Shadow Mate - Jen L. Grey Page 0,19
running at a fast pace. He paused when his eyes landed on me. "We've got to go. Coach is going to get mad."
"Yeah, I'm coming." Liam took a step back and glanced at Kai before settling his eyes back on me. "This isn't over." There was a threat deep inside them as his wolf warned mine, but I refused to cower under his gaze.
Once he ran back to join Micah, the other two guys appeared, and the four took off in the opposite direction. Right before they turned the corner, Evan, the eastern heir, paused and stared straight at me. If I hadn't realized it before now, it just sunk in. By refusing to submit to Liam multiple times, I was a target for all four of them.
I had a bad feeling that the next time I saw Liam, it wouldn't be just him I was fighting against.
Chapter Six
"That was intense." Kai chuckled awkwardly and rubbed the back of his neck. "I've never seen them ascend on a girl so fast."
"Don't worry. That wasn't my first run-in." A chill still ran down my spine from Evan's stare. It was bad enough having Liam only focusing his hate on me. "Even though in all fairness, our first interaction went much worse than this one."
"You know it's best to stay off their radar, right?" Kai arched an eyebrow and gave me a small smile. "I know most girls want to be on it, but they either tear them down by objectifying and using them for sex or humiliating them."
Of course, Liam would have his share of girls in his bed. It was a given, but hearing it tugged at my heart in ways I didn't want to understand. "Don't worry. I hate them. The last thing I'd want to do is be on their radar for any reason."
"Well, standing up for yourself is one of the quickest ways to make enemies of them, and you don't want that." He took a step closer to me, and his sweet cinnamon scent hit my nose.
"For you to be giving such a dire warning, I take it you've learned from experience." Sometimes, the best lessons learned were the ones you had to learn on your own.
"Kind of. See, my dad wants me to be more on their radar, and I'm like you." He reached out and touched my arm. "I'm pretty sure I don't want to be."
"Is this where the tour starts?" A loud, arrogant voice caused me to turn around.
Three girls approached together with the leader standing slightly in front. She flipped red hair over her shoulder and placed a hand on her hip. Her muddy brown eyes landed on me and she scowled.
"Yes, it is." Kai didn't move and stayed beside me. "And you are?"
"Robyn." Her face smoothed out when she glanced at him. "And you are?"
"Kai." He nodded and turned his attention to the other two. "And you two are?"
"Oh, this is Sophia." Robyn pointed at the girl with straight blue hair and purple contacts. She was short by shifter standards, probably only five foot four inches, and her skin-tight pink dress left little to the imagination. "And this is Olivia." She pointed to the last girl whose shirt was so short, I bet if she moved the wrong way, her boobs would pop out. She was slightly taller than Sophia, but not by much. She blew a bubble and popped it, her pale green eyes examining Kai like he was a piece of meat. She grabbed a lock of her light brown hair and twirled it around her finger.
"We're from New York." Robyn lifted her nose in the air as she stated the obvious. "Our parents are some of the strongest alphas in the north … so it only makes sense that we're here."
"Well, okay then." Kai shook his head and smiled. "We're waiting on one more person, and then we can get moving."
"Sorry, I’m here." A guy about my height ran up to us. He rolled his jade eyes and sighed. "I'm so sorry. I got held up because... well, nevermind. I'm here now." He looked over at the three girls and arched his eyebrow. "You three look like you're going to a club instead of touring campus. Did you pull an all-nighter or something?"
I couldn't hold back my laughter. This guy was going to be my all-time favorite person in history.
"What? No." Robyn's face turned a shade red. "This is fashionable."
"Yeah. Okay." The guy smashed his lips together and