Chapter Two

ELARA POV

I spend the day, packing and getting ready for my escape tonight, because of the party, the North boarder will be without guards, just behind the palace, because the strongest forces done by the wizards of the clan are the strongest there, but since I still have the moonstone pack tattoo, I could pass but as soon as I pass, the tattoo will be burned off my body, I would be a rouge, fresh meat for the other rouges out there, if I can survive going through them , then I can get into the ridge pack, they are known for taking and accepting rouges into their pack and last I heard they hate the concept of omegas.

I use a small bag, a satchel even, the walk through the woods would take three days, I just need a few things, snacks, water and of course, “Tyrtium”, a medication that can push adrenaline in my veins but for werewolf’s, it can be used to kickstart my shapeshifting.

I fix everything into the bag, placing the bag underneath my bed, I don’t bother going to school instead trying to summon my wolf, “Hyrax”. When I’m going through all the humiliations, she hates it, hates that she can’t do anything about it, so she goes into hiding making it hard for me to find her.

I proceed too backyard, these are the best days, when the house is empty, nobody to torment me or right is a large oval pool and on my left, an expanse of field, flowers decorate the large garden and at the end of the garden, a fence tall enough to think this space is a prison.

“which is not far from the truth” I say out loud

“kid” I hear her voice, pushing through in my mind, my wolf, ‘Hyrax’.

“where have you been? its been months Hyrax, do you know how painful and time consuming it is to heal on my own?” I say pacing the side of the pool, a bit of anger in my voice.

“I know, I hear your thoughts, but it’s hard for me too” she says, anger almost making its way into the surface

“well today is the day, I say in my mind, you know what that means right?”

“today? Finally? We can be free?” she replies and like a pup, I feel her bounce in happiness, something that has never happened before since I got her.

“we can finally be strong; I can finally come out? I can finally be free” she continues

“yes, hyrax, but we will have to work together, today is a full moon, not such a great day to escape, but I have to try, and I’ll need your help every step of the way, I’ll need you to be at your best, at all cost, I need you to try and transform me.

“but you know, we’ve never fully transformed, the full moon would help, but out there with rouges, we could be their meal” she replies but a huff follows “I’ll still try Elara even if it’s the last thing I do, I’ll help at every step of the way”

“Thank you, Hyrax, soon, we will get the life we desire, we will transform whenever, we will find our mate” I smile to myself listening to my words, my imaginations, we will be free today.”

The day goes by quickly and soon its 7pm, the party being at 9pm, the house is a ruffle of happiness, for them, a betrothal, from what I heard, Zane finally agreed to it if he doesn’t find his mate tonight, and for me, my escape, from this cruel pack, into my very own world, my own terms, on this full moon, I gain my freedom.

“be careful, those cost a ton,” Grace, starts at me in disgust as I lift her neckpiece of the night from its box, of course, I have to help everyone get ready and then I join them the way I am, it’s like that for all omegas, so I don’t mind since we will all look alike, I just need the opportunity to sneak in my satchel to the party.

“Daddy got this for me”, she smiles into the mirror, her makeup top notch, her blonde hair curled to perfection by me, and in comparison, to her in the mirror, look nothing like her, she’s absolutely perfect and I am a slave, a dirty, ugly thing.

“What did daddy get you? She smiles widely, knowing I got nothing,” it’s your third year, after this, you can never find a mate, I’ll marry the alpha’s son and soon I’ll be the Luna of one of the greatest packs in the world, and where will you be Elara?” She smiles widely, Laughter in her eyes as she stares into my tear stricken ones, “you’ll be absolutely nothing, a maid, unmated and weak, no wolf,” she spins in her chair grabbing her neckpiece and placing it around her delicate neck, “fix it,” she spits at me through the mirror.

Quietly I fix it on her, proceeding to her earrings, I quickly finish with her and head to Hannah’s room, but she is as always, ready, playing with her doll silently beneath her father’s feet.

My eyes meet with his blue ones, exactly like mine, no pity, no remorse, and worst of all, no love, for a daughter he made with a kidnapped girl, the door smacks in my face and my stepmother walks out from her bedroom.

“Everyone is ready, let’s go, grab the fruit basket for the Alpha family," she says moving past me in the lit hallway, the scent of her perfume on her elaborate gold dress chocking me.

I use that as an opportunity sneaking my satchel into the fruit basket and then we take the drive to the palace, them being in a separate car and me with the guards they carry for events.

It seems too easy to be true, I mean, has it always been this easy to escape from this dreadful place? I should have tried this long ago, rather than waste time procrastinating.