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

that it would

to

yet

were little, Ehren, being the beta's daughter. They used to hang out a lot, however,

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

discard the memories. Surely, Ehren

living in the streets

do not know anything about me."

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

and what is between Xyrus and me...it doesn't involve you. Stay out of

yet with this woman, I crossed my arms, glaring at her. "And how dare you have the audacity to speak to