Filed To Story: Their Bullied and Broken Mate by Teri Petry
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*ALETTE POV*
*Night of Rescue Flashback*
I felt guilty riding in a comfortable car while the other girls rode in the back of a military truck. They were just as much a victim as I was. When I voiced my opinion, Damian assured me they would be taken care of. However, we didn’t have enough cars to accommodate them all. “Can Hillary at least ride with us?” I asked. He nodded and asked if Luke could go get her. When they got back, she looked terrified until she saw me. “Please ride with me,” I asked her. She eagerly nodded and climbed in next to me.
Her eyes darted between the three men in the car, and I whispered to her that she didn’t have to be afraid. I explained who they were, and she instantly relaxed. My plan was to make sure she either got back to her pack, or come with me to Spirit Mountain. Both of us were going to need all the support we could get.
Instead of making the long trip home, we drove to Northern Sun. It was the closest pack to Ross Lake, and Simon’s dad was Beta. There we would be able to figure much more out. We were given top-notch accommodation while the girls were put in a make-shift dorm. Again, guilt riddled me because of that. Hell, even at Ross Lake we still had our own private luxury quarters.
I put the guilt behind me since it was just one night, and just a sleeping situation. They were given gorgeous clothing to wear, and personal assistants. They were free to roam wherever they wanted, and not treated like servants or prostitutes. That was a bitter pill to swallow. Technically, we were all not prostitutes, even if it was against our will.
At breakfast the next morning, I was notably sick. I had bad tremors, my head ached, my body ached, and the smell of the food made me sick. Damian took me to the pack doctor, and he confirmed it was an effect of coming off of whatever I was drugged with. He said that it would probably last another day, but gave me some medication to stop the nausea, and said it would help me be able to eat. It was important to maintain my strength through all the detox.
Damian didn’t leave my side, partially because I wouldn’t let him. He is my safety, and his scent of spiced apple cider helped keep me calm. He kept asking me if I needed space, and I adamantly refused. That was the last thing I wanted. However, at one point, I had no choice. He had to attend a meeting with Alpha Kernshaw, my brother and another Alpha that was local. He said that I could come, but I knew part of what they were going to be discussing, and I didn’t want to even hear his name.
I told him that I would just go find Hillary and the others, and assured him I would be fine. I let him kiss me, and that is exactly where I went. Northern Sun looked a little different from the last time I was here. Surely, the changes that were made by the new alpha. The last time I had been here was for Phoenix’s grandfather’s funeral send off. I never liked the feeling of this place when the former Alpha was in charge. He was a weird man, who led this pack almost into the ground.
The training building aka dorm wasn’t far from the pack house, so I made it there quickly. When I entered, I expected to see more girls inside. However, there were only a few. “Where is everyone?” I asked one of the girls sitting on her bed. “Most are getting fresh air, a couple have actually found their mates, several are speaking with the Beta about staying in the Northern Sun permanently, and then there is us. We aren’t ready to venture out yet,” she replied. I nodded in understanding, and asked about Hillary.
“She was one of the girls who found her mate. He was a warrior, and she felt safer with him. You know, some of the girls are still terrified. I don’t sense any danger here, and that gives me comfort. I just don’t want to see the way people look at me. I can’t stand to be seen as pitiful. I’m an alpha’s daughter, you know. Well, I was,” she told me.
“You were? Who is your father?” I asked. She looked to the ground and replied, “My father was Alpha Issacs.” My mouth hit the floor, and at the moment I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. “Your father treated you this way? How could he? I am so sorry.” She shook her head and said, “See, pity. Please don’t be sorry. My father didn’t want me. He only wanted my brothers. I had another sister, but one of his clients turned out to be her mate, and she was able to escape. She promised to come back to get me, but we moved to the states before she could.”
I sat on the bed next to her and held her hand. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean for it to come out like pity. I didn’t mean it that way. I’m glad you were rescued too, but I will have to tell my mate who you are. Maybe you will be able to reunite with your sister. What happened to your brothers? Oh, by the way, my name is Alette.” I apologized.
She leaned her head on my shoulder and thanked me. “Thank you, my name is Hosanna. It’s alright, I understand that it’s a sad situation. As soon as I turned 14, he started to make money off of using me. Even though he is my dad, I haven’t looked at him like that in a long time. The past 3 years have been hell for me, and even if I found my mate, he wouldn’t want used goods like me. I have come to accept that. He ended up having 2 of my 5 brothers killed, and the rest are in a human prison for murder. They will never get out,” she said.
My heart broke for her. 14 years old? Jameson Issacs was a worse monster than I could have ever imagined. “Hosanna, when was the last time you spoke to your sister? Did she give you her mate’s name?” I asked. She told me that it had been almost a year, and that her mate was the Alpha of a pack in Idaho named Hidden Pines. Again, my heart sunk. Hidden pines had been wiped out by rogues with no survivors 6 months ago. My friend, Cameron, lived there and was among the ones who died.
After breaking the news to her, I heard her whisper through her tears, “I am totally alone now. Where do I even go?” I pulled her close to me and told her she was coming with me to Spirit Mountain. I told her that my sisters and I were now her sisters, and we would take care of her. She laid down on the bed and continued to cry, and I just laid with her and held her. I felt the goddess put us in each other’s lives for a reason, and I would make sure she was taken care of.
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