It all happened so fast, Devon’s threatening muzzle in her face and deafening growl echoing in her ears. Maria felt dazed and confused as she could only hear the light echo of Caleb’s voice. Due to her hit’s from behind and landing so hard along the ground, her senses were still a little off. She would need time to recover, her mind was consumed with thoughts though.<br/><br/>Thoughts of what Devon had planned to do to her, he had meant to mate with her. And to her it would be rape but it be like branding her within the pack as his. And the very thought of being anyone else’s made Maria want to vomit in her mouth. What had gotten into the mild and playful little Omega she had seen all her life. Devon had been always a quiet boy and was never any trouble. But this was beyond trouble he had attacked her and had meant to take her innocence.<br/><br/>Maria shivered even with Caleb’s warm scent lingering around her from his jacket. It was comforting but it was also a reminder that she could never have what she really wanted.<span style="font-style: italic">Caleb</span>. Swallowing hard trying to ignore the constant thud of her head as she tried to strain her ear’s to listen to Caleb’s words.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">"I'm going to bring him before my father, I doubt there will be any leniency." </span>he said his words still a little foggy for her to hear, but she understood. She could almost hear her father now he would be in such a rage when he found out that she had turned down Devon, violent or not. It had been a way out and she had slammed the door without even a second’s thought.<br/><br/>Maria let out a breath, it left her shakily. Sitting there she had barely noticed that she had been shaking, maybe her brain was too rattled to feel anything.<br/><br/>“He’s never been like that Caleb?” Maria said her voice shaky mimicking her shaking body.<br/><br/>“I don’t understand, not once, not even as a child has he ever raised a hand. Why would he suddenly bare his fang’s at me?” she questioned her voice hoarse and shaking as the hysteria began to set itself within her. Hot tears rolled down Maria’s cheek’s paled from the shock of it all. Not even the warm trickle of her blood along her back and head had no effect as if it were not there at all.<br/><br/>“Please just take me home” she begged her eyes red from the streaming tears that flowed down her cheeks. Never had she cried so much, the shame and the fear so present in her mind. But right now all she wanted was to be somewhere that was just her’s. Even though she loved Caleb she felt shame that she had to be hidden away, that he could not stand by her as her mate but as the soon to be Alpha. It was like being attacked all over again. She wanted what she could not have, what she shouldn’t be allowed to have.<br/><br/>Lola could hear the Elder’s speaking from behind the wall her heightened hearing allowing her to understand them, even though she knew it was against the rules. But really Lola was all about breaking them, especially if it meant she got what she wanted. And what Lola wanted was Caleb, well not really Caleb, but what Caleb could mean for her. For her status, for her family. She wasn’t looking for being the God’s bride but the Alpha’s final choice. To get the weak out of the way to bond for the strength of the pack. This is what there God taught them. And she intended on teaching that to Caleb and Maria. She could see his intentions in his green eyes how the lingered over Maria. The fact she was never even looked at once rubbed her the wrong way. Even if she had to drop the dime herself she would, even if she had to lie, even kill.