Zoe’s Pov I held his stare as he stared at me shocked, my eyes must have been completely blank due to the completely stunned expression on his face. I couldn’t help but wonder if he would assume it was me who did it, part of me hoping he wouldn’t come to conclusions as to shatter the trust I had already started to build up with him. “Holy shit” “OMG” “Is she serious?” Murmurs whispered around the hall, the entire pack staring in my direction as I kept a blank face. Sure blame the rogue why don’t they? Did they seriously have that much of an issue with me, to blame me for something they had no proof that it was me who done it? “YOU” I think it was Josh shouted as me, pointing his finger at me accusingly causing me to raise a brow in his direction unimpressed. “Who me?” I asked innocently, ok I won’t deny the fact I was purposely trying to wind him up. It wasn’t a secret to me that I had a sick sense of humour, and by the way his eyes narrowed I saw it was working just fine. “I knew we shouldn’t have trusted her! She is a rouge after all” he spat only to have my mate grab him by the collar of his shirt. Did I mention that my mate was fuck hot when he was angry, because he is and at that moment as I watched his eyes flash with his inner wolf he was the hottest I had seen him. Hello gorgeous… “Call her a rouge one more time and see where you end up” Hunter snarled in his face, Hannah tensing as she stared at her mate with panic and worry. “Don’t worry Hannah” I smiled, seeing her relax just slightly but her eyes remained on her mate. I couldn’t exactly blame her, hell she was in near tears at the scene in front of her. “Get the bitch Hunter; she burned my parents’ house down!” Stacy screeched causing me to roll my eyes, sighing I leaned on my hand as I continued to watch the scene pan out in front of me. Could she have been any more dramatic? “Stacy, we don’t know that” Hunter snarled, obviously not liking the fact his obsession had called me a bitch. Hope bloomed in my chest at the thought of him trusting me enough not to just jump to conclusions, even if I had been the one who burned the bloody house down so what? The fact they had immediately jumped to me said a lot about how untrusted I really was, I didn’t know how to feel about that realisation. “Of course we do, it’s obvious” she continued to screech, I was actually impressed that she never seemed to give herself a headache with all that screaming. I continued to listen to them argue it over, Jack staring at me with an amused expression. Whatever they may think I didn’t actually burn the house down and my brother was completely aware that if I did want to take revenge on my so-called parents then I would serve as the reaper and just kill them. It may sound cruel, but I had the attitude of a rouge after all so it was hardly my fault for my line of thinking. Sighing I ran a hand over my face before continuing to enjoy my lunch, my pleasant hum running through the canteen as everyone looked at me with expressions of both amusement and disbelief as I continued eating my lunch. I was hungry and I had already paid for it, unlike most in the hall I didn’t have daddies credit card to afford to waste on my hearts desires…not that I would take it if it was offered to me, like I would want to owe that man anything! “How can you be so calm?” Ellie whispered to me causing me to shrug, at least my new best friend didn’t seem to think I was the cause of it, and while she was correct that I didn’t start the fire I doubt she realised just what I was capable of when the mood strikes me. “Don’t you think it’s amusing?” I asked, the side of my mouth twitching in an attempt not to smile. She gave me a look of disbelief and confusion. “What?” “The fact that while practically everyone seems to think I achieved it, none of you seem to have taken note of how she smells of fresh smoke meaning it happened literally minutes ago” I smirked as I took a sip from my drink, Stacy’s eyes widening with panic as Hunter strode the few paces towards her before breathing in. “How did you-“Ellie started to question causing my eyes to widen. Shit. I wasn’t meant to be able to smell that on her…think Zoe….think… “I was breathing in when she waked past, hard to miss it when she was so close” I stated with a shrug, keeping my voice casual causing them all to shrug before nodding. I stifled the sigh of relief that wanted to escape me, thank god they weren’t that educated on female shifters. “Stacy, what happened?” Hunters alpha command filled the room causing me to shiver, god he sounded so husky….yummy! “I don’t know” she mumbled in a strained voice, the alpha command obviously setting in. “I was going to my house when I saw the flames, I thought it was a good opportunity to get back at that bitch!” she hissed as she pointed at me causing my brows to raise, lovely. “Get back at her for what?” my brother asked confused, I had an idea of where she was going with this but I kept quiet and observed. “For stealing you from me!” Stacy screamed causing the guys to cringe back at the volume, hell even my ears were ringing slightly and I was sitting across the hall. “OMG, she lost it” I heard Kelly whisper, I couldn’t help but agree. “We will deal with this later Stacy, and for the record I am not yours!” Hunter growled out causing my wolf to purr at the pure viciousness in it, hello Mr Big Bad Wolf…grurr! “But, but…” “That’s an order!” he continued to snarl out causing her to lower her head in a submissive gesture as she showed her neck, her eyes showing how much she loathed the action but her wolf forcing her to do so. I wanted to roll my eyes, did she not know when to give in and accept that she needed to back down? Fool! “Yes alpha” she whimpered before running from the room, gossip and whispers spreading around the canteen as the tense atmosphere was lifted, even if I happened to be the sudden talk of the school again as everyone debated on whether or not I was actually the cause or not of the fire and if not who was. I watched as Hunter walked towards me, his eyes shifting from nervousness to worry. The worry confused me, what did he have to be worrying about? “I’m sorry” he immediately whispered as he sat next to me, what the hell was he on? “For what?” I couldn’t help but ask, I was curious to what he thought he had to be sorry for. “For jumping to conclusions and thinking it was you” he stated causing me to frown. “I know it’s not though, the more I think of it the more I know that it wasn’t” he continued to whisper, obviously not wanting the pack to hear him apologising. I didn’t take offence, he was the alpha and the fact not only was he apologising but he was being honest and confiding in me I couldn’t help but forgive him almost instantly. Fuck he had my inner walls crumbling so fast it was giving me a headache! “Thank you” I whispered as I moved closer to him, pressing my lips to his cheek causing delicious sparks to erupt form the both of us causing our wolves to purr in delight. “For what?” he asked, obviously confused to why I wasn’t shouting at him like he had clearly expected when he had walked over. “For being honest, for apologising, for having faith in me. You can choice which reason you like” I smiled causing a relieved expression to form on his face as his eyes brightened at my comment. It was clear my reaction was what he had been worried about. “You are amazing” he laughed as he pulled me onto his lap, his head nuzzling my neck as the tension was broken. “Sorry Zoe, really I just…” Josh started, the guilt in his eyes and the look he was receiving from Hannah clearing making him want to relieve some of the guilt he was feeling. “It’s fine Josh, you must have a good reason not to like rouges and I respect that.” I waved off causing him to look at me in a new light; I rolled my eyes not wanting to know what was causing the boy to look so bloody conflicted. “You are perfect” I heard Hunter whisper and it was right then I heard his feelings for me. His love, his hope, his adoration and I knew I had to come clean. I just hoped he took the whole sifter thing in his stride. Fingers crossed though that I actually had the guts to tell him, he would be the first to know after all but that’s not what worried me….