Trigger Warning – physical violence; no rapeElizabeth POV The tightening hand around my wrist caught my breath. My wolf, Ashley, growled but that only made the Beta laugh. “Is your wolf going to try and fight me, Omega?” he says with a cold laugh. I try to pull my hand away, but it makes no difference. I am trapped. He pulls me towards his body and slaps my face. My head snaps to the side, and I feel blood leave my mouth and I see it spatter on his suit. He does not care. He pulls be back leaning his face into the spot between my shoulder and my neck. I whimper thinking he would instantly mark me, but he slowly moves away dragging his foul tongue from my shoulder, slowly up my neck and landing at my lips. I keep my lips closed tightly as he runs his tongue along the seam of my lips. He growls when I am not granting him access to my mouth and pushes his lips hard against mine. I fear he will break my teeth, but I do not relent. I cannot h
Alpha Carter POV A growl came out of me I had never heard before. It was enough to distract the wolf from my mate. The wolf I now recognize as the Beta of the Red Woods Pack. He steps back, “This is none of our concern, Alpha,” he growls back to me. I see his hard member hanging out of his pants and look to my mate. She is breathing heavily with tears rolling down her cheeks. I cannot tell if she has been violated but first, I must deal with this threat so I can get her help immediately. I step slowly towards the Beta, “She is my concern,” I reply. “She is my mate,” I add as the Beta looks at me with disgust. “She is my chosen mate. Tell him,” he demands of my mate as he drags her up to a sitting position by the arms he was holding over her head. I could tell she was in shock at the abuse she has endured. I could see the handprints on her face where she was hit. Rage was overtaking Max, he wanted to be let out. “I got this one, Max,” I r
Alpha Carter POV I rushed my mate to the Pack hospital and was appalled at the service we received. While the Alpha did nod to the Pack doctor to assist us, there was no desire to be helpful. They patched up her wounds and left her with machines connected to her. “When will she wake?” I demand of the doctor who was trying to exit the room. “It is hard to say, Alpha. She is a weak Omega,” he replies as he opens the door to exit the room. “Do more for her!” I Alpha command him. “I have done all I am permitted by my Alpha to do,” he murmurs as he closes the door and walks back towards to me. “There are things that have gone on in this Pack. Your mate was abused for many years; she will need more care than I will be allowed to give her. My best recommendation is getting her to your own Pack sooner than later,” he says and walks out the door of my mate’s room. Looking down at the beauty before me, I realize she is very thin and has not
Elizabeth POV I can hear the machines beeping. I am not sure what they are or where I am. I cannot remember everything that happened. Except the last thing I saw was a strong, gorgeous man with beautiful green eyes holding me in his arms. Did he call me his mate? Had I called him my mate? Was it possible that the Moon Goddess had given me a mate? Was it even possible he would want me? Of course not. Look at me. I was a wreck. Scars all over my body. As anyone who spoke to me reminded me, I was thin and ugly. What time is it? I am late. I have to make breakfast for everyone. The punishment I will endure for not being on time with everything. As if on cue, the door slams open and I hear Luna Nancy yelling at me to get my lazy ass out of this bed. I slowly open my eyes trying to adjust my sight, having not opened my eyes yet when I felt her latch onto my arm, and she starts pulling me out of the bed. The machines started goi
Alpha Carter POV “Are you going to reject me?” my mate whispers to me. I feel emotion catch my throat. She has been abused for so long, she feels she has no worth. I realize she is not ready to be my Luna, and maybe she never will be ready. But rejecting her is not an option for me. “Reject you? Why would I reject you?” I ask her. She looks at me with tears in her eyes, “Look at me. I am weak, and ugly. Nobody would want me,” she says as the tears fall from her eyes down her cheeks. I simply stare before replying, “You are far from ugly, my beautiful mate,” I reply before she cuts me off. “Do not lie to me Alpha,” she mutters as she turns away from me once again curling into herself looking away from me. Standing I move to sit beside her in the bed. She startles and I realize she has not had human comfort in a long time. I slowly lift her tiny body and wrap my arms around her. I gently position her body, still sore from the abuse she has
Elizabeth POV I knew I had upset my mate, but I did not want to get into trouble for doing something I was not supposed to do. I know when this fairy tale is over, I will be returned to Alpha Matt and Luna Nancy. I ate a few bites of food much to the disappointment of Carter and the Beta couple. They tried to get me to eat more but I simply could not. I did not have the room in my belly, and I was sorry to disappoint them. Eating made me feel sick, simply because I was not used to eating any amount of food on a daily basis. Carter tells me he must go make a few arrangements to get ready so we can leave for his Pack this afternoon. I am terrified what this means for me. He has promised me that I am going with him, but I wait in perpetual fear anticipating something will change before he can take me away.Suddenly the door bursts open with the Alpha and Luna entering the room with a couple of people I do not recognize. “Omega, you will answer the questions
Elizabeth POV I am being dragged out of the hospital in my johnny shirt. It is barely tied up and the breeze is chilling me instantly. I am crying for help, but nobody is hearing me. The doctor rushes forwards to try and stop them from dragging me off, but the Alpha turns and commands the doctor to mind his own business. As the Elders walk away from us, the Alpha sneers, “You are going to get what is coming to you. Covering for that Alpha was a stupid move, Omega,” he mutters to me as the Luna cackles in delight. I am dragged towards the whipping posts. I cannot breathe as we approach. I had thought I was free from this. I try screaming again but cannot get the words out. I am shaking as my hands are tied to the posts and the shirt I am wearing is opened from the back. I can feel the cool breeze on my bare skin and am mortified. Ashley, my wolf, has been trying to help me but there is a barrier stopping her from coming forward.
Alpha Carter POV I could not believe my eyes when I saw the lash marks scarring my mate’s back. I knew Matt had got a couple whips in before I could stop him, but I had never realized her back was covered in scars from years of abuse. Those whippings had to have been done with silver to leave the scars. In her physical state, her wolf would struggle to heal her as well. When a wolf has been deprived of food and rest, their wolf can only help heal so much. And in this case, I believe her wolf did, and continues to do, as much as she can for Elizabeth. I was devastated that I had not gotten to her sooner. That she had been hurt at all was eating at my insides. I realize the agitation I had been feeling was her fear and upset. Even though we had not marked one another yet, I could feel her emotions. I had not expected that and was angry at myself for not realizing sooner that she was in trouble. As we get back into her hospital room