Once Best Friend, Now My Bully Mate

DA'S

anticipation. Tomorrow was my birthday, and

that was the day I was supposed to find my mate.

van

d been my best friend since we were kids. And he was the only boy who had ev

Moon Goddess to confirm

me Disney character. I came out of the bathroom, g

first smell I heard as I

art," she said, a wide smile on her face. She was

responded and took a s

dn't look like his mischievous self today as he lifted h

in disbelief. "M

important for you. I'm

da. I honestly pray the Moon Goddess blesses this f

ed how my cheeks turned pink and rolled her eyes and scoffed. "Can we please stop

our sister's eighteenth birthday tomorro

ruffled her hair

t you see in that Donovan. I just hate ho

ou like him,

ffed. "

ed us and reminded us about tab

an promised to meet me at the willow tree before school. He said he wante

o the willow tre

0 a.m to 7:35 but

him a text. "Hey, D

es passed w

but it went stra

g. He never missed my calls. He always answered me on the first ring even wh

ecially now, on the eve of the

cutting to voicemail. Torn between waiting and going to his

call, Deven finally picked

re is he? I

him, alright?" There was a strained edge to his voice, a

s, desperate to get to school and find my boy. Somethin

ion at school

led me like shadows. Some even snickered as I passed. I tr

had spiked. Donovan was

eria when I overheard a group

ether this morning?" one girl asked

ect together!" another gushed. "G

Donovan," a third sighed. "How many

! A hot, steamy make-out session! Gloria said once they confirm they're mates at

to the spot, h

say?" I blurted out

told me I was the only one

, their smiles s

ed, feigning sympathy. "Gloria and D

t, cutting her off. "Donovan wo

lingered around him long enough, you stinky Omega. It'

their words coiling like

ide? But what about all the sparks between us? I had been so sure we were des

ded a

tyard, my lungs burning, straigh

ere th

o my chest, clutching at my shir

ood Donovan Reed-my best friend, the boy

ia. His closest teammates stood a

eep and claiming, as if I

ces. "Donovan.?" His name escaped my lips, a bro

y from Gloria. His gaze was cold, devoid of any guilt. Gloria

ed to show up. The little p

, but I hardly heard it. My

why everything had changed overnight.

nov

p and merciless. "Don't call

h as it hurt. I wasn't certain, but it f

just now?" I asked, m

e were enjoying ourselves. Some

s?" My voice cracke

retorted, a mocking glint in his eyes. "You're all the same-f

eart. The contempt in his voice was something he had ne

or his sleeve. But he shoved me away, hard. I stumbled and fell, my knees scraping again

ut of my way from now on, Amanda. Or I

walked away with Gloria

ng behind him. This isn't the Donovan I knew. I remembered when I fell during training as kids

d at me like

ad hap

rocess it, my phone rang, pull

hard and ans

rgent. "Amanda, you ne

's wr

ppened. Just ge