Chapter 2

OAKLEY

I tossed and turned all night. Knowing that the past year of my life has been nothing but a lie. I wondered who else knew.I waited for Derek to get up and leave for work. I did not want to even look at him. I knew I would start to cry. I was still not ready to have any conversations with him. As soon as I heard his car pull away I crawled out of bed. I know the turmoil of emotions I was feeling would not help me to make any good decisions but I also knew that I could not stay here any longer.I headed to the kitchen to get a cup of coffee. Just the thought of eating anything made my stomach turn. I leaned over the island in the kitchen while I waited for the coffee to be finished and spaced out. I was trying hard not to think about my current situation but thoughts of the past kept coming back to me. Were there signs of his indiscretions? Was I naive? I felt so stupid as I thought about all the little red flags that I just ignored. The aroma of coffee hit my nose, pulling me from my thoughts. With a sigh I retrieved my cup, add some creamer to it and then headed back to the bedroom to get dressed and pack up all of my belongings. I had no idea what I was even going to say to anyone.I put on a pair of blue jeans and a pale pink, form fitting T-shirt. One of the benefits of being a werewolf was that our bodies were always in shape. Even if we didn't work out we metabolized everything much faster. However, being the daughter of the head warrior of the pack, I was very much in shape. I grew up learning to fight and keeping up with physical fitness.I went through the house, room by room, gathering all of my belongings and putting them on my bed so I could pack everything. I made sure to leave behind anything Derek had given me. I did not want any reminders of his fake affections. I pulled my duffle bag out of the closet and my suitcases out from underneath the bed. Once I had everything packed I put them by the front door.My phone buzzed a few times while I was packing. I ignored it because I wanted to get things done quickly. I picked it up to see some missed text messages. One from my dad asking why I was not at training, one from Bailey saying she needed to speak with me, one from Amber saying her mother wanted to talk to me and one from Derek saying he might come home for lunch and that I should consider wearing something revealing. That last text made my stomach churn and I resisted the urge to vomit. Slipping my phone into my pocket, I grab my bags and head out to my car. I do not want to be here when Derek arrives.As I close the trunk after putting my bags in a car pulls up at the end of the driveway. It's Bailey and Amber."Hello sister." Amber says in a sickly sweet tone. I have to use all of my self control to not punch her in her stupid face. All I can see is the picture she sent of my mate and her in bed together. But before I can open my mouth to say anything Bailey speaks."We need to talk Oakley." She says."I don't have anything to say to either of you." I respond, walking towards the driver side of my car."Well you might not have anything to say but you will listen." Bailey says as she steps between me and my car, blocking my path."What do you want?" I know that I will not get out of here until they say whatever it is they want."There is no need to use that tone with me you ungrateful brat. I am your fathers mate and you will treat me with respect." Bailey snaps at me.It takes everything in me to not roll my eyes at her. I just stand there waiting for her to continue. When she realizes I am not going to respond she continues on."Amber will be with Derek now and you will accept his rejection when he rejects you. You will also not tell anyone that he was cheating on you and that the rejection was your idea. You will not tarnish Derek and Ambers reputation. She is more suited to be a beta's mate then a nobody like you." Bailey said.I couldn't believe what I was hearing. There was no way it was going to happen like that. I also knew that there was no way I was going to be able to stay at my dads because they would make life a nightmare for me. I would be treated like a maid when my dad is not around. I thought Derek was my savior but it turns out I was wrong. And there was no way I was going to impose on my best friend, Erica, when she had just found her mate, Billy, from a neighboring pack. I was super happy for her.I didn't respond and Bailey grabbed my face by the cheeks, squeezing just hard enough for it to hurt but to not leave marks."Do you understand?" She asked, looking me dead in the eye with a look of anger in her eyes.I knew that if I said no she would do something bad right then so I decided to just pretend to go along with it for now."Yes." I gritted out between my teeth. I decided right then that I was going to leave the pack. I would stop at the bank and take out all of my savings and be gone before anyone knew. I would call my dad when I got to my destination. I didn't want him to talk me out of what I was planning on doing. I knew it would hurt him, my leaving without saying anything to him, but I needed to get out of there."Good." Bailey spits out as she lets go. The both of them get into Baileys car and drive off. I sigh and get into my car. Haven was trying hard to get out and attack them but I held her back. One thing that a lot of people didn't know was that Haven was massive and strong. She was bigger then a normal wolf. She was more the size of an alpha wolf with pure white fur. I didn't shift in front of anyone. Amber and Bailey were always jealous of Haven so I wasn't allowed to shift in front of them. Though they claim that their wolves are scared of her size but Haven has spoken to their wolves and so I know the truth. My dad told me to be careful who I shift around. He said that a lot of people out there might be intimated by Haven.I start up my car and head to the border of the river moon pack, dreading what I was about to do. It was not something many wolves did."We can do it. We are strong enough to get through it." Haven whispered in my mind.As soon as I got across the border I spoke the words I never once in my life thought I would have to say."I, Oakley Simpson, reject you, beta Derek Wright, as my mate." A searing pain goes through me as I feel my end of the bond snapping. I hear the agonizing howl of a wolf and felt bad for his wolf, Aries. I knew he was not at fault. I also did not know that Derek was in wolf form."Do the rest." Haven said.The next part I know will be painful, more so mentally then physical."I, Oakley Simpson, reject the river moon pack as my pack." I say with tears in my eyes. I hear the howls of many wolves who felt the bond of a pack member snapping from the pack. The only way a member leaves the pack is to reject the pack or die and they had no idea which it was. Most pack members leaving are announced before it happens so everyone knows to expect it."We need to go before they start looking." Haven says sadly. I know this is all just as painful for her as it was for me I hear my phone buzzing and look down to see Derek calling me. Hitting the ignore button I put my phone on the passenger seat and head off towards my destination. Everything is painful now but I will get through it and move on to a better, brighter future.