I felt as if I was on pause, my body felt frozen in place. I didn't even turn to look at him after he basically threatened my father's safety which definitely didn't settle well with me.

I slowly turned the cold tap off and removed my fingers from our entwined hands only for Blaine to tug my hand back to his in a tight hold, making it impossible to pull my hands from his.

We both stayed there neither one of us talking; I just stood there not looking at him fumingly.

How dare he disrespect my family like that, my father is no angel but they're both acting completely irrational and immature.

I needed to address my father and make sure that he knows that I'm old enough to make my own decisions without him dictating everything I do which Blaine also needed to understand.

I looked over at him, his facial expression showed nothing but I could see the solemn look in his eyes showing me how serious his comment was. I knew deep down that he meant every word he said, I didn't doubt that he wouldn't following through with his threat.

"You and my father will agree to disagree but do not threaten my family because that is disrespectful to me. All he wants to do is protect me-"

"Protect you from what exactly, me?" He said harshly, interrupting my sentence. I chose to ignore his comment and continued with mine.

I rolled my eyes. "Even if he's trying to protect me from my mate he's only doing what you would do if it was your pup. It's a natural instinct for a wolf to protect its young and you know this."

His eyes flickered with a flash of emotions when I mention having his own pup; I knew family meant a lot to him especially since his was taken from his when he was only 15.

I moved to stand slightly closer to him but not in his embrace, our hands were still entwined dangling down the side of our bodies.

I needed him to understand why my father was so protective and over bearing when it came to me.

"When I was four, I was taken from my father's territory by a rogue Alpha and my mother's ex-boyfriend. My mother's ex Nate became possessive over my mom when they were dating; his wolf believed that she was his real mate even though he knew she had been rejected by my father." I sighed.

"He became controlling and demanding; when he did meet his real mate he strangled her in front of my mom," Blaine pulled my body close to his almost wanting to protect me from my own emotions.

"When my mom finally found the opportunity to escape him, she took me to my grandparents' house in California after living the first few years of my life in Texas. We both ended up accidentally bumping into my father and he refused to let her leave even though he rejected her years before. When they finally accepted their mate connection, they decided to celebrate by having a pack barbecue to introduce me and my mom into the pack."

"But while I was playing on the swings, Nate came over to me, I was only four and I would call him my uncle so I willingly followed him. He ended up chucking me into a cell in a old dirty warehouse in the middle of the woods; I was randomly beaten when the rogue Alphas pack members felt like it. But my scar-" My voice began to waver as all the memories and flashbacks came back to me.

I reached up and touched my cheek where my scar lies with my hand, but was soon replaced by Blaine's touch. I sighed and slowly closed my eyes while Blaine softly caressed my scar by running his thumb gently across it.

"My scar was given to me by Nate when he got angry that my mom had mated with my father instead of him, he was envious and bitter and took his frustration out on me; a four year old girl. Ever since my father has been protective of me, fearful that he will lose me again. He's lost me twice and now he feels like it's happening again, so he doesn't want me to slip from his grasp. He just wants me to stay safe and be free from harm even if he's protecting me from my own mate." I slowly wrapped my arms around Blaine's waist and he wrapped his arms over my shoulders pulling me closer.

Resting my chin on his chest, I looked up at him before giving him a pleading look.

"I need you to get on with my father, he has good intentions but his mind is clouded by unwanted memories. I don't agree with what he's said to you, like I don't agree with what you said to him. Can you please at least just try to get along for my sake? How can I possibly be with you if yo-"

A low growl rumbled from Blaine's throat. "I will never hurt you, especially you. My wolf lost control earlier and I apologise. But your father started it, he should never have crossed my territory without permission and he knows it. That's a penalty punishable by death in my pack and I won't apologize for fighting him, at least he's alive."

I frowned at his reply; yes he had the right to kill my father for trespassing his land after all it was a pack law but he's still my dad and if Blaine ever wants to have an heir to his pack then he needs to learn to get along with my father.

