The Lost Wolf: Denying Fate #3

Chapter 22

"With these parting words I will let you sleep in peace my daughter, my sweet Alpha Skylar Black. You will grow strong, you will lead a strong pack with your True Mate, and with those things you will find love." She pauses and presses her lips together sorrowfully, "But with love comes sacrifice my daughter."

I sit up with a start, my heart racing. Looking around the room I'm in I find my setting, I was at Jemma's. Tonight would be last night here. 

I breathe in and out deeply for a few minutes settling myself. I had two text messages, both from my brothers asking me to meet them at the pack house for breakfast.

I sigh and crawl out of bed. Picking up my outfit for the day. A purple dress with neon pink and black leopard spots all over it, plus a black studded belt for the waist, and a black three quarter sleeve cardigan.

After getting dressed I grab my backpack and head out the door.

When I walk into the pack house I hear my brother's in the kitchen and spot Liam in the corner as the toaster. Jay hugs me, "Hey sis."

I give him a small smile, "Where's Carmen?"

"Breakfast with Veronica. Apparently Cam Mated her last night."

My jaw drops, "Seriously? He said he was going to try to wait until Christmas."

Rain shrugs, "Couldn't hold it back any longer I guess."

I nod and ask, "Where's Maddie?"

He sighs, "With Bree, trying to convince her to talk to you before..." he glances over in Liam's direction.

I decide to get it over with, "You mean before I leave? She's ratting me out huh?"

He sighs, "Yeah...sorry."

I shrug and play with a strand of purple in my hair, Jemma had redone her pink streak and had offered to do mine.

"Before you leave?" Liam asks steadily.

I look up at him, "My dad is in town with Toby this weekend. He's looking at the land with him today and then tomorrow my dad is taking me home with him. My stuff is all packed."

He gulps and leans against the counter, "Since when did you decide you were leaving so soon?"

I shrug, "A week or two ago."

"You're really leaving?"

I turn to see Bree standing in the kitchen behind us, "Yeah, I'm really leaving. Tomorrow morning."

Her face falls and she looks ready to burst into tears, "But...what about..." she glances at Liam over in the corner and looks at me, "Mates?"

I shrug, "I don't have a Mate Bree. One rejected me and the other one is Mated to another one of my ex-best friends. I don't have any reason to stay here what so ever."

She steps forward and wraps her arms around me, "I'm sorry for being a bitch."

"It really took you three months to say that?" I ask with a sigh.

She leans back, tears rolling down her cheeks, "I'm so sorry Sky. I didn't mean to push you away."

I sigh and cup her cheeks, "You're not the reason I'm leaving okay? Please don't think that."

She bites her lip, "Is it because..." she glances down at her stomach, because of the Alpha wolf thing? You should have been pregnant if you had Mated with either of them. It would have been you first.

I nod, "Yeah...smart bitch."

She grins and hugs me again, "I'm coming to see you sing tonight. You know you never told me you could sing."