~AVERY~ I couldn't stop screaming. I'd left home but knew I would be back in an hour; I didn't want my siblings to start worrying about me. I was in the middle of the forest, fighting the pain of seeing my mate mark my sister. I knew that you could feel pain when your mate openly rejected you, but I didn't think I would feel even worse from him marking someone else. I watched him do it all in front of me while everyone cheered for them. They were the couple accepted by my family. The horrible part about this was that I couldn't even hate the woman he marked. . . I couldn't hate her because I've loved her since I was a baby. She's my sister; she's always protected me just as I've always done for her. I couldn't hate Lucas either because this was all being done against his wishes. He d