I woke up feeling amazing, that me, Vivian Hills, has finally filled that empty hole in her heart but as I looked beside me to see the love of my life, my ecstatic smile turned into a sad smile. I realized that today was the day I will go back to my territory, to my home and the day I will live my life normally and forget that Frank had ever happened. My heart clenched tightly knowing it wouldn’t be easy as it seems.
Could I just simply walk away from the one thing that’s good in my life?
And would he let me just walk away like that after everything we have done together?
My lower lip quivered as I thought about my life without Frank. I put my face into the palms of my hands and cried silently, I didn’t want to leave Frank but I had to. What me and Frank have was a bond, you can say soul mates but he already vowed his love to someone else. He barely even knows me and the only thing keeping me and him together was this stupid bond of ours. I then slowly and gently got out of bed not wanting to wake Frank up, and started changing.
I was about to walk out of the room not only the room but to walk out of Frank’s life. My one and only love. As I got all my clothes on I started heading towards the door until I felt someone grabbed my arm and the hand spun me around and of course I was faced with none other than the person who is gonna make my leave so hard to do. “Don’t tell me you are still planning this?” he asked, His eyes searching for answers within my eyes. “I told you, nothing and no one is gonna stop me from doing this,” I said softly. “Then what about last night? Didn’t it mean anything to you?” he asked I could see the hurt in his eyes. My wolf was now whimpering from inside.
“It meant everything, but as I step foot out this door it will mean nothing,” I lied because no matter what I do, where I go or what I say. The moment that me and Frank mated will be the best thing that has ever happened in my life. “You’re lying Vivian,” he said as he gripped my shoulders. “Don’t make this any harder Frank it would be best–” “If you would stay, It will be best if you will stay with me,” he cut me off. I shook my head slowly and took his hands off my shoulders but as I turned around to walk away I was yet again spun around and this time we were chest to chest.
“I love you Vivian, please stay with me,” he was now crying, my heart broke as I saw the pain in his eyes and the tears that rolled down his face. “Please Vivian… Please,” he begged. He broke down on both of his knees hugging my legs. I stood there not knowing what to do or say. “We will live a new life together, new pack, new place, we will raise little pups and I will forget Nikki and–” but I blocked his voice out of my mind and remembered the name Nikki it was because of her we ran away, because of her Frank rejected me, because of her my dad didn’t pay attention to me and it was also because of her why I was leaving Frank.
Rage and Anger boiled within me like a pot on full steam and my rage took over, I furiously pushed Frank not as hard as he may have pushed me but enough to make him lie on the floor, he looked at me with a bewildered expression and I yelled at him “Frank you don’t love me at all, it is just the bond that is telling you that, the stupid bond that binds me and you together!” Shocked by my outrage I then backed away from the shock and hurt Frank that was lying on the floor. I then fled from where I stood, I fled from the life that I was destined to be and I fled from the one thing that I have been searching all my life
my mate.
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I ran and ran not caring what I left and who I left. My heart was breaking and I won’t deny it and I was stupid for leaving the one thing that made me feel happy, the one thing that made me feel complete and I will forever regret it. I was tired and my legs were about to give up but I urged them forward but once as I reached my territory I then shifted in my wolf without thinking that my clothes will shred and if I shift back to human before I got to my house then I’ll be naked.
I quickly and quietly ran towards my home, hoping that Nikki wasn’t there. As my home came in view I smiled to myself praying my father wouldn’t be too hard on me. As I sneaked around the house into the backyard I then found a Amelia snuggled against Apollo. My heart leaped out my chest, finally happy and relieved that they were the first ones that I’ll get to see but as I tried taking a few steps towards them. My body couldn’t move, it was too tired. My body was finally realizing that I was rejecting my mate. My legs were giving out on me and I could feel my eyelids were shutting I suddenly let out a small whimper making Apollo and Amelia jump up to their feet and look at me with shock and scared expressions.
As their eyes laid on me, my wolf legs gave up and I fell side wards. “Oh my god, that’s Vivian!” Apollo said as he ran to my side and as soon as Amelia knew it was me she also rushed to my side. “Vivian! Vivian! Stay with me!” Apollo said as he started slapping one of my cheeks. Amelia then ran inside the house with my father and a blanket. “Vivian!” my dad gasped as he quickly wrapped my wolf with the blanket. “Shift Vivian,” he demanded. I did shift back to human but I screamed as I felt an increasing pain in all my bones. “Bring her inside,” my dad demanded Apollo but before anything else could happen, blackness consumed me.
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I opened my eyes slowly and saw my father, Apollo, and Amelia hovering over me. “Tell me everything was a dream,” I said as I clutched my head as if it would fall right off. “What do you mean?” Amelia asked. “From Nikki to my stupid mate, then Donald and stuff,” I said but as the three people stared at each other with concern in their eyes I knew then that everything was true and not some kind of nightmare. I groaned as I looked down to see I was already changed, “Who–” “I did,” Amelia said as if reading my mind.
