Chapter Six

Hunter

"Where did you hear such a thing?" I asked, choosing to act confused and unaware. I was contemplating whether or not to just tell her the truth, but for some reason, I just couldn't bring myself to do it. I just wasn't ready for the scene Brenda was going to create, because should I confirm that I met my mate and that instead of hearing from me first, she had to hear it from others?

"Is that really what's important? Does it matter where I heard it? Just tell me if it's true or not, Hunter. Have you met her? Is she here?" she asked.

I sighed. "I have no idea where you got that from or what it is you heard, but none of it is true, so just ignore it," I denied, earning a disapproving look from her.

"You're lying to me, Hunter, and I know it," she hissed, and I wondered what was making her so certain that I was.

The only people who knew that the girl was even there were Damon, Owen, myself, and a few other guards that I trusted, and the guards weren't even aware that she was