The Bad Boy's Mate

Chapter 14

Emma's P.O.V

~Recap~

I was about to burst open the door when the door was swung open, revealing a bruised up Nikki. One of her cheeks was purple while her other one had a red, slap mark on it. Her nose seemed to have stopped bleeding a few minutes ago and her lip was busted.

"Oh.my.god." I whispered. "Who did this to you?!"

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"Who.did.this?!" I asked again, feeling anger boil inside me as I stared at my best friend who had tears building up in her eyes. Whoever did this was going to pay. Big time.

"I-I...." She cut herself off by pulling me inside her room and locking the door in a swift move. She had her back on me, facing the door while her hand was still on the door knob. Her shoulders were shaking, whimpers where escaping from her mouth as she tried to hold them back.

"Nikki." I said softly, slowly making my way towards her. Carefully, I placed my hand on her shoulder, scared she would break down into a million pieces if I added some force. But before I could ask her again, she turned to me and crashed me into a tight hug. I wasn't expecting that so I stumbled backwards, but with Nikki's weight, we both fell on the floor.

I blinked my eyes as her grip on me tightened. I would have pushed her away to breathe but instead, I wrapped my arms around her and gently caressed her hair while she cried on my shirt. I didn't ask nor did I say a single word. Instead, we stayed like that. The only sound coming from Nikki's sobs.

And Tyler.....who had to ruin the moment.

"Emma? Are you in there?" His deep voice called out. Nikki quickly pulled away from me and gave me a pleading look to get him away from here before he could see her.

I sighed deeply. I know I said I wouldn't talk to him but, this is an emergency....

"Ill be right back." I mouthed at her and gave her a look that said 'were not done with this' before heading towards the door. I opened a small amount of space so he wouldn't be able to see Nikki and slipped outside. I turned towards him and crossed my arms impatiently.

"Uh...." He started, scratching his head. I glared at him as my patience was running out. I didn't have all day to just stand here and wait for him to say what he wants to say. I'm a busy girl you know.

"I just wanted to tell you that...I'm now going to uh get your mom so please....." He stopped when he saw the glare I threw him. "Don't.....run...away........"

And why the hell will I do that? I wanted to ask him that but I kept quiet. He gave me a sad expression before bringing me into him. He wrapped his arms around my waist and buried his face in my hair, inhaling my scent.

I didn't do anything. I just stood there, fighting my inner beast who demanded to wrap my arms around him.

"I'm sorry Em, I really am. But I can't forgive myself if something happens to you." He whispered softly. "Kale says sorry too. He couldn't come because he had to explain the plan to the warriors so we could get them ready." He explained, his grip on me tightened.

Okay how can you say no to this guy.

I sighed before I wrapped my arms around his neck, bringing him closer to me, though I didn't say anything. I felt him smile on my neck and I had to fight back a smile that tried to escape my lips.

We stayed there for a moment, hugging in the middle of the hall. Until I realized my best friend was inside the room crying her eyes out, waiting for me.

As much as I didn't want to let go, I had to. I slowly pulled away from Tyler and gave him a small smile. "Good luck."

He smiled and kissed my cheek. "Thanks. I'll see you when I get back ." He waved before making his way down the dark hall, leaving me standing there staring at his back.

I sighed and quickly went inside the room. I turned around to find Nikki in the same spot I left her earlier. She was looking down as she played with her fingers nervously. I went to her and stretched my hand to help her up. She looked up and gave me a small smile before taking it.

"First, let's get you cleaned up." I said before dragging her into the bathroom.

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Ten minutes later, we were sitting on her bed across from each other. I gave her a smile, encouraging her to tell me what exactly happened. But before she could say anything, I growled loudly.

"It's not Matt is it?!"

Her eyes widened before she shook her head furiously. "Of course not! He doesn't even know what happened. He wasn't there...."

Okay good.

Wait, what?!

"What do you mean he wasn't there? He should have been there to protect you, that bastard!!" I yelled.

She chuckled softly. "Relax Em. He had to go to border patrol that time. He forgot to do it last time so Alpha Tyler made him go instead of finishing school."

I huffed and crossed my arms. "But still, he should know when his mate is hurt or needs him the most." She gave me a sad smile. "We're not sure if he's really my mate, remember?"

I took her hand and gave it a small squeeze. "Don't worry. I know his your mate, I can feel the connection you two share. And besides, your birthday's in two weeks!" I squealed excitedly. Nikki seems to be processing because her eyes widened after a few seconds. "Oh my god Emma! I forgot to give you your birthday present! Wait here, I'll be right back."

I stared at her as she jumped out of bed and ran around the room, looking for what I'm guessing is my birthday present. "Um, Nikki? I don't think that's necessar-"

"Nonsense! I'm getting you that present whether you like it or not. Now I know I put it somewhere her- there it is!" She grinned as she pulled out a small box out of her drawer. She walked back towards me and sat on the bed with her hand held out. "Happy birthday!!"

I smiled at her before taking the box from her hand. The box was gold in colour and had a white ribbon tied around it. Not wasting another second, I tore the box open to reveal a silver charm bracelet.

I grinned as I gently took it out and examined it. There was a music note hanging for it, a small book, a moon and a lot more of those hanging around. "Do you like it? I hung the ones you like to do the most an-"

"I love it. Thanks Nikki!" I threw myself on her and gave her a tight hug. She laughed before wrapping her arms around me. "Your welcome."

I pulled away after a few seconds and gave her a stern look. "Now, back to serious. What happened to you?" I asked softy.

She stopped laughing and played with her fingers. I was about to ask her again when she finally spoke. "I wanted to visit Matt on lunch time since he had border patrol. I wanted to surprise him so I didn't tell him so he wouldn't expect me there. I was walking inside the woods when someone came up from behind me and gave me something that I still don't know what the hell it was. But I did know something. It definitely weakened me. Which meant I couldn't fight back. He then started asking me questions about someone. I didn't reply and that made him beat me up more. He threatened me, telling me he would kill the person if I didn't tell him. Telling me he had his men surrounding the place and are just waiting for him to give them the command. At that time, I couldn't think straight. He was actually lying to me but I believed him. I believed him and told him everything." By now, she was crying her eyes out. "I told him Emma...."

I furrowed my eyebrows before putting my hand on her shoulder. "Who is the person that he wanted to know about?" She shook her head as she stared at me with horror. "I-I can't tell you. You'll hate me. I can't I'm sorry. I can't-"

"Nikki." I cut her off. "You have to tell me so I can help you. Please. Who is the person?" She looked away from me and stared at the wall instead. "Promise you won't hate me?"

I nodded. "I promise. And why would I hate you?"

"Because you know the person very well a-and I told him where they live."
She whispered.

"I won't hate you Nikki. But you have to tell me who is it." I gave her a small smile. She sighed and stared at her fingers nervously. "You. He wanted to know about you Emma....."

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