~ATTICUS~
I wish I hadn't made such ridiculous promises to Anya. I should have been upfront with her from the start. But she wasn't the problem currently; getting Autumn to open this door was more important to me. I knock once, then twice.
"Autumn!" I shout loud enough for her to hear me. "Open the door. Please!"
I try again but she shouted for me to leave her alone. Hearing her say those words to me bothered me more than it should. It was almost like her feelings affected mine. Like we were connected. But that couldn’t be possible. I was connected to Anya, not to her. My mate bond was with Anya, not Autumn. So then why did this hurt me just as much as it did her?
"Why are you wasting your time with her?" Anya demands. "She doesn't wish to speak to you. I'm the one that’s trying my
