I didn't know what I was doing right now, it felt like a mistake, but I knew I was no longer in control of my body.

Hunter had just unleashed a truth bomb on me, and because of the bond that we shared purely by fate, I physically could not let him turn himself in, so because of my wolf and the pull she felt with his, I crushed my lips on his.

This was wrong, there was still so much I needed to know.

Yet, I couldn't stop myself, I wanted more, I had to have more.

"Carly, fuck- we shouldn't do this here." He said between kisses, as a growl escaped my throat.

Pulling back, my mind was hazy and I could not see straight as my wolf was fighting to take control of the situation, something that she had never done before until today.

'Stop it... please' I begged her, but she had blocked me out.

"Carly?"

Hunter had reached out to touch me, but with what little power I had left over my body and mind, I moved away before his touch gave my wolf the power to take full control over my body, I took a step back and tried to catch my breath.

"I... I can't, I-" I looked at Hunter, his lips were swollen and his t-shirt was ripped, displaying his toned chest, making me swallow hard.

"What?" He frowned, confused, as he stared at me. "Carly... Don't go."

I needed to get out of here, he was right, we couldn't do this here, I needed to get out and think this through.

"I need to go... I'm sorry." is all I said, before turning around, pulling open the door and making my swift escape, not looking back at Hunter as I ran away.

'Foolish girl, go back to our mate' A voice in my head kept telling me, but now that I was away from Hunters grasp, I could ignore and block it out.

Once I was far away from Hunter, and close to my room, I went inside the cabin and locked the doors, breathing heavily with my heart almost beating out of my chest as the realization of what had just happened comes crashing over me.

I kissed Hunter.

Oh my god, what have I just done?

This was not how I wanted things to go, but because of the bond it was impossible to function properly around him, and because of that, I knew I couldn't stay here.

One of us had to leave, I couldn't stay here if he was here.

Although the past had been a big factor to why he rejected me, that was just it, he rejected me, and all because he killed my father.

I couldn't think straight with everything he's said to me in the past hour, and kissing him just made me feel everything ten times worse.

I felt disappointed in myself, but most of all, I had to mourn not only the loss of a mate once more, but the death of my father.

Hunter had taken everything away from me, my father, and my ability to be what I am, because of him I was no longer capable of shifting, I was an outcast to my pack, a disappointment, a failure in the eyes of my people, all because he 'made a mistake'.

I sank to the floor and held my head in my hands as I cried everything out that I could, the frustration, the loss, the heartbreak, feeling it as though I was feeling it for the very first time.

I don't know how long I sat there, on the floor, but eventually someone had knocked on the door, carried by a voice I recognised.

"Carly?" Bethany softly called my name from behind the door. "Are you in there? Carly?" She knocked again.

Puling myself up from the floor, my eyes burned and my body felt weak, and I really didn't want Bethany to see me like this, but she was the only one who understood what I was going through, and I couldn't hide forever.

So, I unlocked the door and opened it and instantly felt arms wrap around my neck as Bethany crashed her body into mine and held me, wrapping her arms around me comforting me.

"You're not alone, Carly." She whispered as I hugged her back, tears forming in my eyes again.

Her words had helped me calm down, and after her warm embrace, we both went inside and I went to take a shower, to wash of Hunters scent on me that was making me overly emotional.

I was thankful Bethany was here with me, if I was alone, I don't know how I would have handled this on my own, it wasn't like I could just leave.

Beast... the name kept ringing in my ears, the boy... now the man who should have died, a criminal, Hunter chooses to save this kind of wolf over my father? Who only was doing his job, trying to keep the peace between packs.

I had tried to understand where Hunter was coming from, but the more I thought about it, the more I hated that I knew where he was coming from, and what made him do what he did, but it didn't bring my dad back.

The next day

I didn't sleep... or should I say, I couldn't sleep.

My eyes were bloodshot and swollen, and apart from feeling like my world was falling apart, I still had things to do today that couldn't be ignored.

I still had a responsibility, being at Camp Reject was my last chance for my pack to finally accept me into the ranks, and by being here, I had to complete it, I was determined to not be a failure anymore.

After a lot of time to think about my situation, I knew what I had to do, and that was to simply just ignore Hunter, unless he had already left, there was nothing else I could do without causing suspicion.

If the other hunters, or camp leaders found out about Hunter being my mate, it would not only cause trouble for him, but for me, my family, and my pack.

I could even be arrested, and that was something I couldn't risk.

Hunter wanted to turn himself in, but I knew more than anyone from being the outcast of my pack, if he were to ever tell the truth, it would bring us all down, despite him being the one to cause all this.

I was stuck, and unable to get out of this hell that was now my life.

Hunter... I still felt something for him, but I wasn't sure what it was, was it hate? Love? The words felt foreign to me as I tried to understand how I now felt towards my fated mate.

He'd had consumed my mind, body and soul since the moment I first laid eyes on him, I should know everything about him by now, and not being able to read him was making me feel like I was slipping over the edge to insanity.

"Are you ready, Carly?" Bethany asked from behind the bathroom door.

I stared at myself one last time in the mirror, I had put makeup on to try and hide my puffed-up eyes and my pale complexion, even going as far as to wear glasses, which made me look ridiculous, but not more ridiculous than I felt inside.

"Yeah... I'm ready." I swallowed hard, before opening the bathroom door.

Today was just another day, and that's all it was going to be.

I had to stay strong, but most of all, I had to stay as far away from Hunter as possible, because I wasn't ready to talk to him again... not after last night.

"Let's go." I forced a smile, as Bethany smiled and linked her arm in mine.

Just another day... I can do this...

Right?