I scoffed, but my blood was boiling within. How could he keep doing this to me again and again?

Austin, my mate, was with another girl this time, but I had gotten used to it. I had gotten used to his torturing, abusing, and using me. I was a toy. Just a toy.

Yet, every time, I would yell at him, "What are you doing?"

"Can't I just have a little fun, now, hmm? It's not like you can satisfy me, now, can you?" He laughed.

"Austin, have some shame, please. We are mates, remember?" I reminded him.

"How dare you speak like that to your Alpha?" He roared, sending chills down my spine, giving me goosebumps.

I knew I shouldn't have been that bold, but it was too late now. He slammed me against the wall, pinned me with his strong legs, and began punching me as if I was a punching bag for him.

Again, I was not his mate for him, I was a tool. The girl, Stephanie, I think, shot me a glare and smirked at me.

I was injured, but my honor was to be higher than hers, so I spat on her. Austin noticed it, perhaps, and glanced at her directly. "Austin, I-" she said.

"GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE, NOW!" She flipped her blonde hair and walked out, in the illusion of winning over me, but she could not.

He, then, turned his eyes towards me.

His palm touched my cheek ferociously, with no drop of love in the action. With no hesitation whatsoever, he began slapping me, punching me, beating me.

At this point, even the more recent scars had opened up as they bled, staining my clothes with the very red color that was supposed to represent the love between us.

"Please, stop, it hurts. Please," I begged him, out of desperation.

In front of him, my once bright smile had turned to a river of tears. I felt small, weak, fragile, and too tired to even try to reason with him.

My head began dizzying, my vision getting blurred, and my legs felt weak. The last thing I heard before I fell the ground was "This should teach you a lesson!"

It had been nearly two months since we got together as mates, but I still had not let him mark me as his own.

I was glad I didn't.

When I first met Austin on the Mating Day, where all she-wolves get claimed by the males, I was astounded by his aura.

Although it was not compulsory, I had agreed to come as I thought it's time for me to get a mate, and I didn't regret the decision back then.

He seemed polite, caring, even, as he approached me. Austin's eyes weren't looking for power or lust, they were looking for true love, so when he asked me to be his mate and claim me, I accepted without further thoughts.

Of course, I shouldn't have, for everything went downhill from there. He was the Alpha of the Crown Pack and he even introduced me to his clan, gave me my space for some time, but just two days later, he tried to mark me.

With no previous experience in such relations, I rejected him, as I wanted to know him before I'd let him mark me. I suppose he didn't like that gesture of mine, and ever since, he has been only a jerk to me.

I think, every now and then, maybe he'll come back to his senses and appreciate me, care for me. But, nothing of the sort is to happen now.

I decided that this was enough, I could no longer take his behavior and that I had to run.

I pretended to be sleeping as I felt him slide in the bed beside me, but as soon as Austin had gone into a deep slumber, I got up.

I was sure to pack all my belongings and tiptoed my way out of there. At the time, my heart was pounding as if it would come out of my chest anytime soon, I wanted to just run away from here already.

For minutes, I walked, until I found safety and I slowly muttered, "Freedom."

I had to take a train for 3 hours and wandered around the jungles with fear that I might somehow step into a pack's territory.

After taking the train, I needed to take a 45 minutes bus and walk some more.

Fear crept over me every time as I kept turning behind to check if there was anyone following me, especially Austin.

I made a stop near the woods to change my shirt to cover all my bruises and if they somehow found out, I made up some excuses just in case.

There was no way anyone was seeing this, Austin swore that he would do terrible things to me.

I reached my house at around 7 in the morning. I didn't even realize it took me so long. I opened the door and was greeted by my mother.

"Charlotte, what are you doing here?" she asked me.

"Me and Austin are over," I blurted out.

"Why, darling?" A frown was seen on her face.

" We just didn't work out. I'm sorry mum but I don't wanna talk about it." Hoping she wouldn't ask any more questions.

My father came up and told me "The alpha of the blood moon pack is coming, I hope you can welcome him. We need to talk about some things so since you are here, get dressed and come down."

The blood moon pack was run by an alpha who was the most powerful alpha.

It's said that he is cold, indifferent, and has yet to find a mate yet. Even though I really wanted to rest, I guess I needed to.

I got dressed in my favorite pair of jeans and went down to wait for the alpha of the blood moon pack.

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