Jared's POV

She's on top of me and I just want to grab her, kiss her, and finally make her mine. She is mine whether she knows it or not. It's no use. No matter how hard I try to forget about her, my wolf won't let me. He led me right to her. He knew something was wrong. When I saw that little wolf on top of her and I was reading his thoughts. He was going to kill her and eat her. Over my dead body. I took him down easily. These damn rogues that come around. They disgust me. They are so wild and feral. They have forgotten their human side completely . Makes me sick. I realize she is still on top of me. It's kind of awkward. "Um, can you get off me please?" I say. Not trying to sound like a dick but we are out in a clearing and it looks a little weird.

"Oh Gosh, yes! I am so sorry!" She exclaims. I'm not but there's a time and place for that. We both make our way back upright. She then asks "What are you doing here?" Oh yeah I need a cover story.

"Well I thought I heard someone screaming, so I came to check it out. Then I saw you running and before I could say anything you ran into me." I lie smoothly.

"Oh, right. Well I was taking an early morning jog and I decided to cut down a path but I ran into some wolves. I escaped but it scared me too death." She says out of breath. Oh if she only knew.

"Right, you gotta stay out of the woods any time when it's dark outside. There are a lot of things lurking in there that you don't want to come across." I say.

"Got it." She says smiling. "I definitely learned my lesson. Thanks." She then starts to walk away from me and I follow her.

"I will walk you back home." I tell her.

"Oh it's not necessary." She says.

"I insist." I demand.

"Look, I really appreciate all that you have done for me since I arrived a few days ago but you don't have to feel like you need to baby sit me or anything. I am a grown woman. I will be ok." She says firmly. Ooohh I like it when she tries to stand up to me. It's a major turn on.

"Well I am not taking no for an answer. I took an oath to protect this town and its citizens and now you are one so it's my job." I say.

"Well ok then." She finally gives in. I am an alpha. I always win love. Soon you will find that out. I think to myself.

We walk in silence and then she finally decides to respond to my earlier comment. "Just so you know I don't plan on making this a permanent stay. It's just until I finish college and can find a job somewhere and get on my own two feet and then I am going wherever the job takes me." She says.

Over my dead body I think to myself. She's mine. I start to growl a bit and she looks at me like I have two heads. Whoops. "Sorry. My stomach is growling. I need to eat breakfast." I fib.

"Gotcha." She says. "Well thank you for walking me home." She continues. I just now realize we are back at her grandparents house.

She starts to walk up the steps and right before she goes to open the door to their house I blurt out "Will you go out to dinner with me tonight?" Oh God what the hell was that? I sound desperate and stupid. She's definitely going to turn me down. She stares at me I think kind of stunned and unsure of what to say. I then decide to smooth it over a little more by adding "I mean we keep running into each other for all these other crazy reasons. Maybe we could get together under normal circumstances and enjoy dinner." There. That sounded a little better.

"Umm sure." She says. "What time?" She asks.

" I will pick you up here at 7:00 tonight." I say with a grin.

She smiles back. "Sounds good." She says. "See you then." Oh Lord I am done. I just can't stay away. I don't want to either anymore.