《His Mistreated Mate》


 Prologue

    I sighed loudly as I folded thest of my clothes and packed them neatly into my suitcase. I nced around my bedroom sadly, knowing that today was going to be thest day I spent, not just in this room, but in this house. Walking over towards the mirror on the wall, I stared at my reflection bleakly. A pale tear-stained face stared back at me with sodden, ash grey eyes while long white, blonde hair hung limply around my waist. I was 16 years old, but I was petite for my age. I didn''t have curves like most of the girls my age and my paleplexion was due to me spending endless amounts of hours, hiding away in my bedroom, under the duvet covers, reminiscing about the good times that I had when my Mum was still alive. I hardly ever went outside anymore, except to go to school and as a result, I had very few friends and i was also the school kids favourite bullying target.


    My Mum died suddenlyst year aftermitting suicide and now that my Dad had remarried, we were moving into his new wife''s house. My Mum was a beautiful woman and she never seemed unhappy or down, so her death came to us at aplete shock. I remember the morning of her death well. She kissed me and my Dad goodbye as she left the house to go to her weekly gym session, but she never arrived there that day. After reporting her missing to the police, her body was never found but her belongings were found on top of a cliff at a notorious suicide spot along with a suicide note, saying how sorry she was for what she was about to do and that she hoped that one day we would forgive her. Every day I missed her like crazy and just couldn''t believe that she had gone, and that the sea had imed her for its own. She wasn''t just my mother but my best friend. It felt like a massive part of me had been cruelly ripped out of my heart and trampled on in the dirt. I loved my Dad endlessly, don''t get me wrong, but he couldn''t rece my Mum, and neither could his new wife, no matter how sweet and kind she was. Silently, I turned around and grabbed my suitcase before dragging it out of my room and down the stairs, towards the front door to where my Dad was waiting patiently, beside our car, packed full of our belongings.


    "Are you ready pet?" he asked gently, bending down to my level, and hugging me tightly before wiping my eyes with his finger. "Come on. Let''s go. Julianne will be waiting for us at the new ce. Please don''t cry my love. You will love it at the new house with Julianne and Louisa."Content is ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org.


    Louisa was Julianne''s daughter. She was the same age as me, but she was a lot taller and had a fuller figure. She wasn''t fat but she hadrge perky boobs, curvaceous hips, and a toned t stomach. Her wavy long brown locks fell around her waist like a chocte waterfall and her piercing blue eyes shone like polished sapphires. I knew Louisa from school and even though she wasn''t one of the kids that bullied me, she never stood up for me or stopped the nastiness, knowing that I was to be her stepsister. She would just stand and watch with her group of giggly girlfriends and snigger gently before walking off towards ss and out of sight.


    I nodded silently at my Dad, tears starting to leak down my face once more as I turned around and looked back at our now empty house before climbing into the car. ncing out of the window as the car began to drive away slowly, I noticed the for-sale sign now had arge SOLD sign nailed over it. Dad had sold the house for arge cash sum, and he was ready to move on with his life and make new memories with Julianne. I begged him not to sell the house, but he said that the house was too big for just me and him and that Julianne didn''t feelfortable moving into a dead woman''s house. And before I knew it, just like that, the house where I grew up in, filled with many wonderful memories was now gone. Bought by a greedy money maker, who nned on demolishing the house and turning the plot into a swanky bar and restaurant.


    My Mum''s death had hit Dad hard at first, and he had a brief spell of where he had turned to alcohol to cope with his grief. Nothing I could do could cheer him up, so I just left him to his own devices down the pub, drowning in his sorrows. He met Julianne at a pack meeting and once they hadid eyes on each other, they had been inseparable. Julianne was also a close friend of my Mum''s, so she knew me and my Dad well. She seemed to be a good thing for my Dad as she soon pulled him out of his alcoholic downwards spiral and picked him back up again.


    As happy as I was to see my Dad finally happy and smiling again, I still didn''t want Julianne for a stepmother. Yes, she was kind and caring towards me, but it wasn''t the same as having your own Mother. I just wanted my own Mum back so that we could be a family again. Julianne wasn''t even my Dad''s true mate, so we would never truly be a family bonded by fate.


    You see, me and my Dad are werewolves along with Julianne. We all belong to a pack called The Eclipse. We are the second biggest and strongest pack within Great Lake City. Our pack controls the farming and food trade within the city so as you could imagine, we are very wealthy and have immense power over the other smaller packs. Thergest pack is the Midnight Sun pack, who holds power over banking and telmunications, which makes them more important than us. Despite our own size and power, we all live in harmony with the other packs. The great werewolf war of 1972 led to the werewolf counsel creating a neww that prevents us from fighting over territory, money, power, and pack members. Enough werewolf blood had been spilt and in order to conserve our numbers, there was to be no more pack fights.


    The war began when a great number of rogue wolves stormed the city, threatening to y every tame wolf alive, if they didn''t leave their packs and join them in the FWM (Free Wolf Movement.) Many wolves vowed to never leave their packs through their loyalty to their Alpha''s, so the rogues began to attack, lurking in the shadows and picking out the lone or defenceless wolves one by one. In the end, all the packs had had enough of their members being ughtered in cold blood and they came together to finish the rogues off once and for all. After a great many hours, the city finally fell silent. Mauled bodiesy scattered as far as the eye could see. The rogues took the most damage with casualties and fatalities far and wide. Once the rogues began to see that they were outnumbered by the packs, they stopped fighting, held their hands up and quickly surrendered. They were soon swiftly rounded up and they were all held in the WCC (Wolfsbane Correctional Centre,) chained up with silver chains in silver cages, unable to ever change into their wolf or see the light of day again. It''s been said, that being chained up in silver for a long time can prevent a werewolf from morphing into their wolf due to being weakened by the silver, and that being kept from their wolf for too long will eventually drive them mad. Rumour had it that many of the imprisoned roguesmitted suicide to free themselves from the harsh prison conditions. Since then, the werewolf counsel said that if we could work together to rid the city of rogues, then forever more we can all live harmoniously.


    Pulling myself back to my senses, I looked out of the window and realised that the tall grey skyscrapers and busy shopping malls had now changed into rows and rows of quiet little estates and long suburban roads, surrounded by green, leafy parks filled with excited children and an abundance of leafy, green trees and perfectly trimmed hedges. I felt the car slow down as we pulled into a quiet estate right on the edge of the city with the Great Forest looming eerily nearby which marked the edge of our territory. The semi-detached houses snaked gracefully down the road while their bright red front doors stood out from the brilliant white paintwork. Perfectly mowed green frontwnsy neatly underneath the dazzling blue sky and scorching sun. Dusty cars sat silently parked up on tidy drives, while the street was filled with joyful children ying rowdily on bikes and scooters.


    Dad silently drove right to the end of the little cul-de-sac and parked in an empty drive next to a quaint little house with immacte little flower beds underneath the windows and log rolls artfully lining the edge of thewn. As Dad turned the ignition off, bringing the calming hum of the engine to a stop, I noticed that the front door quickly opened to reveal a tall slender woman with long auburn hair and bright green eyes. She was wearing a pair of ck leggings, flipflops and a long smock dress. She was a prettydy but there was noparison to my Mum or her beauty. I could feel the woman''s eyes burning into mine as she watched curiously, as I climbed out of the car, before bursting into a wide, friendly smile. Behind her, I spotted Louisa peering over her Mother''s shoulder and she smirked as she locked eyes with mine. Walking quickly towards me, Julianne extended a perfectly manicured hand which I gingerly epted as Dad looked on happily. "Wee to your new home Libby!"

 Chapter 1

    Beep beep. Beep beep.


    Groaning loudly, I rolled over and pped my rm off before rolling back over onto my back and squinted up towards the ceiling. Rubbing my eyes sleepily, Iy there and listened carefully for any signs of life around me. That was one of the best things about being a werewolf - our heightened sense of hearing. We could hear anyone''s conversation up to five metres away, even through walls, doors, and floors.


    From somewhere in the house, like every morning, I could hear raised voices yet again and as I strained my ears once more, I realised it was my Dad and Julianne having yet another heated discussion.


    We had lived with Julianne and her daughter, Louisa, for just over a year now, but recently, thest two or three months or so, Dad and Julianne had been arguing. A lot. Julianne wasn''t happy with the increased amount of time my Dad now spent at the packhouse, since being promoted to Gamma after the packs previous gamma had died in battle. Julianne was a healer wolf and she had heard that my Dad had be close to the Female Lead Warrior, Iona, which angered Julianne immensely. Dad always persistently denied any wrong doing with Iona and insisted any rtionship they had was purely business and in the greater interest for the pack, but Julianne was having none of it. She was adamant that my Dad was having an affair, even though there wasn''t a scrap of proof to back her ims.


    Sighing, I swung my legs out of bed and began to make my way to the bathroom to get ready for school. Opening my bedroom door, I jumped in surprise to see Louisa, still dressed in her fluffy pyjamas, leaning over the banister, and gleefully listening to themotion downstairs.


    "What are you doing Louisa?" I snarled angrily. "Can''t you just keep your nose out of other people''s business for once?"


    "Morning blondie,¡± she sang happily, ignoring my question. "Another glorious day, isn''t it? And another day my Mum hates your Dad. With luck, she will throw you both out and I''ll finally have my Mum all to myself again!" Louisa grinned before walking off to her bedroom and mming the door behind her, making the house shake gently.


    "I''d rather be anywhere right now than in this stupid house with you or your bloody Mother any day!" I muttered angrily before storming into the bathroom and out of sight.


    I quickly walked over to the sink and began brushing my teeth and hair furiously while ring angrily at my reflection. How dare she talk about me and my Dad like that! Snarling angrily, pushing the thoughts of my even angrier wolf towards the back of my mind, I rushed back to my room, still hearing snippets of angry conversation below me. I quickly grabbed some blue jeans and a ck vest top off of my bedroom floor and quickly pulled them onto my body. ncing in the mirror, I nodded approvingly and hurriedly grabbed my school bag before exiting the room. Just as I was about to leave the bedroom, I caught sight of myself in the mirror once more. Even a year on, I still had the same long white, blonde hair, and pale skin. My hair was no longernk and limp, but voluminous and had a slight healthy shine to it. My nickname at the school was Ghost girl and all the kids would ask if anyone had seen a ghost when I walked by. I kind of hoped that now my Dad was third inmand of our pack, the rest of the school kids would back off and leave me alone, but if anything, it only made me more noticeable. Pulling the bedroom door shut behind me, I marched downstairs to see what fresh hell was happening now.


    "I thought you loved me, Paul!" screeched Julianne loudly, her eyes brimming with tears. "What has she got that I haven''t?"


    "I do love you, you silly cow! I wouldn''t have married you otherwise!" my Dad protested loudly. "But I''m not going over this again Julianne! I''m not having an affair! There''s nothing going on between me and Iona!" "I have been told that you have been seen getting close to her!" Julianne screeched loudly, mming her hand loudly onto the table, making us all jump. "Have you kissed her? Have you slept with her!?"


    "No! I have not kissed her!" My Dad yelled furiously, running his hand through his hair in exasperation. "I''m the Gamma for our pack, Jule. I train all of the warriors. Iona is one of the Lead warriors. I have to speak to her on a daily basis to train the other warriors!"


    "Then why don''t you show me any attention or affection anymore!" Julianne wept. "I can''t remember thest time you ever made love to me. Is it because you still love Christine? She is dead Paul! She isn''ting back!"


    "I know she is dead! You don''t have to keep reminding me!" my Dad snapped back angrily, holding his hand up towards me to shush my angry growls. "Don''t bring my dead Mate into this! I''m done with this! I''m going to work. I shall be backter and hopefully you will be in a better mood, and we will talk then!"


    Dad walked towards me and hugged me tightly, gently kissing me on the head before whispering ''I love you'' into my ear and then walking out of the back door, mming it loudly behind him. I turned around and stared back at Julianne angrily, who was now drying her eyes with a tissue and staring calmly down at the floor. For someone who had just been on the verge of tears and shaking with rage moments earlier, she seemed prettyposed now. I watched as she walked towards the kitchen table and grabbed her phone before tapping out a brief message. Looking up at me, she smiled sweetly and pointed to her watch.


    "Don''t you think it''s time you went to school Libby?" she simpered. "Don''t want you beingte now do we? Now run along and don''t worry about your Dad. We will sort it out. We always do."


    "What about Louisa?" I protested loudly, pointing towards the kitchen door. "She is upstairs still, and she''s not even dressed yet! And what''s going on with you two anyway? You''re always arguing with Dadtely. And what''s my Mother got to do with it?"


    "Excuse me youngdy! Who do you think you are? Don''t you dare question me!" Julianne replied loudly, raising an eyebrow. "Louisa will be at school when she is ready. And it''s about time you kept your nose out of mine and your Father''s business if you know what is good for you! I know your Father still loves your Mother and if I''m totally honest, it sickens me. She is dead and gone and you two had better get used to that fact. Now get out of my house before I throw you out!"


    ring at my stepmum angrily and in disgust, I grabbed my school bag off of the table and stormed out of the kitchen and through the back door, mming it loudly behind me, just like my Dad had done moments earlier. Feeling furious at the way Julianne had just spoken to me, I stormed down the road and towards the school, which wasn''t far. Streams of chattering voices soon filled the air and as I looked up, both sides of the road were filled with groups of chattering school kids. Keeping my head down, I tried to stay lowkey, but it wasn''t long before the kids noticed me and began crowding around me, like flies around manure.


    "Hey look, I''ve just seen a ghost!" one boy blurted out gleefully, running past me and pushing me roughly into a wall. "Ahh, I''m so scared! Someone help me!"


    "Why are you so pale Libby? Have you seen a ghost?" another girl piped up loudly, before pulling on my hair sharply and yanking my head towards her. "What''s wrong with you?"


    "She is weird, that''s what is wrong with her!" another boy hollered out loudly. "Wouldn''t think her Father was the Gamma for our pack. Look how weak and pathetic she is! No wonder her Mum killed herself, having a daughter like that! I''d be so ashamed!"


    Before I knew it, I felt hands roughly shove me from behind and I fell to the pavement in a heap, listening to theughs and bellows of the school kids above me. Holding back the tears, I stood up and brushed myself down. I could feel a bubbling anger surging through me and from out of the blue, a loud growl echoed from my mouth. My senses awakened and I could feel my canines sprouting from my gums. Bright colours and auras burst infront of my eyes like mini fireworks and everyone''s voice became louder and clearer while my nose filled hungrily with the surrounding scents around me.* Let me have them Libby! Let me take them on! They want a fight, they''ve got one! my wolf snarled furiously.


    *


    "Don''t you dare talk about my Mother like that!" I roared angrily, baring my now exposed fangs to the amusement of my tormentors. "Leave me alone. I''ve done nothing to you! For months and months, I''ve let you pick on me and now I''ve had enough!"


    "Ahh, look you trying to fight back," a skinny brte girl sneered. "It''s actually quite cute really. But you are weak and pathetic. Look at you! You don''t belong here! You don''t fit in! Pity it wasn''t you thatmitted suicide! No one wants you here!"


    Before I knew it, my wolf, Mya, had taken over and was now stood, in the middle of the street, in her true form, snarling at the bemused students. With one sudden leap, Mya pounced at the girl and knocked her flying to the ground. Just as Mya was about to strike at the girl with a wed paw, I managed to regain control and bring myself back into human form. Shocked, and shaken, I looked down at the now petrified girl and extended a hand towards her.


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    "Somebody get her and teach her a lesson!" someone shouted loudly before Olivia could respond. "How dare she growl at us and try to attack us!"


    Grabbing my bag, I tried to run away but the group of kids moved in closer towards me, blocking my escape route. Gulping nervously, I nced around at the faces hoping to see at least one friendly face. But to my dismay, all the faces red back at me angrily. I closed my eyes and waited for the pain which didn''t take long. Several hands wed at my skin and painfully yanked at my hair. ps echoed off my body, leaving painful stinging spots on my skin. As quickly as the beating had started, it soon stopped, and I could hear the kids quickly running towards the school as the bell chimed loudly in the distance. The headteacher hated anyone beingte for school and was quite fond of handing out punishments to offenders, however, I was always given a wide berth, even by the teachers. Picking myself up once more, I dusted myself off and weakly followed behind, dreading the rest of the school day.


    I knew I was different because of the way I looked. All of the girls at the school either had luscious brown locks or golden blonde hair with sun-kissed tanned skin and bodies to die for. I did indeed look like a ghost with my white skin and white, blonde hair but I was d to be different. All of the girls were desperate to find their Mates and always came into school with faces full of make-up and revealing outfits to try and entice the boys. Me, however, wasn''t fussed about finding my Mate. I just wanted to survive and get school over and done with so that I could travel and explore new ces.


    Arriving at the school, I sighed loudly and trudged towards the building, desperate to get the day over and done with so that I could escape to the confinements of my bedroom. Walking down the now empty corridor, I made my way to my form room and pushed the door open. I must have looked a mess as some of the kids smirked as I walked into the room and sat down carefully at the only empty seat right at the front of the ss. My tutor, Mr Anderson looked at me sympathetically before averting his gaze and carrying on with the register. Tucking a strand of loose hair behind my ear, I pulled some books out of my bag and began to get ready for another day of hell.


    ******


    The school bell chimed loudly and as quick as a sh, I grabbed my bag and my books and hurried out of the ssroom as fast as my legs could carry me. I ran down the empty corridor and out into the sunlight before I bumped into any of the other students. I didn''t need to be attacked anymore today. My body was already tired and sore from the attack this morning and I couldn''t wait to get home and be left alone. Finally turning into my estate, I nced down the street and saw Julianne standing outside of her house, looking oddly calm and serene as she watched me walking towards her. I quickened my pace until I found myself standing infront of her. She stared down intently at me while her mouth curled into a wry smile.


    "I''m sorry but I have some bad news to tell you," Julianne whispered slowly. "But your Father is dead!"This content belongs to N?/velDra/ma.Org .

 Chapter 2

    The sun shone brightly in through my bedroom window, waking me up from a deep sleep. I nced at my rm clock and saw that it said 6.45 AM. Sighing, I sat up in bed and swung my legs out, pulling on a pair of grubby ck leggings and an old grey t shirt that was way too big for me and was beginning to get holes. Since my Dad had died 6 months ago, Julianne had stopped caring for me and she never bought me nice things or new clothes anymore but spoilt Louisa some rotten.


    Julianne and Louisa treated me like dirt and would often beat me or call me names. It was even worse when James came to stay. He was Julianne''s new boyfriend and he always seemed to like a drink in his hand. He was heavily tattooed and bald with arge round beer belly. A far shout from my Dad''s hunky appearance, but nheless, Julianne was smitten. When James had beer on board, he would quite often give me a smack as he was passing. Recently, he began looking at me as if I were a piece of meat and I hated it.


    It always seemed odd to me surrounding the circumstances of my Dad''s death. Julianne never seemed that bothered about him being gone and that fact was fuelled by the fact that I was now a live-in ve for Julianne and her daughter. At first, I questioned my Dad''s death, bringing to attention the fact that him and Julianne were always arguing and fighting and now he was suddenly gone. I questioned the possibility of there ever being a rogue attack, but to my dismay, the Alpha confirmed the attack, citing that many casualties and fatalities urred on both sides before the rogues ran off, but not before taking many of the bodies belonging to our pack. My Father''s body was never found so I just presumed he was one of those who got taken. Weter found out, that the rogues sometimes worked with the ck witches who used werewolf body parts for their magic and spells and paidrge sums of money to rogues who had bodies in their possession.


    Since I had left school only a mere two months ago, I was expected to get up at the crack of dawn andplete a number of tasks around the house, and if I messed any up or failed some of the tasks, then I would be punished. I was forced to make Julianne and Louisa their meals, clean up around the house, do the washing and the drying, put the rubbish out, do the shopping and pay the bills and mow, weed, and tend to the garden. My body was still sore from a beating that Julianne gave me a few days ago because I refused to tidy Louisa''s bedroom. Being thrown down the stairs and dragged into the kitchen by my hair was no fun. Julianne rained blows and kicks down on my body as if she were stamping on a fly while Louisa and James looked on, smirking.


    My stomach growled hungrily, and Mya wined sadly at theck of food we was both eating. That was another of Julianne''s cruel punishments. If she said no to me eating food, then she meant it. One time, she caught me sneaking downstairs in the middle of the night to make a sandwich. She forced her fingers down my throat and made sure I had bought back up every bite of sandwich that I had consumed. Since then, I''ve never gone behind her back again.


    I stood up and walked towards my bedroom door, pulling it opening gingerly and peering around anxiously, only to see James standing in the hallway in just a pair of boxers. His face cracked into an evil grin as he eyed me up and down gleefully. As I tried to slip past him, with my back up against the wall, I kept my eye contact, but James artfully stood infront of me, blocking my exit, while pushing his body against mine. I felt his hand snake in between my legs, his fingers grappling for my mound. He bought his mouth close to my ear and I could smell the stale smell of alcohol on his breath. The smell was enough to make me urge.


    "Now, now Libs, don''t be scared of Daddy," he whispered. "Soon, I promise you, I''ll take care you. I''ll make you my special little girl. It will be our little secret! Trust me!" Grabbing all the strength I could muster, I shoved James away from me and ran down the stairs as fast as I could, my heart beating in my mouth. I felt sick to the stomach, and I could feel my wolf inside me growling with anger. How dare he touch me! I couldn''t wait until I turned eighteen. As soon as I was eighteen, I would be out of this house and gone forever. The pack didn''t really care for me much anymore as I wasn''t highly ranked and because of my parents death and being shut up in this house, people began to forget I existed. I had wanted to go to college, but Julianne refused to sign the paperwork that I needed to get into college, so my ce was lost. She told me that I didn''t need to go to college as I had a job here, waiting on hand and foot to her and Louisa. She also denied me the freedom I needed to change into my wolf. She said that if she ever caught me changing while living under her roof, she would chain me up in silver for a week to teach me a lesson. She said I may be a werewolf by blood, but I wasn''t going to be one while living under her roof. Reaching the kitchen, I ran inside and went straight for the kitchen sink for a ss of water. I didn''t notice Julianne standing in the corner, smartly dressed until she coughed loudly, making me jump.


