Led by anger

Vanessa’s pov,

I was still fuming the whole way back home. I was angry not only at Colin for tricking me like that but also at Spirit. She went against me with total disregard for my feelings.

“I told you I did not want to be claimed!” I snarled at her.

Spirit sounded just as angry as I felt, “You ruined our only chance to be with our mate! How can you still think of that human if our werewolf mate stands in front of us? You should be intoxicated just by his scent. You are a disgrace choosing a human over your own kind!”

I growled, “It is not about Duke! I don’t want to be someone’s property.”

Spirit huffed, “You keep lying to yourself if you want. We both know it is about Duke. No sane werewolf would reject the mate bond. If you want to be so independent and know everything so well then be my guest. I won’t help you anymore until you see reason.”

“Come on Spirit don’t be such a mule. We can work this out.”

But all I got back was silence.

When I arrived home, Julietta was already wait