Sandra Pov

When I saw that Ethan and I were alone, I finally took it upon myself to confront him. "Why can't you defend me for once", I asked him angrily.

"What are you talking about babe?" he asked, and I knew he was pretending.

"You know what I am talking about" I replied.

"See babe, you should understand"

"Understand what, that you love seeing Madison bully your girlfriend?"

"Stop taking her seriously, she is just playing with you," he said.

"Even our fight just now is a joke to you" I asked in disbelief.

"I am sorry babe, but you know why I am not interfering. People will see me as weak and that is not good", he replied.

"You always find some silly excuse all because you fail in the aspect of protecting your girlfriend"

"I will make it up to you on my birthday. You are coming right," he asked.

I shook my head. "I don't think I can come". I replied,

"Common, you need to come, it's my birthday, your boyfriend", he persuaded.

"You know I don't like attending parties", I tried to explain. I hate parties since my own birthday party where my sister betrayed me.

"You can make an exemption on my own day; I promise you that you will enjoy yourself". He shook me

"Okay, I will try, but I am not going to stay long". I pouted my lips to show him how serious I was.

"Thank you, babe," he hugged me as he jumped at me, excited, causing me to smile too.

"See you later, off to my next class", I reminded him, causing him to leave me as I broke free from his hug.

The next classes went on as usual, but I couldn't concentrate my mind and thought it was all about Tyler. Why do I miss him this much? I don't know if I was ready to talk to him. What about if he doesn't feel as I do as he sees me as a child? The thought alone pierced my heart.

Getting home that day, I checked my sister's account for the first time after a long period of time to see her location. To my utmost surprise, her location remains the same, she is still back home, as she forgot to change it, or she didn't follow him here. I wanted to text her as I missed her, but I slammed the laptop shut, not interested in chatting with her. I will never forgive her.

Ethan's birthday is finally here. I was successful in avoiding Tyler in school. I was in my room with Avery. She has been a wonderful friend since she got here and she was right. We are practically best friends now as we do things together,

"Don't tell me that's the clothes you are wearing", she gasped.

"What's wrong with these clothes?" I asked, checking the clothes out myself.

"Everything is wrong, you can't wear this for your guy's birthday, you have to look good for him", she taunts me.

"He loves me regardless of what I wear" I replied.

"I don't care, you aren't wearing those clothes. "I brought this for you" she ransacked her bag and took out a small shining gown and stretched it out for me to take.

"These clothes aren't my size". I showed my disapproved face.

"You better don't argue with me babe, because you will not win" she glared at me hard, letting me know how serious she was as I started checking the clothes out.

"Now, get dressed so that we can do each other's makeup"

"Yes mom", if I haven't gotten used to her, I will call her bossy. I felt guilty though, because I still wasn't open to her about Tyler, and she understood, as she didn't force me to. She said she knew that I would tell her in my own comfortable time.

We got to the party on time. It looked like everyone from the school was there as everywhere was crowded with people. Avery and I struggled through the crowds in search of where the drink was. Fortunately, we found it on time. The person in charge of the drinks gave us a cup each. "I will go look for Ethan", I screamed at Avery so she could hear me.

"Just make sure to keep your voice low", she teased me.

"We aren't doing anything" I replied to her.

I wasn't ready to do anything with Ethan, but I was ready to jump on the bed with Tyler. I smirked at the thought of I and Tyler together on the bed and what those hands could do to me.

"Hey babe" I said as I saw him sitting among his friends.

He jumped up to greet me, while his friend gave me a weird look before smiling at them. I waved it off because his friends had never liked me before, and I didn't care, as I didn't have business with them. "Thank you for coming to my party". He gave me a light peck on my forehead.

We walked back to the living room where everyone was partying hard and drinking themselves into a stupor. I glanced around, and I saw Avery dancing with Gideon. I always knew they had a connection. I smile at the thought. Ethan passed a cup to me which I gulped down. I needed a boost tonight and nothing is holding me down. Avery saw me and waved at me "I will be right back". I told Ethan

"Alright babe, but don't wander too far, I have plans for us" he told me as he reluctantly let go of my hand.

