My Secret, My Bully, My Mates. novel Chapter 440

I am instantly lifted and sat in a lap. Warm arms are around me, pulling me back to a warm chest. “Breathe, Bitty. You’re safe, we’re here. Take a breath and tell us what’s in the box.” Oliver gives me another little squeeze. I feel my whole body relax at his contact and gentle honey scent. He just knows.

I do what he says and take a deep breath, then I look at Jena. “It’s Tyler.”

“What do you mean ‘it’s Tyler?’ How is that Tyler?” Jena points to the eight inch square box in front of me.

I take another deep breath and lean forward, lift the box lid gingerly like it might explode. I slide the top of the box and my friends lean closer. Jena gasps and slaps her hand over her mouth. My brother has her in his arms in a matter of seconds. She just stares from the box and back to me.

It’s a pair of green eyes. Just the eyes, removed from their body. Green eyes I looked into many times and tried to figure out what he was thinking, how he was playing me, wondering how he could be involved with the rogue group when he seemed so sweet, before I knew about his mate. They are wrapped in a tattered piece of material that I think was the t-shirt he was wearing when we escaped, his scent strong, it’s in here on purpose. They killed him, for helping me and I feel sad about that, but at the same time I feel nothing at all because he was willing to sell us out for a mate that was not true to him.

“Hey, talk to us.” I feel hands on my face and I blink hard a few times, trying to focus. “Tiny, you’re freaking us out, say something please.”

“Umm, Tyler was one of the rogues on campus. He was how we made contact with them in the first place. We kind of became friends. I mean we were both working an angle, so it wasn’t real. In the end his mate was sleeping with Mike, who wouldn’t let them reject each other so he could inflict pain. In the end he helped Jena and I escape.” I took a deep breath and blew it out slowly letting my cheeks puff out.

We left him behind like he asked, left him to his fate like he asked so he could finally be with his mate. I know that he screwed me over and I guess I understand his reasons, but I can’t find it in me to hate him. I just pity him and hope he finally got what he wanted.

I feel fingers rub my cheeks. Cam is still in front of me, Oliver still has his arms wrapped around me, holding me tight. This is the thing I have missed. The comfort that their friendship brings. We are stronger like this and I can’t forget that again, no matter how far I go, I can’t cut them off again. It hurts too much.

“You guys need to go, you have a pack to run and a moron to punish.” I look at Cam. “I have orders I need to hear and follow, we will meet up with you, okay?” I place my hand over Cam’s and squeeze it quickly before removing it.

“Umm, some of the bad stuff is really hard…” I look at Jena again and she looks terrified. “And, not my information to tell.” I am wringing my hands and pacing the office. “Where would you like me to start?”

“How about from when you got onto campus. From what I understand you were just there to help, how did you end up as a student? I know I had to give permission for your transcripts to be sent over after Principal Duncan gave Warrior Brogen a hard time.”

I nod my head and start from when we moved into the house and got Mina settled at school. I told them about the partial brand and how long it took both of us to recover from it. Why I started school with Mina, meeting Tyler, Mike and Robbie. I glossed over the runs and my birthday. Finally getting into more detail of the night I was taken and what happened with Tyler’s mate.

I talked about captivity, leaving out anything that had to do with Jena’s abuse. It's not my story to tell and she has been frozen since I started talking. I may have to stay with her tonight, her nightmares are going to be terrible.

I finish with how Robbie helped us escape. Now I know that Tyler was killed for sure, I am worried about Robbie. I shouldn’t be, he was one of the guys to lure us in and take us, but he never laid a hand on me and if he was around, neither of us were assaulted. I think he did his best to protect us, while also maintaining his status with the rogues.