Mates Are Overrated

Broken Heart Chapter 1

Silent tears rolled down my cheeks. I was watching my mate make out with my sister. This could have been going on for a while. I finally walked away from my sister's house and got into my car. I was mates with Darin for three years and this happens. We even lived together! I was driving to our house now, correction, his house. I pulled into the driveway and stormed up the porch. I opened the door so fast and hard that I ripped it right off it's hinges. Werewolf strength isn't always good. I set the door against the wall and ran upstairs. I packed everything that I owned. Two suit cases and a duffel bag later, I start to write Darin a note.

Dear Darin,

After three years of us being mates, you go to my sister. I don't know how long this has been going on for but then again, I don't want to know. I'm leaving. I don't know where I'm going but any place is better then here with you. I left you the house so you can have my sister move in here with you when you get married and have pups. A life we will never have. I won't ever forgive you.

Goodbye forever, Natalie

 I put the letter on the kitchen table and grab my bags. I dragged my stuff into my car and started to drive away from the house I'll never live in again. Tears were still falling, no matter how hard I tried not to cry. I drove to my parents house and told them what happened. They told me that I could stay there until I figured everything out.

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A Week Later

I hadn't gotten any apology from Darin. He must have really hated me. My life pretty much went down hill from that point. But the good news was, I was going to move to Florida to get out of this hell hole. This pack wasn't even correct! It had no pack schools, no pack house, no alpha female, nothing that a real pack should have! I was packing my stuff to go tomorrow when a knock was at my door. I walked over and opened it. To my surprise my alpha was standing at my bedroom door step. He walked in uninvited and sat down on my bed.

"I'll just get to the point. Listen, Natalie, I know it's hard to lose your mate, but you can't run away from the problem. You also know that we don't have many warriors or pups. So I can't let you go to Florida. I forbid you to leave the [pack for a stupid reason like that." My leader said.

Fury built inside me. "You can't force me to stay here and watch my mate be happy with someone else and live a life I was supposed to have with him!" I yelled.

"You are not leaving! I don't care if you're upset about it! Find someone esle!" He yelled back.

"What then? What if he's in a different pack?" I challeged.

"I'll make you a deal, you find someone else to be your mate and he's in a different pack, you can go with him and never return here. Happy?" He suggested.

"Whatever. Just get out of here please." I hissed.

"Gladly." With that, he left.

I sat on my bed thinking of every possible way to escapee my alpha's command. But I couldn't do any of it. I finally gave up and decided I'd take a run instead. I got up and ran out of my parent's house. There were woods behind the house, when I was sixteen I'd run in there. It's been three years since that.

I shifted into my beautiful wolf. My wolf had dark gray fur with black legs and tails tip. I also had white ear tips and white muzzle.

 I started to run in the woods. I was thinking about what my life would have turned out if my mate wasn't such a complete jackass. If I never had a sister. If I was never me and truly someone else. Why the weeping willow trees look so beautiful in the spring. Spring....mating season. Damn! I just can't be happy! I was so focused on my thoughts that I wasn't looking where I was going and I hit something, hard. I was on my side, when I opened my eyes I was stunned. I saw a very handsome male wolf. He had gray fur with darker gray paws, muzzle, tail tip and darker gray spots. I was completely captivated by his appearance that I sisn't realize he was talking to me. He had a worried look on his face too.

"Hello? Can you hear me?" He asked worriedly.

"Oh, Sorry my ear was ringing." I lied, "I'm sorry about that, are you okay?"

"I should be asking you that. Are you?" He really did sound worried. He must be really nice.

I stood up and tried to walk but fell right back down. I would have fell if it wasn't for the wol's fast movements.

"I'm so sorry, I should have been paying attention to where I was going. Let me take you to my pack house so you can rest and have my pack doctor look at that bad leg of yours. It's the least I can do." The male wolf offered.

"That's very nice, thank you. Only on one condition, though." I said, "Your name."

"Oh, that's an easy on, ummmmm." We both laughed at that. "My name is Adam. What's yours?"

"Natalie, now ead the way to your pack house." I said. I think I'd like staying at the pack house.....with Adam.