Chapter Eleven- Leaving It All Behind
1640 Words
Abbie POV
Today is the day that everything changes for me. I get up with a spring in my step and a smile in my face. yesterday was a disaster, I only went in too school for my certificate and instead end up being slapped by Mindy and having Luke rip up the contract.
I am no longer contracted to be a servant to him or Mindy. A bigger smile forms on my face. I am half free, by the end of the day I should be fully free.
I shower and quickly grab the bag I have prepared over the last few weeks. I put it by my door before I get dressed. I dress in jeans and a white top, finishing the look off with black ballet shoes and a black cardigan.
I walk out of my room and out of the door, wanting to get to the school and get it done with. I am only going to pick up my certificate as I did the exams in secret. Only the headteacher is aware of my plans, and that is mainly because I had to tell him.
I leave home and walk to school, hoping it is uneventful and quick. I power walk to the school and find the entrance empty, good. It looks like school has started, I can slip in and out without issue.
But clearly my hopes were not heard by the goddess, and if they were then she just jumped on them and spat them out.
As I turn the corner, I come face to face with Mindy. Great! Before I can react Mindy and her friends circle me, and she slaps me. Slapping me in the face must be a kink for her as she keeps doing it every time she sees me.
“Happy birthday Mutt.” Mindy smirks, slapping me again in the face before her friends pour all the drinks over me and kick my legs out from under me.
“This is payback for yesterday. Paper or not, you will always be my servant b***h!” Mindy growls.
“In your dreams.” I reply, grabbing Mindy’s leg and pulling hard.
Mindy shrieks as I pull her off balance, but she quickly gets her balance back and kicks me in the face. All of a sudden, a rain of punches and kicks fall on me and I have no way to protect myself.
I do not know how long the attack goes on for, but finally they leave me alone. I lay there on the ground in pain, moaning and groaning unable to get up. I lay an arm over my eyes and focus on my breathing, hoping to limit the effects of the pain. After a few moments I start to feel light as the pain recedes.
After a few more moments I am surprised to find that I am able to stand up and all of the wounds caused by Mindy and her minions have healed. My clothes are ruined but my injuries are fully healed. I look at myself in surprise, but then I shake my head and turn towards Mr. Headings office. I have bigger things to focus on for now, I can investigate what the hell is going on with the rapid healing later.
I quickly and quietly make it the rest of the way to Mr. Headings office without further incidence. I knock on the door.
“Enter.” Mr. Heading says loudly.
I enter the office and close the door behind me.
“What the hell happened?” He asks.
“I fell.” I reply.
“You fell? Really?” Mr. Heading does not look like he believes me, but I do not care.
“Yep.” I reply nonchalantly. This is my last time here and I do not want to drag it out, I just want to go.
“I see. The same flight of stairs again?”
I giggle a bit. “Yes.”
“Why don’t you ever tell me the truth?”
“Because it would cause issues that cannot be resolved, and it would only make my situation worse.” I explain.
“I know you are bullied by your peers, but us older members of the pack do not want to see that. We do care. Have you re-thought your decision?” Mr. Heading asks. He has been trying to get me to change my mind ever since I told him a few months ago that I was planning on leaving today.
“It is not just my peers, older pack members have also verbally, mentally, emotionally and physically abused me. It is just my peers who do it more in the open. And no, I am not changing my mind. I am leaving here today.” I reply.
“I see, well I do wish you all the best. Happy birthday Miss Abbie Ashley, I hope your future is brighter than your past. Please, shine bright and don’t lose your light.” Mr Heading says, shaking my hand as he hands me over the certificate.
“Thank you.” I reply, smiling before I turn on my heel and leave the school.
At the gates I turn around and look at the building, this was once my sanctuary but then it became a nightmare after signing that contract. A small video plays in my mind of the worst things that have happened here, and I realise that I have no happy memories within this pack except for the times in the Alphas office or at home with my brother.
“Thank you.” I whisper before I turn again and continue on my journey home.
I take in more of my surrounding and burn them into my mind as this may be the last time I see this place.
Before too long I am home. I enter the front door and head straight to my room to grab my bag. I asked my brother if he would come last night but he said he will follow in a few days.
I put my high school certificate into my bag and take one last look around my room. It is sad to be leaving this behind, but I have always said on my eighteenth I will leave here. And now the time has come.
I grab my bag and head to the woods, on the other side of the woods is the freedom that I have craved for so long.
I close the front door behind me and take a step back, taking in the cabin one last time. I take a deep breath, I am leaving it all behind me but I know it is the best thing for me.
I turn on my heel and walk into the forest, heading in the direction of the boundary line of the pack. As I get closer I find excitement boiling up inside of me and my feet moving quicker, soon I will finally be free from everything and will be able to live a free and carefree life.
But my happiness is soon ruined.
“Mate!” a voice calls to me. “Where are you going?”
“I am leaving.” I reply, looking around trying to find the source of the voice.
Finally, my mate walks out of from behind a tree wearing nothing but shorts.
“What do you mean you are leaving?” the voice asks, but I scowl in thought. Why did I not sense him or the bond between us? He called out mate, but I don’t feel anything.
“Mate?” I am pulled out of my thoughts and look up to see the person.
“You have got to be kidding me?! I am bonded to you?” I ask incredulously as Luke appears a few steps from me.
“Abbie, this bond is a gift. I promise that things will be different both between us and within the pack. You will be given the respect you deserve.” Luke says, lust coating his voice as him and his wolf looks me up and down with desire.
“No, all that will change is that you will have another weapon to harm me with. You will use me and then toss me aside, probably once you have an heir. You will go to Mindy or some other skank. No, just no. I refuse.” I rant.
“You will not refuse; you are ours and we are yours. Forever. Get used to it. We want you.” Luke and his wolf growl together.
I stand there, anger filling every fibre of my being. How dare they?! They think that things have changed just because of the mate bond? Hell no!
“I, Abbie Ashley, here by reject you Luke Stealth of the Stealth Pack as my mate and alpha. I also rescind all of my connections with this pack here and now. I declare myself a rogue.” I say.
Luke falls to the ground clutching his chest and howls.
“Accept the rejection.” I say emotionless. Deep inside this is tearing me up, had it of been anyone else I may have been able to forgive them, but I refuse to be mated to the one who made me into his slave. Him and his girlfriend had enough fun at my expense, now he can see just how much that fun has cost him.
“No.” His grits out.
“Whatever, one day you will have to accept it. I refuse to be bonded to you, after everything you have done this is your punishment.” I say, before turning on my heel and running.
I run like my life and freedom depends on it, because right now it does.
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