Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you've imagined.

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I opened the door and glanced at the room that my father calls his office, like a typical office room looks like, papers scattered everywhere, files where unorganized as some of them were popping out of their drawers, crumpled papers now laid on the carpeted floor.

I looked around the office as I examined it more, this is the first time that I have been into this office, my father was that strict in not letting me inside his office.

'Remember what you came here for' Myr reminded me and I was suddenly snapped out of my trance. Right, I need to hurry myself up and find the necklace as soon as possible.

I firstly went to scan my father's desk, I scanned his desk and rummaged through his drawers opening them one by one and carefully lifting each material with great caution, I flip through the files and papers inside his drawer until my eyes spotted a golden chain. I carefully pulled it and it revealed a necklace, the thing that I have been looking for.

I closed the drawer softly as I scanned the necklace, it was made out of silver since it weighed heavier than a normal necklace and it had a violet gem on its pendant and has the initials of '' on it.

I was about to think on some thoughts in my mind when the door opened, I widened my eyes as I shoved the necklace inside the pockets of my pants, successfully.

As I look at the man who barged into the room, I was chanting a prayer that he did not caught me stealing the necklace. The man was in his late thirties, he had dark brown hair and his grey cold eyes held confusion as he scans me from head to foot making me squirm under his intense gaze.

"What are you doing here?" he asked as he crossed his arms against his chest, looking pretty intimidating, then realization hit me as his voice sounded familiar. He was the one whom I heard my father had talked to, I try not to show my look of surprise as my eyes slightly widened. I am so dead.

"N-nothin-g" I stuttered and he arched an eyebrow at my reply. I try to hide my nervousness but failed as my voice cracked making my heart pound faster than normal.

"What's your name?" thankfully he did not notice my nervousness.

"Scarlett" I said, happy that I did not stutter out and then mentally face palmed myself, why did I say my name?! That's it, goodbye world; you have been awful to me.

He looked at me with confusion before something had dawned into him as he stared at me with cold eyes.

"Get out" he growled out, his voice came out cold and I stared at him in confusion, was he bipolar or something?

"Did you not hear what I said?! I said get the fuck out!" he yelled as he pointed towards the door, I widened my eyes before I nodded my head and got out of the room.

Once I exited the room, I inhaled and exhaled deeply before I put a hand on my chest and made my towards my room, I plopped on the hard mattress and pulled out the necklace, all of that trouble just for this necklace. I was examining it when the necklace fell out of my hands. Shit!

I muttered curse words as I bent down to pick it up but stopped when I saw that the gem was slightly open, as I reached out to grab the gem a piece of paper fell out of the gem, I furrowed my eyebrows as I picked up the paper.

It had the letter at the front of the paper, I know I shouldn't read it but curiosity always win so I unfolded the paper and read out its contents,

Dear Scarlett,

The note was for me? I paused for a minute in confusion before I continued.

Dear Scarlett,

You must be confused with what is happening with your life, but out of everything that will happen, we will always be there for you. Stay strong and be kind Scarlett, no matter what happens, don't give up.

Love,

Annabelle

I was beyond confused, who is Annabelle? I have never met her nor have I ever met a person who is named Annabelle in my life, maybe this note was for a different Scarlett?

'Myr, do you know anyone that is named Annabelle?' I asked her but she only answered with a 'no'. I sat up again and took a second glance at the note and read it again and again, why did it have the initial on it and in the letter it had said we, who were they? Maybe my father knows about this? Maybe I should ask him.

'Yeah, you really should ask the person who tried to keep that necklace hidden'

'Why are you being so sarcastic?'

'I don't know, why are you being an idiot? If he knows that you stole the necklace and practically know his secret or whatever it is he will lock you up again and torture you, or worse he will kill you!'

'You are right, but I need to know if this note was for me and who this Annabelle is' Myr sighed before she agreed with me, I went out of my room again and passed by the familiar halls, it was like déjà vu as I heard the familiar voice of my father and the familiar voice of that man he was talking to, they were shouting and yelling at each other again.

