MY RUNAWAY MATE

FORCED AND BULLIED

 (IGNAS POV)

  Have you ever been bullied so much that you feel numb and indifferent about it as time goes on?

  Well, that's how I feel right now kneeling in front of the Alpha of my pack, as I was ordered to go with the healers of the pack to the place where war was happening, but it seems they forgot I was nothing but a weak woman without a wolf. 

  “Do you understand my order?!” 

  I woke up from my daze and looked at the old but heartless Alpha, he knew he might be pushing me to my death but he still went on heartlessly, making me wonder if he had a heart, but as it stands No one in this pack was nice and I don't even have a spec of hope they would listen to me if I say anything but would they? 

  “Alpha, you know I am without a Wolf, and going to the war is like delivering myself to death! You are aware right?” I asked the only question I had asked since I got here. 

  “Are you questioning the Alpha Ignas?! Besides you aren't the only healer going, and the others don't seem to be complaining. Seems you have forgotten you are just a weak fat girl without a wolf, and there is nothing for you to offer to the pack who had taken care of you since your parents died. Don't be ungrateful!” A sharp voice sounded in the hall. 

  Hearing her say that, you would think I was an ungrateful person, but every one of them knows everything is a lie! Since my parents died in a war at the age of ten. I have never been taken care of, I was cast aside especially when it was found out I didn't have a wolf, and could only live with the love of a human. I had learned the course of Healing from an old healer and the only person who had ever cared for me aside from my parents, but now that she is dead, I have been on my own again, surviving on the skill of healing and going to the forest to look for herbs for selling. I had gotten used to the daily life of being bullied and had learned to live with it. But why must they force me to a breaking point? They would never be okay if I was! It made me wonder if they were jealous of me, but I had to deny that because I had always been bullied for my chubbiness. So I never get the reason for me being bullied to the extent of being forced to go to war as a healer by those people. 

  I looked at the Alpha and suddenly smiled. 

  “My parents died to save this pack, they didn't think twice before sacrificing themselves. But if they ever knew I would be bullied, I bet they would have never done that. If I end up dying, please bury me next to my parents, thank you!” I said and without looking back to see their reactions, I left from there. I didn't want to see their faces as it disgusted me. 

  I returned to my run-down house as I needed to pack my necessities, even if I didn't have much. But there were some important things, like the writings of my old teacher, the writings are her hard-earned knowledge which she had passed down to me. 

  I entered the house and immediately took a bath and then sat down on the bed after getting dressed. I looked around this little home which was left behind by my dead teacher. Though the room was crampy and the furniture was broken, I made sure everywhere was neat. It was the habit I had gotten used to after living with my Teacher. 

  I stood up slowly and walked to the small and only mirror in the room. The girl looking back at me has a chubby and cute face with deep and lovely dimples. I have one of the most beautiful long and curly blonde hair that was now let down to dry. I looked just like my Mum, so I had never doubted my beauty. My parents were both gorgeous couples so my genes couldn't be bad at all. 

  I couldn't help but think about my love life as I looked at my beautiful self. I wonder why I still haven't met my mate. Like, other people get to meet their mate at the age of 18 or even less if their mate finds them. But I was already 20 years old but still haven't gotten a mate, which makes me wonder if the wolf gods have a dislike for me. I wouldn't be surprised though as I was used to being bullied and hated for no reason. I had first been filled with. Hope, and looked forward to getting my mate, but I had to let go after two years which added to the reason I am being bullied. It made me wonder to myself if I was truly part of the werewolf because I had no wolf and no mate. 

  I sighed softly as I patted my chubby face gently, “ Oh Ignas! Why do you need a Mate? I think it's better not to have a mate in this pack, every one of them is callous, and I don't want to get rejected by someone who isn't worth it!” I assured myself, forced a smile on my face, and then got ready to pack up my things and get ready for the journey tomorrow. 

  Ignas took a pack bag, packed the most important stuff inside then zipped it off. As I turned to put my bag aside, my eyes couldn't help but widen, I forgot about the book. 

  “How could I forget something this precious!” I couldn't help but slap my forehead lightly, then laugh at my silly self.

  Looking at the book, I felt glad I had decided to learn about the skill of a healer and it had been helpful and fruitful. My teacher had praised me for my talents in healing which I am glad of. 

  Healers are just another word for doctors, as they are called by the human realm, but the werewolves call them healers. Putting the book inside my backpack, I lay on the bed to sleep as tomorrow was going to be a long day. 

  The Next Day. 

  The healers following the soldiers stood in front of the Alpha as he addressed them.

  I looked at the Alpha talking with emotions that I knew were fake and felt disgusted. But do I have any other option but to keep listening to his dramatic words? 

  “Are you ready to go? Well, I wish you bad luck, haha! Fatty!” The voice of my Benita, the leader among my bullies whispered in my ear which startled me. 

  I replied, “Thank you for the opportunity Benita, and I am used to bad luck.” 

  “Oh! You are leaving this place so now you have the gut? But let me tell you fatty, you are just weak, Wolf less, so you will be killed in one week!” Benita's lips curled in disdain after she finished talking, making me cringe. 

  “Thank you for the reminder, I will stay out of the war so I won't be mistakenly killed by wolves. So bye, I am ready to go.” I felt so happy as I raised my head high up, and walked past her. This was the first time I won against my bullies, and it's made me so proud. 

  After the Alpha was done talking, we were ready to set out. And I knew this was just the beginning, as I didn't know what to expect. Would I be mistakenly killed off in a week as Benita said? Or I would survive.