"I can see you are enjoying yourself", I told her as I smiled towards Gideon.

"I don't know what you are talking about", he brushed her hair shyly.

"I am your friend; you can't pretend to me" I reminded her.

"Okay, I like him, but he has got to sweat it," she finally admitted as a smile crept into her face.

"I can see that he feels the same towards you."

"I know, I need to tell you something" she said.

"What's wrong, don't tell me you are getting into his bed tonight?"

"No" she screamed, but later burst into laughter. "Maybe, we can't tell."

"Okay, what then?"

"I don't think Ethan is the right guy for you."

I don't think he was the right guy for me, but I am only using him to get over the only man I ever loved, but still, yet I want to know what she sees in him. "Why did you say that?" I finished the rest of the drink and I began to feel that my headache

"I think I saw him talking to someone earlier. I saw them exchanging something."

"How would you have seen that, seeing how pretty busy you are with your guy," I teased her.

"He is not my guy."

"Yet", my phone rang, and I checked to see that it was from Ethan telling me to come and meet him in room 29. "I have to go", I told Avery.

She nodded her head as I began to find my way upstairs in search of Ethan. My head was feeling fuzzy, it was like I was craving someone's touch. There was a wall in front of me and it looked very strong. I ran into them. "Ethan", I moaned his name.

The wall had a hand as they captured me in their embrace. It also had a cologne that I was addicted to. I tried to blink to see where I was, but I couldn't, as everything wasn't clear except that it wasn't a wall but a man. I was feeling hot all of a sudden. The person's touch wasn't helping at all. I needed more, and he wasn't giving me what I wanted.

"I will fucking kill him". That was the last thing I heard as he scooped me up to God knows where while I smuggled closer to him.

Tyler pov

My wolf was angry to see that a human boy was touching what was ours, and we didn't like it. I knew she was avoiding me as I didn't see her. I never knew this was the school she picks, but I had only come here to take a break from her sister. I finally dated her, but she was too demanding, and she was acting like a stepmother to my daughter when I didn't talk about marriage to her. Hannah despised her too, because of how demanding and controlling she could be. She didn't know that I had left, and I was expecting to see her calls soon.

"Hey dad" Hannah greeted me as I got home from work that day.

"How are you pumpkin?" I replied, looking up at her and seeing she was dressed for something. "Where are you going? It's late already," I asked.

"I was invited to a party" she answered.

"Hannah" I tried to protest

"Common dad, I am a werewolf and can protect myself."

"I didn't say you can't. You know we just got here, and we need to be careful. You don't even know the person or what kind of party it is". I argued back.

"I know you are going to say that, it's a birthday party and here is the celebrant" she brought out her phone, scrolled through it and showed it to me.

I glanced at the picture in disbelief, it was that boy from earlier, the boy touching what was mine. "You aren't going", I insisted.

"Dad" she cried out, stomping her feet.

"I am only watching out for you; I will let you go in one condition", I said instead.

She calmed down a little. "What's the condition, dad?" she asked with a stern look.

"I will follow you there" I replied.

"Dad, I am a big girl, you can't follow me to parties", she squeezed her face.

"Please Hannah, you won't even know I am there", I assured her.

"She stared blankly at me and I knew she was only thinking about what I had just said. "Fine, but it's only because I needed a ride to the party", she smirked.

I exhaled as I finally got her to agree with me. My wolf was also excited at the thought of seeing our mate tonight, she would surely be there. "Let me quickly change", I told her as I was getting up.

The ride to the party was great. My wolf was howling in my head. "We will be claiming our mate tonight". My wolf said in my head.

"Easy there, we aren't doing any marking tonight, we will just talk to her", I replied.

"We mustn't lose her for the second time again," he warned.

"You seem happier about this party than I am" Hannah said, distracting me.

"I am just my usual self; you are just reading unnecessary meaning to all of this", I told her as I drove into the parking lot.