    "Ahem. What''s wrong with you?" Julianne asked stiffly, while straightening up the cuffs on her shirt.


    "Oh, um nothing," I quickly replied, gulping down the water and looking down at the floor. "I just felt a bit sick. "


    "Hmm. Well long as you don''t throw up everywhere. Anyway, I''m off to the packhouse for a business meeting," Julianne stated coldly. "The garden needs mowing and the flowerbeds need weeding. Once you''ve done that, the drive needs cleaning and washing down. And when you have done that, you can sort the garage out. Then you can eat!"


    "But that''s going to take me all day!" I protested loudly. "Can''t I have a break? I worked hard all day yesterday!"


    Julianne locked her eyes with mine and I trembled as they shed a fiery orange. Within seconds, she was right by my side, grabbing a fistful of my hair and mming my face down against the cold marble worktop. I felt her facee next to mine as she dug her nails fiercely into my face.


    "How dare you argue with me! You forget your ce youngdy!" Julianne screamed loudly into my ear. "I''m letting you live here rent free when I could just throw you out on the streets! And this is how you repay me? With ungratefulness and attitude!"


    "I''m sorry," I mumbled quietly, feeling tears beginning to well up in my eyes. "Please let me go! You''re hurting me!"


    Julianne finally let go of my hair and face and stood up, before pushing me roughly back against the worktop. She looked angry and annoyed and full of rage. The kitchen door squeaked open, and James walked in, smirking gently at the scene infront of him.


    "James is in charge while I am out!" spat Julianne loudly. "Any problems, you go and see him! I''ll be back in a couple of hours, and I want those jobs done by the time I get back!"


    "Do you want me to punish the little brat for back cheeking you, my love?" James asked slowly, before looking at me and smiling, sending fear and disgust through me, as I knew what would being.


    "Do you what you want, baby! If you''re going to punish her, make sure she learns her lesson this time!" Julianne smiled sweetly, before ring back at me. "I''m sick of the ungrateful brats cheek!"


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    I watched as Julianne picked up her handbag and walked towards James, kissing him passionately, while he groped her arse. Feeling sick at their personal disy of affection and the memory of James groping me on thending, I turned my head, hearing the back door m shortly after. Looking up, I noticed Julianne was now gone, leaving me alone in the kitchen with James. He stood there biting his lip, looking at me intently before a smile spread over his fat face. Slowly, he walked towards me and grabbed my wrist before pulling me sharply towards the front room.


    "There will be two parts of your punishment," James began slowly. "One, which you will have now, and the second part you will have once you havepleted your jobs. We don''t want you too sore so that you can''tplete the tasks that you have been given. Plus, it will give you time to reflect on your attitude and what is toe!"Text ? by N0ve/lDrama.Org.


    James pulled me over to the sofa roughly and sat down, pulling me over hisp. He ced one arm over the top of my back pinning me down to the sofa, and ced one of his legs over mine, effectively trapping me. There was no point in me trying to pull away or escape. I knew from previous times that it would only anger James and make the punishment longer and harder to bear. Closing my eyes, I braced myself for the pain that I knew was about toe. I could feel James''s chubby fingers pulling at the hem of my leggings before pulling them down to reveal my ck thong. I now wished I had worn something a little more protective of my behind.


    "Hmmm, what do we have here?" I heard James mumble before I felt him pull at my thong before letting it twang against my skin. "I see you''re making my job easier. We won''t need to remove these seeing as they don''t cover much! Let me think. Hmm, I think fifty of the best should suffice!"


    I ignored hisments as I bent my head and bit my lip. Fifty smacks!? Was he taking the piss! I felt his cold hand gently caress the soft flesh of my behind before a loud p echoed off the walls. I closed my mouth quickly as a scream tried escaping. My backside felt hot, and the skin stung painfully. James hadrge hands and he knew how use them to maximise the pain. I felt tears prickling in my eyes but there was nothing I could do. I was trapped under James''s legs and his arm as he rained heavy blow after heavy blow upon my body, one after another in a quick rhythmic pattern. It didn''t take long before my body started to squirm, and I could feel James tightening his grip. Another couple of smackster and I had begun to cry out in pain. Before I knew it, the smacks stopped and once more, I felt his cold hand once more touch my burning hot skin, making me wince. There was nothing sexy or fun about this. James wanted to hurt me, and he was hitting me with all his might. Even Mya hid away, deep in my mind when James was around.


    "A lovely shade of red you are!" James murmured quietly. "You have such a nice bum. It is a shame you are such a naughty girl and I have to punish you like this. When you be my special girl, you will learn to please me and you won''t have to suffer any more punishments, okay!"


    Ignoring him, I closed my eyes and waited for James to release his grip, so that I could go and do my jobs and cry my heart out in peace. If my parents were alive, I wouldn''t be treated like this, and any bullies would have been punished. I suddenly opened my eyes as I felt James''s hand squeeze between my legs and his fingers connect with my mound once more. I tried to wriggle free, but he tightened his grip and carried on moving his fingers until he found the opening to my special ce.


    "Oh, looks like someone enjoyed their punishment!" James whispered gleefully. "You feel awfully wet and turned on. Do you enjoy your Daddy punishing you?" he sneered before pushing me to the floor roughly in a heap. Quickly, I stood up, pulling up my trousers as I went and hurried out of the door and back into the kitchen. I wanted to get far away from James as I possibly could, so I made my way out into the garden, wincing slightly at the pain he had left me in and began to get to work with weeding and pruning the flowerbeds in the sun. A couple hours had passed without incident and James had left me alone, except for putting his head around the back door every so often to check to see if I was still working. The flowerbeds were now free of rubbish and stray stands of grass and all the dead and brown leaves and stems had been carefully removed and the flower beds were looking lovely once more. Feeling pleased with my handiwork and eager to get out of the burning sun, I stood up and walked towards therge shed at the bottom of the garden to fetch out the mower. Soon the garden would be finished, and I could retreat to the coolness of the house to finish my tasks.


    I made my way over to the shed and fumbled with thetch before pulling the heavy wooden door open. I squinted my eyes in the dimly lit shed, looking for the mower. Spotting it stacked neatly beside an old, battered chest freezer, I walked towards it and began tugging and pulling at the handle, trying to pull it free. Without warning, the shed door mmed shut and I spun around in terror, only to find James walking towards me with a grin stered all over his face. "Well, we do have a funny habit of finding ourselves alone with each other, don''t we?" James hissed quietly, his eyes glinting in the dusky light.


    Walking backwards, I found myself trapped between the freezer and James. With nowhere to go, I began tremble, dreading at what was about toe. ring at him, I growled in warning and bared my fangs, which only sent James into hystericalughter, before he grabbed me and spun me around before forcing me down over the chest freezer. With one sudden movement, I felt my leggings and pants being forcefully pulled down to my ankles, exposing my pink buttocks. James''s foot roughly pushed my feet apart, opening my legs and finally revealing my hidden treasure. Once more, I felt his stubby fingers grope me and connect with my sweet spot. I tried to wriggle away but James pinned me down against the cool metal of the freezer with one hand, trapping me. I was entirely at his mercy, and I couldn''t escape. Iy there, feeling the tears rolling out of my eyes and down my face.


    "Please James no! Just let me go!" I begged. "What would Julianne say if she found out about this?"


    "Shut up slut!" James hissed loudly in my ear. "What Julianne doesn''t know won''t hurt her. This will be our little secret! Now shut up and lie still!"


    The sound of a zipper being quickly undone filled me with dread as I felt James''srge belly lean over me, pushing and squashing me against the freezer even more. His hand snaked round my mouth and held it there tightly as I felt his other hand leave my back and snake between my legs, helping him to guide himself in the right ce. Before I knew it, a white-hot fire burst in between my legs as James forced himself inside of me, stealing my virginity. A muffled scream of fear and pain echoed out of my mouth and into James''s hand as he continued to roughly pound me from behind. The shed soon filled with my heart-breaking sobs and James''s grunts and pants of apparent pleasure. Before long, from somewhere distant, the distinctive voice of Julianne''s echoed out, calling James''s name.


    "Shit! She is back early!" cursed James loudly, who roughly pulled away from me, before pulling up his jeans. "Don''t you dare say a word to anyone! Not like they will believe you anyway! You say anything and I''ll kill you!"


    I justy there limply, a sodden heartbroken mess, as James left the shed, mming the door loudly behind him and walking out of sight. It took me a while for me to regain myposure. When I finally pulled up my leggings, I wiped my tears with the back of my hand and sniffed sadly. Oh, how I wished I were dead so that I could be with my parents. If it wasn''t bad enough being a ve to Julianne and Louisa, I was now clearly James''s new sex toy. Wiping my eyes once more, I made my way out of the shed, to continue with my tasks, only to see a rather angry Julianne storming towards me.


    *What had I done wrong now?*

 Chapter 3

    I stood there trembling as Julianne marched towards me before grabbing a fistful of my hair and pulling me across the garden roughly. Suddenly, we stopped at the edge of thewn, and she pointed towards the driveway which was still covered in dead grasses, brown crispy leaves, and dried mud from where the car had been parked.


    "What do you call this!?" shrieked Julianne furiously. "I told you that I wanted your jobs done before I got back, youzy, worthless piece of nothingness! Well!? Exin yourself!"


    "I''m sorry Julianne," I cried out loudly, while trying to escape Julianne''s clutches. "I didn''t expect you back so soon. Let me just mow thewn really quick and I''ll be right on it!"


    "Well, it''s toote! What have you been doing all morning!" Julianne screeched impatiently, finally letting me go and pushing me roughly down onto the drive. "All you have done is prune and weed the flowers. It doesn''t take two and a half hours to do that, so what have you been doing all this time?"


    Finally, something snapped inside me. I could feel a hot bubbling surge growing inside me, about to erupt, like a raging fiery volcano. Deep down in my mind, I could feel Mya waking up and running towards Julianne, teeth bared, ready to attack. Like me, she had also had enough and now it was time to take control. I realised I had had enough of all the shit, the hurt and drama. I wasn''t going to take Julianne''s crap, or James''s crap for that matter much more. She wasn''t my Mother, and he definitely wasn''t my Father! Inhaling a deep breath, I stood up and looked at Julianne dead in the eye, feeling the anger and the hatred surging through my veins more furiously, knowing that what I was about to say would shock her to the core. And really, I couldn''t care less! It was about time the truth was known!


    "Firstly, I think you forget who I am and who my parents were! They may be dead, but I still out rank you, even if my pack has forgotten that I exist, which is also down to you, for keeping me hidden in this god damned house!" I snarled angrily. "Secondly, you are not my Mother, and he is definitely not my Father so you have no right to tell me what I can and can''t do, especially in regard to my own wolf, who I have had to contain at yourmand. And thirdly, if you really want to know what I have been doing all morning, then let me fill you in! When you left this morning, James very kindly beat me with his bare hand and sexually assaulted me. After, I ran to the garden to start on your measly tasks. When I had finished your flowerbeds, I went to the shed, where James promptly followed me, and proceeded to rape me, just before you turned up. James doesn''t love you. He never has and he never will. He wants to make me his special little girl! He is nothing but a dirty little sex pest and I wouldn''t be surprised if he has had sex with Louisa too. Ever since my parents have died, I have been bullied either at school or by you lot and I am not taking it anymore! I am done with the lot of you!" Julianne stood there ring at me, white as a ghost, unable to say a word while James stood silently beside her with his mouth open like a goldfish out of water. After several minutes, James began spluttering words before he looked at me angrily.


    "Yes, I beat her, to teach her a lesson after being cheeky to you this morning, my love," he began loudly while ring at me angrily. "But the rest of what she says is lies. I do love you, Julianne! Don''t believe her, I don''t know what she is talking about! Do you really think I would want to go near that, let alone rape that, when I have someone as beautiful as you!"


    "It''s okay babe. I believe you. I know you wouldn''t dare do anything as disgusting as that!" Julianne simpered gently before snapping her head back towards me. "How dare you use my boyfriend of evermitting crimes such as those! Are you jealous that I can get any man I want when no man will ever look at you? You will pay for what you just said. I will rip you limb from limb. You will wish you had never been born!"


    Gulping nervously, I watched as Julianne transformed into her vixen red wolf form, fangs bared and dripping as she walked towards me menacingly. Growling back in warning, I shifted into my own white wolf, ignoring Julianne''s no wolf rule, and snarled back angrily, much to Julianne''s surprise. Behind Julianne, I saw James quickly transform into a muchrger smoky grey wolf, who quickly nked Julianne, his fangs also bared. Knowing that I was outnumbered, and I had no knowledge of fighting a fully grown wolf, let alone two, I turned and fled, fearing for my life. I could hear the ground thumping loudly as four sets of paws hit the ground furiously. It was lucky that Julianne lived right on the outskirts of the city where there was countryside nearby. I don''t think her human neighbours would appreciate threerge wolves bounding down the street in broad daylight.


    I wasted no time in clearing the back garden fence and running across the grassy fields, with the two wolves in hot pursuit. I was fast but as I nced over my shoulder, I realised the wolves were gaining on me. I knew if I stopped running, or even slowed, I''d definitely be dead. Julianne was hellbent on revenge for me shaming her new beau and I knew she wouldn''t stop until my heart stopped beating. I kept running faster and faster, finally relived that my wolf was finally free. I could feel the hard ground under my paws and the wind whistling through my silky white fur, which only spurred me on. As I looked up, I saw arge forest quickly approaching. I nned on using the dense undergrowth and the thick knotted trees for cover, hoping I could find somewhere to hide until James and Julianne had gone. I could feel my legs beginning to slow as my muscles began to ache and be heavy.


    Willing my body to go on, I darted into the trees before tripping over a stray branch on the floor and tumbling clumsily down arge debris covered bank beforending with a heavy thump on the forest floor. Too exhausted to move, Iy there, panting heavily, filling my lungs with much needed oxygen. I could hear my blood whooshing loudly in my ears and my heart pounding wildly in my chest. A loud wolf howl in the distance made me look up and finally take in my surroundings. The forest seemed unfamiliar, and I wasn''t sure where I really was. A rustling noise above me made me nce up and I saw James and Julianne''s head pop up over the banks edge as they peered down at me, both snarling furiously. Just as James began to step down to make his descent towards me, the noise of several twigs snapping made him stop. I swivelled my head towards the sound and saw severalrge brown wolves slinking towards me with their fangs bared, growling angrily in unison at me. As I nced up at James and Julianne once more, I watched them quietly disappear out of sight, leaving me with the strange unknown wolves, my fate in their hands.


    Standing up quickly, I shook the dirt and leaves from my fur and looked back at the wolves encircling me. Snarling back, I walked backwards until I realised, I was trapped between the steep bank and the wolves infront of me, with no way to escape. A loud voice echoed throughout my head, and I realised it was thergest wolf, who was now infront of me, speaking through the mindlink, that us werewolves all had.


    "Who are you! And what are you doing in our territory, you rogue!?" he yelled angrily, snapping his jaws aggressively. "Do you know who I am! Who we are?"


    "Sir, I am no rogue. I can promise you that! I am Libby Westwood. Daughter of Paul Westwood, who was the Gamma for the Eclipse Pack," I growled angrily. "I was running for my life from my evil stepmother and her boyfriend. They wanted to kill me! Please, I beg you for asylum! I mean you or your pack no harm!"


    "I am Beta Alistair! We don''t give asylum to trespassers anymore," therge wolf snarled furiously. "Do you know what we do to intruders of ournds? We are the Midnight Sun Pack! We kill all those who pose a threat to us and our people, regardless of their rank or power!"


    "Please, I can assure you, I am no threat to any of you," I pleaded desperately. "If you won''t give me asylum here, let me return to the Eclipse pack, where I truly belong, where you will never see me again. I''m sorry, I didn''t realise I ran this far away from our boundary lines."


    "It''s toote to apologise now, Rogue," the wolf snarled. "You''re here in ournds and now you must pay with your life!"


    "Boss, wait, I sense that she is just a pup," another wolf piped up suddenly. "Do you really want to kill a pup? Let''s give her a chance! She could be beneficial to our Pack. Pups are easily trained to follow a new Alpha!"


    "It doesn''t matter if she is a pup or not!" the first wolf snarled back angrily,unching himself at the second smaller wolf who yelped out loudly. "Don''t question my authority! We don''t know why this pup was sent! She could be here to steal valuable secrets and information about us! She is a danger to us all!"


    I closed my eyes as the wolves began snarling and growling once more in agreement as they walked even closer towards me. I knew I was definitely outnumbered and there was no way I''d fight off one of theserge wolves by myself, let alone ten. My own wolf was tiny by far and I''d be lucky if I could even take one of these wolves down by myself. I heard Mya whining submissively, desperately trying to make the advancing wolves change their minds, but to no avail. Taking a deep breath, I waited for the pain of their fangs sinking into my flesh but to my surprise it didn''te. Instead, another loud growl echoed throughout the forest and carefully, I opened my eyes to see another lone silvery grey wolf walking slowly towards us. The brown wolves instantly stopped growling and lowered their heads, in a mark of respect and submission to this strange new wolf. Was this the Midnight Sun''s Alpha? I watched as the silvery wolf transformed into a beautiful tall, slender, woman with long brown hair and a gentle kind face. She was wearing a long white floaty dress with high leg slits on either side, showing off long tanned slender barefoot legs. The strange woman walked towards us before stopping beside thergest wolf who had spoken to me. She carefully looked around at the scene in front of her before calmly uttering a single word. "SHIFT!"This content belongs to N?/velDra/ma.Org .


    All around me, the wolves, one by one, morphed back into their human counterparts, as so did I. All the men were exceedingly handsome and had muscr physiques worthy of a warrior,plete with intricate tribal tattoos syed across their torsos. They were all topless and barefooted and wore ck or grey joggers. The men all except for Alistair continued to stare down at the floor in an eery silence. The mysterious woman continued to walk towards us while swaying her hips daintily and didn''t stop until she was right beside her Beta.


    "What is the meaning of this Alistair?" she asked calmly, staring at him intently, before ncing over at me and smiling reassuringly. "What seems to be the trouble here? Exin!"


    "This Rogue is trespassing on ournds, my Luna," Alistair replied calmly. "We smelt hering from a mile off and we came to intervene as she and her friends were approaching rather rapidly. The rest of them ran off when we arrived. You know what happenedst time we let a stranger into our Pack. I was about to deal with her for good as the Alpha has instructed, but you showed up and interrupted us."


    "You do realise that this Rogue is under the age of eighteen. She is essentially, a pup!" the woman replied coldly. "You should know ourws better than anyone around here! It is one of our absolutews. A pup must not be harmed, under any circumstance!"


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    "I did try to tell him ma''am," a voice blurted out, making me look up at a young man with a deep gash across his chest, that he wasn''t taking much notice of. "He told me not to question his authority."


    "Did Alistair do that to you?" the woman asked, pointing to his wound with a long thin finger. "Well? Don''t lie to me Jenson."


    The young man shifted awkwardly on one foot then the other, clearly ufortable about getting the Beta into trouble. Gulping loudly, he looked quickly at Beta Alistair before looking back at the woman in white. "We may have had an altercation ma''am."


    "You are all dismissed. I suggest you go back to the packhouse and let me deal with this. Get yourselves cleaned up!" the woman ordered loudly. "And that means you too, Alistair!"


    I watched as the men all looked over at me and the woman before turning away and running back into the dense undergrowth and out of sight. Only Alistair remained, ring at me angrily before he too, eventually followed the rest of the pack and out of sight. Sighing and running her hand through her long brown hair, the woman looked at me and began to walk towards me. Seeing me shake with fear and hearing Mya growl in warning, she stopped and bent down on one knee, extending a dainty hand.


    "It''s okay. I''m not going to hurt you. I''m Marii, by the way," thedy whispered softly. "My husband is the Alpha for the Midnight Sun Pack, and I am his Luna. You are safe now pup! Please don''t be afraid!"


    Sensing that Mya and I trusted her words, I watched as Marii stood up and came and sat down beside me, giving me a quick squeeze before smiling sympathetically. She looked at me gently before picking bits of leaves and twigs out of my hair and throwing them to the forest floor.


    "Rough day, huh?" she asked kindly. "So, tell me, who are you and what or who was you running from? You clearly wasn''t running towards us for nothing. We can smell your fear for miles."


    Gulping nervously, I looked at Marii and began my story. "I''m Libby. I''m seventeen, nearly eighteen. Both my parents are dead. Ie from the Eclipse Pack, but I doubt they''d really care whether I came back or not. I expect they haven''t even noticed I''ve gone. And I was running away from my stepmother and her boyfriend, James."


    "Why was you running away from them Libby?" Marii asked softly, looking at me intently. "I''m sorry to hear about your parents. That really sucks to have no family. Don''t be afraid to pour your heart out to me. You can tell me everything. You are safe now."


    "When my father died, my stepmother, Julianne, turned me into her personal ve. I had to do everything from cooking toundry, the garden and paying all the bills," I continued sadly, feeling my eyes beginning to prick with tears. "If I broke a rule or didn''t do something right, she or her boyfriend would beat me as a punishment. Today was the worst though. James, he did the unthinkable..."


    "Go on love," Marii persuaded gently. "What happened?"


    "James was punishing me for being cheeky to Julianne. When she went to work this morning, he followed me into the garden shed and he raped me," I sobbed, letting the tears that I tried so hard to hold back, finally spill as I sobbed my heart to this strange but nice woman. "He said he wanted to make me his special girl!"


    "It''s okay Libby," Marii soothed softy, pulling me towards her and holding me tightly. "No one will ever hurt you like that again. Not while you are in my Pack."


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    I don''t know how long I was sat there sobbing out loud into Marii''s chest, but my body just cried and cried until I could cry no more. Finally, exhausted, I stopped sobbing and wiped my tears on the back of my hand before sitting back up and staring glumly at the forest floor. I rubbed my face with my hands and pushed the hair up and out of my face before looking apologetically over at Marii.


