The Downfall of My Arrogant Mate

Amy's POV

It was obvious that Kelly was trying to act like the victim and make me look bad.

So I muttered, “I’m not angry, I'm just being real.”

“See, you've now made Kelly sad, Amy. Apologize to her.” William said as he turned to me and anger showed in his dark eyes.

Kelly decided to continue her acting as she gave me an apologetic smile, “It's all my fault that you two are fighting. I'm sorry, I shouldn't have called Will to comfort me yesterday. I was just feeling down and needed him by my side.”

Glancing at William, Kelly exclaimed, “Will, you need to say sorry to her.”

William’s jaw clenched in anger as he muttered, “I didn't do anything wrong, so I don't have to say sorry.”

Suddenly, everyone around us fell quiet. It was embarrassing. I almost growled in anger again, but I held back even though Kelly was grinning triumphantly at me.

She wanted to show everyone that he cared about her more than he cared about me.

I forced a smile on my lips, “Of course, you didn't do anything wrong. You only set off floating lanterns into the sky and they were amazing. You should do that more often.”

As soon as I said that, I stood up from my chair and walked away.

“Let’s go for a run.” I muttered to Cara.

“That's a great idea, Amy.” She answered me, her voice sounding sympathetic.

I rushed out of the pack house and started removing my white dress, leaving only my expendable tights and tank top. The expendable clothes stayed on our body as we shift so that when we shift back to human form, we wouldn't be naked.

I stashed my clothes and purse under the bench that was on the patio.

I took in a deep breath and let it out as I started shifting into my wolf form. Running in wolf form always made me feel amazing, especially when it was with all of our pack members, but that only happened on a full moon.

I could feel the night's cool breeze brushing through my fur. I howled as I ran faster.

I saw a werewolf couple rubbing their snouts together as they stood beside each other. That used to be William and I before Kelly came back to our pack.

How did our relationship change so suddenly?

My heart clenched in pain as I thought about William. I drew in a deep breath and let it out as I tried to calm down.

“Calm down, Amy. He's not our mate, so you don't need to worry about him. Why don't we start looking for our mate?” Cara asked in my head as I slowed down.

“I want us to meet our fated mate, but I don't know if my heart can take it if he rejects us.” I muttered as I started shifting back into my human form.

“He won't reject us.” She replied with certainty evident in her voice.

She sighed as she added, “Just believe that and we'll be just fine.”

“Okay, I'll believe in that.” I answered Cara and she howled in my head, making me smile and howl with her.

I didn't want to go back to the pack house to retrieve my clothes and purse, so I decided to come back for them tomorrow.

My phone was in the pocket of my expendable tights, so I wasn't worried.

The sound of music playing caught my attention just as my wolf started shouting in my head, “Mate, mate!”

Several cars passed by us and I realized that was where the music was coming from. As the cars drove away, the music died down.

“Where? Where is our mate, Cara?” I asked her as my heart raced.

Cara let out a longing sigh, “He's gone, I sensed him in one of the cars that were passing by.”

I sighed too, feeling bad that I just missed my mate, “He must be someone from another pack.”

Cara’s voice held a hint of excitement as she muttered, “Yeah, and he must be here for Kyle's birthday party. Maybe we'll see him tomorrow when you go back for your clothes and purse.”

“I hope so.” I answered her as I ran back home in wolf form then shifted back into my human form.

I felt my phone vibrate against my thigh as I walked into my apartment. I pulled it out and checked it to see that it was a text from William.

[Why are you angry?]

I refused to reply, and then another message came through.

[You shouldn't be angry because you've made Kelly sad. You need to comfort her.]

I ignored that message as well, but then my phone started ringing. I saw that it was him, so I ignored it too.

I placed my phone on the bed and walked towards the bathroom.

After I was done showering, I checked Instagram only to see that Kelly has uploaded a picture.

It was a picture of her and William as they sat side by side at their table inside the pack house. She was hugging him and he has his arm wrapped around her shoulders.

She captioned the picture: [I'm happy that you spend every second with me.]

I couldn't hold back the scoff that came from my lips.

I commented: [I'm happy for you two!]