Chapter 50
After Ambrose and Enoy were gone I looked around at the group now gathered. “okay kids not only am I the alpha here I am also one of the doctors so I will oversee your care personally. First I know it's on my mind but kai is it?” he nods “ you’re a fox but Ambrose referred to you as a wolf I’m s little confused?” “oh um well I am half arctic wolf half arctic fox I kinda got a little bit of both when I shift I look like a wolf. I am not an overly large wolf probably as big as some of the younger pup's first shift.” he breaks off almost as if in fear. He will need to grow out of that. “Michelle why don’t you take the kids down to the clinic and have them checked out but kai could you stay back for a while I will walk you down myself.” he nods but looks around in fear. His eyes meet the young girl's eyes she nods and I see him relax a little.
Once they left I poured two fingers of strong scotch for us both. Handing him the cup “I don’t know what you went through but I know it had to be something. I won't pry but I want you to know you can talk to me about anything. I also and you can correct me if I am wrong you worry Enoy will reject you even though she probably told you she won't am I right?” looking over my shoulder he nods. Then takes a cautious sip of the scotch. “did she have a chance to tell you about her grandmother, my mother, and her mother?” turning to look at him leaning back against the window ledge. When he shakes his head I nod. “let me tell you about them then you can decide what you want to believe okay?” again he nods “first are you hungry? Name it'll have it sent up.” watching him think it over I can see the argument in him. “have you ever had cinnybonnies? I know they brought some up to share as they don’t make it up there yet.” his eyes shoot to me “what are those? Alpha Enoy said I smell like that.” “Enoy she will kick your ass you call her alpha. You’re her equal and she takes that seriously. They are a treat or snack food it doesn't surprise me she said you smell like them they are her favorite. She calls it her crack.” shaking my head with a chuckle.
I link Mary in the kitchen “hey Mary can you send up some coffee cinnybonnies and assortment and then maybe a couple of pizzas also send a few pizzas to the beta suite the kids are home and look starved.” “right away alpha extra protein I assume?” “yes they need to regain some body mass and strength thanks.” cutting the link I look over at the kid “okay I just asked for an assessment of cinnybonnies and coffee brought up and pizza to be brought up after it is cooked sound good.” his eyes shoot to me hope and fear intertwined “I promise the food here is safe. Mary is gonna add extra meats and high protein magic she does it will help put some meat back on you all.” he nods.
“Okay, so my mother was my father's second chance mate. My father's first mate was killed in a rogue attack. She was part of a rogue group sent to attack the pack from the rogue king. You have heard of him?” again he nods a man of few words. “she was attacking with them one of my father's friends and warrior killed her in front of my father at the same time the mate bond hit him. So for two years, he lived with the pain of losing his mate and watching others find their mates. Have pups and just be happy. My father was heading down a darker road the longer he was alone. Refusing to take a chosen mate because there was a chance at a second chance mate. He got a call to come to a pack where one of his sisters was found alive but passed by the time he got there. In his investigation, he stumbled on a mass grave full of hundreds of bones and bodies still decomposing. Under one of those bodies what a very weak barely alive she-wolf. This she-wolf is my mother. She thought her wolf was weak her skin was painted black and blue. Scars covering her all over. Again for the second time my father thought he was losing his mate. Ready to give it all away something or someone slapped them silly. My mother was rapped by many men her virginity was bought by a man with red eyes. She thought with all the abuse her brother put her through her father wouldn't want her. She was wrong it didn’t matter to him she had been abused because that was something out of her control. Her brother sold her at thirteen. So for three years she was abused and taken advantage of without the help of her wolf.”
Looking over I see tears in the corner of his eyes. There is a knock at the door “enter” jenny comes in pushing a cart. Two steaming pizzas a platter of cinnybonnies water and coffee. “thanks jenny ill call down or bring the cart down later.” “alpha” she bows and leaves. Getting up I nod for him to follow. Taking a plate I take a couple of slices and then go and sit back down. “so to my own tragic tale. You heard of the time where all the packs sent warriors and alpha heirs with the future beta to the winters castle for extra training?” he nodded “I was part of that last batch well ended the control they had on wolves it was not training it was a term of slavery for everyone there. Well as you know alpha of alphas Zeus had a set of twins Apollo and Artemis. Artemis was spelled to believe a young witch was her mate. Apollo two was spelled to think the same. The withes of the night coven planned for this witch to mark and mate Artemis. When she ran away because the spell she was under broke. After all, well I found her.” I chuckle remembering that first time I smelled Artemis. “for a year no one knew where she was. Or didn’t care to look for her. When it came time for Apollo and Jacob to send out search parties for her they needed her to make Jacob the beta. Dragging her back to the castle and locking her up until it was time for the mating ceremonies. They took her to a bathing chamber stripped her down and check to make sure she was a virgin. A violation of her body. Then they dressed her in the colors the night coven chose.
They then spelled her and spiked her with potions. A transfer of pain so that during the mating on stage everything her brother and his mate did to each other Artemis felt it. All the while Jacob whispered the horrible things he planned to do to her. I arrived in time to see him shove her to the ground ripping the back of the dress open. I was able to stop them and steal her away but it caused a war in which I had to accept help from the last place I wanted. This left me with my own hell to live with but the pack was safe. Artemis was safe. It was a good time for us. She had our first a year later. A boy named Hermes. Then the girls a year later to her surprise. Winters usually only have one pup. Samuels has three pups, the heir and a set of twins. Now with both lines being blessed and cursed we didn’t how having pups would go. But to our surprise, she got pregnant with a fourth pup. Only a month along. She took Hermes to the naming ceremony being that Eos is his cousin and Artemis her aunt it would have looked bad all around had she not gone. On her return home, they were ambushed and killed by rogues. Hermes's neck was snapped. No other signs he was touched at least for him it was fast. That I can't say for Artemis. She was ripped apart. To this day no one knows who did it or why. Everyone has their theories but that's it. I don’t know what you have been through I would imagine problem parts of this hit the nail on the head and some don't. I tell you this so you know that Enoy won't reject you because you were abused if anything due to our family history it will cause her to cling to you more. The black rose has been cursed to lose our Luna's. With you being the future Lune maybe our luck is changing.”
Sitting back finishing my pizza letting my words sink in. I can see the fight he's having inside him and ill let him take all the time he needs to heal.
