Lexi’s POV I never thought that I would have to pay such a huge price for rejecting the mate bond. Dad should have thought about me and what I was going through, but instead, he took Chris’s side. Rage flowed into my veins and I kicked the chair I was sitting on before storming out of Dad’s office and slamming the door behind me. As I walked down the hallway, I saw Brian on his way to Dad’s office. Using him to blow off my steam, I purposely slammed myself against him and made him tumble to the ground. “What the f*ck, Lex! What devil possessed you now?” I heard Brian yelling behind me, but I refused to turn around or reply to him. Instead, I started running towards the forest. I knew that I needed to blow off my steam before my rage burnt someone else. I shifted into Brie and allow