I stumble into my room to see that its only 11. It only took 3 hours for this really good day to be ruined.

I kick my legs up into the air as I ponder what Daniel meant. Did he mean that he's shitty or that I only think he's a good person because of my shitty taste? My phone buzzes.

'Hey where are you? Its been a while and Cam said you ditched her' -Drake

I put my phone down. Its been over two hours since I left... Is he really only noticing now? Ouch.

Maybe because that boy is BAD NEWS GIRL.

Well, yeah. Thats what got me in the first place, remember?

I bury my face into my pillow. I'm sleepy. And wired. Weird combination. Most of all I'm hungry.

I roll out of bed reluctantly and nearly run into Rose on my way out of my room.

"Oh, hey Dove. You alright? You look like shit." She asks.

"I feel like shit." I groan and she nods stoically.

"I can tell. Cmon, lets go get you some food." Rose wraps her arm around my shoulder and guides me through the house to the kitchen, which is for some reason filled with people I've never seen before.

"The alphas holding a barbeque for all the adults in the pack... Kinda like a PTA meeting." Rose explains whats going on before I can ask. I nod. "Wait here." And she disappears into the crowd. Ill have to thank her later for not making me go in there. If I feel one more person breathe down my neck I might hurt someone. I stand awkwardly on my phone for a few minutes before Rose comes back with a plate. Its got a cheeseburger in the middle and surrounded by fries. My mouth waters.

"Here you are. Cheeseburger and fries, no lettuce and no mustard." She hands me my plate and starts guiding me back to my room as I eat quietly.

"Howd you know I dont like lettuce or mustard on my burgers?" I ask curiously. Theres no way that was by chance.

"We went to Carls Jr. with Sym once and thats what you ordered. Right?"

"Well yeah but that was like two months ago."

"I'm good at remembering preferences." She gives me a glace and I realize Ive been staring, so I look at my food instead.

"You should be a waitress or something."

"I am. At Karinas Café." She says and my cheeks go red hot. It's ocurring to me I dont know anything about Rose.

"Oh."

We walk quietly the rest of the way, her being Rose and me eating my burger. She drops me off at my room and is gone with a slight wave. How odd. I sit at my desk and eat while trying to study for my math test tomorrow. I have to do well in school, I dont want the alpha to regret letting me stay here.

I eat till I'm full, and try to keep studying but my eyelids are so heavy I can barely keep them open. I stand, turn, and collapse onto my bed. I should get up and take off my clothes and turn off my light but screw it, I'm comfy.

--

I wake with a jolt and that "I'm late" feeling. I scramble for my phone and see that its dead. Well fuck you too phone. I put it on charge while I flick on my tv and flip to the guide so I can see the time.

3:56 a.m.

What the fuck. Also, why is it so hot in here.

I get up and strip off my clothing before turning off the light and crawling back into bed, before coming face to face with a head of short blonde hair. I freeze. I peek around and see that it's Sym. I didnt realize she cut her hair. I shake her slightly.

"Hmmm..." She hums in response.

"Sym why are you in my bed."

"Sh. Will explain in morning. Go back to sleep darlin." She mumbles after a minute and I lay back down. Weird... I try not to think about it too much and close my eyes. Well that explains why its so damn hot in here, Sym is giving off major heat. I click on the small fan I keep by my bed and get on top of the covers. I lay on my stomach and slowly fall back to sleep.

--

I wake up to the sound of my alarm and slam my hand down on the power button. I get up and remember the guest I had in my bed last night. I turn to see the area looking like Sym was never there. I reach for my phone and turn it on. As soon as I get to the home screen I get a bunch of texts. One from Drake asking why I'm not answering and then a few more from him that looks like a drunken attempt at a "You up?" text. Then I see some from Sym.

"Sorry I was in your bed. I was having a bad dream with you in it and sometimes I sleep walk so I guess I came in to check on you while I was sleeping and just knocked out there." The text read and I nod. Makes sense, I guess? I text her back that it's okay. My phone buzzes.

Daniel: Sorry I was a dick last night.

Dove: It's okay

Daniel: No, I was out of line. I let my emotions got the best of me. I was mad at Drake and I took it out on you. I'm sorry.

Dove: Dude, seriously, it's okay.

I throw my phone across my bed. I guess I should get ready for school now. I sigh. Suddenly theres a knock at the door. I quickly throw on one of Masons oversized sweaters that he left lying around to cover myself.

I answer the door and immediately swallowed in a hug.

"I really am sorry." Daniel says, placing his chin on the top of my head.

"Daniel. Nice hug. You're forgiven, but your shirt is slowly suffocating me." He almost immediately lets me go and I smile at him. He opens his mouth like he wants to say something but instead closes it again, turns around and disappears down the hallway.

Okay then?

I walk back into my room, shaking my head. Everyones being so weird lately.

I throw on some simple jeans and a tee, throw my hair into a ponytail and grab my bag. I shove all of last nights undone studying in messily before zipping it up. I pick up my phone.

"Heyo ready to go?" I text Sym and start heading out to the living room. My phone buzzes.

"Lol that rhymed. Anyway, yeah. Let's go."

~~ A/N ~~

Hi! Soooo... If anyone is still here, kudos! I am so sorry. I have been meaning to get back to My Muted Mate and just could never find my inspiration. After all these years I never thought this book would be as big as it is.. It was just a story that I made laying on my living room floor when I was 16, but now I feel like it's my baby, and Ive neglected it for FAR too long.

That aside, I will be resuming My Muted Mate to the end, and possibly after that, but I will be re-editing the entire story and doing some reformatting, I might even change the POV its told from, though my bby Dove will still be the main focus dont worry lol. It will take some time but I want to make sure that My Muted Mate can be the best it can be for my favorite readers (by the way I read each and every comment and yall are top tier people 👌👌 Make my whole day)

I will be renaming My Muted Mate and putting up the edited version as a seperate book for anyone who is specifically attached to this one.

Thank you everyone for sticking with me this far, I hope not to disappoint.

~No Name