Chapter 68

After leaving Mr. Corners house, she entered her car and tried to calm herself down. Of she knew it was going to be an insult, she won't have dared to visit. He was an annoying old man.

'It didn't go well?" The driver asked as he turned back to look at her. One would tell she didn't have a good night rest. Her eyes looked puff.

'So because I'm a woman, they look down on me. They think i can't get that position?" Katherine asked as if she was referring it to the driver. The poor middle aged man just stared at her like he was watching a TV show of his favorite characters.

'I know you can." Mr. Joel the driver uttered as if trying to encourage her not to give up. He knew her to be brave and intelligent, a strong woman that fought her way up, all alone. No siblings, no parents, no lover. The only thing was her lack of respect. She acts like she could get anything.

'Thanks. So what is next?" She said and her eyes met with Mr. Joels'.

'I should be asking you that. Maybe go back home?" Mr. Joel suggested with a smile on his face.

Katherine was quiet for about a minute before concluding on something. The more she wasted time, the more ken would stay in jail. It was obvious no one was going to help her. They didn't want to be on the bad side. So she thought but the truth was, her attitude was creating enemies. She had to do something to help ken, 'Take me to Rex." She uttered with a low tone.

Mr. Joel understood her and nodded, 'Okay. Put on your seat belt." He reminded her.

However, the drive to the company was very quiet. And as soon as the car parked near the entrance, Katherine got out without a word. She looked so determined and Mr. Joel wondered what the poor lady was up to. Though he wished everyone would understand her just like him and ken does.

Mr. Rex was so busy checking out all the paperwork when Katherine banged the door open and walked in. Behind her was his secretary. She looked fearful and gave her boss a sad look. She had earlier tried to stop Katherine from coming in but, she just didn't want to listen. And the lady knew if it continues, she would one day kiss her well paid job a goodbye.

'Your new habit of banging in without permission is quite impressive." Rex smiled at their direction.

'It is not like you're banging a girl and doesn't want anyone in. This is an office not your house." Katherine responded and the secretary behind her almost cried.

'Sir, I am so..." His secretary, Angelina didn't even finish her sentence. Rex knew she tried her best to stop Katherine, so, why blame the lady.

'It is fine. You can leave." Rex answered calmly with his eyes still on Katherine. Angelina left them but was still not sure her boss has forgiven her. It was the second time such a thing was happening. And after the secretary left Rex turned to Katherine, 'You see how you scared her?" He asked.

Katherine rolled her eyes and sat down without being permitted to, 'And so?" She asked back. Rex shook his head in disappointment. He almost forgot she was a savage.

'Uhmmmm..." Rex breathed heavily and sighed. He just overlooked her presence and continued with what he was doing. Well, he was excited knowing for the fact that she came because of her arrested secretary. Her pride didn't let her come sooner. He didn't care.
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He knew he messed up, I was also glad his conscience wouldn't let him be when he realized the gravity of what he did.
I went through thick, and hell in the hands of when I was still stuck at the blood moon pack before I escaped and everything he did to me and made me do was really traumatizing. I still have nightmares about them once in a while… especially since I started sleeping without Rex. Rex made me feel wanted, beautiful and special though but my feelings and the little dignity I had left was dragged through the mud and shattered like glasses when he left me alone in bed that morning without a good morning before he left for work and it felt like the times I had in susan's rooms, it was sickening.

It was like I was dragged back in time through a time machine… waking up on the floor in my own pool of blood in the morning the first time had his way with me. I cried till I had a serious stomach ache from vomiting out of disgust and got admitted to the infirmary… I couldn't stay there for long though because called for my presence again and beat me up to stupor, while he accused me of faking my condition. I felt like an abandoned bag of trash that fell out the back of a trash disposing car, like I had lost my worth and had no use in this life anymore… I couldn't describe the depression I was plunged into but I knew I was never the same after that day, I'm still not the same, not even with Rex… They were my scars and I was meant to carry them forever.

I didn't realize I had squeezed the hair brush in my hand so tight that it broke into two. I dropped the brush and palmed my face, taking long breaths to calm myself down and stop the tears that were fighting to have their way out.
Minutes later, I had recovered from my little breakdown and raised my head to look at the mirror where I sat opposite the vanity in my room. I craved for emptiness at that moment because I hated the way I was feeling upon remembering the horrible things made me go through. My eyes were a bit red from the struggle with my tears so I took a tissue and dabbed them to get rid of the redness, it worked.

Rex didn't know about the things did to me, he just knew I was tortured and mistreated. I hadn't told him yet and I knew if I did tell him, he was probably going to lose it and kill himself but I didn't want that. I had vowed to kill and susan myself and that was what I was going to do… I didn't know when but someday soon, I was going to fulfill that promise I made to myself. I sighed and took another brush then gently brushed my hair, my locks were getting longer and I knew I had to trim my hair or maybe get a new style; try something new since I had the liberty now, Violet could help me choose something nice.

Once I was done with my hair, I dropped my brush and stared at the mirror for a pretty long time. I had little scars on my face that weren't so obvious anymore, I always thanked the universe for making me a werewolf because it gave me the power to heal faster and get rid of scars that I could make disappear from my skin and it helped me alot, considering the amount of scars I'd gotten before I even clocked twenty.
Looking at my scars always reminded me of the horrible things I had been through and I always wondered if I could ever fully heal from the trauma and the hurt the memories inflected on my mind.

I always wondered if I would ever be like normal werewolves that lived normal happy lives without having anything that triggers a reaction or emotion in them, without anyone to wake up the huge fear that always lurks behind their minds for this particular someone… or people. I was like that, little things made me have goosebumps from extreme fear that suddenly woke up in me and then I would remember I was now far away from them and calm myself down. Sometimes I'd hear sounds that sounded similar to or susan and I'd want to panic but then I'd remember they couldn't get to me now… I was always on edge still, full of fear and anger and quick to react to little things because of what I went through in their hands. They made me be this way; scared, angry and fidgety and I always wondered day and night, whenever I got the chance… if I'd ever be free from this emotional damage someday or I'd just have to live with it and keep on fighting the demons that lived rent-free in my head.

'You should know the reason i came." Katherine suddenly uttered.

"Only if you didn't bang in and sit without permission. But, i should still ask, right? So tell me Miss Katherine, what brings you here? Or have you come here to pick up on me? Or yes, you got a proof to my crime?" Rex asked with a mockery tone and it upseted her.

'Nice one. You can try better than that." She paused and studied Rex but as usual, he just only smiled back.

"What do you want?" Rex looked serious as he asked. He didn't have all the time in the world to exchange words with a lady that has no manners and sees herself like a goddess of which he doesn't see.

'Release my secretary." She just ordered and Rex looked stunned. He couldn't believe her guts. The way she said it.

"Is that a command or you're begging me to?" Rex's question kept her speechless for a minute or two, 'I can leave him there for as long as i want. Or have you forgotten the reason for his arrest?" He added.

Katherine knew he was right. She didn't know how to beg. She has never done that.

"I know but, what is the point of keeping an old man in jail. He suffered alot already." She defended but it made Rex annoyed the more.

'He should have thought about that when he tried to tannish my reputation and boldly called the police on me. He really got the guts. How are my sure he is not a long time wanted criminal." Rex said with a serious look on.

"ken only did it for me. He is not a criminal." She hated the fact that Rex was correct and they had to conclude on something, "So what do you want me to do?" She forced herself to ask and Rex burst out laughing. He couldn't believe what he heard. Was she giving up already?

'Ha ha ha ha... What did you say?" He asked with a bold smile. Enjoying the moment and would have paid any amount of money to see the angry look on Katherine's face.