Chapter 21

EMILY

Watching my sister suffer for the last few days has been hell.

I had to stay with her many nights, trying to help her through all the pain that her mate causes her.

I have finally met my mate, Dane. He has been in more times in the cafe since the first time we met. It has always been for coffee. I am starting to feel the mate bond. Both Mila and I haven’t been taking the potions my father has been giving us. We seem to feel more like our old selves.

Dane has meet my parents but not Mila, she keeps avoiding everyone.

I finally went to the pack house to meet Dane and his father, Beta Michael. They were very welcoming. I also met Eric and Nate too but that red head has been around, still going on about her taking down the rogue that saved Nate’s little brother. I know the truth, Mila saved him. Alyssa, which I found of Dane, was milking this for what it's worth. I also started to notice her changing the story slightly.

Everything was going well until I had to leave, my grandmother called me to tell me about Mila but she didn’t have to say anything as I could hear Mila scream in the background. Dane heard her, he looked worried. I had to leave and he was ok with it, even though he wanted to make sure she was ok.

I found out the reason which is like always, Nate. Nate was having a blow job off that slut, outside his room. He could have gone in his room for privacy.

I went straight home; I needed to get out of there. I had to go and be with Mila.

Since that night, Dane keeps asking me questions about Mila. All I can tell him is that she is unwell. I hate lying to my mate but I have my reasons.

I am on my way to pick him up now; we are going to spend a few hours with Mila. Well we are going to convince her to spend time with us.

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MILA

It has been a few days since the manwhore of a mate was outside my apartment having sex with that slut from his pack. I know he has been in the cafe a couple of times but I don’t come down. I can’t be trusted. Sapphire is on edge all the time.

I stay hidden in my tiny apartment.

Emily or Gloria takes my shift as he seems to come in every day, even sometimes stays all day but I still won't come down.

Emily finally figured out the other guy is her mate, Dane, they have actually confirmed they are mates. Dane has been asking Emily where I am. I know she is lying to him.

Most nights Emily has been staying with me as it seems I can tell when they have sex. I get the most painful feeling in my chest that makes me scream. She has to hold me through it.

Besides my mate and his slut causing me pain, to make the whole experience worthwhile, my nightmare is still coming back and it is now causing me to have insomnia.

Sapphire is in pain but we both have been stuck in this apartment for a while. She is pissed at our mate. So am I. We want to shift but we can't due to pack members being here. We both have been thinking we might reject him once we can figure out how to tell him we are mates to him.

More rouges have been coming into town, pack members patrol the town at night to kill any rouges that come through. Only one person was killed by them as they slipped through unnoticed. They are definietly looking for something or someone.

My power has been building up and I can feel the surge of energy flowing through me. George and Gloria have sensed it. George doesn’t know about the soon to be Alpha being our mate which I would like to keep it that way. George has been acting strange.

Most of the pack have been coming into the town which has been good for business, as Gloria would say.

At this moment, a day before my birthday, I am sitting on the back steps in the alley way waiting for Emily to come here. She has been with Dane and she text asking if I wanted to have a coffee with her. Suddenly she pulls up but I notice that Dane in the passenger seat with her. CRAP.

I get up to go back in “Hold it Mila” Dane growls while stepping out of the car. “Why have you been hiding? Me and my friends want to get to know you but you have been nowhere around.”

I can feel Sapphire stand to attention, the ring I have on has been hiding my scent better this time so Sapphire doesn’t have to use our power. I look at Emily who has a blank expression on her face.

“I’ve been busy” I say “I have been feeling under the weather.” Well technically it's true but he doesn't need to know the reason why.

Emily smiles at me and turns to Dane “That’s why I have been staying here with her most nights.”

Dane looks at her loving and smiles “I know, but it would be nice to actually meet your sister.”

I smile and a little giggle slips out “Why would you want to meet me for?”

“Well you are her family and I have met her parents already. You are the hardest person to find and get to know” he says.

“What do you want to know?” I ask not budging from the back step of the cafe.

He looks at me and smile “Why don’t we go in the cafe? I know no one is around as everyone is in the pack house”

I smile at him but I have this really bad feeling loaming.

“What do you think Sapphire” I ask while still keeping my facial expression blank. I can feel Dane look at me.

“I think we should, it would make Emily happy and you need to have a decent meal, you are getting skinny” she says as she sits on her back paws, wagging her tail.

“Ok, we will go in the front way then” I say as I get off the backstep and walk towards the front door of the cafe.

Hardly anyone is in when we walk in; Gloria is sitting by the counter. She looks up and smiles “Sit over there; I will grab some coffee and cakes for you two and Mila, you need to eat something.”

I smile and nod, following Dane and Emily to the table, I decided to sit with my back to the door.

“Well what do you want to know?” I ask as Gloria hands our coffees over, her tucking a strand of my hair behind my ear as she leaves. Sapphire is purring in my head.

“Well, what do you like to do?” He says.

I look at him and smile “Well I like to write, draw, box and read.”

He is looking at me but looks like he is not there but he comes back to us quickly when he notices I'm looking at him “Can my friend join us” he asks but before I can register what he said, my mates scent comes floating in and hits me hard. Sapphire is up growling and trying to take control. I am trying to fight for control. Emily puts her hand on mine, holds it tightly. She can sense Sapphire coming close.

“Dane, there you are. Hi all” he says in a deep husky voice.

“Hi Nathaniel” says Emily while looking at me.

I don’t say anything. I stare ahead. Dane is looking at me with a worried expression. I need to get out of here now.

I go to get up but Nathaniel’s hand grabs my arm “Please don’t go, I would like to talk to you” I close my eyes, it’s getting hard to breath as his scent hits me hard but it is Sapphire, she still wants to kill him for what he has been doing to us. I am fighting for control.

“I need to go” I say through gritted teeth. I think Emily can sense Sapphire trying to push through as her eyes go wide at me.

“Sorry” I say as I run through the cafe and head outside the back door. Gloria standing there stunned as she can sense Sapphire.

“Sapphire we need to calm down” I say. But all I hear is her growling loudly and wanting to shift.

“I want to hurt him, like he hurt us” she growls.

Hopefully we can calm down but I need to get out of here.

I ran as fast as I could, until Sapphire takes over and shifts. We run until she suddenly comes to a complete stop.

When I realized where we stopped, we were at the cliff top.

I shift back into my human form as Sapphire retreats back inside my head.

I head over to a bolder on the side. When I was young, I would come up here so I always left clothes here. I changed into the them and climbed onto the bolder to watch the town and to clear mt head.