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."

softly yet her words were like a knife. I felt a pang in my chest at her vulgarity. How 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

it was only that it

 I managed to sound calm, perfectly hiding

taken aback by my question. She might hide it, yet all of us know the true feelings

daughter. They used to hang out a lot, however, everything changed when Xyrus and his brother,

was matted with leaves and 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

to discard

taunted. "A former rogue with no home and been living in the streets for years. If it was not for my

know anything about

is enough to conclude you are a bitch and an ungrateful whore." She

do pay my keep, and what is between Xyrus and me...it doesn't involve you. Stay out

I'm not done yet with this woman, I crossed my arms, glaring at her. "And how dare you have the audacity to speak to