I gritted my teeth at his response as I forcefully opened the back door. Ignoring the stares I received, I made my way through the house, up the stairs, and to my room on the third floor. The second I shut the door behind me, there was an uprise of murmurs throughout the house. I let out an irritated sigh as I threw myself on my bed. 'How are we going to tell them?' I asked my wolf, who was still pacing restlessly inside of me. 'It's best we do it when we both have calmed down our nerves. The excitement of being with our mate is getting the best of us.' He had a point there. The mere sight of my mate being a few feet away from me and not being able to go near her was making me go insane. And her scent, oh her scent was the most mouthwatering thing I have ever smelled! Just the mere scent of her makes me want to run to her and hold her in my arms. My body immediately reacts to it, as well as someone in the downstairs area if you know what I mean. My wolf chuckled at that. I didn't know for how long I had been lying there with my face buried in my pillows before I heard heavy footsteps coming my way. I let out a loud groan as I heard a light knock on my door. 'It's me. Let me in,' Ethan said through our mind link. How he managed to go through our wall was beyond me. Reluctantly, I stood up slowly and made my way towards the door, unlocking the doorknob before walking back to my bed. Clearly hearing the sound, he let himself in. He didn't even bother to utter a word as he sat on the chair near the small fireplace I had in my room. He moved it so he could be facing me, and I instantly felt his eyes bore onto my back. "Alright, what's wrong? I know you better than your own parents so don't even try to lie to me," he said, his voice slicing through the silence in the air. I let out a heavy sigh as I adjusted myself so I could be facing him on my bed. I didn't bother showing any emotion, it was probably already seen in my eyes. "Did you find her?" He asked quietly, an edge to his voice. I simply nodded. "Where is she?" "At home." I wasn't surprised at how defeated my voice sounded. "Why?" His eyebrows pulled together in confusion. I knew he wanted to say more, but he didn't dare come up front. Good choice on his part. I shrugged, my eyes lingering around my room as I felt his eyes on me. He leaned forward, leaning his elbows against his knees as he intertwined his fingers together. "Did she reject you?" I shook my head as I stared outside the window. A moment of silence filled the air before he asked quietly, "Is she dead?" My wolf growled at his words and I instinctively snapped my head in his direction, my eyes glaring at him. "Don't you dare say that." My voice was nothing but a growl. He flinched back, his arms coming up on either side of him in surrender. "Sorry man, I was just wondering. You just came back without telling us anything. I was just worried something happened to her." He relaxed his posture as his face turned serious. "Where is she Marcus?" I let out a sigh, running a hand through my hair. Could I really tell him? Well, he was my best friend after all and they would all eventually find out anyway. "She's here." He raised an eyebrow. "Here? Where's 'here'?" "Here. Here as in the territory!" Man this guy was slow. He nodded in understanding before his eyebrows pulled together. "But how can she be here if all of the pack members were here that night?"