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I opened my eyes and that's when I noticed I was being carried into a hospital room. I was set onto a bed and opened my eyes and I met big brown eyes. "Hey, there sleeping beauty," Jonathan said smiling at me and I smiled back. Just then Dr. Oliver walked in and smiled at me. He was very handsome. Jonathan was a great mix between both his parents. "I was told by my son that you have severe bruising. Let me go ahead check it out." He sat down at the side of my bed and slowly lifted my shirt. He barely touched my stomach and I winced in pain. He sighed and stood up and walked to a cabinet pulling out a pill bottle. "This pill will dull your mate bond. It will help you deal with the pain and stop the bruising. Take one pill every day and you will become numb to it. After a month it would be like it never happened. He also handed me a gel tube. "Apply this every day and the bruising should heal faster. You can stop once it has completely healed." Dr. Oliver gave me a smile and was about to leave he turned to me. "Whoever the mate is, doesn't deserve you. But I'm glad you got a friend who cares for you. You can stay here tonight with us if you would like." He gave me another smile and he walked out of the room.

I sat up slowly and winced in pain. Jonathan came over to me hurridly and helped me up. "He was right you know, you can stay the night." He grabbed my bag and walked with me to my car. "I've been gone all night, even though they probably aren't worried about me but I should get home. Thank you for listening to me tonight." I smiled at him, I got cold all of a sudden and he took off his jacket and put it on me. "Okay. I put my number in your phone, so just call me or text me when you need me. I'll see you tomorrow." He pulled me into a hug and for the first time, I felt safe. I hugged him back and I never wanted to let go. "I will see you tomorrow." I walked away and got back into my car and started to drive back to the hell hole I call home.

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I pulled into the driveway and my heart sunk. Every time I am home, my life feels lifeless and I feel unimportant. I walked into the house and it was silent, everyone was in their rooms. I walked into the kitchen and I saw my mom sitting at the counter, she looked stressed. "Bellamy, where have you been?" She asked me standing up walking toward me. "I was out, with a friend." I grabbed an apple and tried to walk out of the room. "I was worried about you, Bellamy." I rolled my eyes and walked toward the door. "I hope your friend takes care of you and gives you the love you deserve." I looked back at her and a part of me wanted to believe that it was true and she was being sincere, but I couldn't help but feel like she was only saying this because she felt guilty. I gave her a small smile and walked up the stairs to my room. I heard the door open and Amber walked out of Vincent's room wearing one of his button-up shirts. Inwardly wishing that it was me. "Oh hey, Bell. You are back late, a hot date?" She asked me standing there messing with the shirt, she knew I hated that nickname.

"Uh no, I was just hanging with a friend," I told her, I tried walking away but she stopped me again. "Look Bell, Vincent told me about your little situation. He says some witch cursed you and made you mates. But honey you really need to move on okay?" I can't believe Vincent told her and lied about it. "Right." I rolled my eyes and started to walk away. I heard open the door and say something on the lines of I'm back. And then I heard Vincent respond 'finally'. It wasn't even a few moments later and my stomach started to hurt again. I went through my bag and grabbed the pills and put one in my mouth. It helped a little but what was worse was hearing them moan. The tears started to well in my eyes and my heart was being squeezed. I could hear my lycan whimpering, that's all she ever did anymore. I grabbed my phone and dialed the one person I knew I could. "Hello?" Taylor said on the other side. "I need to come over. Please." I started sobbing and I knew she understood why. "Of course, the bed will be ready for you when you get here." I packed an overnight bag as quickly as possible, grabbed my keys and left.

I made it to Taylor's house and part of me felt guilty for not calling Jonathan because he offered me to stay. I felt weird going over there and staying the night. I walk up to the door with my backpack and overnight bag. I was crying uncontrollably and I just wanted to sleep. Taylor's mom opened the door and grabbed my bags and lead me to the house. She was used to me spending my nights here. I went into the guest room and plopped down on the bed, then Taylor walked in. "You'll know where I am." She said closing the door, I rolled over and closed my eyes, finally getting some sleep.

