It was dark in this room, everything was silent and my ears begged to hear anything other then my hammering heartbeat.

My whole body was numb under the ripped fabric of my clothing, my shoulders shook every once in a while and my eyes were drooping - they ached from all the crying that I've done.

Lia was absent from my mind, her strength fell to weakness a couple hours ago and suddenly she was gone - she disappeared and I feared that she won't return.

Maybe it's better she doesn't, no wolf should be cursed with a weak human as their other half.

I groaned in pain when I felt something sharp and cold slide slowly down my cheek, stopping near the corner of my mouth, then continuing its way back up.

I flinched at the sound of a low growl, it rang in my ears and the sound traveled to my core - bile rose up my throat with a mixture of fear and anxiousness.

"Hello Celine." Jonah, my ex best-friend, the only man other then Alfonzo that I held closest to my heart, only to end up betraying me at the end, said.

I shook my head and took in a shaky breath, everything around me was dark and I could barely see him - I had to use my other senses.

"Scared best friend? Aw, don't be, we're going to have the most fun we've ever had!" He teased in a cold voice, I could no longer remember the kind voice of my best friend Jonah - this man was a monster, not the guy who used to buy me candy and give me piggyback rides.

I sniffed, the feeling of the sharp blade - or whatever it was - digging into my cheek made me jump in the chair that I sat on, my legs dangled and the sound of chains clashing with one another filled the room.

"See best friend, fun! This is fun!" He yelled out angrily before twisting the blade into my cheek mercilessly, I let out a loud yell, my throat ached from the sudden action and I could feel the bile from before rise again, Jonah chuckled humorlessly.

"Aw, don't cry best friend. This is fun, a lot of fun but not compared to what I have in store for later." He whispered darkly, I heard him clearly even though his words were barely audible - they rang in my ears and I gasped.

He chuckled before suddenly pulling out the blade, I jumped on the seat again and thrashed over the chair in pain - my hands were tied behind me and they ached to press over the open slit he probably made on my cheek, which already oozed blood.

"Oh Celine, poor poor Celine. If only someone actually cared for you, and you weren't so weak and pathetic, ugh disgusting." He stated in disgust making my eyes close tightly - his words hurt more then his actions and it was evident once tears rolled down my face like a waterfall.

He chuckled humorlessly once again, I flinched and tried to compose myself but I couldn't- even though this wasn't something new, this was my life.

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"Celine, are you ready to go?"

No, no I wasn't ready to go. I don't even want to freaking go, but do I ever have a say?

I sighed and sent Marina a small nod, with a weak smile - its been so long since I've seen her; at least that's how I feel.

She smiled back and she honestly looked so different from last time, her dark hair which was short when I met her, reached right over her chest and her face had this glow that it was impossible to not look at her and swoon.

"Well then, lets go." She said breathlessly before walking out of the room, I licked my lips and nodded to myself, dusting my hands on my torn white dress - I glanced at the room once again and felt my stomach drop.

Goodbye, I guess.

My shoulders absentmindedly slouched as I walked out of the room, shutting the door behind me before making way through the halls; the familiar pictures made my eyes well up.

I refused to look at any of the family photos, and I tried my hardest not to look at the door that brought me back - that showed me my true life.

But for some reason, once I stood near it my body froze, I gulped loudly and fisted my hands, biting my inner cheek nervously - the sound of Marina's footsteps echoed through the halls as she continued her leave.

I turned my gaze to the still broken, and scratched up door - I felt my lips twitch weirdly as I gazed at it with some form of nostalgia growing inside me.

I huffed lowly before quickly walking away from the room, trying my hardest to keep the hot tears from falling, I even managed to block out all the words Dustin had told me before, and for some odd reason, whenever I would place my hand over the spot where my neck and shoulder met, it would tingle.

"How dare you! She is my daughter, she is to stay here!" I heard my mother yell out angrily, and that made me quickly run down the large staircase, everyone was downstairs.

My mom was held by my father, my brother stood angrily to the side with Fin behind him, Marina stood with her mate and Dusk stood right next to a fuming Dustin.

I bit my bottom lip, my feet colliding with the floor but nobody acknowledged me; my mother was crying, my dad looked conflicted and everyone else was frustrated.

"She is my mate! She belongs to me and she is to go wherever I do!" Dustin yelled out angrily, his whole body shook and his lips formed a scoff - Dusk shook his head and my father growled angrily in warning but it didn't stop anything.

"No! You are not! You are n-not!" She paused to take a breath, her shoulders shook violently and father tried his hardest to calm her, Axel ran to her side and I felt my bottom lip tremble.

"Its okay mom, stop crying. I-I'm leaving with m-my mate, we've settled our d-differences and it's time for me t-to go back." I suddenly said, my words floated in the air weakly, everyones gaze snapped my way making me shrink back - my mother screamed out in defeat making me flinch; everyones eyes widened.

"Mom calm down please!" I begged before running to her side, my heart clenched tightly and I could feel myself getting nauseous, but I pushed it all down and tried composing myself ( like always).

