Barely Breathing

"What is it, Ehren?" I asked her calmly.

Elony was to retort but I held up my hand silencing everyone who seemed to hate Ehren for disrespecting me. At the corner of my eyes, I saw Xyrus seating in his chair, eating the desert as if there's no commotion going on in front of him.

"You don't deserve him!" Ehren spat venomously at me. "He does not deserve a mate like you!"

That angered me. How dare she blame me for all of these.

"I was right after all!" She chuckled while she shook her head as if I was a joke. She pushed me on the shoulder and I stumbled a few steps.

Tash hissed, but I stopped her. I can handle myself perfectly.

"You should have died." She said bitterly.

I narrowed my eyes at her, hands clenched. She moved nearer me until our noses were almost touching. "He should have let you die that day."

dare she say that when she doesn't know even the slightest hint of what I had gone through since I could remember, nor the pain I had

it was only that it would

 I managed to sound calm, perfectly hiding the

was taken aback by my question. She might hide it, yet all

daughter. They used to hang out a lot, however, everything changed when Xyrus and his brother, Gabbiel, found me almost dying near

blood from the cuts I had after a rogue slammed my head at a boulder repeatedly. I was nearly dying with all the injuries I got from the fight and not shifting yet made it impossible for me to heal

to discard the memories. Surely,

taunted. "A former rogue with no home and been living in the streets

anything about me." I snapped,

conclude you are a bitch and

"I do pay my keep, and what is between Xyrus and me...it doesn't involve you. Stay out of things you are not

dare you have the audacity to speak to your Luna like that? I could banish you from my pack if I want