The entire walk to my room was torture, we were just about to approach the entrance when I turned to face Ivan.

"You can stay here" I say

"Why?"

"Because"

"Suits me , just make it quick you aren't exactly the most liked person in there right now" he states whilst nodding his head towards the room, where the rest of the girls are.

"Can you hear them?"

He nodded his head before he continued to speak.

"Tasha told them what happened and they all seem to disagree , they don't think you're good enough for me" he stops speaking and looks at me.

Right now I can't say I'm surprised at there action but I seem to be a little taken back at my reaction,i was angry.

"What else are they saying" I ask

"Let's just say it's their envy talking" he replied, trying to stop the conversation.

"What else are they saying" I repeat, getting more annoyed.

"You want the exact details"

"Tell me" I snap

"Fine but I warned you, just tell me when to stop....." he begins to say. I cross my arms waiting for him to continue.

"How ironic , she spends all that time with him and acts all surprised there mates.....i know right.....shy would he pick the lonely peasant....shes not even pretty.....stupid bitch.....he's probably just a little horny, hopefully he will just fuck her then send her on her way......he probably has-"

"Who said that!" I furiously as

"They all did, I'm just saying what I can hear"

"Keep going" I angrily snap. He sighs once again.

"If I see her I'm going to tell her straight-"

I didn't let him finish his sentence, I had barged straight into the room. As soon as the girls saw me they tried to disguise there previous bitching session by pretending to clean up or watch the tv , two of the girls were even 'sleeping'.

"Omg Rogue you're back!,we heard what happened are you ok?" Someone shouted

"I feel for you so much right now, Ivan is such an asshole and i know how much you hate him" another commented.

"Yeah right Ivan's a jackass ,he doesn't deserve you he doesn't anything" a girl agreed along with a few others.

Just as they finished making comments Ivan walked in.

All of the girls moods had changed, fear and regret was evidently plastered on there faces.

"Tut tut girls , I expect more from you after all this is my house and you are my property and It would be an awful shame if my belongings would happen to break or disappear" he taunts

"Please tell me more, I would love to know why I don't deserve anything, why am I an asshole and I quote a jackass" he walks towards the two girls who were stood by each other ,scared to death.

As angry as I was , I needed to pack my stuff. Since Ivan runs the show it's his choice to decide what he does with them.

I walk to my room, when I open the door I see Tasha sat on my bed.

"Tasha?" I ask

"Explain" she bluntly says

"What?"

"Explain,now" she pushes. I knew exactly what she was talking about.

"I don't know what to say"

"Something must of happened for him to react that way, Ivan would never protect anyone unless they had some sort of value to him, so start talking"

"He's here right now but I promise I'll tell you later Tasha"

I grab my grey knitted jumper ,white jeans along with my grey vans and proceed to quickly get changed.When I returned the conversation with Tasha continued.

"Give me some details then , how about one word"

Before I could reply in walked Ivan, he didn't look very pleased when he saw Tasha sat on the bed.

"Well look at this the two escapees, if you're planning on running away again I strongly wouldn't advise it , I'm still a little pissed from last time and I just happen to be feeling a little peckish " he says with a blank expression.

"What do you say?, just a little taste Tasha"

Tasha looked at me with a scared expression.

"Don't worry , he's only joking" I quickly reassure

"No I'm not " he adds

"Will you help me pack?" I ask her, trying to distract her.

She slowly got up and collected the two bags from under my bed. She was trying so hard not to cry and panic. I couldn't help but get angry at Ivan's behaviour towards her.

"What do I need to pack?" I ask Ivan in a nasty way. He frowned his eyebrows at my choice of tone.

"Just your clothes" he replies.

I don't reply instead I carry on packing, with Tasha's help it didn't take very long , but Tasha's discomfort continued to grow.

As soon as we were done I gave Tasha a hug and told her to leave.

"Don't think I'm going to let your little incident slide, your punishment is still put in place, I won't have my reputation ruined by anyone especially by a little vamp girl like yourself,do you understand?" Ivan questions Tasha in a patronising tone whilst blocking her exit.

Tasha was trying her best to answer but nothing would come out, so instead she just nodded her head and stood there in fear.

"I can't hear you, use your words"

"Stop" I sternly say not wanting to watch Ivan torment her any longer.

Ivan looked at me for a few seconds before stepping out of the way. Tasha didn't waste a second she was out the door in seconds.

Ivan continued to look at me but I dismissed it, not caring if he was annoyed.

He walked over to me and roughy grabbed my chin angling my face towards him.

"Stop it before you start Rogue, the circumstances haven't changed, I'm still in charge so if I want to threaten or bully anyone then that's exactly what I'm going to do.She may be your friend but she still broke the rules , so I suggest you pick and choose when you want to stand up to me because I promise you it won't be happening a lot" he aggressively states

I yank his hand of my face and push past him leaving the bags behind. I walk out the bedroom and out of the house door, I continued to walk towards the mansion back door that lead to the garden.

Once I was out there I made my way to the huge tree. As soon as I got there I sat on the grass under the tree, I had a perfect sight of Ivan's room from here.

I crossed my legs together and pulled my sleeves over my hands. I was now starting to question if coming outside in the cold was a good idea , then I remembered it was to get away from Ivan and with that I got more comfortable against the tree.

At least now I had time to think about things. It all seems so far fetched and crazy yet deep down I can't help but feel like I want this to happen.

But I can't , me and Ivan are two different people , the way he speaks to people and the way he acts. Ivan's a vampire a monster even , how can I be capable of loving him , whenever I'm around him I feel on edge and fear.

And now I have to stay with him, It's my own fault all the signs ,all the stories , all the warnings yet I kept going back , I kept letting him in , I kept kissing him.

If it's true, if I really am his mate then there's no preventing it. There isn't a magic spell or a potion in the world that could stop this from happening.

The more I think about it the more it makes sense, the strange feelings around him, the protectiveness the kisses. I may not know it or feel it now, but It's there.