Saving Us *Mate Astray*

Chapter 11

"What do you mean she was the reason for my bruises? That's not possible, she wasn't even here."

Everyone turned to Luna Jasmine expecting an answer, they seemed just as confused about this as I was and the tension in the room seemed to grow by the second.

"We will talk about this after breakfast Elektra, you need rest. You shouldn't be hearing about something that will only cause you pain."

To say I was confused was an understatement. The Luna was making no sense and she seemed very against telling me whatever it was that she knew. I figured if she wasn't going to tell me then I would figure it out by myself.

This apparently had something to do with Sarah, my mate and having learned everything there is to know about shifter history I was positive I could find out what was happening.

"El"

I turned my head to Jake, his voice resonated with sympathy and even pity. Whatever could have caused that I had no idea. When our eyes made contact I could see anger, pain and sorrow, I was surprised to find such emotions on his eyes, he was always so easy going.

"Are you okay Jake?" He nodded slightly.

"Your bruises..." He said in a low voice that sounded strained, either from pain or anger, I was not sure. "... that pain you felt came from something that your mate did. Something that went against the bond between mates."

I was trying to think, to figure out what he was trying to tell me but my head was spinning and it was hard for me to focus. When I simply stared at him without saying nothing he continued.

"Your mate cheated on you." I was stunned into silence. My breath caught in my chest and my heartbeat increased alarmingly in speed.

"Remember what my father once taught us? That the bond between a shifter and their mate is so deep that any infidelity in either part can be felt by the other. If a rejection hasn't been proposed and accepted, when one of them cheats..." Jake takes a deep breath to calm himself down, he looked ready to rip someone's throat out. "... their mate will feel the pain of that infidelity. The pain of someone else touching and loving what is rightfully yours."

I simply stared at him as he finished talking, trying to process what was happening but being in too much shock to do so. Sarah had slept with somebody else, she had kissed and touched someone that was not me.

The anger that I felt at that thought made me flush red and my breathing to become erratic. She thought I was dead, that I no longer existed but was that enough of an excuse to sleep with someone else three days after losing their other half?

NO, IT ISN'T!

I felt my body start to shake, my breathing becoming more and more uneven, my hands started to sweat and my heart was trying to beat out of my chest. I grasped the sheets in my hands until my knuckles were white, I couldn't think past the anger that I felt at someone else touching what was mine.

MINE!

That last thought was followed by a growl, one that held such power the windows of my room shook and objects that were on my desk fell. I was too far gone to register who growled as I continued to shake and imagine someone else touching Sarah.

"El, El listen to me, you have to calm down."

"EL!"

"Elektra"

They kept calling my name but I wasn't listening. I was too angry, too out of control. Every bone in my body screamed murder, I wanted to rip out the throat of the woman that had touched my mate.