My Secret, My Bully, My Mates by Miss L

As if my body knew I needed to get up and away from the guys for a bit. I woke up before dawn and slipped out of bed. I turned to look at them before I left and like always when they are sleeping, they actually look young and at peace. Each tangled up under their own sheet, chest bare, leaving the big fluffy comforter for me. They are both so handsome, it's kind of ridiculous. And they have been giving me my space while staying close. It's a start I guess.

I should talk to them about that night and figure out what they were actually thinking, but it still hurts too bad knowing they took her side over listening to reason and having the evidence shoved up their nose. I'm not ready, I'm still angry, no matter how much they draw me in, I am just still angry and for the first time in my life I am making sure people know when they hurt me. I'm not just going to brush it under the rug and take it. They need to realize that they can't shield me from a fight literally coming for me. They can't force me to do anything and there is something very powerful in that knowledge. So I strode down the stairs and into the room I share with Lil to find her already dressed and waiting.

"I wasn't sure how early you wanted to train and I figured with the other half of our girls band occupied with their mates you would go alone, and I couldn't have that. That is the one thing I agree on with these guys." She laughs at me.

"Did you check the door before you came in?" I ask gathering things to change.

"Of course I did. I'm done being cursed, but that seems to be an occupational hazard being teamed up with you. Did you check it?"

"No actually. I could smell your scent all over the door so I knew I didn't have to." I winked at her. She stuck her tongue out at me and I just rolled my eyes and changed. There's no use taking a shower, we are just going to get disgusting.

to the training grounds. There is a small group of warriors training. A few waved, but most just let us pass and do our thing. The wreckage of the obstacle course is still there. There's no need to waste energy on it right now with the pups and teens gone. The pack is actually so quiet right now without all the hustle and bustle of life everywhere. I hope they're all okay, I miss the pups the

any time. It only took about a half hour for them to join us at the training grounds, but they didn't interrupt us. In fact they didn't talk to us at all, just got to their own training. Mateo, Jena, Sierra and Sam are still notably absent this morning, but I don't

Gentry and Elena to figure out this pentagram thing. As we were walking back to the packhouse, the guys actually didn't bring the truck for once, we were

She hugs each of the twins and then Oliver. Then she hugs me. "My sweet girl, Lil. How are you all?" She gives Lil a

mom, how are

feel like a weight is lifted, but it still hurts." She absently rubs her mark on her neck, which I'm just now noticing

mate dies? You start to lose all traces of their connection to you. That sounds awful. I lean in to hug

follow. We head in the front door and she leads them to the elevator. She hasn't looked back at us once, so I know this is something she wants to share with just her and the boys. I head on towards the kitchen

before the real deal." Sierra winks back. I can't say if I will ever join into their s*xual innuendo banter, but at least I don't feel like my

which of course makes it worse. I stand corrected, it still makes me so

over to make a plate for lunch with the rest