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(Mia's POV)

I was running again, but I could see them running along side me, wolves. We ran for a while, but then I noticed that they ran toward something, there was a bunch of them, I slowed to a walk, and carefully got closer, when I saw one wolf run off with an arm, and an other with a foot. I got closer, and when I saw the body, I fell to the ground, Mitch.

I jolted awake, but then ran for the bathroom, how did I know where it was, I don't know but I did, and barely made it to the toilet, to puke. After heaving and coughing, for a while I felt someone rub my back.

"Shh, it's okay."

"Eve?" I whispered, as she pulled my hair back away from my face. I looked over at her, she was so calm, as she helped me clean up, then she walked me back out to the room, I froze.

Jen, Robert, Levi, and his friend were all sitting around like nothing. I had no idea but my inscets haven't been wrong so far, but I knew I was in a room full of predators. I looked at Robert, who I had known sense high school, then at Eve. Without thinking I pushed Eve away from me, and backed back into the bathroom, slamming and locking the door.

"MJ!" called Eve right as I locked the door, I was shaking so bad.

"What the hell is happening?!" I shouted, it was quiet, but then Eve spoke.

"Honey, for us to explain you need to come out here."

"No, right now!" I shouted, was I going crazy?

"Mia." It was Levi, and I filled with anger," Mia, please come out."

The plead in his voice, pulled at my heart, but i was still mad as all hell with him.

"MJ, you want the truth, we'll talk but you need to come out, you need to face that this is real, or you'll be in denial." Robert said at the door, and he was right, I needed to face them, and I needed to understand.

I took a deep breath, and with a shaking hand, unlocked the door. They were all close to the door, Eve put her hand out, but I shook my head. Her eyes filled with hurt, but she let it fall to her side, and everyone just gave me a chance to walk out on my own. I hugged myself, but I was also pinching myself, but I wasn't waking up. This was real.

"So...what....?" I stammered but I couldn't bring myself to say it it sounded so fake.

"Robert, Levi, and Andy are wolves, honey, werewolves, they have been sense birth." explained Eve.

"And are you..."

"No, Jen and I are humans, but we're mated to these men."

Then a few things clicked in my mind.

"That's why...you two moved in together so fast...do your parents know?"

"No, they just know I moved in with my boyfriend, but he's more like my husband now but...no they don't know, about Robert."

Then I looked up at Levi, but then dropped my gaze.

" You knew...didn't you...you knew what he was...and you didn't tell me."

"I told you to stay away, because I knew you were getting too close, and I was afraid for you, Marcus Barrett isn't exactly the best Alpha around...."

"Alpha, you're the alpha's...." I was on my feet, I had been feeling things for the Alpha's son, no wonder he was worried about me wanting to be with him only for his power and money.

"MJ..."

"Don't touch me! All this time you've been lying to me, and keeping secrets from me for what....and don't say to protect me, because I will bitch slap you."

"MJ, it's the rules, we can't tell other humans about our mates, they're trusting us with a big secret, I told you to stay away from Levi, because I knew who he was, and what hell you would go through, but I guess fate had a different plan."

I took a deep breath, trying to stop myself from shaking, but I couldn't I felt cold.

"Eve, here." Jen handed her a blanket, and she handed it to me. Carefully I wrapped it around me.

"You smell that?" Andy asked Levi who nodded.

"Mia, did you get hurt when you fell?" asked Levi.

"I don't..think so." I shivered, but I was shaking so bad. Eve didn't wait, she came and hugged me, and Levi came forward and lifted my shirt, that's when I felt the sting.

"When did you get this?" Levi asked I thought but I couldn't remember.

"I don't know." Eve helped me lay on the bed, and she and Jen cleaned the slash, and then Eve said she would have to sew it shut it was that deep.

I nodded, they gave me a towel to bit down on, but I just held it in my hand. Only when the needle went through my skin did, I grit my teeth, but otherwise it wasn't so bad.

"That should do it, listen, I know you're going to hate me, but you'll have to stay with Levi..."

"What, like hell I am!" I said trying to get to my feet.

"Mia, listen to me, there are wolves all over the city, and if they get wind that you know, they will not hesitate to kill you, especially you have no reason to know."

"Then what's me staying with him, do?"

She looked over at Levi, and sighed. Then looked back at me.

"He's your mate, MJ, as long as you stay with him, no other wolf will bother you."

"What if his father finds out?!"

"We'll cross that bridge when we get there, but for now you need to stay here!"

I glared at her in disbelief, but looked at Levi, rolled my eyes, but nodded in agreement.

"I'll come to visit, I'm not leaving you."

"Sure feels like it."

"Love you too." she said and got to her feet, looked at Robert, they left. Soon Jen and her man left too.

I stayed on the bed but soon sat up.