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I had made it to school and I borrowed some of Taylor's clothes. I was wearing a pair of black skinny jeans and a gray sweatshirt since it was raining. I had a pair of yellow rain boots that I have in my car always. I had my hair in a bun and my glasses. I was at my locker going through and getting the books I need for classes. "Hey. I text you this morning to see if everything was okay last night?" Jonathan said as he came and leaned against the locker next to mine. "I slept at Taylor's last night. I couldn't take it anymore." I closed my locker and turned to him. He looked...beautiful today. He had his hair in its naturally curly state and had a little bit of stubble growing on his face. "You could have stayed with me. I don't bite. Unless you want me to." That comment made me laugh and I appreciated him for always lifting my spirits. "Come on beautiful, we got a class to get to." He wrapped his arm around my neck and started walking to class.

Taylor ended up joining us and we made small conversation between the three of us. We found our seats in class and were laughing about some joke we heard. That's when Vincent walked in with Amber of course and sat right behind us. Vincent tapped on my shoulder and I turned around and met his gorgeous eyes. "What?" I asked him. "You didn't have to leave last night." Is he being serious right now, or is he just dumber than I thought? "Did you really just expect me to sit around and listen to you and Amber fucking?" I don't normally cuss, only when I am extremely upset and I am today. "Jonathan took me to the hospital because of how bruised up I am because of you and your little hoe. I am in constant pain and you don't even care." He was shocked, this is the most I have said to him in months. "I had no idea, I'm sorry." He looked genuinely upset and disgusted with himself but I couldn't afford to believe him. "Don't lie, Vincent. You know exactly what you are doing to me." With that, I turned around and my eyes met Jonathan's. He gave me a sympathetic look and I just nodded to let him know I was alright. Today was going to be a long day.

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The day went by faster than expected, I was already at my locker backing my backpack up heading home. Jonathan was with me and constantly asking me if I was okay. "Meet me at Mrs. P's tonight?" He asked me. I looked at him in confusion but he caught up. "The diner we were at yesterday, that's what it's called." I shaped an O with my mouth and chuckled at him. "If I can sneak out then yes. I will call you and let you know." We walked out of the school and he walked me to my car and we stood there just looking at each other. "Call me if you need anything." Jonathan pulled me into a hug and his scent covered me and it was amazing. He smelled like cinnamon and lavender, an interesting mix but it worked. "I will." I let go and got into my car and started driving home. When I got home the blinds were open and that meant my dad was home. I walked inside and he was sitting on the couch, I assume waiting for me. "Bellamy, where did you sleep last night?" He asked me. "I was over at Taylor's, I needed space last night." He just grunted at me and stood up. "You need to be here tonight, your mother and I need to talk to you both." I just nodded and walked to my room.

I started to take my clothes off and went to the bathroom to take a shower. Once I was out I put on a pair of black Adidas sweatpants and a black Nike sports bra. My bruising was slowly fading and the pain was leaving. I grabbed the gel and rubbed it onto my stomach and then took the pill. I brushed through my hair and it was a frizzy mess. I put it in a bun because nothing I was doing was helping my bad hair day. I heard a knock at the door and I opened it and I instantly regretted it. Vincent was standing there and his eyes went straight to my chest, crap I should have put a shirt on. "What do you need?" He ignored me as he continued to stare me down. His eyes trailed to my stomach and I saw his eyes show pity? I wanted to grab him and hold him and let him know that I forgave him and all the terrible things he did to me. He started walking forward into my room and he closed the door. I backed away from him and he kept getting closer to me. With each step forward, I took one back. He grabbed my arm and pulled me back to him. "Stop moving." He growled at me and I froze, he has never talked to me like this and I didn't know what to do.

"I'm so sorry." He put his hands on my stomach and ran his fingers over my bruises and electricity started to shoot up my entire body. "If I had known what I was doing to you I would never. I care about you, Bellamy. I really care about you." He put his hands on my hips, but I grabbed them and moved them away from me. "If you cared then you wouldn't be with Amber." I crossed my arms and stepped away from him again. "Bellamy, I need to tell you something. And it will explain everything." I looked at him confused and went and sat down on my bed and he sat in the chair across from me. I grabbed the sweatshirt I had on earlier and put it back on. "What do you need to tell me." He messed around with his fingers for a while before he started talking. "When I found out we were mates I had never been happier. But when dad found out that's when things changed. He told me that I needed to ignore the pull that I have toward you and move on. I was confused as to why, but he said it was best for the family. He was the one that introduced me to Amber. He told me that if I had sex with her that it would break our bond and be painless. If I had known that it would have affected you like this is I wouldn't have done it. But, you don't have to understand if I didn't listen he would take away the Beta position from me." I looked into his eyes as he spoke, part of me wanted to believe him. My Lycan wanted it to be true, and so did I.

