Rise of the Direwolf

Waking Up

SERENITY'S POV

BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP....

As my hearing slowly returns to me I can hear the beeping of the machines near me. I try to open my eyes but they feel so heavy.

Just laying there listening to my surroundings I can hear what sounds like muffled sobs and someone holding my hand.

I stay perfectly still and keep my heart rate steady and breathing even so that whoever is there doesn't realize I'm awake yet.

I try to see if I can find out who it is by their scent without drawing attention to me.

I gently breath in through my nose and get the scent of the person in the room with me.

I get the scent of sandlewood and linen. Why is Skyler in my room? I keep laying there hoping he might say something so I can figure out why his here.

"Serenity, if you can hear me I just want to let you know that I am so sorry for the way everyone has treated you, myself included, I never wanted to treat you like this but I had no choice. I was told if I didn't I would be treated the same as you. I just wanted my big sister but I was never allowed that. I regret everything Serenity and I truly hope one day you will be able to forgive me for my part in this whole f****d up situation. I'm sorry I couldn't protect you like brother's should protect their sister's. I love you so much Serenity and again I am so very sorry for the this." I hear Skyler say. He then gets up and walks out of my room. My hand is still warm from him holding it. I try to process what I just heard.

My baby brother wants to protect me but can't and is being made to treat me like this. I knew my parents did this but to hear it confirmed hurts, I don't know why it hurts but it does.

I lay there for a while thinking about everything that has happened to me, what gran and gramps said, what the moon goddess told me and what Skyler said. I am over this bullshit pack and their f****d up s**t. As soon as I can get out of the hospital I am leaving. I don't care if I make the pack weaker, they deserve that and more for how I have been treated.

As I'm trying to open my eyes I hear someone enter the room. I know straightaway that it's Dr Greyson.

I finally get my eyes to open as Dr Greyson looks down at me.

"Hello there Serenity, it's great to see you finally awake. I'm just going to remove the dressing from your back and check your wounds. If this hurts I'm sorry." He says

I feel him start to move the dressing away from my back. When it's fully removed I hear him gasp.

" How is it possible that there isn't a single mark here now when there was so many yesterday. All that's here is old scars!" He exclaims.

I try to talk but my mouth and throat are so dry from non use.

Dr Greyson sees I'm trying to talk and grabs me some water. He puts the straw to my mouth and tells me to take slow sips.

Once my throat and mouth aren't so dry anymore I ask Dr Greyson to help me sit up.

Once I'm comfortable I look at the Dr and say "When I was unconscious I was taken to the realm of the Moon goddess. While there I saw my wolf, gramps and gran. They spoke to me for awhile. Once they were gone Selene came and saw me and told me that I am meant for better things but the road to get to that point will be filled with heartbreak. She told me I will need to fulfill a purpose but I won't do that till I find my true mate. She told me she was going to take the scars away so I didn't have any scars from this punishment. She also told me she was sorry to have put me with my parents and if she had known how they would treat me, she would never of given me to them and found better parents for me." I explain to Dr Greyson.

"Well that explains your back and Rayne always told me that you were destined for greatness. She asked me to take you in just before she died. I was going to but your parents wouldn't allow it. I tried so hard to fight them over it but they got that stipulation in Rayne's will overturned. I couldn't do anything. When you are ready to leave the back I have a backpack hidden for you with the things your gran left for you. I'm sorry I couldn't help you Serenity." Dr Greyson tells me.

I take a few minutes to process everything that Dr Greyson just told me. Gran never wanted my parents to take me in when she died she asked one of her oldest friends to take care of me because she knew what would await me with my family. They fought to take me in just so they could abuse me. She has left things with him for me when I leave the pack. So much is going on in my head that it's giving me a headache.

I look over at Dr Greyson and see him looking at me with guilt, concern and maybe pity but I'm not sure on that one.

"It's not your fault Dr Greyson, no matter what you did they would of found a way to get their way even if you had won custody of me. My parents are assholes and will always find any means they can to get their way." I tell him.

"Rest know Serenity, as once your released from here, you will be sent straight to the dungeons." Dr Greyson tells me solemnly.

"I will Dr and Thankyou for all you have done" I reply as I lay down and fall back asleep.

It's been 2 weeks since I woke up and today is the day that I am being moved to the dungeons. I would try to get out of it but I know it's no use. No one will listen to me and no one cares about what happens to me. Well it seems Skyler does, but I'm still hesitant about that.

A few hours after I woke up Reece comes to collect me from the pack hospital.

"What a nice surprise to see you on this lovely day Reece. Are we going to go for a walk in the garden or maybe a walk to the lake? Hang I know what it is we're going to the ice cream shop to get ice cream aren't we?" I say sarcastically.

Reece narrows his eyes at me, furious I talked to him that way. I know I shouldn't talk like that to him but at this point I just don't care anymore.

"Watch your mouth pup before you get into more trouble than you already are. Alpha isn't happy that he had to wait 2 months for you to wake up. His added an extra month to your punishment for making him wait." He replies to me with so much venom in his voice.

" What the actual fuck.... His punishing me more for Sutton being a psychotic douche. If they hadn't made it impossible for me to heal I wouldn't of been in a coma so long." I say.

"Your pushing it Serenity say 1 more bad thing against the Alpha family and I i will make sure your punishment is worse." Reece growls.

I get up from the bed and think to myself all the s**t I would love to be able to say freely but obviously can't with out repercussions.

"Yes Warrior Reece. I'm ready to go now" I say like the submissive girl they want me to be.

Reece grabs my arm and leads me out of the pack hospital and to the dungeons that aren't to far from the hospital.

I brace myself because I know when I get there that the smell of the dungeons will be horrendous.

As we enter the dungeons the smell of blood, urine, mold and the musty damp smell and so many other disgusting smells hit me hard.

I have to stop myself from reacting to it as I don't want anyone to know how much it affects me.

Reece takes me to the cell at the end of the dungeons. I've started calling it my cell as everytime I have been locked up they put me here.

"Home sweet home." I mumble to myself sarcastically.

"Watch it Serenity. Your attitude is getting out of hand again" Reece snaps.

"Just so you know I was talking to myself and as for my attitude getting out of hand, what do you f*****g expect from me Reece! I've been bullied my whole life, I've been an outcast all because I was born a female. I can't control that. I have been abused so many times I have scars everywhere. I have given up on living so many times but I still survive. I have wished for death more times than I can count.

I have one question for you Reece, How would you feel if it was your daughter or one of your sons in my place?" I reply with so much hurt and sadness in my voice.

Reece looks it me like he has been given the worst news. I see conflict in his eyes. As he turns to leave he says "It's not my children though. They wouldn't be stupid enough to do what you do. There is more to your treatment in the pack than being born a female." with that he walks away.

I know I hit a nerve as you could see it in his eyes.

I am woken up the next morning to Sutton walking into my cell.

"Rise and shine oh Bitchy princess, time for your 3 month punishment courtesy of yours truly." Sutton laughs maniacally.

Oh for f***s sake, do I really have to go through this bullshit with him again.

I guess the Selene was right when she said it will get worse before it gets better.