the pain in her call sent chills through
me.
I closed my eyes to the ache; the one that I
knew would be a permanent fixture in my chest.
I took a deep breath, opening my eyes and
refocusing on my current task.
Slowly, I made progress; yet, all-too-soon I
was ready to go. I threw away what I couldn’t take with me,
ensuring that I left the room spotless.
God, how quickly things changed. I knew
Mother Nature was constantly changing, her seasons a beauty to
behold mid-shift, but change wasn’t always easy to embrace. Change
required gazing at the truth of all you’d once been and all you’d
once done. Change required accepting the past in order to walk into
the future. It didn’t guarantee a better future, but most of the
time it guaranteed you would be free from your past.
Change required risk. It required that I take
a chance on myself for once. It was demanding that I followed the
Prayer of Serenity and relied on nature to reveal something new. It
demanded all I never thought I had in me so I could re-write my
fate. Hopefully the reward would be worth it in the end. I wasn’t
asking for perfection, just happiness. If there was one thing I had
to thank Jayson for, it was waking me up to the truth. I wasn’t
perfect, but it didn’t mean I didn’t deserve happiness.
I looked around the house one last time.
There weren’t very many happy memories here, but it was still a
part of me. Its layout would always be engrained in my memory; its
walls would continually be an easily called upon vision.
I grabbed my purse and slid it over one strap
of my backpack. With only the shoes I wore on my feet, I closed the
door to my past.
Chapter 14
JAYSON
I’d tossed and turned most of the night,
fretting over her. The sun was just beginning to rise when I
finally fell into a rough slumber.
I bolted up when someone pounded on my
bedroom door.
“Wake the fuck up, Jay!” Aaron yelled.
Light. Sun. Shit! How long had I been
out?
I leapt out of bed and opened the door.
He shoved his hand out in front of him.
“Shit, man! Throw on some clothes and let’s go. She’s leaving. I
saw her walking with her bag towards the exit.”
My heart pounded in my chest. My mind raced
as my wolf bellowed. I ran to my closet and grabbed the first thing
I saw, immediately throwing it on. I didn’t bother with shoes as I
pushed past Aaron.
Damn it. I couldn’t let her go. I couldn’t
lose her. I wanted to be the better man, but I didn’t think I could
live in that kind of misery for the rest of my life.
I threw open the front door, not bothering to
close it behind me. The entire property was surrounded my forest.
The only way in or out of the property was through the dirt road
that led to the highway.
Pack members had emerged from their homes to
see what was going on. I ignored them, bursting into a full-on run.
I shot through the maze of homes towards the exit.
I halted when she came into view. Sure
enough, she had a full backpack on her back and her purse slung
over her shoulder.
She weaved through the last of the homes. She
was almost beyond them when Edna spoke.
“Good riddens,” the middle-aged woman
mumbled.
My wolf sneered as every muscle in my body
shook. I was just about to snap at Edna when Laina turned on her. I
took a few steps back, not wanting to interfere until
necessary.
Laina fisted the straps of her book bag as
she studied the woman. “You know what, Edna, I may not be what you
define as an ideal female were, but I’m not the awful person you
make me out to be.”
Edna crossed her arms, lifting her nose
upwards as if to snub Laina. “You may not be awful, but you
certainly weren’t good enough for our alpha.”
Laina nodded her head. “Maybe I wasn’t, but I
was good enough to watch your two young children. You remember that
next time you want to throw me under the bus. I may not meet the
alpha’s standards, but I most certainly meet yours, otherwise you
shouldn’t have let me near your little boys.
me.
I closed my eyes to the ache; the one that I
knew would be a permanent fixture in my chest.
I took a deep breath, opening my eyes and
refocusing on my current task.
Slowly, I made progress; yet, all-too-soon I
was ready to go. I threw away what I couldn’t take with me,
ensuring that I left the room spotless.
God, how quickly things changed. I knew
Mother Nature was constantly changing, her seasons a beauty to
behold mid-shift, but change wasn’t always easy to embrace. Change
required gazing at the truth of all you’d once been and all you’d
once done. Change required accepting the past in order to walk into
the future. It didn’t guarantee a better future, but most of the
time it guaranteed you would be free from your past.
Change required risk. It required that I take
a chance on myself for once. It was demanding that I followed the
Prayer of Serenity and relied on nature to reveal something new. It
demanded all I never thought I had in me so I could re-write my
fate. Hopefully the reward would be worth it in the end. I wasn’t
asking for perfection, just happiness. If there was one thing I had
to thank Jayson for, it was waking me up to the truth. I wasn’t
perfect, but it didn’t mean I didn’t deserve happiness.
I looked around the house one last time.
There weren’t very many happy memories here, but it was still a
part of me. Its layout would always be engrained in my memory; its
walls would continually be an easily called upon vision.
I grabbed my purse and slid it over one strap
of my backpack. With only the shoes I wore on my feet, I closed the
door to my past.
Chapter 14
JAYSON
I’d tossed and turned most of the night,
fretting over her. The sun was just beginning to rise when I
finally fell into a rough slumber.
I bolted up when someone pounded on my
bedroom door.
“Wake the fuck up, Jay!” Aaron yelled.
Light. Sun. Shit! How long had I been
out?
I leapt out of bed and opened the door.
He shoved his hand out in front of him.
“Shit, man! Throw on some clothes and let’s go. She’s leaving. I
saw her walking with her bag towards the exit.”
My heart pounded in my chest. My mind raced
as my wolf bellowed. I ran to my closet and grabbed the first thing
I saw, immediately throwing it on. I didn’t bother with shoes as I
pushed past Aaron.
Damn it. I couldn’t let her go. I couldn’t
lose her. I wanted to be the better man, but I didn’t think I could
live in that kind of misery for the rest of my life.
I threw open the front door, not bothering to
close it behind me. The entire property was surrounded my forest.
The only way in or out of the property was through the dirt road
that led to the highway.
Pack members had emerged from their homes to
see what was going on. I ignored them, bursting into a full-on run.
I shot through the maze of homes towards the exit.
I halted when she came into view. Sure
enough, she had a full backpack on her back and her purse slung
over her shoulder.
She weaved through the last of the homes. She
was almost beyond them when Edna spoke.
“Good riddens,” the middle-aged woman
mumbled.
My wolf sneered as every muscle in my body
shook. I was just about to snap at Edna when Laina turned on her. I
took a few steps back, not wanting to interfere until
necessary.
Laina fisted the straps of her book bag as
she studied the woman. “You know what, Edna, I may not be what you
define as an ideal female were, but I’m not the awful person you
make me out to be.”
Edna crossed her arms, lifting her nose
upwards as if to snub Laina. “You may not be awful, but you
certainly weren’t good enough for our alpha.”
Laina nodded her head. “Maybe I wasn’t, but I
was good enough to watch your two young children. You remember that
next time you want to throw me under the bus. I may not meet the
alpha’s standards, but I most certainly meet yours, otherwise you
shouldn’t have let me near your little boys.
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