Like every day, I stand in front of my wardrobe and can't find anything to wear. Today isn't really a nice day.

Thick clouds cover the sky and the sun rarely makes an appearance, if it even manages to break through the clouds. So I decide on my new dark blue jeans and a black off-the-shoulder sweater with a strapless bra underneath. I can't stand it when my shoulders are bare but you can see the bra strap.

My brother is already sitting at the table eating his toast like always, but this time he's quicker and when he sees me he stuffs his food into his mouth.

"Hah," he says with his mouth full and almost chokes. I just raise an eyebrow and tie my hair into a ponytail. He came home very late yesterday and was drunk, only slightly but drunk nonetheless.

"Oh come on, Princess, are you mad at me now?"

I pour shock milk over my cornflakes and laugh ironically, "angry? Why should I be angry? You tell me not to transform but you hang out with the pack and get drunk."

My voice must have gotten a little louder with each word because Noah looks at me with concern and comes over to me.

He wraps his arms around me from behind and kisses me on the cheek, "I'm sorry, princess. I just want to protect you and now that I'm in the pack I can find out better if they're okay."

I choke on my sip of orange juice and look at him, "You're in the pack?"

His eyes flash excitedly, "yes! I'm in a pack, can you imagine that? It's really cool and there are so many. Hey, I heard Megan was with us yesterday. Does she have a boyfriend?"

Oh man, I knew it. I grin at him knowingly, "No, why?"

He just shrugs his shoulders and looks at me with his big brown eyes. That's the only thing we have in common, the same color of eyes. We both have the same brown, our parents always said we look like two deer.

I quickly finish my meal and then we go to his car. This time the journey doesn't seem so long and I can see Megan and Kate sitting on a bench from a distance.

Noah is parked close to it, but I'm also near Jace's big Range Rover. Once again a blonde is clinging to his muscular body and his black hair is tousled with pleasure. He's wearing black jeans, a white T-shirt and a black jacket over it.

To put it briefly, he looks good enough to eat today. Noah gets out with me and the girls immediately stare at him - why not, but the thought is still disgusting.

Noah takes my face in his hands and looks at me with an exaggerated pout, "don't be mad anymore princess. Love you."

I just nod and he kisses me on the forehead before he joins his new friends. I look after him and of course Jace looks at me again. After his stupid comment, I really don't care about him. I return his gaze with a raised eyebrow and then turn around.

Megan is drinking a shock milk and Kate is eating her bread, they are sitting there as if they were just having breakfast. Just as I get to them the doorbell rings.

"Perfect timing," says Kate with her mouth full and they both hug me. As we walk to class Kate tells me something about a weird guy she met with Lola, we go to class together laughing. Today it's finally literature's turn and I've been looking forward to this lesson, my favorite subject, ever since I got my timetable.

Unfortunately, Megan already has her seat next to Lola and I have no choice but to sit in the empty seat in the back row. Great, I'm sure I'll be able to hear a lot from here. When everyone is already in the classroom and sitting in their seats, the door opens again and Jace comes in.

He stood frozen in front of me when he realized that the only free seat was next to me, great, the universe is against me again. He drops his bag next to me, just like himself.

Megan looks at me with a pitying look and raises her thumbs encouragingly, I indicate to her with my thumb that I'm about to slit my throat, which she acknowledges with a laugh.

His scent hits my nose, he definitely doesn't smell like a werewolf, he smells like a perfume that immediately clouds my senses. His own scent mixes with it and it's just heavenly, I can't sit next to him. Otherwise I'll turn into a female wreck.

I stare into space in silence, everyone is talking but us, so I start chewing on my pen. He doesn't want to talk to me, so my mouth needs something else to do. "Do you want to eat your pen?"

His dark voice makes me flinch a little, but I immediately pull myself together. Just keep a clear head, I tell myself. "Better than keeping quiet, right?"

Not a muscle moves, his face is like a statue, not a single emotion can be seen on it. His ice-blue eyes look at me hard and cold, his face is simply beautiful and he could easily be a model.

