Chapter 16

Renae had found her sister with the help of James. Unfortunately for everyone in the room, Renae had no control over her emotions as she verbally attacked James and Kelly.

"Who gives you the damn right to tell me to cut her some slack? She's my sister! Not yours! She left me, our family for some bozo who I knew for a damn fact didn't give a damn about her! What makes you think I wasn't coming here to kill her for leaving me with that tortuorous thing?! Okay, I'm not going to actually kill her but I will with my words! You can't fucking tell me what the fuck to do when it comes to my family, do you understand me fake ass blondie?" Renae pointed her finger at James then looked at Kelly "If I should even call her that." She dropped her hand back to her side.

"Okay, that's enough with a tongue lashing for right now. We all have questions. Sit down, take a breath and let's catch up a little bit. Okay?" James motioned Renae to sit down. Renae, shaking her head, sat on the couch and looked around realizing this wasn't a dorm, it was more of an actual apartment.

"So, a while back when I saved your sister from said dickwad, we started dating after she recovered. So I think I do have at least a little say in how you treat my fiance. Also, your mom's been after both of you, the only reason she can't find her is because she's been staying with me. A perk to being a patrolmen is the flat luxury. She was trying to find you, there's something wrong with her wolf tho. Her body is rejecting it's wolf. Her body has been deteriorating ever since, Dr Jones thinks it's because she rejected her mother so she's rejecting herself as well." James squeezed Kellys hand as he watched Renae.

Renae knew nothing about what she would do. A single tear rolled down her cheek as she stood up. With no words, she walked out the door and ran as fast as she could manage.

"I should go get her." Kelly spoke up.

"No, just let her go. She needs time to think. I know you needed time when you found all of this out. She's only a year younger then you but you've been used to this for two years now. I'm surprised she's actually taking all of this in as well as she is. I mean in only like a month, she learned she was, as you called it, a hybrid freak, your mother's nothing more than a psychotic dog, your dads a blood sucker who found a cure for the blood and sunlight problems of vampirism. Let her breathe." James grabbed Kellys shoulder and started rubbing.

"Stop, you know that makes me starve when you do that." She smacked away his hand and walked into the kitchen. She walked to the kitchen and pulled out a blood bag.

"Everything makes you starve. You need to fight and not give into your cravings all the time if you want to go back into civilization." James grabbed the bag from her and put it back into the fridge.

"I can't help it. The serum helped for a little bit till my first blood moon when I was actually outside. If the same thing is going to happen to Rae, what are we gonna do? I'm supposed to find a solution, I'll die and so will Rae." She pushed past him and walked back to the couch and dropped onto it on her stomach.

"Why didn't you tell her you were a hybrid too? Your original father went through the same thing as Jarrod but you don't want anyone to know. Why?"

"I just wish I was still human. Everything was easier." She sighed rolling onto her back.

"You don't mean that. Your mom beat the crap out of you, then that boyfriend of yours almost killed you." He walked back towards her.

"I mean sure, she smoked weed and did some hard drugs but in the end it was to cover the wolf scent all of us were giving off. Till she realized a specific type of vodka had some kind of solution that stopped her from changing she went crazy but in the beginning, she did care. She had to." She began to tear up. James felt his guilt swell as he walked over and hugged her slightly laying on top of her. He held her for as long as she'd let him, till she sniffled and he heard her say something.

"What was that love?" He asked pulling away so he could hear her better.

"I'm sorry." She grabbed both of his arms and swung him down onto the floor, she went to bite his neck but his reflexes made him toss her onto the couch.

"You do this everytime I try to be sweet to you." James yelled as he got up. He looked at her laying on the couch "If it didn't turn me on so much I'd think you only see me as a meal." He started smirking.

"Well, if your having a little issue down there then come here. Help me escape my mind." She opened her legs enough and undid some buttons on her shirt.

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Braxton stood outside waiting for someone to answer the door. He knocked again with no answer. He looked in the windows to see it was empty. His panic was slowly rising remembering the announcement that classes were canceled for the day. He turned around and walked to the front of the building. Seeing officers wandering around, he snuck past them and ran to Jarrod office.

"Sir?" Braxton walked into Jarrods office as he was doing paperwork.

"Braxton? You're not supposed to be here. Classes are canceled for the day. What do you need?" He put down his pen and waved his hand motioning Braxton to come inside.

"I was look for Rae. Do you know where she is?"

"Well, I figured she'd be home by now. I had a meeting with her and James and they left about an hour or so ago." He leaned his head against the back of his chair.

"Wait, James, the day student wolf boy?" Braxtons eyes narrowed.

"How did you know he was a werewolf?" Jarrod sat up.