Right when I was about to respond, my mom walked into the bedroom and interrupted. "Your father needs us in the living room." I got up and walked out of the room with Vincent following behind me. I sat down in the chair across from the couch my parents were sitting at. "I am going on a trip with Alpha Damon. I know you know about Rhen being overtaken by her lycan. We were able to locate her and I will be gone for about a month. Your mom will stay in the castle with Charlotte she needs all the help she can get as Luna. This means you two will be here by yourselves. I would like you both to understand and follow these rules." I rolled my eyes when he said that. "I would like to have Amber stay here with you Vincent, it will help you stay focused." He looked at Vincent and he just nodded. "Well if Amber is going to be here then I am not staying," I said questioning him. My mom grabbed my dad's arm and rubbed it. "I think, it would be better if Amber was just here on the weekends? Remember she has a family too." I appreciated her help, he listens to my mom. "Okay fine. But she needs to be here Friday through Sunday night. I don't need any surprises when I come back." I nodded and I looked over at Vincent and saw he was already looking at me.

"Alright, you can leave. I am headed to the castle now, and I will you both when I am back." My father stood and walked out of the living room. My mom gave me a small smile and walked out after him. I turned and looked at Vincent and neither of us knew what to say to each other. "Might as well give Amber a drawer in your room." I got up and started to walk away. "I wish it was yours." I stopped in my tracks when he said that. He said it loud enough for me to hear, but did he really mean it? I looked at him and he stood up slowly and started walking toward me, but then there was a knock at the front door. He gave me a sympathetic look and went to open the door. And of course, there she was. "Hi, baby! I went shopping today and I got the cutest matching outfits." She came in and gave him a kiss on the cheek and handed him bags full of clothes. "And the rest of the clothes?" He asked her. "Just some clothes I want to keep here. I'm going to go put them away in the room." She smiled at him and walked past me and smiled. "Oh and Bellamy, I'll try to be a little quieter next time." She went upstairs and I could have grabbed her and ripped her head off.

I clenched my fists and unclenched, I wasn't sad anymore. I was angry. "Bell--" I ignored him I went and put on a pair of tennis shoes, grabbed my keys and my phone and left. I texted Jonathan to meet me at Mrs. P's. After a 40 minute drive, I made it to the diner and I saw that Jonathan was there already. I parked and got out of the car. All I saw was red and I needed a way to get out this anger I was feeling. Jonathan looked at me and was confused. "Bellamy, breathe. What is going on?" He asked me. I just kept growling there was no way for me to explain how I was feeling. "I need to hit something." He just nodded and walked to my car. "Come on, I know where you can go to get out this anger." He put me back into my car and started driving. It was in the middle of nowhere. "Come on slowpoke." He grabbed my hand and led me up this hill. It overlooked beautiful green hills and there was no one there but us. "Scream." He said to me. I didn't even second guess it and I screamed at the top of my lungs. I felt all the anger and all the pain seep out of my body.

I was panting, it was much needed. I looked over at him and smiled. "Do you feel better?" I grabbed Jonathan and pulled him for a hug and sighed. "Thank you." I pulled away and sat down on the grass. "What is going on Bellamy, why are you so worked up?" He asked sitting down right next to me. "I found out that my father is leaving for a trip with the Alpha, and my mother is going to be in the main castle. So it's just going to be me and Vincent in the house and he said something to me today that really messed me up. It's all confusing." I said looking over at him. "Let me unconfuse it for you." I was confused by what he meant by that. All of a sudden he grabbed my face and kissed me. It was soft and small, but big at the same time. It was nice but bland. My first kiss, with Jonathan but not my mate. He pulled away and smiled at me. Oh no, what is happening to me.

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