My head felt tight, too tight.

A scream hit my ears. A scream so loud I could swear my ears were going to bleed. My hands shot to my ears, but that didn't muffle the sound at all. Grayson had the car pulled over and parked incredibly fast.

"What's wrong?" He asked desperate. "Why are you screaming?"

The scream I heard was mine. My hands went to my mouth to cover the sound. My head was pounding stronger and stronder with the building pressure. Throbbing pain racked my skull. I couldn't even think the pain was so intense.

"My head." I managed to choke out.

Grayson shook his head as he looked at me. "What's wrong with it?"

The tears rushed out of my eyes. He flipped open his phone as I cried. I held his hand as he talked to Conner. I kept crying. I let out screams.

"Say what?" A horrifying scream left my mouth as the pressure peaked. Grayson cringed. His ears were much more sensitive than mine. His ears probably were bleeding. Mid thought, it all went black.

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When I woke up, I was sedated, heavily sedated by the severe cotton mouth I had. Grayson was on the bed, propped up with black circles under his eyes. How long was I out for?

My back cracked loud when I stretched. There was a quick intake of break when the cracks echoed through the quiet room. I woke Grayson from, what was probably, the only sleep he's gotten in days. Crap.

"You're awake." He sounded happy.  I nodded. His smile grew as he bent down to kiss me. "There's some complicating news." I shrugged, unable to speak. I really didn't care about any new right now. All I cared about was getting some water. He grabbed a cup full of water and shook it slightly. I could hear the ice hitting the glass. "Sit up."

I did, quickly. I practically tore the water from his hand.

"Trevor's dead." Half the water in the cup ended up all over me. He hadn't even eased into it.

"What?!" I tried to ask, but an unintelligible word escaped my numb mouth.

Grayson nodded, his eyes looked very troubled, "Around the time when you had that...episode. That's what Conner thinks anyway." I couldn't believe it. Trevor was dead. "Conner's the new alpha now. It puts us all in danger now." He ran his hand through my hair. "How are you feeling?"

"Sleepy."

He smiled and agreed. We both ended up asleep a few minutes later.

A growl woke me up. I quickly propped myself up on my elbows. It wasn't a werewolf I was familiar with...which was very bad news.

So I did what I knew was my only option. I screamed for Grayson. The wolf lowered itself to the ground before launching itself at me. I put my hands in front of my body in some sort of defense. The wolf stopped mid-air, frozen. He couldn't even move his eyes

"Holy shit!" I screamed.

The pain had been the blockades coming off. No wonder I had to be asleep when those things came on. I had the powers that no one thought I should have. The "monster," as my brother liked to put it, was free.

The gray coated werewolf with bright, glowing blue eyes came sprinting into the room. He didn't stop the momentum he had and barreled into the wolf frozen and unable to move. I ran to his closet and locked the door.

I was shaking. The blocks were off and I was cowering in the closet. The other wolf could be tearing Grayson to shreds and all I could do was sit helplessly on the closet floor. I heard another set of paws running into the room. I covered my ears and hummed when I thought I heard sick tearing noises.

The grunts of someone changing got me off the ground. It was Grayson. I could feel the power shifting. Brian was in there, still wolf. When I heard Grayson catching his breath I crawled to and opened the door. Brian was the first one to stick his nose in. He licked my face when he was close enough. He was the only way he had to comfort me. He knew the reason I was shaking wasn't because I was cold.

Grayson didn't waste time looking for clothes. He came straight into the closet, butt-naked. He crouched down and checked me for any injuries. The slightest cut could mean very bad news for me. If, by some odd reason, any of them licked a wound I had, what made them werewolf would transfer to me. I wouldn’t change me but it would probably make me become deathly sick. It took more damage to become a werewolf. If you’re infected with their virus, it will either kill you or save you from death from your injuries and you’re a wolf forever.

When I was starting to think about boys, I assumed I could never kiss a werewolf, but didn't know until a biology lesson from Conner that, that wasn't the case.

"You're fine." He said relieved. "Not a scratch." He looked at Brian, "You should've checked first."

Grayson stood up and put on a pair of jeans before picking me up.

"I was going to tell you later, but we're taking you to the city." I looked over at him quickly, instantly ready to argue with him. "You're going with Brian. I don't want to hear a word about it. You're going and that's the end of it. I can't risk you getting hurt here. It's going to be a battle zone here while Conner is being challenged as a new alpha." He ran down the stairs. I held onto him with all my strength, I didn't want to fall. "Until it's safe to return here, you're staying with Brian."

"What about college?"

He shook his head, "What about it? You think you won't be tracked there? You think that you being killed won't take a toll on the pack? Darling, you might only be a human, but you're an important part of this pack."

I could tell by his tone, there was no arguing this. It was over and decided.

"Can I walk?"

He shook his head, "There's glass all over the place. I'm not risking it. If you got cut and came across someone, it could be bad news. Who knows what's on this floor after that attack."

He sat me down on the counter then walked out of the kitchen. What was I going to tell Becky? Wait. Why did I have to go? I could take care of myself now. I had no blockades on my mind. I just needed practice controlling myself and I'd be fine.

