Chapter 17

Echo's POV

Since Trudy's death, nobody had been the same, but Derek and I tore the Desert Wolf's Sister apart, limb from limb, inflicting the most pain onto her until mu father had to push me off of her. Derek has consistently tried to drink away his problems, by adding a slight amount of mistletoe to alcohol to actually get us drunk. I refuse to drink away my problems, Trudy wouldn't want that. At least she'll get to meet Talia and Laura, we have to stay strong, she wanted us to, and that's what I'll do.

I've kept myself locked in Derek and I's room. He's hardly here, so u get the place to myself, but sometimes I fel like he's drifting away, he comes back absolutely hammered, and then gets a hangover and once that's past, he'll go out again. I know people have different ways of coping with grief, but I feel like he's taking it the complete wrong way. Peter's taking it hard also, I knew they were both close and telling her school, it was just heartbreaking. They decided that we should tell then instead of over a call. I will never forget the look of sadness in all of their eyes.

There were two students who knew hee well, their names were Ivvy and Hunter. Ivvy seemed to be heartbroken at Trudy's death, her teachers were also affected. I mean, Stiles hasn't been as jumpy and hyper as usual. Scott, is like a dimmed lightbulb, his usual determined self, seemed slightly fed up. He wanted no-one else to die, and Trudy's death, just kind of blew out his light. Isaac, well you don't really want to even get me started. He made a picture book of Trudy and decorated like she would have wanted.

I caught him talking to the sky one night, he seemed to asking if Trudy was ok, and if she had found peace. It was heartbreaking, so when I encouraged him to come inside, he said a final goodbye before hugging me tightly. "She'll always find the light" I whispered to him as he started sobbing into my shoulder. "Always"

I was snapped out of my thoughts, when Derek stumbled in, a blonde hair blue eyed girl at his side gripping onto his arm. What she was wearing was far from clothing, it was like one strip of material. "Who is she?" The blonde sneered. "Someone you shouldn't mess with" I growled in return. "Come on hottie, I'm sure there's another room here for us to stay in" That was the last straw, I went up to Derek and glared at him. "Trudy wouldn't have wanted this" I sneered before storming off towards the set of drawers.

I took out all my belongings and then got my stuff from the bathroom, I can't stay here. Not when my mate can't see sense. I have to leave, and if I ever come back, he is going to stay away from me. "Echo? Stay here" Derek said, his voice full of sadness, it almost made me stay. He wrapped his arms around my waist from the back and kissed my mark. "I'm sorry Derek, but I have to go. I'll come back when you've fixed yourself. And only then"

His eyes held pity and vulnerability. "I love you Derek, remember that Trudy wouldn't have wanted this" I smiled weakly at him before glaring at the blonde.

"If you do anything with her. You know I'll know, and that means I definitely won't be coming back" Derek looked defeated, his eyes were threatening to spill tears. He held out his hadn while a stray tear slipped from his eye. "No, please. I love you" He pleaded. I shook my head, my tears about to still over. "Its the best thing to do, until we've fixed things, we just need a break, remember that soulmates always end up together in the end. I just hope we're no exception. I love you Derek Hale" I didn't give him a chance to reply before I walked out the door and out of his life.

Derek's POV

I wanted to run after her, but my feet weren't co-operating with my body. I was stuck, dumbfounded in the middle of our room- no, my room. She left, I seriously messed up, and I might never get her back. Ugh! Why did I have to be such an idiot! I can't let her go, not again, she nearly was nearly killed before, I wont let it happen again. I won't. My feet decided to work and I ran out of the room and followed her scent, I kept running until I was devastated when it ended.

Her scent was left around the nearest train station. No! This can't be happening, I can't lose my mate! This can't be happening!

I love her, I love her so much and I didn't even get a chance to respond. First I lose my daughter, and then my mate. I could just end myself, I have nothing left to live for. But the last word Wcho sadi to me were constantly floating around my mind. 'Trudy wouldn't have wanted this' she was so right and I didn't even acknowledge it. How could I be such an idiot! My daughter wouldn't have wanted me to go and get drunk at doem random bar, she wouldn't have wanted me to go and flirt with soem random hooker, she wouldn't have wanted Echo and I to spilt.

Trudy was so innocent, yet she fell victim to a far from innocent crime. If it didn't drag her into any of this, right from the beginning, she wouldn't be dead, and my mate wouldn't have left. All these different thoughts kept running around my mind. But as Echo said, mates always end up with each other, and I'm positive we will be mates that will be together, despite everything, they will find themselves and each other again. We will find eachother, and we will be together, and we will be stay as soulmates and a couple in love, and we will do it for Trudy.

We have to think about what she would ahve wanted, she would have even resented the idea of us not talking, let alone us not being together. I must find Echo, that will make Trudy happy, wherever she is, actually is doesn't matter, I will get my mate back, no matter the cost, I will do it for Trudy, our daughter, who fell victim to a crime that she didn't deserve.

Echo's POV

I guess I'm now a runaway mate

This is the last chapter of the book- but go and check out more information about the sequel in the next part :)

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☆~Shadowemme~☆

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