Filed To Story: Their Bullied and Broken Mate by Teri Petry
Dear Diary,
It’s been years since I have decided to write in you. I honestly thought I lost you a long time ago. However, when my mates and I returned to the former Mystic Shadows and had to clean out my sperm donor’s house, I found you in a large box in my old closet.
Things have been amazing lately. The pack is thriving, and so is my Starry Moon. We are having our Christmas/New Years ball next weekend, and I have a lot of things left to prepare. Rebecca and Jason will be bringing those in their pack who wish to attend later today, and we have made accommodations for those coming at Nick’s Place. So far, the only orphans we have still staying there are George, Henry and Jack. Rico and Grace are in the process of adopting them though. Grace said she couldn’t bare the thought of them living somewhere else and calling some other woman mom. They are good boys and love her very much. Rico and George are thick as thieves, and he adores all three boys. I can’t wait until their new little addition comes along.
My girls are getting so big, and Maddix will soon be 2 years old. He loves his baby sisters, and is such a daddy’s boy when it comes to Liam. He is close to Loki too, but I think if he had to choose between them, he would choose Liam every time. As far as the girls, I think that my grandma is right about their genetic traits. I feel a wolf in all of them, but more so in Adelina. The trait is there with the other 2 girls, but Adelina is definitely an Alpha. Speaking of wolves, grandma says that she thinks Maddix is an Alpha, and not a Beta. He does come from Alpha’s on my side, and his biological mother’s side. My mates are dead set on him being the first heir, and dare anyone to challenge their decision. Just as they dare anyone to challenge their decision to choose him to be their son. They don’t see him as their “adopted”, he is theirs and only theirs.
Both of my mates have been so busy helping Jason get the proper channels for income, and I think with their help, Starry Moon will be a close tie with Blood Moon very soon. Where Starry is located is close to the ocean, and they have decided to open a fishing business, as well as a fishery. Oregon weather can be tricky in the winter, but I think with the determination they have, they can make it work. They are also helping Jason get other means of pack income, in case of bad fishing times. No matter what happens, they won’t allow our family and their pack to suffer. Jason has taken on some of the same projects as we have going here, such as a new group home for orphans, and a safe house for women and children who have been abused or are being abused. He has started programs within their pack for anyone who needs them in regard to any form of abuse, men included. Until everything happened, I had no idea that Jason was also a victim of sexual abuse. Once, when him and Rebecca were visiting, he asked me to meet him for coffee so that we could have a heart-to-heart. He told me about every little thing he had endured growing up, and how our dad knew about Todd doing things to him. He told me about how he felt like the most worthless human alive because of it, and because of what he was being made to do to me. He even admitted to me that he didn’t know if he would ever feel worthy of love from anyone, but he would gladly accept it, and be a better man because of it. I explained to him how our past doesn’t and can’t define us, that we can’t control what has happened to us, and we can only learn from it and move on. Holding grudges destroys your spirit and heart, and what good would it be to have a heart so damaged that we can’t share the goodness of it with others? He promised to start putting the past behind him the best he could, and we both agreed not to bring it up to each other unless completely necessary.
As far as Tim and Hazel, they are going above and beyond what was requested of them. It has gotten to the point where Loki and Liam have started giving Tim more responsibilities, and it’s looking hopeful for him to earn his spot back soon. Hazel’s aunt had passed away 2 weeks ago, and the alphas had even allowed her and Tim to attend her funeral without any warriors going with them. Her aunt had left her a small inheritance, and she planned on opening a bakery with it. She is going to focus on pastries, donuts, breads and pre-made pizza dough. I, for one, am beyond excited for it to open. I have been helping her decide where on the pack grounds she plans to build. She said something about just building onto Coffee & Thyme, but I suggested she separate the two, and split her time in between them. Christy has proven to be an amazing asset to her, and has even turned out to be Tobias’s mate. We took Rico and Tobias to lunch one day, and it was magical. As soon as he walked in, it was over for them both. They have been inseparable ever since.
Now, I would like to say that everything has been hunky-dory with my uncles and grandmother. Leif and my grandma have become extremely close, and he has even started to build a relationship with Pablo and his family. Jorma, on the other hand, is cordial and respectful towards them all, but doesn’t go out of his way to build anything with anyone. He is still reserved and awkward with everyone, sometimes including me. I think it’s just who he is. I can’t say I blame him. My uncles and mother had a weird beginning to their childhood. My grandpa Albert thought he was doing right by them, but in the end, I think it just messed Jorma up more than the others.
As for me, I am actually doing great. My visits with Peter have been fewer and further between, and he says I’m healing nicely in my mental capacity. The nightmares have stopped, and my memory progression has increased. I can remember more and more every day, and I handle them in stride. The good memories from when mom was still alive are coming slowly, but any memory with her is a good one. I have an appointment with Roxy today. I have been having a lot of cramping, and I hope everything is OK. I will be positive though until given a reason not to be. Ruby and I have discovered more of our abilities, and our bond with one another has become solid. She is still sassy, but I know she only bucks up when she feels it’s important.
