Chapter 36

Marissa’s POV

The last week has been so hectic but it has also been the best week of my life. it’s like everything has a mind of it’s own but I’ve gotten over all of that. I’ve gotten over everything that’s ever tries to screw me over because I think I’ve finally realised that I'm better than that. Love isn’t about revenge nor is it about proving something. It’s simply love. I knew all of this as I stared into my mates eyes from above me.

I laid on my back with him laying over me. I have decided to stay true to myself and stay at this academy and finish what I started. But I have also given love a chance, Zane is staying here with me for the first year and on the second he will be going home for pack business. It’s true that I might not belong here, but that doesn’t mean I'm going to quit. I don’t care who’s judging me I’m just going to be me, plain and simple.

“I love you” Zane whispered as he leaned down and placed a kiss on my lips. As I stared into his eyes I knew this was where I was meant to be. There was still a lot of things wrong in my life but this was the best thing that turned out so right.

“I love you too” I replied. I leaned up and captured his lips with mine once again. I have decided to take it slow, although I have chosen to give love another try it doesn’t mean that I trust everything yet. I told Zane we were not going to fully mate until I was ready, and he understood that. He understood I needed time and that was what I loved about him. He admitted to his wrongs and he knew what he did, but that didn’t stop him from trying to get me back.

“Why don’t we go and get something to eat?” he offered. I nodded and pushed him off of me.

“There’s a sandwich place downstairs, let’s just go there’ I suggested as I grabbed my sweater. He nodded and walked out of the door behind me. As we walked down the stairs I saw Sarah, the girl who was so called my friend along with Paris.

I nodded at her, I didn’t smile nor did I say something nasty. I knew what she said to Zane and that proved that yet again she was not a real friend to me, but what all my experiences taught me is that you don’t have to be nasty to people just because they did something wrong but it doesn’t mean you have to forgive them either. I’ve learned to love with my mistakes. I think I’ve really grown as a person here, and I wouldn’t be who I am without all that has happened. I understand so much more now and I wish everyone could just see how good it is to be nice and understand things.

“I know that face, stop overthinking things and just relax. It’s the weekend” Zane said as he threaded his hand with mine. I looked over at him and gave him a smile. Over the last week we’ve spent every single moment together and I’ve gotten to know him so much better and the same for him.

“Marissa” I heard a voice call out from one of the tables surrounding the sandwich place. I looked over to see the face of Pairs. I hadn’t spoken to him since that night and when I told Zane he wanted to do more than just talk to Paris but of course being the newly understanding me I wouldn’t let him. I sighed as I looked at Paris and then looked over at Zane, was it time for me to forgive and forget?

“Go talk to him and I’ll get the sandwiches but your time is up when I’m done in the line” he warned before leaving me to get the food. I walked over to where Paris was seated and noticed the expression on his face. He looked truly sorry and it looked like it had been eating him up on the inside.

“I’m so sorry for everything. I know coming here was not easy for you and I'm happy for you and Zane. Please don’t still be mad at me, I really want to try and be friends with you” He said with a monotone voice. As I looked at him I could still see the cracks in his personality, should I trust him or not?

“I don’t know yet. How about we try and simply be civil to each other first and then we can see if it develops into a friendship?” I offered. I wasn’t going to promise him something I couldn’t deliver but being nice to him was something I could do.

“Sure” he nodded with a slight smile on his face.

“Times up” Zane said as he walked by. He grabbed my arm gently and pulled me away from Paris and towards another table on the other end of the seating area. I laughed at how he had to sit as far away from Paris as possible.

“So Christmas is in a couple days, and I was sort of thinking we could go back and spend it with the pack. I know you still don’t want too see a few people for a while but they’re my family and they’re your family too” Zane said. I sighed and looked down at my food, we had already had this conversation and I told him I didn’t want to go back to that yet. And he wants too because of his family and friends, but I don’t want to see his dad nor do I want to see Cassidy – his friend. Sure I have Kyle and Sean there along with my brother but it hasn’t even been that long.

“Then you can go Zane” I took a bit of my sandwich and said.

“What do you mean?” he looked at me with a face of confusion.

“You go by yourself, I have no interest in going there and you want too so you can go by yourself. I'm not fighting about it and neither am I going. So you choose if you want to go or not” I said absent-mindedly. I didn’t care if I had to spend Christmas here alone.

