*Paisley's POV*

I want to die. That's all that was running through my head as I walked over to Lela and my other friends. What happened with Xander just mere seconds ago was..was...amazing, incredible, like nothing I had ever felt before. But it was so embarrassing.

The entire class, from both his pack and mine, were watching and saw everything that happened. I mean everybody in both packs has to know that were mates by now, if they don't then they must be stupid.

I sighed as I ran a hand threw my messy hair and approached the girls. My friends were all silent as I reached them and I was starting to feel even more nervous as I stood in front of them. They all had looks of shock on there faces.

"What..was that?"Lela finally questioned, breaking the silence that had been surrounding us. I again sighed before shifting on my feet.

"It was n-nothing." I stuttered. Lela snorted before muttering a few words under her breath.

"Is he your mate?" Sydney asked suddenly. I froze on the spot before glancing at her with wide eyes. We're all close friends but I don't know if I should tell them. I bit my bottom lip and twisted my fingers together before slightly nodding my head. Sydney, Courtney and Violet all gasped while Lela kept her gaze on me.

Nobody said anything for a few seconds and I was starting to question my decision of telling them when Violet asked a question.

"Why didn't you tell us?" She asked quietly. I knew that this question was going to be coming and I don't know how to answer. I searched my brain for an excuse when I decided that I wasn't going to lie to them, because there my friends.

Because...I didn't know how to tell you guys." I finally answered after a few minutes. Sydney raised an eyebrow at me and crossed her arms over her chest.

wReally? How about, 'hey guys I found my mate and he's the totally sexy alpha from the other pack." Sydney finished with a giggle. A growl tried to make its way out when Sydney called Xander sexy but I thankfully held it in.

"It's not that simple okay, he doesn't exactly want me." I finished with a sigh. Again the three girls gasped and came a bit closet to me.

"Did he reject you?"Courtney asked in disbelief. I quickly shook my head no.

"He didn't reject me..he just told me that we can't be together because..I don't even know why." I answered quickly. Relief spread across there faces but was soon replaced with confusion.

"That doesn't make any sense."Sydney said and she put a hand on her hip. I nodded my head in agreement but before the conversation could continue any further the bell rang, signaling that the period was over.

We all made our way towards the locker room but before I entered I felt a pair of eyes on me. I slowly turned around and connected eyes with my mate.

He was simply staring at me and it as starting to make me nervous. After a few seconds he started walking towards me. My eyes widened and I felt a blush slowly rising on my cheeks.

When Xander reached me I nervously shifted on my feet.

"We need to talk, meet me after class." He said. I looked at him confused but he simply gave me a small smile and walked away. I stared at his back confused before turning away and trudging up the stairs to the locker rooms.

To be honest I'm really nervous to hear what he says, I'm afraid that he's going to tell me that it was a mistake and that it was never meant to happen. After I dressed back into my clothes I slowly made my way out of the locker room and into the hallway, and just as I expected Xander was leaning against the wall waiting for me. I stood next to him by the wall and looked down at the ground, nervously. He let out a long sigh before facing me.

"I..look, I'm." He started but stopped after a few seconds of stuttering. I felt pain stab my heart because this could only mean that he was going to tell me that it didn't mean anything to him. I took in a deep breath before speaking the words that he couldn't seem to get out.

"I get it, you don't have to say it." I started. Xander looked at me confused.

"You do?"He asked. I nodded my head and took a small step away from him.

"Ya I get it, you want to tell me that the kiss was a mistake and that it wasn't meant to happen. You don't have to say it." I said quietly before turning to walk away. I got no more then two steps away from him when I felt a hand wrap around my arm and hardly pull me backwards. I slammed into Xander's chest and his arms wrapped around my small frame.

I was breathing heavily because the close contact was literally making my heart pound. Xander had his arms wrapped around my waist tightly and he was slowly breathing in my scent. After a few moments he let me go and I took a wobbly step away, turning around to face him.

