Six

Raven's POV

“What do you mean?”, I didn't even pause to register her reply as I pushed past her to the crowded lot.

I could feel the heat as I pushed everyone aside as I tried to reach the front.

There was a car….not just any car, the same car that Marcus had warned I and Lily to stay away from, all because it was a gift for his mistress and her son.

The windows were broken as well as the bumper, and it was lodged deep into the fence. And beside it was my little girl's school bag and favorite pencil purse alongside her coloring books sprawled all over the floor, but Lily wasn't in sight.

Panic coursed through me as I ran my fingers roughly through my hair and turned to one of the guards, “Where's my daughter?”

“She was taken to the pack's memorial hospital”

I wasn't thinking straight at this point; one of the guards quickly arranged a car for me, and we began our journey towards the hospital without wasting much time.

All I could think of was my daughter…my precious little girl.

“Was the Alpha present when the accident happened?” I asked to soothe my mind; I didn't know who I was kidding.

“Yes he was, but….” He trailed off, and that piqued my curiosity.

“Speak!” I ordered, and he began blurting everything out at once.

“He was there when it happened, but then almost immediately, Sienna had a panic attack probably over the accident, so the Alpha rushed off with her to their chambers and then delegated someone to go with the princess. I'm sorry Luna” He ended dejectedly, which only made me feel worse.

His very own flesh and blood was involved in an accident, but then he had the guts to be all over his mistress?

Marcus just had to blow the one real chance he got to act like a real father to Lily. Damn it!

“And she was excited”, I whined as I buried my face in my palms. The poor one couldn't even read the bad air that passed between all of us.

Who was Marcus trying to impress? The perfect father figure, my foot!

Soon enough we reached the hospital; Oh, how I hate the strong smell of antiseptic and blood.

My mind was in a haze as I thought of what my little girl must be going through.

I rushed to the receptionist and explained everything to her, and she directed me to her room.

Room 302

The second I reached the front of her room, I heard a really loud scream, and my heart seized. I burst into the room; her elbow looked awkward.

“Mommy!” Her cries became louder as she saw me. I rushed and held on to her right. My little baby girl.

“Luna please you'll have to hold her. We have to shift the bone back in place. She was lucky to have only been hit on her arm; it could have been a different story if she wasn't a brave girl and dodged it in time. Now please hold her.”

Dislocated? That bad? And he still ran off with his mistress.

“Mommy's here now, shhhh don't cry princess” I couldn't help but cry along with her, not only because of the pain but also because of the neglect she had to endure too. Everything was really messed up.

Seconds later, a heart-wrenching scream filled the air and the quick snap of bone.

This isn't what a five-year-old should go through. Not one bit.

The doctors gave her a candy and then anesthesia, which subdued the pain, and soon enough she was asleep, her long lashes still wet with tears resting on her pale pink cheeks.

My little Lily, she deserves all the love in the world, and yet she has to fight for attention with an illegitimate child.

Even as she was between consciousness and dreamland, she kept muttering in her sleep, and I could only pick out a few words.

"Daddy, Park!" for the same monster that would probably not pick her even in his next life.

All these were only frustrating, to say the least.

As I was sure that she was asleep, the doctor asked for a few words, and so I went ahead to his office with him, but not after asking the guard that came with me to monitor her closely and call me if anything comes up.

All the doctor said was disheartening, as I thought about it a few minutes later when I was back at her side, running my hands through her soft hair.

Her sugar level has dropped, and she has a high level of possible trauma.

Possible trauma while still in her own home, her very own pack….it all seemed absurd.

But I knew too well that it was the truth regardless.

I was still lost in thought as I heard a bit of scuffling outside and placed a quick kiss on Lily's forehead before going outside to figure out what exactly was going on.

And just as I expected, it was the almighty Alpha Marcus and his ever-ready mistress that kept posing as the perfect one.

“What do you want again, Marcus?” I said in a low tone as I shut the door close and faced him.

“That is no way to….” Sienna started, but I cut her off immediately.

“This is a family matter; stay out of it, please.”

Marcus was caught off guard; Sienna glanced at me and then went to the side to wait. "What happened with Lily Marcus?” I rephrased my question.

“Look I'm sorry, it wasn't intentional. Sienna insisted on driving the car….”

“Even when you know she doesn't have any driving experience?” My voice was rising already, but I didn't care.

“She didn't know that Lily was at the front waiting and lost control of the wheels”

I was tired of all these excuses, really I was.

“You know we could just end all these feigned concerns?" He looked at me confused, then asked, “What do you mean?”

“Let's get a divorce”