notebook, she
would do the work online. It would be a lot easier than trying to work beside
him. Neither of them spoke as they worked through the poem. She heard the rest
of the couples in class talking through the poem. Scarlett couldn’t bring
herself to speak.
In no time at all the bell sounded once again. She had
gym, and the thought of seeing Trey again filled her with happiness.
“I’m sorry,” Marshall said.
He stopped her from moving around him. The desk behind
her kept her locked in place as did the wall at her back.
“What?”
“I want to apologize for how I treated you.”
“I really don’t know what’s going on with you.” She
tucked some hair behind her ear, staring at his chest. He was huge. Marshall
had always been huge, but this was different. He was large, and it was all
muscle.
He ran fingers through his hair. “Look, I was a total
asshole to you.”
She shook her head. “I don’t need you to apologize to
me.”
“Then maybe we could hang out?”
Okay, it was official. She’d woken up in the Twilight Zone.
“No, we can’t hang out.”
“Marshall, Scarlett, you should be getting to your
next lesson,” Miss Kingry said.
“Yes,” they both said, responding together.
He moved away giving her enough room to slide away
from him. She walked toward the door, surprised to see Trey waiting for her.
“Hey,” he said.
She forgot about Marshall as Trey offered her his arm.
“Hey.”
“Can I escort my lady to gym?”
Chuckling, Scarlett followed Trey toward their lesson.
Jack was leaning against the lockers outside of the classroom. He stared at her
for several seconds before returning his attention back to Marshall.
Whatever was going on there, she didn’t want to find
out.
Chapter Five
Marshall watched as Scarlett laughed with Trey, the
new kid. They’d gotten close, and from what he’d learned in gym, they lived
next door to each other. He was pissed off and furious. His wolf was pacing
against the surface.
“Are you okay, man?”
“Do I fucking look okay?” Marshall asked, snarling at
Jack.
“I’m sorry.” Jack held his hands up.
They were waiting for their parents to arrive. If Trey
didn’t walk away from Scarlett in a moment, Marshall was going to fucking kill
the bastard.
Out of all of the women to be his mate, he couldn’t
believe it was Scarlett. It was just his fucking luck. She wouldn’t let him get
near her. During English he’d asked Jack to make a nuisance of himself so Miss Kingry wouldn’t
have a choice but to move them. If she hadn’t partnered him up with Scarlett,
he’d have done whatever it took to make sure they were. When they’d had to
share the book, the floral scent coming off her had made it hard for him to
focus. He’d given her no choice but to lean against him to read the poem. It
had taken every ounce of restraint not to grab her and claim those lush lips.
“You’re staring,” Jack said.
“Who is this fucker?” Marshall growled the words out.
His wolf wanted to go and claim his mate, not watch another man get close to
her.
“I don’t know, man. He’s new around here. There’s not
a lot we know on him.”
“Then find out what you can.” He didn’t want just
anyone hanging around his mate. The scent of the pack swamped him, and Marshall
saw his father pulling into the parking lot. “Hello, son.”
“Hey, Dad.”
“Get in, Jack. Your father couldn’t make it.”
“No problem,” Jack said, climbing into the back of the
truck.
Marshall slammed his door shut and was unable to look
away from Scarlett. The door to her new car was open, but Trey held onto the
doorframe, stopping her from climbing inside.
“What’s going on, Marshall?” Luke asked. The tone of
the alpha was in his voice, and he was demanding respect.
“I found my mate today.”
He turned around in the car to get one last look of
her before his father pulled him away. His wolf moaned, wanting to be in
Scarlett’s company. He rubbed
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