"Find mate" my wolf suddenly said as soon as I got out of the car.

"Calm your nerves down, we will find her soon" I replied.

"Don't worry about taking me home, I will sort myself out", Hannah said as she walked inside.

"Mate is in trouble, find her now" my wolf broke the barrier and said again.

I had never heard my wolf sound panicked before. "What do you mean she is in trouble, are they bullying her again?" I asked.

That was how I knew she had been bullied in school the other day. My wolf had informed me about what was going on and how I had known all these years that she was safe. "She is in danger, you need to find her now", he kept saying.

I hurried into the house following her scents. Suddenly, I saw her walking towards me. She appeared drunk, as she had been drinking "that is not alcohol". My wolf told me.

She fell into my arms as my nostrils flared up, and a scent came to me. She was drugged, "Ethan" she moaned.

I was angry, she should be moaning my name and not that motherfucker name. "I will fucking kill him", I said as I scooped her up in my arms.

She looks so peaceful sleeping in my arms and I will never get tired of looking at her beautiful face. I took her back to my car. I have to first take care of her before I deal with the boy that put her in this condition. Thank God I was here tonight. I wonder what that boy has in plan for her.

I drove her to my house and took her to my bed, where she belongs. I lay her down gently, but she pulled me closer to her. "Kiss me" she said.

Oh God, how will I get over the night with my mate being horny and driving me and my wolf crazy? I can control myself, but I don't trust my wolf not to take over and mark her mine forever. "I can't", I said regrettably.

"Please" she pleaded as she moaned again.

Glad she didn't call his name again because my wolf will have taken over and shown her who can make her feel good. She was beginning to sweat. As I tried to brush her hair away from her face, she pulled me closer to her and at that moment our lips collided. She kissed me, she is going to hate me tomorrow for this. I was supposed to stop it, but I kissed her back. She responded quickly as she welcomed my tongue into her mouth. Fuck, she tastes good. I deepened the kiss. I have been wanting them since the first day I met her, and I am doing so now.

"Mark mate" my wolf said happily in my head.

At that moment, I controlled myself as my teeth sharpened and my eyes darkened. She was burning with passion like how a wolf smells when she is in heat. She needed to stop. I knew she wasn't herself at that moment, and I wasn't ready to take advantage of her.

"I want you, Tyler" she suddenly said,

I groaned in agony at what she was doing to me. I need to calm her down if I don't want to take her while she is drugged. She won't hate me now, but I fear the aftermath. I moved closer to her and helped her out of her dress. "She kept touching me here and there. She wants us too", my wolf said.

"That is because she was drugged. If she still wants us by tomorrow, we will have her", I replied to him.

"We are going to kill that boy" he said again.

"We need to take care of her first" I responded, before shutting him out again.

I carried her and we went to the bathroom. I placed her gently into the bathtub and opened the cold water. Thank God Hannah is not home yet. She would be happy to see her best friend, but I needed to talk to her first. I was ready to accept her.

Her moaning was melodious to my hearing and I wondered what was going through her head. I brush my hair with my hand in frustration. Why is the moon goddess punishing me? She was beginning to fall asleep, so I carried her back up in my arms towards the bedroom. I put her gently down, not minding her getting the bed wet, and pulled the duvet over her. She looks so peaceful sleeping in my bed and I can help but smile at the thought of my mate waking up next to me tomorrow as I remove my shirt and lay next to her and drift off to sleep.

Tyler pov

         Hannah came home at midnight and I quickly went to her so that she wouldn't wake up Sandra. "Hey pumpkin, you are back."

  "Yes dad, some people said they saw you going with some lady" she smiled at me.

      I smiled back, if only she gets to know who she is "she is not some lady", I told her.

  "Is it Riley again" she asked with disgust.

  "No, I told you I wanted nothing to do with her again. I meant that" I replied.

  "Who is this lady then?"

  "Go see for yourself, but please don't wake her up" I pleaded with her.

