Chapter 63: The Morning After

' She was so powerful not because she wasn't scared but because she went on so strongly, despite the fear.'

\-Atticus

Stella's point of view

My body ached bruises laced my body. His fingerprints danced across my skin. The smell of him still lingered in the air. It wasn't just his bed that smelled of him. The pack house as a whole smelled of him. Everywhere he had his way with me smelled of us. The whole pack knew what took place. For they knew to stay clear of the Alpha and his mate during his rut. A week is all it took for him to break me a accomplishment my own father could never achieve. I was a lost soul. I lye in his bed nothing but the silky sheets that brought little comfort to me. I could feel my heart slowly breaking bit by bit. Callum had left moments ago to deal with pack duties. The responsibility that he had left for Maverick during his rut. He didn't spare me a glance no doubt due to the shame of what he has done to me. Was it shame that kept him away I would like to tell myself that.

A soft knock brought me back to reality. I dare not respond whoever lye behind that door could go away. After a few moments the door slowly opened. I looked to the ceiling I didn't need to look to know who entered my room. Max had specific smell about her the smell of morning spring. A blend of cool, airy freshness and a earthy awakening. Her soft voice broke through the air she treaded lightly " Pardon me Luna. I would like to tend to your wounds. May I?" She took a few steps towards me reaching out I quickly turned away. I vow to never let another male or female touch me again.

I finally broke my silence " Don't you dare touch me. That is an order as your Luna I demand it." I hissed out. Even in this moment I knew it all to be a lie. I was no Luna not in their eyes and definitely not my own.

" Luna please if you would just let me." She grabbed a hold of my hand gently patting the wet cloth over Callum's claw marks. I was slowly healing but at a slow rate. I looked to her. Her brown hair was tucked between her ears. Her eyes were red and puffy as if she had been crying. She slowly whispered to me " Why must you always make things so hard?"

I slowly sat up yanking my hand away " You think I asked for this? You think I asked to be brought here or to be forced to mate with the Alpha? No I wanted to run away from pack life all together." Gripping the sheets even harder sighing " Maybe find a suitable husband who truly loved me and be around people who are just like me I mean were just like me a human."

" But your our Luna now. That is what fate decided so it must be."

I couldn't help the laugh " Your red headed friend doesn't think so. I know she's the one that put that bug into Callum's ear about Roxy. This was the outcome of her actions. I should thank her though I was a fool to believe I could ever be anything more than an outsider. Maybe she should be the next Luna?"

Maxine's ears went back almost immediately. I sent her a smile " Oh, dear did I struck a nerve. Tell me Maxine how does it feel knowing that the woman you love and admire would much rather lye in bed with a powerful Alpha? I want you to take in every detail of me and look what your precious Alpha did to me. Can you honestly say he's not like the rest? Have you ever been deceived? "

Maxine took a shaky breathe continuing to clean my wounds. " what Jezebel and I share goes deeper than that of a typical friendship. We were orphans once often grouped into the same foster homes. My mind always goes back to that horrid place. My parents promised they would be back but they never did. It took alot of soul searching to finally come to terms with the fact they had just abandoned me. Until Jezebel and I got adopted to Alpha Zion's pack.

For once in my miserable life I felt like I belonged somewhere. But then that night occurred and my virtue was stolen from me. Alpha zion branded me on the inside. I never felt more alone the only thing I remember was Jezebel's screams. Time goes by to about a week ago. Chasing Jezebel out your room. I claimed my love for her once more. The only thing she told me was that I shouldn't love someone like her. I followed her to her room and she pulls out this shoe box and inside she grabs a whole stack of these letters. I slowly grabbed them from her. It was my mother's writing. She was planning to come back for me like she had promised. She had two plane tickets just the two of us my father would meet us there a few weeks later. My heart broke all this time I stayed angry at them and the whole time they were planning to come back for me. Turns out Alpha Zion already caught eye of us so he had my parents killed. They were tortured and discarded of their death certificates were in those letters. All of this was hidden by a woman that I loved. The only thing Jezebel dares to say to me was that she was sorry for keeping this from me. So now you know Alpha Callum isn't perfect but he's better than Alpha Zion ever was."

I grabbed Maxine's hand to try and comfort her. But in this very moment I saw the truth no shewolf was safe in the eyes of an Alpha. I had to get out of here while there was still an ounce of dignity left in me. I had to act fast.