We walk back to the only home I’ve ever known in silence. The front door flies open before we are even on the porch
My mother wraps her arm around my shoulders without acknowledging my father even exists. “I made you something to eat. Are you hungry?” “Not really mom. After everything that happened, eating is the last thing I want to do.”
She glares at my father and he drops his gaze
“You need to eat Rose. I want us to sit down together and try to forget about the ugliness of today. Can you do that for me?”
I nod and she leads me over to the table. My father takes his usual seat but instead of sitting next to him, she sits near me. “Love, please” he starts to say, but she cuts him off. “I don’t want to argue right now Cain
Let’s just enjoy dinner.” He digs into his food but all I can manage are a few bites. “Princess, you need to eat” he says. “Don’t pretend you care about her now Cain. It’s a little too late for that” my mother growls at him.
“Of course, I care about her. She is my little girl” he says
“The only thing you care about is your precious title and this pack” she says, her words laced with venom. He goes to stand but staggers on his feet. He steadies himself on the table. His eyes meet my mother’s. “What have you done?”
“I protected my daughter from you and your so-called Alpha
Something you should have done.” My father takes two steps toward her before he falls to the floor. I’m frozen in place. Did she kill him? “Let’s go, Rose.
We have no time to waste. Don’t worry, he isn’t dead, but when he wakes up, he’ll wish he was.”
Rosalyn POV
I rush to my room and throw everything I can into my duffle bag. My heart breaks as I look around my room. A room that holds so many memories for me. Memories of growing up surrounded by love. Love that I thought was unbreakable.
Realizing how wrong I was is a hard pill to swallow. I stare at the pictures of me with Reese, Addison, and my family that cover the walls of the room
I grab the pictures of Addison shoving them in my bag. I wonder if she’ll hate me for leaving. I fight back the tears that threaten to fall. How could everything go so wrong? We were supposed to be sisters, but they took that from me too.
I pray that someday we will see each other again and she won’t hate me
“Better get a move on Rose. We need to put some distance between us and the pack.” I turn smiling at my brother. I hate that this is taking his home from him too. He steps toward me, pulling me into his arms.
“Don’t waste your tears on those two a**hats. They don’t deserve them. Now mom’s waiting for us downstairs. She has one more thing to do before we leave this sh*t show behind.” I can’t help but smile
My mother is sitting in her normal chair at the dining room table staring down at my father. My heart squeezes in my chest when I realize what she is about to do. This is her mate. The man the goddess chose for her. Her eyes meet mine and I hate the pain I see in them
“Mom” I start to say as the tears roll down my cheeks. “Don’t you dare, Rosalyn Rain. None of this is your fault. Cain made his choice. You are my pup and I will always protect you, just as he should have done.
I cannot stay with a man that doesn’t protect his family.”
She stands taking a deep breath before she finally manages to speak the words, I’m sure she never thought she would say to my father. “I, Miranda Sophia Myers, reject and break all bonds with Cain Johnathon Myers.” Her expression is pained as he tries to hold back the scream that wants to escape her lips. Her legs give out, but Emmett manages to wrap her in his arms before she falls to the ground
Cain groans and, even though he is still unconscious, his hand goes to his chest, feeling the loss of their bond. “Come on Rose, we need to get mom to the car. I’m not sure how long that wolfsbane is going to last. It was only enough to knock him out. Mom wants him to live with what he’s done.”
We make our way outside and Emmett helps my mother into the car
“Rose, I need you to get in the back and keep your head down until we are out of the pack territory. The guards have been given strict orders to ensure you don’t leave and to take you directly to the Alpha if you try,” Emmett says, and bile rises in my throat. I stare at my brother who is risking everything for me
“Get your a** in the car, Rose. Mom and I are going with you because we want to. Staying here is not an option for us. You are our family. Where you go, we go.”
I go up on my toes and kiss his cheek. I slide into the back seat, saying a silent prayer that the goddess will guide us to a place where we will be safe. I can see my mom is still struggling, but she manages to grip my hand as the car approaches the gates
“Hey man, where are you off to” the guard asks Emmett. “Dad, set me up to visit some of the neighboring packs to see if I can find my mate,” he says, his voice steady. I hold my breath hoping that the guard doesn’t see through Emmett’s lie. The sound of the gate opening makes my heart beat faster. The car lurches forward.
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