  She nodded as she began to walk towards my bedroom with me trailing behind her and walked in slowly as she looked at who was on my bed. "Is that who I thought she was" she smiled at me and I could hear the excitement behind her voice.

  "Let's go out and talk. I don't want us to wake her up."

  She follows me out and the moment we were, she faces me "my eyes aren't playing trick on me, that's Sandra?" she asked.

  "Yes" I confirmed.

  "Why is she like that?, why is she here?" she asked non stop.

  "Her boyfriend drugged her and I had to protect her" I couldn't hide that fact.

  "Do you know she was here?"

  I nodded "I haven't been honest with you pumpkin,"

  "What's that dad, you are scaring me?"

  "She left because of me". I confessed.

  "You hurt her, what did you do to her dad?" she was beginning to sound angry.

  "She is my mate Hannah" I suddenly said, causing her to move back in shock.

  "What" she finally said, "since when have you known this?" she added.

  "Since the day I met her damnit" 

  "Why? You should have told me." She sat down digesting all the information. You thought I wouldn't accept her" she scoffed,

  "She is your best friend; everything will be jeopardized" I explained.

  "She is your mate dad, what's more important than that" she asked.

  "You, you are more important sweetie" I replied,

  "Sandra is a good person, she can't do anything bad to me. Did you tell her all this" she asked "Is that why she left"

  "She didn't know, she only felt our mate pull" I replied.

  "Dad, I want you to be honest with me" she said and I nodded. "what happened on her birthday? What?"

    I sighed out as I sat calmly beside her "she saw me kissing her sister", I confessed.

  "Why would you, dad, if you knew she was your mate," she cried out.

  "She was just your best friend, both of you are of the same age. I panicked"

  "That is not an excuse dad, I know how Mate pulls works, you hurt her dad" she scolded.

  "I know and I am ready to make it up to her" I admitted.

  "Better, I can't believe I lost my best friend all because of you" she exclaimed.

  "I am never letting her out of my sight again" I said.

  "You better don't because I am never losing my best friend again" she said with a stern look. 

  "Never again", I promised.

        She went to the kitchen to get herself a glass of water, bringing one for me too. I collected it and gulped it all down at once, it was like I needed it. "Where did you find her"? she suddenly asked.

  "We met in school some days ago. Actually, she is in one of my classes", I replied.

  "Unbelievable, and you did not tell me."

  "I wanted to get her to forgive me first before I bring her home." 

  "Hold on, you knew she was going to attend the party" she said.

  "Yes" I answered.

  "But how"

  "She introduced the celebrant to me as her boyfriend"

  "So, it was her boyfriend that wanted to rape her. I will kill him" she said angrily

  "that's if I don't get to him first". I smirked.

  "It means you are never going back to Riley" she asked.

  "Riley was just a distraction; you know I never care about her", I reminded her.

  "What will you do now? They are sisters" she reminded me too,

  "I already told Riley I loved her sister; she knew about my affection for Sandra."

  "Meaning she did everything she did on purpose."

   "I don't care about her again, I only care about my mate sleeping in my room."

  "Are you going to tell her about us?" she looked into my eyes to tell me what she meant.

  "She can't know about us being werewolves" I growled.

  "She is your mate; you can't keep it from her forever" she responded.

  "I know, but a step at a time, we only just found her."

  "You are right and dad, I am happy that she is your mate.

  "Thank you, Hannah, for understanding." I appreciated it.

  She smiled at me, showing her teeth, reminding me of my first mate, which was her mother who I loved dearly then before she went missing. "I will go to bed now. Take care of my best friend" she said and winked at me,

  "Goodnight pumpkin" I replied as I gave her a peck and watched her as she walked to her bedroom.

               After my conversation with my daughter, I discovered that I had been afraid of nothing. Hannah doesn't mind at all and, now that she knows, no one is going to take her away from me again, not even she can make me stop chasing her because I am going to fight for her love if that was the last thing I ever did. I went back into my room where she was still sleeping and lay beside her, as if she knew I was there, she smuggled closer to me and slept back with a smile across her face.