Seventeen

~Isabelle~

I got out of my bed and undressed so I could have my night bath. I experienced severe pain as it wasn't easy, using just an arm… I guess no body part is useless.

Kyle came just in time, he rushed to my side after locking the door, "Babe, let me help."

I wanted to push him away but I didn't have the strength to, he opened the bathroom door, I stood there and watched him make a bubble bath for me, I got into it gently to sit.

"Is everything okay? You seem upset." He uttered.

I replied coldly with a blank look on my face, "There's nothing wrong."

"Then, make me believe that." He argued.

I snapped, "I don't need to do anything like that."

He retreated his head a bit to stare at me as if I was crazy.

"There's no need to be cold or rude." He stated.

"Trust me, I'm no way near rude." I echoed.

He signed and then pleaded, "Babe, can you please tell me what's wrong? If I did something, let me know so I can rectify my mistake."

I said, "I'm sorry but it can't be rectified."

"What do you mean?" He questioned.

"Okay, I will tell you," I paused.

"Did you later warn Kaylee after I told you that she came to our room?" I asked him first, waiting for him to either lie or spill the truth.

He hesitated before replying, "I did."

"Why did you do that?! There was no reason to do such, she only came here to apologise, it's not as if she came to attack me or something."

"You don't know Kaylee the way I do so please stay away from her, I have already warned her to do the same." He stated.

"I was not planning on keeping her as a friend but you need to stop being hostile towards her." I begged.

"And why should I do it?"

"Jeez, Kyle! Can't you see it?! It's a triangle for moon goddess sake, you yell at her, she gets upset and retaliates by facing me, I'm always the one at the suffering end, are you blind to notice that?!" I screamed at her out of frustration.

"I know that, she knows better than to back off or else she will be on the streets." He pointed out.

"So, you want her to be a rogue?"

I noticed his jaw clench, "At this point, I don't care, I just need her far away from us, her presence irritates me."

"I don't know what she has done to you in the past but you need to let go, please, it's best for our relationship."

"You don't know her, what she did to me is something I can never forgive her for." He deadpanned.

I perked my brow at him, "What is this thing that is causing your unforgiving spirit to arise?"

He sighed, "I'm sorry, babe but I can't tell you."

His words pierced me, I thought mates are supposed to share secrets together, we aren't supposed to hide things.

Coming from somebody that lied to her mate.

I ignored my wolf, she can't guilt trap me, not at this point.

" And why is that? "

" Because it's none of your business!" He yelled.

I was taken aback by his action, his eyes shone when he realised what he just did, he tried to touch me but I retreated my hand.

"Babe."

"Don't." I warned him..

"Please, leave, I need to bathe." I added with a glare. "You can't do it alone." He pointed out.

"I don't need your help, I will be fine." I told him in a dismissing tone.

He hesitated before leaving the bathroom and as soon as he did, I burst into tears, I could not understand why he had decided to be so secretive, we were just starting this relationship with lies, if the goddess had chosen us to be mates then Kaylee had no right to break us up, although, I knew that she might be a bad person and that I was new to the whole werewolf thing but the goddess would send her own mate and she would leave to another pack, there was no need to correct a wrong with another wrong.

Just my first day at the pack house and he had already made me cry, such a memorable experience, I was not even sure if I was ready for such a life, I had to stay away from my best friend and my guardian, the two most important people before Kyle came into the picture.

I just hoped that this phase would not last for long because in as much as I did not want to hurt people with my mad wolf anger issues, I wanted my life back.

I got out of the bathroom after washing my body clean and headed to my bed, all I wanted was for him to like me, I never planned for any of this and if I was going to be with him forever, I was not ready to have enemies in our midst, it was either to eliminate them or change them and since, I understood her perspective, I was not going to go hard on her, I would just have to speak with Kyle in the morning, she deserved happiness as well.

I felt guilty for snatching such away from her but at the same time, this was bound to happen, maybe, that was why she had always been mean to me from the very beginning.

The Luna of a pack was supposed to treat issues wisely not with violence, if I was an Alpha, maybe, I would have done that.

I would not blame anybody for calling me naïve but I knew that what I was doing was the right thing to do for all of us.

My werewolf healing powers were quite fast in fixing my arm and I slept in a very good position that night, dreaming about how life would have been so much easier if Kaylee was not a villain and Kyle was not being too hard on her.