The Alpha Who Cursed His Mate novel Chapter 10

"I'll meet you in English, Claire. I just got to stop by the men's room,"

"Okay, Boo-boo, don't take too long now," she says, giving me a wink and blowing me a kiss. I try to hold the shudder as my body screams to release it. I rush down the corridor and find Paul before entering Visual Art class.

"Hey, Paul,"

"Yo-Yo, what's up, Magnus?"

"Um, not much. I have a favour to ask,"

"Oh, ok,"

"The new guy. I don't know what it is about him, but I can just sense something isn't right. Can you monitor Nina? I want to monitor her welfare around him. Being the future Alpha and all, it will be my duty to keep my pack safe, so why not now?"

"Sure, Magnus, I'll monitor both of them."

"Great, and Paul, don't mention this to anyone, okay? It's just between you and me. Got it?"

"Got it," he nods.

I run back to English and sit in my seat between Claire and Zak, with Flint beside Zak. We have to write an essay; I struggle to concentrate. Instead, I think of Moss and Nina.

"Everything okay, Boo-boo?" Claire asks.

Zak and Flint snigger at the nickname she gave me. I elbow Zak hard enough he flies into Flint. It shuts them up from laughing at me.

"Yup, fine, just struggling to concentrate is all."

"Oh, my Boo-boo, do you have a headache? I can finish the essay for you?"

"Um yeah, it's a headache… sure," I say, sliding my essay to her."

I put my hand up.

"Yes, Magnus?"

"Um, I need to go to the men's room,"

"Okay, but be quick,"

"Okay, Mrs Lofts,"

"Oh, Boo-boo, you had just been to the men's room. Is it the runs?" she asks in front of the entire class.

I welcomed the hole that opened up and swallowed me whole yesterday to reappear and swallow me again.

"Um, Y-you're putting a dint in the t-table," I hear from a squeaky nervous voice.

I look at her as she pushes her oversized glasses closer to her eyes.

"Pipe down, Pipsqueak. Can't you see I'm in the middle of a crisis?"

"Oh…-sorry, maybe talk about your p-problems and maybe we can h-help you with some advice?"

Giving her a strange look, I frown.

"Advice from a bunch of nerds. Are you crazy?"

"If I were c-crazy, I would have to have some kind of psychological d-disorder such as Munchausen or not be in touch with reality?"

"Okay, okay, I get it. Since I do not know what to do now other than bash my head against a table, I will tell you my problem, but none of you is to breathe a word of this to anyone."

"O-okay,"

"So, I had a best friend as a child. I couldn't even ask the Moon Goddess for a better friend. One day seven years ago, I cut her off because I thought she was making my Pack not take me seriously and worry about me for when I become Alpha.

So yesterday, I realised that I'm an idiot and that it was myself making me look like a court jester. I decided last night I would beg Nina for forgiveness and repair our friendship today at school. But the school brought in a new student this morning, who you all saw, Moss. He has been glued to Nina's hip and flirting with her all-damn day. So that's my problem,"