"How can I calm down?! That m-monster is taking you away from me!" She spat out loudly, she looked so defeated and the bags under her eyes that were coated with tears made my face fall - my gaze later trailing to her stomach, which had a small bump.

"Mommy please, you need to understand." I whispered softly, pulling her gently out of my fathers embrace and bringing her closer towards me - now I was able to see how frail she really was at the moment.

"Enough of this! We are taking our leave, Celine say your goodbyes, if you take long, you will be dragged out!" Dustin stated angrily, his growl echoed through the room and made my body subconsciously flinch - my mother noticed and sobbed into my arms.

Celine, Luke and Marina left to go outside, while Fin went somewhere else; probably to avoid all the tension and tears, Axel and Dusk stood awkwardly to the side while father just watched me hold mom comfortingly, as she shook.

"Think about the baby, not me, the pup is more important remember?" I reminded gently, my right hand going over the small bump on her stomach, covered by her loose red shirt - she sobbed and shook her head, our gazes were locked and she looked immensely heartbroken.

"T-the baby? B-but how about you? Y-you are also m-my baby." She whispered in a hoarse voice, her arms going around me and pulling me into her embrace, I sighed and felt my eyes well up; Axel and Dusk watched with pity filled eyes.

"Alright Diana, it's enough. You have a pup inside of you to care for, and Celine will have a friend at BloodLine. She will be safe." Father suddenly stated, his words were so strong that they made me flinch, but moms body didn't stop shaking violently.

I rubbed her back soothingly and whispered soft, comforting words in her ear, tears trailed out of my eyes and I found myself feeling weak, and drained - just like my mother.

"Please mommy? Stop crying, please. Let me go." I begged slowly, my eyes shut tightly when I finished and I wanted to scream out loud that I didn't want to leave - but I had to.

"Please mommy." I whispered breathlessly, my whole entire body melted in her warm hold and my heart felt so tight, my stomach was twisted into uncomfortable knots and my mind was in a haze.

"O-ok." She replied croakily, her frail body pulled itself away from mine, and I felt myself feeling empty once we stood at a single foots distance away from one another, her gaze was on the ground whereas mine was on her.

Her shoulders were slouched, her dark hair fell with her head, curtaining around her face and her shoulders trembled slowly - father stiffened beside her and Dusk's exiting footsteps filled the air; but no one acknowledged him.

I bit my bottom lip, my fingers playing with one another as I glanced at my broken family - one by one.

"Please find Arsenio. Please." I begged, my mind falling back to my son who was taken away from me once again, breaking my heart even more. Axel grumbled under his breath before running towards me and pulling me in for a hug.

His warm embrace made me quickly hug him back, I felt so comforted but my tears soaked his pale blue shirt; his hold only tightened and I heard him inhale my scent slowly.

"I love you so much, Axe. I'll miss you." I said hesitantly against his chest, he sighed loudly and rubbed my back, his hand going to my neck to pull my head back a bit, my gaze raised to his.

"I love you too baby sister, please take care of yourself and keep in mind, if anything happens, you come to me." He stated lowly, his face was soft but his eyes were serious as they roamed my face - which was probably covered in sweat, tears and dirty, black blood.

I nodded slowly, my eyes not once averting from his brotherly gaze, and I felt my own gloss up once again, my stomach dropped and I quickly buried my face into his chest once again.

He chuckled sadly, and held me tighter, I shook my head and felt my mind look back to when we first met, and compare it to how we are now.

I pulled away from him, and noticed that there were some tears brimming his water line and that made me whimper, he noticed my face fall, and smiled weakly before walking to my mother, and guiding her away from me.

I watched them walk away, and then my mother turned to give me one more painful gaze, her eyes were bloodshot and her face was extremely pale with lingering tears. I looked away and turned to face my father, who stood still as a rock; gazing at me seriously.

"D-daddy." I whimpered lowly, and his whole entire body melted, I watched his face soften before he opened his arms - I right away ran towards him and allowed his strong, warm hands to close around my body.

I hummed in comfort while laying my cheek on his chest, he whispered some incoherent words and rubbed my back soothingly.

"I love you." We said at the same time, we both chuckled sadly and looked at one another, our chests were touching and we still hugged - his fatherly warmth enclosed around me and made me feel content.

"You take care of yourself, always. Remember who you are Celine. I love you so much l prinkípissa mou." He whispered strongly and his words lingered in the air, I nodded quickly and later we broke into a warm silence.

Just hugging one another.

I could feel his chest rise and fall, as well as his steady heartbeat, I felt his hand comb through my short, brown locks soothingly.

"Goodbye daddy." I whispered.

"Not goodbye, see you later, my princess." He restated, I bit my bottom lip and nodded, we pulled away and with one last everlasting gaze, we walked away from one another.

Me going one way, and him another. As I walked closer towards the front door, I felt my eyelids get heavier and heavier, the tears taking tole on both my eyes and body, I placed my hand over my chest; where my heart laid covered.

Se agapó (I love you)