AMELIA’S P.O.V
I woke up with a pounding headache. I looked down and realized that I was still in my dress from the party and that was when the memories slammed into me at full force. I forced back the tears that had gathered in my eyes and cursed when a stray one fell and I had to wipe it away.
I am used to having horrible birthdays. One time, my father forgot me at home and took Brittany out for ice cream and cupcakes. When he returned and saw me, he dismissed me without apologizing and I cried for a week after that.
This birthday however trumps all the bad memories and the bad birthdays. I knew Brittany didn’t like me so much but I would never have imagined that she would do something like this and take my boyfriend from me. And Blake- I thought he loved me and I was so sure that he would fight for me.
Thinking about him brought another fresh wave of tears and even though I tried to fight them, they still fell. I was wiping away my tears when my door opened in a rush and Blake creeped into my room.
As I looked at him, I remembered why I fell for him in the first place. With his curly brown hair and his innocent eyes, his lean arms that used to hold me close and his lips that used to whisper words of encouragement in my ears. He looked a little scared and confused but most of all he looked determined.
“Please leave Blake,” I found my voice although it was shaky, “I don’t want to see you and I don’t want to talk to you.”
“I know that but you have to listen to me.”
“I don’t have to. I want you to leave. Besides, shouldn’t you be with your new mate.”
“For fuck’s sake Amelia,” the harshness of his voice had me stopping mid rant, “This is important and I really need to talk to you about it.”
I swallowed deeply, “What is it?”
He poked his head out of the door as if he was checking to make sure that no one was there. When he was satisfied, he made his way over to my bed and leaned down so his lips were by my ears.
“I don’t want anyone overhearing us,” he explained, “I know that what I did today was horrible.”
“Blake-,” I began but he cut me off.
“Let me finish please.” He cleared his throat before continuing, “I also know that I am the last person that you want to hear from but I need you to listen to me. You aren’t safe here and I cannot tell you more than that but you need to leave.”
“I can’t leave Blake. This is my home and my family. I have nowhere else to go.” I didn’t realize I had started raising my voice until he slapped his hand over my mouth to keep me quiet.
“I know you don’t trust me anymore but trust that I have your best interests at heart. You need to leave.”
Footsteps interrupted us and he flew from my bedside and leaned against the wall. By the time my father and sister opened the door, it was as if he was never by my side in the first place. He looked at them and walked out of the room.
I would have thought the last few minutes were an illusion if not for the pleading look he shot me before he exited the room. Brittany gave me a victorious smile before exiting the room after him.
“You are awake,” father’s voice was devoid of emotion, “You disgraced us out there. What were you thinking, falling on the floor and crying like a child over a boy?”
“Why don’t you love me father?”
I wasn’t sure if he was more shocked by my question or by the fact that I answered his own question with a question. He looked at me with a quizzical expression before he finally schooled it back into neutral.
“What are you talking about?”
“You know what I’m talking about,” my voice cracked on the last word, “Why don’t you love me the way you love Brittany? Did I do something wrong? If I did then I am so sorry but all I want is for you to love me.”
He let out a deep exhale, “Amelia you are upset and that is why you are saying all of this. The Blake boy is not worth your tears.”
“I loved him father and Brittany took him from me.”
“Listen, I cannot interfere in matters of the heart but I know this is hard for you and that is why I am here to give you an option.” I sat up higher, suddenly curious as to what he was about to say, “I have spoken to a neighboring pack of ours and they are willing to accept you there for college.”
“You want to send me away,”
“No, but I don’t want to watch you hurting.” He placed a hand on my head and I wondered when last I had seen him do that, “You can leave tonight. I will even help you pack.”
I thought about his offer. I have never left this pack before, in fact, I haven’t even finished exploring this pack. It has been my home since I was born and leaving it sounds scary. But it also sounds better than having to show my face around daily while people talk about how Blake left me for my sister. Distance might also be a good thing because it might help me get over Blake and Brittany’s betrayal.
