On the Run

Chapter 17:

Chapter 17:

        I ran and ran until I reached the clinic; I kicked the door open and set my trunk down on the examining table and opened it up. I pulled out my dagger and admired it then I rolled up my sleeve and drew it across my wrist and cackled.

        "What are you doing?" Deaton said and I turned around as the blood dripped from my arm.

        "We can feel each other's pain right? Well, I want him to hurt and right now this is the best I've got." I said with my throat feeling restricted as if I could burst into tears any second now.

        "You need to clear your head and focus on Nattalia. That is what's important right now."

        "I know! I know that! Nattalia is my everything, but how can I be a good mother to her when I can't even handle my own personal problems?!"

        "It will resolve itself in time, Connor. Time heals physical wounds and emotional wounds."

        "How would you feel if you were in a coma and felt your mate, your other half, your partner, have sex with another person? How would you feel if you felt them touching your mate? Would it drive you mad?"

        "I'd be hurt yes, but I'm a wise man Connor. I know that in order to resolve conflicts you must do it with a clear head and allow yourself time to heal before you try to do anything. You tend to do irrational things when you aren't thinking clearly."

        "Thanks for saving me Deaton, but now I need to do what I have to do. I'm sorry."

        I called my mom and she picked me up from the clinic.

"Mom, I need to find a safe place for Nattalia because I have some business I need to handle. Do you know somewhere I can take her?"

        "What about your Aunt Belinda?" She suggested.

        "I was hoping to have someone who can protect her; I'll ask Chris. I'll be back soon, and don't tell Scott anything."

        "Won't he smell you?"

        "He will but he won't know what's going on and that's the way it has to stay. I have to stay off the radar and frankly Scott gets himslef into enough trouble as it is."

        "You're leaving? What exactly happened?" I hesitated and she sighed.

"Don't you think I deserve that much?"

        "Derek got hurt because he tried to fight the pack alphas and our bond made us share injuries and I was in a coma. While I was in a coma Derek cheated on me and I felt it all. I swore to get revenge and I'm an emotional wreck right now and I can't take care of Nattalia like this."

        "I wish I could help."

        "Keep yourself safe, mom. That's what I want you to do. You might see me around, but I probably won't be able to communicate with you. I have to go," I hugged my mom and I grabbed her car keys and sped to my father's house.

        Of course I was smart and made sure that there was a distraction so that he wouldn't be home, but what I did find shocked me. I saw a man playing with my daughter and she was laughing. He saw me and set Nattalia down and pulled out his gun and I cocked my head to the left.

        "Who are you?" he asked.

        "How about who are you?" I asked him; I sensed this connection to him.