Eva's POV
When the final bell rang at three o'clock, I walked toward the parking lot. My eyes immediately scanned for Jason and Luke.
They stood beside Luke's black Dodge Charger, Jason leaning against it as they spoke to the Third in Command's twin daughters.
I approached them, quickly walking towards Jason's side, and giving the twins a small smile which they returned.
"Ready to go?" Luke questioned once the twins said their goodbyes. I nodded at him, and we all got into the car, I sat in the back, pulling my seatbelt around me as Luke raced out of the school's parking lot and down the road.
We climbed the short steps, the mansion towering over us, the white walls reflecting nicely on the black windows.
We walked straight into the house, Jason informing me that he was going to see his dad in the office.
I decided to walk into the kitchen, knowing Linda would be in the middle of cooking dinner. Linda smiled widely at me as I entered the kitchen, maneuvering myself to the counter stool as she grabbed seasoning from the cupboards, sprinkling it on generously to the spaghetti Bolognese that she had cooking on the stove.
"How was school sweetheart?" Linda asked
I shrugged my shoulders, my eyes meeting hers.
"Schools, school," I began, my words made her laugh.
"It wasn't the worst, I have a math exam next week which I need to study for, but other than that, I'm fully caught up with work."
"School was never my favorite, but it’s your senior year now and it's nearly over. I know we spoke briefly about it before, but have you thought about whether you wanted to go to college or do full-time warrior duties?"
"I'm conflicted still. I would like to go to college and have the experience, but I also want to follow in my father's footsteps."
"You haven't got too long to decide, I understand it's not an easy choice but both Jaxon and I will be with you, whatever you choose to do."
"Thanks, Linda." I appreciated Linda and Jaxon more than words could ever express.
I stood up, walked around the counter, and gave her a hug which she instantly returned.
"Let's serve dinner, shall we? Would you help set the table for me?" She requested
After setting up the table both Jason and Jaxon appeared, Jaxon giving me a huge smile and questioning me about my day at school.
"You both have training on Sunday, don't forget especially since you both have next weekend off as Luke mentioned you were both going to Torey's birthday celebrations." Jaxon's tone was serious when he mentioned training, he was a very serious man when it came to pack business and our combat training.
Jason and I both nodded, I hadn't confirmed whether I was going to go to the party, but I didn't fancy doing combat training either.
"It's only for five hours, so hopefully it's not too painful." Jaxon laughed, pleasantly entertained as we all knew we were having training with Alpha.
"You both look tired, why don't you both go up to bed and I'll clear away the table tonight" Linda said, staring at Jason and me.
After thanking Linda for the meal, I headed upstairs to my bedroom, which was opposite of Jason's.
He decided to go back to the office with Jaxon.
The warmth immediately made me yawn, my exhaustion catching up to me as I fell into a deep sleep.
I woke up to my alarm blaring loudly in my ear, my arm flinging in the direction of the noise, my hands smacking the snooze button before I turned around, tucking my head back into the warmth that surrounded me.
After what felt like twenty minutes, Jason was banging on my bedroom door before he entered, jumping on top of my bed as I tried to push him off.
"You've slept for about 14 hours. Surely you don't need more sleep?" I nodded my head at his question.
"It's 11 o'clock, they can wait an hour." I whined.
"Eva, it's 2 o'clock."
"Oh no." His comment had me darting up, I didn't want to be responsible for ruining everyone's day or plans. I immediately stood up, rushing towards my wardrobe and grabbing a pair of jeans, a pink casual top, and my underwear.
Jason laid casually on top of my bed, turning on my television as I hurried to the bathroom, brushing my teeth, showering, and throwing on the clothes I had picked.
"I'm ready," I stated as I walked out only to find Jason smirking at me.
"It's not 2 o'clock, is it?"
Jason's smirk seemed to grow, his eyes shining as an amused glint appeared in his eyes. His dimples became more prominent as I glared angrily at him.
"No, we have loads of time. It's only half past 9."
"Jason," I screamed making him chuckle more while agitating me more.
"You're such a jerk!" I shouted before grabbing a pillow and hitting him with it.
