~~Kelly’s P.O.V~~
I left Star to sleep and ran as fast as I could to my dad's office, I didn't bother to knock and went right in, straight into my dad's arms. My dad held me close, softly stroking my hair as I cried on his shoulder. I have always been grateful for both of my parents, but now I was even more grateful that I didn't have an evil dad like Star’s.
“I know, sweetheart, I know. I love you and I would never let anything like that happen to you, I’m just sorry that this happened to Star.” My dad said, just as my mom came over and my dad pulled her into a hug.
“She’s been through so much dad, how do we help her through this? How do we tell Nash what she has actually had to endure?” I asked, just as Nash came running in through the door.
“What's wrong with Kelly?” Nash asked, just as mom and dad let me go. Nash grabbed me by the shoulders and turned me to face him, he saw that I was crying and the colour in his face rose as his bear threatened to come to the surface.
“Who hurt you? Tell me and I will rip their head off!” Nash said, pulling me into a hug. It made me smile that he was protective of me, but I don't think he would be happy with what I had to tell him. His bear was already close to the surface at the mere thought of someone hurting me, how was he going to react when he heard about the years of abuse and torture that Star had to face alone?
“Nash, I need you to sit down and remember to keep your bear calm.” My dad said and Nash looked really confused and worried now.
“Okay, I dont know whats going on, but I’ll keep him under control.” Nash replied, going to take a seat in front of my dad's desk, but my dad stopped him.
“No Nash, come and sit on the couch.” My dad said and Nash was surprised to hear this. The last time that dad asked both of us to sit on the couch was when mom brought Star home. Nash must have realised that because his face quickly shifted and his bear started to come through again at the thought there was something wrong with his mate.
“What's wrong with Star? What's going on? You told me to sit here when mom brought Star home and you asked me to control my bear, what's wrong?” Nash asked and dad looked at me, nodding his head for me to explain, knowing that it would be better coming from me.
“Nash, as you know I spent some time with Star today and we got talking about things….things that have happened to her and she told me everything.” I said and Nash sat down, clasping his hands in front of him and looking right at me.
“Okay, so tell me everything. How bad is it? I want to know everything.” Nash said, bracing himself and I took a deep breath. There was no way he was going to take this well and who could blame him, she was his mate. I began to tell him everything that Star told me and the more I said the more pissed off he got. I finished what I was saying and ducked just in time to miss the couch that had gone flying over my head. Nash let out the loudest growl I have ever heard him make, but when I looked at his eyes I knew that his bear had taken control of him and he was more than pissed off. My dad instinctively pulled me and mom behind him and stood in front of Nash.
“NASH! CALM DOWN!” My dad yelled, using his Alpha tone, but it was no good, Nash and his bear were way past obeying anyone.
“You will scare Star if she sees you like this.” I said. Knowing that she was the only one who could calm him down. I knew we couldn't bring Star to calm him down, so I used the next best thing, I used her name and the thought of her being scared. I know it was a bit of a low blow, but if he carried on like this then she would hear him and it would scare her.
“I’LL KILL THAT BASTARD!” Nash said, dropping to his knees as his bear reluctantly gave him back control. My mom went straight to his side, pulling him into a hug and trying to calm him further. I had never seen him so angry before, but then my father turned and nodded to me and I knew that I had done the right thing, even though it did feel pretty shitty.
“She's safe and upstairs, he can't get to her now.” My mom said and that seemed to calm Nash down even more.
“No son you won't, she's here now and she's safe, that's the main thing, but if you kill him she might not forgive you and could even end up hating you. He is still her father and just because he did this to her, doesn't mean she has stopped loving him. The love a daughter has for her father can’t easily be broken, no matter what he does to her. I promise you son that we will keep her safe, all of us will, but I will tell you that from the way she spoke to Kelly, she seems a strong and determined human. She will overcome this and she will only get stronger.” My dad said and he was right, no matter what my dad did I would never stop loving him, he was my father and I knew that Star loved her father even after everything he had done to her, but I also knew that she hated him as well. They say that there is a fine line between love and hate, but I never understood that until I met Star.
