The Rampant Bond

Chapter Twenty-Three|| Notes

{Katherine's POV}

The past week that I felt like I was constantly looking over my shoulder. So much had happened and all I wanted to do was be happy with my mate and I can't even have that!

Memories of Adrian's address to the pack was constantly floating around in my mind.

"Today I wanted to tell you all of a potential threat: Stacy Elton. She has threatened me and my mate on numerous occasions. I know you have yet to meet my mate, but I want you all to know that she is so important to me. I cannot let this go on any longer. As of today I, Alpha Adrian, ban Stacy Elton, from the Rampant Pack. If anyone sees her step foot in this territory I want it reported to me. She is being removed as we speak. Effective immediately. I want all eyes open and watching. This woman is dangerous and will stop at nothing to get back into this pack."

His words were still stuck as I listened to each of them that day intently.

It was only hours later after the news had broken out that her dad showed up at our home asking questions. He was confused as to why Adrian would do that to Stacy considering how close they used to be. Adrian tried explaining it all to the best of his abilities and Stacy's dad was shocked to hear the information being given to him. He almost didn't believe it until Adrian showed him a recording of the call the day in the station. He left our home heartbroken, to say the least. His daughter wasn't allowed into his pack, his home.

People were confused. Why didn't Adrian just take her into pack cells if she was such a threat? I asked myself that question and deep down, I knew why. He feels his best friend would never forgive him if he did that to his baby sister. He felt that maybe, just maybe, if he kept her at a distance and saw how serious he was taking things that maybe she would just give up, but I saw that woman work and I knew was going to stop at nothing to break us apart. Adrian says he didn't lock her away because her father would easily get her out, but I knew that was bullshit. Whether he wanted to believe his own lie or not...I didn't know.

"Babe, could you pass me those papers?" Adrian asked bringing me from my thoughts.

"Yeah." I picked up the papers that were next to me and handed them to him.

He thanked me before going back to his work and I looked around his office bored out of my mind. Ivy was down for a nap and I came in here to see if he needed anything for me to do, which was a no right until I bugged him for me to help. When he had agreed, I pulled up a chair next to him to try and help with paperwork, but he just laughed at how horrible I was at the task he tried giving me. Now, he was doing all the work and I was like a bump on a long: useless.

"So...any sightings on Stacy?" I asked and he shook his head as he continued to write.

"Not recently. I think she got the idea, thank the Goddess. I used to let her push me around and that is my fault for letting her get spoiled that way. Now she knows I mean business when it comes to my mate and no one is going to harm her." He stated, looking up at me giving me an encouraging smile and I tried to give him one back that didn't look forced.

He noticed. "Babe, stop stressing this. Thinking about all the possibilities makes the situation ten times worse, okay?"

"I know...I just can't help but do exactly that. You're not the victim in the situation, Adrian. You don't understand what I feel." I retorted, but the second the words left my mouth I instantly regretted them.

"Did you really just say that?" He asked with a sharp tone. "First, I have to watch my mate get threatened. Then I have to go and ban this threat from our pack only to think that maybe that won't even keep them away. That this whole week I've made sure you were in your room asleep and safe and woke up earlier enough to check on you and make sure you were still there. That I haven't gotten one ounce of sleep worrying for the life of the woman that has become my whole world lately. Not to mention that when I see you drift off into your thoughts every so often I have to see the worried look that crosses your face when you do so, and it hurts a little more each time knowing how scared you are and there is nothing I can do for it right now."

I looked away from his gaze. "I'm sorry, I didn't think," I mumbled trying to hold back my tears and not let him see.

"Katherine, baby, come here." his voice was softer and I bit my trembling lip shaking my head.

"I'm fine, I'm sorry...really."

"Katherine, come here," he commanded once more.

I sighed slowly standing from my chair and walked to him where he pulled me onto his lap wrapping his arms around me as I buried my face into his chest trying to take deep breaths. I didn't want him to see me cry. I already felt weak enough as it is.

"I didn't mean to upset you, but it just made me mad for you to think you're in this alone because you're not. I do know what you're feeling because I'm experiencing this situation too. Maybe not as intensely, but I am. You've got to let me deal with this and stop getting into your thoughts and thinking the worst. You're already letting her win by doing so. Keep your chin held high, dry your tears, and act like that woman who told Stacy off the day she spoke even the slightest wrong words to her."

He was right. I was letting her win, and I hate to lose.

"We can't let her win."

"And we won't," he replied kissing the top of my head.

But that night when I got back to my room, I knew this battle was far from over. What sat on my bed had me shook to my core and at that moment I felt like we had indeed already lost. A note from the one and only.

'Im not that easily to get rid of. Leave and reject Adrian while you can. You have two days. -Stacy'

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