Chapter 3

I open my eyes and look around a familiar room. The pack hospital, I’m here again like a second home. "How are you feeling Kath?" Sam asked. After my Dad hurt me, Sam always helped me. He still loves me and considers me as his sister. He always defends me against all who fight against me. "Better, how long I've been here." I push myself to sit and ignoring the pain in my back. I’m sure it will leave another scar. I don’t look my back in the mirror anymore, I know how terrible it looks like.   "You've been out for two days." Sam, my brother. He gave me a bottled of water and sit next to me, checking my pulse. He knows medical stuff. He wants to be a doctor but his destiny is not for that. still, I told him to study medicine on his own in his free time, so he still can do his duties while doing what he wants.   "Two days? I skipped Lory's birthday yesterday." I feel sad because of what happened. I missed my best-friend birthday. I feel awful.   "Don't worry about its Kath." Sam   "It's so sad, she's my best----"   "Surprise!!!!!" The door suddenly open and my crazy friend bring balloons and foods.   "You've got to be kidding me guys." I said. I am still grateful, because somehow, I have friends I know who really care about me.   "Well since you missed the party yesterday, we decided to create a new one here." Lory said.   "Look, I got your favorite." Andrew   "Pizza!!!!" I exclaim.   "Party in the hospital is on!!!" We celebrate Lory’s birthday inside my hospital room. My brother leaves us to have some fun and to do his duties. He will be soon Alpha of this pack, that’s why our Father is giving him so many tasks and ordered him not to skip training.   I wish everyday will be like this, full of happiness and full of love. But destiny does not seem to agree with me, because after I say that someone comes and destroy everything.   The door suddenly opens, and revealed my Dad who looks at everyone who’s inside the room.   "Leave us" he ordered.   My friends hurriedly leave us. My father is a good Alpha but when it comes to me and the people close to me he is very strict.   "Dad” I used to say his name with adoration but now it’s emotionless.   "I hope this will be the last time we will have this kind of trouble Katharina."   That's why he came here to scold me. Anyway, is there anything new there?   "Yes Dad."    "No more disobeying, don't push me to my limit Katharina. You need to stop doing such stupid things that might endangered our people. You are no longer a ten years old girl who play around and do what you wanted to do."   "Dad, I just want to see the new King. Mom always thought me to---" he cut my words.   "Don't bring your mother in this conversation. She's with the Moon Goddess now. You will be locked in the dungeon for one week and that's my decision." He said.   "Daddy, what makes you so heartless. Why are you still blaming me for mom's death? Why Dad?" I asked.   I'm hurting. It is not my fault that my mother died but why does he seem to blame me for everything that happened. No one wants their mother to die specially me. I love my mother so much. She’s my everything. My armor, my shield and my comfort zone.   "Because it is you that brought her to death, I never wanted a daughter, she's the one insisting your existence but you let her die because of your stubbornness and disobedience!!! I see no daughter in you."  He said angrily. "Now, you will be locked in the cell for one week. No one can visit you there and if you dare to escape. I will exile you in my pack."   "You've got to be kidding me Dad."   "No, I'm not Katharina."   "But Dad--"   "No more but's Katharina."   I look at him in the eyes. He, my father, my own blood will do this to me? I love him even his doing this but threatening me about my status in the pack, this is too much.   "You really don't like me Alpha Ramus." I said calling him by his name.   He looks at me, disbelief shows in his face in what I said. Never in my life had I called him by his title. And name. But today, I see no father in him anymore. He is not my father, he is not the one I adore since childhood. This man is no longer my father. I accept it. We are not family anymore.   "I think you know the Answer to that question Katharina."    "Then I will leave the pack. I will no longer be your pack member. Tonight, I will leave and you will never see me again." I said. This is my choice, I need this and my father needs this.   "Then this is goodbye." He said before leaving and not look back.   **************   "Katharina this is insane!!!" Sam.   "No brother. I think this is the right thing to do."   "No, it's not. I can't believe Dad agreed with this. Maybe he is just mad because of what happened."    "No Sam he's not. Don't worry about me. I will find another pack who will accept me.” I know there is still a place in the world for me. We have seven packs. Maybe one of them will accept me.   "But you belong here, you belong with us."    ‘Really? I don’t feel that way.’ I said to myself. "Not anymore." I hug him very tight. I will sure miss my brother so much "don't worry about me, be strong. I will call you as long as I found a new place to stay with."   "This thing must not happen if Dad moves on. He's blaming you for our mother’s death."   "I'm also blaming myself, and for us to move on, I need to leave. Goodbye Sam." I said leaving him. I don't know what is waiting for me outside, but all I want is to leave this place, breath and experience life without anyone telling me what to do. I need a life of my own.