Chapter 1

Prologue

I had to go check on her . . . just one last time then I will leave this dumbass party and finally go home and get some rest.

I justified my actions to myself as I pushed up the stairs in the nice house and down the hallway to her room.

“Hey, Tony,” One of the girls from school cut in front of me.

“Hey,” I sighed annoyed.

“Why don’t you and I find an empty room and I can show you what a real party is like?” She winked as one of her sharp nails ripped my tee shirt.

“Damn it!” I growled hitting her hand away not so gently, “Why don’t you get some profession help?” I snapped and pushed passed the girl, on my way to her room.

I slowly opened the door and stepped through closing it behind me quietly. I walked carefully over to the side of her bed and looked over her peaceful sleeping face. Her dark curls were spread around her in an odd angelic way. Her simple face seemed now even more beautiful in such a peaceful state.

I was glad I saved her from passing out around all those drunk assholes downstairs, I was. The fact is that she could hardly spare me a glace even though the only reason I even came to this dumbass party was to see her . . . and that hurt. I couldn’t stand her rejection anymore.

Suddenly she stirred and I jumped back away from the bed scared. She was about to wake up.

When she stayed still for another moment I felt that the coast was clear so I moved back towards her bed.

As my eyes scanned over her peaceful face again, her piercing blue eyes snapped open and bore into mine.

Oh shit!

I panicked and stepped back not knowing what to say

“Yeah, sorry you caught me, but I just love watching you sleep . . .” Umm, no!

“Tony?” She breathed sitting up.

The covers fell from her shoulders down to her waist revealing a very flashy lace bra.

Holy shit! I groaned internally. She looked so damn hot.

“Is this a dream?” She blinked up at me.

Instantly my body relaxed as I saw my chance. A slow sexy smirk grew on my lips as I took a step back to her, “Why, yes. Yes it is.”

God damn, I am so going to hell . . .

Chapter 1

“You're going to school . . . All of you,” my mother, Kendra, growled at me, my twin brother, Felix, and my cousin, Travis.

“We're 17 years old!” I whined. “I think we are past going to school. We have been home schooled our whole lives what's wrong with keeping it that way?”

“Anthony, don't test me,” She snapped. “Your father and I have already discussed this. I now you guys a turning 18 in a month, but that is still your senior year, an experience you all need to have.”

“Which Father?” Felix scoffed and Travis tried hard not to laugh.

It is well known to all of my family who exactly my mother and father are. We are werewolves. Well, all besides my brother, he is a vampire, which is really hard to explain.

My father, Derek, the Alpha of my family’s pack and the mate of my mother, defeated an army of human Hunters who tried to force us from our land.

While all of that was going down the vampire goddess, Nyx, and the werewolf goddess, Luna, devised a plan to get the vampires and werewolves to team up with each other against these humans. They did this by giving my mother two different mates: my father, Derek, and Felix’s father, Marcus. Somehow twins can have to different fathers. It has to be some supernatural thing.

What was so wrong about Felix teasing our mother is that his father and her mate, Marcus, died during the big fight between hunters. She still . . . well she kind of talks to him in a way . . . she goes to this place on the cliff where her father is buried. She used to take Felix and me when we were younger.

“Felix, please I don't need this from you right now.” she sighed moving her hand through her hair. My mom still catches a lot of hell for the whole two mates thing which sucks because it wasn’t her fault.

My mother was beautiful. Any man in their right mind would believe that. She had long healthy brown wavy hair and to say she kept herself in shape was an understatement. She had Felix and me at the young age of 18 and she still looked in her early twenties. Granted that is due to the fact that wolves being to age very slow once they reach 18 years of age, but still. Anyway, I started this rant because, as I said, my mother is beautiful, but when she is stressed it shows clearly and makes her age about 10 years and I feel incredibly bad for her.

“We'll do it,” I sighed cutting off Felix's response.

“Speak for yourself, buddy,” Felix scoffed.

“I am not going to a human High School to waste away my free day time,” Travis agreed.

“I said we'll do it!” I snapped at them.

“Thank you, Anthony,” mom smiled brightly at me.

“I can’t believe this shit!” Felix complained

“Stop being such a whiny little bitch, Felix!” I snapped at him.

