Emily's POV

The sun was hitting my face and I felt the comfy cushion begging me to stay a little longer. I heard someone whispering and as much as I tried to ignore them, I couldn't. I slowly opened my eyes and found myself in my room. I looked over on the other side of the room and I saw Hailey speaking on the phone with someone with her back to me, I glanced at the small clock on the night stand and it read 9:30am. I didn't remember coming back to the room last night and I looked at the bathroom door to see if Skyler was there, but it was just me and Hailey. 

Well that's weird. Skyler's usually the one who hogs the bathroom by now.

I didn't think much of it and quietly got up from my bed. I felt something sharp shoot up from my neck and I winced in pain. "What the hell?" I muttered. I touched the spot where it hurt and another sharp pain shot up. I quickly went to the bathroom and pulled my hair to the side so I could see my neck. And there it was, a mark. At first, I didn't remember how I got even got a mark, and then, all the memories rushed back to me. My conversation with Tyler, the way he held me close to me and how tenderly he kissed me. He had waited for my approval to mark me and once I gave him the go, everything went black. Which explains, why I don't remember coming back to my room. Why was in my room? Skyler was mad at me and she had pushed me out of the room, I figured she didn't want me in here. I figured I'd just crash in the living room until the morning. 

I stood on the doorway and looked at Hailey. She had finished talking, but stayed on her phone. "Um, what happened last night?" She must have figured I was still sleeping because she jumped at the sound of my voice and put her hand on my chest. "Jesus Christ! Don't scare me like that!" She said. "Sorry." I said giving her a small smile while tucking a strand of hair behind my ear. "How did I end up here?" I asked again when she didn't answer my question. 

She put her phone down and sat crisscrossed in the middle of her bed. "You don't remember?" She asked with a confused look on her face. "Tyler brought back here after he found you in living room passed out. He was worried that you'd be uncomfortable so he carried you back to the room." She said nonchalant. My heart swelled up knowing that Tyler had brought me back here and kept last night a secret. "What about Skyler?" I asked as I glanced at her bed. It was strange not having her here, we never really got along but we always shared our mornings together. "She wasn't happy about it, but I don't think she wanted you to sleep outside." She said, I could tell she was hiding something. 

"So, where is she now?" I asked as I walked over to my closet to pick out a fresh set of clothes. "I don't know. I called her, but she wouldn't tell me where she is." I looked back at her and saw how worried she was. I put the clothes that I picked on my bed and sat next to her. I rubbed her back to try and soothe her, but I could feel how tense she was. "Hey, maybe she needed some time alone. I doubt she would be okay with Tyler coming in with me in his arms." I said in a soft voice. I may not be as close to Skyler as she was, but if Hailey was worried I was worried too. I had offered to help find Skyler after I took my shower and Hailey looked relieved to know that I'd be there for her. I had forgotten about my mark and had taken a hair tie that Hailey had and had tied my hair into a bun for my shower. "Hey, what happened to your- Oh my god." I looked over at Hailey and she had gotten out of bed and pointed at my neck. "Oh my god! You're marked!" She said in an excited voice. 

Oh, no.

"Who marked you?!" She said sitting down next to me and looking closer at my mark. "Um, you don't really know him." I said, hoping that she wouldn't put two and two together and realize that it was Tyler who marked me. "So, he's not from this pack?" She asked in confusion. I shook my head and hoped that she would believe me. I was racking my brain trying to figure out what I could say. Hailey always saw through my lies, but I didn't want to tell her that it was Tyler because I didn't know if he even wanted us to be public. We hadn't really talked about how we would do this and I wanted to go over everything with him first before I told Hailey. "Well, spill the beans!" She said. "Let me take a shower first and then I'll explain everything." I said as I got up from the bed, picked up my clothes and made my way to the bathroom. 

It was the perfect excuse I could muster and it gave me time to figure out what I was going to tell Hailey. I let the cold water run through my body and relaxed as I felt my body release all the tensions. My thoughts wandered to yesterday and I could feel his lips against mine. The way his fingers trailed down my spine and how badly he wanted to mark me, I could feel the butterflies erupt on my stomach and I couldn't wait to see him again. 

When would I see him again?

