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Chapter 11

"Are you freaking kidding me?!" Millie screamed her lungs out.

"Knowledge is power, Millie, so I wanted you to know what they could be planning for you. I heard my parents talking about it and they thought it was a wise decision and so I wanted you to know about it." Preety said, a little afraid of her cousin who seemed ready to spit fire. Damn! Maybe she shouldn't have opened her mouth. But she couldn't keep it from her any longer especially after everything Millie had done for her. She had protected her from the wrath of her parents. Her dad had wanted to scream at her while her mom wanted to slap some sense into her but Millie had stubbornly kept their bedroom door locked and hadn't allowed anybody inside until they ran out of their energy and insatiable need to hurt Preety. Millie had protected Preety from her own parents and it was her turn to return the favour.

"Knowledge is knowing tomato is a fruit and wisdom is knowing never to use it in a fruit salad, Peetu! How can they do this to me? How are our actions related? I mean sure I love you like a sister but your personal business is your own and it's not like you asked me or I encouraged you to lose your virginity and then make out in the storage room!" Millie retorted haughtily.

Preety teared up, "I'm sorry, Millie. I never thought this could land you in trouble. I just...we just..." Preety's lip trembled as she lost control of her emotions.

Millie immediately felt guilty. She hadn't wanted to make Preety feel bad.

"Oh Peetu...I'm so sorry. I'm just...stressed out. I didn't mean to hurt you. I'm so sorry. It's just...this thing with Paul...I really like him and in all this madness I haven't been able to spend time with him like I want to." Millie seemed sad. Both the cousins hugged then and consoled each other.

Paul's wolf was pacing the forest. He was raging. He couldn't believe it. He had heard Millie and Preety's conversation. He hadn't even got a chance to try to begin his relationship and it was already being squashed by Preety's stupidity and his imprint's father's over protectiveness.

They were trying to marry her off!

He growled and clawed and bared his teeth. He felt like tearing his fur out. Why? Why was this happening? Were the spirits so cruel to him? Was karma catching up?

"Calm down, Paul!" Sam ordered.

"How can I, Sam? You know what's going on..how am I supposed to calm down? We haven't even had any time alone and they plan to marry her off! Marry her, Sam! What century is this anyway? Who does that? Don't they care about her feelings and what she wants? This is barbaric!" Paul was losing control over his feelings his body. Words could not express his feelings. Even as a wolf his body was shaking. He was too furious. If he had been a normal being he would have definitely popped a vessel.

"Have you stopped to think that maybe she wouldn't be that opposed to it? From what I've heard her parents had an arranged marriage as well and they are going strong. And it's not like it's happening today. Just try and calm down. Emily wants to talk to you. So get your shit together before you come." Sam sauntered off.

Calm down...calm down my ass, thought Paul. It's not like he's understand. He was going home to his imprint and their child! He could never understand what Paul was going through. Sure they had their share of tough times but this was different. Nobody had faced this kind of situation. Paul's thoughts had a life of their own as they went racing through his mind.

Nevertheless, Paul found himself sitting in Emily's kitchen some time later. The smell of food and Emily's calmness relaxing him a little. Just a little though. He was so tense he doubted anything could calm him down right now.

"You better get that scowl off your face, Paul. Wouldn't want Millie to see you like that after all she's the one braving all this trouble." Emily smiled lightly.

Paul's ears perked up. Had he been wolf they would have twitched and he would have that star struck expression that dogs have when seeing their owner after a long time.

"Millie? Millie is coming over?" Paul asked suddenly excited at the prospect of seeing his mate. Hell just saying her name calmed him down. Paul was suddenly running his hands through his hair and straightening his clothes.

Emily laughed seeing the sudden change in Paul. Oh he was well and truly love struck. Sam smiled as well. His mate was awesome. She knew how to calm wolves down. She truly cared for them.

"Hey guys!" Millie called out upon entering the kitchen. She felt drained but was happy to come over when Emily invited her. She could use a break from the house, her parents, her cousin, her cousin's parents, her siblings and her aunt Vinni who was hell bent on spoiling her life. She was the one who came up to her dad with photographs and details of prospective grooms for her. She had the brilliant idea that since Preety's parents had decided to get her and her boyfriend married, it would be a good idea to get Millie married as well before she did something equally embarrassing and tarnished the family name. Millie sighed and rubbed her temples. She hadn't been feeling too good for some time now.

"Hey, you OK?" Paul asked concerned when he noticed that Millie didn't seem well.

"Yeah, just a little...stressed. and to top it my aunt Vinita refuses to go home. Sometimes I wish I could fly if only to shit on a few people!" Paul chuckled as he wrapped her up in a hug that seemed to thaw her tense muscles, ease her throbbing head and make her want to go to sleep and not wake up for a day or two.

Paul felt better too as soon as he had her in his arms. She was tiny. She didn't deserve all this stress. How the hell did they expect someone so fragile to cope with all this?

Emily smiled and watched the young couple as Sam wrapped his arms around her. She only hoped for her plan to work.