"I think she knows that she is the royal she-wolf that we were talking about" the familiar voice said, so I was the royal, the truth had shocked me. I have never thought that I was a royal, hell, I wasn't even strong to be considered as a royal. I wasn't fit to be a royal, I only have Alpha blood cursing through my veins, not royal blood since my father is an Alpha.

So does that mean I was adopted or something? Am I not Alpha Cain's daughter? Does that really confirm that the necklace and note was indeed for me?

"How? When? Where?!" my 'father' asked angrily as he growled out the words.

"I saw her in your office, I think she had eavesdropped in on our conversation, she is smart to put two and two together" my 'father' growled out in anger and frustration.

"Are you telling me that she got the necklace?! Fuck!" my 'father' cursed and I could her things being thrown.

"I don't know" was the quiet reply of the man.

"What do you mean you don't know?!"

"I didn't check, Alpha" that made my 'father' get riled up a lot more, things got quiet for a while when my father spoke again and this time in a calm, collected manner.

"Are you sure that it was her?"

"Yes, she said that her name was Scarlett" my 'father' groaned in frustration.

"If she is a problem to you, then I think I might have a solution for that" they were both silent and I chewed my bottom lip, as I felt trepidation settle within me.

"I am listening" my father said.

"Since nobody cares or loves her-" that hurt, it felt like I was been stabbed by a knife through my heart, but I guess it's true, no one would love a pathetic, useless and an ugly bitch like me.

'Don't say that!' Myr scolded me.

'Don't say what? The truth? It's true; no one would want me, Myr. Just accept the fact that no one loves me'

'Your mate loves you' she retorted back.

'You mean my mate that probably doesn't even exist? Yeah right, and even though he might exist, I don't doubt that he would reject me at first sight' she shut her mouth after that and I just continued to listen to my father and that man's conversation.

"Go on" my father says impatiently.

"We could always kill her, no one would even notice that she is gone and if they ask just tell them that she had found her mate and joined his pack, we could do it tonight, before her birthday and before she finds her mate" he suggested and I widened my eyes, what the freaking flipping fuck? Are they insane? They will try and kill me?

I have never done anything to deserve this; I have never done something that is atrocious! They abuse me and I think that was an enough punishment but they are really considering killing me? Are they out of their minds?

The room went quiet as we waited for my 'father's' reply.

"That is a brilliant idea! Why haven't I thought of that before? I should have killed her when they left her to me and now my mate is dead because of her"

His mate died when the rogues attacked the pack when I was still 5 years old when she tried to protect me. His mate was such a good woman, after he had known that I was the reason she had died, he would abuse me physically and emotionally, claiming that I was at fault why his mate had died. But I never had known why they blame me for it, I wasn't at fault.

But what I had not understand was that he said that they had left me, what did he meant by that?

'It means that you are not his real daughter' Myr said, but I couldn't grasp the fact that I wasn't his daughter, he had said that before, that I wasn't his daughter but I didn't believe him, he was the one who had took care of me ever since I was just a child.

'Listen, he isn't your father, get over it, we need to escape before they kill you, now go and pack'

I am not his daughter? Then whose daughter am I? Were the strangers in my dream my parents? Then if they are, how could they even give their own daughter to a man they barely knew? Did they not love me for them to give me away?

'Enough! Go and pack Scarlett!' I was snapped out of my thoughts and jogged my way towards the room. I grabbed my bag pack and stuffed all of my clothes not bothering to fold them, I also grabbed the necklace and put it inside, that was the only memory of my parents. I didn't have any time to change my clothes so I just hurriedly packed all of my things.

Now, I was ready to leave this hell hole I call my home, there was only one problem. I didn't really think this all through, how can I even leave this place when there are wolves guarding the border, they will easily catch me.

I am not a fast runner and I am still bruised and injured from the recent events, I couldn't go through the front yard since there are guards surrounding that area. I could always go to the back yard, it was almost lunch and most of the people are teenagers so I have that as an advantage.

I heard footsteps nearing my room and my heart beat increased, what should I do?! I can't jump my way out of this! It is a two story drop! I will be able to survive this but I would be injured to make a run and get away from this place. The footsteps came closer and closer as I saw their shadows at the other side.

'Just jump already! They are coming!' Myr shouted at me, I took a deep breath before I jumped.