Lone No More. Finding her Twin Mates.

Freedom In Whatever Form.

Roxie'POV

Just two hours left before my life changed forever. I was showering and getting ready when I heard a small knock on the door. I knew that knock so well. Silvia was finally here! News had spread that Alpha Roman had ordered only his sons would hunt tonight and I was to be the only prey. I figured Silvia would come to see me off, but when I opened the door, 4 other omegas stood with her. They cheered "Happy Birthday Roxie". I knew I couldn't break down again. I didn't have time to mentally repair myself if I did. Silvia produced a cake from behind her back. "Strawberry cake with vanilla frosting!" she said proud of herself. She had picked up the pieces of me when my mother was chosen for the hunt. She always made me a cake for my birthday, and I always made her one. Who would make her next cake? I would be gone either way. The thought brought a few tears to my eyes. I let them silently fall and went back to praising Silvias baking skills. We never had enough to eat let alone bake with. Silvia made up a recipe that used less than half of the old ingredients needed to make a cake. I threw my arms around her, and hugged her tightly. "Roxie, I don't wanna say goodbye." she said between sobs. "Same here, Sil" I choked out, holding back my tears. "As horrible as it sounds, I always hoped we would be together when the time came. You and your mother always showed me the greatest kindness." Sil said looking guilty for voicing the thought. "Me too Sil, you've always been my best friend. Almost like a sister to me. Thank you for everything. I'm going to miss you so much." I ended the conversation, as the siren started. It was time.

"Stay strong little wolf." my wolf said fiercely. "We can do this right? We can finally win our freedom. Escape this nightmare of existence." I thought back to her. "We run, faster than we ever dreamed possible. We can make it." the wolf said trying to soothe me. I put my hair into a ponytail, using my mother's favorite ribbon she got for me. For the first time since she had left me, I felt like she was with me somehow. Like she would be watching me, helping me to run. I wasn't sure if it was actually her spirit, or if it was the presence of my wolf. It made me feel so much more at ease.

Everyone would be gathering at the pack's main house. I took my time and mentally went over the plan. Starting from the pack house, I would run on foot the first 30 minutes to my stashed bags. I should be able to shift by the time I get there. I would then head to the river about 5 minutes east from where my bags where. I hoped the water would dull and hide my scent. I would follow the river north for about 2 hours then the river would split east again. If they managed to follow, this would be the breaking point. My scent would be even more pronounced after leaving the river. Then would be the mad rush to the border. I would run north until I either ran into a wolf from Cresent Moon or until I couldn't run anymore.

Before I knew it I was just steps from the pack house. The real ceremony wouldn't start until Ryan and Rip would start. To my surprise the Luna was standing on the steps. She approached me with quiet steps. "Roxie, I understand you are to be the prey for my sons tonight." the Luna said in a lowered tone. Why is she her? Why is she being so quiet, also secretive. My wolf growled, and snarled not trusting the women in front of me. She reached out and was trying to give me something. I looked in her hand, a small necklace with a strange crest was sparkling in the moonlight. "This was your Mother's. She gave it to me the night she came to beg for your life." the Luna said leaning closer to me. My mother's? I had never seen this necklace before. It was simple and the crest showed just a small beautiful wolf, carved of some white stone. "Why?" was all I managed to say. "Your mother told me the truth, a truth that I will not and can not reveal to you now. For now all I can say is Run." Renee said in the most serious tone I had ever heard. What truth? What did this necklace mean? Why would the Luna want me to run? My head was filled with questions, but I couldn't get any of them to cross my lips. I stared at my Luna with a confused look. "But the ritual hasn't started Luna." was all I could muster to say. "Listen to me Roxie, run now, Run and escape." she said raising her voice as to almost command me. My wolf was just as confused as I was. Before I could say or react, my wolf pushed my body into a full out run.

I ran past the houses as fast as I could. I managed to hit the tree line and start making my way through the thick forest faster than I could have ever ran before. The beautiful full moon lit up the forest and illuminated the dark forest floor. If I wasn't running for my life, I would have been stopped in my tracks, watching the night forest come alive. I made it to my bags quicker than I had allowed myself time for in my plan. The extra 15 minutes the Luna gave me even more help. I grabbed my bag and let myself breathe, preparing for the next step in my plan. Shifting for the first time. I braced myself. My wolf came forward in my mind. I wondered what I would look like. Most wolves stayed close to their normal hair color and eye color. My beautiful soft brown curls which bordered on a dirty blonde, was the color I imagined my wolf's fur. My emerald green eyes shone in the moonlight.

All of a sudden I felt a burning stir in my chest, like a fire was suddenly lit inside my chest and was spreading outward towards my arms and legs. The next sensation was that of pain, the pain of my bones shifting, breaking, and putting themselves back together. I screamed from the fire and the breaking. Slowly my screams turned to howls. I had shifted. I no longer just heard my wolf, I was her. I felt her emotions, her thoughts were based more on instinct than human emotions. We lunged forward, and gave a huge shake. I was huge, one of the largest wolves I had even seen, almost larger than Alpha Roman. How am I this big? I was a lowly omega, most omegas were tiny and scraggly. I didn't have time. The night had begun with a simple plan of freedom, now turned into a night full of questions. I turned my focus back to the task at hand. I was at the river. I lept onto the freezing cold bank, and was amazed. The water felt like bathwater. I broke into a run, water splashing around me. It was like I was flying. My wolf self was faster than I possibly could have imagined. Maybe, I thought. I might actually make it. So started my run up the river north for the next 2 hours.