I sighed angrily, deciding to ignore his comment about my father. He was clearly tense, and I began to rub hands down his back in an attempt to reassure him.

"I know you would never hurt me Blaine, but you haven't got the best reputation,"

"My father is being fearful; he's worried about me being in possible danger." I continued.

"Your father has nothing to be fearful or concerned about; I would never harm my mate." He said his eyes glazed at me with promise as he spoke every word slowly.

"But you're willing to hurt me emotionally." And he would, if he thought it was perfectly normal to threaten my family then he needs to get his head out of the gutter. He needs to learn to treat my family with respect and vice versa.

He just looked at me, he didn't need to say anything as we both knew that he would and could. "You're mine, nothing and no one will take you away from me." He said a few minutes later, he said it more to himself than to me as if he was trying to reassure himself.

I was beginning to get annoyed at his attitude; I was no possession of his.

"Blaine, I'm going to go back home with my father and his pack for a little while. I already feel home sick and there are people there that I need to say goodbye to."

"No."

"Blaine, I will be going whether you agree or not. My siblings are there and so is my best friend and I will not leave without a goodbye and a promise to see them soon." I made sure my voice was stern when I spoke to Blaine, he thrived on weakness and fear and it was something I was hoping to never show him.

"I said no." He repeated with the same hard look in his eyes.

"I will be leaving." I say and walked past him back to his room. He follows after me and I can feel the heat from his anger radiating off of him.

"You're not leaving." His voice slipped into a growl at the end as his eyes darkened. That was a warning to me; warning me that his wolf wanted to show his presence.

"Let me see my family and have them get used to the idea of me not being there, I need to say goodbye to my friends and family."

His teeth came out and a snarl erupted from his throat as he got in arms reach of me.

A low growl of annoyance left my mouth. "Why are you so god damn stubborn?" I shout.

Blaine slammed the door roughly behind him and grabbed onto my wrists pulling me towards his chest sending sparks to shoot through my nerves. "I don't think I made it clear when I said you were mine and only mine. And that means you won't be going anywhere."

"Demanding much." I said while mentally rolling my eyes.

Blaine growled, his eyes narrowing on me but not wavering from his decision.

Deciding to blackmail him into thinking he had upset me, I began to look down, my eyes not meeting his as I purposely got emotional. "You can't try to control me all the time, mates are meant to be equal Blaine but you treat me like I'm below you. I have Alpha blood running through my veins just like you and I understand that you have had a difficult childhood-" I stopped talking when a pained look crossed his face and I instantly felt bad for mentioning his upbringing.

It was a sore and touchy subject to him and every pack knew the supposed story about how his father killed his mother in a frenzy of rage causing Blaine at fifteen to murder his father and take his duty of Alpha at a young age.

"I've only just found you and I don't ever want to lose you." He whispers, his voice holds anger, sadness and hurt. It pained me to see my mate hurting; I brought up memories which I know he wishes to forget.

"Blaine please, just let me do this." I whispered, he was making it difficult. I didn't want to be away from him but I needed to see my family and say goodbye.

"Please, don't make this any harder." My voice was thick as I attempted to hold back the tears welling in my eyes.

He shakes his head in refusal, before taking a few steps towards me "I can't do that." He tells me once my back hits the wall.

His close proximity made my breath hitch in my throat and my heart beat go into a crazy frenzy.

I tried to push him away as I placed my hands on his stomach, his abs felt like rocks under my fingertips making my wolf purr in appreciation and my need for him grow; I tried to fight it as much as I could.

"Blaine." I whispered pleadingly, my eyes closing gently. I felt him place his hands above my head closing me in, his breath softly fanning my face causing me to slowly open my eyes.

"You are mine, like I am yours," He said before crushing his lips to mine.

His lips felt desperate, causing my heart to hurt. I couldn't help but respond. My wolf was whimpering, fighting against the soon separation of our mate, she didn't want to leave him but I needed to push forward.

