My Secret, My Bully, My Mates by Miss L

As Professor Chance wraps up the lesson he tells us that he will run our final next week so we can spend the rest of our class time outside doing things that are practical. Once he dismisses us the general rumble of books and supplies being packed fills the room and the general noise of voices increases in volume as the students leave the lecture hall. I take my time and so does Tyler. “Can I walk with you?” He asks shyly.

“Sure.” I say on a breath out. I take another breath in to calm my temper and let it out slowly as I stand up with my bag and turn to face him. “What you said is not something that is easy to forgive. It was purposely hurtful. You don’t deserve to find out anything about me after your accusations. But, I am going to try. You are not the only person who has suffered through life.

Don’t ever assume you’ve had it the worst. There is always somebody suffering more than you. Some of us are just better at moving forward with life. I don’t let my past hold me back. It definitely motivates me and my actions, but I would never consider taking it out on someone else.”

He just nods and starts to shuffle out of the top row, checking every few steps that I am following him. We make it outside and his friends are nowhere to be seen, he’s all mine for the time being.

“Mina, I have Tyler with me, take your time. I’m going to see what he has to say.”

“Got it.”

We walk towards the center of campus again not really aiming for anywhere in particular that I can tell.

mom really died?” He asks

We just

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sometimes life brings you people that are closer than that. She and Nickolas are those people for me. It’s easier to say we are sisters, cause that’s what she feels like and it;s what people understand without a lot of explanation. I don’t like my story or retelling it. I don’t like the victim pity in people’s eyes when they hear it. Mina and Nickolas have never looked at me like that. We get along a majority ofthe time. We have similar interests and goals in life and she has been there for me.

head again. There’s always

cost. It’s just a matter of if you are willing to

so young and

forward, learn from what happened and be an example for others in a similar situation. I decided that if I can help even one person to not go through what I have then the pain and suffering and irritation was worth it. I will not let

me sharply. “But you will let the Moon Goddess choose your mate for you?

us a chance to ive a little. How we choose to ‘live’ is up to us. It is possible that our mate isn’t chosen until we are a bit older or that our mate changes based on our life experience. No one knows how the Moon Goddess works. But I do want to know who she chose for me

family obligations or social status and things like

“What do you mean?”

of packs are choosing mates for their future Alphas and Betas based on blood line and other things like that. I even heard the next Alpha King has a chosen mate lined up