friend?" I questioned.

"Now, she hasn't been picking up my calls" she replied.

"Are you fighting?" I acted normally.

"No, something must have happened on the night of her birthday, and she isn't telling me either," she groaned.

"She is your friend; I am certain she will come around one day", I assured her "See you later, Pumpkin."

"Don't you think you should take a break today; you have been working a lot lately?" she asked.

"It's nothing I can't handle. Have you forgotten I am a werewolf?"

"How can I when I am also one?" we both laughed at our joke as I kissed her forehead and left the house.

I met Hannah sadly when I got back and that is what I have hated since her mother's disappearance. I have promised myself that I was going to take care of her with everything I have. "What's wrong with my pumpkin pie?"

"She left me father. I thought we were friends, but she left" she cried into my arms.

"Who left" I asked, hoping it was not what I was thinking.

"Sandra dad, she sounded like she was never coming back", she replied as she looked into my eye "someone hurt her on her birthday."

"Did she tell you that" my wolf was also hurting when hearing our mate left us.

"No, but I know" she answered back.

"Did she tell you where she was going?" I inquired.

"No, but she said she accepted another school application"

"Meaning she will be here for the holiday; she has only gone to school there" I replied.

"No, she told me she was never coming back again" she replied adamantly.

"Pumpkin, you don't need to jump to a conclusion, we don't know for sure, she will be back" I tried to calm her down and when she finally slept off, I left her

No one was going to calm me down as the thought of losing my second mate started weighing me down. My wolf kept crying and whining, blaming me for everything, and I started regretting my actions. I shouldn't have kissed her sister, I saw a text message pop up on my phone. I went to check, hoping it was her ready to give me another chance, but I hissed as I saw that it was Riley instead and I flung the phone away in annoyance without reading the content.

The next morning, I heard a lock on the door. I listened to my daughter go open it. "Dad, someone is here to see you" she shouted even when she knew she didn't have to. We werewolves have strong hearing, and we can hear what they are saying from a far distance and that is how I know it was Riley at the door.

I went outside the house. "Thank you pumpkin, I got it", I told her as she excused us.

"Why have you been ignoring me?" she attacked me as soon as Hannah was out of sight.

I took her to a place where Hannah wouldn't be able to hear what we were saying. "I don't know what you mean", I denied her accusation.

"You can't kiss me one moment and ignore me the next," she angrily said.

"I am not into you and I will never be", I groaned.

"You kissed me"

"I only want you to get your sister off my back", I said.

"That doesn't make sense except you are also in love with her" she looked into my eyes. "You are in love with her, aren't you?" she scoffed.

"That has nothing to do with the fact that I don't want you", I reminded her

"She is your daughter's age, what are you thinking?" she asked, clearly annoyed.

"That's why I kissed you to get her off my back, so I don't want to ever see you again" I said as I left her standing there with a shocked expression.

Sandra Pov

The summer break ended yesterday and that's why I found myself preparing for school again. I tied my brown hair into a messy bun as I carried my bag. My cousin is waiting for me in her car as we attend the same school.

After I came to live with them, she has become my backbone and only support. She sneaks me out to parties and covers up for me a lot not to put me in trouble.

"Are you ready to rock school?' she asked excitedly.

"You know how much I hate going to school" I scoffed.

"It will be different this season. I can feel it already. Moreso, I heard from the frat party that I went to that there is a new hot teacher joining us."

"Okay, I can't wait to see who they are talking about" I replied as we drove to school.

The school compound was crowded as usual as students stormed in and out of the building. People were chattering and greeting each other as some had seen each other for a very long time. They got out of the car. "See you later", my cousin said, waving at me as soon as she sighted her friend.

I shook my head. I don't have any friends here, not because I don't want to, but people here see me as a nerd and no one wants to get along with a nerd and I can't blame them. After what happened to them, I put my social life to a halt and began to wear baggy clothes to school.

