One day, I could handle, but now it’s going on two, and I’m going out of my fucking mind. I haven’t spoken to Amelie, which only makes it worse. Knox has no intention of finding his own place to stay. It’s been two days, and I’ve waited patiently for him to screw up, but he’s smart. I don’t know how much more I can take with him being so close to Amelie. I’ve seen him through the windows, trying his best to get close to her, but Amelie always manages to find a way around him.
“Are you going to let the poor tree go?” Colin asks, keeping his voice low.
Looking over at my hand, I didn’t realize my fingers had cut into the bark. When I pull my hand away, blood oozes down my skin. “If I can’t kill Knox, I have to get my frustration out somehow,” I grumble.
Colin slaps me on the shoulder and peers over at Amelie’s cabin. “Anything new?”
I shake my head. “Same old shit. I just want that bastard away from my mate. I don’t know how long I can keep this up.”
Colin sighs. “Go home and take a break. I’ll watch over Amelie for a while. You’re not going to do her or yourself any good if you let this anger take over. That’s when people make mistakes. And mistakes lead to death.”
“Fine,” I growl. “I’ll go home. Call me if anything happens.”
Colin nods. “I will.”
Running through the forest as fast as I can, I push my body to the limits. The anger builds inside of me, and I use it to fuel my speed. I can feel the rage threatening to break free, but luckily, Christmas Eve night with Amelie has kept that at bay. Unfortunately, I don’t know how long that will last.
When I get to the field behind my house, I slow my pace as the snow starts to fall heavily from the sky. My muscles burn like fire, and my clothes are drenched even though it’s only twenty degrees outside. I can feel the green stone in my pocket, waiting for me to touch it. For the past two days, it’s been my only link to Amelie. I reach in, and my fingers brush against the smooth rock. Visions of Amelie play through my mind as I walk the rest of the way to my house. However, when I get to the front door and find it open, I go on alert. It’s not until I walk inside when I smell the intruder.
The scent grows stronger the closer I get to my bedroom. The door is cracked, and when I push it open, I see Kara, naked and spread wide on my bed. Knox had to have warned her that we were tracking them somehow; I had no clue she was in town. Kara smiles and bites her lip suggestively, thinking it’ll turn me on like it used to, but all I do is stare at her unimpressed.
“Surprise,” she announces.
“What the fuck are you doing here?” I snap.
She pouts. “It’s good to see you again too, Zayne.” She grabs one of my pillows and breathes it in. “I was curious to see if you’ve brought any women here. I don’t smell any on your sheets. I thought for sure you’d have a mate by now.”
“No,” I growl.
She tosses the pillow to the side. “That’s because we were meant to be together.”
Her clothes are on the floor, so I pick them up and throw them on the bed. “Get out, Kara. No amount of parading around naked will make me give in.”
Kara’s anger blasts through me, but I stand firm. She snatches her clothes and gets dressed, her eyes shifting to her wolf’s. “There’s only one reason why you’d turn me down,” she snarls. “And that’s a mate. Who is she?”
“If I had a mate, I’d be with her right now.”
Kara storms up to me. “Maybe you just were. But one way or another, I’m going to find out.”
She grabs her high heels off the floor and takes off out of my house. I watch her disappear through the forest, and I have a feeling she’s headed straight to Knox. As long as Amelie doesn’t give anything away, we should be fine. But, with Kara here, it’s even more critical for me to stay away from Amelie.