The Wallflower and the Alphas

Elijah P.O.V.

Three weeks ago, I would be around Avery and make sure she was okay; just being with her made me feel wanted and suitable. But now I can't stand to be around her now because I have been staying away from her because of my guilt.

I am afraid she will find out from someone else before I get to tell her. I know the other guys will tell her about their side of the bet they made about her falling in love with them and leaving her.

Andrew and Matthew want to tell her too, but they are scared she will reject them like I do. I don't want to cause any more drama and heartache for her.

So, that is why I am staying away from her and pretending to be interested in the other girls. But what I did just now to her. When she saw us in the hallway by our lockers?

It's been the same thing for three weeks now. We stay away from her, but we are still watching over her. She doesn't see us following her around. I did see Joseph Houser; he was supposed to be our friend, but we have been seeing how he has acted around her.

Damn, his asshole and crazy ass fucker! We are brave to pick on her knowing she is our mate. Even if we let him speak to her, we will jump in if he tries to touch and hurt her. Then we beat the living shit out of him. But then I thought, how about the practice we can take are frustrates out on him on the field? I thought with a smirk on my lips.

"Dude, why are we doing this?" I heard Jake inside my mind. I don't want to hurt her anymore," he said again.

"I know, but we have to," I told him.

"Why, though?" Andrew's mind link in the communication too.

"Because I don't want the girls messy with her anyone, and Joseph and Duke have been messing with her." We need to stand back and keep an eye on her." I told them. That is one reason why I have been backing off a little because of them and, of course, the guilt about the bet.

"Oh, okay," that's what I hear from Jake. Then I heard the other two say

"Yeah, okay." Your right, man." I heard Andrew and Matthew say at the same time.

"Hey! Look there, the nerd boys," I hear Amelia say inside my ear with a smug voice that hurts my ears. It is so babyish, and she sounds like a banshee. Oh, man. What did I get myself into now?

This girl is so ignoring and evil. It wouldn't pass me; she was the one behind the hurting and getting them two monsters trying to attack Avery.

She doesn't like losing, especially with someone as good and pure and beautiful as Avery. That freaks her out and pisses her off.

So, when Avery started walking closer toward us, the girls called her names and asked if she really thought the guys wanted her.

But they were wrong; we did and did want her. We don't you! I wanted to say, but I kept my mouth shut and my eyes on Avery. I saw the hurt and anger in her eyes. I felt her pain and disappointment by how we chose them, girls, over her, their mate.

Oh, God, I can't handle this!" I heard Jake. I don't want to hurt her, Elijah!" He told me with a cry. I knew how the others felt. I feel the same way. I felt I was dying. Because of her emotion, we are feeling. I wanted to run toward her, grab her in my arms, and tell her I was so sorry for everything and love- Oh wow. Was I going to say the word?

Yes, I was. Do I love her?

Yes, I do. So, much.

Have I always loved her since we were a kid?

I knew I couldn't lie to myself anymore.

I always had some kind of feeling, but I never thought it would be love.

So, yes, I love her, and now I will never get to tell her. Because now, she is looking at me and the guys with hurt and portrayed.

What I should do is stop Amelia and get the fuck away from me and her fucking goonies. I hate them. My wolf and the other guy's wolf are ready to come out and kill them for making our mate feel bad and sad.

"Fuck! We need to get them girls off us before hell will pay." I heard Jake say. I can feel his wolf anger, just like mine and Andrew, Matthew.

They don't like these girls touching us," Andrew said with a snarl of his teeth.

I can feel my body shaking, and I am holding back not to tear these girls to apart.

The girls have no idea how lucky they are right now for not being killed or locked up in the prison in the dungeon.

That was when I heard a girl yelling for Avery, and she didn't look back; she stopped and stared at me and Jake, Andrew, and Matthew. She was trying to see if we were really hear surrounded by these groupies' girls.

They don't love us. They love the power and popularity, and money we have. Avery does care for us. I can feel it and see it in her eyes. They I have seen it in her eyes. Love. She loves me, and I can tell she loves them.

I see she is trying to hold back the tears. But I know she can't lie to me. I see the hurt when Amelia grabs my face and slam her kiss on mine. She was trying to get me to kiss her and open up my mouth. But I didn't, but then she touched my lips hard. I had no chose to open up.

That was when I thought I saw murder in Avery's eyes. She is getting pissed, and she wants to fight these bitches, and I thought I heard her say mine!

But I must of imagine it.

Then, a couple of minutes later, the girls laughed, and we saw Avery run down to her lockers. I saw Ashely stand in front of us, and at Jayson, he was there laughing.

Are you happy now," I heard her say, and she looked at me with a disappointed expression, then ran toward Avery.

I watch her cry in her best friend's arms.

I want to die. I hurt my mate again. But this time. I don't think she will forgive me this time.

I fucked up again. I saw the guys thought the same thing.

How could we do this to our sweet and beautifully now broken mate?