Drake and I drove around for five hours before deciding to get something to eat. He is a rogue now so he can't find employment anywhere and is broke. Talk about feeling like a mean person. My father made him a rogue, because of his wife's accusations.

I feel bad for the dude, but I can't reverse what has happened. We take accusations seriously but never wished bad on Drake. Rules are rules.

Drake and I decide on Checkers, which has amazing food. He and I both were starving and after getting the food you couldn't see the surface of the table.

"Man, this is great." Drake says with a mouth of food and grins big.

"Yeah." I respond and take a sip of my cherry coke. It feels good to just relax and eat. Although, I can never completely relax. We are getting closer, I can feel it. So I feel pretty satisfied for the moment with just sitting down for a couple minutes to stuff my face.

"So you and JC are mates?" Drake states and asks at the same time.

My heart felt like it is sinking to my stomach, "Yeah, she got one look at me and left." I say taking another bite of my burger.

I'm eating my feelings.

"Look, I can't tell you she talked about you because she didn't. However, I can tell you that she didn't want to leave. She felt like that was the only option she had. She had so much pain in her eyes the last time I saw her. I don't think her leaving is just because of you." Drake says with a serious face.

"Well what did she talk about?" I ask wanting to know more about their time together.

Drake cleared his throat, "Not much. A lot of the time she didn't speak. Since she was in pain from her heat. I tried not to run her off by asking her a lot of questions. I was only with her for maybe a week though."

"It made me mad that she was with another male during that time, but I'm glad she had you to protect her." I say back being completely grateful and thankful.

"I protected her more than she even knew. One got in after fighting off three of his buddies. She said she threw up on him." He mentions laughing. I laugh too.

I look out the window with a million thoughts circling my mind. I couldn't wait to discover things about my mate no one has before. I want to know her quirks, her passions, her desires, and her interest. I just want her to let me.

I don't know how she will react when I find her. I hope our eyes lock and she becomes immediately mine. Because she's not mine yet, she has made that clear.

"What are you going to do if you find her?" Drake asks out of the blue. I look back at him and sip some of my coke. He watches me with curious eyes. There is only one things to do.

"I'm going to drag her back home with me."

I let out a loud gasp after the realization set in and throw the bags of food in Jared's lap. I put the car in drive and swerve around the car that was still parked in front of me. I need to get out of here.

"What is it?" Jared yells as we go around a sharp corner and drive down the road. He grabs on to the "oh shit handle". (Who all knows what that is?)

"Can this day get any worse?!" I yell out of frustration and look up to the moon through the sun roof.

Right on time, it starts raining hard as if the moon goddess herself is cursing me with bad luck.

"Will you tell me what's going on?" Jared yells and looks at me frantically as I accelerate and drive onto the interstate.

My mind became blank and my body felt heavy as we drove away farther and farther. I need a distraction.

Stop we have to go back. My wolf cries out loudly causing a big headache.

"No we can't go back. " I say out loud and Jared looks at me like I'm insane. Maybe I am.

"Do you want a burger?" Jared asks calmly and places one I ordered in my lap. I growl at him in warning. My emotions are sky high, I feel like I am getting the worst period ever. Which, happens to triggered fast because...

...

I locked eyes with my mate. He looked at me and I looked at him through the windows of Checkers. I had never felt so alive when he looked back at me and eyes lit up in unforeseen action. My whole body tingles, telling me to go to him. It's remarkable how much my body burned for him with just a simple eye contact.

My wolf screamed Mate, Mate, Mate! But all I could think was, Oh shit, Oh shit, Oh shit.

"Eat a burger because you are being crazy!" Jared says shoving a couple more in my lap. I let out a low growl, I'm not in the mood for food. Not after driving away and leaving my mate like that.

The last thing I saw was him getting up from his seat and running to the exit of the restaurant. He had another man with him but I only caught the back of his head. He's not from my pack, that much I can tell you.

The word, Fate rings in my head. What are the chances that Theo and I would both be at Checkers in Nashville?

JC please. Stop running. My wolf begged me, like it would be the last thing she would ask. I know I'm hurting her, and that kills me. But what if we hurt him? Or actually I hurt him?