    "I''m sorry for crying like a baby," I sighed. "I don''t normally let my emotions get the better of me like that. I have no family, no Pack, and no home. It''s all just hit me like a train."


    "No don''t be sorry. You''re allowed to cry. You''ve been through a great trauma," Marii whispered, squeezing my hand gently. "Anyway, you are part of our Pack now. You said you was treated like a ve back at home, right?" "Yes," I replied nodding gently. "Why do you ask?"


    "Because I am looking for someone to be my new handmaiden," Marii replied gently. "Someone to answer to my every need and be there, just for me. Myst handmaiden fell sick and sadly, she didn''t make it." "So, you want me to be a ve for you?" I asked slowly before rolling my eyes. "It would just be like getting a new master! I''ll never be free from very! No offense, but I''d rather be a Rogue and be Packless."


    "No, not a ve, no," Marii replied gently. "You would be paid for your work, and you would have the freedom toe and go as you please, have days off and be able to make friends and have fun. See it as a job or as employment. Of course, it would mean you would be ranked as an Omega, but you would be safe. In this Pack, it doesn''t matter what rank you are. We are all family. Plus, my son mindlinked me, begging for me toe and save you!" "He did? I mean why?" I asked in shock. "He doesn''t know me, and I''ve never met him! I don''t even know his name!"


    "Well, he is called ke. ke Carson. And I don''t know the reason why. He is away on a business trip with his father, but he stays in constant contact with the Pack," Marii replied thoughtfully. "He must have heard that Alistair was sending himself and his warriors after you and realised that they were going to kill you. He pleaded and begged me to go and intervene, so I raced all the way here. ke said there was something about you that he needed to see for himself. Apparently, his wolf sense told him to save you."


    "Oh," I replied faintly with a hint of sarcasm. "Well, I will make sure that I give him my personal thanks when see him!"


    "There''s something strange about you," Marii murmured softly. "I can''t put my finger on it. It''s not often you see a pure white wolf such as yourself. Come on, let''s get back to the Packhouse and get you cleaned up. I''ll get you checked out at our hospital wing too, to make sure you''re not too gravely injured!"


    Marii chuckled before standing up and brushing herself off gently. Carefully she turned to me and extended a hand, helping me to stand up. Silently, I followed her through the undergrowth, feeling the leaves crunch and twigs snapping noisily under my feet. Above my head, I could hear the birds chirping loudly while pping through the trees. It wasn''t long until arge mansion appeared before us with arge sweepingwn infront of it. Perfectly sculped bushes lined the garden and lying beside the house, was a crystal-clear swimming pool.


    Waiting for us at the end of thewn, was Alistair and his crew of warriors, who were all sat causally on wooden pic benches. As we approached the group, Alistair stood up and angrily marched towards us, making the warriors quickly stand up as if they knew a fight was about to ensue.


    "Have you got a problem Alistair?" Marii asked calmly, while raising an eyebrow before growling in warning. "Libby, wait there. I don''t want you getting hurt!"

 Chapter 4

    "Yes, I have a fucking problem," Alistair roared loudly, running towards us before leaping in the air towards Marii, and quickly shifting back into his wolf, his fangs exposed.


    Before I knew it, there were two wolves now circling one another angrily on the grass. Alistair had turned back into hisrge brown wolf with thick shaggy fur, while Marii had turned back into her own silver wolf with sleek shiny fur. All around them, the warriors, one by one, turned back into their wolves, just in case they had to separate their Luna and the Beta.


    "What is the matter Alistair?" Marii growled loudly, her voice oddly calm while filling our heads as she used the mindlink. "Come on. Be a man. Do tell us!"


    "My problem is you Marii," Alistair snarled, snapping his jaws furiously. "How dare you go against my orders and bring that thing here! You know what happenedst time! I am second inmand of this Pack, and this is how you treat me, by defying my orders!"


    "I think you forget your ce Alistair!" Marii roared angrily, while still keeping her head low and circling Alistair threateningly, snapping her jaws angrily while her eyes glowed a fiery orange. "You may be the Beta and my second inmand, but I am the Luna! I still out rank you! My husband is the Alpha for this Pack and while he is gone, you answer to me! I take orders from no one! I was born to lead!"


    "I do not!" boomed Alistair threateningly while snarling viciously. "That pup is a threat to our Pack, and you have allowed her toe into our home where she could be secretly plotting to kill us all! Get out of my way and let me finish her, like I should have done earlier!"


    "Alistair, take it easy man," Jenson whined while shooting me an apologetic wolfy look. "Give her a chance!"


    "Never!" roared Alistair, who was now licking his lips hungrily. "I will finish this once and for all, like any of you will be able to stop me!"


    I shrank back against the ground as Alistair leapt up high in the air, fangs exposed, aiming for me. As quick as a sh, Marii jumped up and sunk her teeth into Alistair''s body who filled the air with an ear deafening shriek. Alistair''s wolf was significantlyrger than Marii''s, but he was slower, while Marii was quick and nimble, and she really could pack a punch. She made light effort of flinging Alistair''s body away from me and sending him crashing into the wooden pic benches, shattering them instantly. The warriors quickly moved out of the way and promptlyy low to the floor, pinning back their ears and submitting to their Luna while whining loudly. Alistair''s wolfy on the floor, writhing and shaking around in pain and whimpering loudly. Slowly, he stood up and shook off bits of wood and debris from his fur as he limped towards Marii, still snarling angrily.


    "You leave this pup alone!" Marii threatened loudly. "She has a ce in this Pack now and she works for me now! She gets our protection just like everyone else. Do I make myself clear!? You hurt her and I swear to god I''ll make your life a living misery!"


    "What makes her so special anyway?" growled Alistair angrily, clearly beginning to give in. "She could be a spy from the Eclipse Pack! She should die! We all know the Eclipse Pack wants to overthrow us!"


    "Because ke asked me to save her!" thundered Marii loudly. "My son will soon be your new Alpha and I suggest you start obeying his orders too! Show me your submission otherwise you will have to deal with both ke and his father when they return! And I highly doubt Jonas will be impressed with your subordinance."


    The wolves one by one, finally including Alistair, pressed their bodies low to the ground and murmured there approval towards their Luna. Marii immediately changed back into her human self once more as she red furiously at Alistair''s wolfy body trembling before her. Without saying a word, she beckoned me with one hand as I followed her in silence back up towards the house in awe. We quickly crossed arge stone patio, filled withfy looking rattan garden furniture with brightly coloured cushions on them and ss tables. Large potted palms lined the edges, providing much needed shade from the burning sun above us. I paused briefly and turned back around to see Alistair now surrounded by the warriors who were making sure he was okay. Nervously, I turned back around and continued to walk through arge set of ss patio doors that led us in to a cool, clean kitchen. The white cupboards stood out against the cold ck marble worktops and arge wooden table with many chairs sat at one end of the room, while I noticed a maid busying herself with food preparation in the kitchen.


    "Wee to the Packhouse, Libby," Marii finally said, smiling at me warmly. "Please, excuse Alistair. He can be a little, temperamental. He should leave you alone now, but any problems then please doe and tell me!"


    "Oh, I don''t want to step on anyone''s tail," I began quickly shaking my head. "I''m not here to get anyone into trouble or cause any trouble."Text ? by N0ve/lDrama.Org.


    "Don''t be silly," Marii soothed before walking around towards another door, as I dutifully followed. "You are in our Pack now. We are all one here and we all look out for each other. When my husband goes away, Alistair can sometimes end up on a little power trip. Sometimes he needs re-teaching of his ce. Come now. Let''s get you looked at by the healers."


    "Why does Alistair hate me so much?" I asked quietly. "What have I done that is so bad?"


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    "Hey, listen!" Marii responded while cupping my face gently. "You''ve done nothing wrong. And I''m sure Alistair doesn''t hate you. He is just a grumpy old man who doesn''t like change or new wolves. He gets very protective over the Pack. Now, don''t worry your pretty little head about him. Let''s go."


    I followed Marii out through the door and into arge lobby and straightaway, I noticed the massive marble staircase to the left of us with wrought copper banisters and a thick red carpet running down through the middle of the stairs. As I continued through the lobby, I looked up to see a massive silver chandelier that was dangling down from the ceiling. I noticed that the chandelier was adorned in crystals and diamonds, carefully engraved into the silver. There were enormous vases filled with elegant floral disys lining the walls, and the floors were polished to an inch of their lives as I could see my reflection as I walked over them. Somewhere, ssical music was softly ying in the background. It was calming and set a rxing mood, not that it was rxing me, anyway. I felt on edge and anxious being in a strange ce, surrounded by strange people who clearly didn''t want me here. Silently, we ascended two flights of stairs before branching off down a smallnding anding to a stop before tworge brown wooden doors that looked very heavy.


    "This is the hospital wing," Marii exined, before pushing the heavy doors open to reveal arge white room, with several small rooms branching off of it. "Come on. Let''s get you checked out."


    We walked towards a desk where a smartly dressed woman in a white nurse''s outfit was sat typing at aputer. She looked up as we approached and jumped in surprise at the sight of her Luna. Quickly, she stood up and bowed her head in respect.


    "I need a healer to examine Libby, please Estelle," Marii ordered loudly. "I want to make sure she hasn''t got any injuries and if she has, to get them treated. I want her cleaned up too!"


    "Of course, Ma''am," Estelle nodded, while ncing briefly at me before pointing to a side room. "Room two is free. Take a seat in there and I''ll get a healer be right with you."


    Smiling nervously, I walked towards room two, with Marii following me and opened the door. It was a little hospital room filled with a hospital bed and table, arge squishy reclining chair in the corner and a sink and mirror. Making my way over to the bed, I gently sat down on the crisp white sheets while Marii sat in the chair and began observing me closely. Before she could say anything, the door to my room opened and tall older man with a grey beard and thin metal sses walked in. He had a cheery look on his face as he smiled at me pleasantly before nodding his head towards Marii.


    "Good afternoondies," the man said happily. "What can I do for you both? I''m healer Nicholson by the way. Pleased to meet you."


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    "Mr Nicholson, thank you foring to see us," Marii smiled sweetly. "I picked this young wolf pup up in the forests. She was being chased out of her pack by her stepmother and her boyfriend. I believe she has been abused both physically and sexually. I''d like her to be checked over in case there is any injuries that may need treating."


    "Of course, Luna," the healer replied, before smiling at me carefully. "Here is a gown. Go and get changed then get on the bed and I''ll take a look at you."


    Nodding, I took the gown and carefully pulled the curtain around the bed for privacy. Wincing gingerly, I slowly and carefully peeled off my now filthy leggings and pulled my tatty grey t shirt above my head, leaving me in a pair of ck panties and bra. As I gazed over my body, I eyed up the bruises and the scratches from the beating I had endured from Julianne. It was only know that I finally felt how battered and bruised my body was and how exhausted, mentally, emotionally and physically I now was. Carefully, I pulled the gown around me and mbered onto the bed waiting for the healer. A couple minutester, the curtain was pulled back and the healer stood beside me with his clipboard. Gently, he lifted my arms up and examined them one by one before doing the same to my legs. He checked my back and stomach with his cold fingers and looked into my eyes and ears with a bright light. He ced a cold stethoscope on my chest and listened intently to my heart before gently pushing me back down onto the bed. I closed my eyes in shame and embarrassment as the healer quickly examined me below before covering me with a nket. Sighing, he shook his head at Marii who looked at him worriedly.


    "Well?" Marii asked impatiently. "What''s the verdict on her?"


    "Well, she has been through the mill a bit," he said sadly. "She has a good strong heartbeat, and all her vitals seem fine. Luckily, there''s nothing broken or majorly damaged. Just cuts and bruises which will heal in time. She is slightly underweight, so I suggest she has a few good home cooked meals inside of her. I can confirm however, that the poor maid has been sexually assaulted and raped. I will prescribe her an emergency contraception tobat any unwanted pregnancy. I rmend plenty of rest and maybe a nice long hot soak in the bath. The poor thing looks exhausted!"


    "Thank you, Mr Nicholson," Marii replied. "Thank you for taking time out of your day to check her over for me. ke said there was something special about this one, hence why I rescued her."


    "Hmm, yes,¡± replied the healer thoughtfully as he stroked his chin while looking at me intently. "I can definitely feel something about you Libby. I feel that good things are going toe to you. I wish I could tell you what those things are, but I can''t. Just ride the storm through and you will soon find out. But you will be safe here. Now, go and get some rest!"

 Chapter 5

    I woke up groggily to the sounds of birds chirping noisily outside. Yawning, I nced at my phone and noticed it was half past 8 in the morning. The sun was already up, casting a pale watery glow on everything it touched, while the sky was a brilliant shade of blue with not a cloud in sight. It was obviously going to be another lovely warm day. I''d already been here at the Midnight Sun Pack house for just under a week. So far, I''ve had a tour of the Packhouse and the grounds, which were absolutely huge. The Packhouse sported its own gym, sauna, spa facilities, tennis courts, outdoor swimming pool plus its own cinema room. The extra bonus was that the Packhouse was situated right next to therge forest, perfect for wolves to run around in without getting noticed by the humans. I had also had a tour of the surrounding territory and boundary lines. I found out that my new territory stretched all the way right through to the Red Lake and the mountains and right across the Great Lake Moor. I''d also been introduced to various important pack members such as the Beta''s wife and daughter who was called Hannah and Ruby, the Gamma, and his with Jenoa and their daughter, alongside the hunters and the warriors, who interestingly, all profusely apologised for our little hiatus in the forests, which I courteously epted. Marii had also taken me shopping and paid for a whole new wardrobe of clothes and personal care products for me seeing as I arrived with only the clothes I was wearing.


    Stretching and yawing happily, I flung the covers off of my body and began to make my way over to my bedroom door. ncing in the mirror, I casually looked at my figure encased in ck shorts and white vest top before sliding my feet into some grey fluffy slippers. Since living here, I''d been eating decent sized meals and my weight had now returned to normal which allowed me to start gaining a few much-needed curves. Hearing my belly grumble for food, I decided it was time to get some breakfast. I was due to start working for Marii in two days, so I was determined to make the most of my free time before I was overloaded with chores and tasks. Only this time, I was getting paid for it and treated like an equal. I''d been spending my days bathing in the pool, working out in the gym, or watching movies in the cinema room, something I hadn''t done for a while.


    Quietly, I pulled open my bedroom door and silently began making my way down towards the kitchen. One thing I had learnt was that people in this house seemed to enjoy their lie ins and even though it was only half past 8, the house was still deathly quiet. Reaching the lobby, I quickly walked over the tiles, noticing that my fluffy slippers were sliding on the marble and made my way towards the kitchen. The chef wasn''t here yet, so I just helped myself to a bowl and filled it with cereal and milk and grabbed some fruit out of the fruit bowl and turned to walk towards the table, jumping in surprise at seeing a lone figure sat there, eating his cereal in silence. Slowly the man looked at me and smiled gently before nodding towards one of the empty chairs.


    "Sit. I''m not going to hurt you," Alistair mumbled, nodding towards an empty chair, before shoving another spoonful of cereal into his mouth. "I''ve been given my orders. You''re safe here."


    Smiling gratefully, I crossed the kitchen and sat down in an empty chair, just across from the man who was adamant that he wanted me dead. I peered up gently and had a good look at the man I feared. He was older than all the other warriors and he had tanned weathered skin with crinkly eyes. His hair was ck but sat in tight curls on his head and I noticed that his eyes were a striking electric blue. He wore a red and blue chequered shirt with blue denim jeans. He seemed out of cepared to the other warriors who walked around in joggers and tight-fitting white vest tops. Just as I was about to survey his face once more, Alistair looked up and me and stared at me nkly. "Can I help you?" he asked slowly. "Or are you just admiring the view?"


    "Umm, no?" I blushed quickly. "I was just checking out the man who wants to kill me so bad. Or wants me dead, either way."


    "I did. I mean I did want to kill you or have someone do it for me," he chuckled gently before ncing at me apologetically. "But not anymore. Like I said, you are safe around me. I won''t hurt you!"


    "No? What''s changed?" I mused in enjoyment. "Onlyst week, you was positively foaming at the mouth about Marii bringing me back here. Alive to say the least."


    "Yes, that''s true," Alistair nodded in agreement. "But I''ve had my orders. No one is allowed to hurt a single hair on your body. Doesn''t mean I''m happy about it but what''s done is done."


    "Oh, Marii must really mean business then," I shrugged casually while eating my cereal thoughtfully. "She must really like me. I better thank herter."


    "No. It wasn''t Marii who gave those orders," Alistair murmured quietly. "I mean, yeah she said, I wasn''t allowed to hurt you, but these orders came from someone else. Someone much more important."N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.


    "Oh?" I replied in shock, pushing my now empty bowl away and staring intently at my new Beta. "Who gave the orders Alistair? Do tell me?"


    "It was Jonas and his son, ke," replied Alistair casually. "There''s something about you apparently. ke sees something in you, and he has vowed that if anyone harms you, they shall be killed. I know my ce. I''m not going against the Alpha and his son."


    "Oh, I see," I murmured thoughtfully. "When will I get to meet this ke and my Alpha. I''ve nearly been here a week and not even met them yet!"


    "They are back at some point today. They should have been gone for another two days but Jonas cut the trip short. Apparently, ke is desperate to return and see you! There''s something that has pissed him off too!" replied Alistair, chugging down his coffee and then looking back at me intently. "Which reminds me. Marii informed me of what the healers told her about you. Don''t be ashamed, it''s my job to know every detail about you so that I can best protect you. You do know that we can punish them for you?"


    "You can? I mean how?" I gulped nervously. "What did Marii tell you exactly? I don''t really appreciate the whole Pack knowing my business thanks."


    "Only that your parents are both dead, your step parents treated you like a ve and beat you then some monster raped you," Alistair replied before ring angrily, his eyes turning into the darkest shade of ck I had ever seen. "You do know that they have broken at least sevenws, that I can think of right?"


    "So, she told you everything thing then?" I whispered sadly. "I don''t want to talk about it right now if that''s okay."


    "I understand kid," Alistair replied softly before grabbing my hand and gently squeezing it. "I am here for you if you need a chat. Just remember that we can find them and punish them before the werewolf court. What they have done is punishable by incarceration. You are under the age of eighteen which still sses you as a pup. Pups are protected by ourws!"


    Before I could reply, a loud screech of tyres echoed out nosily from outside the front of the house followed by a loud m of a door and quick running feet. As quick as a sh, Alistair stood up and crossed his arms in front of him and bowed his head. Curiously, I looked at him silently, but before I could ask what was happening, a deep voice suddenly bellowed out, making me jump in fright.


    "Where is she? Where is the girl? I need to see her! Someone bring her to me! Now!"


    Swivelling my head quickly, I spun around to see a tall muscr guy run into the kitchen before stopping in his tracks and looking at me dead in the eye. My eyes quickly zed over his entire body, taking in his brown wavy shoulder length hair, his dark bushy eye brows and his neatly trimmed beard and moustache. Even under his smart ck suit, I could see bulging biceps andrge toned powerful legs. His shirt was slightly unbuttoned, revealing a small smattering of dark curly hairs against bronzed skin. From somewhere inside of me, I could hear Mya howling with delight, fighting against me to burst out. My whole body tingled with anticipation like a wildfire spreading through the moors. Frozen to the spot in wonder and not taking my eyes off of this delectable man, I coughed nervously and addressed Alistair loudly.


    "Umm, Alistair?" I asked nervously. "Who is this man and why is he looking at me like he wants to eat me?"


    "That man," Alistair said quietly before pausing, "Is ke Carson. Our soon to be Alpha!"


    I gulped nervously at the man standing infront of me, feeling slightly embarrassed at myck of clothing infront of such a gorgeous affluent man. Silently, I bowed my head in a mark of respect as I waited for him to speak. I don''t know how long I stood there in silence, but it felt like an eternity. Finally, the silence was broken as a gruff voice loudly spoke out, cutting through the air like a knife through butter.


    "You, girl," the voice questioned roughly. "Lift your head. You may look at me! Who may you be?"


    Nervously, I looked up and looked across at ke who was staring at me intently. He showed no kind or loving emotion on his face as he eyed me up and down carefully. I could see his body had be tense as if he were holding something deep inside him. A flicker of fear, or maybe even pain flickered over his face, causing him to clench his jaw tightly. Nervously, I swivelled my head towards Alistair who was peeping over at us in silence. Smiling reassuringly, he nodded gently before bowing his head to the floor once more. Turning my head back towards ke, I managed a half nervous smile before answering his questions.


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    "Your sir," I began quietly. "I''m Libby. Libby Westwood. It''s a pleasure to be able to finally meet you! I''ve heard so much about you."


    "Oh, have you now. Mmm," ke mumbled quietly, still not moving an inch. "You smell funny. You didn''t originallye from this Pack, did you? Was you the girl my Beta and his team were hunting in the woods earlier this week?" "I do not smell! But yes sir. Marii came and saved me. They wanted me dead," I replied before looking back down at my feet. "I originally came from the Eclipse Pack, until I was chased out by my stepmother and her boyfriend." "Yes, I did hear about what had happened to you actually, but more on thatter," ke agreed loudly with a sudden sneer in his voice. "My mother only saved your life on my orders to do so. Lift your head up. I want to take a good look at you! I will be the one who decides if you live or die!"


