My Second Chance

A Talk With Selene

I opened my eyes and was in this amazingly peaceful place. I was unsure, but it all looked familiar to me at the same time. Hmm…where am I? I thought to myself.

We are going for a visit babe!

Hey Allie girl! Where are we? I asked as I hugged her tightly, rubbing my face against her soft fur.

“Hello again ladies.” I know that voice. I looked up and smiled.

“Hello Selene,” I said as I walked over to give her a hug, “It is nice to see you again, though I am not sure I was expecting to see you again so soon. I know you said you would be around to help if necessary, but it has only been a day.”

She motioned for us to take a seat. Allie came over and sat next to me on her haunches.

“I thought you might need this, Brooke. I heard you, you know? When you said ‘Really, Selene?!?!’ when you saw where you were starting off from.” She chuckled lightly.

I rolled my eyes and scowled at her. “You couldn’t have picked a better time to send me back to?” I said to her, my words dripping in sarcasm.

“Honestly, Brooke, I wish I could have. This is where you needed to be though. I understand this is all hard on you and putting you in a position you never wanted to be in again, but just remember the importance behind it.”

I looked at her and sighed. “My parents and I being alive, right? Yeah, I know. It is just so hard, Selene. I almost had a panic attack last night at the thought of having s*x with Alexander. Luckily, things turned out the way they did, because I am honestly not sure I would have handled that well.” I looked away from her, going deep into my mind, remembering the last time Alexander and I were intimate.

Flashback – warning *assault*

It was late and I just wanted to sleep. I did my business and changed into some comfortable pjs and crawled into bed. It felt so damn good to lay down after the busy day we had. I saw Dr. Ellis today and he gave me my shot, so at least I do not have to worry about potentially getting pregnant for another three months. It is nice to know that at least one person here is on my side.

I started to fall deeper into sleep when the door opened and closed quickly. “Brooke? Are you awake?” I mumbled lightly. I was so tired, I just wanted to sleep. I heard some rustling as Alexander took his clothes off, and I felt the bed dip down as he crawled into bed with me. Intimacy was not something I even wanted anymore. It was hit or miss with Alexander if he was his normal self, or a self-entitled jackass who just took what he wanted, my feelings be damned.

I snuggled further onto my side; my arms draped over the body pillow I sleep with each night. Alexander draped his arm over my stomach, and I felt his breath next to my ear.

“It has been a while babe. I am dying to be with you. Wake up for me.” I felt him try to move me onto my back, and I wanted to resist, but I could not. Why can’t I fight back?

I felt myself being moved onto my back. I tried opening my eyes, but I could not even seem to do that. Something was seriously wrong. ‘Allie? Are you there?’ I said, scared, but I got no response no matter how many times I called out to her.

Soon, Alexander was on top of me. I felt my clothes being taken off, and then felt his hands moving all over me. “Mmmm, your skin is so soft babe. Why don’t we have s*x more often? Why do you always fight it?” He continued, touching me. I felt his breath next to my ear again, as his hand moved down to cup my breast and continued south until he reached my folds. I was asleep, so I could not imagine I was wet enough for this to be pleasurable. Then he parted my folds and slipped his finger inside.

“I love how you feel baby. You feel so good around this finger, I cannot wait to feel you around my dick.” I must do something. I do not want this. My mind and body were both ready to abort this mission. I mumbled a little louder this time, trying to move, trying to do anything to stop this.

“What was that babe? You like it?” I mumbled again and tried to move my head. “Don’t worry Brooke, I will take care of you, and myself.” I did not want to know what he meant by this, but unfortunately, I already did know. I knew where this was heading, and there was nothing I could do to stop it.

I felt him pull his finger out of me and crawl up further until my body was covered with his. He bent my legs and parted them, making room for him in between them. He nudged my folds and pushed himself inside me in one go. It hurt so badly. I wanted to cry, but I do not think I can in this position. What the hell is happening? Why can’t I do anything?

Alexander kept thrusting in and out of me. “Hmmm, babe, I like this a lot. No fighting or saying no, just me getting what I need and want. It seems that witch is good for something. I will have to have her continue making this potion for me, so we do not have to fight about it. Allie is not here to help, it is just you and me. Well, it is mostly me in this case.” He kept taking me as he wanted, moaning out his enjoyment while I lay there unable to fight back.

End of Flashback

I was suddenly back in the present and Allie was sitting beside me whimpering. She placed her paw on my leg and leaned onto me. Selene cupped my cheeks in her hands and wiped my tears away with her thumbs.

“I am so sorry you had to endure that, Brooke. This was never meant to be. I would never knowingly put one of my children through this.” I nodded my head at her and she pulled me towards her and enveloped me in a warm hug.

I leaned into her embrace and let my tears flow. It was so cleansing. I needed this.

“Selene?” she looked down at me. “Last night I overheard Alexander on a phone call. He said something that I did not understand.” She motioned for me to continue. “When he was on the call, he told whoever he was talking to that the first step was to make me believe that him and I were mates. He said he needed to get me to trust him fully, then work on killing my parents in a few months.”

Selene inhaled deeply but did not say anything. I took that as permission to ask what I had been thinking about since last night. “Does that mean Alexander was never my mate? Do I have a real mate out there?”

She looked at me, as if contemplating what to say next. “I will never lie to you, Brooke, but some things have happened along the way, as I said before, that have altered your future. You were always meant to be the Luna of the New Moon Pack. The problem is, the Alpha was not supposed to be Alexander Deroche.”

I looked at her, unsure of what to say. Allie was silent. "Ummm, what do you mean he was not supposed to be the Alpha?" I asked her,dreading the answer. "How was he not meant to be the Alpha, but he is?"

Selene looked at me with an extremely serious look. "One word, Brooke: Magic."