Author's note: warning there is a little bit of an inappropriate scene in this chapter, so if you don't want to read it then I'm warning you now:) (it's really not bad at all I just wanted to put a warning out there.)

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It has been a few days since the festival. Ever since then things have been different around here.

Marla rarely talks to me. She goes about her daily chores but ignores me all together. She doesn't even glance in my direction anymore.

Gavin has been the same as normal except he sleeps in my room every night. I have to say, the feeling of having him close comforts me.

Kenneth is becoming an attention whore and constantly takes me out to do things and never allows me to hang out with anyone unless he is around. It's rather annoying, I rarely get any alone time with anyone.

Then there is Stacey. She's been mean to me lately. I don't know what is wrong with her and Marla. It's been getting weird and I need to get down to the bottom of it.

In two nights the ball will be held. Many pack members will attend and there will be dancing and feasting in my honor. I guess it feels nice to have a dance in my honor, but I'm rather intimidated. Plus I don't agree with why they are honoring me...

I mean realistically, Froam is dead now, so what am I still doing here? Maybe I can go to the council and tell them that there was a simple misunderstanding.

The only thing is, it isn't a simple misunderstanding anymore. Everyone here thinks of me as the savior. If I leave now than I will be disappointing all of these people. Most looked happy about it too. Who am I to take away that happiness?

If I do stay, who do I choose as my mate? Realistically, I can't choose Gavin. He needs to be with his sister back in America. He wouldn't want to stay here with me. Wesley is a good friend and he is funny but I know deep down he wants to find his mate. I don't even know Leonardo that well... I guess that leaves me with Kenneth.

Don't get me wrong, he is attractive and very much a gentleman. I just don't feel a spark with him. The only people that has ever made me feel anything are Jason and Gavin... I don't even know if I can consider that liking them though because I'm not really sure what these feelings mean.

Ugh this is so infuriating! Why can't I make up my mind about anything? I mean its not like I could like Gavin like that anyway. He is mean to me. Plus he acts like a womanizer sometimes. Like when he and Fiona had that fling, and now with Marla. He even kissed me! I can't say I hated it but I was in a weak spot. Jason on the other hand is nice to me. He always helps me out and he has been with me since the begining. He even thinks that I could be his mate. I mean he is the one with an inner wolf, so who am I to tell him I'm not his mate?

Either way I need to come up with a solution and fast. I can't keep decieving the people around me. I can do one of two things. I can stay here and be with Kenneth. Where we will act as the saviors for the rest of our lives, or I can leave and go back to New Heaven where Jason and the rest of my family are and disappoint thousands of people.

I sigh and dig my head into my pillow. This is so hard.

I hear a creaking noise come from my door. I shoot up from my position on my bed and glance at the doorway. I see Kenneth standing there with a bright smile.

"You ready?" He asks. I nod and get off of the bed.

"I suppose so." I say.

I join him and shut my door behind me. Apparently my dancing skills are not up to par. Therefore I need some instructions. Kenneth offered to teach me but when the council found out about it, they decided to have all the candidates teach me. After all, they want a fair chance for me to get to know all four of them.

Kenneth leads me to a giant dancing hall. The ceiling stretches high up with a huge chandelier dangling in the middle of it. The dance floor is a shiny texture with pretty designs running along the whole floor.

In front of me are the other three candidates who are accompanied by a woman. She has long blonde hair and huge breasts. Her clothes are on the skimpy side. Her shirt is way too tight, squeezing her boobs together, and her short shorts are yoga material. She smiles as we get closer.

"Looks like you finally decided to show up." She says in a sickly sweet tone. I glance at the clock on the wall and it is exactly the time in which we are supposed to arrive.

"I was told be here by six o'clock. That's what time it is." I say and point to the clock. She rolls her eyes.

"A princess should always be early."

"Well its a good thing I'm not a princess then." I snap back. This woman makes me mad.

"You practically are dear." She says. She rolls her eyes and grabs Leonardo's hand. "Never the less, you are here now. Let us begin."

Music sounds and echos through the room. She takes Leonardo to the middle of the floor and waits. She turns to me expectantly. I feel a hand grab mine and I look up. I see Kenneth smiling at me happily. He drags me to the middle of the floor right next to the woman.

"I will be your dance instructor. My name is Cindy Wellwood. Call me what you please." Cindy says.

She place Leonardo's hand on her hip and grabs his other hand in her own. Her free hand is then gracefully placed on Leonardo's shoulder. I see him glance down as she pushes her huge chest into his own. I roll my eyes.

"Now do as I do and you will be dancing like a star in no time." She adds.

