Swiftcurrent Creek Is this love?

Arlette's ears were flat against her skull, and this time not in submission. Arric started to talk. She still didn't face him, looking at the river flowing past. She just disliked this. Now it felt that she was this oversensitive female that needed to know the location of her mate at all times. That was not the case. "It is more about the timing, Arric. You went off fuming with Cygnet and then I get just a common pack howl you will be away on business?," she stated, turning to him now. Those red eyes on him. She didn't even know when he would return. "At least you could have come to tell me in person, or resolved why you are so triggered by Cygnet instead of leaving," she spoke.

It was what bothered her the most. She wasn't stupid. Cygnet was not completely honest either. She had the feeling the girl was seeing her as hers to have. She was her own wolf. Cygnet would need to learn that. "How it felt to me too, was that you have such a lack of trust in my judgement in this whole you vs Cygnet situation that you rather remove yourself from the situation. That is what hurts too." Sure, he left, and she had been anxious about it a little since if he got hurt well, then they had parted without a fight. But that he just didn't even stay to resolve things. Arlette stepped to the side when he stepped closer. Shooting him a light scowl. "Yes. She told me about valuing our friendship, and we would plant a tree to remember her father. Well, she clearly didn't mean that, any of it." She felt terrible for Akavir too. "And worst of it... It is probably all my fault. Eshe and I talked about pups, and I assumed she and Akavir would have some. But Eshe grew sad since Akavir seemed to not want them and went to talk to him about it when we were done. That is when things went wrong."

Arlette sighed. Wanting to get back to the point. "You need to resolve this issue you have with Cygnet, and vise versa. This girl is already.... difficult and your actions didn't really help things. Now it feels that she got her way."