I pulled away from him not wanting to give in, knowing that if I stayed in his arms any longer I would never find the will to leave.

"I promise I will meet you at the border every day, you just need to trust that I will come back to you." I said with so much emotion leaving my voice, I just needed him to understand.

He stayed there for a moment just looking at me, as if he was assessing if I was lying or not.

A frustrated sigh left his mouth as he had a silent battle with himself. "Fine," He growled out. "But you will take two of my wolves with you and they are to stay at your side at all time." He didn't want me to leave and I could see the pleading look in his eye begging me to stay.

I nodded before walking out of the bedroom with him following closely behind, there was a lot of tension between us but I ignored it knowing it was best. I slowly made my way down the stairs to see my parents, Lena and my father's Beta and Third standing behind them at the front door.

I didn't say anything as I passed them, opening the door and heading outside. I sensed them all follow me as I exited Blaine's house with Blaine trailing behind them.

My mother gave me a questioning look, asking if I was sure I wanted to do this. I sent her a small nod before she looked to my dad's Beta silently communicating with him through their pack mind link.

Without her actually telling me I knew she told him to round all the pack members ready to leave.

My father's cars where already parked outside of Blaine's home, and from behind me I could hear the pack preparing to leave as the sound of car doors closed.

Blaine stood at the back, closest to the front door away from everyone. I walked through everyone and caught Lena's eyes which gave me a begging look to not leave. She saw Blaine as her own son and the thought of him hurting hurt her.

I told a deep breath but continued to walk forward as I got closer to my mate. He didn't say anything or do anything as I approached. Once I was a foot away from him, I leaned forward and placed a lingering kiss on his lips.

My wolf was cursing and crying at me from the inside because of my decision, even though she knew it would only be a little while, she wasn't willing to leave without him.

She didn't understand why I would be leaving the one person I was meant to love and cherish for the rest of my life and she hated that we were causing our mate pain.

I slowly walked to the car, fighting myself on whether or not I should go. I hesitated as I placed my hand on the door handle, looking back in the direction of were my mate was standing, only to lower my head sadly before hopping into the car.

Two of Blaine's protectors got into the car, one sitting on either side of me trapping me in the middle.

My mom and dad both got in the car, with my father driving and he soon put the car into drive. My mom gazed over her shoulder to look at me sadly, in her eyes I could see her replaying how she ran away from my father.

"He's a good guy dad, his wolf just got the best of him, he hasn't got a proper family like we have...he's just had a tough life." I heard my father take in a deep breath before exhaling, but he didn't say anything as we continued to drive down the path.

"He's just doing exactly what you did with mom all those years ago. He wants to protect me, to be the mate his father wasn't but how can he do that if you can't let me go."

The car stayed silence after my little speech but it was clear it caused a stir.

My mom moved her hand to rest on my father's thigh as I could see through the rear-view mirror that he was having an internal battle with himself but he still didn't say anything.

I turned my head so that I was able to look through the back window, a pang of pain went through me as I gazed at Blaine who was clearly distraught watching me drive away from him. I bit my lip and sighed as I watched the transformation of him shifting into his wolf; his clothes ripped off of his body shredding onto the ground as his large black wolf took off in the opposite direction and away from me.

I woke up the next day in my warm bed in my parents' home. I reached my hands towards the ceiling and stretched like a cat before making a sound of a distressed dinosaur.

I rolled out of bed feeling exhausted after yesterday's incident, a part of my brain was nagging at me for leaving my mate but I quickly pushed it to the back of my mind knowing that I would be seeing him at twelve this afternoon.

I turned my head to my bedside drawer to see my alarm clock flashing 10:30. I needed to get ready and I was surprised how late I woke up and I still felt tired. I was due to see Blaine soon so I gathered some clothes that were already set out, and walked into my bathroom.

I decided to take a long shower, I was feeling tense at the thought of seeing Blaine made me nervous but I groaned every time I attempted to wash myself as the bruises on my side are still raw.

