Filed To Story: Secret with Betas Daughter: Skylar Story Series
“If you were me would you stay?”
Sky asked before walking away. She hasn’t looked at any of us since she finished her story and I can guarantee she will go back to avoiding us at school Monday. It felt like my heart was ripped out of my chest. I looked at my twin and I knew he felt the same. She’s not wrong though. I wouldn’t want to be in a place where almost every interaction was with someone who told me or showed me I wasn’t wanted. And to find out she was literally being tortured, right under our noses. Even to an extent by her own father. My wolf could tell she wasn’t lying or even exaggerating. Alpha wolves can sense deceit. He was also pissed at hearing the ways we haven’t been taking care of our pack from her point of view.
“What do we do? She can’t leave, we can’t let her leave.”
Kota asks me, sounding almost panicked.
“Let’s get the rest of the guys, I think we need to talk to dad and all of those guys. Somebody has to know something. With everything she said, it can’t have all gone unnoticed, right?”
I turn and head back to the edge of the forest where they were all waiting.
“What did she say?”
Mateo asks. He looks so broken right now. I’m sure we all do. I can’t imagine the guilt he is feeling for not, at least, protecting her from their dad.
“She wants us to make the pack better for everyone else. She said it’s too late for her, just to make sure nothing like this happens to anyone else. She wants to graduate, find her mate and leave.”
Dakota barely got the last part out. It hurts to even think of her leaving.
“She can’t leave!”
Sam bursts out. “She makes us all better, she keeps us calm, sane, all of us. I know you guys feel it too. We are all drawn to her. She’s like our center of gravity.
“I agree, what I want to know is why all of a sudden there is this powerful draw to her, and for all five of us.”
Oliver scratches his head. “I don’t think it’s a mate thing, because it affects Mateo and we are all too young for a mate bond to show anyway, but something is going on. Like she said we have been around her her whole life and never needed her around like we do now.
“We need to talk to dad and the guys, maybe even mom.”
I look at Kota. “Mom spends extra time with her.
“You’ll want to start with Luna and Delta Kyle. They don’t know much but they both have helped her heal from some of the worst beatings.”
We all snap our heads to Sierra. I didn’t even think to ask her. Sky has let her in more than the rest of us. “I believe things at the school are being covered up too. Sky told me that she stopped going to teachers, because they can’t do anything without being punished or fired. And the administration seems to find a way to put the blame on her or there isn’t any evidence to back her claims. She’s been sent to the office plenty for being involved in disagreements and somehow she has been targeted as the bad kid, the spare beta looking for attention, so they stopped taking her seriously and just punish her if she’s a part of an issue, without even taking a look into the incident. It would probably be a good idea to hack into the school computers and see if we can get security footage. There has to be some way to find out who is doing this and be able to prove it. Maybe talk to some of the kids she trains, they love her and she has always said most of the abuse she takes is in place of someone else. I think she is protecting those kids. I think that’s why she works so hard to train them, so when she leaves they can defend themselves. Because you’re right, she wants to leave. She’s going to graduate early and get out of here as fast as possible.
Cam
“We have to quit talking about her leaving.”
Kota rubs his chest just over his heart. He looks like he is going to be sick.
Sierra completely ignores him and goes on. “Whoever is doing this has a ton of control or hold over people in power, at least at the school. There’s no way Sky getting jumped daily is not on record somewhere and going completely unnoticed. It’s just easy to hide since it seems to be only her and she never reports anything.
“So, she hasn’t told you who’s doing this then?”
I ask, making a mental note about checking the security footage and understanding that Sierra might be more scary than she lets on. The observant ones are the ones to watch out for, they see things our mundane eyes miss.
“I think that is the one thing she is going to take to her grave. She doesn’t believe sharing the info will help. She thinks it will actually make things worse, make her look weak, embarrassing her dad and brother, and make her bully retaliate. Which, I think, has happened in the past. According to her, this is the best version of the situation. That she actually is in control of whatever is going on. She expects it, is mentally prepared for it, and already knows how to recover and go about her day like nothing is wrong. Something she is obviously really good at since no one, even me, sees her get hurt at school.
“How can this be better? Why is she worried about embarrassing dad and I? Who gives a sh*t?”
Mateo whisper-yells, running his fingers through his hair.
“Your dad gives a sh*t. That’s who. I’ve seen the way he talks to her and about her, we all have. No one can deny he’s a d*ck to her and we have all just let it happen, including the Alpha and Luna, because she doesn’t complain. She goes to no one, because she trusts no one. Every person here, except Sierra, has given her a reason not to. Clearly it’s worse than we thought.”
Leave it to Oliver to analyze a situation to add another tally on our list of dumbass things.
“She thinks because the bully’s focus is on her or she can put it on herself and keep others from getting harmed, it’s better. She said, because she had beta blood, she can handle the beatings better and heal more quickly than any other lower ranked person. She truly believes she is doing the right thing protecting pack members as a beta should. She believes it’s the only thing she can contribute since she isn’t really wanted here. And unfortunately she’s right, no other kids are ever bullied, solidifying her belief.”
Sierra shrugs sadly. Sam goes to wrap her in a hug.
I scrub my hands over my face then look at my watch, 6am. “We have really f*cked up and we aren’t even in charge yet. Let’s get inside, dad should be in his office, we need to fix this, now, and we are going to need all the help we can get.”
I turn and the others follow me. I can’t wait for this conversation.
We headed in through the back doors into the kitchen and completely startled the omega that is making breakfast. It’s kind of a known fact that none of us move much before noon on Sundays. We are definitely out of character right now. Marching straight to our dad’s office, Kota and I don’t even bother knocking as we all pile into the large space, filling every available chair and my father and Beta Daniel just stare at us like we all grew three heads.
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