Caius's Mate

Twenty Seven

Demetri POV

I feel bad for Izzy, she is my best friend and I can't do anything to help her in this situation. No matter how hard I try to tell Caius about how well she is doing he still doesn't believe me. She is being sent to the group home tomorrow and all I feel is guilt.

I headed back to my room after feeding. Izzy was gone. Maybe she got hungry? I walked over to the bed seeing a note.

Demetri,

Demetri, I am so so sorry for what I am going to do. There is nothing going to stop me. I'm sorry. You are the best friend that I could ever have. You've been there for me from the beginning. i'm leaving and never coming back. I'm really okay and you know I am okay but Caius doesn't see it. Yeah I have been writing and knitting and cooking most of my waking hours but I'm not suicidal or harming myself. I don't know what more Caius expects of me. I love you, thank you for being there for me. Maybe I'll come back in a few years, but for now this is goodbye.

Izzy

No, no no. this is NOT good.

I pulled out my phone and called her cell.

Nothing.

"Izzy, I know that you're scared please call me back we can work something out. Just come back. I won't let Caius take you away. Just call me or text me to know you're okay," I said, panicked.

What is Caius going to do when he finds out she left. How in the hell am I going to tell him that she ran away?

I sighed and took a deep breath. I just have to tell Caius.

Slowly I made my way to his room, knocking, "Caius we have to talk... now."

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Caius POV

I was becoming stressed out. Izzy had not spoke to me for three weeks. Maybe what I am doing is wrong? I'm just doing what I need to do. I still love my mate, I will love her no matter what. I had this terrible feeling in the pit of my stomach. Something is wrong. This is wrong. Sulpicia was right, I can't send her away.

I sighed heading into my room. Izzy. She was here. Maybe we can talk. "Izzy?" I asked walking in. No one was there. I looked down feeling a pang of sorrow. I need her. I looked over seeing a note folded. On the outside it wrote Caius. My body tensed as I opened the note.

Caius,

When I first met you I instantly fell in love with you. You were charming, gentle, caring. I loved you. You were the best thing that happened to me. I don't know what went wrong between us, I really don't. I wanted to spend forever with you. I wanted to get married and have children with you, but now I see that will never happen. I want to let you know that in a relationship you talk things though. You don't throw your girlfriend... your 'mate' under the bus. You don't just send your girlfriend away to some group home. That is something you needed to talk to me about. You may have not noticed but I have gotten better. I have been writing and knitting and baking and those things make me happy. And I haven't hurt myself. So you should be proud, but you're not. I'm not suicidal anymore. I am happy. This is goodbye Caius, you won't ever see me again. You won't have to put up with me again. Don't go running to Demetri, he doesn't know about this. I'll be fine. Goodbye Caius.

Your 'mate'

Izzy.

Tears flooded my eyes. What have I done. I made my mate run away. I sat down a sharp pain in my chest. I wiped my eyes. All I felt was pain. I drove my mate off. What kind of person does that? I'm a horrible person.

There was a knock on the door, "Caius we have to talk... now,"

I moved over to the door at lightning speed.

"Where is Izzy?" I looked at him. "Is this some sort of joke that you're playing Demetri?" Panic across my face. "Where is my mate?"

"I... I don't know Caius, I got a note... I don't know where she went," Demetri shook his head.

"We have to find her Demetri," I said panicked.

"I know we do Caius. She can't be too far," Demetri sighed. "I called her and I not not answer, it went straight to voicemail. Demetri took out his phone. "She... she took 3,000$ out."

"For what?" I asked.

"Plane ticket."

"Let's get to the airport, maybe she is still here?"

Demetri nodded we went in and went to a security guard. "Have you seen this girl? Her name is Izzy Peirson, she is 18, she ran away. She has fuzzy hair, she has green eyes and a scar on the back of her head," I went and showed a picture of her to him.

"No sir I'm sorry. Do you know where she was heading?"

I shook my head, "No..."

"Stay calm I'm going to check with a few people, we will find her."

I nodded.

"Caius we are going to find her, I promise," Demetri said putting his hand on my shoulder. "I promise, I will stop at nothing to find her."

"Thank you Demetri," I looked down.