chapter 2

Stella

"Oh, Stella. You look as beautiful as ever. I just want to.." Leonardo DiCaprio says, leaning in closer and closer to my lips.

I sigh in content. He looks so gorgeous.

"You just want to what...?" I ask, looking up at him in awe as his hands holding me up. I want to fall deeply in those beautiful blue eyes of his. His lips form, words wanting to come out.

His mouth opens. "BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP."

I fall over, screaming.

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Beep!

Beep!

Beep!

My eyes open wide and I feel my blood boil. "What the hell! Ugh! Shut up!"

Beep!

Beep!

Beep!

I growl and grab my alarm clock. I almost threw it when I notice my alarm clock was my iPhone.

"Fuck!" I whisper-yell. I pull my phone into my chest.

"Oh, my god. I'm so sorry," I say, as I start swaying my body side to side. The door opens.

"Stells. Everything al - what the hèll?" Jake stands there, only in sweat pants.

"Ew, cover up!" I yell in our mind link. He rolls his eyes.

"Anyways, why are you hugging your phone?" He looks at me as if I grew 2 heads.

"Why did you enter my room like it was in fire?" I fire back at him.

"Uh, first of all, I asked a question first. And second of all, YOU growled and yelled like there was someone shitting bullets in your room, you little shit."

I stick my middle finger up at him. He gasp and puts a hand over his heart.

"You're the one who called me a little shit," I retort, opening up my phone and going through it.

"'Cause you are and it's facts."

I scoff. "Whatever, Hamilton."

"Ouch. That hurts." He pretends to wipe his tears and acts like I shot him in the heart.

"Good. You deserved it, Hamilton."

He growls. "Stop. Calling. Me. That!" he demands in his Alpha tone.

I didn't care if he used his Alpha tone on me. I'll use mine, too.

"Make me," I say sternly. He walks to my bed. He stands infront of me. I sit up, placing my phone down. We both meet eye to eye. For a second there, we were having a staring contest.

I gave up and I start to blink. "Shit."

I was embraced into a big hug.

"Ha-ha! You lost! Happy birthday Stells," Jake whispers in my ear. I tense up because it was tickling my ear.

"Thanks, Jakey." I smile.

"C'mon. Let's go downstairs. There's a surprise for you."

My smile grows bigger, it must've looked like that cat from Alice in wonderland.

"You look like Cheshire Cat. Like from Alice in Wonderland," he chuckles. I shake my head.

"You're funny," I say, a hint of sarcastic in my voice. "I know, right."

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As we reach the bottom of the stairs, I hear familiar voices. I raise an eyebrow.

"Yeah. I'm so excited," a feminine voice chirps. My eyes widen, VALERIE! I run over to her, basically suffocating her.

"Oh, my god. I missed you so much!!"

My legs were on her waist. I feel hands in my shoulder, pulling me back. She giggles and wraps her arms around me. I squeeze her even tighter. It's been too long.

"I know, I missed you too!!," she screeches.

"Well, it is Summer Break," Jake says.

"Wow. I missed you, too." I hear another familiar voice say, sarcastically. I turn around, only to face my other best friend.

"Oh, my god. Brandon!!" I hug him, but then I hear a low growl. I turn around, confused.

"What?" I ask, dumbfounded.

"That's my mate," Valerie says, giving me a warning look. I smirk.

"Mate? And you didn't tell me?" I ask. She shrugs.

"You know, you never talk to me anymore. Ever since summer break started," she says, looking down.

"Well, we're going to leave so you teens can do your thing," my dad interrupts.

He walks up to me. "Happy birthday, sweetie." He kisses my cheek. I hug him, tight. Mom walks up to me.

"Happy birthday, baby. You're growing up," she cries. I laugh. I hug her tightly, after a while she pulls away.

"Um, just so you know. I'm spoiling you," she smirks.

"You and," she points to Valerie, Brandon, and Jake, "your friends can go to the mall or something."

"Mom!" I shriek. She just smirks, then runs off before I can continue.

"What did mom say?" Jake asks.

I give him that are you kidding me look.

"Well, she said that she's spoiling me with the debit. So, we can like, go to the mall or something, but I'm guessing you already heard it with your wolf hearing," I say, clearly annoyed. I punched his shoulder. He nearly choked.

"Yup," he says, trying to fix his breathing.

"Hey, I heard that the soon to be Alpha Xavier Black is having his 18 birthday party. Do you guys wanna go?" Valerie asks, giving me the pleading look. I roll my eyes and look up at Jake.

"Sure, why not?" he shrugs. I smile and Valerie shrieks.

"Then, let's go shopping!" Valerie jumps.

"Wait, I need to change. I can't just go to the mall like this." I cringe at the feeling. Everybody stops moving and looks at me. Valerie groans.

"Yeah, I have to, too. I smell like a dog," Jake says.

"It's because you are a dog," Brandon says. We all burst out laughing.