Nya felt the sensation of a sneeze coming but we all know it wasn't a sneeze at all. As she sat on the couch with her feet firmly planted on the carpet and her fingers laced together on her lap her eyes lit up. Normally she would try to hide it, but this time she wasn't phased. She watched as Vince paced back and forth before her. "Where is Lee?" She asks.

He rolls his eyes and stops in front of her. "Is there anything else that matters to you?"

Her back straightens. She didn't know why but the question offended her. His expression was so serious and accusatory. The veins in his neck and temple were popping out and when he spoke it was between his teeth. "She wasn't there when I woke up is all." Her lashes flutter as her glowing gaze dims until it diminishes. "I..."

"I sent her to assist with training this morning, otherwise I wouldn't have gotten a second with you. I can't even speak to you in my own house. You're sending me mad."

"Please don't make me tell her." She begs.

He grinds on his teeth. "I will do anything for you Nya, but your sister not knowing is something we can't get around. For the sake of your relationship with her I want it to come from you."

"But."

"Look, tonight is the full moon. I'm having a hard time staying away from you right now. Can you imagine what it's going to be like for me tonight? I can't promise restraint. You can't put this off any longer."

"But I reject you. You just can't decide what's going on between us. If you don't want to be with her anymore then fine. Let us both go."

"I can decide whatever I want." He crosses his arms. "You don't seem to get it. Imprinting is not something you can turn off. I want to be patient with you, I am willing to give you time and space but all the fighting and denying, and prolonging you are doing is giving me no choice. Honestly, you think we can go on like this forever?"

"It doesn't matter. The look on her face when she thought something was going on between us. I can't tell her. Why should I when it will only hurt her? Nothing else will come of it. Nothing else."

"If you think you're going to get 10ft away from where I know you are, you are naive. Fine, you want to get real, I'll get real. You may never accept me but you will be right here by my side. I will let you go. So what you need to do is tell her the truth before you do what you're trying to prevent and hurt her, and even more because of your lies. She will be able to get over my feelings for you but will she get over your betrayal?

She lets out a long dragged-out breath. Her stomach churned so hard that her breakfast wanted to come back out. This was going to hurt Lee but she realized that if she was in her sister's position she would want to be told. "You're right." Ughh she felt so sick.

"Today." He demands "We can't wait any longer. I'm going crazy here."

She stares down into her lap. Her insides knotted up so tightly. She could only hope that Lee would understand. She has to understand. Please god, make her understand. "Okay..."

"I promise, it's going to be alright. Maybe not easy but eventually it will get better."

She nods. Alright? Her and Malina's relationship is one of a kind, they were closer than close. Being alright doesn't sound right.

"Come on," he extends his hands out. "I'll drop you off."

He drives the short distance to the training center and pulls in. He rests his palm on her headrest once he parks and turns to face her. "Bent and I have a meeting with a neighboring pack. One of theirs is dead."

"Wolfbane?"

He nods. His hand comes out and brushes her hair back from her forehead gently causing her to turn away. "Stay with your sister and go straight home when you're done."

She nods.

"And..." he nudged her chin back toward him, "we tell her as soon as I get back."

She turns pleading eyes on him. Yeah, she decided she has to come clean but the sound of his statement was too soon.

He rolls his eyes. "You want her to keep coming into my bed trying to satisfy me the way she did last night?"

Her lips separate. "What? Sh-she satisfied you last night?"

He smirks. "Did I just hear your heart skip a beat?"

"No..."She pushes his hand away. "It's none of my business." She unbuckles her seatbelt and reaches for the door handle when he stops her by grabbing her arm.

"She tried." He admits. "but I have an itch only you can scratch."

"We'll... I'll never scratch it." She hops out, shuts the door, and runs off. As soon as she steps on the field she hears an argument between the surrounding pack members. "Don't act like you're the boss here. Alpha Vince didn't announce to the pack that you will be Luna again so don't expect me to kiss your ass and follow your lead." Shay was spitting venom and it was aimed at Malina. "We've been managing just fine without your input."

"There's a reason why I beat you. Your technique sucks." Her sister was in a stance for a fight. Her fists clenched and her teeth were starting to show.

"I'm not afraid of you." Shay continues. "Let's have a rematch. Right here, right now. I can beat you. The winner is forever known as the alpha female and the loser backs off."

Nya pushed through the crowd and got in between. "This isn't a good idea." She tries to calm her sister down. "You don't need to fight her, we already know you're stronger."

"Hey, mutt!" Shay yells and before Nya could say a word or respond or fully turn around even she is shoved to the ground with excessive strength.

Dust flies in her eyes as she hits the ground so when she looks up she blinks profusely but was able to make out the image of her sister transitioning into her werewolf form. She leaps in the air and pounces but Shay bends backward and kicks her, sending her flying back. "Somebody's rusty." She says before she shifts into her wolf form as well.

Nya wipes her eyes as she moves off the dirt and tries to intervene again but she is manhandled back by an arm around her stomach. "Let me go!"

"Exactly what do you think you're going to do?" Vince spins her around. She swallowed and was so aware that the pack was around that she pushed him, actually making him step back. At least voluntarily. He grabs her wrist. "You're not getting in between them. Let them fight."

"What? But..."

"But nothing. This is how wolves settle things and this is not her first fight and it won't be her last."

"I thought disputes between pack members were controlled fights scheduled at the arena. Why-"

"I'll make an exception this one time."

She looks on as the two tear into each other. One second Malina was on top clawing into Shay and the next Shay was. The whole pack looked on. It was in that moment that she scanned the faces watching and realized that a lot was glancing back at her, down at her wrist being held by Vince. She tugs on her hand but he doesn't let go. It dawned on her then how much he was hiding from his pack and now they were all suspicious. "Everyone keeps looking at us." She whispers. Keeping a low tone so no one hears them.

"Let them look." He softly replies.

"You don't care? They will think you're breaking your rules."

"They will know why in time."

"You can't really want them to know. I mean, I'm ranked 4. This would change everything. Everything you've taught and believed in. Aren't you worried you will lose their support? I am weak, why would they want a weak Luna?"

"My pack is loyal. What I'm worried about is you. You've been stressed."

She tries to free her hand. "I don't like that everyone is looking at me."

"Don't give me a reason and I won't have to touch you." He releases her and points at the fight. "See, she didn't need your help." Malina had Shay on her back with her knee to her chest right before grabbing her jaw and snapping her neck. Her signature breaking style.

"Don't get yourself into trouble while I'm gone." He looks at his watch before walking off. Bent comes out of the crowd and is soon beside him. They get in the truck and drive off.

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