His gaze falls on my bare shoulder, I feel his breath on it, he is so close to me and goosebumps spread across my body. He looks me in the eyes again and then immediately stares ahead, please, if he wants it that way. He ignores me the whole time and I do the same.

The first few hours until the big break we always have the same subject, no idea why because I have to say it is pretty exhausting. But at least his silence means I can follow the lesson very well, even if his smell confuses me now and again.

When the doorbell rings, he immediately stands up, as if I stink like hell and he can hardly stand being near me any more. I immediately rush over to Megan and yell at her, "that was absolutely horrible."

"Oh come on, it can't be that bad sitting next to the hottest guy in school." She pulls me out into the hallway, where the next disaster awaits me.

"Liv!"

I turn around when I hear my name and see Kyle walking towards us with Ethan, "hey Kyle."

He pulls me into a hug and keeps his arm around my shoulder, his fingers touching my bare skin and I don't really feel uncomfortable with the touch. He smiles at me and I can only return it. Ethan walks next to us and talks to Megan while Kyle leads us towards the cafeteria.

The girls stare at me like I have the measles and when we step through the door into the cafeteria it only gets worse, just about everyone is staring at us. Lola and Kate almost choke on their food when they see me and Megan with Kyle and Ethan.

Kyle leads me to a table in the corner where my brother, Jace and everyone else are already sitting. The blonde cow from yesterday is sitting on Jace's lap and I want to scratch her eyes out. Noah grins broadly when he sees me, wait no, he looks at Megan.

She seems to notice too and her cheeks turn a red color, how sweet. But my smile disappears immediately when I meet Jace's gaze, he is glowering at Kyle's hand that is resting on my bare shoulder. What is his problem? He has Blondie on his lap and is glaring at me just because Kyle has his arm around me.

"Guys, this is Liv and this is Megan, they are sitting with us today," he introduces us both and tells me to sit next to my brother.

"Nein!"

Jace's voice freezes everyone, what did he say?

"What?" Kyle asks angrily.

"I said no."

His gaze is hard and focused on Kyle, they look at each other as if they were having a silent conversation. Somehow I feel ashamed and rejected, it hurts me somehow and before I start crying I squeeze Kyle's hand, "it's okay."

He looks at me apologetically and runs his hand through his hair. Noah just looks at his food and the pulsing vein in his neck shows me how much he is trying to pull himself together. Why is everyone dancing to Jace's tune?

I pull Megan by the hand until I feel a hand on my arm. The spot tingles and I know immediately that it is Jace. I look at Megan, she nods and goes ahead to the others' table.

"What do you want?" I tear myself away from his grip and look into his piercing eyes.

He pulls me out into the almost empty hallway and pushes me against one of the spiders, "It doesn't matter what I want."

His body and face are so close to me that I can see the grey specks in his eyes. He really has extraordinary eyes, how can a person be so perfect and then so shitty?

"Then what's important?" I provocatively cross my arms in front of my chest to put some distance between me and him before I pull him towards me and his perfect lips...wait what? Say what, my cousin would say now.

He comes even closer, "stay away from us."

I look at him angrily, "Are you kidding me?"

I practically spit the words in his face, what a stupid asshole he is?! He puts his hand on the wall and touches my bare skin, an electric shock shoots through me like lightning striking a tree. Completely unprepared.

"You have no idea," he breathes hotter and moves even closer to me. Is that asshole trying to kiss me?

"Jace!" A bright voice calls down the hall. Blondie is standing at the door to the cafeteria and is looking at us, but Jace doesn't even look at her.

My anger is boiling up even more and I try with all my strength to hold back my wolf, but I feel the tingling in my head. Oh dear. I quickly push him away and look him in the eyes, "no, you have no idea."

I quickly turn away and rush to the girls' bathroom. A look in the mirror tells me that my eyes are still okay. They just have a slight white discoloration around the edges, but otherwise everything looks the same as before. This guy is totally messing up my feelings. One moment I could rip his head off and the next I would prefer to do other things with him.

Today I have to change, I have to, otherwise I'll go crazy. With this thought in mind, I go back to the cafeteria and ignore all the looks, even his.