Ashlyn POV
Present time
Today is me and Will's birthday. I hate this day, it only brings up memories that aren't worth a penny.
After the attack, Will refused to leave Emilia's body, and when it was starting to rot, his parents had to drag him away from it. Ever since, he stayed in his room and never left. He couldn't get over Emilia, I tried to get through him, but he would just throw me out of his room. As a result, I barely spoke to him that year, and we grew apart. We were still friends, but Will was just always nonchalent. The incident has passed two years now, he is better, I no longer hear cries from his bedroom, and he doesn’t sleep over at her grave. But he has changed, he barely smiles, nothing seems to interest him, and he is distant with everyone, no one could get through him, but he is living.
Farrah died during the incident. She was the only girl friend I had, and to say that I was devastated, was an understatement. I lost Emilia and Jasper, and on top of that, Farrah died saving an eldery woman. One of the attackers were pouncing for the old lady, and Farrah jumped right in front of her, and saved her. The elderly woman gave an incredible speech about her. I would never forget her, for her sweetness and cheerfulness. Will's family was fine, except Connor. One of the rogues saw him sleeping with a girl while everything was happening, and the rogue decided it was a fun idea to castrate him. Connor was never Connor since then.
After all the funerals were held, I locked myself in my room. Will wasn't avaliable, and I couldn't tell anyone about my mate. For the safety for my pack, myself and my family, I had to keep it a secret. People would held me hostage to get to Jace, and I didn't want to add to the worry of my parents. My pack would be a in grave danger, and I wouldn’t want anymore causalities in my life.
I hate Jace, but in the same time, I really miss him. He is my mate after all. I keep finding a reason for him, for why he does all those killings, but deep down, I knew he enjoyed killing. Sometimes, I couldn't help but hope he would come and beg for forgiveness, say he would do anything to compensate, but as soon as I remembered what he did, all thoughts about that was gone. I could never accept the fact that he killed my sister, my brother and my best friend. He even managed to destroy Will. I know that I could never be with Jace. Everyone knew his name, no one goes around not knowing him, he was the Jace, he killed without pity. His two companions were Dark and Reese, they were way more cruel than Jace. They were the famous Three. Nothing could stop them, they kill what they see, another reason I knew we would never be together.
My phone rang, it is Serena, she wanted to know if we going to the nearby carnival for wolves. We wolves are braver, so our rides are faster and steeper. I met Serena last year, I was pacing the borders while she passed our land. She turned out to be a mate of one of the pack members. Even though she is a rouge, it was against pack laws to kill ones mate. We became friends since, she reminded me a lot of Farrah. Tonight we are going on a double date, she with her mate Nate, and me with Xavier.
Xavier is the sweetest boyfriend ever. He lost his mate when Jace attacked. He got over her soon as he didn't even know her till she passed away.
Before going to my date, I am going to Will's first. Despite everything has happened, he is still my friend, and I would want the best for him.
'Will!' I said as I walked into his room, reminding him it was his birthday wasn't a good idea. 'What are you doing tonight?' I asked.
'Non of your business bitch. Leave now.' He said with so much venom it could burn metal.
'Will, please don't do this.'
'Do what now Ashlyn?' He asks with the evil glint in his eyes, 'Did Xavier finally dump your sorry ass?' He started walking towards me, 'You should be ashamed of yourself, no one would ever love you.'
