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« You better start planning a better escape plan for three weeks » Wes piped up once again as the laughter died down and Terri shot him a dirty look and soon after he let out a wince of pain.

« What was that For ? » He asked as Terri once again threw him the dirtiest look, I'm assuming she had kicked him under the table. What was he talking about ?

After silence entered the table for a few minutes I racked my brain trying to work out if Four had mentioned something that was meant to be in three weeks but I couldn't think of anything. I knew it had to be serious when Wes and Anton didn't try to make further jokes about it, but what ?

« What's in three weeks ? » I asked interrupting the silence that now swallowed the whole table which was just followed by an exchange of looks between the three and more silence. This was the first time I had ever seen them actually be really scared of something, like they told me something that I wasn't supposed to know. What could be worse than finding out that they were wolfs ?

« Just tell me » I tried once again as I began to grow slightly worried with a bit of anger, they can't bring it up and then not tell me and expect me to be okay with that.

« Emily, I thought you knew, I really don't want Four to find out that I told you, he would literally kill me » Wes tone was laced with worry as he broke the silence. It was literally eating at me not knowing what he was talking about I felt my selfish side crawling forward and demand to know what he was talking about but then I remembered Preston and what Four did to him.

« No it's fine, I'll just ask Four myself » I smiled, if I just asked him no one would get hurt but if I made Wes tell me then he could get hurt and it would be my fault.

« Your wedding, Emily it's your wedding » Terri blurted out after another few moments of silence as no one knew how to pick up the conversation again. Her words made me go pale and I felt like the whole room had gone silent. I felt like I heard her wrong because I knew she couldn't of been talking about me.

« Emily are okay ? » I felt Preston's hand on my shoulder pushing me slightly as I realised almost everyone had gone from the room now, the bell must have gone and Preston stood beside me as I felt like someone had literally slapped me in the face to remind me that I wasn't in control, and Four was the biggest dick I had ever met.

EMILY'S P. O. V

I felt my anger boil at the sight of seeing Four on my way home from school, it was only break time but I stormed out after I tried to calm down for a few minutes but my anger grew until I had to get out of there, I felt trapped. I had been rehearsing what I was going to scream at Four when I seen him from not mentioning the fact that my wedding day was supposedly in three weeks. But now that I seen him as he unloaded boxes from a large van onto the ground outside a shop all I wanted to do was run over and punch him, I knew it would hurt it I did it though I would only end up hurting myself.

As I became closer to him I seen him look up through the crowd off people that were already gathered here, I don't know how he saw me or maybe he could hear my heavy breathing but his eyebrows crinkled together probably wondering why I was out of school already and maybe I looked angry from the outside.

« What's wrong did something happen ? » He asked as he stopped what he was doing and started walking towards me. His question was innocent but I don't know how he didn't know what I was angry about. How long did he think he could not tell me this ?

« Why didn't you tell me ? I thought you weren't going to lie to me anymore » I began my rant ignoring his question as I felt my vision turn blurry as a result of the anger I was feeling.

This wasn't a little lie, this was something for the rest of my life. If he thought for a second I was going to agree to marry him he was very wrong. Wasn't me being here and not running every chance I got enough ?

Something must have clicked in Fours head as he closed his eyes taking a deep breath before he chose how to respond to me.

Instead of the bullshit I through he was going to begin feeding me he grabbed my hand and began walking towards a building. If this was any other time I would of been angry but I wanted answers and if going away from staring people was going to get me answers I would follow.

Once we were in an empty office building he let me go and took a deep breath as guilt was laced over his face, but that didn't make me feel any better.

« I was going to tell you-«  He began and I felt my anger push my rational side away and I felt my emotions take over.

« Don't feed me that bullshit Four, you knew this the whole time and you didn't think that maybe you should tell me ? Ask my permission on it ? Or as usual treat me like a bloody child-«  I felt my voice rising as it bounced off the small walls that surrounded us as I began to pace throughout the room. Knowing that I had no other choice but to accept this was my life from now on was one thing and I still even struggle after months but marriage ? At seventeen ? My mind couldn't stop racing at the fact that I was being forced to do this and I had only three weeks to stop this.

« Emily, I didn't tell you because I've been trying to get it stopped for weeks and I didn't want to stress you even more cause I know how you would take this shit » Four cut me of his voice slightly raised as I could tell from his clenched jaw that he was getting angry.

« What do you mean trying ? Four isn't it your bloody decision ? » I didn't understand what he was saying which only frustrated me even more.

« I've already pushed it back as much as I can, I've been talking with the council to get it removed but I don't have a say. It's a tradition that's been in this pack since it started, they are not going to listen to some 20 year old Alpha that's already trying to change things » He explained, the council ? What did he mean by that. « I'll keep trying love, but believe me I don't really want to get married as well » He continued which made my anger soften a little bit.

Why has he never told me about this council before ? Why did they get a say in my literal marriage.

« What's the council ? » I asked, I felt tears forming in my eyes as my voice wobbled slightly. If this was beyond Four there was definitely nothing I could do about it.

« Hey, don't cry love, I'll sort it okay ? » He ignored by question as he pulled me towards him for a hug. I couldn't help but doubt his words, how could he sort it out if it was a rule even he had to follow ?