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It feels weird to be leaving school in the middle of the day. My dad would probably be mad if he knew, but he doesn’t get to be upset after all the secrets he’s kept from me.
“Does Parker know we’re skipping school?” I ask.
“No.” Will snorts. “If he did, he’d probably be upset. Or, worse, he’d come get you.”
Worse because Will thinks I’m going to date Parker.
“Parker and I… we’re just friends, truly. And now I know about soulmates, so you don’t have to worry about us.” My voice sounds a lot more confident than I feel.
Will turns around in his seat to look at me. “So you don’t like him as more than a friend?”
I press my lips firmly together, knowing he will be able to tell if I’m lying.
He frowns, turning back around. “That’s what I thought.”
Blaine meets my eyes in the rearview mirror. “Will’s just jealous you’re not crushing on him.”
Will huffs. “She’s not my type.”
At his surly tone, I can’t help but laugh. Blaine starts laughing with me, which only makes Will angrier. He shoots a glare at me, but I still can’t stop laughing.
I almost wish I were a wolf shifter. If I were, I couldactuallyjoin the pack and this could be my life.
10
How is this possible?
We end up back at school in time for our last period class. I share the class with Will and Blaine, but I have no intention of actually going back into the building. I feel a lot better after ditching, but my head is still aching. And then there is the fact that Parker is going to pick me up after school. I’d rather avoid him after the whole soulmate conversation Blaine and I had.
I convince Blaine that I just want some time alone. He and Will head to class without me and I start walking home right away. I don’t even care if I have to walk ten miles to get there. I don’t want to see Parker right now. I just need time to process the whole soulmate thing.
Maybe Will was right. Maybe I should stay far away from Parker. He’s got a soulmate waiting on him. And, according to Will and Blaine, I probably have one waiting on me too.
During lunch, I forced the two of them to tell me more about soulmates. Typically, supernaturals don’t meet their soulmate until they’re in their early twenties. They explained that there are exceptions, but that it’s rare for the bond to reveal itself early. They also said Parker could know his soulmate already—she could be in his pack. He simply won’t know until the bond reveals itself.
I think about all the girls I’ve seen in Parker’s pack. They’re all gorgeous. The humans don’t call them the beautiful clique for nothing. But thinking about it makes me feel that much more inadequate.
Parker belongs with his own kind.
And me… I’m not sure what my kind is.
What happens when Parker figures out what kind of supernatural I am? Will I be sent away to live with them? The thought of leaving this town hurts. I like Blaine. I like Will, even though he’s a jerk most of the time. And Parker… I like him way more than I should, which is the problem.
My heart bangs harder against my chest when I think about Parker. The sensation only makes me feel nauseous when I remember the whole soulmate thing. The butterflies disappear, replaced by a hollow feeling in my chest.
No matter what happens, I’ll never truly belong here. Parker might say that he thinks of me as part of his pack, but I’m simply not.
Tears press against the back of my eyes, but I blink them away. I’ve always known that I was different than everybody else. Absolutely nothing has changed other than the brief, fleeting moment where I thought I found somewhere to belong. It was all a ruse.
My phone vibrates in my pocket. I pull it out to see a text from Parker.
Where are you?
I consider ignoring the text, but I don’t want him to worry. I type out a quick response.
Don’t worry, I am fine. :) I’ll see you Monday when you pick me up for school.
A nice, long weekend. A weekend where I refuse to let myself think about Parker—that’s exactly what I need.
