Chapter 10

Elizabeth Summers’ POV
I didn’t see Oliver during the game, I assume that he went home after being accosted by Jasper and Nico. I spent the game sitting next to Adam instead. In all honesty, I had very little idea what was going on during the game. There was lots of running and shouting. It wasn’t my usual scene, I preferred quieter pastimes with less people around.
“Adam, would you be able to drive me home?” I asked, as the game finished and people started getting up to leave.
I had been worrying about how to get home ever since I realised that Oliver wasn’t coming back. It took me almost the whole duration of the game to build up the nerve to ask just one simple question.
“No, I know that Jasper would want to take you home personally.” He said.
“Oh.” I replied.
I didn’t know what else to say to that. I was sure that Jasper would much rather be giving his cheerleading friends lifts over me but I couldn’t exactly say that to Adam. It would sound like I was trying to avoid Jasper or even worse that I was jealous of the cheerleaders.
I fidgeted in my seat as the students got up and left their seats around me. I should have known better than to come here tonight, I knew it was a bad idea from the start. Nobody could possibly be interested in me in that way, I should have seen this coming.
We waited until most people had left before we stood up and headed for the football field. As we approached Jasper I could see that a couple of the cheerleaders were flirting shamelessly with him. I imagine that this was pretty much the scene after every game he played.
“I will be at your party later and if you want I can spend the night.” Bev said.
She leaned forward and tried to run her fingers along his chest but Jasper quickly stepped away from her. He gave her a look that told her not to try something like that again.
“I am not interested.” Jasper said.
“Why not, it isn't as though you have met your mate.” Bev said.
Jasper glanced over at me and Adam and smiled.
“I actually have.” He said.
I could tell that Bev wanted to question him further but Jasper turned his back on her. He turned his attention to me and Adam.
“Lizzy we should get going, we have a party to get to.” He said.
“Good idea.” I said, I was eager to get out of here before Bev started an argument.
I was deep in thought as Jasper drove us back home. Jasper didn’t have a mark on his neck so whoever his mate was they hadn’t marked him yet. I had been avoiding him for most of the day so I didn’t notice him spending time with anyone in particular.
He also didn’t smell like any other female so they hadn’t been intimate? They couldn’t have even touched otherwise I would smell it on him. That was unusual, mates usually had trouble keeping their hands off each other.
I would have thought that I would have heard some gossip around the school if Jasper had been seen with his mate. It would be a huge deal, everyone would have been talking about it. The fact that nobody had mentioned it implied that he and his mate were keeping things a secret but that didn’t make sense. Unless they planned to announce things officially tonight.
“Lizzy what’s wrong?” Jasper asked, resting his hand on my arm. His whole body was inclined in my direction.
I was about to shout at him to pay attention to the road but I stopped myself just in time to not make a fool of myself. We were already parked up outside our house. I had spent the whole drive home zoned out. No wonder people thought I was in my own world most of the time.
“Nothing, I was just thinking.” I said.
“Good, I was worried about you for a moment.” He said.
He leaned over and brushed a strand of hair from in front of my face, he was looking straight through me as he spoke to his wolf. This was my chance to get away from him before his mood changed and he insulted me.
“Ermmm, I should probably get ready for your party.” I said.
I opened the door and ran into the house before Jasper could argue with me. I went straight upstairs, locked my door and got changed into my party outfit.
Jasper was right about the dress that his mom bought me, it really was beautiful. It was knee length and a shade of dark green that contrasted with my hair perfectly. It had a lower cut neckline than I was used to but it hugged my curves in such a beautiful way that I didn’t care. I spun around in front of my mirror watching the way it moved as I spun around.
“Can I come in Liz?” Jasper’s mom asked while knocking on my bedroom door.
I ran over to let her in, closing the door behind her.
“I knew that dress would look amazing on you. It really is the perfect colour for your complexion.” She said.
I didn’t know how to reply so I just blushed and did a spin so she could see my dress better. She laughed.
“Are you looking forward to the party?” She asked.
I almost gave my standard response but now that I thought about it, I might actually enjoy tonight. Adam would be here and being around him again might give me a chance to work out if he was my mate or if I was imagining the strange calm feeling he gave me earlier.
“I am actually.” I said.
“Oh, and why is that?” She asked.
“I think I might have worked out who my mate is and I am hoping that I will know for sure by the end of the night.” I said.
She smiled and I swear I have never seen her look so excited in my whole life.
“That is awesome.” She said.
“Why hasn’t he told me himself though?” I asked.
I instantly wished that I hadn’t said anything because I already knew the answer. Adam turned eighteen a few months back. If he was my mate and he hadn’t approached me or spent any time with me in that time it could only mean one thing. He was avoiding me so that our bond wouldn’t grow stronger, that way it would be less painful for him when he rejected me after my eighteenth birthday.
“Stop it.” She said.
“What?” I asked.
“I know what you are thinking and it is not true. He is not going to reject you. He is probably just struggling to find a way to tell you how he feels.” She said.
That didn’t seem right. I had never heard of Adam struggling to express his emotions. Maybe I was overthinking this whole thing. If he was planning to reject me then I would deal with that when it happened. There was no point dwelling over it now.
“Ok, I believe you.” I said.
“Right, then let's go downstairs before we miss your father’s speech.” She said, rolling her eyes.
I know that she hated this kind of thing as much as I did. She found speeches cheesy and awkward but she always managed to stand by her mates side without cracking a smile at an inappropriate time. That was just one of a long list of things she did to support our pack. She was such a good luna, I hoped that our next luna would be as good as her

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