Filed To Story: Their Bullied and Broken Mate by Teri Petry
“Luna, you must come with me! You need to get to safety.” Timmy yelled to me. I shook my head and screamed, “No!!! Not this time! I fight along side my mates! I’m fighting for my pack! Either fight with me, or go help them! Either way, I’m not leaving them!” Without another word I shifted, and Ruby let out the loudest growl I had ever heard. As soon as I shifted, Lisa did too. Jenna started to run for the door, and one of the warriors who had just come in caught her before she could make it out.
She started to shift in his arms, and tried clawing at his face. With one swift movement, he snapped her neck and threw her lifeless body to the ground. Ryder let out a pained growl, and jumped to attack Edward, Jason’s wolf. Edward was too quick for his wolf and moved out of the way before he could clamp his jaws onto Edward’s neck. Edward jumped at Ryder’s wolf and they were fighting for dominance. Ruby grabbed the scraggly wolf by the tail and pulled him off of Edward.
As Ruby was dragging him across the room, it felt like we had been hit by a boulder. Lisa’s wolf, Tammy, had rammed us in the side, causing my grip to release from Ryder’s wolf, Malcom. Ruby snapped her head towards Tammy and snarled at her. She slowly stalked towards Tammy as if she was hunting her prey. She knew she had fucked up, and Ruby was about to show her how much. In a snap, Ruby was on top of Tammy, biting and clawing at her. Tammy’s blonde fur was becoming soaked with her own blood, and Tammy tried to submit by exposing her neck to Ruby.
I wondered if she was going to accept the submission, but I begged her not to. “Ruby, don’t. She wouldn’t give you a chance to submit at all if the shoe was on the other foot. Put her out of her useless misery.” The only reply I got from Ruby was her tearing into Tammy’s exposed neck and ripping it apart. She stepped back as she watched Tammy shift back to her human form, and Lisa’s lifeless body lying in a pool of her own blood. Callum’s wolf shifted back to his human form and wailed in agony. Zeus, Rocko and Edward all shifted back into their human form. Ruby and I were confused by their actions. Why didn’t they end him too? Liam walked up to Ruby and placed his hand on her snout. Loki came to her with something to cover me in and asked her to shift back to me. She was hesitant but gave in to her mates. Loki covered me and said, “It’s done. He is our prisoner now, and will pay for the things he has done by pain of living without her.”
I was angry. I wanted them all dead. It was because of him that we lost Nick. It was because of them that Rico was still in a coma. “NO! Kill him!” I screamed as I started to sob. “He doesn’t deserve to live!” I slumped onto the floor with the blanket tight around me, and continued to sob. Jason and Tim dragged Callum outside to give the command to his men to stand down. My mates tried to console me, but there was no use. What was supposed to be a happy day, and eventually a finish to all the bullshit, was now nothing but agony. I stood up and walked away from my mates. I needed to put on some clothes and find my nieces and nephews. Three of whom are now orphaned. I needed to talk to Rebecca, Grace and Roxy. Most of all, I needed some guidance. I think killing Lisa brought everything full circle for me and reality smacked me in the face. Maybe some of what I was feeling was shock, but for the most part, confusion and sadness had consumed me.
Leaving our bedroom, the halls of the packhouse were chaotic, to say the least. I felt like I was in a daze and just being led by instinct to my destination. As I prepared to walk into the nursery where everyone was, I caught the scent of my mates. I sighed and turned to face them. “Melian, is there anything we can do for you?” Loki asked. I glared at him and replied, “Kill Callum.” Loki’s shoulders drooped and Liam said, “You know we can’t right now. We have to do this the right way. Just as we did with your situation.”
I scoffed at him and said, “My situation? You mean the fact that my family beat and raped me and left me for dead? That situation? I get it Liam, we have to follow Royal Council protocols, but why do they have to decide who or what happens to those who hurt us beyond repair? Why do they get the pleasure of deciding who lives or dies when they weren’t the ones damaged in the situation? So please, don’t ask me to be happy about having to follow the Royal Council’s decision right now. We were provoked, and you can only poke the wolf for so long before it bites back.” I turned the doorknob and walked into the nursery, leaving my mates standing on the other side of the door. I felt bad that I was taking my anger out on them, but if I couldn’t express it to someone I trusted, then I would end up taking it out on someone else. I knew they could take it, even if they didn’t fully understand it.
