The Escape

Amber’s POV

Cassie’s mocking smile kept replaying in my head as I was dragged by them all into the room.

It was a full house there, Annabel had her two besties Alice and Lexi with her in addition to Cassie and four other maids helping them get ready.

I made myself sit up and I looked at Cassie, “why?”

She looked at Annabel and they all burst into laughter. She walked up to where I sat and stepped on my hand. I flinched and she slapped me hard.

“Well now that you know some parts of the truth, let me paint the whole picture to you”, Cassie went on, “I am not your friend or your maid, Luna Annabel sent me to you to ensure you stayed in line”.

“Oh and I had to ensure that you took those pills your mother prescribed for your nonexistent gut allergy”, she laughed.

I couldn’t believe it so much that I joined their laughter.

I was such a joke. I wasn’t just dumb to assume I had an allergy, I was way to dumb to treat a girl I saved from a pack invasion two years ago as my sister just because my actual sister sabotaged my life immediately after she was born.

Another maid came up to me and kicked me in my belly, I involuntarily vomited. That disgusted them all and they started hitting and kicking me all over except my face.

“It's okay ladies, she knows her place now. Call the guards to come for the trash”, Annabel said as if showing me mercy.

When the guards arrived, Cassie also appeared with a rag and bucket of water, “Clean up the mess you have made fat pup”.

I obeyed, I took the rag and cleaned the vomit now mixed with blood on the floor.

Satisfied Annabel motioned for the guards to take me out, they held one arm each and dragged me out of her room and left.

I laid there for a while to catch my breath, I could still hear them gloat and giggle, I made a vow to execute vengeance on them all one day.

Tired of feeling helpless I got up and made my way to my room at the end of the hallway.

Strong arms grabbed me and pinned me to the wall, it was Cornel. He was in a playful mood, the mood he got in whenever he wanted me to forgive him for offending me.

I angrily pushed him off me and continued to my room. He slammed me into the wall again and began rubbing his groin against me, that move would charm me every time. I stopped fighting him and he got confident, “good girl, I know you’ll forgive me you cunt”, he said.

“Always baby”, I replied and traced my hand to his manhood, I grabbed his balls and started squeezing so hard that he screamed.

“Stay. Away. From. Me.”, I left him and raced into my room.

In the safety of my room, I let the tears fall. The tears from two nights ago. The tears from 10 minutes ago, the tears from Cassie’s betrayal, tears from feeling unloved, humiliated, unwanted, I cried.

I shook violently as I sobbed silently, I can’t let anyone else hear me or see me break. I lay on the cold floor for hours, I tried contacting Lana but I could only see her. She smiled at me encouragingly.

I know we will rise again, for now she can rest. We both need to rest.

I woke up at the crack of dawn to pack. I don’t want to take anything that reminds me of Cornel or this pack. I took the clothes I bought, my books, my certificates and documents. It all fit into a box.

Then I took off my dress, I stared at my reflection in the mirror, I didn’t hate my body but it wasn't a decision I made to get to this weight.

I turned around to examine the scars on me, I wasn’t healing quickly, this bath will sting.

I soaked in the hot bath for 40 minutes. I changed into a backless red dress with high slits on each side to expose my thighs and legs. I let my raven black fall down in waves, I put on make up sealed with bold red lips with a tint of rosy pink on my lower lip. Then I wore high heels.

Mother will hate this look on me, I do not care tho.

I took a mirror selfie and sent a text to Dave, “Ready when you are Sire”.

Five minutes later I got a reply, “Your chariot awaits my lovely Queen”. I liked it.

I clutched the box to my chest, scanned the room for the last time and I made my way down. The servants stopped to stare, but I didn't spare them a glance. Dave was waiting for me at the pack's main gate, it was a 7 minute walk from my place. I didn’t want anyone to stop me from leaving so we agreed to meet there, however, I could see several servants running to the meeting hall probably to inform Cornel. I increased my pace.

“Where are you going my mate?”Cornel roars with Alpha energy and grabs my hand.

His grip hurts me but I refuse to let go of the box. I sweetly say to him, “I am not your mate….. remember?”, and shake his hand off me.

He takes a moment to recollect his memory and I race to the car and place my box at the back seat. As I made my way to the front seat beside Dave, the car door slammed shut and an angry Cornel spun me to face him. I acted surprised but he didn’t give me a chance to recover, he started dragging me towards the pack house. I saw my family making their way to the scene, Dave also got out to intervene.

“I know you’re angry about the ceremony, if you want I can hold another one for you. You can be my second wife and take care of Luna's babies. I will pay you well…”, he tries to reason with me

I rip his hands off me and slap him, “how dare you?”. Cornel touches his cheek and smiles as he lazily makes his steps towards me. Dave tries to intervene but I shoot him a glare to stay out of this, I can handle this on my own.

Cornel grabs my chin and lifts it to his face as if to kiss me, I slap him harder again on the other cheek. He lifts his hands in surrender taking a step back while admiring this new Amber.

I look at my family, my pack members then at Cornel. I ripped the chain he gave when we first found out we were mates and hit him with it.

“I Amber Cole of RaeganHill pack accept your rejection Cornel Raegan. I reject you as my Alpha and mate”, the mate bond snaps and we both fall down.

Dave helps me get up and I catch Annabel throw a triumphant smile at me. Against my wishes, Dave scoops me into his arm as if I weigh nothing and we head for the car.

“Amber, if you leave you cease to be my child and or a member of this family”, my dad Bryan says

In over 10 years he finally calls me Amber, Daves stops and looks at me, “I was never a part of your family sir, I reject the Cole name and family, from this day forth I belong to myself”, I state

We make it to the car and Dave gently helps me into my seat.

We drive out of RaeganHill gates and territory, the mind link is severed. I exhale.