Trigger Warning: Talk of abuse/rape of a 17-year-old “What?” Ryder nearly yells while opening the door wafting the room with my dad’s scent. “Ryder, I need to talk to Raven,” Dad answers, my heart begins to race because part of me wants to hide while the other part wants to run into my dad’s arms. “I don’t know who you’re talking about, I’ve been staying up here alone,” Ryder answers making me blush and I can hear my dad chuckle slightly. “I can smell that she’s in here, it’s ok Ryder. Thank you for making sure she was safe,” Dad said while stepping into the tree house and I curl up tighter. “She doesn’t want anyone,” Ryder argues trying not to let my dad further into the tree house. “I know she’s going through a lot, but I do need to talk to my daughter and make sure she’s ok,” Dad softly speaks so I pull the blanket down letting Dad see my head and he smiles gently. “I’m fine,” I sigh while sitting up and Ryder looks back at me in concern. “Good, we still need to talk. Can yo

“Alright girls we’re here, we’re going to go straight back to an exam room, Liliana you’ll need to change into a gown after the nurse takes your vitals,” Dad explains while parking in front of a very nice doctor’s office near the hospital. “Ok,” I yawn while walking close to our dad with Raven behind me. “You don’t need to be afraid here, the people here are very professional,” Dad says after greeting the people at the front desk then leads us through a door that opens to a hallway with doors to exam rooms. “This seems nice,” Raven comments while looking around as I nod my head staying close to Dad and holding onto his arm. “Ok Liliana a nurse should be in, in just a moment she’s going to take your vitals while I get a chart set up for you. Once she’s done change into this gown for a pelvic exam,” our dad explains while grabbing a gown from a cupboard and places it on the counter as Raven stands by the exam table. “Thank you, Daddy,” I sigh while hugging him as tight as I can. “Y

Raven’s POV I quickly become lost in my head while looking at everything for Liliana; I can’t help imagining what Jonathan did to her and all of the turmoil it has caused her. I try to focus on just helping Liliana and making her feel like she has support, but it feels like a losing battle. “Raven,” Rebecca whispers with her hand gently on my back finding me standing in front of a shelf holding a pillow with my temperature rapidly rising. “Mom,” I whimper while letting go of the pillow realizing my claws are out. I'm drenched in sweat and feeling very sick like molten hot led is sitting in my stomach. “Come here, it’s ok just breathe I know it’s hard, but you have to calm down,” Rebecca sighs while holding me and I grip onto her even tighter feeling my anger trying to take over. “I need to go to the car; can you get everything in that pile and a pillow like this for Liliana,” I sigh while pointing to the pile of candles, lotions, books, night light, and slippers. “I got it, go

We stayed at Nikki’s for about a week before our parents bought the house about a quarter mile down the beach from Nikki’s. They also bought the land between the houses and around them for about a mile giving us a safe place to be wolves. “How do you like it here?” I question while walking into Liliana’s room where she is laying down because her stomach was uneasy. “It seems really nice,” Liliana answers while looking around at the room and I smile. “It really does,” I agree while stretching and getting comfortable in Liliana’s bed with her. “How are you feeling?” I inquire, staring down at her hands over her belly that is showing more. “Nervous, I’m starting to feel the baby move a lot now that I know what it is,” Liliana semi smiles and I nod my head happy things were going well; she deserves an easy pregnancy after everything. “I would expect nothing less, having a baby this young is hard. I can’t imagine how hard of a time you’re having given who the baby’s father is,” I adm

“Raven!” I hear a familiar voice. I try running towards the voice wanting out of the darkness surrounding me making me feel afraid, powerless, and angry. “Bunny, open your eyes look at me,” Osric’s deep voice finds me through the link when I begin feeling strong tingles against my naked back and torso I try opening my heavy eyelids like I am fighting to wake up from a deep sleep. It is then I feel a painfully strong surge of power rush through me making my eyes snap open causing me to nearly scream in overwhelming agony. My back arches up out of the warm body holding me making me collapse naked in the cold snow writhing in pain, consumed with power. “It’s ok Raven, it’s over,” Osric reassures while kneeling down next to me with his warm hand rubbing over my sweaty shoulder creating soothing tingles. Registering the sensation, my mind races remembering my mother teaching me about mates and their bonds. I stare down at my pale body, fighting the urge to crawl into his muscular ar