“Anthony, watch your language around your mother,” Dad scolded in his deep demanding voice. It wasn't his Alpha voice and trust me, there was a big difference. “You're going to school,” He demanded.

“Derek, it wasn’t Anthony,” Mom turned to him and smiled lovingly.

I had to fight the urge not to gag. I hated when they were lovey dovey. I hate the whole love concept. I figure eventually Luna will mate me off to some stranger and I will have to love that woman, so why bother?

“Oh, don't do this to me!” Felix begged.

“Too bad. It's happening,” Dad cut in.

“Derek, you don't have a say in what I do,” Felix growled. Since Felix had found out two years ago the truth about our mother and our separate fathers had treated my father as a complete stranger this only annoyed Dad and Mom. I honestly didn't understand him.

“Stop being disrespectful,” Mom snapped dangerously.

“Just remember he is your son,” Dad growled and stomped off.

“Derek,” My mother sighed stepping after him.

“Oh, let him blow off some steam,” Felix chuckled and looked to Travis for support, but Travis just shook his head.

“One day I will let him blow off some steam on your head if you don't start acting right!” Mom growled dangerously.

“Mom,” I sighed.

“Just . . . deal with them,” She breathed and then walked off towards Dad.

“What did you boys do now?” Aunt Elena sighed walking up to us. Her long blond hair was up in a tight pony tail and I could tell she had just finished working out.

“They pissed off my sister again. Let's not pretend that is a hard thing to do,” Uncle Rowland teased.

“Don't make them believe that this means their behavior is acceptable,” Aunt Elena growled annoyed.

These were Travis's parents. Uncle Ro is my mom's brother and Aunt Elena is obviously his mate. They had been together since Aunt Elena's prior love died in the earlier discussed war with the humans. I don’t really know their story. They don’t say much about it, but Luna put them together for a reason. I don’t know if it was a good thing or a bad thing, but they created Travis so I am guessing good.

“So we are going to school,” Travis sighed and Felix and I looked at him with matching disappointed looks.

Whether the prior scene demonstrated it or not, Felix, Travis and I were very close . . . Nothing could possibly separate us.

“Might as well make the best out of it boys,” He smirked devilishly and Felix returned an equally evil smile then they turned and wagged their eyebrows suggestively.

I laughed and shook my head, “Let's get some sleep . . . Tomorrow will be a big day, my friends,” and smiled and our parents shook their heads at their misguided children as we laughed and pushed our way out to the backyard.

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“Get your ass moving,” I groaned pushing Travis out of his bed.

“What the hell?” He looked to the clock. “5:30? That is like 7 hours too early!” He complained.

“Too bad. Take a shower and get ready, dumbass,” I grumbled and then walked out of the room and down the hall to the bathroom and I quickly got into the shower.

When I got out I went right to my room and got dressed in dark blue jeans and a white V-neck tee. My longish, wavy, damp, dark brown hair fell in to my deep green eyes and I jerked my head to the side to move it out of the way. The white tee fit tightly over my muscular chest and arms. I kept in good shape and I was proud of that fact. I would not doubt that I was a lady's man. So were Travis and Felix.

“I hate mom with a burning passion,” Felix grumbled leaning against my door frame. He was built different than me, and not quite like his father either. He was muscular also but he didn't work his muscles like I did and they were lean and dangerous. He was stealthy and as sly as a fox. And meaner than anything that I had come in contact with. He was also my brother and my best friend and I was glad to have him on my side.

“Yeah, yeah,” I grumbled grabbing my jacket.

He was dressed similarly to me. He was in a black V-neck that fit him tightly with a black leather jacket over it and blue jeans. He also had on his bulky black riding boots and black sunglasses that covered his equally green eyes. It was the only thing we had in common and it's the single trait we shared with our mother. His hair was pitch black and pin straight.

“So why are we doing this?” Travis walked up in jeans and a tee.

“Because she goes through a lot of shit and the least we can do is make her home life a little easier,” I sighed grabbing my keys and walking out the door with them on my heels.

“Well, I don't know how you don't see it but her being our mother makes our home life a living hell,” Felix grumbled as we reached my Dodge Charger nice and all sliver. This car was my baby. Of course Felix had his own baby. His all black Camaro.