No. I say again and let out a breath, calming down the best I can for Jared because he's pretty much freaking out.

"I'm sorry Jared. We just need to get out of this city. It's too dangerous. " I hope I convinced him I'm not a crazy she-wolf. Maybe a little crazy, but I wouldn't let anything happen to him.

"That is a understatement. The rogues are spreading news about you like wildfire. No where is safe." As Jared says this, I can feel a shift in my stomach. I keep having problems left from right.

Theo is behind us, I acknowledge. I can feel it in my gut. Well really my wolf can feel it and she shifts her focus to gaining control of my body.

"Jared put your seat belt on." I shout while trying to remain in control of the steering wheel.

Stop. We have a child in the vehicle. I say to her and hope she stops pushing for power.

"What's happening?" He asks and puts his seat belt on and adjusts the straps to fit him tightly.

Here he goes thinking I'm crazy again. "My wolf is fighting me for control." I say calmly and keep my grip on my body as hard as I can.

Theo and his friend are tailing us pretty hard and I can't pull over and it would be risky to speed up.

"Why is she doing that?" Jared asks completely confused.

I let out a groan as my wolf literally is ties climbing her way up my throat. It's an uncomfortable feeling when you don't want her to come out.

"She wants her mate." I struggle out and focus on the road. Thankfully I have maintain a decent speed and hadn't swerved except for once.

OUR MATE! Don't you want him too? She says offended that I referred to him as just her mate. She fights me harder since I've hurt her feelings.

I'm sorry he is our mate, I will pull over but you have to give me all of my control back and stop fighting me. I tell her and I notice a shift in her emotions.

She backs down and I can feel pressure release from my body as she goes back into her original place.

I don't want to pull over and thankfully it looks like interstate for a while so I have time to think of a plan, and keep her out of what I am actually thinking.

I could put vehicles in between us and go off on a exit, but he probably has my license plate memorized and most definitely can tell what car I am in just by looking at a vehicle.

I wouldn't be able to lose him, my tank is almost empty and I will have to get gas soon.

"Why are you running from your mate?" Jared asks.

I let out a sigh and stay focused on the road, "The things I can do...it's dangerous. I can hurt someone, and I'm not even sure what it all means." I confide in him. I didn't realize the weight lifting off my shoulders as I told him that.

He already knows about my abilities and I'm stuck with the kid from now. So, why not?

"So you ran away because you are scared to hurt the people you love?" Jared asks putting the pieces together.

"Yes." I say simply.

"But you haven't hurt me."

I glance and him and smirk, "I haven't hurt anyone yet." I emphasize "yet."

That's not entirely true though, I've killed before with my powers when rogues took me when I was younger. I was so angry that it just became natural to throw them in the fire.

That action alone scarred me for life. I'm scared that it will take over my wolf or the human side of me and just be evil.

"Well you can drop me off anywhere, because I'm not going to be the guy who pisses you off and you turn me into an avocado." Jared said semi-serious but then laughs.

"I don't think I can do that per-say." I joke back, "But I would get new pants for you because I can smell where you peed on yourself."

"Hey! In my defense you scared me so bad I couldn't stop from peeing on myself." Jared says insulted and a little self conscious.

"It's fine Jared. I've barely noticed considering how we ran from angry rogues, I needed food, and then saw my mate." I feel sorry for embarrassing the kid but my heat is coming on and my stomach is twisted in knots. It would be nice to not smell urine.

I swallow a lump in my throat and stare straight ahead on the road, "Are you still scared?" I ask seriously.

Jared stays silent for a while thinking and the silence is getting too much to bare, then he speaks.

"I'm not scared of you because I know you're a good person. You won't hurt anyone who don't deserve it. Mark my words. Just because it may look evil, doesn't mean it is. " He says looking me and I look back at him. There is total sincerity in his words.

"How old are you again." I ask wiping a stray tear away and letting out a small nervous laugh. I never asked Jared how old he was.

"I'm fourteen." He says confidently.

"I'm pretty smart for a kid right?" He adds.

I crack a smile and nod. "I have some sweat pants in one of my bags. You can put them on."