I stood at the door and watched the little ones playing, and the babies being fed. They were the innocence that I hoped would bring light in the darkest of hours. I went and sat on the floor with Trinity and Maddix and played with them. Rebecca sat with me and put her hand on my knee. I fought the urge to breakdown, and looked at her and whispered, “I need help, Bex. It’s all catching up with me, and I feel myself starting to spiral. I just want it all to go away.” She took my hand and squeezed it. She laid her head on my shoulder and whispered back to me. “I’ll be beside you every step of the way, and so will your mates and brother. You have so many people who still love you, Mel. You are going to be alright, I promise.” I squeezed her hand back and thanked her. I also told her that we needed to figure out what was going to happen with the twins and Maddix.
Grace, who was feeding Riley, lifted her head and said, âLuna, I would like to take in the twins, if that is OK with you and your family.âRebecca and I looked at one another, and knew we had possibly found our solution.
Creating Beauty From Tragedy
*Rebecca POV*
As soon as Mel walked into the nursery, I knew things were about to collapse for her. A person can only take so much and she has obviously reached her limits. I watched her for awhile as she played with the kids, and I decided to go and comfort her. Let her know that I was there for her unconditionally. As we were playing building blocks with Maddix, she admitted to me that she needed help. She wanted to talk to someone that wasn’t family, and wouldn’t sugar coat anything for her just because she was now the Luna.
I knew exactly who to go to, but was unsure if she would go along with them since that person was a man. Peter might as well be one of the girls though, because he was very flamboyant and very in love with his husband. He and I went to school together from kindergarten all the way through high school. He went on to college to become a therapist who specialized in helping people come to terms with their sexuality and needed help coming out. I know the situation was different, but I know she could trust him, and that’s what she needed. I would talk to my brothers about it to see if it was a good idea, and then would bring it up to her.
To distract her from what she was feeling, we got on the subject of Eric and Michael’s kids. We needed to make sure they were taken care of, and would do just that. With Melian being the new Luna, and having many new responsibilities on top of everything else, it was kind of out of the question at the moment for her to take on full-time responsibility for them. Grace heard us talking and asked if she could take on the responsibility of the twins. I had no problem with it, and thought it would help her with her grief. They were already familiar with her, so they wouldn’t have to get used to someone else. Plus, she was part of the family and not a stranger. Mel said she would go over it with Jason, and let her know once they talked. Grace was alright with that, and said she would still continue to care for them during the day until she could take them home. Riley and Regina needed that stability, and Grace needed that comfort.
“Rebecca?” I heard my name called. I looked towards the door and there stood a tall gentleman I hadn’t seen before. “Rebecca Carter?” he asked. “Yes, I’m Rebecca Carter. How can I help you?” He started to step into the room, and the guard blocked him from entering. He threw his hands up in defense and said, “My name is Cordell Jones, I was told to speak to you regarding your husband, Jason Carter. I am with the Royal Council.” I asked Grace and Melian if they could keep an eye on Trinity and I walked Cordell into the hallway. “What does the council want with Jason?” I asked.
He ushered me over to the chairs that were in the foyer and started to explain. “Well, Mrs. Carter, your husband and sister in law are entitled to the life insurance that was carried by their father and a portion that was carried by their brothers. However, in the case of Eric and Michael’s children, the majority would go into trust funds until they are of age to receive their benefits. We have been trying to reach out to your husband by phone, but haven’t been successful. So, the council sent me to deliver the message. I was informed that your husband is indisposed at the moment, and was directed to you. I chose to speak with you first as your husband is the eldest, and I will speak with the Luna after.”
I was completely dumbfounded. Who would have thought those idiots were smart enough to invest in life insurance? “I’m sorry to sound clueless, but are you sure about all of this?” I asked. He gave a snarky laugh and assured me he was being truthful. He even showed me the paperwork. “Are those figures correct? Surely this is some kind of mistake. I mean, I don’t mean to come off as rude, but those men were the most selfish, self-centered men I had ever met.”
He assured me once more that it was legitimate. I sat back in my chair and wiped my hands over my face. I asked him if he could meet me again in an hour so that I could retrieve my husband and sister-in-law. He agreed and I told him to meet us in the library. The twins’ office was a murder scene, and I didn’t think it was wise to take a member of the Royal Council there.
New Book: Returned To Make Them Pay
On her wedding anniversary, Alicia is drugged and stumbles into the wrong room—straight into the arms of the powerful Caden Ward, a man rumored never to touch women. Their night of passion shocks even him, especially when he discovers she’s still a virgin after two years of marriage to Joshua Yates.