“See ya in hell,” He winked as he climbed into his car.

“We're already there,” Travis mumbled and I chuckled as we pulled out and sped off towards the community high school.

When we pulled into the parking lot we quickly found two spots next to each other and parked. I got out of my car and looked to Felix.

“At least we can have some fun with these girls,” Travis winked at a group of giggling teenage girls as they passed.

“Yeah, but they’re human . . . nothing more, nothing special,” Felix sighed as we started walking towards the front office. “Now if you think that these humans have anything for you I am going to have to introduce you to some of my girls,” Felix lowered his glasses and then winked at us.

We laughed.

“You’re crazy . . . we don’t need any trouble,” I shook my head.

Whether we liked it or not . . . vampires and werewolves weren’t close . . . even after the fight that was supposed to bring them together. The fact is that a werewolf guy did not fool around with a vampire chick . . . and vice versa.

We got to the front office and got our schedules and went out looking for our lockers

“I am being completely honest when I say I hate my life,” Felix grumbled.

“Yeah, well, we have it a lot better than most,” I rolled my eyes as I found my locker and leaned against it.

“School is too busy,” Travis looked up and down the hallway watching the people hurry getting to no place fast. There were a few, like us, that stood in clumps against the walls and lockers.

“Remember, we are doing this for mom,” I moved my hand through my hair.

“She’s my Aunt . . .”

“You’re mom wants you here too,” Felix pushed him against the locker.

“She’s wasn’t as pushy as yours though,” Travis grumbled.

I laughed at them, but suddenly I heard the most beautiful sound in the world.

A laugh.

Just a simple laugh, but it set my body alive and my heart pounding out of my chest. I instantly stood straight and removed my glasses from my face looking for the source of that beautiful wind-chime-like sound.

I was looking frantically up and down the hallway passing over every pretty face and nice body until I finally saw her.

She was beautiful . . . in a completely simple yet unique way. She was wearing tight, blue, skinny jeans with a simple white tee shirt that was equally tight. She didn’t show off her perfect curves even though they were obvious to me. Her lips were full and a healthy pink and pulled into a gorgeous smile that set her light blue eyes alive with happiness. Her long dark hair was in perfect ringlet curls all down her back. She was small and fragile looking. She probably just reached 5 foot 2. I was nearly 6 foot.  I could only imagine what it would be like to hold her in my arms.

I took a step towards her just as her eyes snapped to mine. Her smile slowly faded as our gazes locked and she seemed to be just as stuck as I was.

“Dude? Hello! Earth to Tony!” Felix waved his hand in front of my face.

“Anthony,” Travis pushed me.

I stumbled but then regained my balance. I looked to their confused faces and shook my head to get a hold on what was going on.

“What?” I looked at them equally confused.

“You just completely dazed . . . what do you mean what?” Felix rolled his eyes.

“Catch yourself something you thinking about snacking on later,” Travis winked and then looked around. “Which one is she?”

“Her,” I nodded trying not to the look directly at her. She was still taking short glances up at me as her group of friends laughed and teased her. “The one with the dark curly hair.” I replaced my sun glasses on my face hiding my eyes.

“She’s nothing special but she’s sure got a nice ass,” Travis whistled.

“Shut the fuck up,” I growled shoving him against the locker.

“Wow, dude,” He put his hands up shocked. “I get it you called dibs,” he pushed my hands off his shirt. “I am going to head to first period . . . catch you guys later,” He backed away from me and then turned and walked down the hallway without looking back.

My heart was pounding, my hands tightened into painful fists and my breath was coming in pants. I was seeing red. My anger was getting the best of me.

How dare he talk about her like that! She’s mine! Mine!

Felix stepped in front of me and ripped my glasses from my face.

“Holy shit,” He hissed and I ripped the glasses from his hands and put them back on.

I knew my pupils were dilated and my eyes faded to the pale blue-green of my wolf. I felt his blood pumping through my veins, the heat of it was pulsing just under my skin. I was losing control and I had never done that before.

“Anthony, get a hold of yourself,” Felix growled.

“I. Can’t.” I growled back.