Xander looked, surprisingly, mad. I scrunched my eyebrows together confused and looked him in his eyes. He stared right back into mine and I felt the butterfly's being released again. Sighing, Xander ran a hand threw his dark hair.

"Why do you do that?" He questioned but continued before I even got the chance to reply. "You jump to conclusions all the time! When I told you that we couldn't be together you jumped to the conclusion that I was rejecting you and now with the kiss!" He finished angrily. I flinched back at his angry tone and he must have saw it because his face softened and he took a step toward me, grabbing my hand.

"I'm sorry, you just get me so worked up. Look I wasn't trying to say that the kiss was a mistake, because it was anything but that. That kiss was amazing and I could never regret it, I was trying to say that..I'm sorry." He finished quietly.

My eyes widened and a thousand thought were running threw my head, sorry for what? For kissing me or for playing with my heart like he has been doing. I sucked in a small breath and shakily released it.

"For what?" I asked quietly. Xander sighed and looked at the ground before bringing his eyes back to mine.

"For everything. For doing what I have been doing to you, for hurting you and being a huge jerk. I- I'm sorry." He spoke, getting quieter towards the end. I was shocked to say the least. My mind was practically blank and I had no clue what to say. One minute he's strutting his whores in front of me, purposely trying to hurt me, and the next he's kissing me and saying that he's sorry. It just doesn't make any sense.

"Xander...I don't know what to say. Your going to give me whip flash with your sudden changes of heart." I spoke seriously. Xander let a small smile make its way onto his face but it soon disappeared and changed to a serious one.

"I know and again I'm sorry. I just, I'm not asking you to forgive me I just want you to know that I'm sorry for hurting you." He finished. I had opened my mouth to reply but before I could he walked towards me and put a hand to my cheek, silencing me. He looked into my eyes, and as I stared back into his I saw nothing but truthfulness. He slowly leaned towards me, for a moment I thought he was going to kiss me but he didn't, he slowly pressed his lips against my forehead for a few moment and pulled away. And without another word he walked away.

I watched Xander's retreating back and sighed frustrated, the boy doesn't make any sense to me. Suddenly I heard the bell ring and cursed under my breath, late for class again.

I arrived to my last class of the day a few minutes late but the teacher let me off with a warning. I fidgeted in my seat because I could feel Xander's gaze on my back, and that how the rest of my health class went by, me fidgeting in my seat because I could feel Xander's eyes.

When the bell finally rang I was the first one out of the seat and I speedily made my way out of the class room. I thought that I heard Xander's voice from behind me but I couldn't be sure. When I got out into the parking lot I quickly made my way over to Seth's car.

Lela and Seth were already at the car waiting for me and when they saw me nearly running to approach the car they gave me questioning looks.

"What's up with you?" Lela asked as soon as we got into the car. I sighed and ran a hand threw my hair before briefly telling her about what happened between Xander and I.

"Wow. He just doesn't make any sense." Lela muttered as she leaned back in her seat. I sighed and nodded my head in agreement. Before the conversation could continue any further Seth stopped outside my house.

"We'll here we are, I'll call you later. Bye guys!" I said as I got out of the car.

"Bye!" Seth and Lela both answered before pulling away. I slowly made my way up the driveway and into the house. I dropped my back pack onto the ground and was about to go upstairs when I suddenly decided that I needed somebody to talk to, somebody who could give me some advice, my mom.

I walked towards the kitchen, knowing that mom would be in there, and when I neared it I heard soft humming. As soon as I walked in moms head snapped up and she gave me a large smile before coming over and giving me a hug.

"Hi honey! Did you have a good day at school?" She asked genuinely interested. I let out a long sigh before slowly shaking my head.

"No.." I trailed off slowly. Mom got a concerned look on her face before she sat on the seat next to me and took my hand in hers.

"What happened?" She asked worriedly. I took in a deep breath before explaining everything that happened at school, from the kiss to Xander's apology, all in detail.

