Semua Bab Hunting Their Enemies: Bab 11 - Bab 20

I stopped swinging to look at him. “You want to be my boyfriend?”He nodded. “I’ve liked you for a long time, but I couldn’t tell you.”“Why not?”“Well, anytime anybody tried to get close to you, Osprey would beat them up. He would tell them that if they told you, he would beat them up again. Since you’re not friends with him anymore, I can tell you. I just don’t want to get beat up. The other boys were really hurt.”I stared at him in shock. That explained so much. I didn’t have friends that were boys, not that I wanted any. It had made me feel weird anytime any other boy had touched me. I sighed, getting a little upset that they had been hurt because of me. I never wanted to be the reason that someone was attacked.“I’m sorry. I don’t know why he would do that. We were just friends,” I said.He turned to face me. “So, do you want to be my girlfriend, Scarlett?”I forced a smile onto my face as I nodded. “Yeah. I’d like that.”He exhaled before smiling. “Cool.”We sat there for a li

I smiled fakely up at my Aunt Mona as she flipped another steak over on the stovetop. It had been nice the last week, not for me, but for Scarlett. That was all that mattered. I hadn’t been home since my father sent me to the city, even though I knew I could, but I was too worried that he would smell me and make me stay away longer. I talked to Elena a lot, and every time she said that she was with Scarlett, my heart soared. I was happy that she was hanging out with Elena again. She had been so sad lately, and I knew that she really needed her best friend. I hated that I had gotten in between them. I never wanted either of them to be sad because of me, especially not my Scarlett.Mona put a plate of food in front of me, and I immediately dug into it. The alpha training she had been putting me through was harder than what my father had been working with me on. I had a feeling my mother had told her to push me as a way to distract me from Scarlett, but all it had done was give me a way

ScarlettElena looked up at me from her spot on the floor, smiling brilliantly. “Are you going to come to dinner tonight?”“What’s for dinner?” I asked nonchalantly, trying desperately to keep my excitement from spilling out.She pulled some hair into her mouth, chewing thoughtfully. “I’m kind of annoyed that Osprey won’t be there tonight. I’ve been enjoying Beanie coming over.”I smiled softly down at her, feeling every ounce of sadness from having to miss our guys. I sighed as I realized that I had claimed him as mine again, even though we hadn’t really done anything but fight in the last year. He wasn’t mine. He would never be mine. The last 7 weeks he had come home to visit for a few hours, he had completely ignored me, barely saying 2 words to me. The few times I had tried to talk to him, I had been met with short responses before he excused himself. I guess distance didn’t make the heart fonder. It made it move on.“Why isn’t Beanie going to still come?” I asked, hoping the answ

Scarlett (Two weeks later)I rolled over onto my back, groaning. My body was so relaxed but tense at the same time. I closed my eyes again as my hands moved over my sheets. My left hand hit something wet, and I rolled over to look at what it was. My eyes widened when I saw the small blotch of blood. Dread settled in the pit of my stomach. Oh, God. My first period. Before I could get up, there was a knock on my door before my mother pushed it open. She held up a pack of pads.“A little birdie told me that you started your period.”I flushed. “Who?”She shrugged. “Someone who cares for you. I think it’s time that we talked about something, Scarlett.”“Am I in trouble?”She laughed as she walked over to sit on my bed. “Heavens, no. I don’t think you have ever been in trouble. You’re a woman now, so we need to have the talk.”My eyes widened, and I shook my head. “Mom, no.”She nodded. “Yes,” she responded firmly. “First things first, you need to clean up.”She opened the bag she held in

Scarlett (A month later)Justin smiled at me as he walked up to me and Elena.“Hi. Can I walk you ladies home?”Elena rolled her eyes. “No. We’re fine. Thank you, though.”I gave her a sharp, angry glance before nodding at Justin.“Sure. Ignore her. She’s being weird.”She grabbed my arm. “Scarlett, Osprey-”I yanked my arm away from her. “Is your brother. He’s barely said anything to me or even looked at me in almost a year. Whatever made him beat people up before is over. I want to live, Elena. I want to have fun. I want to date. I want to be my own person. Why won’t you let me?”Sadness crossed her face. “Because you and Osprey belong together.”I shook my head. “No, Elena, we don’t. Justin?”He took my backpack from me, smiling again. “Awesome.”We walked past Elena, who stood fuming, toward my house. We were almost halfway there when he finally spoke, pulling me from my thoughts of Osprey.“How was your day?”“It was good. How about yours?”“It’s better now.”I saw him reach for