Darkness

Chapter 20

Chapter 20

I watch as he walks closer. I let out a cry as he hits me again. My head whips to the side from the force of the slap. just as he raises his hand to hit me another time a voice calls for him to stop. I let the tears flow from my eyes, one of which has begun to swell shut. I hear his voice again and someone picks me up off of the ground. I let them take me away. I'm too tired as sore to care anymore. A different voice whispers in my ear and this time I can hear it clearly.

"Ready to give up?" He says.

"Yes" I say using the last of my strength "I give in, just kill me"

I scream in pain as someone touched my shoulder. I back up as fast as I can in a panic and I fall off of the bed. Seth looks over the edge at me with a worried look.

"Are you okay? You were screaming in your sleep" he says as he pulls me back onto the bed. I look up at him. I throw myself onto him and begin to cry.

"It's just a nightmare, I should be used to it, I get it every night now a days" I say through my tears.

"It's okay, it's gone now" Seth says trying to comfort me.

"Yeah and so are my powers and wolf!" I yell pushing myself off of his chest. He tries to grab my wrist to pull me back but I pull away.

"Kelly I had no idea" he says looking down.

"Yes you did, you knew from the start which is why you haven't asked me to use my powers and I haven't been using them! Do you know what that's like, to have something you love taken away from you?" I yell at him. He stands up and looks down at me.

"Yes Kelly, I do know what it's like! I had a life before you came along and now I can't go back and fix the things I did wrong! All because of you" he yells back. He turns and storms from the room. I grab his arm as he goes to leave.

"Just so were clear you came to me so don't pull that bullshit! And it's good to know I ruined your life too! Now were even" I say starting off yelling but I whisper the last part before he pulls away and walks down the hall.

"Why did I have to be mated to such a bitch?" I hear him say just before he disappears from sight. At that's point I snapped. I grab a pen and paper and scribble a little note. I place it on his pillow. I take a last glance around my room and bid it a silent farewell before I jump from my window. I land silently on the grass below. I look back at my house for the last time as I jog silently off into the forest. I don't know exactly where I'm going all I know is that I can't stay here anymore, I wasn't meant for this. I wish I was normal again. I push through the forest and pick up speed until I'm running full out. I loose track of time as I continue through the forest under the full moon. I finally tire and slow down to a walk. I hear faint calls of animals and the sound of running water. Wait water?

I go still and breath in deeply. I don't smell the Clan. I must have already crossed over the border without knowing. I shrug it off and follow the sound until I come to a large waterfall. I look over the edge and see large rocks and fast flowing water. I back up. I remove my slippers and socks. The cold rock under my bare feet causes me to start to shiver. I take off my shirt and pants. I suck in a breath and get ready to run. This is it, I'm finally going to get away. I breath out and start running.

"Don't do it!" I hear a voice call. I stop and turn around to face her.

"Scarlet we all know this is the easiest way out so please let me do this" I say to her as my eyes blur with tears.

"I can't Kelly, I won't let you jump" she says sternly. She takes a step closer and I take one back getting me closer to the edge.

"I have to!" I call over the sound of the waterfall "I can't live like this, I have no wolf, no powers and no mate! What is there left to live for?" I yell at her and turn away.