"Come on, everybody knows he's a dog. If she's not home she must've went with him. Where does he usually go when he's not rolling around in the dirt?" Braxton rolled his eyes.

"Watch it. Half of the point of this school is to get students to get along. Let me call James." Jarrod waved him to be quiet.

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"I'm going to kill that bitch dog." Jarrod slammed the phone down.

"What, where is she?" Braxton asked.

"That sorry excuse for a rat is slumming it up with my daughter." He stood up and grabbed his coat.

"They WHAT?!" Braxton yelled turning red.

"Not Renae, Kelly. After Renae ran out they started doing it." Jarrod shook.

"Well, then we need to find Renae. Now." Braxton tried to get Jarrods attention on track.

"Right. I at least know where Kelly is. Let's find Rae. Now." Jarrod threw on his coat just before they ran out the door.

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Renaes mind was completely black as she ran. Eventually her legs stopped running but her body refused to stop running as she started walking. Before she even noticed anything, she was in the middle of nowhere. She couldn't feel anything, her body turning cold. Her heart beat was slow as her body felt nothing but numb. Her throat burning from thirst, she didn't want anything except escape.

Renaes POV

I walked and walked until I could go no longer. My mind was racing in more way then one but when I tried to think, I could think of nothing. I felt pure pain striking my heart and I couldn't understand why. I know my whole life was a lie, normally I can forgive almost everything so long as someone is willing to take responsibility but I don't even know how to do that myself. What's wrong with me?

I looked up to see nothing but the road and trees. I heard an owl and a few cars but I was truly alone. I didn't know I was going to feel so alone when I left but what did I expect? I was becoming tired. I didn't want to stop, I didn't have a reason to. At some point I ended up laying in the ditch. I wanted to keep moving but my body barely wanted to even breathe. Eventually, watching the clouds fly and the sun shining, I fell asleep.

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"Hey there." I heard his familiar voice.

"Tyler..." I began tearing up. I couldn't see him "Where are you?" I looked around.

"Over here Raerae." After spinning so many times, there he finally was, with a big old grin shining on his face.

I ran straight towards him, crying with open arms. He embraced me just as he used to.

"I miss you so much." He whispered in my ear. I looked at him to see his goofy smirk.

"Then why did you leave?" He lost his smirk as I looked up at him.

"You know it wasn't my fault. I didn't want to leave." He loosened his hug on me.

"But you did leave. You left me when you were all I had." I let go of him and stepped back.

"I didn't have a choice when my life was in someone else's hands." I froze where I stood.

"Who?" I said scared to know who.

"You know I can't tell you, but you do know them." I froze once more, the confirmation was only weighing on my fear. "I'm not trying to confuse you more, but we don't have a lot of time. You need to go home, now." He grabbed my arm.

"But I don't even know where I am. How am I supposed to get home? Besides, I don't have much of a home to go to." I dropped my head to my feet.

"Trust me, you'll know where to go. Your dad and Braxton need you right now." I looked at him confused, how did he know? "I'm dead remember, not stupid. I've been watching you since that day you couldn't wake me up."

I started crying again "Tyler, how can I leave you? I miss you so much." I grabbed him and hugged him as tightly as I could.

"Hey, I'm always with you, you just can't see or hear me till you fall asleep, or feel my hand when I slap you for doing something stupid like running miles to the middle of nowhere!" He slapped my arm. I wish he was still alive, more than anything. "Alright, it's time to wake up."

Please no, just let me have this a little longer.

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I opened my eyes to see the sun shining in my face. I wasn't sure how long I was asleep. I crawled back up onto the highway and stood up once I was on the road. I looked back and forth. Trying to trust my gut, I started walking one direction, which I believed was north. I walked till I saw a sign that read 'Grammins Grub One mile away' I sighed in relief as I kept walking that way. My stomach was starting to hurt from hunger. Having no money on me, I hoped they'd at least let me use their phone.

One mile left felt like a million on an empty stomach. I felt my body becoming even more weak, something I had been used to three or four months ago. The dizziness in my head, I could barely walk straight. I got to the parking lot with very few cars, I looked up to see 'Grammins Grub' an old cracked and dulled sign on top of the rust stained building. I walked in, all I could smell was meat and blood.

"Hey there. My name is Alice. Where would you like to sit darling?" A waitress walked up to me with a notepad in her hand.

"I just need to borrow a phone. I don't have any money." I pulled my pockets outwards. Now that I think about it, my legs were freezing.

"Where'd you come from?" She put her notepad in her pocket.

"Uhm, do you know any schools nearby?" My mind was worse for wear, I couldn't even remember the name of my own school.

"Honey, the closest school around here is probably, ninety kilometers away from here."