Filed To Story: Their Bullied and Broken Mate by Teri Petry
“Alpha, Luna, we all heard about what happened to Alette. I’m happy you found her. When Tommy heard, he started to act funny. Making secret phone calls, talking about maybe he should get into that kind of business. Just terrifying things. Yesterday, I heard him speaking to a man named Jackson, and he was making plans to sell me to him. When he showed up at home today after work, he said we were going on a trip. I refused to go and rejected him right then and there. That’s when he went ballistic,” she explained.
I thanked her for being honest, and asked if she would like to stay in the packhouse for a few days until we could clear her home of any trace of Tommy, and she accepted the offer. She left us to pack some of her things, and I linked Henry to let him know to put her on our floor.
“Babe, I have to call a pack meeting immediately. Can we put off going to Ruby Meadows another day? This can’t wait,” I asked. She said that was fine, and she would call grandma for me. We walked back to the pack house hand in hand and parted ways once we arrived. She took Willow to get her ready for bed, and I went to my office to speak with my Beta and Gamma. I also called Damian to see if him and Alette could be here by noon tomorrow afternoon.
*MADDIX POV*
Dreading this pack meeting, but if I have to make it clear to everyone in the pack that things like what happened yesterday with Tommy will not be tolerated. Not only the abuse that he did to Janine, but also anyone caught communicating or working for Jackson Issacs will either be instantly banished from Blood Moon to become a rogue, or placed in the cells for the council to deal with.
I came out of our closet to find Riley dressed in a black pair of slacks, and a soft green, silk button-up shirt. Her hair was pulled into a bun, and she was slipping on a pair of black heels. She looked ravishing. Buttoning my black trousers, and tucking in my dark green dress shirt, I asked if she had heard from my sister.
Damian and Alette said they would be here by 11:00am, and it was close to that time. I called Damian and when he answered he said with a laugh, “So, are you answering your door or what asshole.” Confused by his words, I opened our bedroom door. Low and behold there stood my sister and her mate.
“Why the hell didn’t you knock?” I asked. Alette pushed past us and said, “Because he thought it would be fun to see how long before you called us to see where we were. You two are too much alike.” She rolled her eyes and flopped on our sofa. When I spoke to Damian last night, he mentioned that she had been very moody. However, she wasn’t pregnant. I told him that she was probably getting close to her heat, and that it would probably be smart to head home once we ate lunch after the meeting. Just to be safe.
He agreed, and thankfully the girls were too busy yacking at each other to pay attention.
“Alright ladies, we need to head down to the auditorium. Need to address the masses and be the big bad Alpha for a minute,” I told them. That earned an eye roll and snickers from both of them.
Entering the auditorium through the back door, Alette and Damian took their seats next to the stage. Riley and I walked to the podium that was front and center for all eyes to be on us. It looked as if the whole pack was present, and I clarified with Henry if it were true. This meeting wasn’t optional, but fully mandatory. Only ones excused were hospital officials, and patrols.
Clearing my throat, I addressed my pack.
“Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you all for being on time and ready for me. I have some hard things to discuss, and I ask that you keep all questions until the end of what I have to say. Your Luna and I will do the best we can to answer them all justly and fairly.” I began. Riley took my hand and gave it a little squeeze. I squeezed back and went back to my speech.
“Yesterday, we had an incident. Unfortunately, I was attacked by Tommy Lewis, and I had to end his life. I was having a picnic with my family and had heard his mate, Janine Dwyer screaming. Rushing to see what was going on, I found Tommy beating Janine. She had found out some very disturbing information, and to save herself, she rejected him,” I continued.
“Most of you, if not all of you, know about the situation that happened with my sister, Alette, just over a month ago. The man that had taken my sister, and the man who bought my sister and used her for a bad situation were both killed. However, the man who bought her has a brother. His name is Jameson Issacs, and he is trying to continue his brother’s business dealings. That business is sex trafficking,” I said.
I had to pause and compose myself. I took a deep breath and glanced at my little sister. She sat tall and just nodded her head for me to continue.
“Tommy decided to work for Jackson, and was going to sell Janine to him for a large sum of money. He was also going to try and find other women in and around Blood Moon and Ruby Meadows for Jackson’s dealings. Thankfully, Janine found out and rejected him before he could. It was because of that I was able to stop not only what he was doing to Janine, but what other things he had planned to do for Jackson,” I explained.
“The reason I am telling you all of this is because, from here on out, things will change with certain things. First change, anyone, whether male or female, caught laying their hands on their children or mates will be jailed. You are supposed to love your family unconditionally. Hurting them with your own hand is disgusting, and unacceptable,” I stated. I released a little of my alpha tone so that it would stick.
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