Slowly they begin to sway to the music. As much as I don't like this woman, I have to admit she is quite the dancer. She moves gracefully in circles and Leonardo follows suit. Their legs never get tangled and she hasn't stepped on his foot once. Impressive.

I feel a hand slide onto my hip and I turn to Kenneth. Well I guess it is my turn to learn. I grab his hand and place my other on his shoulder. Then we start to move. After a few slip ups, I seem to get the hang of it. This dancing is just like the dancing at the festival. It isn't too hard. Well I did step on Kenneth's feet a couple of times at the festival but he never mentioned it so I ignored the fact that I did it.

The music slowly fades and Cindy releases Leonardo from her grip. She walks over to me and I let go of Kenneth. She smiles.

"Time for new partners." She says excitedly.

I glance back at Gavin and Wesley. Gavin is looking rather bored and Wesley looks excited to get onto the dance floor. Gavin's eyes meet mine and I smile at him. I haven't danced with Gavin yet. I guess now is a better time than ever to do it. I walk toward him. Suddently I'm cut off by a flash of blonde. Cindy slides in front of me and grabs Gavin's hand.

"Come on cutie, you will be my new partner." She says.

I frown, well I guess Gavin will be happy. Looking at his past choices in girls he does seem to have a preference for blonde's. I reach out and grab Wesley's hand and march back onto the dance floor. The music comes back on and Wesley and I sway around slowly. This time I don't step on his feet at all. I allow him to lead me and allow the music to flow through my body.

I glance over at Cindy and she has her breast squished against Gavin's chest and her shirt is riding up so his hand is touching her bare skin. She is gazing at him with sparkles gleaming in her eyes. I don't like the look she is giving him. I feel a slight growl forming in my throat but I hold it in. I can't let this woman get to me.

The music ends after a while of us dancing. Cindy claps her hands together and dismisses us from the room. Believe it or not we were in there for a good two hours. My legs are very sore. I think it's best if I head up to bed. Kenneth invited me to go grab something to eat with him, but I polietly declined. A girl needs her beauty sleep.

Once I get into my room I sigh at the loneliness. I never thought I would miss Marla's peppiness this much. I wonder what she has been doing for the past few nights, I haven't seen her or Stacy in so long.

I take a quick shower and get into a hot pink night gown. These things are starting to get on my nerves. I hate having to wear a bra to bed. What's the point of sleeping in a bra? It's so uncomfortable.

I turn off my light and hop into bed. I look at the time and see it is nine fifteen. Wow it is early, but I don't want to stay awake anymore. I close my eyes.

I sit there for a good thirty minutes and I realize that I can't seem to get tired. I'm wide awake so I let out a frustrated sigh. Of course I can't get tired.

Suddenly I feel a weight dip down on the bed next to me and I smile. Perfect timing, I was starting to get annoyed with myself.

"You're late." I say. I hear a snicker come from next to me.

"Well I decided I would bring you a little present." Gavin says. I sit up.

"You brought me a present?" I ask. He laughs.

"Don't get excited. It's nothing special. You just complain about it every night so I decided to bring you one of my big t-shirts." A huge grin crosses over my face. I reach out in front of me and grab the soft material in his hand.

"Thank you so much!" I squeal. Then I look at him and blush a little. "Turn around." I say.

The moonlight grazes his face and he rolls his eyes but listens to my command anyway and turns over on the bed. I take off the silky material of the dress. Then I unclip my bra and sigh in relief. I slip his t-shirt over my head and proceed to flop back onto the bed. This feels like heaven. I reach over and give Gavin's shirt a little tug.

"You can turn back around now." I say happily.

He turns and looks down at me with a smirk. "You happy now?" he asks.

I nod, "Extremly happy." I look up at him. "So what did you think about dance lessons tonight?" I ask.

He shrugs. "They were nothing new. They teach you to dance here at a very young age. When I lived here, my family was high up in the ranks so I learned to dance at an even earlier age than most kids."

"That's pretty impressive." I say and grab a stran of my hair and twirl it around in my fingers. "Cindy sure loved dancing with you."

"What do you mean?" He asks. I roll my eyes.

"Come on Gavin. You can't tell me you didn't notice. She obviously found you very attractive. She was practically drooling on you while you guys danced." I say. He rolls he eyes and I shrug. "Oh well I supposed you like having girls drool over you all the time."

He frowns. "What is that supposed to mean?" I laugh and lean up to look at him.

"It means that you're a womanizer." I say.

He continues frowning for a moment then I see a spark of something flash in his eyes. Oh no, I've seen that look before. I turn to get away but he grabs my sides and pulls my back to him. The next thing I know, he is on top of me and tickling my sides. I start dying laughing. Tears begin to form in the brinks of my eyes as the pain of the laugher begins to course through my body.

