Oliver's POV
The moment I opened my eyes, I knew right away that I was still in my wolf form because I could tell by the sharpness of my eyes, and I was still on top of the mountain, and I was still lying on the big rock. And I realized how much I miss the forest and the chilly breeze from the trees.
It was early dawn as I looked at the surroundings, and it was time for me to return to the city. I leaped from the big rock and ran downhill, and it felt invigorating; I loved the sense of my freedom, and I hated the idea that I needed to get back on the Winner estate.
The moment I reached the bottom of the mountain, I transformed into my human form right away. I put on my clothes fast, and mounted on my big bike, and drove fast since I could tell no one will find out about my overspeeding. However, when I reached the highway, I was careful with my driving. I was still maneuvering with my big bike fast, but I made sure I drove within the maximum speed limit. I don't want to face another problem; dealing with Victoria Winner alone was already too much for me.
In reality, I never thought I would be feeling this way after I met her. How could she make me so angry and excited at the same time every time I looked at her beautiful face, and I could tell one glance at her lovely face, all my resolve would melt right away. And I know I hated her because of the idea that she is my mate, and I couldn't accept until now that I am so affected by her.
Every time she was near, I wanted to take her into my arms. Still, I couldn't do it, not only because I didn't want to acknowledge the feelings I felt for her, but because I am aware she hated my existence, and I am just glad she felt that way, or else it would be a catastrophe for both of us.
Instead of going home to the Winner estate, I chose to go to my own house in the city because I wanted to have a proper sleep, and I will text Arthur, the butler of the Winner household, that I wouldn't be there to drive Victoria in the morning. And I will tell him that I will be the one to bring her home during the afternoon, and even if she has a driver, I still wanted to be near her even if my mind was screaming no. And I know deep in my core, I wanted to be with her every day, and I think I will lose my mind sooner or later because of this certain girl.
I need to get a grip if I want to win over the elders and, of course, to my greatest enemy Victoria, and I know she is making war between us. I wonder who among the two of us will win because I could tell that I am losing already just thinking about her, and I think my jealousy is killing me every time I find her with the hot quarterback. And I wanted to warn him never to get close with Victoria, but it would be out of bounds since I am
not Victoria's boyfriend, and I don't have any right to stop anyone from courting her because of my stupid jealousy.
When I arrive at my property, I park my motorcycle, and then I get inside my house. I took a warm shower and then went to bed, and it took me a long time before I drifted to sleep because of Victoria again, and I didn't know when she was going to stop disturbing me even if I was on my way to sleep. Even if I don't have enough sleep, I still wake up early because I want to go to the Academy earlier than anyone.
I had already parked my motorcycle, but I lingered in the parking lot, hoping I would be able to take a glimpse of Victoria's face. And I couldn't believe that she had gone to school early too, and I smiled as I realized she tried to do it to avoid me, but she didn't know that I didn't sleep at her house last night.
I saw her walking with her best friend going to the library, and I wanted to go after her, but I knew she would only get angry with me. I didn't want to ruin her day early, so I walked towards our classroom and thought of making her stop torturing me, but I knew it wasn't Victoria's fault that I was feeling this way. And if I am going to think about it, she is innocent, but I need to blame her; because of her, I need to be here in Zenith City making a fool of myself by pretending to be a Senior High School Student.
"Hello, Oliver! So excited to see me too?" Keisha said the moment I got inside our classroom.
"Hell, yeah!" I responded with a broad smile on my face because some of our classmates were already sitting in their seats.
I didn't expect that Keisha would also be there early, and the moment I was on my chair, she came to me and started flirting with me. I couldn't stop her from touching my arms because I needed to do my part very well so that Victoria would forever hate me because I knew she wanted me to show her that I was also one of those boys who got crazy over her. There is no way I will let Victoria play with my feelings with her fingers; she likes to be adored, but she won't give a damn to the sentiments of those boys, and that is why I hated her more.
And there is no way that we can be together, and then I will be victorious as I face the elders. I will be proud to tell them that the mate they chose for me is not the one for me, and I hope the other Alpha from the neighboring pack will be here soon, so they can claim Victoria as their mate. And I will go on a quest to find someone else to be my mate, and it would be simple as that.
I couldn't believe I would be the one who would feel so affected when I saw Victoria flirting with Tim on our first subject, and I wanted to hit his pretty face right away. And I could say they ruined my mood. I called Zane after I got out of our mathematics class.
"What's up, bro?" My best friend asked the moment he answered my call.
"My life is now totally messed up, Zane, because of the elders, and of course, because of Victoria Winner," I responded.
"Are you sure about that, Oliver? Or is it because of your stupid heart, and you can no longer stop yourself from falling for her?" He said, and I wanted to tell him I lost, but I am still planning to fight this feeling I have inside.
"Come on, Zane, I told you already. I can't love her because I don't want her, okay?" I responded, and he was laughing hard on the other line.
"I don't know when you will eat all your words, Oliver, but believe me, you don't need to fight it, bro." He responded.
"Zane, I was calling you because I wanted to tell you our math teacher wanted me to be Victoria's partner during the math competition; what should I do, Zane?" I asked, and he was silent for a long time.
"Well, you have to talk with your math teacher, you can't be seen with Victoria in a large crowd, Oliver, you know what it means, the other pack will hunt her right away, and that is why you have to mark her, Oliver." He said, and I released a heavy sigh.
"The elder was upset when they found out you went to a party with the students at Zenith Academy, and you should refrain from doing something like that from now on, Oliver." He said, and I became more upset with the situation.
"What they want me to do, Zane? They asked me to come here and act as a senior student, and now that they found out I was enjoying the beach party with those kids, they got angry?" I asked.
"They don't like your appearance on social media, especially your pictures with another girl. They wanted you to pursue your mate and not flirt with another girl, Oliver. And I got so busy dealing with those pictures, and since I am good, I was able to remove your pictures before it can do any further damage to our pack." He said, and I couldn't believe he would be telling me something like this when all I wanted was to have someone I could talk to and tell him all my frustrations about this mission.
I said goodbye to my best friend, feeling more frustrated than ever. I was looking for Victoria during lunch, but I couldn't find her, and when I tried to look for her on the benches under the trees, she wasn't there either. I just wanted to tell her that I would be the one to take her home. I felt glad the day was over. I saw Victoria walking fast towards the campus exit, and I ran towards the parking lot to get my motorcycle.
I felt glad she was still in the waiting shed waiting for the bus to come, I slowed down and stopped in front of her, and when I removed my helmet, I could tell Victoria was shocked to see me, and I realized she wasn't familiar with my bike since I drove another model of my big bike. And then, as expected, she turned her head away from me.
"Victoria, don't make me do things you will regret later; you know what I am capable
of," I said, and I could no longer hide my irritation, and I know it was because she was snubbing me.
"Leave me alone, Prize!" She hissed, and I couldn't stop laughing as I realized she still looked gorgeous, even if she seemed so mad at me.
"Come on, Victoria, unless you are afraid to mount a bike because you haven't done it before. You can tell me if you are terrified, and I will understand," I said, and she was looking daggers at me.
"I am not afraid of anything, Prize." She said and pulled the helmet from my hand with force. I couldn't stop myself from laughing because I won this round, but when she mounted the bike, and I felt her body so close to me, I realized I was the one losing the game when I felt her arms curled around my waist, and damn, it feels like I am in seventh heaven.