“Don’t you dare fuck this up!” He snapped. “We are surrounded by humans . . . you’re going to get us killed!” He hissed.

“Fuck,” I growled and ran a shaking hand through my hair.

It was no use. Breathing deeply would not calm me down . . . it was hardly possible. Not here, not with her so close . . . not with the weight of her eyes on me.

I shoved through Felix and back toward the front door.

“Anthony!” he called after me. “Damn it!” He growled when I ignored him.

It didn’t matter to me, I was already through the door and on my way across the empty football field towards the woods that surrounded the back side of the school. I just had to make it there . . . to the tree line. If I get there I am free.

Once I hit the track around the football field I was at a jog and when I reached the beginning of the trees I had already started to remove my leather jacket. I threw my glasses down ticked off my shoes and that was it. I was now off at a sprint into the tress before I knew it I was down on all fours with the warmth of my wolf’s breath visible in the cool morning air.

I kept running into the woods in no particular directions, but always with the underlying instinct to stay away from civilization.

Even after my chest was heaving and my heart pounding I kept running. Hard and fast into the middle of nowhere getting whatever I needed to out of my system.

It wasn’t until I finally realized why I was running that I actually stopped.

I stopped dead in my tracks still huffing, heart still bounding, and chest still heaving.

My anger . . . it wasn’t the only thing that caused me to lose control.

It was her . . . Her very presence brought my wolf to the surface begging to jump out. Travis’s dumbass comment only put me over the edge and it was only because it was about her.

He was looking at her like some kind of meat!

My wolf growled Mine! And began to pace.

Mine . . . Mine . . . Why was that signal word bouncing around in my brain?

Then just like that it hit me.

Because she was literally mine! We are supposed to be together. She was the one to completely me. The one that can calm me in my most stressful times, the only one that will ever really understand who and what I am.

She is my mate!

Mine! My wolf celebrated with a howl as if finally relieved that I figured it out.

With that little piece of information as an energy boost I turned back around and ran back to school twice as hard as I had been running away from it.

Mine. I sighed and let out another howl.

Dawn’s POV

I woke up swore. My hips and my shoulder were the most prominent. I didn’t know why I felt like a large weight was on my chest until my eyes fluttered open and I realized Ian was completely laying on top of me.

I tried to shift out from under him, but the movement woke him up . . . in more ways than one, but that was mostly due to the fact that we were naked.

He rolled off of me but held me tight to his chest causing me to roll on top of him.

“Ian, you have to wake up. We’ll be late,” I breathed trying to move out of his grasp.

I winced in pain as tightened his arm around my hips.

Ian and I had been dating for nearly four years. For the first year or so he was the perfect gentleman opening doors and all that, but then came the time when I gave up my virginity to him. After that he changed completely. He became too possessive and abusive when I did not do what he wanted. There was maybe a time when I could have gotten out and saved myself, but I was too scared and now after four years of a seemingly healthy relationship to all of our friends and my family no one would believe me. He was a varsity football player and had the muscles to show it. He had nice toned muscle under his deep tan, smooth skin with dark brown short hair and deep brown eyes.

“We have a little more time,” He complained.

“Yeah, but,” I tried again pull away, but the fact was that I weighed about as much as his right arm that was holding me to him and I had hardly any muscle.

“Yeah, but nothing,” He rolled over so that he was again on top of me but this time he was not crushing me. His eyes slowly looked over my body making me squirm and want to run away.

He leaned into me and pressed his lips roughly to mine instantly claiming my mouth. When he pulled away my lips felt bruised as his kissed down my neck.

“Ian,” I choked out through an extremely dry throat.

“Shush,” He smirked down at me. “We have a little more time,” He repeated now in a more seductive voice as his hands ran down my sides ignoring the bruises as he passed over them

When he was done having his fun I rushed into his bathroom and took a shower. I quickly dried off leaving my hair to air dry. I got dressed in jeans and a tee shirt because it was what I had at Ian’s house at the time. The make-up I had on was simple; it was my make-up from last night only cleaned up. My hair was already starting to curl up and it wasn’t even dry yet.

“Dawn, hurry your ass up,” Ian growled as he walked by me slapping my ass.

I gasped from the shock but quickly recovered as I grabbed my bag and hurried out the door to catch up with him.