I bumped into a lady. "Hey I am sorry". I bent to help her with her books that were scattered on the floor.

"It's fine, I wasn't paying attention" she replied.

I haven't seen her before, meaning she must be a new student; I pass her book to her while I dust my own hand. "Sorry once again."

"My name is Avery; I am new here" she introduced herself.

"I am Sandra, nice meeting you." I introduced myself too.

"Do you mind showing me around the school as I don't know my way around here?" she pleads with her eyes.

"I don't mind at all", I smiled at her.

"Thank you so much, I have a feeling we will be best of friends", Avery said happily.

"Why would you want to be friends with a nerd?" I asked.

"Nonsense, your personality is not a barrier to us being friends" she answered as we both walked into the school building.

"Let me see your schedule" I asked, and she dipped her hand into her pocket, passing me the shit of paper.

"Good, we are having our first period together", I told her, passing it back to her.

"Good, nature to agree to our friendship" she rejoiced.

"You are weird", I informed her as I laughed.

We took out our books as we got ready for the lecturer to go inside. Just then, my boyfriend Ethan entered with his goons behind him.

He came to my side as he saw me. "Hey babe" he pecked my forehead as that was the only place I gave him access to.

"Hello to you too, I saved you a seat", I pointed at the empty seat beside me.

"Don't worry, I will be sitting with my friends today" he answered, referring to the guys that were with him.

I nodded "okay"

"Won't you introduce me to this beautiful lady beside you?"

"Ethan, meet Avery, Avery, meet my boyfriend Ethan". I introduced both of them to each other.

Ethan stretched forth his hand to take her hand as he kissed the back of her hand. "Nice meeting you"

I rolled my eyes. I know the kind of guy Ethan is, I know he flirts with anything in skirt, he doesn't care if I was there or not.

"Nice meeting you too", Avery replied.

Ethan went away with his friends, and I am glad he isn't going to be sitting down beside me because all he does is distract me by poking me every second with his pen.

"Good morning class", a voice yet a familiar one.

I will recognize the voices everywhere because they come to haunt me in my dreams. I raised my head up and standing in front of me was no other person than Tyler himself. I shook my head in disbelief, he couldn't possibly be the new teacher they were talking about. I watched him sniff the air and then his eyes started roaming about as if he was looking for something, but then his eyes found mine.

He seemed shocked to see me as his mouth opened and then closed again. We kept staring at each other until Avery nudged me by my shoulder. "What?" I asked.

"You are staring too much", she cautioned, and I looked around to see that the rest of the class was also looking at us. "Do you know him before?" she added.

"No" I lied

"Something tells me you are lying about the way both of you were looking at each other", she points out.

"Fine, he is my sister's boyfriend", I spat with disgust.

"And you are not in support of their relationship," she said.

"Not really, it's complicated", I answered truthfully.

"I know you just met me, but you can talk to me and I can assure you that your secret is safe with me" she insisted.

"It's nothing really", I responded.

She looked at me suspiciously but didn't say anything again. Tyler introduced himself to the rest of the class, but I didn't care why he had come here, he had come to flaunt his relationship with my sister. My sister also came here with him.

I was feeling uneasy as I remembered everything over again. "Are you sure you are okay?" Avery said, looking at me.

"I will be fine" I wasn't okay, and I could pretend to be

Students were asking Tyler questions about his life. The ladies were asking personal questions and I can't blame them. He is handsome and hot in the Armani suit he was wearing. If I wasn't angry, I would be drooling over him too.

Sandra Pov

    As soon as the bell rang indicating his class was over, I was happy because the torture of being in the same room as him was unbearable. I quickly closed my book, wanting to get out quickly as I wanted to avoid him at all costs.

"You seem to be in a hurry. Will you be able to show me around?" she asked.

"Of course, I just want to leave this class"

"Because of him" she looks toward his attention.

"Did something happen between both of you?"

"I wish" I murmured, but when I realized what I had just said, "I mean no, nothing happened."

