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."

knife. I felt a pang in my chest at her vulgarity. How dare she say that when she

Xyrus, it was only that

managed to sound calm, perfectly hiding the storm

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

to hang out a

was nearly sixteen then, covered with dirt and my hair 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

to discard the

do you think you are?" She taunted. "A former rogue with no home and been living in the streets

know anything about me." I

are a bitch and an ungrateful whore." She was breathing hard

is between Xyrus and me...it doesn't involve you. Stay out of things you are not supposed

you have the audacity