"I can't believe it, you are really leaving home. I'm so proud of you" Jace smiled, tears welled up in his eyes.

I was saying my goodbyes to my family. It was hard. The goodbyes I found the hardest were the ones to the band. I spent the majority of my time with them and we were very close. I had never left home before and now I wouldn't be coming back. It was taking a lot of self control to not cry.

Jasmine and Noah both pulled me into a tight hug. "I'm gonna miss you, boo," Noah said giggling through her tears. "Hey! She's my boo, too!" Jasmine joined in. I laughed and let a single tear fall but wiped it away as soon as it fell.

I hugged the rest of my friends and family and picked up my violin case along with a duffel bag.

"Okay." I sighed. "Let's go," I told Casey, struggling to hold back the tears. "I love you all and I'll visit as often as possible," I promised.

I walked over to Casey who was stood by the door. "I guess this is-" Callum cut me off, coming around the corner. "Are you forgetting something?" he said opening his arms, inviting me into a hug. I tensed.

He raised an eyebrow, expectantly. "Um, yeah. Sorry," I laughed awkwardly.  

I walked over to him and he pulled me into a hug. "Have fun. You deserve this. I'll miss you," he smiled, pulling back. I nodded and walked towards Casey again. He had a knowing look on his face. I brushed it off and walked out the door into the front yard. I stood in the middle and started to break the ties with the pack.

"I, Annabelle Evans, officially cut all bonds and ties with The Blue Night Pack." I stated.

A wave of pain hit me and I squeezed my eyes shut. After the pain came a wave of power that knocked me off of my feet. And then, emptiness. All wolves that had to leave a pack had to go through a ritual to officially break all bonds that they had with the pack. The ones that were kicked out of the pack had the ritual forced on them and the pain was much worse.

Casey came over and helped me onto wobbly legs. The ritual took a lot of energy out of me so I was pretty tired. I looked at my family and friends to see mom and dad with proud smiles and mom had tear stains and fresh tears on her face. The band had brave faces but I knew on the inside they were upset and Callum had a, sad face? Probably because he hasn't got his toy to play with or he's just trying to look less suspicious.

We walked over to the car and Casey helped me in, closing the door behind me. Casey got into the other side and started the car. He looked at me with guilt. "I know this hurts, honey, but it's the way it goes. You will see them again soon"

I nodded and we started moving. As we pulled out the driveway I waved to my family and friends. Silent tears rolling down my face and then all I saw was trees as we entered the forest. The tears slowed as we drove. I finally came to terms with the whole thing. This was a new chapter for me. This was the best thing that had ever happened to me. I should be happy, excited even. So why do I feel like this?

As if picking up on my silent question, Casey glanced at me and answered it. "You probably feel like shit because of breaking the bonds with your pack and technically being a rouge."

I nodded and yawned. I curled up into a ball trying to keep myself warm and comfy. I closed my eyes and felt myself slowly relax. I felt something warm and fluffy wrap around my body but I was already falling into darkness.

5 hours later:

I vaguely felt arms slide under my legs and body and myself being lifted into the air, making me panic slightly. My eyes shot open and my heart rate accelerated.

"Hey, sh. It's okay, it's just me" Casey whispered, looking down at me with concern.

I relaxed, staring into his warm brown eyes. He smiled slightly at me in a comforting manner. This was when I noticed I was wrapped up in a white fluffy blanket and we were in the middle of a wood.

"You fell asleep in the car and looked so peaceful so I didn't want to wake you up." Casey explained. My wolf and I silently awed.

"Why are we in the woods?" I asked looking around. I snuggled closer into Casey, feeling safe in his arms.

"Like I said. I didn't want to wake you up and this is the only way I can because the road into the driveway is very bumpy" he shrugged like it wasn't a big deal.

I smiled at him and felt a faint blush coming on. "What about the car? You can't just leave it and I'm awake now so why should you carry me-" Casey cut off my rambling.

"The car will be picked up by a pack member and we are pretty much there because I used wolf speed"

I turned my head to see where we were going and saw a massive house, no, actually it was more of a mansion. It was massive and looked Victorian. My mouth dropped. Casey chuckled at me and closed my mouth with his finger, leaving it there slightly longer than needed. "You'll catch flies"

I cleared my throat awkwardly. "Would you put me down please?" He looked at me with a questioning look.

"Why?" he asked, raising an eyebrow.

" Your pack aren't going to be very impressed if their Luna is carried in to their territory. It makes me look weak and I'm telling you now I'm far from it," I warned.

"They wouldn't mind," he smirked.

"I don't care just put me down!" I whined. He sighed but obeyed.

"Thank you," I said and started walking a bit quicker. "Hey slow down! Someone's eager." Casey said, catching up.

"I'm not eager at all." I rolled my eyes. I was trying to get away from the awkwardness.

"Okay" he chuckled.

We walked out of the woods and onto a cobbled driveway. As I walked up to the doors of the mansion, everything felt real all of a sudden making me nervous. My heart rate accelerated and my palms turned sweaty. I backed away from the door and smacked backwards into Casey's chest.

I apologised for walking into him and tried to calm myself down. I was over thinking way too much and my anxiety was at its peak. I walked over to the small, knee high wall which surrounded the front porch and sat down on it. I focused on my breathing and tried to calm myself down.

"Hey, are you okay?" Casey asked, crouching down in front of me.

I nodded. "I'm just a bit nervous that's all."

He nodded and offered me a warm comforting smile. He reached his hand up and tucked some hair behind my ear.

"Trust me. You'll be okay. Don't worry yourself" he smiled.

I nodded. "You're right. I'm just being silly."

Casey stood up and offered me his hand, which I took, and helped me up. He held my hand in his as we stood in front of the double doors.

"Let's go"

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