Filed To Story: Their Bullied and Broken Mate by Teri Petry
It wasn’t time for her feeding, and she didn’t need a diaper change, so I did whatever I could to soothe her. Luckily, the singing worked. I decided to sit in one of the rocking chairs, and rock her. As the rocking chair moved back and forth, I sang to her softly. I sang the song my mom had sung to me when she sang me to sleep. Lullaby (Goodnight, My Angel) by Billy Joel.
“Goodnight my angel, time to close your eyes
And save these questions for another day
I think I know what you’ve been asking me
I think you know what I’ve been trying to say
I promised I would never leave you
Then you should always know
Wherever you may go, no matter where you are
I never will be far away”
She was soon letting out tiny little snores, and smiling in her sleep. I wish I could do something for this little girl. She was so precious and just needed someone to care for her. Celeste said that people had stopped to look at her, but no takers. She thought it was because of the situation with no one knowing who her dad was, and she was probably right. The fear of an absent father suddenly coming in and trying to take her from someone who took her in as their own, was a definite possibility, but also highly unlikely.
I looked up to see my love staring at me. I lifted my finger to my lips, instructing him to keep quiet. George had approached him, and it looked like the conversation they had was pretty sentimental. George was like another big brother to him, and I know Maddix saw him more as a brother than a best friend. When George stepped away, I took that as my chance to be close to my mate. I laid little Willow back in her crib, and waltzed up to my husband. I wrapped my arms around him and squeezed him tight.
I asked about his sister, and he told me how she was awake, but very freaked out at the moment. Liam was with her, and I was thankful for that. He was the most soothing of the former Alphas, and Alette was in the best hands she could be. Then he asked me about kids. I told him I would love to have them, and he said he wanted a huge blended family. Adoption was a must at some point. It got my mind racing, and I wondered if it would make sense if we adopted Willow. I would talk to him about it at dinner. It was Italian food for dinner tonight, and it was my favorite night of the week.
When we got to our table in the dining hall, the food was already being placed on it. My mouth was salivating, and I heard Maddix chuckle. “What’s so funny?” I asked him. He just shook his head and sat in his seat. “Oh, nothing. Just watching you eyeball that food made me wonder if you didn’t have a little wolf in you somewhere.” he said. I had thought about having him make it possible for me to get a wolf, but I think I like just being me. “Maddix?” I said. He looked up at me and I finished my sentence. “What would you think of adopting Willow? Everyone keeps passing on her because no one knows who her dad is. I don’t think it’s fair to her, she just wants and deserves to be loved. I want her.” The look of surprise on his face shocked me at first, but it soon softened. He took my hand and kissed my knuckles. “If that’s what you want baby, that’s what I want,” he replied.
Compromise
*Alette POV*
Hopefully, I can go home today. I have a little more strength than yesterday, and I really just want to sleep in my own bed. I have decided that if Dr. Flores won’t release me today, I’m going over his head. I will just have Maddix tell him I can rest just as well at home as I can here. The smell of antiseptic cleaner and bleach is nauseating. Mom and daddy Loki are here with me now, and I know better than to bitch and complain with the two of them here. “Mom, did the doc say when he would be in again? I really want to go home. I need a shower and my own bed,” I asked my mom. I heard her huff, and I gave my dad big doe eyes. “Mel, she’s restless. Give her a break. You were the same way when you had to stay overnight here,” Loki called out to my mom.
She didn’t say much after that, and went out to see if she could find more information. While she was out, dad came and sat on my bed. “Want to tell me why you left pack grounds without telling anyone?” he asked me. I knew it was coming, and was hoping they would forget. I should have known better though, because my dad, Loki, never forgets. He’s like a damn elephant. “Look, dad, I couldn’t find anyone to tell. I left a note on my bed, and I honestly didn’t plan on being gone long. I surely didn’t expect to be drugged, especially by one of my friends. I’m sorry I didn’t follow the rules, but I did leave a note,” I plead my case.
His face went stern, and he started to shake his head. “Alette, we have rules for a reason. You are a prime target for anyone with a grudge towards our family or our pack. You know that you have to actually tell someone, and then have a warrior with you. No matter what, and no damn excuses. We could have lost you, damn it. You need to quit being so reckless. I don’t know what the hell I would do if anything serious happened to any of you kids. Do you understand me??” He stated.
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.