    Doing as I was told and gulping nervously, I finally lifted my head and let my eyes gaze deeply into his once more. As I did so, I felt Mya trying to burst out but somehow, I managed to contain her. I watched as he let out a deep breath of air and as his body rxed, I noticed that his body was slowly trembling as if he was fighting with his own wolf. Suddenly, I gasped in shock as my own body began gently trembling in response. ke Carson stared at me in an eery silence from the other side of the kitchen, his gaze more focused than any human''s or werewolf''s gaze should ever be. Not once did he blink or make no sign nor movement except but bore his eyes deeper into my skin. His warm brown eyes, the colour of chocte, was rapidly turning darker until they looked like two polished coals sitting eerily in his skull. I''d never seen someone''s eyes turn that dark before, I thought Alistair''s had turned dark, but this was an entire new level. They sent shivers of terror spiralling through my spine, but strangely, I didn''t feel terrified. I felt safe, protected, and loved. Deep in my mind Mya was howling ecstatically along side another wolf who was howling inside my head. Where did thate from? My skin tingled where his eyesy and deep inside of me, I could hear the sound of fireworks, a dozen more howling wolves and oddly, sweet melodic ssical music. I could hear the blood rushing around in my ears and I felt my heart beating its own tune within my chest. My trembling body finally came to a stop, but a strange unknown heat rushed through me, enveloping my bones, my veins, and my muscles. This strange new sensation was stronger than any strange sensation I had ever felt before. It was a new kind of heat - not a burning painful heat but instead, it was a warm fuzzy glow that got stronger with every passing second that Iid my eyes on ke. I looked down at my hands and my skin and gasped to myself. I didn''t know if it were just me that could see it, but I could see a silvery smoky glow radiating all around me. I''d never seen it before, but I knew it was some special kind of aura. I''d heard the girls from college talking about it. But it couldn''t be? You were only supposed to get an aura of this type when you hadid eyes on your Mate? Could it really be that ke was my intended Mate? Was that why he saved me from his Pack?


    In one slow movement, ke walked towards me, his face filled with raw emotion. Was it love or was it pain? I couldn''t really tell but all I knew was that like me, ke was fighting his own battle within his mind. I felt his hands connect with either side of my face as he grasped on to me for dear life. His long thin fingers snaking through my hair and caressing at my face. I closed my eyes and stood still while I felt him stoke my lips with his thumbs and run his ringers delicately over my jawbone. Everywhere his fingers touched, it left white hot burning spots of pain on my skin that fizzled into nothingness. I felt his facee close to mine, as his hot breath breathed down my neck, sending me into overdrive. My skin screamed for more of his touch and the wolf within me howled the sweet romantic song of courtship.


    I don''t know what had happened, but it was as if I''d lost all control of my own body. My face pushed up towards him as I gazed deeply into his eyes once more. The ck coals that were once there were now reced with a pair of eyes that burned madly into mine. Strong hands gently guided me towards him easily and that''s when the sparks and fireworks erupted. His soft warm lips connected with mine, pushing themselves into me deeply, clearly in need and wanting. Even if I wanted to move away, I couldn''t. His hands held me tightly against him as if he never wanted to let me go. The longer our lips connected, the more my body rxed as I fell into his hold as I gave myself up to him. And in that moment, everything that made me who I am had now shifted. My focus, my hopes and dreams had all changed. My eternal love for my dead parents, my loyalty to my new Pack, my hatred for my enemies, my home, my name, my self - all disconnected from me in that moment and disappeared into nothingness. It felt like a new me had been born, right there in the kitchen of the Midnight Sun''s Packhouse. It felt like I was floating or hovering above the kitchen floor. My body felt weightless but as I looked down, I realised I was still standing on the floor. A new type of bond now held me where I was. Not one bond, but a million little bonds. They felt like they was made of metal, and it didn''t matter how hard I tried to pull away, I knew these bonds wouldn''t break. A million little metal bonds all tying me to the one thing that my new self belonged to. I didn''t belong to myself anymore or to this Packhouse but rather, to the very center of the universe. But that''s when I realised the truth. The gravity of the earth that once held me down, no longer tied me to the ce where I stood. It was the handsome man, standing infront of me, wearing a crisp ck suit, and looking like he wanted to devour me right on the spot, right there and then.


    ke Carson. My Mate.

 Chapter 6

    As soon as the euphoria had started, it was all over and I was just left, being held closely against the firm muscr body of my Mate, while he hungrily breathed in my scent, his nose buried deeply into my hair. I could hear his heart beating madly in his chest like a cherokee drum being yed at a native ceremony. I was vaguely aware of how slow the world was now spinning, captivating the pair of us in our own little bubble of bliss. My senses had ripened and now, as I was stood here in unequivocal bliss, I released just how much of the world I could now see, that I hadn''t before. My eyes zoned into the dust particles floating around the room, hovering in the pale sunlight like little specks of gold. I realized I could hear conversations from the other side of the house even clearer than ever before and ke''s aftershave sent my senses wild like a raging inferno engulfing a parched forest. Hungry, I pulled his body towards me and breathed in deeply, feeling every vein and nerve inside of me tingle with desire.Content is ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org.


    "Hmm, someone is hungry. Have you eaten, my Mate?"" ke murmured softly in my ear, while running his thumb over my lip before revealing my semi protruded fangs. "I knew there was something about you! Or rather, my wolf did! And now I know why!"


    "Food, yes," I whispered, gently sinking my teeth into his thumb, and making him chuckle. "But it''s you I want! And I think your wolf chose well!"


    Oh my god? Did I even just say that? What''s gone on with me? What has ke done to me? Libby Westwood would never say stuff like that!


    "Ssh, shh, now," ke whispered, tucking a long strand of white, blonde hair behind my ear. "There''s plenty of time for that. Wee to your new wolf world. As you can see, now that you have been imed, your senses and your wolf have heightened. You have much to learn little one. I want to show you everything!"


    Before I could answer, the sound of clicking heels against the cold hard tiled kitchen floor made us jump and I looked up, to see Marii sauntering towards us. I briefly nced across at Alistair, who was still stood patiently by the kitchen table with his head bowed and arms crossed. Marii stopped abruptly and surveyed the scene before her. She nced over at Alistair before snapping her eyes back towards her son, and me, who was still wrapped lovingly in his arms.


    "My son! You are home atst!" Marii called out happily, holding out her arms to him embracingly. "But what is going on here? What are you doing with my handmaiden?"


    "Mother, how good it is to see you again. I''m sorry I didn''te to see you straightaway. I had other pressing matters to attend to first," ke replied carefully as he embraced his mother and gently pecked her on both cheeks before looking back at me thoughtfully. "From now on, Libby is no longer your handmaiden or your concern anymore. I have imed her for my own. She is my Mate that I have been looking for!" Marii gasped in shock as she lifted her dainty hand towards her mouth in surprise while flittering her eyes back and forth between me and ke. I stood there awkwardly, briefly aware I was still in my pyjama shorts, slippers, and a skimpy vest top, right in the middle of the kitchen. Before anyone could speak another word, more people started arriving for their breakfast and as I looked up, a few faces were familiar. The Gamma and his wife and daughters had now arrived, along with the warriors that chased me in the forest, Healer Nicholson, and a tall important looking man that I had neverid eyes on before. They all stood there, in silence surveying the scene before them, unable to say a word. Finally, after what seemed an eternity, Marii finally spoke in her often-calmposed voice, but it didn''t sound warm and inviting as she usually did. This time her tone was cold and cutting and it sliced through the air like a sharpened knife. "What do you mean you have imed her for your own?" She asked calmly. "You do know she was a Rogue right? That makes her an Omega in our Pack. We found her in the forest. She can''t be your Mate! Out of all the fine young women from our Pack and other Packs, you choose Libby! No offense but I cannot allow this to continue!"


    "Well, I have news for you Mother. I am an adult now and I can have whomever I like for a Mate and there is nothing you can do about it!" ke replied sharply. "Besides, I felt the connection and so did Libby. Our wolves know who their Mates are when they see them!"


    "I''m sorry son, but you are wrong!" protested Marii loudly before turning to me. "I''m sorry Libby. I do like you, I really do, but you are not worthy of being an Alpha''s Mate!"


    "That''s enough! How dare you speak to her like that!" shouted ke angrily while ring deathly daggers at his mother. "I knew there was something about this girl. When I heard from Alistair over mindlink about this girl running through our territory, I was enraged at the thought of her being killed at his hands. My wolf knew that this girl was his Mate. He begged me to intervene and save her life so that he could check her out on our return."


    "But are you sure she really is the one?" Marii asked carefully, sighing loudly as she backed down from an argument, she knew she couldn''t win. "You know once you have imed a girl, you can''t have anyone else. You will be tied to Libby for life now!"


    "I don''t want anyone else!" ke growled angrily. "I''m telling you! Libby is the one! Don''t question my feelings Mother!"


    Before Marii could answer her son, the tall important man stepped forward and ced one hand gently on Marii''s shoulder before looking over at me closely. His eyes looked me up and down and bore into my skin, making me feel slightly ufortable, but with my newly imed Mate beside me, I showed no inch of fear and boldly stared right back. I could feel Mya beginning to be defensive and silently, I willed her to calm down. I did not need her picking fights right


    now!


    "My son, if you will," the man finally murmured gently, revealing himself to me as the Alpha, "I think you should take your Mate upstairs and get her dressed. I''m sure the poor girl is mortified to be standing in the kitchen in a state of undress infront of everyone. Let her get dressed and then she cane back down and meet everyone properly."


    "Yes Father, I agree!" ke nodded, smiling at me gently before gently grabbing my hand in his. "Come on. Let''s get you sorted and presentable so that my Pack can meet their soon to be Luna!"


    Smiling, I gently took his hand and allowed him to lead me out of the kitchen and away from prying eyes. As we slipped past Marii, I shot her an apologetic look while ke red at her angrily before he continued to pull me away and out of sight from the rest of his Pack Members. My skin still trembled at his touch and my heart was pounding in my chest. What would he do with me now he had me on my own? I knew he had imed me mentally and emotionally, but I knew there was still the physical side of being imed yet toe. Would he be the one getting me dressed or would he let me do it alone? Silently, he led me back towards my bedroom, giving me the asional brief reassuring smile before looking away once more.


    Before long, I was once more standing outside my bedroom door. Just as I was about to open the door, ke scooped me up in his strong muscr arms and carried me through the door like I was a feather in his hands. Shutting the door with his foot behind him, he walked to the middle of the bedroom before cing me down gently. He turned away and sat on the edge of my bed and looked at me intently before leaning over and gently grabbing my hand, gently pulling me towards him.


    "Come here my sweet little one. Don''t be scared. I won''t hurt you," he soothed softly. "I just want to look at you."


    Allowing myself to be pulled towards him, I stood infront him, twitching nervously under his fascinated gaze. Slowly he stood up infront of me and traced two fingers gently down my bare arm, sending shivers through my body and leaving the familiar burning trail of desire behind. Slowly, he allowed his fingers to trail back up my arm and loop under the strap of my vest top before slowly, tugging it back down my arm and over my hand. Gazing at me tenderly, he gently did the same to my other arm before also tugging the strap down on that side, causing my top to float down to the floor and cascade around my feet like a silky waterfall. Feeling embarrassed at standing there infront of such a beautiful man in just a pair of ck shorts and now my ck satin bra, I instinctively crossed my arms to cover my modesty, only to have my arms blocked by ke''s hands.


    "No!" ke quickly mumbled, gently pulling my arms away and cing them back down by my side. "Don''t cover yourself up. You are beautiful Libby. Please, if you will let me, I''d like to see all of you!"


    "All of me?" I murmured shakily, feeling my pale cheeks begin to redden with embarrassment. "I''ve never shown my body to a man before, not intentionally, anyway."


    "I know. I know all about you and I know what happened," ke whispered. "It''s okay if you don''t feel ready to show me. I understand. I will never hurt your or force you to do anything you don''t want to do. That I can solemnly promise to you."


    Smiling and feeling little tears beginning to prick at my eyes, I shook my head slowly. "No, it''s okay. This is different. I want this. And I believe you when you say you won''t hurt me."


    ke smiled happily as he lowered his head and gently began kissing at my neck, while trailing his fingers over my back. Carefully, in one quick movement, I felt the sp of my bra unfasten and the straps gently pulled down over my arms, revealing two perfect medium sized breasts with small pink nipples that stood out against my pale skin. The cool air in my bedroom gradually turned them from soft pink mounds to hard little nibs. ke stood there, looking at me intently before gasping in surprise.


    "Oh Libby. You are absolutely beautiful!" he cried, his eyes taking in the sight of me hungrily. "Have you ever been told that? Where have you been all of my life? You are a goddess!"


    "Waiting," I murmured, lifting my hands to cover my face. "I''ve been waiting for the one to call mine, but I am no good for you. I am broken. My innocence has gone."


    "I don''t want your innocence baby," ke whispered reassuringly, gently removing my hands from my face and kissing me gently. "I want you, more than anything in the whole wide world. You are more than enough for me. What happened to you isn''t your fault and I will make them pay for you."


    Gently, ke began kissing my neck once more, sending more fizzling sparks through my skin. Deeply, I inhaled the air, enjoying the sensations coursing through my body. I was vaguely aware that ke was working his way down my chest, over my breasts which he took great pleasure in kissing and gently caressing before carrying on with his trail of passion. Gently, I felt him tugging at my shorts before they too joined the rest of my clothes. A mumble of appreciation escaped his mouth as he stepped back and hungrily eyed me up, while I was wearing nothing but a pair ofcy ck panties.


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    Before I knew it, ke gently scooped me up and carried me over to the bed before cing me back down and straddling my legs. Smiling up at me reassuringly, he lowered his head, and I felt the graze of his teeth gently pinch at my underwear before he gently began pulling them down. Giggling helplessly, I tried to raise my legs and turn over in an attempt to cover myself from his prying eyes, but ke pinned my hands above my head, stopping me from moving a single inch.


    "Stay still, okay?¡± he whispered seductively. "Can you do that for me?"


    Nodding, I let my armsy limp against his hold and watched as he continued to lower my panties. Helping him, I slowly lifted one foot then the other until the ck material was free from my body and now on the floor with the rest of my clothes. I was now lying there on my bed, entirely naked and entirely at the mercy of my Mate, who looked like he had had all of his birthdays and Christmasese at once. Slowly, he peeled his eyes from my body and looked at me seductively.


    "Will you let me im you physically?" he murmured softly, running is fingers over my stomach. "Will you let me make you mine, where I promise to love and cherish you every day and protect you from harm?"


    Smiling, I looked deeply into his eyes and saw that once more, his eyes had turned to burning coals, full of lust of wanting need. I could see the love that he felt for me all over his face as he gazed lovingly down at me. Smiling, I lifted my hands and ran them through his hair and over his face before gently stroking his lips.


    "I am yours, ke Carson," I whispered slowly. "I have been waiting for you my whole life. I am ready to be yours."


    ke smiled before leaning down and kissing me once more before pausing. "Are you sure? Once it is in, it means you are mine forever."


    I just looked up at my Mate and smiled gently at him before uttering one small word.


    "Yes."

 Chapter 7

    Time had seemed to slow down while me and ke was enclosed within our own little bubble. It felt like I had been lying here, lovingly wrapped in between ke''s arms for days on end, but I knew we had only been gone for roughly an hour or so. I''d heard of post coitus bliss, but I''d disregarded it as a total myth, but as Iy here, letting the gooey satisfied feelings that oozed through me like wildfire, takingplete control of my body, I finally realized it was anything but. Ever since ke had imed me for his own, I felt more alive than I had ever done before. My senses had heightened to new levels that I didn''t think was possible and my new focus in life had shifted also. It wasn''t about getting revenge on those who had wronged me or just trying to live my life under the radar, but it was this man. This man was now the reason why I wanted to live, wanted to breathe, and fight. Everything I wanted or desired was now for this gorgeous man lying right next to me. My body no longer felt tired and heavy, nor did it feel battered and bruised, but instead, I felt a renewed energy flowing through me like an electrical current. I felt like I could rip up trees, smash down buildings and run for miles without ever getting tired. Happily, I inhaled deeply and snuggled deeper into the warmth of his embrace, pulling his arms tighter around me. Carefully, ke shifted from underneath me and casuallyy propped up on one arm, before smiling and gazing back down at me.


    "You do know we have to go back downstairs and show ourselves to the rest of the family sooner thanter?" ke whispered carefully. "As much as I''d love to lie here with you for all of eternity, we''ve been gone for nearly two hours. It would be rude to keep them waiting any longer."N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.


    Sighing, I turned to look up at ke, my eyes scanning over his body hungrily. "Yes, I know, but do we really have to?" I whined sadly. "I just feel so happy lying here in your arms. This is the only ce I want to be right now."


    "I know it is sweetheart," soothed ke while stroking my hair gently. "But you''re going to be their new Luna. It''s your right and ce to meet your Pack. Come on. I''ll be right beside you."


    Sighing once more as ke pulled his arm free from underneath me, I watched as he stood up and began pulling his clothes back on, hiding his perfectly sculpted body from me once more. Chewing my lip thoughtfully, I too stood up and made my way into my closet and began selecting clothes at random before making my way back into my bedroom and pulling them over my naked body.


    "Ready?" ke asked gently, while holding his hand out towards me. "You will be okay. I promise. I won''t let anyone hurt you."


    "I know," I whispered back confidently. "It''s just surreal that one minute I''m going from omega handmaiden to Luna in waiting. It''s like going from one end of the hierarchy to the other in 0.2 seconds. It just doesn''t seem real! I don''t even know anything about being a Luna."


    "Granted. You do have much to learn," nodded ke apprehensively. "But with me by your side and my parents, and Beta Alistair, you will be fine. You are stronger than you give yourself credit for. You can do this."


    Smiling at his words, I carefully held on to his hand and felt myself being gracefully pulled across the room and back out onto thending. Silently, we made our way back down the staircase towards the kitchen, where we knew arge crowd was waiting for us. I could feel my heart thumping in my chest nervously while my throat began to dry up with nerves and worry. What if they don''t like me? What if they refused to see me as their new Luna? Finally reaching the entrance to the kitchen, I paused briefly, as my reflection in a nearby mirror caught my eye. Pulling my hand away from ke''s, I walked over and stared at my reflection in shock. Not only did I look older and more mature, but all my bruises, cuts and grazes had disappeared. My skin looked wless with not a blemish in sight and a white silvery glow radiated all around me, just like it had with Marii. That''s when I realized there was something else that caught my eye, and loudly, I gasped in shock. There, for all to see, on the side of my neck, where ke had used his fangs to im me, was the symbol for our Pack etched on my skin for all to see. The non-mistakable mark of a burning red sun, half hiding behind a silver cloud, was there, proudly on disy, evidence of our coitus activities while we had been gone. The crimson red stood out against my pale skin and silvery hair. Gingerly, I lifted my hand and gently touched the area with my fingertips, expecting my skin to be sore from the recent injury, but to my surprise, the skin felt healed as if I had had the mark for ages. Blushing, I nced back across at ke who was stood there in amusement, patiently waiting for me. "That''s the mark of our Pack and to say that you are mine," ke exined. "You are a true member of the Midnight Sun now."


    Grabbing onto his hand once more, we silently entered the kitchen and turned to face the kitchen table, where many pairs of eyes instantly locked with ours in awe and in silence. Slowly, all the pairs of eyes swivelled towards me and lingered on my neck, seemingly confirming their suspicions at what had taken us so long. Sideward nces and hushed whispers echoed out, before Marii stood up, with her husband Jonas and began walking towards us smiling gently albeit sheepish. Standing between the table and us, I realized the silvery glow that Marii always had around her had now vanished from sight. That''s when I realized it was the same glow, I currently had swimming around me. Did this mean that the glow now made me recognizable as Luna? Without saying a word, Marii and Jonas dropped to one knee and bowed their head, the rest of the Pack members quickly following in their footsteps.


    Arching one eyebrow curiously, I slowly peeled my eyes from the silent group and looked up at ke nervously. Before I could utter a single word to my Mate, Marii and Jonas began to stand up, looking at us intently before beginning to p loudly. One by one, the various werewolves behind them stood up until they was all standing and pping wildly, causing my ears to ring with the loud wall of sound. Jonas eventually came forward, turning to face the group, with his back to us before coughing loudly and addressing the crowd, with a hint of glee in his smooth crisp voice.


    "Everybody, the time has finallye. Meet your new Alpha and Luna!"


    The room swiftly burst into a loud round of apuse, pping, and celebrating at my new status within the Pack. I wasn''t sure if the members in front of me were being sincere and genuine or, just pping out of politeness, but nheless, they were still pping. I was vaguely aware of how many pairs of eyes eagerly scanned me as I was silently standing there, feeling bewildered being the centre of the attention. Sensing my unease, I felt ke''s hand snake in mine and squeeze gently, a silent act of reassurance. After what seemed an eternity, Marii and Jonas finally stepped forward and lovingly embraced us, before turning back to face the Pack members. The room came to an eery silence as they waited for their previous masters to say something.


    "It''s been a great few years leading this Pack under mymand," Jonas boomed loudly. "We have had our ups and downs, our trials and tribtions. We have made many a great progress and many an error. I feel like I am leaving the Pack in good hands. Now that my son has found his Mate, he is ready to be the Alpha that this Pack needs. From this day forth, me and my wife, have now stepped down from our duties."


    Gasping in silence at his words, I looked up at ke nervously. If Jonas and Marii were stepping down from their duties, then it meant me, and ke were now officially the new Alpha and Luna for the Pack with immediate effect. Was I ready for this sort of power? Where would I even start? I watched helplessly as ke stood forward and addressed his family.


    "Ladies and Gentlemen, I thank you all for the support you have given and shown me, while waiting for me to find my Mate," he began carefully. "It is with great honour that I ept Alphaship of this Pack. I aim to lead with an open mind, fairness to all but with an iron fist. I will not let the standards of this Pack slip which my father has worked hard to build."


    Once more the kitchen erupted into a wall of noise as the Pack burst into a round of apuse once more. Feeling myself being pulled towards the table, I carefully sat down in an empty chair beside ke at the head of the table, as I eagerly awaited my second breakfast of the day. ncing across at Marii and her husband, I noticed they were both beaming across at me happily, which I returned with a gentle but nervous smile. It wasn''t long beforerge tes filled with sausages, bacon, eggs, and garlic mushrooms was ced infront of us and, hungrily, I tucked in.


