Chapter 9

Storm

Setting my backpack on one of the shelves in my wardrobe, I started arranging my outfit for tomorrow. Selecting a pair of black yoga pants with lime green pin stripes that ran down the sides, along with a lime green long sleeved tee shirt and a dark purple zip up jacket, and a pair of Nike runners. I put the clothes on the shelf beside my backpack ready for in the morning.

With my outfit and everything I needed ready for tomorrow morning; I made my way downstairs where I found Felix and Winter snuggled up on the couch watching a movie. When Winter saw me, she smiled, and I sat beside her on the couch, and watched the movie until it was time for us to make our way into the dining room for dinner. When we got into the dining room, I felt relieved when I saw that Winter, Felix and I were the only ones who would be eating dinner that evening. Everyone else must have been out, as there were no other places set at the table.

The three of us ate our meal quietly. We didn’t speak during dinner. I knew that Winter would be worried that we might be overheard by somebody. After dinner, the three of us decided that we should get an early night. Once I had made my way back upstairs to my bedroom, I cleaned my teeth before I shifted into my wolf form and curled up on my bed. I felt as though I had only just closed my eyes when Winter was shaking me awake. When I saw her standing there smiling at me, I jumped out of bed and made my way into my adjoining bathroom. I shifted back into my human form and took a hot shower. I felt just like a little kid on Christmas morning, as I stood in the shower and thought about the possibilities this move was going to bring me. This was the start of my new life; I was finally getting out of this hell hole. Soon I was going to be free! Once I was finished getting dressed, I quickly did my hair and makeup. Once I was done, I made sure that I had everything I needed before I grabbed my backpack and slipped it onto my shoulder.

 I quietly made my way out of my bedroom, heading downstairs.

When I got downstairs, I saw Winter and Felix sitting on the lounge chair waiting for me. As soon as they saw me, they smiled and stood up.

We quickly made our way out to the garage and got into Winter’s car, and a moment later we were leaving the compound and heading towards Houston International Airport.

Felix had planned for one of his associates to pick the car up from the airport and drop it back at the pack’s territory. He had initially planned to have his associate drop it back at the pack house, but Winter had said no to that plan. She had feared for the safety and wellbeing of his associate.

I knew that once we got to the airport, that I would have to quickly hide on the plane the moment we arrived, so that I wouldn’t run the risk of being seen. On the way to the airport, we drove through a McDonald’s drive-thru and brought our breakfast. Leaving the McDonalds, we drove for a few minutes, before we pulled up at a small park, and once we had parked in the car park, we quietly ate our breakfast as we sat in the car.

While we were eating our breakfast, Winter leaned over and pulled a cell phone and charger out of the glove box of the SUV and handed them to me. Seeing my confusion, she said, “It’s an untraceable cell phone with SMS encryption. You need to remove your SD card from your current cell phone so that you have your photos and videos. But you can’t take your current cell phone with you. Mason and dad could track it. Don’t worry though. I have put mine and Felix’s phone numbers in this one for you in case you need to get hold of either of us. I have also saved your new phones number into our phones. This phone is untraceable. But even though the phone is untraceable, you can’t risk reaching out to Kat! So that means no social media, and no emails. I am serious about this Storm; we can’t risk Mason and dad finding you. I know it sucks, but you have got to let her and anyone else you care for go. As much as it hurts, you need to leave them behind. This isn’t just for your safety; it is also for theirs. Imagine what Mason and dad could do to anyone they had reason to believe you were in contact with. I mean it shouldn’t be too hard to imagine given what the pair of them have done to us, and what dad did to mom. So, let them go; Okay? This is your best chance to make a good life for yourself, so embrace it.”

After uploading my media files to my iCloud account, I did what she had said and put the SD memory card into my new phone. Then I opened my backpack and removed the phone charger for my old phone and sat it on the floor in the back of the SUV, before putting the new charger into my backpack. I played with the new phone, continuing to set it up as I continued to eat my breakfast.

“You’ll be able to finish putting your apps on it and setting it up when we get on the plane. It will give you something to do during the flight. I have also set up a new PayPal account for you, and it has already been linked to your App Store on the new phone. Oh, and because it is a good app to have, and you never listen to me regarding such things, I set up a Spotify account on there for you too. You’ll be able to d******d music onto it on the flight. Grab your old phone and make a list of the apps you have on your phone, so you don’t forget to d******d any of them onto your new phone, and just make sure to save all your media files to your SD card. When you have finished making your list, reset your phone back to its original factory settings and wipe your personal information from it,” Felix told me, smiling at my obvious excitement.

I nodded, knowing that he was right, and then I set about doing what he had said. After I had made the list, I put my notebook back into my backpack, then I reset my old phone back to factory settings, before turning it off. I threw my old phone onto the floor with the charger. After we had finished eating our breakfast, Winter quickly got out of the car and put our trash in the waste bin in the park. When she got back into the car, we made our way to the airport. When we arrived at the airport, the three of us immediately set about grabbing our luggage out of the back of the car before loading the luggage on to Felix’s private Gulf Stream G650.

The moment we had all our luggage on board, the three-man flight crew set about preparing for our flight. We departed on time, and I was so excited but also scared to start my new life. I was finally going to be free. I would finally be able to be doing things my own way. This was going to be an exciting experience; I was sure of it.