Conner walked in. Three huge scratches were healing quickly on his chest. They weren't deep, they were superficial, so it was nothing to worry about.

"You need to pack your things." Connor ordered.

"Grayson brought me down here." I said annoyed.

He sighed and nodded. "I'll take you back upstairs."

I shook my head, "I'll be fine."

I hopped off the counter, I pushed the glass and blood that was on the floor out of my way with my mind.

Conner shook his head. "Fuck."

"What?" I said with a smile.

"You're doing that on purpose aren't you?"

I nodded and smiled, "Isn't it great?"

"No." He growled. I jumped back, surprised.

"Why not? I can take care of myself now!" I argued.

He shook his head. "You shouldn't need to take care of yourself."

"You can't make me go. And you know it."

"Please Casey, just be reasonable."

I sighed. "Heaven forbid you not have control over all my actions."

"Considering I'm Alpha, I'm entitled to having control over your actions."

I put my hand on my hip, "Well, I quit your stupid pack."

He mock laughed, "You're funny." His face dropped all humor and was replaced with seriousness as he pointed out the door, "Go pack your shit."

I made sure that he knew I didn't like his idea by stomping up to my room and slamming the door louder than I ever could before.

I wouldn't pack my clothes to leave. This was my home. I wanted to stay here with everyone. Mostly Grayson, but still everyone. Now that Trevor was gone, I didn't have to be afraid of anyone because Grayson was Beta now, the second in charge of the pack. I flipped through the TV, not finding anything to watch.

Brian came in, fully dressed. "I hope you put your suitcases in the closet."

I nodded, "They're in there."

He walked across the room and opened the closet. "Come on Casey, we need to get going."

"We don't have to leave today."

He shook his head, "We need to leave now."

I rolled my eyes. "I'm not going."

"Like hell."

I heard hangers snapping in the closet. "Hey! What are you doing?!"

I opened the door more when I got to it.

"I'm packing your shit. Then I'm carrying you out the front door."

"No. You're not."

He looked up at me, "Who's going to stop me?"

"Me." I said confidently.

He chuckled, "You and what army?" He continued taking clothes down.

"I don't need an army."

He rolled his eyes and shoved my clothes into the suitcase. There were broken hangers all over the ground.

"You'd better be ready to go." Grayson said to my empty room.

I walked out of the closet, ready to start arguing with him. "I don't know why you guys think I'm just leaving my house? What am I supposed to tell Becky?"

"You are leaving and who cares about Rebecca."

"I do!" I walked over and sat on my bed. "I don't want to leave."

Brian walked out of my room, giving us privacy.

"You need to leave Casey." Greyson said, gently this time.

"Don't you want me to stay with you?"I asked. He just sighed. "Or because you've gotten what you wanted, you don't need to pretend anymore."

He chuckled. "Always the same fucking thing, I'm not going to take a fucking guilt trip over making you go somewhere safer for you." He halfway yelled.

"Will you come visit me?" I said after a few moments of silence

He shook his head. "No."

"Why not?"

"One." Held held his index finger in my face. "I'll be too busy worry about keeping everyone else alive. Two." His middle finger joined his index finger, "You shouldn't be gone that long."

"How long am I going to be gone?"

"6 months max."

"Will you call me?"

"No."

"Can I call you?"

"No." He was being so cold.

I started picking at my blanket. "Then let's just break up and get it over with."

"It's not like I'll have time for other chicks."

I shrugged, "But I'll have time for other guys." His eyes illuminated like they do when he's angry "since you'll be too busy for me."

"You're not going to be around other guys." He growled.

"Excuse me? We just broke up. I don't belong to you." I said spitefully to him. I wanted to trick him into being jealous and letting me stay with him.

"Last I checked, you do belong to me."

I lifted up my left hand, looking at my ring finger. "I don't see a ring there." I put my hand down. "I belong to no one."

He took a deep breath. "You're just trying to piss me off." I nodded, there was no point in denying it. Then his entire demeanor changed. "But like you said. I've gotten what I've wanted out of you." He smirked as he walked to the door. "Have fun in the city. Don't whore around too much now that you're single." He left me with my jaw hanging open in disbelief.

I had been right about him all along.

Trevor knew all along.

Everyone probably knew.

I was a tool.

I brought my hands up to my face and cried. I wasn't wanted, I was tricked. I gave my virginity to a man who didn't give a shit about me. I locked my door then went to my closet to finish packing what Brian had started.

When I had all my clothes packed I had 4 suitcases full of clothes, 1 full of shoes, and one full of accessories. Brian had carried them to the car as I finished packing them. I made sure to rip up any of the pictures I had of Grayson. Especially those damn prom pictures. I left the big one intact for when I got older. Otherwise it was gone. I made sure to leave the prom dress, shoes he bought for me and jewelry on my bed.

I murmured a goodbye to Conner and walked out the door and into the SUV Brian was in, waiting for me. It was night, but I still wore my sunglasses. He would see the grief in them. When my phone started ringing I turned it off.

"We'll be back soon Casey." Brian tried to comfort me

"Whatever." I sighed, putting my earphones in. I didn't want to think about it. I was leaving everyone and everything I knew.

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