I walked with determination into the school. Today was Friday and I was set on finding out why Mariah was acting this way.

There is no way in hell my kind, caring, selfless mate would say those things to the girls without reason.

I couldn't find her for the whole first part of the day. After lunch I caught a whiff of lemons and I bolted upright.

"Let's go" Nate announced to the table. Everyone was trying to figure out why their Luna was feeling this way.

I followed the sweet smell all the way outside. As I got closer to the back of the school I heard voices.

"It's a shame such a pretty girl was given to that mutt. You would've been better with me. But you see here, if I mark you.....then that Alpha would be so weak without you I could take his pack. So you just stand there little one and try not to scr-"

He didn't finish before I smashed into Tyson. My fist sending him flying backwards. Mariah fell away from the wall she was pinned against and the girls immediately surrounded her, snapping their teeth.

The other 4 boys that stood with that dickface turned to me and the boys.

Tyson glared. Then did something horrible.

He shifted.

Right in front of my human mate.

I woke up feeling horrible. Another night filled with blood and black pit eyes.

I rolled out of bed and did my normal routine. When I was done I opened the window. About to go down my tree when something horrible happened.

"Where do your think your going?" Dan growled. I froze. Turning around slowly I saw Dan in my doorway.

Holding my keypad lock from my door.

Melissa, Sophie and Sara stardd at my room in shock.

NO!

This is all I have!

They immediately came in and threw me to the ground. The demon twins tied me to a chair. Literally and turned so I was facing my safe haven.

Then they destroyed it.

Ripping apart everything.

I heard tearing and crashing. I screamed and cried, begging them to stop to the point where I was wheezing from my pain.

"SLUTS DON'T DESERVE NICE THINGS YOU BITCH!" Melissa screamed. Then took a knife and sliced open one of my pillows.

I sobbed and wailed but couldn't do anything. I was weak. Just like that night.

After 3 hours my room looked absolutely and utterly wrecked. I didn't even know you could have this much mess.

They left me in the chair and spat on my feet. I was destroyed. I lost my new friends and Ryder.

Another hour later I managed to get out of the ropes and head to school. I knew the twins were skipping because their horrible voices were laughing downstairs like they didn't just ruin my life.

When I started walking I went through the woods. Trying to make it their faster so I could hide in my bathroom and go unnoticed.

Sadly I was immediately discovered.

"What do we have here" The scary man from my first day here called. I looked and say their were 4 other boys behind him. All smiling evily.

In a split second I was up against the wall with Tyson in front of me. I shook in fear as my ribs were screaming.

"It's a shame such a pretty girl was given to that mutt. You would've been better with me. But you see here, if I mark you"

The intimidating boy stepped closer, so our bodies were completely touching and lowered his head to the crook of my neck.

"Then that Alpha would be so weak without you I could take his pack. So you just stand there little one and try not to scr-"

Just as I felt sharp teeth graze my skin Tyson was knocked off. I stumbled forward in shock and saw all my friends there.

The girls who I had just yelled at yesterday, stood around me. Protecting me from the threats.

Damien, Nate, and Ethan looked ready to kill. Then I saw him.

Ryder.

His presence alone gave me butterflies. He was shaking in anger. Then something crazy happened.

Tyson bent down. His skin replaced by fur. His hands and feet turning into huge paws and his face morphing into a snout.

Just as I blinked a huge 7 foot midnight black wolf stood in the boys place.

Tyson.....

Had just shifted into a fudging wolf.

I did the only logical thing to do.

Scream.

A feminine scream flew through the air and I turned to see my mate staring at Tyson's wolf in absolute shock.

Oh god.

Wasting no time I shifted into my own wolf. The dark black fur of an Alpha matching Tyson's.

Everything faded and Luca took control.

"Mate hurt. He hurt mate. He will die for hurting my mate."

I absolutely and utterly agreed with Luca. We battled for minutes.

I had a gash in my shoulder and leg but finally I grabbed his neck in my jaws. Tyson fought for a bit before going limp. Surrender.

I bit his neck until I felt the stinging taste of metallic blood. Then I threw the excuse for an Alpha across the field and turned to my mate.

The other wolves were running towards their Alpha. I shifted. Completely nude. Same with the boys.

All 4 of us ran over to our mates, checking to see if they were okay. When I reached Mariah I grabbed her arm and pulled her to me. Shoving my face in her neck.

All the sudden my kitten screamed in pain. I jumped back and saw her clutching her ribs.

I reached for her. She backed up.

"No don't I'm fine" Mariah tried to get away from me.

Fuck no. Luca was still half in control and he did the reasonable thing in his mind.

I lunged, carefully and pinned Mariah to the ground. I sat on her waist, still buck naked and pinned her arms above her head.

Her eyes widened and filled with tears but I was too worried to care. I moved both of her hands to my one hand and pulled her hoodie up to just below her breast.

I gasped and shook with rage. Her whole stomach was full of black and purple bruises and I could tell one of her ribs were broken.

"Who the fuck did this?" I growled to her. She was wiggling underneath me but their was no way she would get away.

"No one I'm fine!" She screamed. But I saw the lie in her eyes.

"Mariah now!" I snapped deeply. Using my Alpha tone. She burst into hysterical sobs.

"NO ONE! No one did! I fell! Stop!" I growled about to murder whoever's did this to my little mate. I was shocked that Mariah could defy my Alpha Tone. I was thinking of what could've caused it when all the sudden Luca yelled at me.

I look down and saw Mariah still crying her eyes out. Violent shaking taking over her very tiny body.

I stood and grabbed the sweatpants that Nate had passed to me. Then I lifted Mariah off the ground and to my chest.

"I'm sorry. They forced me. I promise it wasn't me. I like you a lot. Don't leave me. Don't leave me please." My poor little mate sobbed into my bare chest.

"I'll never leave you kitten" I soothed to her. I kissed her forehead and her cries softened a bit.

I took her to our car and sat in the passenger seat with her on my lap. She didn't seem to mind. But then again she was still shaking intensely.

I put her face in my neck and held her close, trying to be gentle with my bruised mate.

She wasn't calming down and I was afraid she was gonna hurt herself more. Taking a risk I ripped her hoodie and let it fall off her.

She gasped but I kept her in place with pressing her bare skin against mine. Her sports bra kept her covered and I could feel her heart rate decrease greatly at the skin to skin contact.

I placed the hoodie on top of us as a blanket and held her.

I was going to fucking torture whoever's did this to my innocent little mate.