"Whoa what are you doing?" asked Levi, sounding worried.

"You don't need to pretend you're worried, so go look for your bitch, and leave me alone."

Levi looked at me, he was angry, and right now I didn't care I was mad at everyone, and wanted to just be left alone.

(Levi's POV)

I walked down stairs, just thinking of everything that has happened. Why had she just shown up...I had almost killed her. My wolf knew who she was, and hadn't attacked, but if it had been anyone else...she would be dead.

"Levi, here's some of her things."

"thanks."

"You think you can keep her safe?" asked Eve sounding doubtful.

"I will even if she doesn't think she needs it."

Eve looked at me, then shook her head.

"You act like you caught her making out with an ex, after telling her you two were getting to know each other, you ignored her for almost a month with no explanation and you really expect her to be all hunky dory with all this, you really have some nerve." she said then walked out of the house.

I looked down at the bag, then up stairs. I sighed deeply, everything had been going fine, but again my father had gotten to me. Then my fear of losing her, or hurting her in any way, shape, or form.

The sad truth I wanted to protect her from everything, I didn't even think, that I was hurting her anyway. I went up stairs, back to the room, and knocked lightly. There wasn't an answer so I walked in, it was my room after all. When I walked in, I heard the shower running, and knocked on the door.

"Mia, Eve brought some of your things, they're right next to the door."

The water turned off, and I could hear some rustling. With that I walked back down stairs, and just sat on the couch. She was scared of me, that's what I kind of expected but she won't even look at me. If she rejected me, I was going to end up just like my father, half crazy and hating women for the rest of my life. After a while, I got up and headed back up stairs, and carefully walked into the room. Mia was sitting on the bed, just lost in thought. I walked in and closed the door behind me. That's when she turned to look at me, there was tears in her eyes.

"Why me, why did you pick me?" she made it sound, like I did this on purpose, but I just shrugged.

"That's not my call, unfortunately, it's what my wolf decides, and he saw something pretty special in you."

"Yeah, gullible and needy."

"You haven't been acting needy at all, you've been fighting me for a while."

"I've learn from my mistakes, but I guess...I don't know."

I sat down on the edge of the bed, and waited for the killing blow.

"If you decide you don't...want me, I understand, it's too much to handle."

"Levi, don't put words into my mouth, I'm mad, but I need to think. A choice like this shouldn't be taken lightly."

I felt the flicker of hope, she would actually consider it, instead of just making a fast decision to get away from me. I nodded but didn't look at her, to not show how happy I was to hear her say she'd think about it.

"So can I sleep or do I need your permission to do so?"

"I'm not going to sleep until much later so you can just sit here." I said in a serious tone and a straight face, she went bland, and I grinned.

"Mia, you're tired, you can sleep at whatever time, you don't even have to tell me, I want to be your mate, not your dictator."

"Dork." she mumbled but I could tell she was trying not to laugh, she got comfortable, but this time she didn't ask me to join her in the bed, and I wasn't going to force it either, I grabbed my blankets and a pillow, and headed downstairs to the couch.

The next morning I could smell food, I looked at the time, it was just a little after eight. Slowly, I got up and looked over, and found Mia, in the kitchen. Carefully I got up and headed over to the kitchen, there was a lot of food on the table, pancakes, eggs, bacon, toast and orange juice.

"What's all this?" I asked looking at the food.

"I..um...I'm not sure, because I can't apologize for being scared but I guess, I promise to be a little more open minded."

"Okay, that's fine with me, thank you."

She nodded and then invited to sit, then she sat down with me. We ate, in silence, and everything tasted great, it felt so right to be here with her. After breakfast, to her surprise, I helped her with dishes. Then I went to get dressed for work, as I put on my shirt, she walked in.

"So am I allowed to leave the house at all?"

"If you mean, if you can go to school and work, yes, but I will be coming to get you."

"Fine, then I will get ready, and you can give me a ride."

"Okay."

With that she started to get ready, and I went down and out of the house, to let Andy know, but I wasn't even half way, to his house, when I heard them going at it. I rolled my eyes and went back to the car right as Mia, walked out.

"Is Jen still here, why can't I just go with her?"

"She and Andy are a little busy at the moment."

She gave me a look, but then realized something, and understood what I meant, she went red around the ears, but turned and headed for the passenger side. We jumped in, I turned the car on, and we pulled out. On the way, to the school, she seemed to want to ask something but I guess she didn't dare.

"What's up?" I asked her.

"So is it true that you senses are more then a normal human's?"

"Yup, smell, taste, eye sight, strength, and speed."

"Oh, wow, um...so when you..um, saved me."

"Yeah, I ran in my wolf form."

She nodded and didn't ask anything more.

"So My class will be over until twelve so..."

"Okay, I'll be here."

She nodded and got out of the car.