Owned By Her Triplet Bullies
(Bk 2) Chapter 1

Lexi's

POV

The sound of rustling leaves, my feet against crunching dry leaves, owls hooting, and the cool gust of wind whooshing past me which made my body icy cold, almost frozen as I ran from the pack house was the only sound I could hear around me in the looming darkness reminding me all over again that If I chose to do this, I would be all alone. But, I didn't care. I had been all alone almost all my life, it just took what happened today for me to fully realize it. I'm sure no one would look for me anyway. That was even if they realized that I was gone. After the incident earlier, I realized I wouldn't be able to bear living in that pack anymore. So I ran, despite my lungs burning and my aching legs. I ran without looking back progressing into the darkest of nights. I certainly do not know where it would lead me. The moon that was supposed to illuminate the sky was nowhere to be found. It was eerily quiet and dark.

Tired, starving, sad, and nowhere to go. I was practically running around aimlessly. I wanted to be anywhere other than where I currently was. My eyes were glassy, lifeless and I had lost all hope of living as I ran. I stopped abruptly when I hit my toe hard on something. The nail was chipped and blood was oozing out. I stared at it for a while before bursting into a fit of uncontrollable tears and sitting on the floor. I wasn't crying because of the blood oozing out of my toe or due to the pain. That was far from it. In fact, my toe felt numb, I couldn't feel any pain from it.

I was crying because of the pain weighing down my chest like a ton of rocks making it impossible for me to feel relief. My life, my dignity, my pride. Everything I've always known and believed in came crashing down like a pack of cards within twenty-four hours. Nothing was left anymore. Absolutely nothing. I felt hopeless and worthless. I cried my heart and eyes out all alone in the middle of the road. I cried till my eyes became void of any more tears. I sniffled and got back up, not bothering to wipe away my tear-stricken face.

Another owl hooted and I jumped, startled by the sound. I glanced around but there was no one in sight. Just me in the darkness. "Darcey, I'm so scared," I called out to my wolf in a terrified voice.

"Don't be scared Lexi, I'm here. Let's keep going," she replied.

"Go where? Where are we even going?" I asked in frustration. After running out of the pack, all I could see was a lonely path and the creepy woods beside it.

"I don't know either but let's keep moving. We will figure something out, anywhere is better than here," she responded. She was broken, I could tell but she was still trying to keep it together. For our sake. I realized I succumbed to the overwhelming need to run that I hadn't even thought about what I was going to do after running away.

"Don't panic Lexi. We are stronger than that. I'm sure we will be fine," Darcey said to me. She wasn't just assuring me. She was also assuring herself. I nodded in agreement. Since Darcey was trying so hard to be strong for the both of us, I had to be strong too. "I agree with you Darcey, we will be fine," I responded. I glanced around and I knew I had to keep on walking on that road, I couldn't divert to the woods, who knows if there were bloodthirsty rogues in there. Although my life was a complete mess, I definitely do not want to become someone's dinner. I had faith that if I kept on walking, I would arrive at a pack soon. I have never left my pack before but I heard there was a nearby pack close to the one I just ran away from.

I'm absolutely not going to settle down in the next closest pack I replace. I would take time to clear my head, figure out something there, and earn some money before moving out because I don't want to be anywhere close to my pack. I wanted to be so far from it that I could move on, forget it ever existed. I embraced myself tightly and continued to walk despite my rumbling stomach and aching legs. I felt my phone vibrating in my pocket. I took it out with my cold trembling hands. Anger was the only emotion I felt when I read the message. I threw it on the floor angrily and it shattered into pieces. If I was going to start a new life, I needed to cut all ties with my old one and the only way that could happen was if I lost contact with everyone I used to know. They don't exist to me and I equally don't exist to them.

I sighed and kept on walking. I kept stumbling on things because it was pitch dark and I couldn't see anything. I suddenly heard something behind me. I hurriedly glanced back but I saw nothing. I heard the sound again and a scream tore its way out of my mouth. All alone on a lonely path, I was scared to the core. I picked up my pace and started to run again. I was panting hard as I ran. I continued to glance back hoping whatever was in the darkness was not gaining up on me. I whipped my head back to the road, my eyes widened when I saw a car approaching at a very fast pace.

Everything happened within a blink of an eye. The car honked loudly but I froze, I stood there unmoving. I couldn't process what I was supposed to do.

"Lexi, get out of the way!" Darcey called out to me worriedly. The car screeched to a halt but it was too late. It threw me backward, my body crashing onto the floor before it stopped. I coughed weakly, spewing out blood from my mouth. I tried to get up but my limbs felt numb. This was definitely not how I wanted my life to end. But with the situation I currently was in, it seemed that was the only option for me.

"Is this the end for us? Will we be dying right here?" I managed to ask Darcey spewing out blood again. I couldn't feel any ounce of strength in me.

"Don't speak. We are losing too much blood," she replied equally in pain. A tear fell from my eyes as I desperately tried to move my arm. My eyes were slowly closing on their own and I let them feel worn out.

"You can't fall asleep Lexi! Keep your eyes open," Darcey called out to me in panic.

"I'm tired. I just want the pain to end," I groaned weakly.

"You can't give up. Not now. You need to stay alive for the both of us," her voice echoed in my head but I was too weak to respond.

I succumbed to the darkness that was engulfing me like a thick, warm blanket. It felt soothing. Suddenly, the emptiness and darkness I was beginning to feel used to turned into a blinding light. My eyes slowly opened again but I squinted due to the beam of light. I wondered if the moon goddess had finally come to take me out of this cruel world. I wanted to be able to see her, speak to her, and ask her all the questions that have been weighing me down. She created me and brought me into this world as one of her own. Then, why did she allow all this to happen to me? She saw me in pain yet she didn't do anything to comfort me.

She never did anything to help me when I desperately needed her the most. I slowly tried to raise my weak hand from my own pool of blood towards the light. I suddenly saw a figure approaching me, I tried to focus on seeing the face clearly but all I could make out was just the figure of someone approaching me.

"I think she's alive," the person called out loudly. The person continued to speak but all I could make out were muffled noises and the constant ringing in my ear. My hand barely rose from the tarred floor, slumped back down again. I let out a painful and heavy breath. It felt painful to breathe. The person stood for a while before another one joined her, they both approached me slowly. My vision was hazy and I couldn't see anything clearly anymore. My eyes fluttered close as I let out another painful breath. The darkness finally caught up with me. Empty and Endless.