I looked up at my father who was staring down at me waiting for my response and I nodded. His face broke out into a smile and he helped me out of my bed and helped me pack all my things into a bag.
When we were done, he gave me a soft smile and led me to his study where he kept his car keys. He took down the key for his black SUV and handed it to me. I was shocked by his actions. I learnt to drive a while back but he has always been adamant that I never touch his cars.
“Thank you,” I pulled him into a hug, “Thank you so much.”
“You should leave before Brittany returns.” He gave me an envelope that contained some money, “This should help you on your journey.”
I gave him one last squeeze before dragging my bag out of the house and shoving it into the backseat of the car. I saw him standing on the porch watching me and I gave him a small wave before I put the car into drive and started off to the next pack.
THIRD PERSON P.O.V
Once Amelia was out of sight, Gregory went back into the house and waited the few minutes he knew it would take her to reach the pack border before dialing the number of his beta who picked up immediately.
“Amelia ran away. She stole my car and the money that we kept aside for the renovations,” Gregory said to his beta, “As of this moment, she is now a rogue and is to be treated as such.”
“I will let the border patrol know.” His beta said and effectively hung up the call.
Gregory turned the phone around in his hands and the ghost of a smile grew on his lips. He knew that because Amelia’s wolf was subdued then she wouldn’t feel the effect of being a rogue but other wolves would and the neighboring pack would kill her before she was able to explain.
CALEB’S P.O.V When I woke up this morning, the last thing I expected to happen was to be ambushed by my sister. Clara has always been a little special, growing up she would speak to the animals and she claimed they would respond back. My father always thought she was crazy but we soon realized that she did have a gift. She was a seer and sometimes the birds would whisper things to her. Sometimes they were good things and sometimes they were warnings that something bad was about to happen. Regardless of whatever it was, we all learned to take Clara seriously. I knocked on Kaden’s door and I didn’t wait for him to respond before I entered because I knew he wouldn’t. I am the only person who willingly comes in here. Every other person is too scared or is dragged in here for punishment. The rumors about Kaden started a while ago and they have done nothing but spread. Before all that, Kaden was my friend and that is all I will see him as. I don’t know whether or not he actually killed h
KADEN’S P.O.VAfter Caleb left my office, I was thankful for the blissful silence. I ran my hand through my hair in barely contained frustration as I stared at the stack of papers in front of me. The worst part of my job is the paperwork and if I had my way, I would delegate the job to someone else but I don’t trust anyone to take care of my pack the way I would.I was trying to figure out the budget allotment for the next few months when my phone rang. I glanced at the screen and felt the frustration build inside of me as I saw my mother’s name flash across the screen.I had half a mind to ignore her but I knew she would only keep calling so I picked up the phone and put it on speaker.“Hello mother,” I tried to keep the frustration out of my voice, “To what do I owe the pleasure?” “You have a date in an hour.”That’s my mother- she never wastes her time with pleasantries or greetings. She just goes straight to the point and makes whatever demands she has of you. More like she
AMELIA’S P.O.VAs I drove, all I could think about or even feel was the pain from the betrayal my family had just dealt to me. I tried to push the thoughts out of my head but it swarmed my every thought and pore. It still felt unbelievable to think that Brittany and Blake could have done that to me.I knew leaving the pack was a hasty decision and I should have thought about it more but in that moment when father offered it to me; I just wanted to get away from them and everything that had happened. A new pack seemed like the perfect break and exactly what I needed. It would give me enough time to heal from the betrayal before going back home.As I thought about my family, I couldn’t help but think about the warning that Blake had given me. I still don’t know why he warned me or what he was trying to warn me about. He just said I wasn’t safe and I wonder what he meant by that. Was that his own way of saying that he still cared about me? Or was that his own twisted way of looking after
