An Alpha and Luna's Diary

8 - Mark Me!

Elouise’s POV

I woke up this morning in a major panic because I had forgotten I was in Bradon's room. Bradon tried to calm me down and let’s just say, it’s good we decided not to have s*x yet, because I really hurt him when I kicked him between the legs.

Besides that little misunderstanding, I had the best night’s sleep I’ve had in a long time. Bradon’s sandalwood scent calmed me through the night… “Sorry” I murmured again as Bradon walked out of the bathroom, showered and dressed.

“Let’s not talk about it” he laughed as I nodded my head and walked into the bathroom to brush my teeth, shower and change. I had brushed my teeth and undressed, stepping into the shower when Bradon knocked on the door. “I left my watch by the sink. Can I come in to get it or do you want me to wait?”

I pulled the shower curtain to make sure I was fully concealed; “You can come in” I called out as I heard the door click open and his footsteps as he entered the bathroom. “Can I ask you a question?” I queried as I heard Bradon suck in a deep breath and waited for me to continue. “Why are you so patient with me when most other wolves would run for the hills?”

“Most other wolves weren’t raised by a Luna who was raped” he replied softly, releasing the breath he was holding as I let out a small gasp. I didn't know this, although I understand why it's not common knowledge. “I’m not telling you this because mum, dad, or even I want everyone to know, but because if anyone can relate to what you’ve been through, it’s her.”

I moved the shower curtain to peek around it. “When did this happen?” I asked as he looked anywhere else, but me. I'm concealed, and he didn't have a problem the other night after my shift. “Bradon?”

“Almost 18 years ago. Rouges abducted and repeatedly tortured and raped her”, he answered, and if I didn’t have my wolf, I wouldn’t have heard him. Almost 18 years ago? Does that... No it couldn’t be, I argued with myself.

“How did you get her back?” I asked, not sure if I wanted to know the answer because of the timeline it coincided with.

Bradon released another long breath; “The Beta tracked them down and got her. She was badly beaten, and he passed her to dad, while he stayed to let them get away. Dad found his body a few days later when he went back to go after the rogues who hurt Mum. They were never found and got away with it.”

“Dad stayed?” I whispered, realizing it was what I was trying to argue my way out of.

“I’m sorry, Elly” Bradon murmured as I shook my head and shut the shower curtain. I didn’t want him to see me hold onto my tears about what he had just told me.

I closed my eyes to steady my thoughts. “Don’t be”, I answered, and I heard Bradon move to the sink and pick up his watch. “Dad was only doing his duty to protect your parents.”

I waited for Bradon to leave the bathroom and fell to the floor, letting the tears escape. Not for dad doing his job and dying in the process; I came to terms with what had happened a long time ago. My tears were for Luna Evelyn and what she had to endure. She was raped and tortured, and the culprits got away with it.

I sat there for at least 20 minutes thinking about different things and how I could possibly right a wrong that had happened. The only thing I could come up with was going to affect me. I had to stop hiding and make Jamie accountable for what he did. It was a scary thought, but I couldn’t; no… I won’t let him get away like those rogues did. And to make it possible, there is one thing that needs to happen first. It’s the only way to ensure he can’t lie his way out of it.

“Elly is everything, OK?” Bradon called, knocking on the door and sticking his head around it.

“Yeah, I’ll be out in a minute” I answered, pulling myself up from the ground and turning off the taps. I quickly dried myself and got dressed before stepping out of the bathroom. “I just need to do my hair, and then we can go down to breakfast.”

“Are you sure you are, OK?” Bradon asked, coming up behind me, gently placing his arms around me.

“Why wouldn’t I be?” I replied as he stared at me from behind when I stepped away to grab my brush from my overnight bag to start combing it through my hair. “Seriously, I’m fine Bradon.”

He stood there silently and waited for me to finish; “You know I can feel your emotions through the mate bond?” he said as I dropped my brush into my bag. “The closer we become, the stronger the connection gets.”

“And?” I said as he tilted his head to the side, looking as though he was trying to read my thoughts.

“I know you are upset about me telling you about your dad” he murmured as I shook my head vigorously at him.

“I wasn’t upset about dad”, I told him as he raised his eyebrows at me, trying to figure out if what I was telling him was the truth. I wouldn’t lie to him; he didn’t need to doubt what I told him. “I was upset hearing about your mum.”

He continued to stare at me. I was going to wait, but now is as good a time as any to do what I need him to do. “Mark me!”

“What?” he asked, taking a few steps back, trying to process what I proposed. “I can’t without hurting you.”

“Yes, you can” I said, pulling the collar of my sweater down to expose my neck. “One little bite, just here” I added, pointing to a spot on my neck as Bradon shook his head. “Please?”

“It will hurt more if it’s…” he began, trailing off his sentence as I shook my head.

“I’ve been hit with silver. I think I can handle a little bite” I exclaimed as Bradon took a step closer, placing his hands on my hips.

“Are you sure you want…” “Just do it” I yelled as Bradon bit down on my neck and I bit my tongue to stop myself from screaming out in pain. It hurt more than I thought it would. He licked the wound as the pain began to subside, and I felt the mate bond snap into place. “We can go.”

