My mate, My exception novel Chapter 42

"Long time no see." He says, but this time not as snidely as he had the time before. He actually sounded nervous.

"Why are you here." Jake spits, while nonchalantly shifting me to be hidden behind him.

"I came to set your assumptions straight." He tells us while crossing his arms.

"What assumptions of ours are wrong?" I ask from behind Jake.

"I'm not the one who's a problem here."

Jake tenses even more than he already was.

"Then who is?" Jake asks after a few moments of silence.

"It doesn't matter." He tells us. Jake growls and shakes his head.

"Then why are you here?" I question frustratedly.

"Because I'm not the bad guy!" She shouts. Jake takes a step towards the door and I step in sync behind him.

"Don't you dare raise your voice at her."

"What are you doing here Micah?" I turn around and see Anna standing there looking almost more angry than Jake did.

"Anna?" Micah asks, totally shifting moods.

"Where's Jace?" I whisper, even though I knew all three people could hear me anyways.

"He thinks I'm in the bathroom. He's about to fall asleep anyways."

"So you found your mate?" Micah asks. It's like he's totally forgotten that me and Jake are here and that it's only Anna.

"Yes I did," I don't even think twice about her lie, "and if you so much as lay a finger on him or his family I will-" her ramblings are tense and fast before she's cut off.

"I'm not here for you Anna, although I can be if you want me to be."

Anna doesn't answer reply but purses her lips and glares at him. After a while he turns back to me and Jake.

"A few years ago I stepped down from clan leader. The-"

"Wait you guys just step-down? No fight till the death or-" Jake starts, but is cut off by Micah as quick as he had cut Micah off.