A Tainted Love

Chapter Twelve

Garret's POV

I was exhausted. Today had been a long day. I had fought with Hannah last night and hadn't seen her all day. I went to check on Reese only to find him fighting with Brett over Bridget. It was almost my breaking point. I felt like I was going to go crazy if something else happened.

After settling the situation for the moment with Brett and Reese, I set off toward my tent. What I found made me angry. Hannah was gone. There was food set on the ground that had barely been touched.

I was about to go looking for her when the tent flap opened and Harry stepped in. He was pulling Hannah behind him. I growled at the rough treatment of my mate.

"Harry, what is the meaning of this?" I asked him. He stood there a moment before turning toward Hannah.

"Do you want me to tell him, or do you?" I heard him whisper to her. She shook her head and pointed toward him.

"Spit it out already." I snapped. I was tired and wanted to go to bed with my mate by my side.

"I have some bad news sir." Harry started.

"Of course you do." I mumbled, not caring who heard me. Harry looked at me a moment before continuing.

"Hannah has just informed me of her story. She told me about her getting raped. I'm afraid to say this, but more came out of that situation than she thought. Besides losing her virginity, the male werewolf that did it to her, claimed her as his mate. He will come looking for her soon. You will not be able to claim her until you kill her mate." Harry said to me. I stood there a moment before my eyes turned red.

"Hannah is my mate. If anyone dares to take her from me, there will be severe consequences. Leave us." I shouted. Harry scrambled from the tent, but it was not fast enough. I pulled my head back and roared before pulling Hannah to me.

"Did you know of this? Is he using you as a spy? Speak to me girl." I yelled at Hannah. She was trembling, but I couldn't find it in me to care. This was the girl that had rejected me and treated me horribly. I tried to be nice to her, but this was my last straw. I kept her brother alive, fed, clothed her and all she did was spit in my face.

Now I find out that she is already mated and her mate could be on his way at any time. Why did I get this girl as my true mate? Was someone trying to push me to the edge? First I had lost Paige and now I've lost my true mate. Fate was against me.

I pulled myself out of my thoughts as I heard Hannah crying. She was still trembling in my grasp. I instantly felt regret for how I had been treating her and for shouting at her.

"I'm sorry, please don't' cry," I said, trying to comfort her. I pull her to me and put my arms around me. She jerks out of my grasp and moves back away from me. She looked scared out of her mind.

"What will happen to me?" she asked, looking down at the floor? At first I didn't think I heard her correctly.

"Pardon?" I asked her.

"I said, 'what will happen to me?'" she repeated herself. I stared at her.

"What do you mean? Nothing is going to happen unless I say it is." I said, trying once again to comfort her. I reached out for her, but again she evaded my embrace.

"You hate me, I'm supposedly mated to the very man that ruined my life and I have nowhere to go. I want to know what will happen to me. Will you lock me up like my brother? Or hand me over to my "mate"?" She yelled at me. I could feel the sadness in her.

What could I do? What did she want me to say? She had rejected me, not the other way around. Her mate was out there somewhere. Would she even want me to fight for her? She hated me, hated me for what I had caused her. I had locked her brother away from her, forced myself on her, not knowing her past. I was a monster according to her.