Another morning with no make-up, no hair product, and no breakfast. This will be a good day.

At school I went to my locker and met up with Julie and Hannah my two best friends.

Julie was a small skinny little red head with a cheerleader attitude and unique blue-gray eyes.

Hannah was a blonde with a curvy body and big boobs, but was the exact opposite of the stereotype blonde with her 3.95 GPA and her non-cheerleader attitude.

“Wow, hotties . . . 12 o’clock,” Julie smiled.

“Where?” Hannah looked around and then sighed shaking her head, “Dumbass that is like 9 o’clock. Have you ever read a clock?”

“Yeah, on my phone,” Julie complained.

“You are completely helpless,” Hannah laughed.

As they went at each other I looked over the supposed hotties.

They were new . . . I mean we were all new. It was the first week of school, but these guys – unlike most – had not been here for the last four years. There was the slim chance that they were freshman, but they were not awkward or small or scared looking in any way.

They were all around the same height with the one leaning against the lockers having a few inches on the others. That one and the skinny one were in leather jackets and they all had on Ray Bans.

“God,” I scoffed getting Hannah and Julie’s attention. “They are like a bad scene from a Teen movie.”

“They are like hot scene from a Vampire Diaries episode,” Julie smirked looking them over.

I laughed at her.

“Hey, it’s true,” Hannah shrugged, “That skinny one has even got a little Ian Somerhalder going on. And you know I love me some Damon,” She smirked.

I laughed again, “Yeah and the tall one’s Stephen?” I said sarcastically laughing.

“Well, whoever he is he has got an eye for you,” Hannah smiled and Julie giggled like a little girl.

“What?” I laughed and turned to look at them again, but was shocked when I was no longer looking-in on a scene but was met with the most beautiful green eyes I had ever seen. My smile fell from my face as I got lost in those green pools of desire.

The two guys he was with were still messing with each other, but he completely ignored them and stayed just as focused on me as I was on him.

“Dawn,” I heard Julie call.

“Dude? Hello! Earth to Tony!” The skinny one waved his hand in front of his face.

“Anthony,” The other beefy pushed him and he looked to them confused shaking his head.

“Hey, Dawn. You okay?” Hannah asked.

“Yeah, I just . . .”

“You just got lost in his dreamy eyes,” Julie wagged her eyebrows

“They are so damn green,” I breathed.

“Yeah, I bet you . . .”

“Shut the fuck up,” Green eyes growled shoving the other beefy guy against the locker.

“Wow, Dude,” He put his hands up shocked.

“Oh my god,” Julie gasped getting my attention.

“Let’s just go,” Hannah grabbed my wrist.

“Wait,” I pulled back watch him.

Only Green eyes and Skinny were in the hallway.  They were talking in hushed whispers that looked angry on both ends. Green eyes ran his hand through his hair and I couldn’t help but be mesmerized by the movement and the softness of his hair.

What is with this guy? What is he doing to me?

“Dawn, come on,” Hannah complained as the bell rang.

“Just one second,” I sighed stepping towards him.

“Dawn, let’s get out of here,” Julie pushed.

It was too late anyway. Green eyes pushed past Skinny and walked down the hallway in a slight hurry.

“Anthony!” Skinny called after him. “Damn it!” He growled ripping his glasses from his face and turning around looking angry.

His eyes met mine.

I gasped and turned away quickly.

“God, we are so late . . . Jade is going to kill us,” Hannah complained as we ran through the hallway towards our first hour.

“Anthony,” I breathed with a smile.

“What?” Hannah sighed.

“Who?” Julie looked at me like I was crazy.

We stopped just outside Mr. Jade’s room. “Green eyes . . . His name’s Anthony,” I smiled.

“Girl, are you insane?” Julie rolled her eyes.

“Clearly that guy is some kind of badass . . . you best just stick to your pretty boy, football player,” Hannah shook her head at me.

“Girls, a little late are we?” Mr. Jade suddenly opened his classroom door glaring down at us.

“Sorry,” We all mumbled and filed into the room quickly and sat in our seats.

Mr. Jade took the front of the class making a few snide comments at us, but all I could possibly think about was Anthony and those green eyes.