    A soft voice gently coughed, and I looked up to see Marii gently smiling at me, with her head resting gently on her hands. Jonas had also stopped eating and began looking at me intently, only making me feel nervous under their wary stares. "Libby, I need to apologise to you," Marii whispered gently. "I am sorry for ever doubting you a worth candidate as a Mate for my son. Please ept my sincerest apologies."


    "It''s okay Marii," I replied gently. "You don''t have to apologise to me."


    "Well, we have something important to discuss as a Pack," Marii began gently. "We need to discuss what we are going to do about your stepmother and that abhorrent boyfriend of hers."


    "Do we have to?" I mumbled quietly. "I don''t want everyone knowing my past!"


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    "You are our Luna now," Jonas murmured softly. "We are your family, and we are one in this Pack. You do wrong to one, you do wrong to us all!"


    "Besides, what they did is inexcusable," Marii added firmly. "Especially now that you are a Luna. They can''t be allowed to get away with this."


    "I''ve already said that they have broken at least sevenws," Alistair loudly butted in. "You''re looking at antisocial behaviour, child and domestic abuse, modern very, rape, sexual assault and sexual harassment!"


    "All of which are punishable by incarceration," dered Jonas loudly. "We cannot let them get away with what they have done to you. All pups under the age of eighteen are protected byw. I believe you are eighteen next week, which is when your official Luna duties will start."


    Our conversation had now begun to draw the attention of the others who were sat around the table, as one by one, I began to notice many pairs of eyes staring silently at us. It wasn''t until Charlie, our Gamma, who was a tall slender man who had dark brown hair with a matching moustache, stood up and looked at us all gravely.


    "Please, excuse me, my new Alpha and Luna," he began solemnly. "I couldn''t help but overhear your conversation. As third inmand, I vow to help punish those who have wronged you. Marii and Jonas is right. We cannot let them get away with what they have done!"


    "Here here," a pretty redhead called out, who I realised was one of Charlie''s daughters. "If we let them get away with it and word gets out, our Pack will look weak!"


    "Everything we stand for will be tarnished!" agreed a Warrior loudly, thumping on the table with his fist.


    "We need to know exactly what happened!" a second warrior agreed. "Please, Luna, tell us your story!"


    Taken aback, I looked around nervously at ke, who nodded reassuringly. "Go on. Tell them," he whispered. "You may as well. They won''t let it go now!"


    Gulping nervously, I quickly stammered "Where do you want me to start? It''s not going to be pleasant, trust me."


    "How about from the start," Alistair soothed gently. "Don''t worry about getting anyone into trouble. We need to know everything so that we can process a legal case against them."


    Nodding, I leant back in my chair and began to think back before coughing slightly. "Well, two years ago, everything was great. I had my Mum and my Dad, we lived in a big house right by the city and we were happy," I began. "Then one day, my Mum went to go out and attend her gym session. But she never arrived. Me and my Dad went out searching for her, we tried calling her but found her phone was switched off and we put posters up. That evening, we rang the police and reported her missing. The next day, her belongings was discovered on top of Hell''s Mouth cliff, which was a notorious suicide spot in our territory, alongside a suicide note."


    "Was her body ever found or recovered?" butted in Alistair loudly, looking at me curiously. "What about a death certificate?"


    "I don''t know about a death certificate if I''m honest," I replied shrugging. "I never asked my Dad about it as I didn''t think it was important at the time. But no, her body was never recovered. We just assumed that the sea had imed her body, so I guess there wouldn''t be a death a certificate."


    "There must be a deration of a presumed death then," mused Alistair thoughtfully, stroking his chin. "Carry on Luna!"


    "Anyway, Dad went through a difficult time of mourning, and he turned to alcohol to ease his grief. Mum''s death was a shock, something neither of us was expecting. But one day, he went to work and came back all smiles, like he was back to his old self," I continued before pausing briefly. "He met Julianne at work and quickly became besotted with her. Julianne was a best friend of my Mum''s and she helped pull my Dad from his drinking tendencies and made him happy again. It wasn''t long before they got engaged and then married and before I knew it, Dad had sold our house and we were moving in to Julianne''s."


    "Was she nice to you at the beginning?" Marii questioned. "Or was she always a bit of a bitch?"


    "Yeah, she seemed all right," I shrugged. "Me and her daughter Louisa didn''t see eye to eye but I guess she just didn''t like sharing her Mum with me or my Dad. I was bullied for the way I looked at school and Louisa never stood up for me, but I guess it wasn''t her ce. Dad seemed happy and so, I was happy, until the arguments came."


    "Arguments? What arguments?" Alistair grunted, looking at me questionably. "I thought you said they was happy together?"


    "They was, until my Dad was promoted to Gamma, following the death of the previous Gamma," I replied. "Dad spent a lot of time helping to train our warriors, and so, spent a lot of time with one of the lead warriors, Iona. Iona was a beautiful woman with long brown hair that reached her buttocks. She had dark brown eyes, tanned skin and was athletic and had a body to die for. Julianne got jealous of the amount of time my Dad and Iona was spending together at work and used my Dad of having an affair."


    "Were they having an affair?" Jonas inquired, while folding his arms and leaning back in his chair.


    "No! Well, my Dad said they weren''t. I believed him as my Dad wasn''t that sort of person," I smiled as I remembered how great my father really was. "He was kind, loyal and brave. He would do anything for anyone, and I was proud to call him my Dad."


    "So, what happened next?" the Gamma''s red headed daughter called out, impatiently. "You said your Dad died too!"


    "He did," I nodded. "I went to school that day after my Dad had another argument with Julianne and when I came back, Julianne was waiting for me with the news that changed my life forever. My Dad had died!"

 Chapter 8

    "What just like that?" Alistair asked in confusion. "Surely if there was a Rogue attack at the Packhouse, we would have known about it. There''s been no Rogue attacks on any Pack in thest three years!" "Hmm. You have a point," Jonas replied looking thoughtful. "Even if the Eclipse Pack didn''t need our help, we would have heard about the attack through the mindlink. News of Rogue attacks spread like wildfire!" "Or unless the Pack quickly contained the attack," Marii shrugged. "If it was over in a matter of minutes, then there would have been no time for the news to spread. It would have been over and dealt with." "Or maybe there wasn''t an attack in the first ce!" one of the warriors interrupted. "What if it was just a lie of this Julianne''s and she killed him? Libby''s Dad that is!"


    "No, there was definitely a Rogue attack," I replied sadly. "Alpha Alec confirmed it to me when I went and asked what happened to my father. But the attack wasn''t contained. A great deal of Rogues died and so did our warriors. On the defeat, the remaining rogues stole a number of our warriors bodies apparently. Weter found out that the bodies may have been sold to the ck witches for their magic or spells."


    "And there you have it!"ughed Jonas loudly while pping ecstatically. "It was a shame thing. Alpha Alec was always a shameful man. If nothing went his way or didn''t work out for him, he would hide away in shame."


    "So, because he lost the Rogue attack and lost his fallen warriors bodies in the process, he kept the attack quiet?" the red headed daughter, who I found out was called Annie, asked slowly. "Don''t talk about it and no one will know sort of thing?"


    "That''s right," I nodded. "We was all told to keep our mouths shut about the attack and move on from it, which is what we did. Not like we had much choice to do otherwise!"


    "Hmmm. Well, your old Alpha doesn''t seem too fussed that you''re no longer part of his Pack," replied Charlie. "No one hase looking for you. I wonder why that is?"


    "Probably because of Julianne," I shrugged casually. "She was always particrly good at making up lies and stories about me. She has probably made up some story about why she had to chase me out of the territory." "Well anyway," butted in Marii loudly. "Let''s carry on, shall we? What happened after your Dad died?"


    "Umm, well Julianne never seemed bothered about my Dad''s death to be quite honest," I continued. "It wasn''t long after his death that she met James. And boy, was she infatuated with him. Everything was about James, and it wasn''t long before she had him moved in."


    "What did Louisa think of all this?" asked Jonas quickly. "I mean, you said she wasn''t happy about your Dad being there, so she must have had some sort of problem with James."


    "Nah not really," I admitted. "She had gone past the point of caring what her Mum did, I think. She spent most of her days out with her friends or her boyfriend. Or bossing me about and making me do stuff around the house." "Which brings me to my next question," Marii chimed loudly. "When was it that Julianne made you into a personal ve and what jobs did you have to do?"


    "It was shortly after my Dad died and I had left school," I sighed. "I wanted to go to college, but she refused to sign the necessary paperwork and as a result, I missed the deadline and lost my ce. She said I had a job back at the house caring for her every need. And I had to do everything from cooking, cleaning to gardening, doing the shopping and paying the bills."


    "You said they punished you?" ke finally asked gently, making me jump.


    I''d forgotten he was beside me as I was telling my story. Turning my head slowly, I rested my gaze on his face, to see him staring back at me sadly. Gently he took my hands in his and rubbed his thumbs over my skin lovingly. "You''re doing really well," he whispered. "But we need to know what they did to you. Do you understand?"


    Nodding, I turned back around and continued with my story. "So yeah, if I made a mistake or didn''t do the jobs properly then Julianne would punish me," I began. "Sometimes it would be a beating, or kicking and punching, or a p. A few times I''ve had my hair pulled and had my head mmed up against walls, doors, and floors. And sometimes, she went to the extremes of actually chaining me up with silver chains."


    "Didn''t you ever think to use your wolf?" Charlies wife, Jenoa, asked gently. "That''s what she is there for?"


    "Yes, I did. Many a times actually!" I fired back quickly. "She threatened to beat me and chain me up if I ever transformed into my wolf. I did it once and she stuck by her word. She told me that even though I was a werewolf, I wasn''t going to be one while living under her roof!"


    "Poor you!" soothed Marii sadly. "Sounds like you''ve had a rough time of it with her. Now though, we need to know about James. Take your time okay!"


    "James was the worst actually," Iughed sadly. "I could take Julianne''s beatings and punishments and her chains but what he did to me, I''ll never forget. Sometimes, Julianne would get him to punish me for being rude to her or cheeky and I would find myself being beaten and pped by James. It depended on James''s mood or how much he had drunk on how many times he hit me and with what. Sometimes it would be his hand, sometimes a belt or even a whip. He had this thin little stick that he would also use sometimes too. And no matter how many times he would hit or smack me, he would always finish the punishment with using his fingers to grope me, before shoving me to the floor!"


    A small gasp echoed in the room as everyone held their hands to their mouths in shock at what I had just revealed, but I was in my stride now. They wanted to hear the truth, so the truth was what they was getting. Without batting an eyelid, I continued on with my story, knowing the best bit was nowing.


    "He wanted me to be his special girl and he would call himself daddy!" I continued in disgust. "He told me he would save me and take me away from Julianne''s abuse, but he was only abusing me more. The day I was chased out of my territory was the worst!"


    "What happened?" a voice called out loudly, only I couldn''t see who it hade from due to the tears welling up in my eyes.


    "I was in the garden shed, trying to get thewnmower out," I sniffed loudly, beginning to feel myself tear apart. "James came in and raped me! So, there you have it. That''s my story and that''s how I ended up here."


    The room remained silent for what seemed an eternity. It was so quiet in the room, you could have heard a pin drop or the gentle flutter of a butterflies wings. Shocked, angry faces red back at me which pretty quickly soon turned to looks of sadness and sympathy. Marii stood up and silently walked towards me before enveloping me into a big hug.


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    "I''m sorry that we had to get you to tell the Pack like this," began Marii tearfully, looking at me sorrowfully withrge, sodden eyes, "But they needed to know what had happened to you. We will punish them. I promise! I personally will not rest until I find them. I lost a daughter in childbirth before I had ke, so I feel a sudden motherly urge to protect you!"


    Before I could answer her, the room suddenly erupted into a wall of noise. Loud growls and harsh whispers echoed out as the Pack members voiced their disdain over the shocking revtions. The wolves all suddenly chorused ''We can''t allow this to go unpunished!" over and over until tempers finally boiled over and everyone had begun arguing.


    "It''s an outrage!" seethed Charlie loudly. "Is it true, these words you say?"


    "Yes!" I growled defensively. "Of course, it''s true! Why would I lie or even need to lie about something like this!"N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.


    "They shouldn''t be allowed to live!" snarled Alistair. "They need punishing! They are monsters! It is a monstrosity what they have done!"


    "How could they treat a pup like this!" growled Annie angrily. "Don''t they know thews. How can they find this behaviour eptable? It''s an abomination!"


    "I will find them and rip them limb from limb!" barked Jenson, angrily. "How dare they! They may not havemitted these crimes on ournd, but they did so within our world. They bring shame to us all!"


    "No! You will not kill them," growled Alistair in warning. "They shall be punished properly. We have real enemies that we will fight with!"


    "And you don''t think that being ripped to shreds is punishment enough?" Jenson retorted angrily. "I''d like to hear what you suggest!"


    "They need finding and locking up!" Jenoa growled. "Killing them is the easy way out. Make them suffer like our Luna did!"


    "ENOUGH!" roared ke angrily beside me, making me jump in shock. "I am Alpha now and I say what goes! We won''t be killing no one! My Mate had to suffer at their hands and now they shall suffer at ours!" "Alpha, we are ready to follow your orders!" the wolves all chorused loudly. "Let''s go and get them! There is no time to waste!"


    "Now?" Jonas whispered, stepping forward and cing one hand on ke''s arm gently. "But son, are you ready for the fallout this may cause? This may cause a Pack war with the Eclipse Pack if we imprison two of their members!" "Then let it cause a war!" growled ke threateningly. "I am ready to fight whoever tries to stop me from getting the justice Libby deserves!"


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    "And with any luck, it won''te to a fight," Marii murmured. "Alpha Alec isn''t one for fighting with a Pack that isrge and strong enough to wipe his own Pack out. Alec might not care about his Pack members, but he isn''t stupid!" "She has a point," Jonas shrugged. "Alpha Alec hasn''t seemed that bothered about Libby not reporting to the Pack in a while. Maybe he doesn''t care that she is with us!"


    "Or maybe, he thinks Libby is dead like Libby said!" sneered Jenson gleefully. "Not being funny but how many Rogue wolves do we normally let run wild in our territory without killing them?"


    "Yes, thank you Jenson," ke growled in warning. "Don''t remind me at how close to death my Mate was please, at your very own hands. We go tonight! And that''s an order!"


    "Why do we have to get involved anyway?" a voice piped up loudly. "She was a weak wolf anyway! She was bullied at school, her family are dead, so something like was this bound to happen to her. She was easy pickings!"


    I nced up to see everyone gasping in shock at a tall, tanned Warrior, who had just entered the kitchen and was leaning casually against the wall, looking bored. He had his jet-ck hair gelled up into a spiky hair do and his bare muscles flexed proudly, as he crossed his arms across his chiselled, bare chest, disying an array of tribal tattoos.


    "Ease up Jared!" muttered Jenson before looking at me apologetically. "That entire Pack was the problem, not Libby! She is our Luna now and our protection applies to her!"


    Before Jared could respond, a loud growl echoed across the room as arge ck object came hurtling across the room towards him. In an instant, Jared had swiftly changed to his own auburn shaped wolf as ke stood menacingly in front of him, fangs bared and snarling furiously.


    "You will prepare yourself and fight with the Pack if ites to a fight!" snarled ke angrily. "Do you hear me?"


    ke continued to snarl threateningly, causing not only me, but the rest of the wolves in the room to bow their heads in submission. ke''s Alpha voice vibrated off the walls and through my body, causing my blood to run cold and the little hairs on my arms stand up in terror. I had never seen someone sound so angry like ke was right now. I nced up to see ke slowly advancing towards Jared who was now lying low to the floor and shaking with fright. You could see that Jared was trying his hardest not to submit but as ke began to tower over his body, his head finally bowed before a soft voice echoed out.


    "Yes Alpha. I will fight!"


    "Good!" snarled ke angrily. "Don''t you ever question my authority again Jared!"


    ke changed back into his human form beforeing beside me and grabbing my hand. Gently, he lifted my hand and kissed it gently, while connecting his eyes lovingly with me. Smiling gently, he peeled his eyes away from mine and nced back over the remaining submitting Pack members.


    "We will go to the Eclipse Pack tonight to find these monsters. Get yourselves ready for what may be an ugly fight. But first, I want to spend some time with my girl!"


    Feeling myself being pulled towards the hallway, I silently followed ke, my mind whizzing with worry. What was going to happen tonight? What if the two Packs did end up fighting? I didn''t ask for this! My heart suddenly stopped as a dark thought entered my brain, which caused my wolf to howl in horror.


    What if the Eclipse Pack killed my Mate?

 Chapter 9

    Smiling blissfully at my Mate as we walked hand in hand in the beautiful warm sunshine, I finally felt free and at ease. Life was starting to look great again and I was beginning to feelfortable in my new family and Pack. Taking in my surroundings, I was aware that we were following a worn dirt path up a steep hill, surrounded by long, prickly, grasses and dry gorse bushes. Birds chirped happily while they soared through the air, the sun beating down its rays on their feathered backs while wild rabbits ran across our path and out of view into the thick vegetation, their little white tails bobbing behind them. Panting heavily, I grasped on to ke''s hand and allowed him to pull me up the remaining short distance to the summit.


    "Where are we going anyway?" I huffed noisily, trying to catch my breath as my heart beat painfully in my chest. "What are we doing up here?"


    "I''ve got something special to show you," winked ke teasingly. "I wanted to show you something before your official Luna duties begin." "Oh, really?" I replied in shock. "What is it that you want to show me?"


    "You''ll see!" ke grinned excitedly like a kid at Christmas. "Come on, we are nearly there."


    Smiling once more, I quickly followed ke as we reached the summit to find a t grassy area surrounded by cool leafy trees, allowing us to rest in much needed shade. Underneath one of the trees, I spied arge, chequered pic nketplete with a wicker basket filled with mouth-watering food and arge bottle of champagne and two sses.


    "A pic?" I whispered in shock, blushing furiously. "For me? ke, you didn''t need to do this!"


    "But I wanted to," ke soothed, pulling me closer towards him and hugging me tightly. "Ever since your parents died, you''ve never known love or kindness and you deserve the world and more! There''s also another reason why I bought you up here too!"


    "There is?" I replied slowly. "What is it?"


    "Come here," ke whispered, gently grabbing my hand, and leading me to the edge of the summit and pointing out into the vast distance that was spread out infront of us like a patchwork quilt. "What can you see?"


    I slowly turned my head from looking at ke in amazement to see what he was trying to show me. Before I could stop myself, a small gasp escaped my lips. As far as the eye could see, were rows and rows of neat little houses, luscious green parks and cobalt bluekes surrounding a sprawling city filled with towering skyscrapers, office blocks and little boutiques. I could see the vast woonds leading out on to the moors and right in the distance, was a faint line of brilliant blue, which I knew was our coastalnds and towards the East, was the outline of the mountains, which edged my new territory. The skyscrapers looked small and insignificant from up here and the cars and houses looked like little toy matchbox cars. The view from here was absolutely breath-taking. Stunned, I turned around slowly and looked at ke curiously.


    "But this is our city?" I began slowly. "And the surrounding territories. Except, I''ve never seen it like this before. It''s beautiful. I''ve never realised how beautiful our world really is!"


    "Just like you are too," ke whispered,ing behind me and gently kissing my neck. "And now this is all yours. I wish I could give you more, but we are no longer able to fight over territories."


    "I don''t need any more territory," I murmured gently. "All that I need is standing right behind me. ke Carson, youplete me. Ever since my parents died, I thought I was destined to live life as a skivvy for other people. I couldn''t see a way out or an escape route. Because of you, I am finally free, and I will never be able to thank you enough. I''m just sorry I couldn''t give you the one thing you desired!"N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.


    "I desired?" queried ke gently, cupping my face and looking at me in earnest with his chocte brown eyes. "What is that? There''s nothing that you could have given me that would make me anymore happier?"


    "I can''t give you my virginity," I gulped sadly. "And I''m sorry for that. I was keeping it intact for my Mate, should I had ever found him, but that monster had other ideas!"


    "I don''t want your virginity, Libby. Your virginity doesn''t matter to me. I still love you, no matter what has happened," ke vowed quickly. "And that monster shall pay! No doubt about it."


    "Do you have to go and fight?" I whimpered sadly, staring back at ke. "What if my old Pack kills you? I''ll be devastated. You can''t ever leave me. You are part of me now! I''ve only just got you!"


    "Hey, hey, hey," soothed ke, cupping my face in his hands once more and looking at me intently. "I''m not going anywhere. I promise. You have me for all eternity. For as long as we both shall live, okay? I''m not nning on fighting anyway. We are just going to go, pick up James and his whore of a girlfriend and bring them back for judgement."


    "But what if it does end up in a fight?" I pressed on. "They could kill you!"


    "No, they won''t,"ughed ke gently. "I''m too powerful for that. Besides, all of our warriors and our finest hunters shall being with me. We shall have the numbers and the strength. The Eclipse Pack wouldn''t stand a chance." "I hope so!" I mumbled quietly. "I don''t know what I''d do if I lost my Mate. I''ve lost everyone else that I''ve ever loved. Maybe it''s just me? Maybe I am destined to be all alone and unloved and unhappy!"


    "Hey! Don''t think like that! Everything will be fine, I promise!" ke ordered loudly. "Why don''t we sit and have some lunch. Let''s talk about something else to take your mind off things, yeah?"


    Nodding, I followed ke back towards the tree and carefully sat down on the nket. I watched as ke grabbed the champagne bottle and popped it open with a loud pop. Fizzy champagne began spilling out of the bottle like a mini volcano. Giggling, I held up a ss and expertly caught the foaming liquid. I watched as ke quickly filled up his ss before setting down the bottle and holding up his ss in the air.


    "A toast!" he announced loudly. "To us! The best Alpha and Luna our kind has and ever will see! Let the good times roll and let us be happy and healthy for many years toe!"


    "To us!" I agreed, giggling gently, clinking my ss against ke''s gently, before sipping the cold fizzy liquid. "Let the good timesmence!"