"Stop tickling me please!" I manage to get out through sharp quick breaths.

He shakes his head, "Not until you take back me being a womenizer." He says.

"Fine!" I say. " I take it back!"

He slowly stops tickling me and I take in a few deep breaths. After I calm myself a little, I wipe the tears from my eyes and frown. I look into his playful gray eyes.

"Not funny." I say. I now notice that his face is really close to mine from the tickling position we are in.

"It's pretty funny." He says with a smirk.

"Not as funny as your taste in woman." I say back with a smirk, man I love teasing him. He raises an eyebrow at me.

"My taste in women?" he says and smirks back. His light breath tickles my skin and I shiver.

I nod slowly. "Yeah, you seem to have a thing for blondes." I say.

He gazes into my eyes and I see them change from their normal shade of grey to a more intense darker shade. "That's odd..." He says seriously and looks me over slowly. "I'm definitely a brunette kind of guy."

I blink twice and gaze back into his dark eyes. Something stirs in me just then. I reach up and grab his face in my hands. I glance down at his lips then back into his eyes. He catches the message and slowly bends down. I close my eyes and meet my lips to his. We start off slow. Just kissing, then I feel him poke his tongue into my mouth. I welcome it willingly. I move my tongue in synch with his.

His hands move onto my hips and I bring mine down to his chest. Gavin deepens the kiss and I move my hands down over his perfectly chisled abs. My fingers have a strong desire to touch his bare skin so I reach down to his shirt and slowly start to pull it up and off of him.

Gavin stops our kissing for a moment to aid me in taking off his shirt. He throws it onto the floor and looks back into my eyes. He then crushes his lips back to mine and I skim my hands over his strong abs. They ripple beneath my touch as I start to trace them. A light growl slips from Gavin's mouth. Damn that was sexy.

Gavin trails one of his hands slowly up my stomach. Goosebumps follow in his finger's path as he reaches the area where my bra would be, only I took it off. Gavin stops moving his hand before it reaches anything and he stops the kiss.

Through heavy breaths he say, "Evelyn, I can't. I don't want to lose control." He says.

Sadness fills me. I look up into his dark grey eyes. "You won't Gavin. I trust you." I say lightly. He sighs.

"What if I can't control my wolf." He whispers.

"I know you can." I say and look at him.

I lean up and kiss him again. He seems a bit reluctant at first but he quickly kisses me back. As our tongues battle for dominance I noticed that he still hesitates to move his hand up. My body is filling with need and I grab Gavin's hand in mine. I slowly guide it up so that he is now cupping me in his hand. He growls and takes over the kiss. I reach my hands up to his neck and pull him closer to me.

I moan as my body's needs begin to be met. I fight his tongue back to try and get dominace again. When I finally win I explore his mouth. I deepen the kiss and trail one of my hands down his chest as he continues to work his magic. I gently bite his bottom lip and he lets out another sexy growl. I smirk and kiss him again.

He breaks the kiss and begins to trail smaller kisses down my neck. He reaches the sweet spot between my neck and my shoulder. He gives me small kisses then slowly scrapes his teeth over the spot gently. I shiver in delight as this strong need surges through me.

His teeth gently nip at the area and the odd need continues to course through my body. It's such a nice feeling. Suddenly the feeling is torn away from me as I feel a strong pressure rip through my skin. I let out small cry as Gavin bites into my neck. The sting of pain quickly fades but then it hits me. Gavin just marked me.

Suddenly Gavin stops and pushes off of me. He looks down at me with worried eyes.

"Shit, Evelyn." He reaches out and brings his thumb down to my face as he whipes somthing away. "I didn't mean too." He frantically looks at my neck then back at my face.

I sit there shocked by the events that just occured. I can't believe I was just marked.

Gavin stands and runs a hand through his hair. "Shit, I'm so sorry." He says as he steps away from me worried. "I'll fix this." Then just like that he is gone.

I sit up on my bed and reach up to my neck. I feel the indents from Gavin's teeth left on my skin along with slight dampness from my blood. Something cold lands on my hand and I look down. I see a little water droplet resting on top of it. I reach up and rub my eyes. I feel tears. I didn't realize I was crying. It's not like it hurt that bad, at least I don't think it did. I was happy. I guess I actually enjoyed it.

What do I do now? I'm Gavin's. My scent is probably already starting to mix with his. This mark, what do I do about it? I can't show anyone, I'm not supposed to be marked yet. It is looked down upon when you're marked by someone who isn't your mate. I don't want to keep Gavin here forever either. He wants to be with his sister in America.

I sigh and turn into my pillow. I will have to figure it out in the morning. No use in freaking out over spilled milk when you can't go back in time and fix it. I close my eyes and try to fall asleep.