Phoenix: rise from death. **COMPLETED**

#2 Jacob

I couldn't stay any longer and pretend to be loyal to that d**k of an alpha. after Angel's death there was nothing left for me to stay. being a lone wolf was better than doing Christopher's bidding. knowing what he did to Angel and Carla. I woukd at least take Carla with me. she deserved a chance at freedom. he took her innocence. she never willingly gave it to him. then he watched as he destroyed Angel. it was all too much for me to stay. I only told Carla of my plan to leave and she begged to go with me. so we decided to start hiding stuff of ours around the territory that was covered in our scents. this should help us throw off anyone looking for us. they wouldn't get a clear scent to which direction we took. alpha Christopher was becoming irrational with his behavior. Carla kept insisting she needed the proper amount of time to mourn her best friend the Luna of the pack. I knew it was only a matter of time before he forcefully took what he wanted. he was like that. always taking.

it became apparent time was up when he cornered Carla and let her know he would be taking her to his bed and marking her in two days time. she was going to be his and she had no say in it. we decided tonight was time to go. she couldn't wait any longer or she would be trapped by the bond he would force on her through marking her. Ever since Angel died I have been keeping her safe. I wish I had kept Angel safe. she could still be alive if I had done something. we decided the best way to do this was to get to a human town. the bigger the better. cities provided too many smells for one to be tracked properly. I had been transferring money into a Swiss bank account under an assumed identity for years. all my pay as Beta went there. I had false papers for myself and I knew it wouldn't take much to get papers for Carla. I would assume the human name of Brandon Johnson. it felt like I was shedding Jacob from myself. Jacob Richard's would no longer be. it was bitter sweet. Angel knew me as Jacob. maybe some small piece of me still prayed amd hoped she would come back. I shook the thought from my head. she was gone. I saw her die. I needed to keep myself together to save her best friend. she would have wanted that.

I took a deep breath and watched as the sun sank down. the moon was brighter than usual tonight. it would be easier to escape. we wiuld escape as our wolves until we came upon the water way. we would need to swim for quite a while to keep our scent from being tracked. further down we had bought some new clothes that we never wore. that way it didn't have our scent. I met Carla in our designated meeting spot. " we need to go now. we don't have a lot of time before the patrols come back around." she didn't need to be told twice. she knew the stakes. we shifted fast and sprinted towards our destination. once we got to the waters edge we shifted back to our human form. we were naked but it didn't matter. there was no desire or lust between us. there was only a desire to survive. we nodded not saying a word and made our way to the middle of the water and let the current take us down stream. swimming with it to speed up. we had kept our swimming lessons quiet. most wolves do not swim. this was necessary though. survival was key. it felt like hours in the water before we finally came to our destination. it was a part of no man's land. no pack owned this area and humans didn't come near it. we swam to the edge of the embankment. it was chilly and I watched as she shivered in her human form. we needed those clothes and the supplies we had left close by. without dry warm clothes we may not live long enough.

we hiked a small ways both of us still naked not saying a word. we couldn't shift into our wolves now since our scent would be too strong and we would be caught. finally we came to a tree with tall branches. I had put our clothes up high along with our packs so they wouldn't easily be discovered. I climbed up the tree swinging from branches praying I didn't get very important parts caught on the branches. I rather liked all my parts. out of desperate fear we didn't say a word. I grabbed our clothes and packs and dropped them co.ing down slowly after them. Carla was already half dressed by the time I made it down. making quick work to catch up the warmth of the dry clothing was a welcome relief. soon we would be at the stashed car. the name of the owner was under one of my aliases. it was imperative I didn't use the name I would end up with. Brandon Johnson was my living name. Daniel black was my alternate name that would eventually die along with the car. we walked quickly making good timing. the sun wasn't even up yet which gave us a huge advantage over the pack. once we got to the car we would severe our ties to the pack so they couldn't sense us and we would be gone.

the car was covered by brush on the side of the road. it was an old beater car that definitely did not look pretty but that was the point. it was tossable. soon it would be resting in a heap at a junk yard for cars and we would still be headed to our new lives. lives of freedom away from the pack. the last place Angel ever lived. I put our stuff in the trunk and started up the car. one last thing to do as we drove off. I started it first needing to feel the pain so that I could drive. "I Jacob Conners hereby denounce myself as Beta and a member of stone creek pack severing all ties to alpha Christopher. " I felt it. a surge of pain searing through my body. I screamed out as it felt like I was being gutted from the inside out. then the bond was broken and I felt nothing. it was time for Carla to do it.

she looked at me horrified at what she saw. I knew she was scared but if she didn't do it soon our plan was done. she closed her eyes and the words poured out of her mouth. " I Carla waters denounce myself as a pack member of stone creek pack and cut all ties to alpha Christopher. " I started driving holding her hand with one of mine as she screamed out in agony. it felt like it lasted longer than mine. maybe I was stronger? I wasn't sure. then it was over and her tears ceased. we were free from. him for now. no doubt he felt the pain of our bonds severing. it would be excruciating for him. it might take him an hour to figure out who it was but that was hopeful. I drove as fast as I could towards the human cities. the further we could get the safer we would be. no doubt Christopher was raging by now. the sun was fully in the sky now. it was a beautiful morning. it was going to be a beautiful day. I couldn't help but let my rhoughts drif off to Angel. I wish I had done more for her. I should have done more for her. moon Goddess please let her know I loved her. no, I love her. I'm not sure I could ever love anyone the way I did her. I should have done something. maybe she could be alive right now if I had. "stop among yourself Jacob."

I looked over at Carla. I knew what she was talking g about but I just played dumb. her eyes were closed and her head was resting on the back of the beaten up car seat. "what?"

"you blame yourself for her death. I know because I do it all the time as well. all the what if I did this or what if I did that. it's exhausting being in my head and I know how much you love her. everyone did. even alpha knew. he used it against us. all they've we had for her. he used it as a way to torture us. we can't let him do it anymore. we can't give him power anymore." I knew she was right but the wait if still crept into my heart where she was now. maybe she always would be. Angel was that kind of person. the kind you could never forget. I never wanted to forget her.