I feel my face smushed up against something soft, a thumping pounds against my scull and I groan quietly and try to lift my heavy head. My body begins to register pain and I hold my movements-my back burning. With the burning there's a cooling and wet sensations covering my back. I open my eyes and look around, careful not to move too much. My shirt and bra is gone, a gown with a open back now covers me.

I prop up on my elbows and groan, I'm in Fays back room, on a doctor office plastic bed. For a minute I think I'm alone but I turn my head and see Maddox slumped down in a chair. His hand holds his tilted head while his elbow is propped on the arm rest. His usual intense and hard face is calm and soft with sleep. Even in my painful state I can't help but stare and feel calm looking at him. His mouth is hung open slightly and his head is slowly slipping from his hand.

I smile and look away, I turn my head to see gauze covering my back, a clear cream coating the burns. I wince at the sight and thank god for my fast healing and the cream to prevent scars.

I hear ruckus on the other side of the door and a moment later Fay comes in "good you're awake" she says with a kind smile

Maddox stirs awake and looks between us, he suddenly stands and within a stride he's standing over me "are you ok? Any pain? Do you need anything?" Has asks looking over me

I smile a little weakly and shake my head "my back hurts....can I sit up?" I ask and Maddox looks to Fay, she nods

I push off on my arms and Maddox holds me while I twist and sit up "so how are you feeling?" She asks going behind me and lightly touching my back

"alright, it still burns....how long do you thing it will take me to heal?" I ask her, her still looking over my back, peeling off some of the gauze

"Well it looks like it's healing well but I would say at least two days two...they were pretty bad" she says honestly coming back into view

"How long have I been out?" I ask them and Maddox instantly frowns

"Ten hours" he says and my eyes widen. There's a moment of silence but then Maddox's looks up at me "what happened?" His voice is broken and his golden eyes melt away, his soul showing through, begging me.

A flashback of everything that happened replays in my head and I look away as my heart beats out of control...how could Scar have done this? Does she really hate me this much? I still feel the heat of the fire. The look in her eyes. The drop of the lighter. The erupting of the flames. The explosion.

After I don't talk for a moment Maddox speaks up "they put out the fire... your room was covered in a flammable liquid. They tried to find anything that we could salvage but everything was pretty much burned. Only your room was damaged...the rest of the house is fine" He tells me, never moving his eyes away from me

"Oh alright" I frown, it's not like I really cared about anything in my room but the thought of now having nothing settles a pain in my chest

Another silence "Everly-" he says my name calmly and it makes me shiver, he's the only person who can say my full name in a way I love "please, I need to know what happened-" he looks away like he's in pain himself "who did this" his voice cracks

My eyes widen and Fay looks in between us like we both have five heads, obviously confused with whatever our relationship is. I look down into my hands and Scars angry blue eyes crosses behind my closed eyelids. They both wait for me to answer, both completely silent...holding there breaths "it....it was Scar"

They both gasp and I continue, telling them everything that happened hours ago.

*

By the time I finish, Fay is sitting in the chair Maddox was asleep in and Maddox is still next to me, holding my hand.

"That fucking explains it" he growls and walks away, his hand dropping mine

He walks over to the wall and punches it, me and Fay both gasp. I try to hop off the bed but my small movement hurts to bad. Fay stands instead and walks over to him "Alpha please calm down" she places her hands on his shoulders and he slowly turns around

"She's gone" he says and I tilt my head

"What do you mean she's gone?" I ask moving a loose strand of silver hair from my face

"She got past the border, when I called some of the Warriors off border controls to look for her with Peter and Logan she got away right after the fire, most of the other warriors still protecting the border came to help. She slipped past them. I didn't really think anything of it, not with you in here" he shakes his head angrily

My eyes widen and I look away, her words repeating in my head.

"Does Logan know?" I ask and his eyebrows furrow

"That's what you're worried about?" He asks and I nod, he rolls his eyes "yes he knows she gone, he hasn't left yet though he wanted to make sure you were ok" he doesn't seem pleased at Logan's staying

I nod and try to stand, Maddox instant takes a step to me and helps me down "and my family...?" I ask and both Fay and Maddox look away

"They were here earlier....but they went back to the house, to sort everything out" Fay tells me and I nod, not surprised

"Right" my voice is hardly above a whisper

I hear Maddox growl quietly and I look up at him, his eyes are glazed. Without another word he leaves the room and soon is out the front door. Me and Fay stare at each other.

"Alright well let's change your gauze and then we can send you home" she says

What home?

I just fake a smile and nod.

*

By the time I'm leaving her office it feels better. Changing out of the gown was a little hard though, but I threw on a large T-shirt that hardly touched my burns.

"Hey" I hear someone say weakly as I step out of the back room, I jump in surprise and look up

"Logan you scared me" I tell him and try to smile a little but when I look up at him I sigh. He looks me over and winces, his brown eyes wide and confused.