Before I could ruin my mood, I washed away the dirt and sweat from yesterday and finished taking my shower. I dried myself and put my clothes on, I decided to put on some black jeans and a black shirt. I let my hair down and tried to style it in a way that would hide my mark. I decided to tuck it behind my ear and it did a good job of hiding it. I stepped out of the bathroom and put on my converse. "Do you wear anything other than black?" Hailey said in a playful tone. I threw a pillow at her and laughed. Someone knocked on the door and I opened it since I was next to it. I thought it was Skyler at the door coming back to look for something, but I was wrong. Oh, god, I was so very wrong. In the doorway stood Tyler in all his glory. He was wearing a black hoodie and his hair was wet, probably from also taking a shower. His cologne took over me and it took all my strength not to kiss him. 

"Tyler." I said almost breathless. My heart was running miles a minute and I couldn't think straight. The butterflies in my stomach went everywhere and he took a step closer to me. "Hey." He said in a low voice. His eyes bore into mine and I stood frozen. How could someone so perfect leave me so speechless? "Hailey's here." I said looking her way. She had the pillow in her hands and she started at us with her mouth open like a fish. The pillow fell from her hands and her gaze went from me to Tyler and from Tyler to me. 

She knows.

"No way. No way!" She said. "Tyler's your mate?!" She said in an excited voice. Tyler looked at me and I gave him a small shrug. "Surprise?" I said and hoped that Tyler would be okay with this. I trusted Hailey with my secrets and she never once betrayed me, I just hoped this wouldn't come crashing down when Skyler finds out. Well, when she finds out. She came and gave me a hug and was telling me how happy she was for me. She then proceeded to tell Tyler that if he hurts me she will hunt him down. He gave her a smile and promised not to hurt me. "So, wait a minute. You didn't pass out in the living room yesterday?" Hailey asked, sitting down at the edge of my bed. I shook my head and felt a blush creeping up on my cheeks. 

"She was with me." Tyler said and put his arm around my shoulders pulling me closer to him. He looked down at me with such love in his eyes that I wanted to stay here forever. I didn't want to deal with Skyler and listen to her yell at me at how I stole Tyler from her when he was mine all along. "Well, that explains that." Hailey said standing up and grabbing her phone from her bed. "I'm gonna go get some breakfast and I'll leave you two alone." She said raising her eyebrows at me. I told her I'd meet her later and she left, leaving me and Tyler alone. 

As soon as the door closed, he bent down and kissed me. I smiled against his lips and wrapped my arms around his neck kissing him back. He lightly pushed me against the wall and wrapped his arms around my waist. He pressed his body against mine and I could feel his heat radiating through his hoodie. My hands were tangled in his hair and he let out a low groan deepening the kiss. Whenever I was with him, time seemed to stop. Everything around me would disappear and all I could think about was him. His hands on my body, his soft lips with a hint of mint against mine, the way he kissed me as if the world was going to end. I had waited so long for this that I was scared it'd be over in the blink of an eye.

His hands went under my shirt and his touch sent goosebumps all over my body. Whatever I did, it's like I couldn't get enough of him. I wanted, needed more of him. His lips went to my neck and he found my sweet spot. He kissed and bit it until he left a love mark. Everything he did was driving me crazy and I wanted more of him. My hands wandered through his body until they reach the bottom of his hoodie, I gave it a small tug to be able to take it off. "Getting impatient, are we?" He whispered in my ear, letting out a small chuckle. His lips pressed up against mine once again and he kissed me softly. He pulled away and rested his forehead against mine. "Not here." He said in a low voice and a blush crept up my cheeks. He pulled away just a bit so his eyes could find mine. 

He cupped my cheek and he let out another small chuckle. "You're blushing." He said almost to himself. "I didn't mean to- I wasn't... If you don't want to..." I trailed off embarrassed. "No, no, no. That's not it. I do want to, I just have it pictured differently." He said sheepishly, now it was his turn to blush. I gave him a small smile and looked at the ground. "Can I see you tonight?" He asked grabbing my hand and intertwining our fingers together. "Yeah, I gotta find Skyler, but I'll meet you at the backyard? Where we had the full-moon party?" I asked. "It's date." He said in a low voice before giving me one final kiss. 

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Woooowww look at that! Two chapters in a day! Did I use this as an excuse to not do my homework? Maybe, but I really gotta do my homework now. So, I hope you guys like this chapter and I'll see you in the next one. 

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