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Isn’t he supposed to say to something to me ?

I stood there, frozen, watching as he done up the last button of his shirt. Without as so much of a glance, he spun on his heel and left me in the janitor’s closet naked.

Tears flooded down my cheeks as I dressed myself, wincing once in a while when it hurt. I sat on the floor, just quietly sobbing for a while. Finally, I stood up and I smoothed my hair down and carefully slipped out of the janitor’s closet.

My mate just made love to me and left me, without another word. He just used me.

I had to get out of this school. It was suffocating me. Walking down the hallways to get to my locker, his mouth-watering scent hit me once again. I continued walking down further, only to stop at the sight in front of me.

It was truly heart-breaking. I could feel my heart shattering in bits.

My wolf howled in pain as I watched Chase making out with Nicole. Her hands tangled in his hair and his hands on either side on her, while she had her back against the locker. Just like what he did to me, merely an hour or so ago.

I so desperately wanted to move, I couldn’t look at it. I couldn’t look at them.But my feet were glued to the floor. Even if I tried, I couldn’t move.

« What are you doing here bitch ? » Nicole screeched in her annoying voice.

Suddenly, something snapped inside of me. I knew that Chase was looking at me, smirking. I was so shameful by what I’d done. I felt dirty. I let my hormones get the best of me. And I regretted it now. Every single minute of it.

I was so repulsive that even my mate didn’t want me. I was truly and utterly disgusting.

So I turned and ran out of the closest exit. I ran to my beat-up Ford and slipped in to it. I speeded out of the school and to my house.

Thankfully, we didn’t live in the pack house. We had our own home near the pack house.

Once I parked the car, I sprinted into the bedroom and locked myself. I cried until there wasn’t any tears left to shed. I cried for hours and hours.

My pack hated me. My brother hated me. My mate hated me. My dad didn’t care about me. My mom was only a mom when she felt like it. I was a shame to this pack.

Then what the hell was I doing here ?! I’d hurt them enough already. I couldn’t hurt them anymore, right ? I’d hate myself even more than I do now if I hurt more people. I had to leave. I wouldn’t hurt them, and then maybe they’d be happy, right ?

My wolf didn’t say a word as I packed all my clothes and other photographs. I went to my dad’s room and picked out one of his colognes. I got a beautiful necklace from my mom’s jewelry box, which I fastened around my neck. And I picked out one of Ryan’s hoodies. I packed those items and grabbed some food from the kitchen.

I slipped into the study, where our safe was. My dad has a secret compartment under his large mahogany desk, where he had the key to the safe. He didn’t know that I knew this, but I did.

I finally found the key and pulled out an ancient-looking book for one of the portraits to slide up and reveal the safe. Using the key, I unlocked the safe and pulled out a wad of notes. There were lots of money in the safe- I wouldn’t be surprised if there was over a million in there.

I locked the door of the safe and pushed in the book fully, allowing the painting to go back to it’s original position. I slid the key back in it’s place before checking the time. 3 :00 p.m.

Nobody would be at home for a couple of hours, so I was safe, but if I didn’t want them tracking down my scent, I’d have to leave soon anyways.

I stuffed the money in a corner of my duffel bag and found a small plastic bag with a couple of thousands in, it was the money I’d saved from my job- which was teaching children ballet, right at the back of my closet.

I wrote a note, with only two words on there.

With one hand I carried both my duffel bags, and with the other, I carried my guitar, which was safely placed in it’s case.

And with that, I felt my old home and life in search for a new better one. . .

[ Ryan- Sophia’s older brother ]

Laughing at Drake’s joke, we all entered my house. My friends and I always hang out at mine after school and before. Sometimes they like to tease me about Sophia being my sister. But I always end up using my Beta voice to tell them to be quiet and shut up.

Sophia and I used to be close. But then, I shifted and she still hasn’t, which automatically makes her the lowest of the pack. Which is why she gets bullied : because she’s too weak. And I knew that if I did stand up for her, I would be bullied as well, and I wouldn’t be Beta, which dad would be furious about. I truly do love her (even though I would never admit it to anyone), but I can’t stand up for her, I just have to go along with the crowd. But I always do feel guilty after humiliating her, those words porbably hurt me more then her.

I entered the kitchen and found that there was no food anywhere. Normally, Sophia would cook for us as our parents were hardly ever at home. I told her to get food ready for us.

Damn it, why hasn’t she ? Does she want to embarrass me in front of my friends ?

« Hey guys, hold up. I’m gonna go see Sophia. I’ll be down in a minute, » I said to them as they continued telling jokes and messing around.

Stomping up the stairs, I made my way to her bedroom. I knocked on her bedroom door gently at first, but when she didn’t answer, I knocked louder.

Was she really testing my patience ? But my wolf didn’t have a good feeling about this, call it instinct, but he knew there was something most definitely wrong. This time, I pounded on her door.

I waited a few seconds and when she didn’t answer, I flung the door open to an . . .empty-looking bedroom ?

I looked around and noticed that most of her clothes were gone. Most of the things in her room were gone- not that she had much anyways. Her room was completely bare, apart from the furniture in the room and her pillow and bedsheets. I gasped as I looked around the room, taking everything in for the hundredth time.

Please don’t tell me she did what I think she did, I prayed silently.

I looked around her room and in her bathroom and she wasn’t anywhere to be found. Sniffing the air, I found her scent, although it was faint, indicating that she left a while ago.

I could feel my world crumbling. My young, innocent baby sister has left all because of her brother. I felt tears rolling down my cheeks now and I did nothing to stop them. It was all my fault. I didn’t protect her. I chose my reputation and status over her, and suddenly, it didn’t mean anything to me anymore.

What if something happens when she’s out there ?

I’d never ever be able to forgive myself. I sat down on her bed and rested my elbow on my knees. I buried my face in my palms and cried. The phrase, ‘You don’t know what you have until you lose it’ really struck home right now.

Sobbing slightly, I mind-linked Chase as he was the Alpha, ‘Ch-Chase, get at my h-house n-now. It’s important.’

‘I’m busy,’ he replied. I knew exactly what he was talking about, but right now that wasn’t important. She could be dying for all I knew. God forbid that happens.

‘This is important Chase, h-hurry up. I’ll be in Sophia’s room,’ I urgued him.

‘Fine but if it’s not important, you’re getting your ass kicked.’

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