~~Carter’s (Star’s dad) P.O.V~~
I can't believe that the good for nothing useless piece of s**t hasn't come back here and cleaned up this s**t. The house has been a mess since she left, I thought to myself as I kicked a few beer cans out of my way. I walked upstairs to that b***h’s old room and looked around. The more I looked at her stuff the more pissed off I felt and I took it out on her room. I started pulling her draws out, ramming everything into trash bags. I broke up her dresser and threw her bed out of the window, making it crash and break on the floor. I looked down at the mess I had caused and then I saw a picture of her mother, that stupid f*****g b***h hid this from me. I’ll kill her too, just like I did her w***e of a mother. I tossed everything in the trash, broke her desk into pieces and tossed it downstairs.
“This will serve that b***h right. When she comes back and she will come back, she will have nothing.” I said out loud to myself as I threw the trash bags outside. I got into my car and drove off, heading to my local bar to have a few drinks. I slammed on my brakes when I got there and stumbled out of my car, heading inside and sitting at my usual seat at the bar.
“What's it going to be? Your normal rum and coke?” The waitress asked, coming over to me and I nodded.
~~Unknown P.O.V~~
I had seen this man many years ago, when he was putting a dead woman in the ground and I knew that I liked him for some reason. Call me crazy, but I might as well, I thought to myself and decided to walk over to him. I could already smell the liquor coating every inch of him and I thought that this might actually be easier than I first thought it would be. I stood beside him, knowing that he would notice me right away and I could tell that he was dangerous just by looking into his eyes.
“Jack, straight up.” I said, ordering a drink and I could tell that he was impressed by the way he looked at me. This drink would get him drunk sure, but I’m a werewolf, so it wouldn't even make me tipsy. It takes a much stronger and more powerful drink than that to get me drunk.
“Well, hi there. Can I buy you a drink?” He said, turning to me and smiling that drunken smile of his. I nodded yes, just as the bar keeper handed me my drink and he actually paid for it, which surprised me. I thought he was one of those who never paid for anything.
“So, what's your name?” He asked and I smiled at him.
“The name is Ivy, like poison Ivy. What's yours?” I replied and he smirked at me.
“The name is Carter, you come here often?” He asked and I thought to myself that I actually dont, but he would never know that, not with how drunk he gets when he leaves here.
“I come here every now and then. So, are you married?” I asked and he started to laugh. It wasn't a normal person's laugh, it was more like a serial killer's laugh, like the ones out of the movies.
“Hell no, I'm not married, that b***h left me years ago.” He replied and I smirked a little.
“Well, why don't you come home with me then?” I asked and watched how he quickly scrambled to get off of his seat.
“Lets go.” He replied and I smirked to myself, thinking that this was a hell of a lot easier than I thought. I took his hand and led him out to my car. I turned and looked at him and then looked over his shoulder at my helper, who walked up from behind him and stuck a needle in his neck. He injected him, pulled the needle out and he fell to the ground, out like a light.
“Take his car and follow me, but first….” I said and leaned down, biting into Carter’s neck. I held my canines in him and then retracted them.
“We’ll lock him up until he's fully changed and then the fun begins.” I said and Ken got in Carter’s car, following me.
~~Ken’s P.O.V~~
“This plan is completely and utterly crazy. How the hell does she know that she wont get killed? We don't need an Alpha, especially an Alpha like him. He killed his wife and Goddess only knows where his son really is, but I guess we’ll find out soon enough. I drove behind Ivy until we got to where we needed to get to and I got out of the car, taking the licence plate off and taking everything out of his car. I cleaned the fingerprints off everything and made sure there was nothing inside, then left it on the side of the road. Ivy picked me up and sped off back towards our rogue pack. Once we pulled up I got out and grabbed hold of Carter, picking him up and putting him over my shoulder, carrying him to the cells. I opened up the cell door and tossed him inside, making him land on the ground with a thud. I shut the cell door behind me and left him there, when Ivy met me at the bottom of the stairs.
“So, how long is he going to be out for?” I asked and she just shrugged her shoulders.
“I’m not sure, maybe a week or two, maybe longer. We’ll just keep an eye out for him, he will be weak and we’ll keep him that way. The only reason we need him is to see what his daughter is doing in that pack.” Ivy said, moving some of her blonde hair out of her face. This was a bad idea, I could feel it, but to do all of this just to get to the girl and the pack was insane.