"Wow," Elliot said after he pulled away.

I could see Elliot's eyes melting into a black colour.

"What's with your eyes, Elliot?"

"It's Hunter. I'm his wolf. I took over during that kiss. Elliot really does love you. Thank you for giving us a chance," Elliot or Hunter said as he kissed my cheek before his eyes went back to grey.

"Well, Hunter's nice," I joked. Elliot laughed and wrapped me up in a hug. For the first time since I met him, I didn't hate having him near me.

"What was with your skin and everything?" Elliot mumbled into my ear.

"It's a long story. One I don't think I'm ready to share. Just whenever I get emotional, my magic starts to go crazy," Elliot pulled away slightly and nodded at my words.

I really appreciated that he didn't press the issue further. We went back inside and somehow the rest of school went off without a hitch. I broke the news to my parents that Elliot ended up being my mate. Cole has a fit about that all right. Tara just jumped up and down, really excited for me. But what I was worried about was Friday.

The week passed by slowly, but without too much major incident. I was the talk of the school.

"Did you hear about the new girl?"

"I heard the new girl totally freaked in class Monday."

"I heard that she's mates with Alpha Elliot."

"I heard she's some type of freak!"

The rumors were spreading like wildfire. Most of the girls have me dirty looks because Jackson was still on my arm as well as Elliot. Apparently, they were the top two bachelors in school even though Jackson only got here a few days before me.

The guys would not stop hitting on me. Sometimes it made me angry and I burned them when they tried to grab my arm or something. Sometimes they were cute and dorky so it made me turn yellow, which I guess is the colour for being shy.

But even so, I turned everyone down. I had a mate that I didn't quite love yet, and I had Jackson. The boy I had known for several years of my life and had recently realized I had feelings for. But I would never tell him. Jackson didn't think of me as anything more than a sister and I needed to start feeling for my mate.

None of these things were my biggest worry, however. It was the induction to the pack. It was already going to be big because I am the Beta's daughter, but now I'm also the Alpha's mate. Not to mention, when Alpha Adam sees the mark on my neck and his son's neck, he is going to realize that we are mates if Elliot hasn't told him yet and that I truly am the Moon Goddess's daughter.

I am a goddess myself, which I still found hard to believe. My powers weren't extraordinary or anything. They were just connected to my emotions. However, Ana had warned me that they might grow. A lot. So I'm worried about that. But after the induction, I am going to be the most known and popular person, even though it probably won't be in a good way.

So now, I was sitting in my room, moping about the night to come. It was 3:27 pm after school, and the induction and party didn't start until 6:00 tonight. I had already picked out my outfit and set aside my makeup. I didn't need to shower for another hour. So I was sitting and staring out the window.

Hey, Stella!

Elliot?

Yeah. Come out for a minute?

Yeah. Be right down.

I broke off the mind link and went to my window. Elliot was standing there in a suit and I must say, that is the finest piece of eye candy I will ever get. I opened my window and jumped out, somehow landing on my feet gracefully. It wasn't until I was right in front of Elliot that I noticed his smell. He smelled like chocolate and those minty types of colognes. And a faint scent of dark, woodsy type smell, very manly.

"Do you always smell that good?" I asked without meaning too. I realized I said it out loud as Elliot laughed and I turned yellow.

"Yep. That's the mate bond for you. Your wolf still hasn't mature yet, so you're still getting into the loop of things. But that's not the reason I wanted to see you," Elliot stated nervously, before letting out a chuckle equally matched.

Elliot reached into his coat pocket and pulled out a box. A small, square box.