Madison's Two Princes

Chapter 8: The Plan

The twins waited patiently for everyone to fall asleep in the house they were staying in. The boys' rifle through their luggage looking for all-black outfits. "Karter, why didn't we bring more black clothes? We both look so good in it" "Really Kaleb, that's what you are thinking about right now? Our mate is in so much pain. Mental and physical. It's taking everything in me to not run out of this house right now. So, are you clear on the plan?"

"Yes, Karter. I'm just trying to figure out, what are we going to do once we get her? I mean, we can't come back here. We can't go back home." Just as Kaleb finishes his sentence the door to their room opens quietly.

"s**t! Dad! What are you doing here?" Kaleb asks. "Boys, I know what you're planning and I'm here to talk you out of it. I fully understand that pull to your mate. I do, but right now we must get her the legal way. Otherwise, Matthew can find recourse legally with the Alpha King. We must petition the King for your rights to your mate. I think the fact that both of you claim her and that's never happened before could work in our favor. You just have to be patient and trust me." Jackson pleads with his boys. "If you go now and take her, they may imprison both of you, and much worse could befall her."

"Dad, she's in pain. We can feel it. It's killing us to not be there to protect her. We know they are hurting her right now." Karter cries to his father.

"How long will an appeal take?" Kaleb interjects. "You can't be serious Kaleb. You are willing to wait that long? Can't you feel her right now? She's hurting and we can help her."

"I'm serious Karter. Dad is right. We can't protect her by kidnapping her. She doesn't even know us. You saw how she reacted in that house. We can't be the cause of her pain. We have to do this right." Kaleb says to Karter. Karter knows he's right, but he's never felt this kind of pull before. How can he ignore it? "Okay, fine. Can we get the petition for her first thing in the morning?"

"I already have our best guy on it, and I received a phone call right after getting here from Matthew's stepson Derrick. He wants to help. He's an attorney who specializes in Wolf law. I could tell that we can trust him."

*Madison's POV*

Damien finally leaves, but not before leaving me a permanent present on my hip. I drag myself to the nearest shower and turn the heat up all the way. I just want to disappear. I'm already naked, so I just step into the shower, I cover my mouth as the urge to scream bubbles up. I collapse under the water and scrub until I can't feel my skin anymore. Then I scrub more. I'm careful around my hip. I couldn't look down yet. He carved something in my skin. Then threw salt on it, so it wouldn't heal. It was now permanent. I sat under the water of the shower until I couldn't cry anymore. I turn off the water as a knock on the door startles me. "Yes." "Mam, it's Rebecca." Rebecca is one of the servants in the house. "I'm sorry Rebecca, I know I was in her for a long time. I'm getting out now."

The handle turns “s**t I forgot to lock the door”, I freeze as Rebecca enters quietly. "Mam, I brought you this." She holds out her hand and there's a small pillow in it. "Um, what is it?" I ask, confused that she's being so nice to me.

"It's a Hex bag. Not a bad one, but a healing one. I made it for you." Rebecca answers softly. She reaches out her hand to touch my shoulder and I jump backward, trying to avoid her touch. I just can't handle it right now. "Thank you, Rebecca, but what do I do with it?"

"Oh, you put it under your pillow at night and think of the area or thing that needs to be healed." Rebecca answers. "Thank you. I'm going to my room right now and I'll put it there." She looks at me with sorry eyes and pauses like she wants to say something else. But I start with a simple "Thank you. I'm exhausted. I'm just going to bed. See you in the morning." I carefully push passed her and quickly run to my room.

When I get inside my door, I lock it. I sink to the floor clutching the hex bag and let out a breath that I was holding. That's when more tears start falling. I thought about getting back in the shower, there was no way I washed all of Damien off me. As I sit on the floor clutching the hex bag, a scary thought crosses my mind. Did he use a condom? I know enough about s*x, to know that I could get pregnant with what just happened.

I quickly get up and walk towards my bed and start searching around it, in the trash can. Nothing. Oh my GOD. What do I do? I can't carry his baby. I can't do this anymore. There's no escaping now. As Madison begins crying again, there's a soft knock on her door. "Hello, Madison. It's me, Derrick. Let me in." Madison isn't sure she can deal with him right now, "Just please go away. I can't do this right now Derrick. I'm tired." She double checks the lock on her door. "Madison, I need to tell you something. Please let me in. I promise to make it quick, it's about the twins." Her heart flutters at the thought of the twins, "okay, but give me a second to put on some clothes, I just took a shower." Madison rushes to put on a pair of underwear and sweats. She pulls one of her nightshirts over her head and goes to her door to unlock it.

"Thank you, this is important." Derrick closes the door softly and turns to see Madison. Her face is torn up and she has a bite mark or something on her cheek. "WTF Madison. What happened?"

"I thought you had information on the twins. Please just tell me. I still have to get up and cook for everyone in," She glances at the alarm clock by her bed. "s**t, in 2.5 hours"

"Okay, sorry. But Madison, your face. I'm so sorry that he did that to you." Derrick says to her with sadness in his voice. Madison thought she could detect a bit of anger and disgust as well.

"Derrick, focus. I'm fine. I've dealt with much worse. I'll be ok." Madison says, trying to hurry Derrick up.

"Right, ok. I stormed out of the house after the whole incident tonight. I knew that your father would claim guardianship of you without admitting you were his daughter in front of the Alpha's, especially after his sob story he fed them about your mother and YOU dying at childbirth." Seeing Madison's annoyed look, he tries to hurry. "Anyways, being the hotshot attorney, I am, I knew that I could try to help you. So, I reached out to Alpha Jackson. I asked him if the twins were serious about claiming you as their mate." The word mate made Madison go weak in the knees. She wobbled a bit and Derrick caught her before she fell. "Here, Madison let me help you sit down. Let's sit on your bed, while I finish telling you what I found and what I said."

Not thinking about it, Madison allows Derrick to lead her to her bed. When they get there, Derrick goes rigid and begins squeezing Madison in his arms. "Derrick, that hurts. Please let go" Derrick grabs Madison by the arms and forces her to face him. "Derrick, please let go. That hurts." Derrick sees the scared look on her face and let’s go of her.

"Madison, there is blood all over your bed. What happened here? What did Damien do?" Seeing that she was ready to cry again, he picks her up in a hug. "Madison, I've always thought of you as a little sister. Please tell me what happened so that I can kill whoever hurt you."

Madison gets angry at hearing Derrick, "Little sister. Are you kidding me? You LEFT me here. You took off to school and then didn't come back. I've been beaten, starved, humiliated, and then tonight, YOUR brother r***d me. Taking something, I was saving for my mate. My father and brother hate me. They treat me like the dirt on the bottom of your shoes, no scratch that, I get treated like the rug you wipe your shoes on and YOUR sorry. f**k off, Derrick. Get the hell out of my room and leave me alone. I don't need your sympathy. I certainly do not need your help. GET OUT. GET OUT. GET OUT." Madison screams the get outs.

Derrick turns to leave but stops at the door. "I found a way around your father and a way to get you with your mates. Alpha Jackson and twins are on board. We begin first thing tomorrow morning petitioning the King for your release of this family. I truly am sorry Madison. I'm sorry I couldn't protect you. I'm sorry that I left, that I left you here." Derrick hangs his head and begins to open the door when Madison rushes over and wraps him in a hug. "Thank Derrick."

Madison walks away as Derrick leaves. She changes her sheets, throwing out the other ones. Laying down with the hex bag under her pillow and goes right to sleep.