Before we could talk what happened and why am I like this I had one question in my head that was nagging me. “Dad…” he looked at me, “Is Gabie my real mother?” I asked, his eyes widening and so did Janes’. “You know Gabie?” Amelia asked. “Yeah, we stayed with her and she told me everything,” I said narrowing my eyes on my dad who was now staring at the ground. “Dad?” His eyes now flickered to mine. “Yes, she… is,” he said slowly. I blinked the tears away trying my best not to let them fall. “They took her,” I said then my dad’s eyes looked at me with an anger that was starting to boil in him. “Who did they took?” My dad hissed. “Gabie,” I sighed. “Who are they?” he hissed again as he stood up with clenched hands and this time everyone around him including me grew scared by the minute.
“Donald and Nikki,” I said wishing he would take this lightly but no one could take it lightly if you knew that your mate was in danger. He shouted and punched the wall near him making a huge gap in the wall. Amelia flinched while Apollo just closed his eyes. “They’re starting a war,” Amelia said softly. “Why?” my dad growled, and Amelia quickly said “Donald wants Vivian,” making my dad confuse. “But mostly because Vivian is mated with the enemy Alpha,” Apollo added.
Right as I was gonna explain everything the door was suddenly broke down revealing pack members of Donald. “Run,” my dad said as he stared at the big pack members standing before him. Of course, he could take them down easily since he is the rightful Alpha but as he was about to attack, one of the pack members shot a gun but instead of bullets coming out it was a needle and it knock my dad out cold. “Amelia! Vivian! Run!” Apollo shouted as he tried taking them down one by one but as we reached the back door I knew I couldn’t run because I was weak without my mate. I grabbed Amelia by the shoulders and told her “Amelia you need to run,” “No, I can’t leave you behind,” she said now she was crying. but I gently shook her shoulders and said “You have to, go warn Frank. Tell him what happened here,” she then nodded and shifted into her grey wolf and ran. As I turned around I saw as they took Apollo down easily they soon was after me and I couldn’t run or fight. So I gave in.
They grabbed me and literally dragged me out the house to come face to face with three persons that I hated and loathed now and forever. Nikki, Audrey, and Donald. “You are such a trouble maker, you know that,” Donald said as he pinched my cheeks too hard. I growled at him and tried biting him but before I could my cheek met a slap. I looked over to see Nikki “That’s for stealing my fiance,” she said making me remember our fight with Frank. “I don’t like this one bit Vivian, but you have to pay for punishment. You and your so called ‘mate’ once I take him down in war tomorrow. Then we shall behead you,” He growled at me and for some reason I saw a pity expression on Audrey’s face.
“Send her and the rest to the dungeons,” Donald said. “Sir, but we need Alpha Toni–” “HE IS NOT THE ALPHA ANYMORE!!” Donald yelled like a mad man. “I mean we need Toni sir since he is one of our strongest member,” he said as he bowed his head in shame. “We can win without him, if we do let him fight he will only fight against us,” Donald said making me glare at him. “What have you done with my mother?” For the first time I have called Gabie mother, and as Nikki realized that I was referring to Gabie, I saw the hurt and pain itched on her face. “Suffering of course,” Nikki said as if it meant nothing to her.
“Take them away!” Donald ordered as they started dragging mine, Apollo, and my dad’s body towards the pack house where the basement was used for dungeons and torture rooms.
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As we were forced into the dungeons, we were all separated from each other. They threw me harshly onto the floor. The pack member who threw me in then whispered “I’m sorry Vivian but Alpha’s orders,” I just rolled my eyes and heard a weak voice “Vivian?” My heart was beating fast and I crawled my way until the bars wouldn’t let me pass and saw that the dungeon in front of me was Gabie, who was chained to the wall with bloods and bruises covering every inch of her body.
“Mom,” I gasped, she just chuckled like she wasn’t bleeding to death in a dungeon. “That’s a first,” she said as she looked at me. “Are you okay? Pft! Obviously you are not but what did they do to you?” I asked as tears started slowly roll down my cheeks. “They just tortured me that’s all,” she said like it was no big deal, I loved how calm she was, it was as if she was trying to be strong for me. “What about your witch powers?” I asked. “They put herbs on me every now and then to keep me from using them,” she said, at the moment. I felt hopeless.
Gabie groaned and said “Vivian, I need to tell you something before anything happens to me,” I then looked at her and she looked back at me. “You’ve met Megan right?” she asked, I searched my head and remembered her from the bar. I remembered the caramel skin girl with bright blue eyes. “Yes,” I replied. “remember she told you about the moon lady?” she asked breathless. “Yes,” I replied again.
“It’s you.”