found out

I took in a deep breath, trying to calm myself the best I could, but it did not seem possible.

I tried taking in deep breaths but the tears kept rushing out of my eyes.

I muttered the words, the portal in front of me opening.

I took my bag from the chair, not daring to look bag then I crossed.

“You took your damn time getting here” Aunt mallory’s voice called from the other side of the room. She looked at me like she did not give a damn in the world.

“Aunt Mallory!!!” I screamed, rushing to hug her. She pushed me, having a small scowl on her face but you could see the little smile on her face.

“Go freshen up, you stink” she said, rolling her eyes. While she entered inside. “And while you are at it, there is pudding and rice waiting for you on the table” I felt my mouth water at the thought of having her food.

“You are the best.” she scoffed.

“Well of course.” I said nothing, going to the spare room to lay my bags down for a bit.

It was quiet. My breath louder in the room. “it can’t..” I muttered before I went quiet.

“Ethan” I said to myself, trying to get myself together. There was nothing I wanted more than to check up on him.

I had already picked up the mirror. The familiar spells that would lead me to him and check what he was going already at the tip of my tongue, but I stopped myself.

I looked at the mirror in my hands.

“This isn’t me” I muttered to myself as I looked at  my hair.

I had let it grow out with bangs “You look pretty with them on” His voice floated through my mind as I remembered that day as clear as day.

I looked around, finding a scissors on the table and cut them off.

Trimming my hair as much as I could without ruining the whole thing.

I had studied him for years, noticing that he only ever went out with girls that had significantly longer hair, so I grew my hair out. I kept the bangs even though I personally did not like them, but at least, he got to notice me.

I looked back at the mirror when I was done, looking at the work I had done.

I had somehow managed to do a butterfly cut which brought out my face more than I could ever imagine, then I looked at my hair.

I had hid the colour of my hair, dying them black because he preferred girls with dark hair.

I hid my silver grey hair trying to fit in, so that I could look more appealing.

“I am done” I said again, going to wash the hair off.  This time, I was going to live for me..

**

“Are you all set to go?” Aunt Mallory looked at me, the sadness in her eyes that I  was going which she masked with indifference, but you could always see right through her.

“Yup, all packed,” I said, lifting my bags to show her. She opened the portal for me, looking at me with a smile.

“Thanks for having me” I said, giving a genuine smile “these two weeks have been the most amazing” she looked at me long and hard, as though she was analysing something.

“Anya?” she called, her voice gentle, nothing like the normal grumpy way she spoke.

I looked to her, waiting for her to speak. “I don’t know what is going on, but if you ever want an escape just like the last two weeks, then I am here for you” she said, smiling at me with a bit of understanding.

Moved to hug her “Thank you”

“Also," she said, stretching her hands to me with something in it.  I looked down, seeing an invitation card. “I think you should go, there are some hot guys that would take your mind off things” I looked at her, my mouth widened in shock but she gave me a wink, pushing me into the portal before I could even have any say.  I found myself back in my room, just how I had left it.

“Ma!!!” I screamed, rushing down the stairs to meet her. “DAD!!!” I screamed. For some reason, I had missed him more than I would care to admit.

I rushed down the stairs, hushed voices welcoming me then I saw it.

As I came down the stairs, I was greeted a view I did not expect to see, neither was I prepared for it.

“Alpha” I called, looking at Ethan who looked like he was about to cry. “Mum? Dad?” I looked at everyone, trying to figure out what the hell was going on.

“Baby… come have a sit” my dad said, looking like he was drained.

I walked over to them, sitting as far away from them as possible.

I tried to ignore the way everyone looked surprised. 

“I would only ask this once” Alpha Lucas said, the look on his face so serious that you could shit yourself. “did you do this?” he asked, making me go blank for a second.

“what?” I asked, looking around genuinely confused.

“Don’t you dare play dumb!!!” he screamed, jumping up from his seat as he looked at me with so much rage. “everyone knows of your obsession with my son and now you bind him to you? ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR FUCKING MIND!!!”

I looked around, blinking rapidly “you think… you think I am crazy enough to do that?” I felt my chest tighten at his words.

“Mum” I called, looking from her to my dad who looked like he would much rather be not be here.

“Anya, where were you the night of the mating” my dad called, looking at me with hope in his eyes..

I fell quiet. “I did not do it dad, I swear” not wanting to answer the question.

“Anya..” his voice warning. I let out a sigh

“I was curious that’s all. I did not…. I tried to get him to reject me. I ran as soon as I realised.” panic started to fill the pits of my stomach as I watched the look of disappointment knowing that I had disobeyed him.

“So… are you trying to say that you are really mates?” Alpha Lucas said, the implication of that weighing heavily.

I ran away from the heir in front of every one, out rightly rejecting him and embarrassing the whole family.

“Answer the question” he growled, forcing a gulp down my throat…