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Parker gives my hand a final squeeze before walking off. I head into class right as the bell rings.
I hope he’s not late for class. Maybe I should insist he doesn’t have to walk me to classes. Though, sometimes meeting him in the hallway between class is the only thing that gets me by through the day.
Inside the class is loud—so loud that my ears ring and my head swims. Everybody saw Parker and me in the hallway and jumped to all sorts of conclusions. I hope they get used to seeing us together.
I stumble over to my desk, which is right next to Will. He looks carefully at me, his eyebrows drawn together.
“Are you okay?” he whispers.
“I’m fine,” I mumble. I put a hand to my head and close my eyes. I try to block out the noise around me.
Maybe Parker is right—I should learn how to block the noise. The problem is, I don’t even know where to start. If we figure outwhatI am, maybe I could learn from somebody like me.
But then they will send me away.
I take a deep breath and force myself to open my eyes. I don’t want Will to see any weakness in me. I have to be strong.
Will’s brown eyes are trained on me, concern etched into his face. I turn my attention to the front of the room, trying to focus on the teacher. The ringing in my ear doesn’t let up throughout the entire class.
When the bell rings, I go to push myself up from my desk and end up falling right back into my seat. Will comes instantly to my side, trying to help me up.
“I’m okay,” I tell him, trying to push his arm away. “I can do this. I don’t need help.”
The only thing that keeps me from falling over is the fact that Will ignores my protest. He practically pulls me to my feet. The roar in my head gets louder and I realize that the other students are watching us.
Another hand touches my arm and the voices instantly silence. The dizziness disappears and the ringing in my ears is gone. I sigh in relief.
When I open my eyes, I’m not surprised to see Parker standing beside Will.
“Sorry,” I mumble.
Parker’s arm slides down my arm until he grabs onto my hand. “Come on. Your next class is with me.”
I let out a breath of relief.
Today is getting to me. Maybe it’s a little of what Will said to me last night. Or maybe the kids in this schooldoknow there is something different about us. Maybe Parker was right when he said they won’t ever stop thinking about me. Because they definitely think about Will, Blaine, and Parker—a lot. Not to mention, the other wolf shifters. And they’ve gone to school with them their whole life.
As Parker leads me from the classroom, I keep quiet next to him. My chest is tight with guilt when I think about the fact that he had to change his schedule because of me. He’s having to hold hands with me despite the fact that he shouldn’t be. He’s waiting for his soulmate. I’m just… a girl he’s going to eventually send away.
“Are you okay to go to class? I could get an excuse from the nurse. You looked kind of pale back there,” Parker says, breaking the silence.
“I’m okay now.” I glance down at our intertwined hands. “I just feel bad that you have to do all this for me. I could ask my dad to homeschool me. Maybe it’s time I told him the truth.”
“You should tell him,” Parker insists. “He needs to know. But I don’t want you to be homeschooled. I like having you here with me, even though it’s completely selfish.”
My heart swells. “I’ll be fine. Don’t worry about me. Will helps to distract me. And I won’t have to worry about it this period. I’ll have you with me.”
We sit down beside one another. Parker scoots his desk closer to mine. He lets go of my hand, but I feel his leg brush up against mine.
Having Parker change his schedule doesn’t completely suck. I think I’m going to like having him with me more often, even if it’s going to hurt later.
This is going to stop the moment Parker meets his soulmate. He won’t be concerned about my wellbeing anymore. His only concern will be his mate. And there is no way that she would allow him to hang out with me like we do now. She would never be okay with him holding my hand. My chest aches as I think about it.
As selfish as it sounds, I don’t want Parker to meet his soulmate. I’m not sure my heart could handle it if he did.
But… that’ll be long after high school. By then, they’ll probably figure out what I am and I’ll be long gone from this place.
Later, as Parker walks me to my next class, we pass the kid from earlier in the hall. I glance curiously at him and see that he’s watching me.
