Scarlets p.o.v

I was slowly making my way to my room to shower after my training. Mason has been teaching me to fight. He has forgiven me since Skylar came back and me offering to learn how to fight just to protect her made it easier for him to forgive me. He was relentless with training breaking my body pushing me past my limits and I accepted it.

I was the reason my best friend was hurt. She could have died. I would have lost the only person who understood me, mason would have lost his only family and the pack would have lost their Luna. I felt terrible for what happened.

Skylar keeps telling me it's not my fault. If Luke would have told her we never would have been in that situation. But I should have went after her we could have fought them off together. Instead I just drove home.

I was almost to my room when I bumped into someone. The collision almost knocked me on my butt. I felt massive warm arms snake around my waist keeping me from making out with the floor.

'I'm sor...' The words clung to my tongue as I stared at the most glorious man I've ever seen.

He whispered mate before he kissed me passionately. I felt the air leaving my lungs but I didn't care nothing in this world has ever made me feel so right.

But as quickly as his lips we on mine they were gone. I watched his retreating figure disappear down the hall.

My world stopped. Sobs began to rack my body. I quickly ran down the hallway to my room. I layer on my bed and cried for hours. With each tear my heart broke a little more. I felt more empty than I ever did my mate didn't want me. The one person who was created to love me didn't want me. What is wrong with me why do I disgust every man that comes across my path. Am I that dirty.

I woke up hours later. I didn't even realize I fell asleep. I looked over at my night stand looking for my alarm clock.

2:37pm

I can't believe I cried and slept for 3 hours. I got off my bed and went to my bathroom.
I never took my shower I thought as I washed my face. I left my room making my way down stairs. I was heading outside to run and let my wolf loose when I heard skylar's voice.

I followed it my wolf could wait I needed to talk to my best friend. I rounded the corner entering the room. I saw Toby on his knees crying, a furious Mason and Skylar looking so pained to see one of her pack members hurt. Luke was speaking but his words weren't coherent they were just a buzz in the background compared to the pain my heart was screaming.

''Sky.' I called causing the whole room to turn to me and suddenly I felt overwhelmed with nerves.

'What's up scar?' She asked walking over to me I fidgeted with my fingers how was I supposed to tell her that I was unwanted goods.

'I found my mate.' I told her holding back my sniffles. Tears wanted to stream from my eyes and I begged the moon goddess not to let them not to let them see my weakness.

'Great you should be happy scar why aren't you happy?' She asked suspicion laced her voice and a fire blazed in her eyes. She was thinking, guessing and her assumptions were right. Exactly what she thought had happened she just didn't know how right she was.

'We ran into each other and it's like time stop I never felt so complete. But he kissed me and ran off.' I sniffled willing my voice to be strong to not betray how broken I really was. But my prayers we unanswered as the tears began to leak down my face.

'Who is it?' She growled she was ready to cause pain to the idiot who made her best friend cry. I loved her so much for that but I didn't want him to be hurt. Skylar was a small girl but she was stronger than any alpha I've ever known.

'Alpha Ashton.' I whimpers as I tell my best friend my mates name.

'ASHTON!' She screamed/growled it was so loud and scary. I heard a plate break in the kitchen. Before I could say anything skylar was out the door heading towards the kitchen she was gonna kill him.

'I'm gonna go for a run.' I mumble to no one in particular and I make my way out to the back yard and towards the forest.

I closed my eyes and imagined the reddish brown fur of my wolf and when I opened my eyes the world was so full of life and colors.

'We will be okay scarlet.' My wolf Hazel reassured me before she took of into the woods. I huffed and let my wolf take over completely. She was running and dodging working out her feelings.

As we approached the lake she slowed down and stopped for a rest. She laid on her paws by the shore and lazily lapped up water. After satisfying her thirst she looked up at the Sky. She sat and watched the clouds pass before she howled.

Her howl wasn't heartbroken or angry it was lonely. She wanted her mate.

'I can feel him. His wolf is calling out to me. They are looking for us.' Hazel said.

'What should we do?' I ask her unsure if I want to speak with him.

'We should see what his human has to say about what he did. The mate bond is not the same for every wolf.' She stated her words gentle and calm.

We heard a rustle to our left and immediately got into attack position ready for what ever it is that lied beyond my sight. Hazel let out a small snarl warning whoever was lurking.

"Calm down.' Ashton said emerging from the brush with his hands held up in surrender.
I let my guard lower but I kept myself alert. He slowly walked closer until we were face to muzzle. He reached his hand out to touch my fur and I growled stopping him in his tracks.

'I did not come to argue. I came to apologize.' He said dropping his shoulders showing vulnerability. I cocked my head and barked at him.

'It would be easier to get to know you if you shifted back my little mate.' He smiled. His smile was warm and loving.

I turned and walked to one of the trees we hollowed out to hide clothes in and grabbed a pair. Since I haven't yet mastered shifting with clothes. I can't maintain the focus needed.

'So.' I say as I reemerge from where I was getting dressed.

Nothing. He just stood there staring.

I waited a few more minutes. Shifted from foot to foot but still nothing. He wanted to talk and now he won't speak.

I sighed and turned around walking back towards the pack house.

'Eeh.' I squealed as I was grabbed and lifted off the ground. Feeling the tingles all around my waist I knew it was Ashton.

'Put me down!' I yelled squirming in his hold.

'Why were you leaving?' He asked completely ignoring my demands.

'You weren't talking now put me down!' I screamed thrashing.

He sighed and my butt connected with the ground. He dropped me. HE FREAKING DROPPED ME!

'Sorry I... I'm sorry I don't know how to do this.' He says quietly avoiding my eyes so he didn't have to see my furry.

'You dropped me.' I hissed at him. I got up and slowly walked towards him.

'You don't get to kiss me and leave. You don't get to waste my time. You don't get to say sorry.' I said poking him in the chest as hard as I can. I was seething.

He didn't say anything, he didn't defend himself he just smiled. He smiled and wrapped his arms around my body pulling me into him.

'Let go.' I snapped at him. But he just smiled.

'Your going to make a perfect Luna my little mate. The goddess blessed me with you and I will not take it for granted.' He said softly before he leaned in and kissed me.

Just like that all the fight left my body and I was floating. His lips caressed mine as he deepened the kiss stealing my breath. I held  onto him for fear life afraid that if I let go I would float away. I cling to him getting my body as close as I could to his.

'I'm sorry.' He said finally breaking the kiss. 'If you give me a chance it won't happen again.'

I smiled at him and nodded my head. We walked in silence back to the pack house both lost in our own thoughts.

'I'm going to go shower.' I state as we make it to my room.

'I'm going to go talk to Luke.' He says before he kisses me sweetly on the forehead and disappears down the hall.

I shut my door and lay on my bed letting today's events play out in my head. I thought having a mate was easy but it just makes people bipolar.

'Scarlet!' Skylar whisper yelled as she barged into my room slamming the door. She had a wild look in her eyes.

'Guess I'm not getting that shower.' I mumble to myself as I sat up.

'Huh?' Skylar asked cocking her head.

'Nothing. What's up?' I ask.

'I'm pregnant!' She shouts at me through the mindlink we shared.

'Wha..' I stutter chocking on my spit. We sat there and stared at each other for a minute.

'How do you know?' I asked.

'I took a pregnancy test.' She said coming to sit next to me.

'You know those aren't always right.' I tell her trying not to be rude.

'I know that's why I took twelve of them.' She states so nonchalantly.

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I'm running out of things to call my chapters. But I hope you guys enjoy this one I've been working on it for a while.