The Alpha Twins

I had to escape, there was no other way. I can't continue to live my life like this. Enduring his abuse. The abuse of this pack. My parents and siblings are gone because of him, and if I stay, surely I'll go the same way. I've attempted to escape several times. The consequences were severe, but I know now, I'll escape, or die trying. I'm willing to take the risk one last time. If he catches me again, death is the only way to be free. The hardest part was trying to get past the third set of guards. This time, I needed to run, run and never look back, keep on running until I was far enough away, and even then, run further. I thought I could manage the rejection, but being the laughingstock of the pack as well as their punch-bag has sent me over the edge. I wouldn't want to be mated to a spineless coward anyway. Gamma Josh, great title. A true mate would have stood up for their mate, and protected them. Gamma Josh was a pathetic excuse. I knew it, deep down, as soon as my birthday came, and I realized I was mated to Gamma Josh. I knew we wouldn't be allowed to be mated to each other. Not if Alpha Felix had a say in it. I was right, and I happily accepted the rejection and rejected him back, but it didn't stop there. If it did, I might not have wanted to escape badly enough. I was in the kitchen, cleaning the very last of the plates, and putting them back in the cupboards. The very last members of the pack began packing their things and going up to bed. I'll do it immediately, as soon as the last pack member is gone, so am I. I watched as the silhouette faded away upstairs. I climbed over the kitchen counter, opened the small window, and climbed through, falling to the ground on the other side. I quietly closed the window and began searching for the patrol. There were guards stationed at every exit of the pack-house, and four patrols that circled the house. I couldn't see the patrol that was supposed to be walking around this area. I ran towards the trees for a hiding place. If anyone else sees me, it's all over. Every time I have escaped before, I've only ever made it this far before being spotted. If I'm going to stand a chance, I had better not be seen. There's a driveway that leads straight to free land without passing over any borders. I have taken that route before, and I've always been caught. The first place they go when they know I'm missing, I'll have to try a different way. The Crystal Moon pack, which is led by Alpha Mason, or the Scarlet crescent pack, led by Alpha Ezekiel. Alpha Ezekiel wouldn't have so many guards, he is well respected, and he seems kind. If I get caught on his land, he might let me slip away. His pack doesn't have any slaves, he's openly revolted by my treatment. Slowly, through the dozens of trees, I made my way to the Scarlet Crescent border. I had never gone this way before, but I didn't care where I was going, only that I needed to be far away, hide long enough for the chase to die down, if it ever did. I couldn't stop at any pack, I couldn't seek refuge, I'd have to live life as a rogue, and I'd rather do that than be here in this pack. Anywhere was better than here. I could see the tall wooden fence up ahead. I climbed over it, and it rattled loudly but didn't seem to alert anyone. I saw several patrols in the distance. If I could just sneak by them, I'd be free to run anywhere without having to go through more borders. I didn't know how much time had passed. My heart stopped when I heard the alarms go off in my pack. Alpha Felix knew I was gone. He'd send his best trackers soon, but hopefully, I'll be long gone. I had to run through Alpha Ezekiel's pack lands. I could hear his trackers chasing me. My wolf Aurelia was encouraging me to continue to be free. I had to keep going at all costs. Run and never look back. I was just about to cross the border into uncharted territory when I was tackled and slammed into a tree. The only way to fight the trackers and to run faster was to shift. I shifted, not for the first time, into my beautiful gray wolf. I leaped at the wolf that had slammed me into the tree and bit and clawed anything I could. More wolves appeared behind me, and it was Aurelia who took control. She slashed, crashed, and thrashed at every wolf that came at her, leaving a pile of unconscious bodies in her wake. She then fled, running far away through the unknown territory. I let out a little laugh in the back of my mind. Alpha Felix didn't deem me worthy enough to send some of his strongest wolves to catch me. We haven't seen his pack anywhere. He'll probably come looking for me, eventually. I'd embarrassed him by escaping, and furthermore by not being caught. I wish I could say he'd leave me alone, being the runt of the litter in his pack. But, I knew he wouldn't. Days, then weeks passed. I didn't know how long it was exactly, but we hadn't eaten, we hadn't slept. Aurelia hadn't shifted back, and she never gave me back control. She argued that she was stronger than I was at the minute, and I couldn't argue back because it was true. I couldn't regain control even when I tried my best. She just ran and ran. Until, I felt myself begin to fade away in the back of my mind. I was trying to watch, to see through her eyes. We came towards a river's edge. There was a scent, an unfamiliar scent, but one that smelled like home, one that made me feel calm and safe. My eyes became too heavy, and I couldn't keep them open any longer.