Hurt But Love

[Christian Armstrong]

After my interaction with those leeches, I was unbearably restless. I don't know why but I just had to go and see Trisha.

So I did that only. As soon as I reached my house, I pulled my Porsche out of the garage. A few of my packmates lingered to see what I am doing.

I can't blame them, after my mother's death, I hadn't pulled my Porsche to go out until now.

"So you decided against me huh?" A chirpy voice that belongs to a walking succubus asked from behind me.

Irritated, I turned to find Katherine. She is a petite brunette. With hazel eyes and pale skin, she can be compared to a magazine's front cover model. She wore a sunshine dress but her beauty paled in comparison to Trisha.

"Why are you trying your hard to force me to kick you out of our pack?" I threatened her and with that, I turn to enter my car. Only she was not done spitting lava.

"You know you can't kick me out, you like me too much for my good," She said, her voice annoying to my ears just like the smell of those vampires to my nose.

My wolf lashes his claws out at Katherine, He never liked her and now that he wants to be close to his mate, he sees Katherine as a obstacle between us and our mate.

The only reason I hadn't let him out or kicked Katherine from the pack is because I am a man of my word.

I have given Katherine's father my words that I will protect her just before he died in my arms. He was a soldier of my pack, one of the bravest. I can't forget my promise to him just because his daughter is annoying.

Katherine was not like this, she was a woman to adore, the reason I was with her in the first place. Kind-hearted, loving and a shoulder to rely on. The last two weeks changed her.

I feel guilty for making her like this, somewhere she had feelings for me, I broke her trust for I had wanted to be with my mate.

"Katherine, It will be good for both of us if you accept the fact that now there is my mate in the picture. I can't just let her go because we had a thing. And I have told you from the start that it was nothing more than random hookups. Get over it!" I told her, I slide into the driving seat of my car.

Not before I saw the tears falling from her eyes. I would have consoled her but she will only get attached more. She should forget everything soon.

I drove off through the pathway of the forest, inhaling to calm myself, within minutes I will be close to my mate.

"Our Mate!" My wolf growled at me.

I smiled, "Our mate, Akela, our mate," assuring him.

It took us twenty minutes to hunt down our mate, Akela is one of the best werewolf trackers. He can hunt down anyone even if he caught a whiff of that person.

Our mate, Trisha was in the mall, and we found her on the third floor. We look at her from far away, just to spy what her likes and dislikes are.

There she was, smiling widely as she look rows upon rows of books. She pulled one of the books from the right row. I can see it is a fiction book section. She half-hopped on her place when she liked the book she pulled.

"Our mate like books, Akela" I muttered to my wolf.

He howled his approval inside me. He likes the sight of our mate happy.

I smirked, I was about to approach her but then Dominic came to stand beside her.

He looked at the book in Trisha's hand, snatching it and keeping it back in its place while saying something to her.

Her smile falls a little, but he said something which made her smile again. Then he took her hand, taking her to the elevator.

I frowned because I didn't like that he did not let her buy something she wanted.

Both of them disappeared on the floor above, and then only I came out of my hiding place, walking straight to where Trisha was looking for a book.

After a quick sniffing, my gaze falls on the book Trisha had pulled out, without a look at it, I called the nearest salesgirl "Excuse me?"

The young girl immediately walked up to me. "How may I help you sir?" She asked with a pleasant smile.

"I want this book," I told her giving the book and my credit card to her. Muttering the pin, She was shocked her gaze widen.

Shacking her head and took it without wasting a second walking away with it. She came back a minute later with the receipt and a paperback.

"Here sir," She offered me showcasing her white set of teeth.

I took my stuff from her and walked up to the elevator.

This time around it was ladies' corner, with many dresses and lady's stuff hanging here and there. I raked my gaze from right to left. But I couldn't find Trisha.

Thinking she might have gone to try the dresses, I head off to the changing rooms.

But I was not ready for what I found.

Sure enough, I found her near the changing room, only this time she was not alone adoring the dresses she wanted.

She was standing still in a beautiful red dress that cling to her curves in all the right places.

And... Dominic was kissing her.

Rage blinded my gaze, I clenched and unclenched my palms. Trying hard not to go there and hit Dominic to death. The only thing stopping me was my need. I need to see what Trisha's reaction will be.

She was still for a while, but when she seems to come to her senses, she pushed him away. Wiping her lips with the back of her hands.

"Why did you do that?" She yelled at him, her expression one of anger.

Dominic looked confused with her reaction, while my wolf was howling in happiness.

"I thought you liked me~why are you behaving like I had raped you or something?" He answered.

She stared at him, her features softening. "I do like you, but not like this, just like a good friend," She explained.

Dominic frowned, and without a word, he walked away. Leaving Trisha alone there.

Trisha watched Dominic walking away then with a huff, she walked inside the changing room. Muttering something about never getting what she likes, probably talking about her dress.

I on the other hand was on the seventh sky. I smiled, it was my chance to take one step close to winning over her.