Notice Me (11 page)

Treading water while floating on my board
waiting for the perfect wave to come, I noticed Axel and his
brother Jett approach the girls. I wanted to quickly show these
guys how it's done so I can go back to spending time with my girl.
Plus I wanted to beat them just so I could get another chance to
kiss her.

The thought of our last kiss ignited a fire from
deep inside of me. I'm positive my gray eyes turned a pure silver
color with all the lust coursing through me right now.

Every fiber of my being wanted to claim her so
badly, I wanted to let every other wolf know she belongs to me and
me alone. When it comes to Lise I know I have to tread lightly.

Sometimes I easily forget that she's not one of
us, that she doesn't know anything of our ways. I don't want to do
anything drastic to frighten her. I'm pretty damn sure me chomping
down on her neck to claim her would scare the crap out of her. I
can't afford to lose her, already she's made such an impact in my
life for the better. Being with Lise makes me want to be a better
person and focus more in school for some reason.

The guys tease me constantly, saying I'm so
whipped. They say she's got me wrapped around her tiny pinky
finger. I can't agree with them more, I'd do anything to make her
happy. My parents were delighted to hear that I found my mate, my
Mom was ecstatic to hear that it's Lise.

She said she's always loved Lise like a
daughter. That she's such a good girl who's smart, down to earth,
and has a great head on her shoulders. I wasn't aware my Mom is
that close to Lise. Sure I knew Lise and her Mom came over my house
sometimes to join my Mom for dinner while Dad was away handling
pack business.

Of course, I was never around when the girly
gatherings happened. I'd either be at a party, hanging out with the
guys, or chilling in my place playing games. What I didn't know is
that Lise volunteers to help my Mom every Sunday afternoon with
tutoring kids who were having trouble in school. My Mom's a first
grade teacher and Luna of the pack.

Luke let out an angry growl, not liking how
close the guys were getting to our mates. He knows Axel is Lise's
protector and accepts it, but like me he's not too fond of the
idea.

It's not that we don't like Axel or Jett, the
issue is that we don't know them as well as we'd like to. They were
raised by a different pack. Who's to say the rules they abide by
are the same as ours?

Being future Alpha, I tried the best I could to
make them feel welcomed to our pack. Just thinking of what his
entire family has been through was heartbreaking to any wolf
community. An entire pack savagely killed by rogues all because of
a ruthless leader who was bitter for being declined allowance into
their pack.

Axel's former Alpha was looking out for the best
interest of his pack when he denied the rogues from joining them.
He knew they were unmerciful killers who didn't have any regard for
fellow wolves. For that single reason alone, the entire existence
of the Rainy Lake Pack of Minnesota was wiped out completely.

Axel's parents fled the area with their children
in fear of retaliation from the rogues. Afraid they'd come after
them for killing three of their own. The only reason why they
survived was due to Axel, Jett, and their father's quick thinking
and excellent fighting skills.

"Top that suckers!" Max hollered breaking me out
of my thoughts. "He just got done riding a killer wave that I
completely missed." To be honest with you my heart isn't in this
competition. I only agreed to it, because Lise encouraged me to do
so...I wanted to make her proud.

I watched from a distance as Axel stood from his
place beside Lise, offering his hand to help her up. Where are they
going? I'm not going to lie, just seeing another guy...protector or
not...touching my girl made me see red. It took every ounce of
control I had in my body to not paddle my way in and tear him
apart.

"What do you say we both take the next waves
that come and end this. I can't stand being away from her any
longer." Luke said quietly under his breath from next to me. The
look on my best friend's face mirrored my own. His jaw was clenched
down tight and his nostrils were flaring. He was trying to maintain
a calm composure, but it seemed to be slowly slipping away.

Nodding my head in agreement, I tilted my head
at a wave rolling towards us. "You take this one." I suggested,
knowing he couldn't wait any longer to be next to Anya. To be
honest with you, I couldn't wait any longer either. I didn't want
to be selfish so I allowed him to go first.

Luke rode out his wave and immediately got out
of the water. He went over to Anya pulling her to a standing
position. They said something to Lise who was now standing up
talking to Axel and Jett. She was waving her hands in a dismissive
gesture, probably trying to shoo them off to have some fun.

Reluctantly Axel and Jett left her side to go
over to join the rest of the party. They headed towards the drink
coolers. Soon after they left, I watched as she nodded her head up
and down at Anya and Luke. They walked off hand in hand along the
water, no doubt for some alone time.

An uneasy feeling washed over me as I stared at
my mate standing there alone. She turned her head to meet my gaze.
Cupping her hands at each side of her mouth she shouted, "What're
you waiting for pretty boy? Show me what you got!"

An instantaneous smirk spread across my lips.
I'll show her what I got all right. Looking back I spotted a huge
wave coming my way. I began paddling forwards and stood up just in
time to catch the eye of it. I could hear her shouts of excitement
as I twisted the board a bit to balance out. Her joyful claps
making my heart warm to the core.

As I finished out the wave, I grabbed my board
and began wading back to shore. Where Lise once stood, was filled
with she-wolves. A crowd of girls was encircling her in the middle.
What the hell's going on? Is she hurt? I looked around to see that
Luke and Anya walked all the way to the opposite end of the beach,
their backs towards us. Where's Axel and Jett? Why isn't anyone
with her? Picking up my speed I could hear Lana and Jewel's
taunts.

"What're you the town slut now or something?"
Lana snorted. "How'd you pull off getting all the guys to hang out
with you, sleep with all of them?"

Who the hell do these girls think they are
bullying their future Luna? Do they not have any respect at all? I
know they're angry because she's my mate and it means I'm off the
market, Lise being human doesn't help any. Regardless, it still
doesn't give them reason to treat her like that. My fists clenched
involuntarily at my side as I dropped the board down onto the wet
sand.

