The Unlikely Luna

10. Seth

As always, should this chapter contain a trigger for you, please feel free to skip it. Mental health is very important so should you find yourself in these situations, please get help. It is not normal.

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Seth's POV

The stupid b***h actually managed to injure me... I have given her a place to sleep and financial stability. I have made sure she always had food in the house and was kept safe. When Erica stopped listening to Jordan, I took steps to make sure he didn't come after Angelica. I knew their relationship since we were kids. I just had to be careful. Too much and Alpha would take her from me. Too little and he would make it worse for her. Hitting her and berating her was something I didn't want to do. At first... Once she stopped being so independent and became subservient, I was in heaven. I could host my poker games and she would cook and clean. It was great for me. 

I watched in horror from behind a few shelves as she killed Alpha Jordan and beheaded him all in one bite. Jordan was almost twice her size and she managed it like it was nothing... I couldn't help but feel proud a little too as she was starting to actually act like a wolf and being my mate meant that the power she possessed from killing that gnat meant I would gain power too. At least, I thought that for a brief moment... I watched as she started to lose it. This may have been provoking her a little too much... I can see that now... 

She paced as if looking for something. Alpha David came in trying to talk her off the ledge... I knew I could mindlink her... she never did it before... maybe I can manipulate her into getting more power...

"He's not an ally... he's here to avenge Alpha Jordan... you have to stop him before he kills you."

It worked... initially... she started to attack him... for some reason, she didn't even come close to finishing the job. It was as if every wound he sustained, she felt. She backed off and her inner thoughts became my thoughts... I guess that backfired...

"I can't hurt my mate... If I hurt me... he won't feel it. I can hurt me and forget what Jordan and Seth have done. I can end this pain and anger I feel... If I don't do it, he's only going to keep coming for me... I'd never be safe with David if Seth keeps trying to take me..."

There is was. My way into her power...

Angelica's POV

I spent another 4 days in the hospital. I began to socialize with the other patients and even found I was not the only wolf. Just the only one with an alpha aura. 

"Angelica, would you like to share something today," Sue asked.

"Actually, yes... but don't laugh at how I tell it... It's the only way I'm going to be able to vocalize it."

"There are no judgments here. You tell your story however you need."

I took a few deep breaths as I fought back tears. I was hoping this would be enough to show I can be trusted to be released. I was hoping this would help me to heal from my past. I was hoping that vocalizing all the s**t I had been through would be enough for myself. To show me that I really can survive it all.

"Once upon a time, two little girls were playing a game of hide and seek. Erin was older than Anna and always did everything she could to look out for her. Anna would hide in trees or with different animals making it hard for Erin to find her. Erin would hide amongst the other people in their village but Anna always was able to find where she was hiding. One day, Erin grabbed Anna and ran away as people were screaming and fighting. All she said was that it was dangerous and they needed to hide until it was safe. Erin ran for what felt like forever. They would hide in other villages and amongst other people. However, no one came for the girls. One day, an older man took the girls home to his village to live among his people as one of them. The girls went their separate ways. Erin was rarely outside of her bedroom. She basically lived there for the rest of her life. Anna played with the other children until she was old enough to be with a man. She met a kind man named Sam. Sam would bring her flowers just to make her smile. He would do all he could just to hear her giggle. That lasted until she agreed to marry him. What used to be joyous was now a nightmare as Sam would yell at her every day. He would control every aspect of her life and would not allow her to venture. Every time Anna would try to escape, he would bring her back in with kindness and then become hateful again. One day, Anna decided to end it all by taking her life. So she got up early in the morning, ran errands for Sam and her boss, and tried to make it a decent last day. That's when she met him. He was her knight and shining armor, named Dylan. He took her breath away and even made her abandon her plans of suicide. Until that night when Sam did the unthinkable. He sold Anna to another man to make her pay for trying to be independent and pursuing her own dreams."

At that point, I couldn't help but sob. I couldn't continue my story. Just having to think about all I went through was a lot... I wasn't sobbing out of pity or sadness. I was sobbing because I was realizing I really am stronger than I actually gave myself credit for.

"Angelica? Can you come here please," Sue asked from her office door. 

I walked in to see discharge papers on her desk with a pen for me. I couldn't help but smile as I eagerly signed those papers to be released... I was ready to return to David and see where this journey would lead to next.