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."

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

it was only that it would not work between

him? " I managed to sound calm, perfectly hiding the storm

hide it, yet all of us know the true

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

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

my head to discard the memories. Surely,

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

not know anything about me." I snapped, emphasizing each

you are a bitch and

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

arms, glaring at her. "And how dare you have the audacity to speak to your