CHAPTER 16


    CATHERINE.


    I watch both Damon and Melissa walk out in worry.


    Do they know?


    That I am from the Skylight pack?


    They have to, their behavior was too suspicious.


    What should I do?


    I can''t help the panic that surges in me. I liked this ce.


    "Liked? What do you mean by "liked?"


    "You know what I mean, we can''t stay here," I tell my wolf.


    "Why the hell not?"


    "They know. They must know that I am from the Skylight pack. Oh my goddess, what if they know


    that Vance is- was my mate?" I rant.


    "And how will they know that?" she asks snidely.


    "I don''t know. I just know we have to leave."


    "And go where?!" she screams.


    "I don''t know!" I snap out loud, too ruffled to keep it cool.


    "Catherine?"


    I turn around to see Faye, holding a te of tacos.


    Huh?


    "Did you just make that?"


    "Yeah," she says as she walks in. "It is my go-to meal. Who were you talking to?" she asks as she


    ces the te on the low table.


    "My wolf. She is being… impossible."


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    "Hey!"


    I ignore her, see how she likes it.


    "Hmm, I get that. Want to talk about it?".


    "Not really, it is just how she is," I say.


    "Okay then," she replies as she sits on the bed. "So, what do you want to do?" she asks.


    "Do?"


    "Yeah, you can''t stay cooped in here forever. You need to go out, see the sky, the grass,


    everything."


    "I don''t know, Faye. I don''t think anyone would kike a stranger walking around their pack," I tell her.


    "Nonsense. You are not a stranger. You are the girl that our Alpha has hidden in his room. People


    are curious, you should show yourself before some of the crazy ones try climbing through the


    window," she says with a smirk.


    "They won''t do that would they?"


    "Oh, yes they would. You underestimate the love and loyalty we have for our Alpha. The fact that


    you have been hiding here is setting many people on edge."


    "Ah, I see. They think I am taking advantage of him."


    "Close. They think you are a spy."


    "A spy? From where?''


    "We have many enemies.," she says with a shrug.


    I can believe that.


    "Okay, sure. Let''s take a stroll."


    "Yay. You are going to love this ce, I can promise you that," she says excitedly as she leads me


    out, food forgotten.


    Now I feel bad. The only reason I am agreeing is so that I can find a way to escape. Get familiar


    with the surroundings, and find the cracks.


    Somehow it hurts, the thought of leaving this ce, all these wonderful people who have been


    nothing but kind to me.


    But I can''t risk it. I know it is unlikely for them to send me to him, to Vance.


    But if Melissa could sneak into his pack to spy on him, then it is very possible they can do the same


    here.


    It has been done before after all, with Vance''s father.


    "Who they killed!" my wolf snarls.


    I ignore her. Again.


    There is no point in discussing this with her, she doesn''t agree.


    Instead, I turn my focus onto what Faye is showing me, giving her the appropriate responses while I


    mark the crooks and corners.


    SKYLIGHT PACK.


    TAMMY.


    Baang.


    "She is not dead!" Vance snaps at the whimpering wolf in front of him. "Stop trying to convince me


    otherwise. Just yesterday, I felt her…. Either way, find her or end up like those traitors."


    I wince at that.


    Those fools. If they had just kept their mouths shut, none of us would be in this mess. Instead, they


    are dead and Vance has been ignoring me.


    All because of that bitch.


    Catherine.


    How could she still be alive? After all that?


    "You are lucky you are still alive. You have no idea what you have done."


    "Oh shut up," I snap at my wolf.


    It is just my luck to be paired with such a goody two-shoes of a wolf. We are wolves, we are


    supposed to be ruthless.


    "Honorable. Loyal. Strong. Those are the words that are used to describe wolves. You bring shame


    to me."


    "Well, you bring disgust to me. Just shut it, if you are not going to help."


    "What are you doing here?" the words are growled out in rage, startling me.


    I look up to see Vance standing at his door, watching me.


    Damn it. Caught red-handed.


    "Nothing. I just… wanted to see you. To apologize. "


    "You think you are safe, huh?" he asks with a cruel smirk.


    "Uh…"


    "Take her to her rooms," he orders. "She is not allowed to leave until I say so."


    "Wait. What? No. We have the mating ceremony to attend?" I scream out as I am seized by two


    wolves.


    "You still think that will happen? You are sicker than I thought."


    "You can''t stop it. All other Alphas have been invited. What are you going to tell them huh? I


    rejected my true mate because she was weak, now I am rejecting my selected mate because she is


    too strong. Be realistic. It will make you look weak," I sneer at him.


    "You are not strong. You are evil, cruel. Choosing you was a mistake."


    His words are like a well-ced arrow. It hit the target, my heart. I am too stunned to respond.


    As I am being dragged out, I hear my brother run up to him.


    "Tammy! Alpha, what happened?"


    "Did you know?"


    "Know what?"


    I don''t hear the rest of their conversation as their voices fade.


    "Let me go!" I snarl as I struggle with them."Do you know who I am? I am your Luna!" I scream


    They don''t respond, they just ignore my screams and struggles.


    Eventually, we arrive at my rooms and I am tossed in, hitting the ground unceremoniously.


    Catherine.


    I swear it, I am going to kill her. If it is thest thing I do.