As I followed it I couldn’t help but think about how my life had taken such a drastic turn. A few hours ago, I was getting ready for my birthday and now I am following a bird through the trees. I found myself laughing despite the dire situation because of how pathetic it sounded. All of this is simply because my own sister decided to steal my boyfriend.The bird flew directly ahead of me and I tried my best to follow it while avoiding the trees to the best of my ability. I knew that by the time I was done with this journey, the car would be beat up and in desperate need of repairs but somehow I couldn’t bring myself to bother about that.I was trying to avoid a tree so I swerved to the right and into one of the wolves. I didn’t see him in time and I knew I wouldn’t be able to maneuver around him. He prepared to jump onto the car and I knew he would do it successfully but then the weirdest thing happened.Some birds flew down from the trees and simultaneously started to poop on the wol
KADEN’S P.O.VIt took almost half an hour for my wolf and I to agree on where we wanted to go. He wanted to hunt and I knew that mother would guess that in an instant. I have always hunted when I am frustrated and she knows that. I wanted to go home but I knew that she would probably be waiting for me there so it was out of the options.After a while, my wolf reminded me of a certain lake with a waterfall in the woods and I realized that it was a great idea. I’m surprised that more people don’t know about it but then again, it is too hidden for most people to find. I found it when I was a child and it was my solace for years, I haven’t shared this spot with anyone yet so mother would never think to find me there.I put my phone on silent and left it in my office so I wouldn’t be tempted to pick up her calls. If anything important comes up and people cannot find me, they will relay everything to Caleb who will mind link me if he thinks it is very important.Without informing anyone, I
GREGORY’S P.O.VI cannot remember the name of the she wolf in front of me but one thing I do know is that she knows how to take a dick. I frequented her a lot because she did things just as I liked; she didn’t touch me, she stayed silent and she allowed me use her like my own personal rag doll.I had her face pressed into my office table as I slammed into her from behind. The only sounds coming from her were grunts and moans as I spilled into the condom. I pulled out of her and went to dispose of it. The last thing I need is one of these she wolves getting pregnant and demanding to keep the child; the clean up would be messy.I had righted my trousers in the bathroom and returned to the office when I saw her still naked and in an instant I was hard again. She grabbed her clothes and made to leave but I stopped her gestured for her to kneel in between my legs on the floor.She obliged in an instant and without having to say a word to her, she took me out of my trousers and began to suc
AMELIA’S P.O.VI heard laughter- it was loud and carefree, the kind that you made when you were around friends and you didn’t need to hold back. It was the kind that warmed you from the insides and I knew I had to find the source of it. I looked up to see father and Brittany. At first I doubted that the sound came from any of them but Brittany’s mouth fell open and the same carefree laughter filled the air.I looked around trying to see if I could recognize my surroundings but I couldn’t. From what I could see, we were in an open field. There were tall fruit trees all around us but mainly it was an open space of grass with a small water fountain at the edge almost completely hidden by some trees.I was on one end of the clearing, leaning against a tree with a book right next to me while father and Brittany were on the other end. He was holding a baseball bat and she was pitching balls at him for him to hit. She was horrible at pitching and sometimes she threw them too low or too high
AMELIA’S P.O.VThe hair at the back of my neck stood on end when I heard her words. Fear gripped me and it took every effort I had to not begin to hyperventilate. I was scared and terrified and I wanted nothing more than to crawl into a hole and hide.I tried to recall the man I saw coming out of the lake. He was shrouded by shadows and he looked every bit the terrifying monster I have heard about. I couldn’t help but remember the stories I heard father and the members of our pack say and I wondered if he was looking for me so he could finally punish me for coming onto his territory and running away from him.“The Alpha is looking for me,” I repeated and she nodded. “My name is Clara by the way,” she said in a sing song voice, “I am going to take you to him.”I swallowed down my fear and looked up at the girl, “Is he angry with me?” I asked, “For running away at the lake. Did I somehow disrespect him?”“What are you talking about?” she sounded genuinely confused, “How would you