    All afternoon, the sun beat down its golden rays onto us while we feasted like kings and got to know one another a bit better. Exhaling contentedly, I finallyy back against the hard but warm body of my Mate, while he had his strong, powerful arms wrapped around me lovingly. There was no one here on the summit apart from us and it felt like I was on top of the world. It didn''t take us long to demolish the jam sandwiches, pork pies, cocktail sausages, chocte cupcakes and strawberries that had been packed into the pic basket. Feeling full and rxed, I casually sipped on my champagne while eying up the magnificent view all around me. Suddenly a thought popped into my head.


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    "If this is a beauty spot, then why is no one here?" I asked curiously. "I''d have thought this ce would have been packed. It''s beautiful but I''ve seen no one around for hours!"


    "Yeah, I kind of had something to do with that," keughed mischievously. "It normally is very busy up here, but when you was getting ready in the shower this morning, I mind-linked everyone and told them that I didn''t want no one up here as I wanted to spend some time alone with you."


    "What about the pic?" I replied softly. "I didn''t see you pack it?"


    "Well, you wouldn''t have as I didn''t make it," ke chuckled before kissing the top of my head. "I got our resident chef to make it and bring it up here while we was discussing important matters over breakfast. I know I''ve onlyid eyes on you today, but it feels like I''ve known you forever!"


    "I feel like that too!" I admitted, snuggling deeper into ke''s embrace. "There''s something about you. You feel like you are home to me."


    "Good! Because I feel the same way about you," murmured ke. "I thought it was the Pack holding me together and keeping me grounded, but I realised it is now you. My wolf knew you wasing, and I could feel him holding out for you. I didn''t know it was you at the time but every woman I looked at, my wolf would turn away in disgust."


    Looking up at ke as he looked down at me, I smiled gently at his words, feeling the butterflies fluttering inside of my stomach. ke was drop dead gorgeous and I couldn''t believe I had been blessed with something so beautiful. Slowly, ke lowered his head and bought his lips on to mine while his tongue began to snake inside of my mouth. Turning around slowly, I got up on my knees and pushed my weight against him, toppling us both. Straddling him, I leant forward and kissed him passionately, allowing his tongue to enter my mouth and explore the dark depths within. Underneath me, I could feel his member growing, signalling that he wanted more of me. Carefully, I lowered my hands and began unbuttoning his shirt, revealing the wispy dark hair that covered his chest.


    "I''d love to have you again Libby, but we need to get back to the Packhouse," groaned ke as he looked up at me. "The warriors will be waiting for us!" "Then let them wait," I purred softly. "What''s another ten, fifteen minutes?"


    "Oh, you are so insatiable Miss Westwood," grinned ke excitedly. "What monster have I turned you into?"


    Grinning, I bent down and kissed ke once more before shuffling myself further down his legs. Fumbling with the buckle on his belt, I finally undone it and unbuttoned kes jeans. I felt him lift his hips up slightly as my fingers deftly tugged down on the material slightly, allowing his member to pop free from the restraints of the clothing and quiver gently in the cool air. ncing down at ke quickly, I lowered my head, my hair covering my face, providing some form of modesty, and took him inside of my mouth. A sudden gasp filled the air which signalled that I was doing something right. Closing my eyes, I concentrated on giving my Mate the intense pleasure he deserved and allowed all of him to prate my mouth. Gently, I sucked and licked, feeling ke''s hand gently caressing the back of my head. Before I knew it, I felt myself being pulled up and rolled over back on to the grass. ke was now kneeling above me, his face evident of his enjoyment. He quickly tugged at the waistband of my leggings and swiftly pulled them off along with my underwear.


    "Now you have done it," he grinned. "You''ve awakened the monster inside me. You wanted him to y, so now you can have him!"


    Feeling myself being swung back around so I was facing the breath-taking view, I felt ke''s hands gently wrap around my hips and lift them up before pushing my back down towards the ground. I could feel his member hovering behind me and suddenly, I felt ke slide inside of me from behind, filling me up with intense pleasure. I had forgot how big ke really was, but it felt good, and it wasn''t long before the familiar waves of pleasure coursed through my body. Faster and faster, our bodies worked together, building up the intense heat before our bodies finally reached the summit of their own. Finally spent and breathless, ke copsed back on top of me, while gently nibbling on my ear lobe.


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    "What have you turned me into Miss Westwood," ke mumbled breathlessly, nting little kisses down my spine. "Come on. Let''s go, before I fail to control my urges and fuck you all over the city!"


    Giggling, I stood up and reassembled my clothes, blushing furiously. I couldn''t believe that I''d just had sex outside with a hot hunky man that was all mine. Smiling to myself, I bent down and grabbed the nket while ke picked up the pic basket and followed him back down the hill. Quickly, we hurried back towards the Packhouse, my heart beginning to beat with worry and dread at what was about to happen. Would I see Julianne and James again? Would we even find them? Finally arriving at the Packhouse, we were greeted with a flurry of activity. Arge group of people who I recognised as our top warriors, was waiting patiently on the drive, all of whom who looked pleased to see us as soon as they spotted us. Beta Alistair stepped forward and coughed gently.


    "Boss, we are ready. The hunters are on their way."


    Before ke could reply, the sound of crunching gravel alerted us that someone wasing. As we looked up, a group of five people came hurrying over to us before standing beside the warriors. A tall bald-headed man step forward and bowed his towards us.


    "Sir, Mam, the hunters are ready," the man reported loudly. "We stand by you."


    "Thank you, Damien," ke replied gratefully before looking at me. "I think we are ready Libby. Are you sure you want toe?"


    "Yes!" I nodded furiously. "I need to make sure you stay safe! If I stay, I will only be panicking and worrying!"


    "Very well," ke smiled softly, running my hands lovingly through my hair, before turning to address the assembled Pack. "Let''s go team. Let''s go and find these bastards and bring them to justice!"


    Quickly, we all walked towards a group of waiting ck cars and pilled in. ke and I jumped in the back of arge Range Rover while Beta Alistair jumped into the driver''s seat. Loudly, the car wheel span on the gravel as we pulled off and raced down the drive towards my old territory. I could feel my heart beating in my chest as the car sped through the green forests and back towards the city. The city was a freend so we could travel without persecution, but I knew the minute we stepped into my old territory, it would anger my old Packmates. As if he had read my mind, ke coughed loudly.


    "Don''t worry about your old Packhouse," he murmured. "They won''t do anything about us being on theirnds. We are much more powerful than them!"


    Nodding silently, I turned my head and stared back out of the window. The car snaked through quiet streets filled with shoppers who were hurriedly buying theirst purchases of the day and people who had finished their shifts and was about to head home before we made our way towards the west of the city. Arge housing estate began creeping up on us which marked the beginning of the Eclipse''s territory. A lump began to form in my throat, and I could feel my breathing begin to quicken and my hands get mmy. Was I even doing the right thing?


    As the car turned off and quickly made its way down a familiarne towards a luxurious three storey house, a loud howl echoed through the air, sending the little hairs on my arms to stand up. I stared out of the window silently as the car raced through two brown wooden gates and began pulling up on arge, gravelled drive. The luxurious home wasplete with a double garage and a neatly mowed frontwn with arge spectacr water feature, consisting of two wolves ying sat on thewn. The hedgerows were perfectly trimmed, and pretty border nts lined the drive. The house was silent and there was no sign of anybody being home, which was odd for a Packhouse. Skidding to a stop on the drive, ke undone his belt and looked at me intently.


    "We are here. But you can wait in the car!"

 Chapter 10

    Silently, ke climbed out of the car and joined his hunters and warriors, leaving me behind in the car. Sighing, I undone my seat belt and climbed out of the car, before walking over to ke and his Pack. Slowly, ke turned around and looked at me before shaking his head slowly.


    "Don''t you ever do what your told?"


    "Mmm, not really," I shrugged casually. "I told you that I''ming with you!"


    "Fine," huffed ke quietly, sensing that he wasn''t going to win this argument. "But you stay close to us okay. Come on, let''s go!"


    Before we could take one step towards the house, a loud noise from behind us surprised us. We turned around to see three menacing ck wolves walking towards us, snarling angrily, their fangs exposed. Another loud growl echoed out from behind the house and as we turned back around, we came face to face with another six of the Eclipse Pack wolves. One by one, we all began to change into our own wolves, including myself and began snarling back until one of the wolves finally spoke.


    "What are you doing here on our territory?" snarled the biggest wolf, who I recognised as a Warrior wolf named Ricky. "You''re trespassing!"


    "Ahh, finally, the calvary turns up!", ke mocked loudly. "We had been wondering where you lot all was!"


    "What is your business here dog!?" Ricky growled,pletely ignoring ke''s sarcasm. "You have two minutes to get the hell out of here before we rip you and your pretty little Mate to pieces!"


    "I want to see Alpha Alec regarding the treatment of my Mate. You may know here actually! Libby Westwood!" thundered ke angrily. "Now, where in gods hell is he!?"


    "Libby Westwood?" Ricky growled slowly, while cocking his head to one side in interest. "Wait, It can''t be? What is she doing here, with you? She is meant to be dead! Buried alongside her parents in the Great Lake Cemetery!" "Dead?"ughed ke sarcastically before nudging my white fur. "Does she look dead to you? Let me guess, Did Julianne make that one up?"


    Before anyone could say another word, a tall stocky man with short brown hair ran out of the house and gasped loudly at the sight in front of him. Angrily, he marched up towards Ricky and ke and stood in between them both. With a deathly calm voice, he turned to Ricky and the rest of the Eclipse Pack and muttered one word. Instantly, the wolves shifted back into their human forms and looked at us apologetically. Feeling no longer threatened, we too, all shifted back and stared back at Alpha Alec furiously. Feeling nervous of my previous Alpha, I stepped behind ke and tried to cover away.


    "What are you doing here ke?" Alpha Alec asked curtly. "Not even been Alpha for a day and already you''re causing up trouble."


    "I''m here to get justice for my Mate," growled ke loudly. "I''m sure you know who she is! Libby Westwood. Does the name ring a bell?"


    Alpha Alec slowly peeled his eyes away from ke and looked at me, his expression turning from annoyance to shock. Stumbling slightly, he shook his head in confusion and began to stutter in panic. It looked like he had seen a ghost due to how white his skin had now be.


    "It can''t be?" Alpha Alec spluttered. "We was told she ran away from the Pack and died at your very own hands for entering your territory!"


    "And who told you that, I wonder?" snarled ke angrily. "James and Julianne by any chance?"


    "Well, yes I guess so," murmured Alpha Alec quietly. "They told me that they managed to retrieve her mangled body, but they tried to save her, but it was toote. They told us, that they buried Libby alongside her parents in the cemetery in an unmarked grave."


    "An unmarked grave! Are you even for real?" thundered Alistair loudly. "And you believed them! How often do people just bury bodies in a cemetery with no official records of them being there Alec! Come on, surely you are not that stupid! Did none of you care that she was gone!? And for starters, there is no grave for her parents. Both of their bodies were never recovered!"


    "Julianne told us that Libby no longer wanted to associate with wolves or her Pack. That she had disowned us all!" shrugged Alpha Alec nervously. "She told us that Libby had decided to forgo her wolf and embrace a more natural human life. That''s why she ran away. That''s why we never bothered chasing Libby up about it. We just kind of guessed, with having both parents deceased, she didn''t want this lifestyle anymore."


    "Do you even know what Libby went through at Julianne and James''s hands?" hissed ke angrily. "Shall I tell you? James raped her and repeatedly sexually assaulted her, while Julianne, kept her locked up in the home, forced her to be a ve and beat her up on numerous asions. How is that okay!? Do you even know thews regarding Pups?"Text ? by N0ve/lDrama.Org.


    "It''s not okay, no. I am so, so sorry Libby. I didn''t know," gasped Alpha Alec sadly. "If I had of known, I would have sent the warriors out toe and get you. And of course, I know thews! I helped write them, plus I am a veryw-abiding citizen!"


    "Ha! Okay then," smirked ke. "If you say so! Where are James and Julianne now? Bring them to me! I am going to arrest them and take them back to our courthouse and have them punished for what they did!"


    "You can''t take two of my Pack members!" Alpha Alec roared loudly. "I won''t let you! They may havemitted wicked crimes, which I can assure you, they will be punished for, but I cannot let you take them!"


    As quick as a sh, ke rushed forward and grabbed Alpha Alec and threw him up against the bo of our car. Loud growls and snarls echoed out from the Eclipse Pack''s wolves who began to rush forward to help their Alpha. As quick as lightening, our own Pack members rushed forward and began growling menacingly at the Eclipse warriors, effectively holding them back from getting to their Alpha and ke.


    "I won''t tell, neither will I ask you again!" snarled ke, his face close to Alpha Alec''s ear. "Where the fuck is Julianne and James? Tell me now, or I won''t hesitate to allow my warriors to rip the throats out of every Pack member of yours and including you, stood here today!"


    "Okay, okay!" croaked a panic-stricken Alec. "Please, I don''t know where they are! I''ve not seen them for a few days. They''ve not reported to the Packhouse! The best ce to look would be at Julianne''s house, right on the edge of our territory. She may be there! I''ll get my trackers on it to hunt her down. Soon as we find her, I''ll let you know, and you cane and get them!"


    "No need!" growled ke angrily before throwing Alpha Alec down towards the floor. "I''ll go to the house myself. If you happen to find her before I do then I suggest you let me know as I will be back. If you don''t let me know, then I''ll rain a war on your Pack so hard, even god won''t save you! Wolves, let''s go!"


    Silently, we all turned around and began to get back into our cars, pausing briefly to look back at Alpha Alec and his warriors. Alec had now stood himself up and was brushing the dust off of his clothes while looking furious, surrounded by a bunch of sheepish looking warriors. Silently, I turned around and climbed in the car, mming the door behind me. Sighing, I closed my eyes and could feel my body trembling with adrenaline. "Libby, how do we get to Julianne''s from here?" ke asked gently, holding me hand. "We will find them, I promise."


    "We are going there now?" I spluttered nervously. "Let Alec''s trackers find them, like he said!"


    "Yes, we are going there now," ke replied stiffly. "No, I can''t let them do that. They may find them and try to hide them. I can''t take that chance, so again, how do we get there from here?" Nodding slowly, I ryed the instructions of how to get to the house and sat back in my seat nervously. We were only ten minutes away and judging by how fast Alistair was driving, we would be there a lot sooner. Before I knew it, the car was speeding through the familiar leafy streets, once again filled with children ying on bikes and scooters. I gulped nervously, as the familiar white housing estate creeped up on us. Swerving sharply, the cars raced, one by one, into the quiet cul-de-sac and towards thest house right at the end. Skidding to a halt on the drive, we all jumped out and I gasped in shock at the scene thaty before me. Instead of an immacte drive and pristine gardens, there was now a drive strewn with rubbish and leaves and the grass was overgrown, and all the nts were dead and brown. The house was silent and seemed empty, which made my skin prickle and my blood run cold. What had gone on here? I walked slowly towards the house, my body trembling like a leaf in the wind. Slowly, I made my way through the long, unkempt grass, towards the front room window and peered in. The room was dark and looked messy and cluttered. It was clear to see that no one was in or had been here for a while.


    "I thought you kept this ce clean?" murmured ke sarcastically. "This ce is a right dump!"


    "Thankyou! This ce was clean!" I retorted back angrily. "It doesn''t look like anyone has cleaned or looked after this ce since I have been gone."


    "Lazy, filthy sods is what they are!" ke muttered. "Come on, we need to find them. Someone has to be here. What about Louisa?"


    "I expect she is at her boyfriend''s house," I replied dryly. "Let''s just go home. It''s clear they aren''t here."


    "No! I''m going inside!" insisted ke loudly before walking back towards the front door. "There may be a clue inside to where they have gone!" Silently, I watched him march back towards the front door and thump loudly. As I had expected, the house remained silent. Growling in anger, he beckoned two warriors over and together, they began kicking in the front door. Within seconds, the door crashed loudly into the house, allowing us to enter into its murky depths. Stepping carefully over the threshold, I gasped in shock at what greeted me. The house was dark and stone cold and as I tried to flick on a light switch, I realised there was no electric either. Arge pile of unopened posty scattered across the hallway floor which was proof no one had been here for a while and as I looked round, I noticed the piles of empty kebab boxes, take away wrappers and paper scattered across the floor. The furniture was beginning to develop a thick coating of dust and as I made my way into the kitchen, I shook my head in disbelief. The once pristine cooker was now brown and sticky with used cooking oil and grease, burnt food strewn over the rings while the worktops were filled with empty bottles, containers, and tins of mouldy old food. The sink was piled high with dishes and cups and the bin overflowed onto the kitchen floor. tes of uneaten foody on the kitchen table, only fit for a science experiment due to the mould growing from it and from the other side of the kitchen, a foul smell radiated from the fridge.


    Not even daring to look, I covered my nose and went back into the hallway and made my way into the lounge. The lounge was usually immacte but today, the scatter cushions was strewn all over the floor, empty sses and coffee mugs sat on the coffee table while bowls filled with used fag butts lined the top of the mantle piece. Piles of clothes were thrown across both sofas, while crumbs and bits of dirt littered the once white carpet.


    "What have they done here?" mumbled ke in disgust, as we walked towards the staircase. "This is pure filth! How can anyone live like this?"


    "I know," I sighed sadly. "This ce was like a pce when I was here. They must have just let it go to the dogs when I left. Come one, let''s check upstairs."


    Slowly, we climbed the stairs, being careful not to trip on the piles of shoes and clothes thaty scattered about. Whoever they belonged to, made it clear to see that they had left in a hurry. Silently, I walked across the towel strewnnding, which smelt strongly of damp and kicked numerous empty toilet roll holders out of the way.


    "I''ll check Louisa''s bedroom," I mumbled. "If she is home, which I hardly doubt, she will be there, but judging by this ce, she too has absconded."


    I marched over to her bedroom door and roughly pushed the door open to gasp loudly at what greeted me. The room was bare and empty. Gone was all her clothes and makeup that was usually scattered over the floor and so were the boxes of shoes piled high. Gone was her TV and sound system, her fairy lights, and photos that she had stuck to the wall. Only bare empty furniture was left in their ce alongside an empty bed with no bedding.


    "She has gone!" I whispered, ncing back at a moody looking ke. "She has clearly left to go to her boyfriends. That''s the only ce she could have gone."


    "What if she is with them?" replied ke angrily. "What if they have kidnapped her and are hurting Louisa too!"


    "Nah, Julianne wouldn''t do that to Louisa," Iughed gently in disgust. "Louisa is her perfect little princess. No, Louisa has probably moved out to her boyfriend''s ce."


    "Let''s check the other two bedrooms then," growled ke furiously, before walking out of the room and out of sight.


    I walked across thending and towards a door which I knew housed my old room. Pausing briefly, I inhaled deeply and pulled open the door and walked in. It was clear that no one had been in this room since the day I had left. The room was still spotless and my remaining possessions untouched. Blinking back the tears, I turned to walk out of the room, but ke stopped me in my tracks.


    "Wait!" he whispered. "This is your room, wasn''t it? All this stuff is your possessions. Why are you walking away?"


    "Because I don''t want it," I sniffed. "It''s tainted with the memories of this ce."


    "But didn''t your parents buy you all of this when they was alive?" ke pressed on. "Think of those memories."


    "Yeah, I guess," I shrugged, looking back at the room behind me. "I''lle another day and get some bits."


    "No, we will get it today," huffed ke, beckoning a warrior over to us who had followed us upstairs. "Pack all of Libby''s things up and put it in one of the cars. Everything in this room apart from the furniture needs to go!"


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    "Yes boss!" the warrior nodded, before pushing past me and entering the room.


    Smiling softly, I bowed my head and made my way towards thest bedroom. Pushing the door open, I nced inside to see that the room was a tip. Broken furniturey smashed up in a pile while the floor was covered with empty alcohol bottles. Clothes, shoes, and porn magazinesy scattered across the bed, while the curtains and curtain pole hung dangerously from the wall, held on by one screw.


    "Yeah, they''re not here obviously," I shrugged, turning back towards the stairs. "Let''s go."


    "Boss! What is the god-awful smelling from the kitchen?" Damien shouted loudly up the stairs. "It smells like a dead body down here!"


    Frowning at ke, we quickly descended the stairs and walked back into the kitchen, to where we was greeted once more with the foul smell that we smelt earlier. Disgusted, I crinkled up my nose and looked at Damien in disgust. "I thought it was the fridge smelling like that," I shrugged. "Whatever it is, it bloody stinks. Let''s just get out of here!"


    "No wait! I checked the fridge," Damian replied puzzled, pointing to a door beside the fridge. "The fridge is empty. The smell ising from behind that door."


    "That door is only a storage cupboard," I replied looking at the locked door Damien was pointing too. "Julianne always kept it locked as she said the floor in the cupboard was unsafe due to it being rotten."


    "Well, it''s not locked anymore, is it?" ke retorted, wrenching the door open and pulling the locks straight out of the door frame. "Come on! Let''s go and see what secrets Julianne has been hiding behind this door!" Curiously, I peered around ke''s shoulder as he opened the door. The cupboard was in fact clean and empty, the floor hardly rotten, but another locked door was revealed, but the smell had be stronger. "Jesus wept!¡± cried Damien loudly, covering his nose and urging loudly. "What is that smell?"


    "Another door?" ke queried slowly. "What''s behind that one?"


    "I don''t know," I stammered gently. "Like I said, I''ve never been in this cupboard. Julianne kept it locked!"


    "Maybe Louisa did us all a favour and killed James and Julianne and locked their bodies behind it,"ughed Damian loudly from behind us. "We can only hope!"


    "I don''t think so," I whispered, shaking my head slowly. "Louisa loved her Mum. They were best friends!"


    "Well, we aren''t going to find out what is causing the smell by standing here, are we?" replied ke loudly. "Let''s see what is behind this door!"


    ke stepped forward and swiftly ripped open the door like had done with the first which filled the cupboard with a stronger waft of the putrid smell. Coughing loudly, he covered his nose with his arm and beckoned us to follow him. As we walked through the door, a set of wooden stairs greeted us, leading us down underneath the house. I nced up at ke nervously as we began our decent into the unknown and towards the smell, not knowing what would be down there to greet us.

