I went to go chase after Jared. As I went to exit the door, a big strong hand firmly grasped my left arm, pulling me to a halt.
I turned back to see the hand belonged to Alpha Mark, "And where do you think you are going?" He said to me. I turned around to face him, and said "I am going to talk to Jared Alpha?" Unlike the last time we had this conversation, I was not going to cower to him. Alpha Mark tipped his head to the side and grinned"And why would you need to go after Jared?"
I lowered my head at his tone, thought better of my actions once again and said, without looking at the floor, "Because he is ... my best friend, as I have told you already. There is nothing else going on between us, despite what everyone else believes or wants to happen. Now if you would excuse me, my BEST
