The Mermaids' Mate

Chapter 22

I sat in math class, thinking about yesterday. Amy tried talking to me, but I ignored her. Damien occasionally glanced at me to ensure I was okay, but I ignored him.

It felt awkward between us now. Especially since he told me, he loved me. I wanted that to be enough to make me feel better, but it only made me worse.

All I wanted was to switch seats.

And for the next class, I did. I sat in the back, away from everyone. I was avoiding everyone. I tried focusing in class, but I couldn't. How could I concentrate when Tasha knew everything? Not only that, but she had pictures and videos. I felt so sick to my stomach.

I needed to leave.

During lunch, I sat in an empty hallway, staring at my lunch. I couldn't even eat it, and I knew I would throw it up if I tried. I took a deep sigh and put my lunch away. We still had twenty minutes left, and I didn't know what else to do besides stare at the white walls.

"There you are!" Amy shouted. They all stood before me with worried looks on their faces. Even Luca was here. Tasha had a giant smile, and her hand locked around Damien's. "What is wrong with you? You have avoided us all day; you aren't responding to our texts. You're sitting out here like some loner-"

"I want you to leave me alone," I cut her off.

"Nexy? W-what are you saying? We're your friends." Amy argued.

"Here's the deal, Amy. I. Don't. Like. Any. Of. You. As a matter of fact, I hate you. You are all fucking annoying and a pain in my ass since I got here." Tasha had sent me a few messages of stuff I needed to say to them. She also wanted to be there when I told them. I cursed myself for saying it. But I had to. "I was only friends with you, so I could get to Damien and use him for his money. The guy isn't even my fucking type." I glanced at him and shrugged. "Sorry, dude, you were just easy pickings."

"Nexy." Amy scolded me, sounding hurt. Damien looked down at the floor, and I could sense he was hurting, but there was something else. He was mad, and his wolf was mad. "H-how could you say that stuff to us? I-us-we trusted you. W-we're your friends. We care about you."

"Well, I don't care about any of you. Not you, or Melissa, or Mike, and especially not Damien." I cursed myself for hurting my friends, but what else could I do? Damien glanced at Tasha like he knew this was her doing and removed his arm from her grip.

"I told you, Damien. She was using you for your money, and you fell into her trap. You even went out of your way and paid her rent six months in advance. Your mother told me she saw the bank statements."

Wait what? He paid my rent? "Thank you, Damien. I hoped you'll transfer money to my bank account, but paying off my rent helps too." I shrugged. I hated how much he was hurting right now. Especially after he had told me, he loved me yesterday.

Melissa didn't say anything. She was staring at the floor, crying. Mike and Luca were shaking their heads in disbelief. Amy glared at me and then Tasha. "Did you put her up to this?"

"I don't know what you're talking about," Tasha replied innocently.

"Nexy would never say something like that to us. I know this was your doing! I'm not stupid, Tasha, nor are the rest of us." Amy shot back. It was then that everyone became suspicious of Tasha. Cause Amy was right. I would never say that to them. They were my friends, and I cared about them.

"No, Ams. It was all me." I stood up from this dirty floor. "Tasha didn't put me up to this. This was me all along." I turned to Damien and shook my head. He stared at me with pain in his eyes. "Poor Damien. He confessed his love to me yesterday and paid my rent. I don't need him anymore. That was the only thing he was useful for."

"I told you, Damien. All of you that she was only putting up an act." She stroked Damien's arm, but he flinched away, not wanting her to touch him. "Damien. She used you. I would never do something like that, Damien. I love you."

"No, Tasha. I know you would never do something like that." Damien turned to her. She smiled at him feeling proud. I wanted to tell him the truth for a moment but held my tongue. "You're capable of so much worse." He said and turned to leave. Mike and Luca followed behind. Neither of them looked at me.

The smile on Tasha's face disappeared. She had finally done it. She had pushed Damien to his limit. She understood she had fucked up. She looked at me and frowned.

"I wish you two the best." I smiled at Tasha and walked away. I left Amy to tend to Melissa, who was crying.

This was going to haunt me for the rest of my life.

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I took a shower after school like I always did. Tasha kept blowing up my phone, telling me how furious Damien was. He said that from now on, all forms of physical touch between them would not be allowed. That included living together. What pissed her off, even more was that Tasha would not bear the next Alpha, and from that day on, he would be heirless. He said the next Alpha would have to come from any of his cousins. All her Luna duties would be passed down to Luca and him. She would only have the title of Luna and nothing else. She wasn't even allowed to attend any Alpha meetings with him.

I read all her angry texts and laughed. It was funny watching her suffer.

LOL! 😂😅 I texted her.

I knew that text was going to bite me in the ass later. But what else could Tasha do that she hasn't already done? She got what she wanted. To separate Damien and me, and this was the consequence. I was the only thing holding them together, but with me gone, she was ruined.

I will get you back, you stupid fucking whore! I read her text. But I shrugged it off.

I went to grab a clean shirt from the box Damien left me when a note fell on the floor. I picked it up and read it. "If you ever need me, call me." I read it out loud. It included his number. Of course, I needed him. I needed him now more than ever.

I put his note in my drawer and put on his shirt. My phone kept buzzing, but I ignored it, letting sleep consume me.
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I woke up the following day for school. My usual routine was to text Amy and Melissa. But I didn't. Instead, I got dressed and headed for school. Today was going to be a long day. Walking to school, I finally checked all the messages Tasha had sent me. It was over a hundred. My gods, she was nuts. Most were just pictures of Bryan and me with stupid comments about how scared I looked.

When I got to my first class, I sat in an empty spot away from everyone. I heard my phone go off again, and I checked it. It was from an unknown number. I clicked on it and saw that it was Bryan. I had blocked his number, but he always found a way to text me.

Hey baby. I heard you have been a bad girl. I might end up visiting you a lot sooner than expected. Tasha told me I needed to keep you under control. What better way than to have my dick in your mouth. I'll be there in three months with Eudora.
Also, do you remember Oscar, William, and Sam? They'll be joining me as well. They miss you and your pretty holes. ❤️

Three more unknown numbers texted me pictures and videos of that night. It was them. I knew by the explicit texts they were sending.

I can't wait to fill you up again! One text read.

Best fucking pussy I ever had. 😩 another one said. It went on and on during class. My stress level was through the roof, and I could hardly breathe. My whole body was trembling. I've never felt more sick in my entire life.

Another text came through this time from Tasha. I hope Bryan rapes you until you kill yourself, you worthless trash!!!

I looked at Tasha, who was sending me daggers with her eyes. Damien was staring at me with a look of sheer fear. My sudden panic attack had triggered his wolf, whose only goal was to alleviate his mate's suffering.

But I couldn't stomach this any longer. I grabbed my phone from the desk and ran out of the class. The teacher shouted behind me where I was going.

Home.

I was going home.

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