"I just don't understand, I don't get him, I don't know what he wants from me." I finished quietly putting my head into my hands. I heard my mom get up from her chair and a few moments later I felt her put a hand on my shoulder.

"Come take a walk with me, I think that I have a story that will help you...understand him better." Mom said slowly. I looked at her confused before getting up from my chair and following her outside. In the backyard we have a huge garden and the woods are right behind it. I followed my mom out towards the woods, we were walking threw the garden for a moment before we approached a stone pathway that lead into the woods, one that I never even knew existed.

My mouth fell slightly open and I turned towards my mom who had a small smile on her face. I opened my mouth to ask but she beat me to it.

"You father had this pathway put in back when we were teenagers." She said, a faraway look on her face. I nodded my head and the two of us walked onto the stone pathway into the woods. We walked for a few moments, in complete silence, until we reached a beautiful lake. I was completely surprised because I had no clue that there was a lake anywhere near our house.

"Your dad brought me here for our first date, and ended up carrying me all the way home." She ended with a laugh. A small smile made its way into my face because of how in love my parents are. Continuing on the path my mom went into full story mode.

"You see for one of our dates your dad had made this pathway and then scattered rose petals to lead me to him. The petals led past the lake and all the way to where he was." She finished as we approached a waterfall. Just like the lake it was beautiful. As we continued to walk we passed a large meadow of flowers and a small stream that was buzzing with life, all along the way mom told me about her and dads date.

I was starting to think that this story didn't really have a good meaning behind it because it was doing nothing but putting me in an even worse mood when we suddenly walked into a large and beautiful meadow. The trees towered above us, creating a canopy, and there were butterflies and flowers and life everywhere, it was amazing. I stared in awe before mom started taking again.

"And this place, this place is the most important of all of them. This is where your dad proposed to me, where we completed the mating process, and where we got married." She said dreamily. I got slightly grossed out look on my face when she talked about the mating process but other wise I thought it was sweet.

"I get it that this place is special and stuff but to be honest your really helping me feel any better.." I trailed off. Mom turned to me and smiled largely before taking a seat on the ground. She patted the grass next to her and I slowly sat down. She then continued with her story.

"But our relationship wasn't always happy and fairy tale like. You see back when I was about seventeen I wasn't very..pretty to put it lightly. I was over weight and I used to get picked on all the time. Your father, being the future alpha was a total player and when he found out I was his mate he rejected me." Mom said as she stared at a pretty flower in front of her. I let out a quiet gasp and stared at mom questioningly.

I would have never guessed that dad had rejected mom because there so happy and in love with each other. Mom nodded her head before continuing.

"I was so heart broken that I ran away. I ran for a few days and eventually I met Reed and he and the other boys excepted me into their pack. I worked hard and lost all of my weight and before I knew it I was beautiful and more confident with myself. Eventually we had to move in with your dads pack because of rogue problems. He was so surprised to see me and after a lot of hard work we got together and lived happily, put the point is that he realized what he had lost and how much I had meant to him. And I think that's exactly what's happening with your mate, I think that he's finally realizing what he has. " Mom finished off her story.

I was speechless for a few moments after that. Could it be true? Could he finally realized what he has right in front of him? Question after question was running threw my head and I just didn't know what to make of it.

I let out a sigh before turning to my mom to see that she had a small smile playing on her lips. She got up and brushed the grass off of herself before looking down at me.

"Why don't you stay out here for a little while, it's a really great place to think." Mom said as she smiled and walked off back towards the house.

I rubbed my eyes with my hands and then laid down in the grass. Could what my mom said be true? Could Xander really be changing his mind about me? And if so then what am I going to do about it? Well one things for sure, he won't be getting me back easily.

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Hey guys! So this chapter pretty much summed up the first book that was about Ashton so I hope you enjoyed that! Hope you enjoyed and thanks for reading!(: