All Chapters of Scarred by fate : Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Greg's POVWe pull up to the pack hospital, and I hurry out, lifting Zahra gently into my arms. The urgent bustle of the medical team greets us as they rush out with a gurney. Carefully, I lay her down on her side, her fragile form a stark contrast against the crisp white of the hospital linens.“Evening Delta, what can you tell me?” Dr Jarvis's voice cuts through the chaos as we follow the gurney's hurried path through sterile hallways.“This is Zahra Larking, Beta female. She’s 14 years old. She’s been attacked and whipped, and we suspect a combination of silver and wolfsbane has been used. She’s been unconscious the entire time I’ve been with her, about the last twenty minutes or so. We’re unsure how long ago the attack was, but the amount of blood at the scene...” My voice trails off, choked by the gravity of her condition.“Thank you, Delta. We’ll take it from here.” Dr Jarvis’s voice is steady, but his eyes betray the urgency of the situation as he darts into the examination room

Zach's POVWhat?! Why would he ask that? In my mind Zion sits up, on alert now, ‘I don’t know Zach. What’s he getting at?’ I stare up at my Alpha slack jawed with surprise. Before I remember he asked me a question.“I’ve heard him shouting at her, saying things no kid should hear from their parent. But I wouldn’t say he was abusive; he just says harsh things sometimes when he’s angry. I try to keep him busy, so he wouldn’t be around her much, to shelter her from it, when I know he’s in a bad mood but….” I trail offLuna Alison has tears in her eyes, I glance back around the room at the others. Oscar is now mirroring Xander, and Eliot has taken over packing the floor. Have I missed something? Why are they all taking this so hard? Zion, lets out a low rumble in my head, he doesn’t understand either. Alpha Lucas continues on, seeming not to notice the feelings in the room; “How about Zahra’s responsibilities at home? Are they appropriate for her age?”I shrug “I mean. She does a lot arou

Alpha Lucas's POVAs we enter the normally boisterous teenage domain, we find them all turning towards us, warry etched on every youthful face. They all look so young still, at 17 they are, green boys, who have only that their wolves for a few months or even weeks. And who’s childhoods are about to come to an abrupt end. We walk into the Livingroom the gravity of the situation weighs heavily on me, contrasting starkly with the apparent casualness of their teenage gathering. "Boys," Alison begins, her voice steady but tinged with concern, "we need to ask you a few questions." Her eyes sweep across the room, meeting each of their gazes. "Has anyone unfamiliar been hanging around Zahra? Or have you noticed anything unusual about or around her recently?"The boys exchange puzzled looks. Xander, leaning against the kitchen island, is the first to break the silence. His voice carries a mix of uncertainty and guilt. "Well, we were just saying, until today we’ve not noticed Zahra much at all

Alpha Lucas's POVAs Greg leaves to start the search for Cole, my focus returns to Zach, who looks up at me with haunted eyes. "Did dad really do this?" he asks, his voice a mixture of disbelief and dread. I pull up a chair, sitting across from him, trying to offer some semblance of comfort. "I don't know, Zach. But the evidence we've gathered so far is troubling."I turn to look into Alison’s eyes, reaching behind Zach’s back I grab her hand, needling touch to lend me strength and I open a link to her ‘We didn’t see it, Ali. How did we not see this was going on?’ She shakes her head, her own eyes misty. ‘I don’t know, Lucas. But we’ll make it right. We have to.’The night wears on, and we sit in a silent vigil by Zahra’s side, the steady beep of the monitors a constant reminder of the fragile life fighting for recovery in front of us. The tumult of my mind is occasionally interrupted by updates from Greg but it’s not until 3am that we have a breakthrough. ‘Alpha, we’ve found him’ I si

Xander's POVThe early morning light filters through the vast windows of my top-floor suite, casting a glow that feels too cheerful for the sombre mood that like a dense fog hangs over the house. as I sit with Oscar and Eliot, our spirits dampened by the revelations about Zahra; Zach's sister, who until yesterday had been invisible to us.Eliot fidgets with a throw pillow, his face etched with confusion and guilt. "It's just unreal, you know? Zahra... all this time. How did we miss her?" he murmurs, shaking his head in disbelief.Oscar shifts uncomfortably next to him. "She was invisible, and now, knowing she's been suffering..." He trails off, the rest of his sentence swallowed by a heavy sigh.I rub my temples, feeling the weight of our future leadership pressing down on me. "We should have noticed her, shouldn't we? We’re destined to lead, yet we overlooked someone in our own pack. Zach’s like my brother, but we failed his sister so profoundly."Before we can spiral further into our