I have to sign off for now, but I will return to share more with you really soon.
Love,
Melian aka Mel
Toddler On Board?
*Loki POV*
To say life has been crazy busy is a solid fact. I knew Jason was going to need a lot of help with getting acclimated to being an Alpha of a pack, especially without Alpha training. What I didn’t expect was the crazy mess that Callum left this pack. It took him and his uncles almost a full month to get the paper work organized, and to see exactly where the pack stood financially. Let’s just say that it wasn’t a surprise when we found out that it wasn’t ideal. If he didn’t come up with a solution to bring in sustainable income to help supply what the pack needed, there would be no pack. He called a meeting with his uncles, me and Liam, and financial advisors of the Royal Council. Starry Moon qualified for a small grant to help them out until they could get a business going, but that grant would only stretch so far. Liam and I donated a substantial amount of materials to help them build some much-needed facilities, and repair the buildings that could be repaired. Our lumber business was booming, and had plenty to spare. Benefits of owning many acres of wooded land. We also donated funds that matched the grant, and that gave them double what the council could help with. We weren’t going to let our brother-in-law and sisters pack fold. They earned what they have at Starry Moon, and the people of the pack deserved a chance with a new and improved Alpha and Luna.
Two weeks ago, we had to go to the disbanded Mystic Shadows. The council was about to either bulldoze and sell the land, or they were going to offer the pack to another qualified person for the Alpha position. They would need to start from the bottom with regard to everything. Members, business, everything. Liam and I thought about purchasing it just for the land itself, and using it for another business venture. Whether that would happen would remain to be seen. Mel and Jason insisted on going with us, to help clean out their childhood home. I worried about Mel going, because she had done so well in her healing. I worried returning, even for a brief visit, would trigger all the bad memories again. Luckily it didn’t. She found some things that she really wanted to hold on to, a lot of them her moms. At the end of it all, Mel and Jason were able to torch their prison of evil and torment. The look of pure relief on their faces was priceless.
After we talked to Gretchen and Pablo, we decided to purchase the land. Their coven would move out of the Mill house and into the new land to work the grounds. They would be able to use part of the land to plant their herbs and whatever else they saw fit, and we would work a large part of it and use it for crops and other sources of food. In exchange for living freely, they would tend to the planting and taking care of the fields and any livestock that we would have. This venture would not only help the packs and the coven, but we would be able to open up a farmers-market type business from spring to late fall. It was close enough to human towns and tourist spots near the pacific coast that we had no doubts it would do well. The coven members insisted they would take care of it for us, and it felt good to know that some positivity would come out of a place that previously carried so much negativity. We are tearing down the old pack house and building a house on the property for us to stay in when we are there. We offered it to Gretchen and the rest before we decided, and she said there was too much dark energy and would prefer something else. Who were we to deny grandma Gretchen, and what she wanted, she was getting. We were going to name the property Ruby Meadows, our mate’s idea, of course, and her grandma loved it.
Melian had an appointment with Roxy today. She hasn’t been feeling well. I hope that there is good news for her, and it’s just something minor. We are going to meet with Rico, Tobias, Tim and their mates for dinner in our private dining room to celebrate Tobias and Christy getting married soon. We wanted to take them out to somewhere special, but Christy was adamant about doing something cozy and intimate. They also wanted the kids to be there, because she adored them all. A long while back she had found out she wasn’t going to be able to have kids of her own, and for a moment it was an issue for Toby. However, they worked it out and as soon as they found the right child, they were going to adopt. They thought our journey with Maddix, and Rico and Grace with their current 5 kids was inspirational and that’s what they wanted to do as well. I hope they find what they wanted soon, because I know Toby is dying to be a dad.
Sitting at our desk in our office, the phone started to ring. No one ever calls this phone, so I was curious as to who it was. “Hello? Alpha Loki Young speaking,” I answered. “Yes, Alpha Loki, this is Gamma Joshua Travers, of The Northern Sun pack. I was hoping to speak with your brother, Liam. Is he available?” he replied. Why would this Gamma want to speak with Liam? “I’m sorry, but my brother is unavailable at the moment. Is there something I could help you with, Gamma Travers?” I diverted. He was briefly silent, and then dropped a bombshell. “Well, I suppose so. Could you give him this number and tell him that I need to speak with him urgently? I have a 3-year-old child here that is his, and I need him to come retrieve it.” He said. My jaw hit the ground, and I wasn’t sure how to respond. I told him I would deliver his message, and hung up the phone. Holy fuck, this cannot be real.
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