Betrayed By Love

Chapter Thirteen

Mira's POV

A stranger, and my brother both assaulted me in one night...

Aaron showed up the next day as if nothing had happened...

My parents aren't my biological parents.

People who treated me like family....tried to kill me... In one of the most horrible ways imaginable...

A frail laugh pulled her from her tormented thoughts.

"Huh? mmm, whose room is this? It's so nice and clean. Everything is perfectly in place. Perfectly unblemished."

Everything's perfect. Perfect. Why does that word anger me? Why do I want to deface anything deemed perfect?

"mmm, This chair is perfect. Perfectly sturdy."

Grabbing the chair with one hand, she dragged it towards the 6ft-tall mirror that stood beside the closet.

"It's a perfect mirror. Not a single blimish."

CRACK

Wow, strong.

The thought only fueled her anger as she slammed the chair against the mirror again, and again as the glass finally gave in, shattering all over the floor.

"Better. Next."

"Flat screen tv? Wow, it looks close to 60 inches. perfect."

The tv not making as much noise as the mirror angered her even more. Going from one object to the next, Mira shattered everything in her newly decorated room. She still didn't feel satisfied. She needed to destroy. Had to destroy everything before the memories finished destroying what was left of her.

The curtains.

The bed set.

The towels.

A large, strong hand lightly grasped her wrist, stopping her from accidentally stabbing herself during her onslaught.

"I understand the pain, but please don't hurt yourself. Get it out anyway you need to, as long as it doesn't involve hurting yourself."

The touch of a man, and his voice, brought me back to that night. Yanking my arm from his grasp, I put as much distance between us as possible.

"Get away from me! Don't touch me!" My reaction stunned him.

"I apologize. I didn't mean to cross a line or cause you any more stress. I just wanted to make sure you'd be okay. I understand now isn't the time. I'll go and let Lexi in."

Hearing that she was here shocked me.

"no. no. no. I don't want her or her evil family anywhere near me! They can all go to hell!" As soon as I said that, something in the corner of my eye moved. Lexi stood there with pain-filled eyes. But, I couldn't bring myself to care. Not after what they've done to me.

"I want nothing to do with you anymore. Stay away from me." Saying those words broke my own heart, but I had to protect what was left of me.

"Are you here to finish the job?!" She flinched but said nothing, as tears fell down her face.

"Where am I? I need to get away. I need to hide."

"You can't leave. This is the safest place for you right now." his voice. I hate his voice.

"How is being in the same house as her safe for me? Or you, for that matter. You could do to me what they did! I don't trust you people, let me go!" I could tell my words angered him, as I watched the muscles in his jaw flex as he controlled his anger.

"Never lump me in with those scum. I would never touch any woman without permission." His voice was deep and commanding.

"I don't believe anything you say." Sighing, he moved towards the bedroom door.

"Be that as it may. This is the safest place for you. No one will touch you as long as I'm around. No one will come back to your room until you're ready. Food will be delivered to your door. I'll have a young maid come clean up the mess, someone non-threatening if you'd like."

Before leaving the room, he turned back once more. An emotion I couldn't make out appeared for a second before it was gone again.

"I only have two regrets in my life. Not getting to you in time, to keep their filthy hands off you, and leaving you in that home. I don't plan on leaving any space for more regrets when it comes to you." Then he was gone.

Why would his only two regrets in life be centered around a stranger?

Looking around the room was now a reflection of how I felt inside. Destroyed.

Is this really what my life has come to? Magical f*****g people wanting to kill me?

"Dear goddess, if this is a story, end it now." I half laughed as I lay in the destroyed bed, crying myself to sleep.

Seth POV

Why did I say that to her?

"Seth she—she hates me." her tears fell faster the more she tried to wipe them away.

"Come on, let's go to your room." I directed her across the hall to her room so she could feel her emotions in private.

As soon as the door shut, she fell to the ground, grieving the loss of the best friend she knew.

"She– thinks.. I had some–something to do with my parents– they tried to– they tried to kill her!" The stream of tears grew stronger as she finally accepted the truth.

"No, Lexi she doesn't truly believe that. She's just confused and in pain. You have to give her space, and try not to take anything to heart. Her whole life was gone in less than two days. It's going to take a while for her to work through everything. One of these days, I promise you'll get the chance to explain, apologize, and possibly get your friend back. No, the old Mira won't be coming back. But, we'll show the new one that there is still something to fight for. She still has people who do love her, and now all we have to do is get the spell removed from her, and she'll have the chance to find her mate. A true love. The one thing she's always wanted. Right?"

I had just met her, but thinking of her with someone else made my heart ache a bit.

My words seemed to do the trick, as Lexi's cries calmed.

"That's right, with everything going on. That completely flew past me. She's a Lycan. How? I mean, I know how, but how did she end up with human parents, believing she's a human? And how do we remove the spell? It would help her so much to have her Lycan with her. She won't feel alone."

"I agree, I'd like to remove the spell on her myself. I have a few things I need to figure out when it comes to her. We need to make sure she won't be a flight risk when s**t gets crazy again. It would be hard to focus on protecting her from everyone, including herself."

"Why are you so protective of her?"

"That's—that's one of the things I need to figure out. The night I saved her from those rat bastards, I treated her like my mate without realizing it. But my wolf doesn't recognize her. So, I want to remove the spell to see if anything changes. But, there's a complication."

"What is it? Anything I can help with?"

"To remove the spell, we'd have to take her to the royal palace. The royal witch is the only one able to remove the spell."

"Okay? What's the issue?"

"Her parents are too scared to meet her. They're terrified of being rejected by her."

"Are you shitting me? They're refusing to help because they're scared to face their own consequences?

"Not refusing, they just want time." I guess that angered her. She left her room, going towards my office.

"What are you doing?"

"We don't have time to wait for them to be comfortable. She is struggling. She's in pain. She needs her Lycan, and she needs her damn parents!"

Agreeing with how she felt, I mind-linked my beta. ''Get the SUV ready. I guess we're going to the royal palace in a few days, whether anyone likes it or not.''