I stirred, opening my eyes slightly, expecting to be blinded by light in Jaden's bedroom. Rolling over and opening my eyes completely, I was completely surprised to see a sleeping Rye beside me, hunched in a chair with his hand in mind. I almost screamed; don't wake him, please. He looks so tired. My wolf whined at me. I don't understand why she has taken a liking to him so quickly. We've been told since we were small, we are destined to be with Jaden. He might not be the nicest wolf, but he and his parents took me in when I had nowhere else to go.
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I gently pulled my hand out of Rye's grip, trying not to wake him. He stirred, grunted, but he did not wake up. I mentally thanked the heavens for that. I did not want to face him yet. I went to grab my phone from the bedside table The to find out it wasn't there. Cursing silently, realizing this meant I had to get up, I sat up.
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The movement of the bed caused Rye to wake; I watched him groggily open his eyes and realize I was awake and sitting up. "Stutterbug, when did you wake up?" He asked me. I looked at him and shrugged, not wanting to talk. I ignored the pain in his eyes. He came and sat down next to me on the bed, too close for comfort. He then went to grab my hand, but I jerked it away.
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"You're mad at me." He stated.
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"I-Is t-t-that a s-statement or a q-q-question?" I remarked.
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"Both." He said looking down at his thighs. I sighed, feeling bad for making him feel upset, but he scared me enough to shift and run; I don't remember anything after that.
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"O-Of c-course I-I'm m-mad a-at y-you, Rye." I stuttered out. "Y-You g-got m-mad a-and s-scared m-me a-and I-I s-shifted a-and I-I r-ran. I d-don't e-even r-remember w-what h-happened a-after t-that..." I thought hard and tried to remember, but it was all coming up blank.
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"Oh, Sam..." Rye said, reaching for me. I flinched slightly but let him pull me to him; he pulled me onto his lap. I sat my head on his shoulder; I reveled in his smell. "I thought I lost you... After you ran, you got several texts from him and then I lost your scent and when we found you, you looked dead." It took me a minute to look up at him, to get lost in his eyes, to realize he was crying, but when I did, it was too late... The damage had been done.
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Rye leaned his head down, ran his hands through my hair, and ever so slightly touched his lips to mine.
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I guess now I have a choice to make: My place or my mate...
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"Sam, you okay?" Rye asked from the other side of the bathroom door. I had recently run in here from his room since he let me stay the night. He gave me my phone back, letting me see the messages Jaden sent. I refuse to go back until he apologizes.
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"No." I croaked out.
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"Please let me in, Stutterbug." He pleaded. I reluctantly opened the door. He stepped in and was about to say something when I ran back to the toilet and threw up in it. I felt Rye come and pull my hair back as I dry heaved because I hadn't eaten since Saturday. I leaned my head against the wall and breathed in and out heavily before flushing what I did throw up. Rye helped me up and I walked over to the mirror. I looked at my not normally pale skin. I looked at my brown eyes that seemed to be a shade lighter than normal. I looked so sick.
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"D-Do y-you h-have a t-thermometer?" I asked so I could take my temperature.
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"Sam, I don't think you have to take your temperature to know you're sick." He retorted crossing his arms. I looked at myself again and nodded my head. He was right. I felt the need to throw up again and ran to the toilet and started dry heaving again. When I was done, Rye picked me up and took me back to lay down. I took my phone out and looked at the time. It was 7:00.
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"Rye, w-w-we h-h-have s-s-school." I mumbled.
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"I don't care. You're sick, and there's no way I'm leaving you here alone." He growled.
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He does care! My wolf howled.
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"Y-y-you s-s-should at l-least g-go f-fix y-y-yourself s-s-something t-to e-eat." I told him.
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"I'll go pick something up. Will you be okay?" He asked sounding genuinely concerned. I nodded and he went to leave when he turned to look at me, "Do you want anything?" he asked. I shook my head and he sighed and walked out. I heard him pull out. I started to drift back to sleep when I heard my phone ring with his ringtone. I thought about not answering it, but if I don't answer it, there would be hell to pay.
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"H-Hello?" I croaked?
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"My Darling slut, how are you today? I sure did miss you last night..." He growled on the phone. "Where were you?" He asked me.
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"I was with a friend, Jay." I whispered, closed eyes as a tear escaped the corner of my right eye.
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"Are you sure he's just a friend? I hear he's your mate and I just can't have you leaving me for someone else... I want you home tonight. I want you as mine tonight." He roared over the phone. I whimpered slightly.
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"Jay please, think about this." I pleaded with him. "Is this what Pey—"
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"DON'T YOU DARE BRING HER INTO THIS, SLUT!" He roared. "If you are not by my side tonight, ready to be Luna of this pack, I will tear you down piece by piece until you have no choice but to be by my side, Darling. Got that?" He growled into the phone and hung up. I threw my phone across the room, shattering it into a million tiny pieces. I slid off the bed, down to floor, putting my head in my hands I started pulling my hair trying to feel something, anything. I could feel my breaths getting shorter. I could picture in my mind my lungs losing oxygen, the beats getting slower. I could tell that everything was disappearing around me. I knew that this was my worst panic attack yet and I didn't know how to control it. Didn't know if I wanted to; Maybe I could just die from panic. No body would really suffer, would they?
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I could feel two hands on my shoulders, trying to anchor me to reality. My breathing was still shallow. All I could think about was Jaden and his threat and Rye and my choice. When I finally could hear the sounds around me, I could hear Rye's voice; he was trying to speak to me.
"Sam, look at me." I heard Rye say. I couldn't pull myself to look at him. "Sam, please. Look at me. Let me see your brown eyes." He pleaded and I finally looked up at his blue eyes. As I locked eyes on his I could feel my anxiety slipping away. I could finally breathe again. Rye pulled me in his arms and for the first time ever I felt safe. We sat there, in the floor, me in his arms and on his lap for what felt like forever because he like I felt safe.414Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn7gCV5CbEY
