64. You''re mine Lauren


    I park my car. I get out and breathe the fresh air. I haven’t been here in sometime and I realized that I


    couldn’t keep staying away from my friend’s house just because I was afraid that I would run into


    Darren.


    The only good thing is that Brent and ire don’t live in the pack most of the time. Just like with us,


    they have a house outside packnds.


    I walk towards the mansion. Just before I knock, the door opens and a handsome face is staring at me


    with a smile.


    “Auntie Ren!” he shouts before jumping on me and curling his body around.


    “Hey sweetie, how are you?” I ask, inhaling his scent.


    With everything that has taken ce these couple of weeks, I haven’t had time to visit him. I missed


    him so much.


    We had nned for him to have a sleep over at our ce, but then I got arrested and things went to


    shit.


    “I’m good. I’ve missed you so much…you nevere to visit anymore, why?” he murmurs sadly,


    burying his head in my neck.


    I walk with him into the house. Given he is now ten years old, he’s a bit heavy and too big to carry but I


    don’t mind.


    “I’m sorry about but I promise to make it up to you, it’s just that I have been busy” I reply full of guilt.


    “Yeah I know, mom told me. Jax also told me that you were away for some time, then you got hurt and


    had to stay home. Are you okay now?” he asks worriedly.


    I tenderly kiss his forehead before responding. “Yes, I’m okay…all healed up”


    “Good” he smiles, his dimples appearing. I swear he’ll be a heartbreaker when he grows up.


    We get to the kitchen and find ire with pizza and a tub of ice cream. I scrunch my brows not sure


    how that tastes.


    “Don’t judge” she mutters, her mouth full.


    I put Mase down and clear my face. “I wasn’t judging”


    “Yes you were”


    “No I wasn’t”


    “You totally were babe”


    Mase interrupts us before I can respond. “You two behave like children sometimes” he says, rolling his


    eyes, before leaving the room stating that he was going to y video games.


    Should I be offended that a kid just called me immature?


    I shake my head at that before turning back to face ire. She was glowing and you could easily tell


    that.


    “How’s the pregnancy so far?” I ask


    She had told me that she told Brent about it and he was pretty much excited. I was happy for them and


    I couldn’t wait to spoil the baby.


    “So far so good. I don’t have any morning sickness like I had when I was expecting Mase. The only


    thing that gets to me are the cravings”


    I take a spoon before joining her in eating her ice cream. Good thing she didn’t turn into a raving beast


    because I took a spoonful.


    “But that’s to be expected right? Every pregnant woman craves things. It’s normal”


    “Yes, but I can’t stop eating. I am hungry all the damn time. I have to be snacking on something or else


    I feel like I’m going out of my mind” she grumbles.


    Iugh at that, mainly because it’s the truth. Even in the middle of a meeting, you’ll find her snacking on


    something. Good thing she’s the boss and can do whatever she wants to without being worried about


    getting fired.


    We fall into afortable silence for some time. Just basking in the goodness of sharing ice cream like


    we used to when we were younger. I wanted so much to tell her about the kiss because I can’t stop


    thinking about it.


    I wanted her to help me dissect what it means, and why Bash would even kiss me in the first ce but I


    can’t. Because she has no idea that my rtionship with Bash is a contract.


    “By the way, I bumped into Miranda yesterday” she begins carefully.


    I stop eating and stare at her. Wondering why she would bring this up all of a sudden.


    “And…” I urge her to continue.


    I’ve had so much on my te these past few months that Ipletely forgot about my vow to make


    that bitch pay. I should really think of how I am going to get my revenge but then again my main


    concern is on who is trying to kill me.


    My mind freezes for a while, wondering if she has anything to do with the constant threats on my life. I


    mean she is my nemesis and apart from Phoebe and those two bimbos Nicole and Michelle, I don’t


    think there is anyone who hates me to the point of wanting me dead. For now my best bet are on


    Miranda and Phoebe.


    I hired an investigator but so far he has found nothing connecting any of the two to my attacks. So


    either they’re really good at hiding their tracks or I am looking in the wrong direction.


    “Nothing, just thought I should let you know” ire shrugs and I know immediately she isn’t telling me


    everything.