Jason and I drove towards the mall, it was around a half-hour drive from home. The others were meeting us there, Luke was still with his dad, and Kelvin and Lucy had gone to breakfast with Kelvin’s parents.
"You hooked up with her three times, what do you expect?"
He groaned at my reply, not appreciating my unhelpful answer.
"I told her I didn't want anything serious. I'm going to have to meet up with her, she keeps texting me wanting to talk about things." He said, quoting the last four words.
"Don't make it a fourth time when you do." I laughed causing him to shake his head, a playful smile stretching across his face.
We soon approached the Mall, pulling in to park the car and heading towards the main doors. Kelvin had already mind-linked Jason to let us know they were already here; they were waiting for us at the ice cream parlor.
"So, what's happening next Saturday? Are we all going to the party together or meeting each other there?" Lucy questioned, the boys all shrugging their shoulders.
"Everyone is getting a ride over there; we should make our way over there around half past eight." Luke suggested, he was laid back when it came to minor decisions.
"Makes sense. When it comes to the ride home, my dad mentioned that he would send wolves to pick us up if we needed." Jason added.
"What about you Eva, are you coming with us?” Lucy's hopeful tone had me mentally groaning.
I had never been the party type; sure, I had been to them, but it wasn't something I made a regular thing.
"I'll go." I confirmed.
"I need to grab something to wear while we're here though."
We all said our goodbyes before heading in different directions. Jason and I walked towards his car; he had taken my bags from me as we walked through the food court..
"I'm glad you're coming Saturday. I've met Torey, his Beta Sam, and his Third in Command Elijah." Jason sent me a reassuring smile, he knew that I liked to keep my life simple, parties weren't my usual event.
"Yeah, I'm sure it will be fine. It's good for me to get out a little more. I have quite a few shifts next week so it will be nice to enjoy myself at the party this weekend." I responded.
Now noticing that we had pulled into our driveway, I jumped out, grabbing my new clothes before heading straight upstairs to my room
I had been running the border with Elix for most of my shift, we stuck to the south side staying close to the edge.
It was coming up to the end of our shift and Elix and I would always finish at the hilltop, that looks down onto our pack territory.
“Come on Elix, taking it slow today?” I laughed through our mind link, she was close behind, and I could feel her presence a few feet to the left of me.
“I'm nearly there.” I teased just before I launched myself over the finish line which we allocated as a tree stump to stop ourselves from going too close to the edge of the hill.
“You always win,” She huffed, laying down on her paws to help slow down her heart rate.
“You could let me win sometimes; you know.”
“I shifted nearly two years ago, you're newly shifted and still in training. You never know, you might one day win against me.” I replied, laying down beside her, the warmth of our bodies creating a nice heat as our fur touched.
“Eva, can I ask you something?” She went ridged and tense beside me, shifting herself a little.
“Sure, of course, you can.”
She sighed; her voice tinted with sadness as she questioned me about my feelings toward having a mate.
“It's extraordinary and special, I'd like to feel the way my parents did about each other with my own mate. I'm not in a rush to find him, but I hope that when I do it's everything that it's made out to be. The tingles, the sparks, the need and want to be around them, a connection nobody else can feel but the two of you.”
She never responded to the link in my mind, known from the absence of sound.
“Elix, have you found your mate?”
I peered up at her to see her nod her head, her wolf showing the raw emotions in her eyes. Sadness, rejection, and desperation.
“Oh Elix, what happened?”
“He hasn't rejected me, but he's pushing me away, he doesn't know what to do. He was in a relationship with another wolf in our pack and he's worried about hurting her. Yet he can't see that he's hurting me more.”
“It will be alright Elix; you'll both work it out. You should talk to him about it, the longer you both leave it, the worse it will be.”
“You're right,” She sighed, clearly in deep thought.
“We should head home; I'm going to confront him about it tomorrow before Torey's party. Otherwise, it's only going to be awkward, and it needs to be sorted.”
I nodded my head, standing back up on all fours as she followed, bumping my shoulder into hers as we raced towards home.
I spent the majority of Saturday in bed watching whatever I could find on the television. Lucy had phoned me to say that both she and Elix would be arriving around 7 o'clock to pick me up.
Apparently, the party was being held in the Alpha's old house.