Seeing Lise standing helplessly in the middle of
five girls pissed me off to the core. As I stomped my way over I
got within a few steps of them, before hearing her speak. The sound
of her strong voice reassured me that she didn't feel any fear
being cornered by them.

"Haha, yea I learned how to be the town slut
from watching the very best...YOU!" She chuckled humorlessly
directing that towards Lana. This managed to cause me to stop right
where I stood. I was extremely surprised that my little innocent
mate has a vicious bite to her. It was such a damn turn on watching
her face heat up with anger.

I know she has witty comebacks and a sense of
humor, but I had no clue that she has it in her to argue back with
the best of them. The feistiness made her hazel eyes twinkle. She
doesn't plan on standing back and taking the abuse, she’s fighting
back and I’m so damn proud of her.

"Think you're so smart just because you skipped
a grade, don't you?" Krista spat out while flipping her black hair
over her shoulder.

"Well ugh yea, that's what it usually means when
you skip a grade, that you're smart." Lise retorted crossing her
hands over her chest defiantly. "But you wouldn't know anything
about that, now would you?

I shook my head in disbelief; she keeps on
shocking me with her fast responses. From the corner of my eye I
glanced at Axel who finally noticed the commotion. Some protector
he is. Holding up my hand I shook my head slightly to tell him to
stop where he was. I wanted to see how far these girls would take
this. Plus I was interested to see how else Lise would react. Why
are girls such drama queens? Well at least the girls I knew are,
that's why I liked Lise so much. She's nothing like any of them.
She's one of a kind.

"Tristan's mine." Jewel grumbled lowly through
gritted teeth. "If you think you can just waltz in and steal him
away, you better think again. I'm not giving up that easily." She
threatened pointing a finger in Lise's face.

If she so much as touches a hair on her head,
Beta's daughter or not I'll kill her. Nobody threatens my mate and
gets away with it. At this warning, Lise's hands dropped from her
chest. She stood up taller drawing up to full height. Jewel is
still an inch or so taller then her, but it didn't seem to bother
her any.

"No bitch…" Lise barked taking a threatening
step in Jewel's direction. Her eyebrow was raised as if she was
daring Jewel to touch her with her finger. Lise stepped right up to
Jewel's face so that their noses were almost touching. Sad to say,
holy crap this was hot. Is a chick fight going to break out over
little old me? "Tristan's my mate so you need to accept it and move
on. He doesn't want you. If you so much as breathe funny in his
direction, I'll beat the freckles off your face." Lise's voice was
so low it was scary.

Lise pushed her way through the crowd, shoving
Jewel off balance. She made her way over to me with an angry look
in her eyes. Running her small hands from my abs up to my chest,
she wrapped her arms around my neck pulling my face down to her
level.

She stood on her tippy toes and brought her lips
up against mine whispering, "You've got some awesome skills there
pretty boy. I declare you winner."

Her lips latched onto mine forcefully throwing
me off a bit. After a few Moments of standing there like a moron, I
yanked her body molding it against mine. This time she was the one,
who bit down on my bottom lip sucking it gently, causing me to
groan with need. Lise deepened the kiss as she ran her delicate
fingers through my hair.

All I could do as I kissed her back was bunch
the back of her shirt up in my fists. I wasn't used to this brave
side of her, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't like it. This was
such a damn turn on; it's going to be so hard for me to fight my
urges to claim her. I could feel my wolf battling with me to get
out as my canines began to break the surface of my gums...

Basking in the euphoric feeling I was
experiencing from kissing Tristan, I ran my fingers up the back of
his neck tangling them in his hair. The sexy little groan that
escaped his lips added more fuel to my fire. I love the way it
sounds and wanted to hear it again, so I took the initiative and
deepened the kiss.

I don't know where all the confidence came from,
but for some strange reason being with Tristan makes me feel
powerful. Like I could conquer anything my heart desired. Am I nuts
for thinking that? Was it all in my head, because I know he's
future Alpha? I wanted to pat my damn self on the back for standing
up to those bullies.

In the past, I knew they talked about me in what
they thought were hushed whispers whenever they'd pass me in the
halls or in class. Hushed whispers my ass, those girls wouldn't
know what a whisper was if it came up and smacked them in the face.
They're just naturally loud and extremely annoying when they talk
to one another. I don't think the word quiet exists in their
vocabulary.

Constantly making fun of my magnifying lens that
I once called glasses and my frumpy clothes that my delayed body
didn't fill out so well. I came to the assumption that they were
just mean hearted people and now I get ridiculed for being noticed?
They were jealous because all the attention was on me now? I didn't
ask for any of this, but obviously they didn't care.

I can't believe I was accused of being the town
slut, town prude more like it! Before Tristan, I've never even
hugged a guy, let alone kiss one. Tristan pulled away from our
intense lip lock to trail hot kisses from my cheek all the way down
to the crook of my neck. Oh god, I hope my neck wasn't full of
sweat and that it didn't taste salty.

That's all I'd need right now is for him to
throw up on my feet from the disgusting taste of kissing my
neck.

Standing there in his arms, I felt like we were
the only ones on the beach at that very Moment. I didn't care who
was watching or what was being said none of it mattered. All that
did matter was enjoying this Moment for all that it's worth. It's
an experience I never in a million years expected to happen to
me.

Who can honestly say they ever thought Tristan
Evans and Annalise Foster would end up together as a couple...just
what I thought...the sound of complete silence as no one raises
their hand. The feeling of Tristan's lips against my neck and the
tightening of his hands on my waist had my body bubbling like hot
lava ready to erupt out of a volcano.