Once out I dried myself quickly with a towel and shoved on my clothes. I felt the need to get back into bed and sleep longer but I forced myself to head downstairs.

I was immediately greeted with the two wolves Blaine had assigned to watch me. "Well good morning, sleeping beauty." One of them said cheekily and I recognized him as the one who laughed at my first meeting with Blaine's Beta Adrian.

I rolled my eyes playfully and a small smile graced my face as I looked at him.

The sound of an annoyed grunt entered my hearing and I turned to see the other guy glaring daggers at his pack member. His posture showed nothing but seriousness and determination, he only followed his Alphas rules and he was all about authority.

"Well my handsome self is called Diego and this snuggle-bear is Bryson." I looked back towards the guy who called me sleeping beauty now knowing him as Diego, I stifled a giggle at what he called his fellow pack member.

"Well, it's a pleasure to meet you both." I said with a slight nod. Diego wiggled his eyebrows before taking my wrist placing a light kiss on hand.

"The pleasure is all mine." This time I let out a laugh.

Bryson let out a warning growl and pulled me away from Diego and behind him, I was his Alphas Luna and he felt it he was betraying his alpha by allowing another male to kiss my skin even if it was my hand. "Diego, when will you learn? This is our Luna so treat her like it."

I rested my hand on Bryson's shoulder knowing that his wolf was feeling protective and tense and his muscles instantly relaxed under my touch. And I understood why, I was his Luna and he felt the need to protect me even if it was from a pack member willing to flirt with me.

"Oh, don't be jealous - if you wanted a kiss all you had to do was ask." Diego said puckering his lips at Bryson.

I bit my lip attempting not to laugh but failed. "I'm hungry, so why don't we go get some food?" I questioned with a grin changing the subject.

I walked away from them both and headed for the kitchen, from behind me I could hear them arguing, well Bryson telling Diego off and Diego teasing Bryson.

I shook my head as I heard a whine and an "Ow that hurt." I could already picture Diego pouting after Bryson smacked him most likely on the back of his head.

Walking into the kitchen I see my best friend Tilly standing facing the opposite direction of me which I quickly ran up to her and hugged her, and she instantly hugged me back.

"I was so worried about you. Don't ever do that again Kennedy!" She scolded at me but her voice carried no anger.

"I know, sorry." I said, we hugged a little longer before she was suddenly pulled away from me and into the arms of Bryson. He was gripping her tightly to his body with his head tucked into the crook of Tilly's neck while his face snuggled into her long dark hair whispering "mine" over and over again.

I was literally stunned but over joyed for my best friend who had been dying to meet her mate since she first shifted at sixteen. I was super excited and happy that my best friend would be in the same pack as me and that I had at least one family member with me.

I continued to watch as Tilly pushed herself closer to Bryson leaving no gap between them before Bryson pulled away slightly to look over his mate which caused Tilly to blush a rosy red. I giggled to myself as I knew how shy she was and just like her mother, she is very reserved.

"What's my beautiful mate's name?" Bryson asked looking at nothing but Tilly's eyes as if there was no one else in the room.

"Tilly." She whispered, her cheeks turning redder and redder. A chuckle escaped Bryson's mouth as he looked adoringly at his mate and placed a lingering kiss on her forehead which Tilly's eyes softly closed to.

A cough brought them out of their little world; Diego was standing there smirking at Bryson. "Aw, you look like a love sick puppy." He teased which he received a low growl in response but it died down when Tilly rubbed her hands up and down her mates back smoothing him.

It was my turn to smack Diego on the back of his head, "Why does every one do that?" He muttered to himself rubbing the spot. I rolled my eyes and looked to Tilly and her mate; she gave me a look which asked if she and Bryson could hang out.

I nodded in acceptation and looked at Bryson with a smile but one which said 'hurt her and you die.' He sent me a small smile and a nod before he allowed Tilly to pull him out of the room; I looked towards Diego wondering what we could do before the meeting with my mate.

I decided to eat before making any plans. So I opened the fridge to grab some milk to