Panic Attack

"It's her," I say out loud, looking at my parents in complete shock. "Should I answer now or play hard to get?"

"Answer the damn phone!” my mother growls, so I clear my throat and answer the call.

"Hello, Anya," I answer, trying to sound normal. "Is everything okay?"

"No, not really," she says with a small, shaky voice that sets off all the alarms inside me. I immediately ask what's going on, "Jae... I'm so sorry. I promise this wasn't my intention..."

I feel weak, so I have to lean on the table to stop myself from falling to the floor.

Is she going to tell me that he marked her? Is she going to tell me that it's too late and I don't even have a chance to make this right because there's no bond anymore?

Panic grips my throat and I don't know what the hell to do, but then she keeps talking.

"Tate is very angry, like in a trance," she continues, her voice breaking at the end. That stops the panic that was choking me, but it makes me furrow my brow in confusion. Anya keeps explaining fr