 Chapter 11

    The wooden stairs creaked noisily beneath our feet as we slowly made our way down into the darkness, our noses now covered by our hands due to the putrid, rotting smell that enveloped us like a nket. As I stepped off thest step and felt the hard ground beneath me, I peered around in the dark curiously, straining my ears for any sign of life. I was quickly met by an eery silence, which was rapidly being disturbed by the sound of my own heart beating rapidly in fear. As I turned my head, I felt a thin strip of material slide across my nose, making me recoil in horror. Realising that it was the pull string to the light switch, I gingerly raised my hand and pulled down hard, instantly filling the room with a harsh, white light that hurt our eyes for a moment.


    As our eyes adjusted to the harsh light, we gazed in disbelief at the cold, damp basement that we found ourselves in. We eyed up the old, rusty, metal pipes that creaked and nged above our heads that snaked all over the ceiling and disappeared into the walls. The walls were made of hard, cold, damp concrete, which was covered in a greenish, ckish gunge while the floor was covered in wet and yellowing newspapers, partially hiding a single drainage grate right in the middle of the floor. A single green hosepipe hung coiled up on one wall, still connected to an outlet pipe which made me frown in surprise. Why would there be an outlet pipe inside of a basement? And how long had this basement been down here? And why didn''t I know anything about it?


    Turning around, I spied arge pile of washing and torn nkets thaty strewn underneath the wooden staircase. On closer inspection, it was soon revealed that the clothes were indeed dirty and soiled, but with no one in the room, the owner of them was unclear. But it was clear that these clothes were responsible for the ghastly smell that filled our nostrils. Sighing dejectedly and eager to get away from the stench, I turned around to ke and Damien and shook my head slowly.


    "There''s no one down here," I shrugged in frustration. "Come on. Let''s get out of here. We will have to send the hunters out to find Julianne and James."


    "But who do these clothes belong to?" replied ke slowly, pointing towards the soiled, damp mess of fabric. "And why are they down here, hidden under the stairs? Did Julianne and James put them here?"


    "I don''t know. I''ve never seen these clothes before," I murmured, ncing around the room once more. "But I just want to get out of here. This ce Is giving me the creeps."


    As we turned around and began to make our way back towards the staircase, a long, animalistic, primal sound echoed around the room, making my blood turn cold in my veins and the little hairs on my body stand tall. It sounded like it came from an injured animal, hiding somewhere in the room.


    "What the fuck was that?" hissed Alistair loudly. "I''m telling you! There''s something down here with us!"


    "But there can''t be!" Damien growled gently. "This room is empty! We have looked! There is no one down here!"


    Frozen to the spot, I carefully scanned my eyes around the room once more, looking for any sign of life or for anything that was out of the ordinary. My eyes soon fell onto the back wall that we so easily ignored. For there, hanging up, pinned to the wall, was a filthy,rge sheet. The sheet blended in perfectly with the green-tinged concrete, making it almost invisible to an unknowing eye. Beckoning over ke, Alistair, and Damian, I ced one finger against my lips as I pointed towards the sheet and tiptoed towards it. Gulping nervously, I grabbed the stiff material and pulled hard in one swift movement, filling the room with the sound of tearing material, which revealed arge hidden alcove. What I saw next made a loud startled gasp escape my lips as both hands flew to my mouth in shock and anger. For there, sitting in the alcove, in all its shiny glory, was arge silver cage radiating its power into the room. Stepping back in fear, I growled in warning at the cage, smelling the acidic smell of wolfsbane. Peering in through the bars, I noticed the floor of the cage was entirely made of silver, which anyone knows, is a werewolf''s greatest weakness. Who would even build something this evil? Interrupting my thoughts, Damien''s voice growled behind me angrily.


    "Who or what is that inside of that cage and are they dead or alive?"


    Peering into the cage once more, I finally realised that there were two slumped half-naked figures lying on the bottom of the cage floor, on a tattered nket but covered in their own filth. They were hardly moving, if at all and it was hard to tell if the figures were human or animal and if they were indeed, like Damien had said, dead, or alive.


    "We need to get them out of there!" seethed ke angrily stepping forward. "Get the Pack Healers down here now! Those prisoners are going to need urgent medical assistance."


    "No!" I screamed loudly, standing in front of ke angrily and pushing him backwards. "There''s silver and wolfsbane in there! You will end up hurting yourself and making yourself weak! Please don''t go in there! Wait for the healers!" "But they will die in there!" protested ke loudly, pointing towards the bars behind me. "We don''t know how long they''ve been in there! They could already be dead or dying! We don''t have time to wait!"


    The sound of ripping material once more filled the room, interrupting our argument and as we looked around, we saw Damien ripping his shirt in to two pieces and carefully wrapping his hands. Before we could stop him, Damien marched towards the silver bars and with all his strength, he ripped the door open before flinging it away from him towards the other side of the room and falling to his knees in a pool of sweat. Without a seconds thought, ke rushed past me and grabbed one of the lifeless bodies out of the cage before retreating and gently cing them in the middle of the room. Panting heavily, he returned once more and retrieved the second body before gently cing it down beside the first victim and falling to his knees, just like Damien had done moments ago. Panicking, I rushed towards the two men, but ke held up a hand, panting and shaking his head.


    "Stay back from that death trap, Libby!" ke panted. "It''s dripping in wolfbane! We will be okay in a minute."


    Nodding, I crouched down and peered at the apparent lifeless bodies before therger body let out another deep primal groan, making me jump back in shock. "They''re alive?" ke gasped loudly. "But how? And who or what are they? They must be werewolves if they are encased in silver and wolfsbane!"Text ? by N0ve/lDrama.Org.


    Suddenly, the noise of a dozen pairs of feet entering the room startled us and as I looked up, I saw Healer Nicholson and his team quickly enter the room, making a beeline for the two prisoners we had just rescued. In the blink of the eye, the room was a sudden flurry of activity before Healer Nicholson strode up to us, his face full of concern and worry.


    "Some good news and some bad news I''m afraid," he began slowly. "Good news is that they are alive but only just. The bad news is that I don''t know if they are going to make it. I need to get them both to the hospital as soon as I can." "Do we know who they are yet?" ke asked curiously. "Are they human, animal or a werewolf?"


    "They are werewolves like us," responded Healer Nicholson quickly. "However, I don''t know if their wolves have made it, unfortunately. I''m not sure who they are if I''m honest. Do we have any missing people reported within the packs?" "Nothing that we are aware of I''m afraid,¡± replied Alistair slowly. "I''ll put a message out to the packs. If anyone is missing, we will soon know about it!"


    Peeling myself away from ke, Alistair, and Nicholson, I carefully wandered back towards the victims and knelt in the middle of them. Who would be so evil enough to keep two werewolves locked up in silver and in wolfsbane? Was Julianne really that evil? Mya asked ruefully. Carefully I swept the hair back from the faces of both people and recoiled in shock. Feeling my breath be ragged in my chest, I stood up and looked towards ke and Alistair who were watching me carefully.


    "I know who they are!" I stammered loudly, feeling my chest tighten painfully and the room began to spin into darkness. "They are my parents!"


    As the room began to turn ck and spin around, I felt my knees give way beneath me and I was only just aware of myself falling to the ground. I heard the muffled sounds of feet running towards me before many pairs of hands grabbed me and steadied me to the ground. Finally sitting down on the floor, I tried to speak but nothing more than a croak escaped my lips.


    "What do you mean that they are your parents?" Alistair growled angrily. "You told us that they were dead!"


    "Do you think that I am lying!" I furiously snarled back. "I thought that they was dead but I''m telling you, those prisoners are my mum and dad!"


    "Regardless of who they are, I need them back at the hospital now," healer Nicholson butted in urgently. "I''m just going to take them both now and see if I can save them. I''ll keep you all updated on their conditions."


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    We all stood back and watched silently as Healer Nicholson and his team gently picked up the prisoners and carried them back upstairs and out of our sight.


    "So, what happens now boss?" Damien asked quickly. "We go out to find two criminals and find two half dead wolves instead."


    "Those half dead wolves are my parents!" I snarled angrily, baring my teeth at Damien. "Have some respect!"


    "Everyone needs to calm down!" ke growled, showing his Alpha side, and making us all shrink back in submission. "This changes nothing! We will still hunt those vile creatures down and have them punished. We will try to save your parents, but this will mean that kidnapping and uwful imprisonment will be added to their charges!"


    "Can''t we just kill them and be done with it?" Alistair growled. "It would be so much easier."


    Before anyone could respond, the sound of running feet down the wooden stair case alerted us to some ones arrival once more. We quickly looked up to see Jensen and Jared running in, looking excited and breathless as they ran towards us and skidded to a halt.


    "Alpha, Beta, Luna, we have some good news for you!" cried out Jared excitedly. "We have located and secured them safely in our prisoners wing!"


    "Located and secured who?" Me and ke chorused together while looking at Jared curiously.


    "James and Julianne!"

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    My head snapped towards Jared suddenly as I felt the blood in my veins run cold. Biting my lip slowly, I finally managed to utter out a croaked demand for an exnation.


    "What do you mean you have found James and Julianne?" I stammered slowly. "Where were they and what were they doing?"


    "We found them running along the northern border," exined Jared carefully. "The Blood Red Pack let off a warning that said they had two intruders matching James and Julianne''s description, running towards them, so we quickly made our way over there."


    "Ever since the news of their crimes got out, the wolf pack''s all want them dead," Jensen continued gleefully. "They thought if they could get over the northern border, they could get to the airport and flee the country." "However, the Blood Red Pack is the worst pack you can run into," nodded Jared. "They''re not called Blood Red for nothing. Anyway, our little duo managed to get to the border only to find a wall of snarling wolves waiting for them." "So, what happened?" ke butted in angrily. "Did the Blood Red Pack arrest them?"


    "No, as James and Julianne had one more trick up their sleeves," replied Jensen. "They ran along the northern border line but on our side, hoping to find a weakness on the Blood Red Pack''s side so that they could slip in. Because they were on our side, the Blood Red Pack couldn''t do anything but just give chase."


    "When we showed up, the pair was exhausted and they very quickly surrendered,¡± smirked Jared. "They realized that they weren''t getting through the border anytime soon and they were outnumbered by a lot on both sides." "And are you sure that they can''t escape?" I asked nervously. "Are they definitely secure?"


    "Oh, they won''t be escaping anytime soon princess," Jared smirked gleefully. "They are entirely at our mercy now!"


    "What have you done to them?" I asked slowly, carefully studying Jared''s face for any hint or clue to Julianne and her boyfriend''s fate.


    "They are in the prison wing so what do you expect?"ughed Jenson loudly. "We''ve chucked them in a silver cage with silver shackles around their wrists and ankles and there are at least 15 guards watching over them. They won''t be going nowhere!"


    "Good job you two," nodded ke happily. "Right, let''s get out of here and shut this ce down. I''ve got important matters to attend to back at the house, obviously and I''m sure you will want to go and check on your parents."


    "I need to go and face my demons first," I breathed gently. "There are some answers I need to hear from them before I go and see my parents."


    "Hey! Listen!" ke whispered gently pulling me close, allowing his musky scent to fill my nose. "You don''t have to go and see them straight away if you don''t really want to. I won''t let anyone hurt you ever again. I promise you that!" "I know but if I don''t face them now, then I don''t know when I will ever have the confidence to face them again," I replied confidently. "Besides, they need to see what I have be and that even I won''t show them mercy."


    Smiling, ke pulled me into a long hug, tightly wrapping his strong muscr arms around me. Hungrily I breathed in his scent one more time and felt my senses ignite. Everything I ever needed in this world was now standing in front of me and it made my heart burst with happiness that he was mine. Slowly, I peeled myself away from his embrace and gently pecked him on the lips before walking towards the staircase. Silently we all made our way up the creaky stairs and piled into the murky kitchen before snaking our way through the house and out of the front door and back into the bright sunlight.


    "Ahh finally!" Damian eximed loudly. "Fresh air and no putrid smells. I can finally breathe again! That ce was disgusting!"


    "Disgusting or not, at least you are still alive and well, unlike some of the people we found today," warned ke clearly. "Come on. We need to get back. Alistair, Damien, sort this ce out if you will. I want all of Libby''s stuff out of there and then torch this ce if you must. I want no remains of this housed left!"


    Alistair and Damien nodded before turning back towards the house and disappearing out of sight. Silently, I marched towards the car and jumped in the front, ke quickly re-joining me in the seat next to me. The car revved noisily into action as we sped back down the road in silence. I stared out of the window, only briefly acknowledging the blur of colours speeding past as shops and houses raced past. My mind flipped to my barely alive parents, and I felt my eyes prickle in response, while 101 questions began filling my brain.


    How were they both alive? Was my mum kidnapped by Julianne all along? Did James know about my parents below the house? What was Julianne even thinking? What was she going to do with my parents? Surely, she wouldn''t have kept them, prisoner, forever? And how did she even subdue both of my parents? They were warriors back in the day and were strong as old carthorses. Did Julianne ever love my dad? She was my mum''s best friend! Why!?


    Before I knew it, our car had skidded to a halt back outside of our packhouse. Unclipping my belt, I opened the door and jumped out, feeling the crunch of the gravel underneath my feet. Patiently, I waited for ke as he walked back around the car and gently grabbed my arm before guiding me towards the house.


    "Are you still sure you want to go and see Julianne and her filthy piece of shit boyfriend?"


    "Yes," I nodded gently. "Though I''m not sure where I''m going but I need to do this. You cane with me if you want, but please, just take me to them."


    kes sighed slowly before beckoning me to follow him. Silently, I followed him through the front doors and across the hallway towards the staircase. Puzzled, I watched as ke pulled open a wooden door hidden behind the grand staircase and pointed down some concrete steps.


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    "They are down there," he mumbled quietly. "Would you like to go first?"


    Nodding, I squeezed past ke and made my way down the concrete steps into the dungeons. The sudden chill in the air hit me instantly, making my body shiver gently. The walls were damp and cold, but they weren''t green like the basement back at the house. Somewhere below me, I heard the echoed drip of water hitting the floor in a surprisingly calming rhythm. As I continued down the steps I entered arge square room, with long walls entirely made up of silver cages, lined with guards who were stood still as statues. I shuddered at the thought of them and inside, I could hear Mya growling in a warning. In the middle of the room was arge desk which was home to manyputer screens. As I stared at them curiously, I realized it was CCTV footage inside each cage. It was only then did I notice that two of the little screens showed that there was a person contained within the bars. I looked up and scanned the room until my eyes fell onto the corresponding cage. Slowly, I stood up and tiptoed towards the bars before peering in at a slumped figure leaning against the wall. Slowly they lifted their head and locked their eyes with mine. I gulped nervously as I studied the ragged, dishevelled, and bloodied face of James.


    "What happened to him?" I asked nervously to no one in particr. "Why is he covered in blood?"


    "Because he put up a fight like a little girl, when he arrived down here," Jared''s voice rang out, making me jump. "As soon as he saw the cage, he seemed to get a little life into him."


    I spun around and saw that Jensen was also standing in the room beside his brother Jared. I didn''t even hear theme in, but I felt more at ease seeing two friendlier faces down here. Turning back around, Iid my eyes on James and coughed loudly, our eyes meeting once more.This content belongs to N?/velDra/ma.Org .


    "Are you okay?" I asked curtly. "How are you doing in there James? Are you enjoying being tied up in silver?"


    "It burns and it is making me weak," moaned James pitifully. "Please, get me out of here!"


    "Ahhh, never mind eh," I mocked sarcastically. "Now you know how my parents felt, being kept prisoner in the basement!"


    "Basement? What basement?" James stuttered in shock


    "Oh,e on James," I replied stiffly. "The basement under the kitchen floor! Behind the locked door!"


    "I don''t know about any basement! I swear!" protested James gruffly. "That door was always locked. She told me your parents were both dead!"


    "Well, they went!" I snapped back angrily. "We found them, both alive, draped in silver cages and surrounded by wolfsbane. They''re now in the hospital wing being treated and they may not make it yet!"


    "Well, I''m sorry to hear that," replied James, "But I''m having nothing to do with that! I didn''t know they were there! That''s the truth!"


    "Yeah, well I''m not here about that!" I replied in a bored fashion. "I want an exnation of what you did to me! Can you remember that!"


    "I''m sorry," James sniffed slowly. "I didn''t mean to hurt you! I promise! I can''t offer an exnation for why I did what I did. It was wrong of me, and I know that! I live with the guilt every day knowing that I hurt a pup!" "But you still did it!" I yelled furiously, feeling my anger beginning to surge. "There must be a reason why!"


    "I did really like you," James began slowly. "Not in a mate way but in a way that someone loves someone. I thought that one day I would leave Julianne, take you with me and make you mine. I wanted to love you, look after you and treat you right. I guess my emotions ran away with me and believe me, I didn''t want to punish you! Juliane made me do it and every p or punch ripped through me like a branding iron!"


    "You''re a liar!" I screamed angrily. "You can''t even look after yourself! You''re a raging alcoholic and a dirty perverse old man. What made you think that I''d ever run away with you and be yours! You deserve everythinging to you! You really do!"


    "What are they going to do to me?" James mumbled sadly. "Kill me? If so, do it now to end my suffering. I can''t live without you Libby. I adore you!"


    Behind me, I heard ke growl in anger at James''s word, but I gently lifted my hand to hush him before turning my attention back to James.


    "I don''t know what they are going to do to be quite honest," I smirked. "And whatever they do will never be enough. This is thest time you will every your filthy eyes on me! I hope you rot!"


    And with that, I stormed away from James''s cell and marched towards Julianne''s. Briefly, I paused to catch my breath before standing in front of the bars and looking down, hoping to see an equally weak Julianne before me. But before me sat on the floor, albeit in pain, was a fresh-faced Julianne. She wasn''t dirty or ragged like James, but her usual calmposed beautiful self. Before I could say a single word, Julianne lifted her head and focused her bottle-green eyes into mine before smiling evilly and muttering two small words that sent chills down my spine.


    "Hello, Libby..."

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    Silently, I stared deeply into the emerald, green eyes gazing back at me. It wasn''t love or happiness looking back at me but a dark unnerving loathing that burned through my skin. Everything that I was and had now be was clearly an unbearable itch to Julianne''s triggered soul.


    "Libby, well well well. What a surprise," Julianne breathed, in almost an inaudible whisper. "How nice it is to see you again, albeit alive."


    "No thanks to you," I retorted back angrily. "No thanks to you, I nearly did die when you basically threw me to the wolves."


    "So, how are you still alive then?" Julianne sneered, her voice tinged with hatred. "Oh, wait unless they are keeping you as a family pet. You''re not worth much more. But you''re used to being kept as someone else''s pet, aren''t you?" "For your information," I paused, inhaling in sharply, begining to enjoy the power i now had over her, "I am their new Luna. I''ve Mated with the Alpha here. He was the one that saved me from certain death. He sees something in me. Something you didn''t.Something you never gave a chance!"


    "Such a pity," cackled Julianne gleefully, her eyes glinting in the dark. "This pack is really letting its standards slip. They must be really desperate to have someone like you as their Luna. You''re nothing. You''re weak and pathetic. No one wants you. No one loves you. No wonder your parents killed themselves. No wonder, having a freak for a daughter like you!"


    From behind me, a chorus of furious growls rang out around the room from the surveying pack members. Turning around slightly, I held up my hand to silence them once more as I focused my attention back to Julianne. Containing my own snarling wolf, I stepped forward and crouched down onto my heels, staring back at Julianne coldly.


    "I think you and I need to have a little chat, don''t you?" I whispered softly, just loud enough for only Julianne to hea. "I know what you have done. Do you care to exin, before I drag you out of here and let my wolves rip you limb from limb?"


    "You wouldn''t dare!" sneered Julianne gleefully while quickly ncing behind me nervously. "You wouldn''t have the balls! You''re all mouth, no action. All smoke, no fire! You''re just the same weak, patheric little girl that you''ve always been. You have no power!"


    "Jared, Jenson, Alistair!" I called out loudly in an authoritative voice, without breaking eye contact. "Would you do the honours of bringing her out to me please?"


    "No! I''ll tell you everything, I promise!" screamed Julianne quickly, as Jenson, Jared and Alistair started to prowl towards her, smiling menacingly. "What do you want to know? I''ll tell you anything! Just don''t let theme in here!" "Very well. Then maybe you''d like to exin to me how the fuck my parents both are still alive!?" I yelled angrily, feeling hatred bubble through me like an inferno. "In your basement, below your house, I may add!"


    "Please, Libby, you need to listen to me," Julianne pleaded, eying up Alistair carefully, who was still snarling menacingly behind me. "James made me do it. I swear. This was his idea! All of it. I had no choice. He threatened to kill me otherwise. I was scared. I didn''t know what to do!"


    "You''re a liar!" I fumed, feeling a white-hot surge of hatred flow through my veins. "My mother and father both died way before James turned up on the scene. They were your friends! Alistair, bring her the fuck out here now!"


    I watched as Alistair marched up to the cage while donning on a pair of ck leather gloves. Inhaling deeply, he walked in and undone the silver cuffs, before dragging a screaming Julianne out of the cage and dumping her trembling body at my feet like a sack of rubbish. Grabbing her hair roughly with one trembling hand, I pulled her head backwards before leaning in close next to her ear.This content belongs to N?/velDra/ma.Org .


    "You best start telling me the fucking truth," I hissed, feeling my fangs protrude out of my mouth. "Or else you will see a whole new side to me that you''ve never seen! I swear to god, I will have you skinned alive and fed to my pack for dinner! Do not push me!"


    "Ha-ha, why should I tell you anything," Julianne chuckled quietly. "You won''t do nothing. You''re weak. You''re useless. You''re worthless!"


