Chapter 140
Chapter 140
Neah
“What are you talking about Raven?” I mutter as she tugs me into the house
“It’s not her scent.” Raven mutters. She shakes her head avoiding my gaze. “It’s on her. It’s someone she has been near.” “Another Lycan?”
“I don’t know, there’s no way to tell the difference. You….when you first came here you smelled like a wolf. Though you had an odd scent too, from being bound. She said there were Rogues? What if it’s one of them?”
I shrug my shoulders, I didn’t know how to answer her. I didn’t have a clue what a Rogue was.
“I never thought….not after Salem.” There is a hint of sadness in her eyesnoveldrama
“You loved Salem.”
“A part of me still does.” She sighs. “He was everything and…. And he threw it away because of my brother. Because of my pack.” “Do you think this new mate won’t meet your expectations?” I was grateful for the distraction, even if it is only temporary.
“I don’t know. I just know he is going to have to be pretty amazing for me to even consider accepting him.”
“I will trade problems.” I half smile at her
“Your problems are my problems.” she bumps her shoulder into mine. “And one of them is heading our way.”
Through the open front door, we see Mallory making her way towards us. Her hands are shoved into her jeans pockets. A frown etched on her face. What right did she have to be angry? She was lucky we hadn’t killed her already.
She stops just outside the front door. Her eyes on me. “Can we talk?”
The Audacity!’ Nyx snaps
“I have nothing to say to you.” I make it clear with my tone that I was not interested in anything she had to say. She nods her head, a small smile plays on her lips. “You don’t stutter anymore.”
My eyes narrow, “Why are you here? Why did my brother bring you here?”
“He was asked too.”
“By who?” Raven demands
“My best friend. Look, I didn’t want to come. I wanted to stay in my town, but the Rogues are difficult. Damien said they are becoming feral, impossible to control
Raven’s dark eyes flicker to me before returning to Mallory. “And where is this Damien?” “He stayed behind, he is trying to kill the Rogues. He said if he does, he will meet me here.
“This mate of yours, is he a Lycan too?’
“He is not my mate, but yes, he was bitten just like the rest of us.” She shows usthe bite mark. “Well, = => almost like all of us.” Her brown eyes settleon me and she takes a step closer. “I believe you are the only puré bred left.” a
“That’s far enough.” Raven holds a hand up to her. Placing herself between me and Mallory.
“I still can’t believe you are alive.” Mallory shakes out her blonde hair. “You should be dead. I thought I had killed you “Is that why you are here? To finish the job?” Raven asks
“No. Of course not.”
“Then why weren’t the first words out of your mouth an apology?” Raven snaps.
“Can someone even apologise for something like that?” Mallory tuts with a frown. “It’s unforgivable. The words won’t mean anything. I know that if it were the other way around, Neah wouldn’t be apologising to me.”
No,’ Nyx murmurs, ‘We would have made sure we finished the job!’
“You should leave!” Raven snaps at Mallory
‘I’ve not killed anyone, not since that day.” Maltory mumbles, ignoring Raven.“I’couldn’t. I shift purely. to scare-people. To make them back off. wnake threats, but it’s rare I ‘low through. That day changed ”
“And that’s supposed to make me feel sorry for you!” I snap.
“No, that’s notwhat I’m saying. I they used me-too. Cassandra did. She told meties about you. Lies that I believedat the time because I = thought she was the most amazing person and I wanted to makeher happy. I wanted her to believe I was wérthy.” :to
“By hurting a defenceless girl? What the fuck is wrong with you?” Raven growls She shrugs her shoulders, “Everything.
Mallory’s eyes shift between me and Raven. “I helped him find Jess.”
“I can’t listen to this.” I whisper to Raven.
Raven neds her head at me and tells me to go lie down.
I leave the both of them talking as I head upstairs to rest. Trey and Cassandra are dead, I didn’t think I would need to deal with anymore people from my past.
I was in and out of sleep when Dane appeared, bringing with him the stench of blood. “Is Roan dead?” I mutter sleepily “Not yet.” He leans over me and presses his lips against mine. “We are having some fun first.”
He pulls away from me and seconds later the shower is turned on. I wait for him to get in before I sit up and ask the burning question. “Why did you bring her here?”
He pauses to look through the glass door at me. “I was asked to bring her.”