NATALIE This only makes me cry harder. The little restraint I had over myself is gone.“ This is pretty annoying. ” He hums when I don’t stop crying.“ You are not even asking what happened to me?! ” I hiss, placing my burning forehead on my right knee.“ I don’t need to know. But I do need you to stop crying. ” His irritated voice sounds from the speaker.I sniff, shaking my head. Why am I only getting all these assholes in my life?“ I won’t stop crying! ” I declare.Tears blur my vision worse than before. Talking to him seems to be having an even more negative impact on me. I want to cry so much that I pass out and when I wake up, I might not even remember what happened today. It might feel like a dream.Silence falls on the other side.“ He lied to me. Everyone…all of them lied to me. ” I sob quietly.My body is slowly turning cold now. It seems to be happening due to the plaguing emotions which are hurting my heart.“ Okay. ” Equally disinterested.“ Are you not going to ask wha

NATALIE“ Caught you, thot. ” The rogue hisses close to my ear, with his heavy body covering my small frame.Taking in a shaky breath, I place my hands over the ground. Closing my eyes, I think about the possible ways of getting out from under him.He grabs my waist, ready to turn me around. I hit him in the side with my elbow as hard as I can. The crunch noise makes me sure that I hit a bone, straightHe groans, rolling off me. I get up on my feet quickly.“ Get this — Get this, slut! ” He growls from the ground.I look down at him and up at the rest of the seven men. They are close, too close.If I make a run again, one of them might shift and attack me.I place my hand over my right shoulder which hurts from the impact with the ground earlier.“ Where will you run from here, bitch? ” The buff man scoffs.“ Stop — Stop right there. ” I wave my hand at them.Sound stronger. I tell myself.“ I mind linked the patrol guards. They will be here any moment. So, if you want to save your li

RYKER I watch her jaw opening and then hanging low in terror and surprise. Fuck. She always fucking takes it the wrong way. I blink my eyes and lower the cellphone for a moment. “ Who do you want to come and get you from here? That’s what I am asking. You can’t go home alone from here. ” I narrow my eyes and glare at her. She releases a breath through her mouth and my eyes are drawn to them. I gulp unconsciously and avert my eyes away. She is making me lose control. All of this is so unpredictable, like getting hit by a random disaster on your way home. “ How — How do you know them? ” She stutters, stumbling back and hitting the tree behind her. I look back at her. That’s what she was worried about. “ Long story. ” I am not in the mood to explain things even I can’t understand right now. Why did I go to such extent to know all about her, absolutely everything about her? I am not sure. “ You…” She always seems to get stuck on this word. My eyes search her amber orbs. In t

RYKER“ So you killed them all? ” Zio asks dramatically.My eyes follow his figure. He has been pacing back and forth in my office for quite some time now. If he was not my beta and a childhood friend, I would have kicked him out long ago but he is a privileged bastard.I roll my eyes and rest back in the chair. “ I tried talking to them nicely. They didn’t listen. ” “ You killed them in front of Natalie? ” He whispers in a horrified tone.I sigh, shaking my head. “ What else do you think I should have done? I admit it was tempting to let them take her but grey didn’t agree to this. ”He stops pacing and glares at me. “ I don’t believe you actually thought about letting them take her. ”“ It’s called letting someone else take care of your problem. ” I smirk at him.He walks forth and slumps down on the visitor chair. His hazel eyes never leave my bored gaze.“ She is not a problem. She is your mate. ” He is the one forcing me to get over it.But he knows it’s nearly impossible for me

NATALIE“ It’s your Mom. ” Anne informs me from over the kitchen.I look over my shoulder and find her holding the phone at some distance from her ear while she informs me about my mother’s call.“ She wants me to come home? ” I question from the living room.“ Yes. ” Anne nods her head.Her eyes tell another story. She doesn’t want me to go back to that house.“ Okay. Tell her I am coming. ” I turn back around and face Giana who is sitting on the sofa opposite mine.“ We will drop her off in half an hour Mrs. Whitman. ” Anne tells Mom monotonically.“ Okay. Sure. ” She hangs up on the call and comes to sit beside me.I pull my legs up and place my chin over my knee. A sigh leaves my lips.“ Don’t worry. I will ask someone to look into this man. Text me the number he used to call you when you get hold of your phone. ” Giana says.I nod my head. I have told them everything. From his visit to my room, to his call and then him finding me in the forest. I have conveniently hid the fact th