“Just come with me, I wanted to spend Christmas with you and my dad. He’s my only family you know” His face softened an inch as he mentioned his dad but i didn’t care.

“I don’t like your dad Zane” I mentioned. That was the nice way to put it, he was the one who screwed us up and then sent me here. I'm only staying here because I wasn’t about to quit. Plus I would then be kicked out of the pack for disobeying his orders.

“You can’t blame him for this Marissa he was only trying to help plus he’s trying to fix it. He let me come here for you” I rolled my eyes. Not even him could change my mind about his dad.

“Yea I can blame him and I will. And how is he fixing it Zane? He let you come and see your mate, does that make him a great guy?” I asked with irritation clear in my voice. If he knew what was good for him then he wold stop there.

“Yea it does because It meant that I got another chance with you, a second chance so why can’t my dad have one? my dad is my family and I love him, you can’t make me stay away from him” Zane said with his voce clearly on edge too.

“I'm not asking you too. I'm saying you can go and see him yourself this Christmas while I stay here” I huffed. I threw away the little crusts of my sandwich and began walking away from the table. I wasn’t mad at him I was simply annoyed. He knew how I felt about his dad already and he cant change my mind about that.

“Marissa baby come on” I felt his arms circle around my waist and his chin rest on my shoulder. I leaned back into him but that didn’t mean I was going to give into him.

“Zane you know who I am and I won’t do something willingly that I don’t want too. So then for I am not going home with you” I stayed in place and spoke to him.

“Who said I was going without you?” he whispered back.

“It’s fine, you can go. Just because I don’t want too doesn’t mean you can’t” I turned around in his arms and pecked his lips. I understood and he could go but I wouldn’t.

“I said I'm not going and I'm not. We’re staying here together” Zane said as he let me go. Together we walked back up the stairs and towards my room.

We laid on my bed all night talking about the most random things. We laughed and we kissed, we argued and we smiled and it was one of the best nights ever. Christmas was in two days now, it was an end to the year. Somehow I was right; everything managed to work itself out in the end and that felt great. I would be able to start the new year at ease and know that the hard part was over.

“Goodnight” I kissed him softly before rolling over and closing my eyes.

“Goodnight” I heard as I gently drifted off.

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“Marissa”

“Marissa”

“Marissa”

I groaned and swatted at the voice without opening my eyes but it kept on saying my name softly.

“Wake up” The voice dragged on out.

I groaned and rolled over into the pillows again.

I felt light feathery kisses placed on my neck and around my ear. That definitely woke me up. I flipped over to face my handsome mate to see him with a smirk on his face.

“Don’t flatter yourself I only got up because it was to annoying to sleep with” I said and smiled back at him.

“Oh really” he raised an eyebrow and I nodded with a smug look on my face. “Ok well then I guess I don’t have to kiss you anymore” he shrugged and leaned back onto his back. My smug look dropped and I narrowed my eyes on him. He laid on his back and hummed some random tune.

“Stop being smart about it you know how much you want to kiss me” I leaned close to his lips and whispered so he could feel the hot sir of my breath tickling his lips. His eyes shot open and he stared intently into mine.

“I don’t think so princess. You know that you’re the one that wants me so much” He leaned forward and brushed his lips across mine so that they were barley touching before pulling away. I was so entranced that I didn’t notice when he slid his hand around my waist and switched us around so I was pinned under him.

I smiled up at him and bit my lip. He had an arrogant look on his face already, as if he had won. “All you have to say is how much you want me and you can kiss me as much as you want” He whispered down to me.

“I don’t think so.” I shot back up at him. he shot me a daring look before leaning down and placing kisses all across my color bone and then moving up to the corners of my mouth. I leaned into him but his lips wouldn’t meet mine, I could feel the simple smile starting to form on his face when he noticed what I was trying to do.

“Enough playing around” I said as I tried to reach his lips with mine but yet again he moved them over to my temple.

“Say it then” He whispered into my ear.

“Fine” I whispered making him snap his eyes over to mine. I knew I had caught him off guard because I then took the opportunity to flip us over so I was now leaning over him.

“Well played but we both know you want me as much as I want you right now” And with that I leaned down and kissed him softly. As I pulled away for a breath I looked into his intense blue eyes to see them staring right back at me.

“Merry Christmas” he whispered.

“Merry Christmas” I whispered before leaning back down to kiss my truly deserved loving mate.

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