#Chapter35
/"It can wait a couple of days,/" Rhydian said. I shook my head, /"You need to know... then you'll understand./" I stated. /"Understand what?/" He shrugged. I took a deep breath, /"Me... You'll understand me a little better./" I sighed. He nodded, I took a deep breath and swallowed hard. He gave me a reassuring smile and it set me at ease.1
/"Long story short, I caught someone's scent the day after my 16th birthday. I had been told the smell of your mate is something you can't ignore, so I knew I'd found him. I had no idea who he was, he introduced himself as Brett, said he was new./" I took a deep breath, /"Someone drugged my food with Matebane in the canteen,/" I whispered, Rhydian growled lowly. I glanced at him from the corner of my eye, his eyes were black. He closed his eyes and when he opened them they were normal again. /"Sorry, I'll rein him in./" He apologised.