I picked up my overnight bag as we headed for the door; “Leave it, we can take it back later”, Bradon said as I placed it back on the floor, and we walked out the door.

We reached the cafeteria and I walked to the end of the line. “I told you she was sleeping with him”, Victoria scoffed as I closed my eyes, trying to ignore her comments. “Tell me Bradon, how does it feel to be seconds? Or is it Tenths?”

He went to say something as I placed my hand on his arm; “Don’t” I said as he frowned, listening to her friend’s snickering behind our backs. I wasn’t doing this to confront Victoria, but hey! I can’t waste the opportunity that was presenting itself. Everyone knows I’m Bradon’s mate now. Why not flaunt it? I turned to grin at Victoria, “Tell me Vicky, how does it feel to know you are about to die?”

“Yeah, right”, Victoria scoffed as I sucked in a deep breath, dropping my sweater down my neck to show her my mark.

“Attention everyone, I want to say something” I said as Bradon glanced at me, wondering what I was about to do since it was so out of character for me. “I’ll stop her”, I whispered, repeating what he said to me as I gave him a wink.

“My stepsister here thinks she is so funny talking behind my back. I don’t really care what she has to say, I’m used to it” I announced as the cafeteria became eerily silent, waiting to hear what I had to say. “Little did she know; she had just insulted the future Luna of this pack. Actually,” I paused, my sneer plastered over my face as her friends tried to distance themselves from her. “If my classes were correct, isn’t it punishable by death if they have ever hurt a Luna, past, present or future?”

“I believe you are right again, my Luna” Bradon said, his smirk appearing on his face as Victoria started to turn white.

“Five years ago, first year of middle school. Victoria here had stolen a silver strap from her father and used it on me. It was caught on camera, and she was suspended for a month for doing it. Does this constitute an attack on a future Luna?” I questioned, as Bradon smiled, nodding his head.

“I think it does”, Aaron said, moving to stand behind me with Chelsea and Seth.

“I served my punishment. You can’t punish me again for it”, Victoria yelled as I grinned and shook my head.

“Maybe not” I laughed, turning to Bradon as he nudged his head encouragingly. “But if I asked everyone here, by show of hands, if you have said something defamatory against the future Luna, would they remain silent?”

“I’m your sister…” “Sister?” I scoffed, stopping Victoria from speaking as she tried to shuffle herself backwards, realizing she was screwed. “Sisters won’t tell their father lies, causing him to beat me. Sisters don’t stand there and watch their father drug them. And...” I stopped, closing my eyes and inhaling a deep breath as Bradon put his arms around me. “Sisters don’t tell people I’m a prostitute and a w***e after they were raped by the one person they are supposed to trust and then sold for s*x, while drugged. Yes everyone, I was sold for s*x over the summer. Her truth was exaggerated. I was drugged and sold for s*x, and if I tried to run away, I got hit with the same silver strap and drugged again. If you want proof, I’ll show you.”

I took off my sweatshirt, skirt and tights and stood in my underwear, showing the scars on my back, stomach, arms and legs. “What are you doing?” Bradon whispered.

“Something I should have done a long time ago; taking my life back” I answered in a small voice as I twirled myself around to show people what kind of scarring I had. “You told me you wanted me to see myself how you see me. The only way I am going to do that is I need to show everyone what kind of monster Jamie Fitzpatrick was and accept the terrible thing that happened to me. No more hiding. I’m the future Luna and I need everyone to know who I am and the person responsible will pay.”

“You can stop looking at her now” Aaron said, picking up my clothes from the floor and throwing them at me as I put them back on.

“What about your mum?” Bradon asked as I shrugged my shoulders.

“Mum was dead the moment the rogues killed dad. If he kills her, it just took longer for it to happen” I answered as he tilted his head to the side and pursed his lips as though he was still figuring out what was going on. I had thought about everything in the shower and Mum was a reality that I needed to face. “She never stopped him either. I can’t forgive her for that.”

“I’ll call dad and have Jamie arrested”, Seth said as I turned on the spot to smile at him.

“Security, take Victoria to the principal’s office”, Aaron yelled as Victoria tried to run away and was stopped by Jacob of all people, at the door. I didn’t even know she was still there. “Are you still getting the tatts?”

“Of course,” I laughed, shaking my head at Bradon’s Beta. Only he would be thinking about the tattoos right now.

“You know you are sexy when you take control”, Bradon said, wrapping his arms around me and planting a kiss on my cheek. “And you are mine now, that mark on your neck proves it.”

Shit! I didn’t think this through. It’s going to hurt twice as much when he rejects me. “Didn’t think it through, did you?” Bradon chuckled softly in my ear. “Don’t worry, I’m not going to reject you. In fact, I want you to mark me tonight. I can handle a little bite too.”

Chelsea gave me a smile; “When do you want to move out?” she asked as I stared at her with a blank expression on my face. Move? I really didn’t think this through.

“Take your time, my Luna”, Bradon smirked, kissing my cheek again. “I’m not going anywhere.”