Soul Mates: Scent (The Soul Mates Series) by Elizabeth A. Lance Page B

me years to find you, Max. I was close once in Colorado about four summers ago, but I lost you.”
    “Four summers ago?” I asked thinking about it. “Hey I was there with the youth group. We were white water rafting. You mentioned Colorado last night and I wondered.”
    Anna smiled. “Well that explains it. I thought I was… how you say? Losing it?”
    “Man, I wish you had found me back then. But then it seems like I have known you forever.”
    “Well, believe me I tried to get to you sooner. I searched all over Colorado for you. Do you know how hard it is to find your soul mate when you do not know who they are? Finally I had a dream. Diana came to me. The goddess tells me to go east. To find mon père’s painting cabin. When I reached it I felt you again.” Anna grinned at me for a moment and then her grin faded under her worry. “Now Frederick is closer to finding us. I led him all over Colorado and before I came here I went south to New Orleans, and then farther East to New York City. It will take him very little time to track me here; maybe a week at the most.”
    “Do you think he will attack as soon as he finds us?”
    “Non. He will study you, your habits and attack when you are most vulnerable.”
    I sighed and pulled her back into my lap. “Then I can’t be vulnerable. I will learn how to channel my anger, hunt and all the other stuff I need to learn.”
    Anna nodded. “I am sorry, Max.”
    I kissed her forehead. “For what?”
    “For bringing all of this into your life. Maybe I should just go. You would be safer. He would not be able to find you that way.”
    I felt my heart constrict. “Don’t you dare go anywhere; I don’t care about all of that. All I care about is you, Anna. You are what is important. I will not let him come between us. If I have to fight him, so be it.”
    Anna nodded and pushed her face into my neck. I held her close for a few minutes and then we had to get back to class. Suddenly I felt as though none of my classes mattered. I had other things more important to do than learning how to create computer programs.
    Max, this is important too. Concentrate.
    I looked at Anna and frowned. Fine. I could blow off football …
    Non! You love football and the school is counting on you to beat the Huskies, Max. No skipping football. We have plenty of time after.
    I sighed as my eyes met hers across the room. I nodded and tried to concentrate on the program I was working on. It was due in a few weeks and was going to count for most of my grade. Anna was right. I needed to concentrate if I wanted to keep my honor roll status. I was going to need it to get into a good college.
     

Chapter
13
     
    I strode into the locker room and pulled off my jersey. I could still feel the adrenaline rush from practice shooting through my veins and I felt like I was about to explode. Next thing I knew my head was hitting the locker and I turned in a furious rage, fist clenched and clocked Steve right on the jaw.
    “Yo! Max! Cool it!” Tony yelled as he darn near tackled me before I could go after Steve again. “What the hell is the matter with you?”
    My temper was on a very short leash and I was breathing hard. “Ask him,” I growled through clenched teeth.
    “What?” Steve asked rubbing his jaw. “I was just trying to get you back for all the body slams at practice, dude. What the freak is wrong with you?”
    Mon coeur, are you all right? I feel … anger … I heard Anna in my head and I so didn’t want her there right now. I didn’t want her to calm me down; I needed to do it myself.
    I can handle it … don ’ t … let me handle it … okay? I said, trying to control my breathing. Just wait for me at the vette …
    All right, Max. I will wait. Be careful.
    “You know what has me so pissed off? You… you Steve have me so pissed off I can’t see straight,” I said and punched my locker so I wouldn’t hit him again. “You were supposed to be my effing best friend.” I turned