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Tino's POV

"Happy birthday, dear Victoria. Happy birthday to you!"

Everyone sang out, Vin and I standing in the back, watching the pack celebrate our sister's 18th birthday. Neither of us was in the party mood. I looked around and all of her pack mates close in ager were here. And not a Lycan in sight. I had invited them as a formality but I guess this was their way of declining.

I turned and my eyes met a pair of green ones, and I couldn't hide my annoyance as she walked towards me.

"Please help me," I whispered to Vin and he just chuckled and watched our interaction.

"Hi, Tino. You look so handsome today." Her voice made me want to throw up.

"Thanks," My voice curt, and moving my eyes back to my sister.

"How would you feel if we took some time to talk--" Before I knew it she was interrupted by another woman's voice. A voice was unrecognizable. But I have seen her face around.

She had thick curly brown hair, and it was blonde at the tips. She had dark brown eyes and cream skin. She was a beautiful girl. Anyone with eyes could see that. I noticed that she had two cups in her hand and she walked up and handed me one.

"Hey, back with drinks." She smiled at me. I looked down at her and raised an eyebrow, I caught a glance at Vin but he just shrugged. He was just confused as we were. I went along with it and I grabbed the drink and took a sip. Dalia's eyes filled with jealousy as she watched.

"Who is this?" She asked, anger seething out of her at this point.

"Oh, sorry. I'm Genevieve. But you can call me Viv, or Genna." She smiled at Dalia, and I was extremely grateful to whoever this girl was for getting Dalia away from me.

"Right, okay. I will see you later than Tino." Dalia backed away, still not seeming convinced I know this girl.

Once she was gone, I moved my eyes down to look at the girl in front of me. She was relatively tall, maybe 5'9? But honestly, I didn't care. What I cared about, more what shocked me was the fact I was attracted to this she-wolf in front of me. Something I didn't think was possible anymore.

"I saw her staring at you for about thirty minutes before she decided to pounce. Just thought I would help you out." I heard Vin let out a soft snicker, but my gaze stayed on the girl.

"Oh Tino! I'm so glad you finally met. This is Genna, my bestie." Victoria yelled as she walked closer and threw her arms around her friend. Genna's face lit up with a smile as she looked at my sister. "Remember? I told you about her when I went on her birthday trip a few months ago?"

I vaguely remember a conversation between Victoria and I, about a friends' 18th birthday but she's never mentioned Genna, and I have barely seen her around. It was weird, but part of me wish I had. Strange.

"Yeah, yeah I remember." I lied. But she didn't need to know that. Moments later another one of Victoria's friends walked up. She was a pretty girl, shorter than the others. Black hair, and it was short like a pixie cut. I saw Vin lock eyes on her as she stood in front of him, but still by Victoria.

"This is Lin, my other friend I told you about."

'We should really start listening when she talks to us about her friends.' Vin said through our mindlike. I couldn't help the smirk that went on my face. So he was smitten too? Interesting.

'I agree.'

"Oh, I'll be right back. Be nice." Victoria directed that to both Vin and I. But eyes never left the girl standing in front of me.

"So, Genna. Tell me about yourself." I smirked and took a drink. Her cheeks warmed up slightly at that.

"There's not much to know, I keep to myself most days. Victoria is the more outgoing of us."

"It explains why I haven't seen you around much. Shame." Goddess, I was smooth. I forgot how good I was at this.

"I'm here now, aren't I?" She raised an eyebrow and smirked at me. Something in me began to stir, something I thought was dead and dormant. Lust.

"Yes, you are." The music started getting louder and many wolves were out on the floor dancing with each other. Victoria was dancing with some random guy, mate? Probably not. Didn't seem like it. I looked back at Genna and smiled. "Do you wanna dance?"

"I thought you'd never ask." I put the cups down that we both had, and I grabbed her hand and led her out to the middle. I noticed that Vin was doing the same with Lin.

Before I knew it, my hands were on her hips and her ass was backing into my crotch. A feeling that I haven't felt in a long time. Part of me was happy that I was finally able to touched in this way, I was able to move on in this way. But deep down, both Zay and I knew what this really meant. Our mate bond was dying...

*****

I woke up with a pounding headache. I drank too much. And my body was sore. I moved too much. I moved muscles in ways that I haven't used in years and now I am paying the price. I groaned as I sat up, and I looked over to see if she was still there...she was not.

The memories from last night came in like a flood. Us dancing. Us drinking. Us kissing. Us grinding. Us walking to my room. Us getting naked. Us having sex. I had sex...goddess I had sex. In the moment it felt great to finally have some relief. But afterwards and even now. I feel disgusting. Disgusted with myself.

'You should be.' Zay said softly, I almost missed it.

'Zay! Hey man, let's talk.' I tried to pry him out of his whole, but he want back in before he heard what I had to say.

I forced myself out of the bed to the shower and I forced myself to put on pajama bottoms. I needed to go out. I needed to go hunting. I was feeling too many feelings, I needed to drown myself in blood. It was my therapy.

I walked around the pack house towards the kitchen and once the fridge was in view a smile creeped onto my face. But not before I felt a sting across my cheek. Someone just slapped me. Anger was boiling in me but before I went to grab whoever it was, the voice flooded the room.

"You dumbass! You have got to be kidding me! My best friend! What the fuck is wrong with you? You don't have a mate so you want to ruin her chances of having one? What did you say to her? To make her give her virginity to you? She was WAITING for her mate, you took it!" Victoria's words barely registered, but when they did...boy did they.

"She was s virgin?" My eyes wide in shock. She surely didn't act, or take my dick like she was a virgin. It was any other situation I would have definitely been impressed.

We heard footsteps, and in walked Vin with the same look and attire I had on.

"What's going on?"

"Watch out man." But before I could warn him, Victoria went up to him and slapped him just as hard as she did me. That girl was unnervingly strong.

"Lin? Seriously? I thought you were better than that." Vin's face fell slightly as he looked at our sister.

I vaguely remember seeing him walk to his room with Lin following him. But from the looks of it, he felt as guilty as I did this morning.

"I get it, your mates left and now your all alone. But dad has presented you with multiple opportunities to be with someone else, and you choose my closest friends? Goddess, you are both miserable." She started to walk out the room, leaving Vin and I standing in silence. "Enjoy your killing spree." She said through gritted teeth.

Vin and I looked at each other, both embarrassed and ashamed. But why? Why should we feel this way after all this time has gone past? They left us. They missed birthdays. They missed holidays. They left without explanation. And somehow, Vin and I are the ones that are supposed to be miserable.

A growl erupted from my lips, my hunger for food no longer present. But my hunger for blood stronger than ever. I needed to take my anger out now, or else there were going to be problems. We both basically ran out of the door, shifting to our wolves in mid air. And we ran. And we kept running until we found enough rouges to satiate this burning anger inside of us.