    “ire…”


    “What?” she replies nervously.


    “What are you not telling me?”


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    “Nothing, it’s not important and it will probably just upset you. You’ve already been through so much”


    I sigh in frustration, “Just tell me”


    I drum my finger against the counter. Waiting for her to spill the beans. I watch as she takes a deep


    breath before speaking.


    “She said that it’s only a matter of time before Sebastian is hers again and there’s nothing you can do


    to stop it” she says in one breath.


    My face hardens at that. “Is that all?”


    “She also mentioned, more like bragged about a n to destroy your rtionship. One that will make


    Sebastian hate you. She didn’t go in to details though”


    I breathe in. Trying to calm myself down. What was with this woman and going after what’s mine? Not


    that Sebastian is mine. She’s trying so hard to ruin our rtionship. If only she knew that said


    rtionship wasn’t real. That it was a mere contract.


    A smallugh escapes my lips when I think about the look on her face if she ever found out that she put


    all that effort for nothing.


    “Why are youughing? This isn’t funny” ire asks in confusion.


    “It actually is. Miranda can do all she can but my rtionship with Sebastian is solid. She can’t get


    between us” I say.


    My ears pick up when I hear the door opening. A familiar voice freezes me on the spot. Is it just my bad


    luck that we were talking about Miranda and then Darren appears?


    “ire!” Brent shouts his mate’s name.


    “In the kitchen”


    I don’t understand why they do this. It’s like they keep forgetting that they’re wolves and can track each


    other by scent or through the mate bond.


    He and Darren step into the kitchen and Darren turns stony at seeing me.


    “Hey Ren” Brent greats, he hugs me before going to his wife and giving her a passionate kiss.


    “What are you doing here?” Darren asks me angrily.


    I look at him in confusion. “This is ire’s house and she’s my bestfriend”


    I hear someone mutter an ‘Oh no’ but my focus is on my ex mate who is looking at me in anger.


    “You shouldn’t be here!” he grinds through his teeth.


    I re at him. Refusing to let him intimidate me.


    “What is your problem” I snap at him. Wondering when it became a crime to visit my friend. Who did he


    think he wasing here and basicallymanding me to leave.


    “My problem is that you went back to him. After everything he did? How can you go back to that


    bastard? He didn’t even believe you”


    His face was encased in nothing but fury. I study him and he looks like a fucking mess. I can also smell


    the alcohol on his breath.


    My anger rises. I am pissed that instead of asking how his daughter is doing, he is more concerned


    about me going back to Sebastian.


    “Really, so I should’vee back to you because you believed me?”


    “Yes!” he shouts.


    It’s only when I turn around to grasp the counter so that I don’t hit him do I realize that ire and Brent


    had left the kitchen.


    “You belong to me, with me…You’re mine Lauren”


    His statement pisses me off even more.


    “Was I yours when you threw me away for Miranda? When you were fucking her behind my back while


    lying to me that nothing was going on between the two of you”


    I am still disgusted about that. Still feel like scrubbing myself clean every time I remember himing


    home and having sex with me hours after sleeping with Miranda while still smelling of her perfume.


    “You expect me to forgive you but what Sebastian did is nothingpared to the pain and heartbreak I


    endured for months at your hand. I trusted you with my heart Darren and you shattered it to pieces,


    how am I supposed to forgive you for that?”


    He doesn’t answer and instead he just looks down. Blocking me from seeing what he was thinking and


    feeling.


    “What pisses me even more is that you are more worried about what is long dead instead of your


    daughter who asks for your everyday. You need to grow up Darren and stop being selfish. The world


    doesn’t rotate around what you want”


    With that I take my things and leave the kitchen. I find ire and Brent in the living room.


    “I swear I didn’t know you were going toe by, otherwise I wouldn’t have invited him over. I’m really


    sorry” Brent apologizes.


    “It’s okay. I’m leaving but I promise to visit more often. Tell Mase that I’ll make it up to him” I tell them.


    Hugging them before leaving.


    I hate that I still feel the burn of betrayal. It’s been almost two years since he broke me. So why have I


    not yet healed?