    Before Julianne could mutter a single word, I lifted my left hand and bought it down hard right across her face with a resounding smack. Small gasps echoed around the room followed by a pained squeak uttered by Julianne who nowy on the floor in a heap, moaning quietly. Not feeling any flicker of remorse, I walked over to the trembling heap and pulled her up into a sitting position, which revealed Julianne with a bloody and bent out of shape nose - clearly broken. "Now, are we going to start talking?" I ordered loudly with not a care in the world. "Trust me, I''ve got all day to be getting answers off you and my wolves are hungry. Unless you don''t want to be their new chew toy, I suggest you start talking." "Okay, okay," Julianne whimpered softly, gingerly wiping away a small trail of crimson blood from her nose. "I did it. I faked your parents death and hid them in the basement. It was all my idea. No one else''s."


    "Why did you do it?" I replied slowly, feeling my brain rapidly fill up with a thousand burning questions. "Did James know? Did he help you? What about Louisa? Did she know about my parents!?"


    "I was jealous! Pure and simple. Yes, your mum was my best friend, but I''d had a crush on your father for years. Ever since we were in school together. Of course, when your father met your mother and dered her as his Mate, I was heartbroken. I always thought it was going to be me," sighed Julianne softly while wincing in pain. "James didn''t know because I never told him. Neither did Louisa. I kept the basement door locked for a reason. So that no one could find out about what I had done."


    "Tell me more," I demanded angrily, while i struggled to contain my anger. "How did you get my mum down into your basement? And my dad. I need to know everything!"


    "For years, I kept my jealousy and rage buried deep within me. I watched as your mum be pregnant with you and weed you to into the world. Every day, your father became more and more besotted with your mother, pushing me further away, until eventually, your dad forgot about the connection we once had. For 16 years, I stayed at your mother''s side watching everything as her best friend, until one day, I could no longer contain my hurt and anger."


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    "And? What did you do? How did she end up on the cliffs?" I demanded loudly, my heart beating faster with every word Julianne muttered.


    "Christine didn''t end up on the cliffs. I put her belongings there to make it look like she jumped," exined Julianne quietly. "I met her outside the gym that morning like we always did. While her back was turned, I used wolfsbane soaked in a cloth to subdue her while dragging her back into an alleyway beside the gym where my car was waiting. Once knocked out, I put her in my boot and bought her to my house where I shoved her in the basement in the cage." "And my father? He went to work that day. How did he end up in the dog cage? Did you use wolfsbane on him too?"


    "No, his abduction was more, shall we say, brutal," chuckled Julianne gleefully. "As much as I loved Paul, he pissed me off!"


    "Pissed you off!" I choked angrily at her apparent lies. "You never loved my father. That was a lie! You two were always arguing at the end."


    "That''s what pissed me off about Paul. Even though he married me, he still loved Christine. It was clear to see!" seethed Julianne angrily, disgust eteched all over her face. "When your mother ''died'' I watched as Paul sank into a deep pit of alcoholic despair. I knew that I was the one that could save him and free him from his demons."


    "You tricked him!" I asked incredulously, not believing how low Julianne could stoop. "You used his feelings as a ploy to get your ws into him. Are you even for real!?"


    "Yes, I tricked him. And so, what!" cackled Julianne loudly while an evil glint sparkled in her eye. "You have no idea how happy I was when Paul finally started showing me attention once more. It felt so good to be loved. Like I was finally wanted by someone. It felt like I was finally home again! But there was always that part of him that could never let Christine go, and I hated him for it! The argument we had that morning finally tipped me over the edge! If he loved her so much, then he may aswell join her!"


    "So, what did you do to get dad into the basement? Did you drug him?"


    "No. I stood in the kitchen with a metal baseball bat and patiently waited until he finished work. As soon as he walked in through the door, BANG!" chuckled Julianne apprehensively. "He hit the floor like a sack of shit. Ten minutester, he was safely stored away beside his forever Mate, finally reunited! Just like he always wanted!"


    "You''re evil!" I screamed loudly, running up to Julianne and grabbing fistfuls of her hair. "How could you! You disgust me! You deserve to die! You evil heartless bitch!"


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    Before I could kick and punch her, I felt many pairs of hands grab me and pull me back. Closing my eyes, I breathed in deeply and turned my thoughts to Mya. I could hear her anguished howls deep within my mind as she fought against my willpower to take over. But there was one more thing I needed to know.


    "Then you got lumbered with me didn''t you, which you hated," I whispered quietly. "You hated the fact that now my parents were gone, you had to look after me. Is that why you kept me as a ve and beat me?"


    "I saw your parents in you so much. Every time I looked at you, your face repulsed me," Julianne shrugged nonchntly. "I made sure that Louisa hated you too and told her to make sure she spread rumours about you so that you would get bullied. When you told me that James had raped you, I was so mad!"


    "Mad? But why?" I asked in disbelief. "I was a pup and he vited me! Didn''t you have no maternal instinct over me at all?"


    "No. Not one iota," smirked Julianne. "I loved James and he loved me! Or so he said! When you told me he raped you, I saw your mother taking Paul away from me all over again. I had already lost Paul and I was adamant I wasn''t going to lose another love! Now you know everything! What are you going to do with me now, bitch!"


    ring down at the gleeful heap that was Julianne, who clearly showed no remorse for her actions, I smiled gently as I revealed the punishment that I had in mind for her.


    "I will make sure that you spend the rest of your days living in the dark, wrapped in silver, encased in a silver tomb, never to see the light of day again. I will have you and your rapist boyfriend dewolfed, gagged and bound until the day you die. I will make sure that you lose all of your senses so that you cannot see, hear, feel, taste, or smell ever again. You will never know what time or what day it is. It will be 24/7 of pure darkness with only your own mind forpany!" "No! You cannot do that! That''s torture!¡± cried out Julianne desperately. "You will drive me to insanity!"


    "Good. That''s all you deserve," I snarled. "Be grateful that I don''t kill you with my bare hands! You will feel what my parents did!"


    "Please, my Luna," Alistair gently interrupted. "What about the werewolf court? Why don''t we put them to trial like we previously agreed?"


    "There''s no need to get them involved!" I replied simply before turning my back to Julianne and began walking towards the staircase. "Throw her back into that cell and get ready to implement their punishment in the next few days. We will take them to the dark crypts in two days'' time!"


    "Are you sure, Luna?" replied Alistair gently. "You will be condemning them both to a cursed life!" "Yes," I replied loudly. "They will be at the mercy of their own minds now! Just like my parents were!"

 Chapter 14

    Sighing nervously, I stood in front of the wooden doors that led to the hospital wing. It had been just over 24 hours since my parents had been rescued and Healer Nicholson had mind linked me, asking me to meet with him urgently. As I pushed the doors open, I was met with a flurry of activity. Healers and nurses quickly running from one room to another to take care of the numerous patients that the hospital wing housed. Estelle, the lead nurse hurried over to me, a clipboard hugged tightly to her chest, as she extended one perfectly manicured hand out to greet me.


    Wee, Luna," Estelle smiled warmly. "It is nice to see you again. And looking so much better also!"


    "Thank you," I smiled warmly, shaking her hand gently. "Healer Nicholson has asked me toe see him as a matter of urgency. Do you know where I can find him?"


    "Yes, he is in room 5," Estelle replied, looking somewhat despondent. "I believe that is the room both of your parents are staying in."


    "Is everything okay with them both?" I asked slowly, feeling a concern grow within me at Estelles''s expression. "What is going on, Estelle?"


    "I think its best if the Healer speaks to you," Estelle whispered apologetically. "He knows more than I do, and he can exin what is going on in more detail. Luna, I''m ever so sorry!"


    Hurriedly, I moved past her and made my way down the bustling corridor towards room 5. Just as I extended my hand towards the doorknob, the door swung open, and I was met with the concerned face of Healer Nicholson. "Ahh, Luna. Wee," Healer Nicholson whispered gently. "Please, doe in!"


    "Please, doctor, don''t beat around the bush. Tell me what the prognosis is," I asked sternly, as I nced across the room warily.


    I gasped gently as I saw someone who looked like my mother, sitting crossed legged on the bed, gently rocking back and forwards while muttering to herself. A figure resembling my dad was stood at the window, peering silently out at the view in front of them. My father seemed rtively normalpared to the figure sat on the bed, but a closer look revealed, that he too, was muttering quietly to himself.


    "What is wrong with them doc?" I asked shocked, feeling tears prickle at my eyes. "Are they going to get better?"


    "I''m sorry, Luna," Healer Nicholson replied softly while sadly ncing over at my mother. "It seems the time that they have spent incarcerated has done them both some major damage. I believe it is also permanent." "What sort of damage? What are we looking at here?"


    "Well, as you can tell, your father is slightly better than your mother due to not spending as much time encased in silver and wolfsbane. However, we have conducted multiple tests on both your parents, and it seems that in your mother''s case, sadly, her wolf is lost forever. Your dad, however, still has his wolf, but in all sense of the word, his wolf may also be lost."


    "What do you mean lost?" I asked confused. "They are werewolves. They can''t lose their wolves, right?"


    "Technically, a werewolf can," Healer Nicholson nodded grimly. "Your mother has spent a great deal of time encased in silver and wolfbane. Both of which has weakened her power and her connection to her inner wolf. Due to her connection being effectively cut, her inner wolf has died and passed over the Moon Goddess." "And my father''s wolf?"


    "He is still there, but he is incredibly damaged and weak. Your father''s mind has also been frazzled so any chance of him reconnecting to his wolf is also lost. Your father has essentially lost his mind and over time, we fear his wolf will also pass." I gulped sadly, fighting to keep back the tears that wanted to flow down my cheeks. Julianne had dealt my parents a devastating blow. She had effectively rendered them both useless to the pack, and now they would be seen as burdens, as they could no longer protect themselves. Slowly, I walked over to my mother and gazed at her while I sat down on the bed beside her.


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    "Mum? It''s me. Libby. Do you remember me?"


    My mother looked up at me, her face gaunt, covered in a yellow waxy skin while hernk, thin, dry hair hung limply around her shoulders. Her eyes seemed vacant, their sparkle gone,pletely void of any human emotion or memory as she continued to mumble iprehensible words. Her body trembled ever so slightly as if she had no control over her own movements - a former shadow of who she once was. This woman was once a mighty warrior for her Pack, once feared by many and adored by those who followed her. Now, she was just an empty, living and breathing shell.


    Sighing, realising that I was going to get nowhere with my mother, I turned my attention back towards my father. His prognosis was slightly better, and I was hoping that I could at least save one of my parents. "Dad? I''m your daughter? How are you doing?"


    My dad turned around and stared at me in confusion as if I had spoken a funnynguage. His face split into a wide toothy grin, one that resembled nothing like my father as he pped and pointed out of the window excitedly. "Can I go out there? There are birds out there!"


    "Yes, there''s birds out there," I nodded, smiling sadly, realising that my dad was also long gone. "Do you like birds?"


    "Yes, I think they are rather interesting," my father replied slowly, nodded enthusiastically. "I want to go in that pool. Can you take me? I want to go outside. I like outside!"


    "Maybe in a minute," I replied taking a step back and gesturing for the nurse to take over. "I just need to speak with the doctor."


    Taking a deep breath, I looked over at Healer Nicholson and shook my head sadly.


    "There''s no hope. They are both gone!"


    "Indeed. But now we need to decide what to with them now," Healer Nichs acknowledged, while ncing gravely at his clipboard.


    "What do you mean, what we should do with them?" I asked incredulously. "What are you trying to say?"


    "We need to think long term about their care," the Healer said gently. "Without their wolves, they will be considered weak within our Pack. They will need our protection more than ever as they will be a target."


    "So, you''re saying that they can''t stay here," I gulped sadly, feeling a knot of heartbreak ripping through me. "Where else are they meant to go?"Content is ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org.


    "They are going to both need around the clock care," the Healer exined. "They are going to need help with feeding and washing and cooking. Basic survival needs. There''s a nice ce out in the human world where they could go. They have trained nurses there than can deal with people who has needs like your parents. They would be well looked after. I promise you."


    I nodded sadly. He was right. My parents couldn''t stay here. They would have a massive target on their heads if we were ever attacked by rogues. Plus, with their current mental state, they would never cope with a rogue attack. It was kinder for them to live out the remainder of their lives as a human, down in the human world, as much as that was a bitter pill for me to swallow. I looked across at Healer Nicholson who was watching me intently. I nced at him sadly and nodded. "I will help you prepare them for their journey!"

 Chapter 15

    I woke up groggily to the sound of birds chirping nosily through my bedroom window. ncing at my watch, I realised it was almost 9.30AM. feeling panicked, I quickly jumped out of bed and ran to the closet to get dressed. I was supposed to be downstairs meeting all my Warriors and the Beta in five minutes, to take James and Julianne to the crypts. Two days had passed since I made my decision on what to do with them and all my pack leaders had tried to talk me out of such a drastic punishment. They believed instant death was the right thing to do but, in my eyes, it was only an easy option out. I was made to suffer as so were my parents, so why couldn''t James and Julianne? Yesterday, I had escorted my parents, alongside Alistair and Healer Nicholson down to the big city to a big care home for humans. These humans also had mental health problems and memory problems, and they too, would need round the clock care. I followed my mum and dad as they were led to their rooms. Due to the care home policy, they would be in separate bedrooms, but the home was nice enough to put them side by side. Not like my parents recognised each other anyway. The home was nice and was well suited for them. It was situated within a gatedmunity, that had security on the gates to make sure no one wondered off. They had a small, heated indoor pool, cinema facilities,rgefortable lounges, group activities every night and arge library filled with books. They also ran art sses, group sses and therapeutic sses such as foot and hand massages, manicures, and pedicures. They also had a hairdresser visit once a week to give regr cuts to the residents. I knew they was going to be content there and it made the pain in my heart a little easier. It was hard saying goodbye but as i said my goodbyes, I could see that both my parents didn''t really know what was going on or where they were. It was easier to remember them as they were in my mind than see them like that.


    Six minutester, I was fully dressed and stood in the great lobby in front of Alistair, ke, Marii, and arge group of Warriors. They were all dressed in fancy ceremony outfits that were only worn when someone must bemitted to the crypts. A rare punishment in our world.


    "Are you really sure you want to do this to them, our Luna?" Alistair asked for the final time, looking at me warily. He already knew my answer.


    "How many times have I got to repeat myself Alistair?" I replied coolly, staring at him sternly. "ke epts my decision, so why can''t you? Jared, Jenson, please bring the prisoners out."


    "If you are sure," Alistair breathed before nodding to Jonas. "I just want you to be sure. It is a rare punishment. One that is not executed much due to the brutality of it."


    "Oh, I understand the brutality of it," I smirked as I crossed my arms impatiently. "They both deserve to pay for not only what they have done to me, but what they have done to my parents. They may not be dead, but their minds are essentially dead and so are their wolves! There is no crueller fate!"


    "I have to agree with my mate," ke blurted out as he walked towards me and protectively wrapped his arm around me. "I wouldn''t normally agree to such a punishment, but I think this seems fitting. Jail time would normally suffice but not this time!"


    "Okay! Your word is mymand!" Alistair nodded before turning to Jared and Jenson. "Bring them up. Let''s get ready to roll. We don''t need to drag this out any more than we need to!"


    Our heads all simultaneously turned as we watched the two warriors disappear behind the staircase and down into the depths below. After what seemed like an eternity, the two warriors finally emerged, each frogmarching a visibly weakened prisoner. They had only been encased in silver for a mere number of days and already the effects were visible. James could barely stand and was being dragged across the lobby by Jared, while Julianne was stumbling as if she were heavily intoxicated. She was a fighter, I thought to myself. Silently, I followed the group and stood back as I watched the prisoners being safely locked up in a transportation van ready for Alistair to drive them to our sacred crypts.


    "We will follow you in the car," ke''s voice called out as he made his way over to the car and proceeded to open the door for me, beckoning me to get inside.


    The sound of gravel crunching under the tyres met our ears as we skidded out of the packhousepound and towards the city. Many of the city''s residents where human so they took little notice of our convoy snaking its way quickly through the streets. The ones that did notice, however, where from our world, who was fully aware of what was going on. They immediately stopped what they were doing to bow their heads as we whizzed on past. Was it a mark of respect to us, or to offer their sympathies at what fate we were passing down to our prisoners?


    It was not long before the hive of shops, bustling highstreets, office blocks and skyscrapers had turned into quiet sleepy suburbs, with quaint little houses, parks filled with children and humans walking their dogs, before farm and woond crept up on us, signalling that the edge of our territory was not far away. As we made our way out of the city and up to the mountains, a huge temple facade that was carved into the mountain face, began to rise above us. Huge stone pirs raised above us with intricate carvings of wolves and runes carved into the red stone. Burning torches led the way to the entrance that was heavily guarded by thergest, fiercest looking wolves I had ever seen. As our vehicles pulled up to the entrance, the wolves began snarling in our direction, their thick fur standing up on edge, making them seem bigger than they already was. As soon as Alistair jumped out of the van, the wolves sensed his importance as they immediately stood down, and one by one, they shifted into their human forms.


    "Can I help you?" one of therge guards grunted at Alistair, while peering at the van inquisitively, while licking his lips hungrily.


    "Yeah, I''m dropping two more toys off for you to y with," Alistair smirked while gesturing to the van. "Worst of the worst, this lot. If I had my way, it would be certain death for them, but my Luna wants it done this way." "What did they do?" a second guard quizzed? "Can''t be that bad surely?"


    "I don''t have time to go through everything," Alistair drawled, looking somewhat bored. "Here is their paperwork. You''ll find all the answers to your questions in there. Plus, their crimes and information about their victims. I''m sure it will make for pleasant reading!"


    "Okay, so you will be wanting two cells then!" the first guard gruffed, as he turned to open the door to the crypt.


    "No! I blurted out suddenly, feeling the heat rise in my cheeks as multiple pairs of eyesnded on me. "No. I want them ced together. I want them to see each other suffer. Like my dad did when he was chucked in with my mother. He would have known it was her. I want these two to feel the same pain and humiliation as my parents did!"


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    "Very well!" the first guard nodded approvingly. "I do infact have the perfect cell avable on the ground floor. Get your prisoners and let''s get them inside!"


    I turned around and watched my warriors fling the doors open to the van. Momentter, James and Julianne were thrust into the burning sunlight, making them squint in pain as they desperately tried to cover their faces. Slowly, Julianne looked up and her face filled with horror when she saw the entrance to the crypts. She finally realised what was about to happen as she suddenly burst into a flood of tears as she weakly gazed at me begging me to make it stop. Please, Libby, please!" Julianne babbled nosily. "Please don''t let them take me in there. I will do anything to make it right. Please! You can stop this!"


    "You don''t have the right to talk to me!" I spat, ring at Julianne in hatred. "After what you have done, and what you have subjected my parents to, you have no right! This is your punishment, and it is rightly deserved! You are nothing but a coward!"


    I nced across at James, who had managed to lift his head and take in his surroundings. He sighed as he bowed his head. He had clearly resigned himself to his fate. He knew there was no point in fighting it. I stood back as they were dragged into the crypts and into the eternal darkness that would eat away at them. Silently, hand in hand, me and ke followed. He gazed at me proudly as his thumb skimmed my knuckles.


    "Are you sure you want to carry on with this?" He murmured. "I won''t try to stop you if do."


    "No, I need this to be done. I need justice, my mum and dad need justice and they need to pay!"


    Inhaling deeply, as if I were trying to muster all the strength I could, I silently followed the guards, Alistair and James and Julianne into the crypt. The brilliant bright sunlight and warm air instantly turned into a murky coolness, dimly illuminated by sparsely ced torch''s flickering eerily in the dim. As my eyes adjusted to the darkness, I could see that we were now standing in the middle of arge cavern. Six tunnels carved into the rock led into further darkness - no doubt more crypts - just like this one. I stood in silence as my eyes swept across the tomb, taking in the eery carvings, flickering torches, and many chambers that I could see that lined the walls. Some, I noticed had lit torches outside their bars, while others did not. I did not realise one of the guards had been watching me before he came over and pointed to a chamber with a lit torch. But it was the odd groan and helpless wail that came from some of the upied cells that threw me. "The lit torches means that there is someone locked up inside. Many of our residents, shall we say,e from the correctional centre when they are deemed irredeemable."


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    "Do you have many here?" I asked curiously looking around in wonder.N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.


    "Not many. Not as many as we did." The guard shrugged casually. "We had many from the great war, but they have all passed now and their bodies returned to the soil. Its good that we dont get many now, but the ones we do, they have to go. some where. And this is the safest ce to put them. For themselves and us."


    "I see," I murmured, feeling slightly creeped out as another eery wail echoed out. "Well, let''s not waste any more time. I now hand these two mongrels over to your care!"


    "And they will be very well looked after, don''t worry," the guard smirked before winking at hisrades who began walking towards James and Julianne.


    "Please, don''t do this!" Julianne feebly murmured once more as a guard ripped her roughly away from Jenson and marched her towards an empty cell, as James was quickly dragged behind her.


    I watched as the guard wrenched open iron door, revealing a small cell, with arge, silver cage in the middle of the room. An intricate sprinkler system dangled above the cage, no doubt to provide a constant suplly of wolfsbane to keep the prisoners subdued. As if the silver wasnt enough. I spied that the cage had a silver bottom, just like the cage had that we found back at Julianne''s house. I nced over at Julianne, no pity in my face whatsoever and saw that her eyes had widened in shock and horror at the fate that was bing of her.


    "Come, Luna. You do not need to see the rest," Alistair murmured gently, cing his hand gently on my shoulder while looking at ke knowingly.


    As much as I wanted to watch Julianne suffer, I did not want the memory etched forever in my mind, so I allowed ke to gently guide me back out of the cell and into the main crypt. As we neared the exit, a heart wrenching scream echoed around the crypt, causing every little hair to stand up on my body. My blood ran cold, as I paused and turned to face the source - the direction of the very cell we had left.


    "Don''t worry, they always start of like that," ke muttered. "It is just the silver and wolfsbane doing their job. She will be silent soon enough!"

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