"The look on your face already says it all, the chemistry between both of you is real," she said.

Was that obvious? Did the rest of the class also notice it? I know if they did, I won't hear the last of it.

I was stopped by Ethan, who came to my side again as he asked me if I was okay, and I looked nervous. "You are sweaty."

"It must be the clothes I am wearing" I lied.

"Are you sure? I noticed you changed immediately the lecturer entered", he said.

That was unlike him. He normally does not care about what happens to me, and I am used to that already. "I am fine, we will meet for lunch" I hugged him goodbye as I didn't want him questioning me any further.

I hurriedly left the class with Avery beside me. My next period was free, so I decided to use that opportunity to show her around school. As we walk around, I got to know more about her and, no doubt, we will be best of friends, as she said. She is funny but also knows what she is doing. We exchanged numbers promising to see each other after school before going home.

The rest of the hours were bearable as I didn't see him anywhere, which I am grateful for. I will be changing out of his class very soon because it won't be easy for me to change schools again in my last year. It was finally lunch hour. I went over to my boyfriend's table. I don't like coming here because that is where the school queen bee always loves to eat. She loves to bully me a lot when we are eating and Ethan will just sit and do nothing about it because he doesn't want to lose his reputation.

I looked, and I saw that Madison was here already with the smirk on her face. She was ready for me again. I don't know what I have ever done to her. "Here comes the lover girl" she said, referring to me.

I ignored her like I usually do and sat down with my food as I greeted the rest of them. They mumbled something back, but I didn't hear but choose to ignore it. Suddenly, my attention was drawn when she mentioned Tyler's name. She must have had his class too. She was telling them about her plan to seduce him and make him her sugar daddy.

I don't know when I hissed, but suddenly my food was drenched in juice. "Madison", I screamed at her.

"What" she yelled back.

"Why did you do this?" I asked as I looked at Ethan to say something on my behalf, but he didn't. Instead, he laughed too as they made fun of me.

"You are sitting at our table, can't you find yours or must you be a clingy girlfriend?" she said.

"Is that the reason you drenched my food?" she was beginning to get on my last nerves.

"You hissed at my words. Do you think you are pretty and that he will pick you over me like Ethan did?" she asked.

I was pissed as I stood up and drenched her clothes in my own juice. The fact she mentions Tyler not picking me makes me see red. She dragged me by my hair and I pulled her by hers too and started fighting with my so-called boyfriend for not interfering.

Avery came to where we were fighting and tried to talk me out of it. "Common Sandra, she isn't worth your time", she said.

"I need to teach her a lesson that it's not everyone she can bully", I punched her face.

"Look at her, she has got it already", she told me.

"What's going on here?" A voice stopped us.

"Nothing" I quickly replied. I don't want him to think I was jealous.

"I don't know what came over her", Madison replied, seductively adjusting her juice-stained clothes.

"Go clean yourself up and you better don't let me see both of you fighting again", Tyler said.

When he was talking to Madison, I had to check him out, and I saw that he hadn't changed at all. The feeling that I have for him came rushing back in. I will never be able to control them now that he is my lecturer again. "Are you okay?"

"Yes" coming back to my sense

"Are you hurt anywhere?" he asked again.

Now he cares if I am hurt. He should have thought about it when he chose my sister over me. "Thank you so much for your help". I thank him for choosing not to reply to his question. It wasn't Madison that hurt but him.

"Babe, are you okay?" Ethan came to my side as he wrapped one of his hands around my waist.

I faked a smile because I was mad at him, but I didn't want to show any weakness in front of Tyler. "This is my boyfriend, Ethan", I introduced him so that he could know that I had moved on.

He seemed taken aback by my outburst as his eyes changed from dark blue back to their original blue color. Hannah's eyes normally look like that whenever I am with her, especially when she is happy or angry. I kissed Ethan on his lips to prove a point before walking away fulfilled, the look on his face was enough for me.