Chapter Thirteen

Danny POV

I waited for Boyd outside his classroom, wanting to find out what was going on with him and why he wasn't talking to me. The last time he avoided me was because of his dad being an asshole, but this wasn't like him and he needed to start being honest with me.

Boyd walked out of the classroom as the bell rang and deliberately avoided eye contact, quickly heading towards the side exit.

"Boyd, wait!" I called, not caring that people were staring and ran after him. I wasn't going to let him ignore me like this.

In the parking lot, I caught up to him at his truck, grabbed his arm and turned him to face me. I met his glare with one of my own and he shook his head at me, looking like the weight of the world was on his shoulders.

"Boyd, what's wrong?" I asked firmly "Is your dad acting up? Has he hurt you?"

"Like fuck he has!" Boyd snapped "I can handle myself and I don't need you fighting my battles, just get lost!"

He turned to get in his truck and my frustration was getting harder to contain, this wasn't the Boyd I knew.

"What if I want to fight your battles?" I shot back and he hesitated "what if I want to be there for you, because I care about you?"

Boyd turned to face me and there were tears in his eyes, he shook his head again.

"There's stuff about me you don't know, I'm not good for you." Boyd sighed and looked at me with an expression that was heartbreaking to see. If he was going to break up with me, I wanted to know why.

"I think that's my decision to make, not yours." I said with an edge to my voice that sounded braver than I actually felt "whatever it is, I can handle it."

I would handle it, I had to. It couldn't be anything bad and I would not allow Boyd to shut me out, this secret of his felt like a wall blocking our relationship and I wanted to knock it down.

"Just talk to me, please?" I begged silently and I moved closer to him, cupping his face in my hands and looking sincerely at him "I love you, man. Just tell me what's going on, let me help."

"You can't help me…" Boyd said weakly, but he made no attempt to push me away. He gave a deep sigh and looked at me, I could see a decision forming in his mind.

Boyd POV

I was tired of secrets, I hated lying to everyone and I seriously hated lying to Danny. I stared at him and decided to tell him the truth about what I really am, I'd explain it properly and he would understand. We were in love, that's what mattered.

"Danny, I-" I began, but I stopped when I saw Scott and Isaac marching over with angry looks on their faces. My wolf instincts urged me to protect my mate and I pulled Danny behind me and growl threateningly at Scott.

"Yo, faggots!" Scott sneered and I glared at him. Whatever plan he had in mind, he wasn't using Danny to get the hunters' attention.

"Back off, Scott!" I growled and I felt the wolf change begin, but I thought of Danny to keep myself from turning.

"What's going on?" Danny asked, but he seemed to notice the tension in the air and placed a calming hand on my shoulder.

Scott moved with lightening speed, injecting my arm with a milky liquid and my body lost all feeling, causing me to collapse on the ground. They had injected me with kanima venom and the betrayal of my pack hurt like a kick in the guts. I was unable to move a muscle and I had lost all feeling in my body. Kanima venom had that effect on humans and it took hours to wear off.

"Boyd!" Danny yelled, dropping to my side and glaring at the other two werewolves "what did you do?!"

Isaac grabbed Danny and threw him away from me, throwing punches into him and I looked on and was unable to stop him. In a human fight, Danny would win hands down with his height and build, but Isaac's werewolf strength was incredibly strong and Danny didn't stand a chance. The anger I felt was uncontrollable and I wanted to kill Isaac for thinking he could hurt my mate.

Isaac continued to punch Danny and ignored his cries of pain, not caring that Danny's face was bloody and bruised.

"Stop!" I begged weakly, my body completely ignoring my orders to move and leaving me to lie there motionless "you're killing him!"

Scott gave me an almost apologetic look, but the glare he gave me showed he held no pity.

"I'm sorry, Boyd," Scott said grimly and to my horror, he stormed over to Danny and kicked his face. The deafening CRACK told me that Scott had broken Danny's noise and I felt utter hatred for Scott and Isaac.

Someone had to come and help Danny, before theses assholes really hurt him, because there was nothing I could do.

Scarlett POV

I burst through the cafeteria doors, sprinting down the corridor and was closely followed by Alison and Lydia. A freshman had rushed over to our table and told us that Danny was being beaten up outside and Boyd was hurt, that was as far as he got before I jumped out of my chair and ran out of the hall. Danny was like my big brother and if any hurt him, I would kill the arsehole.

I ran into the parking lot and the cool air hit me with the impact of my running. I stopped and looked in horror at the scene in front of me. This was the first day in weeks that the sun had been out and the weather was warm enough to eat outside, but the area was deserted except for two guys beating a guy curled in a heap on the floor and another lying motionless by the truck. Scott and Isaac were attacking Danny and whatever they'd done to Boyd, he was left motionless but still conscious.

Anger boiled inside of me and I curled my hands into fists.

"Leave him alone!" I screamed and ran towards them.

"Scarlett no!" Alison screamed, but I completely ignored her and raised my fist to hit Scott.

Scott turned on me, his face wolf-like and his eyes glowing a golden-brown. I was too mad to be scared of him in his werewolf form, I just wanted to protect Danny. I punched Scott with all the strength I had and Scott staggered sideways, but he quickly recovered and glared at me, baring his sharp teeth.

"Fuck off, you bitch!" Scott growled and he grabbed me by the throat with his clawed hand and threw me backwards and fifty feet into the air, the wind was literally taken out of me and I didn't even have enough oxygen to scream..

Alison and Lydia both screamed as I fell towards the ground and I knew that when I hit the ground, the impact would seriously hurt me or worse. The fear of it was too much to bare and I closed my eyes, ready for the fall.

Strong arms caught me and I instinctively wrapped my arms around my saviour's neck, breathing in Derek's earthy scent.

"I've got you." Derek said gently and I opened my eyes, looking into his bright green ones.

He set me on my feet and he turned to Scott and Isaac, who had backed away from Danny and glared at Derek.

"Stand down and don't even think about laying a finger on Scarlett, Danny or Boyd again!" Derek ordered and glared angrily at them.

Alison stormed over to Scott and slapped him in the face.

"How could you!" Alison cried, brushing away angry tears and glaring at Scott.

"Alison-!" Scott began, but she barged past him and ran to her car, got in it and sped off.

I hurried over to Danny and crouched beside him, his face was a mess and covered in blood. Boyd dragged himself over, using his arms and closed his hand over Danny's.

"I'm so sorry," Boyd whispered and by the way he looked at Danny, I could tell they were more than friends.

"Call an ambulance!" I called, turning to Derek and was relived to see he was already dialling the number on his phone. I turned back to Danny and prayed there was no lasting damage, because Scott would seriously pay if there was.