I stormed out of the house, my anger burning like the fire that raged in me, beneath my skin.

I knew that she had had it out for me, but to risk the lives of innocent people was just so wrong. I mean, she could've killed more people than she did, but all lives mattered in my pack, even if I didn't like the person.

A part of me knew that it wasn't Mitchie that had set the house on fire, but the anger and hatred won over common sense. And, the fact that she hadn't been seen on packlands at all, didn't help her cause.

"You bitch," I seethed, seeing her talking to her friends about something.

Mitchie turned to look at me and scowled. Hatred and disgust filled her eyes, not damping my anger. "Oh, look-" Her face went back, and she instantly clutched her nose. "What the fuck was that for?" she asked, all but yelling. "I think you broke my nose."

Arms latched onto to me, leaving sparks to erupt on my skin. The owner of the arms tightened them around me as I tried to lash out at Mitchie, cursing because I was probably a bit more stronger than him. "What happened?" Cooper asked, grunting out in annoyance when I tried to get out of his hold.

"I don't know that stupid bi-"

"How dare you?!" I snarled, interrupting her. My whole body shook with anger, causing Cooper to tense. "Wh the fuck did you start that fuking fire and burtn half of the goddam buliding? Do you hate me that much to make innocent lives suffer?"

Mitchie stared at me in shock before she glared. "Why the fuck would I try to burn my howse down?" she asked, jutting out a hip and folding her arms across her chest. "I wasn't even here when the place started to burn."

"Then where were you? You could've-"

"I was at a fucking spa!" she exclaimed, cutting me off. She moved a hand through her hair, looking rather conflicted. Tears filled her eyes, causing me to stop trying to get away from my mate.

"What happened?" I asked, studying her. And, for the first time, I saw a broken girl who seemed to have the world on her shoulders.

She rubbed her eyes and blinked back away tears. Her lip quivered a bit but she stayed strong and didn't cry. "It is none of your goddamn buisness," she said, her voice cracking.

'Let me go,' I said to Cooper. I scoffed and rolled my eyes when I felt him tense around me. I knew that he thought I was going to hurt her more, but I didn't think I could hurt her as much as she was hurting now. 'Coop, I'm not going to hurt her. She's hurting enough all ready.'

Coop grunted but obliged, letting me out of his arms. 'If you hurt her..'

I held back an eyeroll and walked towards the female. I studied the way that she tensed up and heard her heart skip a beat. "You hurt me more than anyone around here, including my mate," I said, my voice hard. "Forgive me for not trusting you." I stopped and glared at the pack members watching us, some looking rather conflicted. I knew that they thought I was going to hurt her more, but I wasn't going to.

Mitchie stood where she was, not even trying to make a breakthrough. Fear flickered through her eyes before she covered up her feelings with a sneer. "Well, that is good, because, I do not trust you either."

"Why?" I asked, raising an eyebrow. "I did nothing to you." I stopped in front of her and studied her body language and her face. I could tell that she blamed be more something and that she was jealous. About what? I wouldn't know.

Mitchie held my gaze for about a second before she looked down. She didn't say a word, and I could feel her being conflicted about something.

I bit back a huff and moved a hand through my hair, grimacing at how greasy it still felt. "Can I see where you have been?" I asked, my voice showing how tired I really felt at that moment. "I know you said you didn't but I want to make sure, for the safety of my pack and myself."

Mitchie looked as if she wanted to say "no", but something changed in her. Something happened in that short amount of time to cause her to nod her head.

I nodded my head and tapped into my power and my Wolf. Unlike the time I went back into the past to see what happened before the house burnt down, I had to use my Wolf because I was going into a person's mind to see what happened from their point of view.

Mitchie tensed but stayed in her spot when the wind picked up around us. Her eyes widened in fear before turning red just as I entered her mind by placing my fingers on her head.

***

Just like Mitchie had said, she was at the spa, but I couldn't believe who I saw next to her.

"I am sick and tired of hearing about "Rylan this" or "Rylan that"," Mitiche complained to Lady. "I mean, she isn't that important."

Lady snorted and nodded her head. "I agree," she replied Disgust was evident in her voice, and it caused me to scowl. "That is why my grandfather is going to take care of her."

Mitchie and I stiffed at the fact that Lady's grandfather was going to hurt me. And, honestly, I was a bit surprised that she stiffened as well. "Who is your grandfather?" she asked, and I could hear a bit of protectiveness in her voice.

"Elder Andrew," Lady replied. She smirked, and I could tell that she was smug.

Mitchie smiled, but i could tell that it was fake. She knew what had happened between Elder Andrew and I, and I could tell that she didn't like it one bit. Even though, she had this mask on to show the world that she didn't care about me, I could see that a slightest bit of her did care. "Well, I hope that he gets her and teaches her another lesson," she said in a sickly sweet voice.

"Oh, he will," Lady hummed. "Now, what is your problem with her?"

"What isn't my problem with her?" Mitchie asked with a scoff. She rolled her eyes and sneered. "I mean, she took away my mate, she took away my parents, and she took away the only person that I could trust. She thinks that she owns the world, but all she owns is that little head of hers and clothing. She thinks she is this better person, just because she is this "famed" person."

"Who is your mate?" Lady asked, curiously.

Mitchie looked down, and I could see that she was trying to blink back tears. Her bottom lip quivered and she took a deep breath out. "Christopher," she said. "My mate is Christopher."  

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A/N: Somebody's in trouuubbbllleeee.