Neither of us say anything, I stare down at my shoes, trying not to think about the times all three of us were together...friends. "I'm so sorry" he finally breaths out and falls into a chair behind him, head in hands and quiet sobs coming from him

I stare at him a moment "It's not your fault Logan, you didn't know" I tell him honestly

"I thought she was gone but she wasn't and then she did this to you" he gestures to my body and I shrink away

"I know" I say quietly

"I don't know who she is anymore! I've done everything to make up for what I did but now she's fixated on you" he sobs and I actually feel bad for him...only if he hadn't kissed me "and now she really is gone"

"I'm sorry Logan...are you going to go after her?" I ask awkwardly standing but honestly I don't want to sit

"I have to, I'm her mate...but she's not the Scar we know and love" he looks up at me

I look him over and almost want to blame him for all of this but it's really not his fault. "I wish I could say I hate her" and I almost do

"No please don't say that" Logan begs "I'm going to fix this...I'll bring her back here and we'll all be friends again" he says and I wish that was possible but things can never be the same

I don't comment on it knowing that will never be the case "when are you leaving?" I ask him

He looks at me and sighs "my parents are telling me not to go...not to go after my mate" he shakes his head "but I have to. I'll leave tomorrow." He says and stands

A tear slips past my cheek and I nod "I'll miss you" I wipe my face

He looks at me in pain "please don't do that Eve" his thumb slides across my cheek to collect a fallen tear

"I can't help it" I complain "Scar tried to kill me and now you're leaving me" I try to keep in my sobs

"I'll be back...I can't stay away from you for long" he says and I scold him

"Don't say that" I tell him and he smiles and hugs me around my neck, him knowing my back is burnt to a crisp

"I'll always love you Eve, but I know Scar is the one for me...and I'm sorry if that feels like I'm betraying you, she's just my mate" he says and I shake my head

"I understand just....fix her" I say lightly and he nods kissing my cheek. My level of loyalty and forgiveness towards Scar scares me

We walk out together and I wave to him as he starts off to his house. Neither of us say anything, neither of us knowing when we'll see each other next.

I start to walk home, the fresh air nice and calming. I start to think about the events on Fays office but one thing stands out, unanswered. Why did Maddox just leave like that? Did I anger him when I asked about Logan. I sigh, just wanting to sleep. Its already dark, I look around and everyone seems to be in there homes, no one yet knowing what happened with me and Scar, only the fire ...I'm sure the gossip and truth will come out tomorrow.

I walk carefully across the pack with my head down the whole time, going over the events of the day. From Scar supposedly disappearing, to Maddox kissing me again, and then Scar showing up to my room and....attempting to kill me. I wince at the thought but it's true. "What greedy, disgusting, and horrid creature you are" - "they'll all want you, you'll probably like it though being the creature you are" her words repeat in my head but none of it makes since. What does she really know? Who are 'they'? What's so bad that she wants me dead or at least ruined.

An unnoticed tear slips past my eyes and I quickly wipe it away...how could in just a matter of a couple of weeks all of this happen?

I look up to see my house, my bedroom burnt and black from the outside. Somehow the roof is still intact so I guess we'll just have to fix the interior. Just as I reach the yard Maddox and my parents step out of the front door. None of them notice me as I watch them. My parents fake large smiles gleam at Maddox as they talk and nods.

After another three seconds Maddox turns to leaves and my parents wave. Once Maddox is back in his house I walk to the door, wondering where I'll sleep tonight. As I walk in my parents are talking hushly to Victoria. I don't have the energy or interest to listen in, I do wonder why Maddox was here though, but I know they won't answer.

I walk up stairs slowly, when I reach the top I look into my room, everything is black. A crispy dark coating covered everything and a solid burnt smell enters my nose. I sigh and turn away, there's nothing for me in there.

As I start to walk down the stairs I look up as Victoria screeches and jumps up and down. My eyes widen and head pounds at the sound. She instantly runs up the stairs and into her room. I reach the bottom and my parents wait for me.

"How are you feeling?" My Mother ask and I look over at her, her hazel eyes almost caring

"Alright...Fay said I should be healed in a day or two" I tell the both of them but my Father doesn't seem to be paying attention "what's up with Victoria?" I ask

My Mother smiles "well since you don't have a room to stay in Alpha has offered to open up a room-" my eyes widen at her words and I almost fall over. Does that mean what I think it means? "So Victoria is going to stay with him and you'll take her room-"

"The hell with that, she is not sleeping in my room" Victoria says coming down with a suitcase full of things

My heart sinks as I register....he opened up a room for her? But why? Why not me? "He wanted Victoria to stay?" I ask quietly

"Yes, he thought I'd be better if you healed with your parents...plus this will help him and Victoria get closer" my Mother says and all the air in my lungs is shoved out of me

"Oh" I choke up and instantly feel tears start to flow "I'm just...gonna-" I don't finish my sentence before I turn and walk down the hallway to the living room

I hear my parents talking to Victoria, them giving her advice. After thirty minutes my Father gets on the phone and before he goes outside I hear him say alpha...I guess he's talking through the details.

I sit and try to keep in my tears but it seems impossible. Why would he do that? Just because I asked about Logan? Is this what he does to...get back at me? Take in my Sister? I wipe my wet cheeks and sigh as silence spreads across the house, Victoria just left...for his house. My Mother and Father already in there room, leaving me alone.

I lay on my stomach, trying to get comfortable on the couch. Images of Victoria and Maddox seeps its way into my brain and I can't shake the images. I close my eyes and beg for sleep, knowing I'll go mad if this keeps up. None of this makes sense....why would he do this? I fall asleep with tears in my eyes, hating how a man is making me feel this way.

This is too much in one day, not only did Scar betray me but now him...the man I'm falling for.

A/N

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