My New Mate (Complete)

Chapter 18: Damaged Mate

Kyle

I sit in the kitchen with Tyler and Brent as we listen to the people we care about the most cry their hearts out. Though I know Derrick isn't crying. I don't think he knows how but I know it's killing him that his mother and sister are breaking down. Whether he likes to admit it or not I know they mean an awful lot to him, his whole family does.

"I can't take this!" Brent shouts standing up.

"Son sit down" Tyler says calmly.

Brent growls but sits down. "what's happening with Kim?" he stares at Tyler before glancing at me. "I need to help her."

"You know how she is about Derrick. He has to control this one."

"What's going on?" I question.

Tyler sighs, "my son is going to kill me for telling you this but you should know."

"Know what?"

"Derrick almost died for my daughter." I stare at him in shock. Granted Derrick never gave me vivid details about his childhood I know he went through some s**t along with Kim.

"Let me start from the beginning" Tyler states looking off. "I guess everyone always knew Derrick is the most powerful of my children from the moment he was born." He pauses looking back at me. "The worst feeling in the world is waking up and your son isn't where you last laid him down. As an alpha and a man it's your one duty to protect your family. The first time they took him he was two." He smiles sadly, "so young but smart as a whip. He was gone for a week that first time. Imagine getting your two-year-old back only to see he has been whipped, chained, beaten, spit on and," he pauses clearing his throat, "and molested. He was no longer my bubbly son after that. I believe he understood the world he was put in at that moment. When he was six it happened again but this time for Asia. Derrick, my strong son saved his sister from the same pain he went through by letting them take him instead. People always claim that my son is cold but in reality he's the most sensitive out of my children" he stops looking out the window.

It's hard for me not to cry for my young mate. While I was playing with Legos he was taking a beating for his sister. He was protecting his whole family at the young age of six. Dealing with things a six year old should never have to experience. Something no child should ever have to go through, was happening to him not just once but multiple times.

"He got worse after Kimberly. They became more vicious in their attacks. He would be gone longer..." he chuckles, "he uh liked to torture them every time they did it to him. They increased their ways of reminding him of who they were." He clenches his jaw, "they would go to the verge of killing him to stop and let him rest to repeat it again. I often use to wonder why he just didn't give up."

"He didn't because of you guys" I mumble.

He nods, "always putting his family before anything else, even himself. Kim was a chubby child and was often picked on. Derrick always defended her and boy did she look up to him." I watch as he gets silent. I guess the next part is extremely hard for him. Brent clenches his jaw in anger as he clenches his fist so tight that his knuckles go pale.

"She was twelve and Derrick was out at the time along with Asia. They were sneaky that they were invisible when they took her. Derrick came home and saw his mother and I and he got livid. For three days we couldn't find her but that third day Derrick did." He growls, "they spent three days molesting my baby girl all day every damn day. They knew he was there and did it right while he could do nothing but watch. As you know Derrick has a temper problem and he went on a rampage. He saved her bringing her to the doctor." He pauses and I watch as a tear escapes his eyes. "Soon as he walked in with her in his arms. He was shot three times in the back while someone used his powers against him. Four months in a coma, Kim didn't take it too well and blamed herself for why her strong big brother wasn't alive."

"Everyday they yelled at her how it was her f*****g fault while calling her every name in the book! She tried to f*****g kill herself because of them!" Brent fumes.

I look at him in shock before looking at the silently crying Tyler. It was never her fault he would've done anything to save her anyway. She was already broken and people picking on her made it worst. It explains why she can't have kids now. She's so strong to have gone through it. Knowing Derrick he looked for her relentlessly because he felt guilty for not being there for her in the first place.

"Brent stopped her from killing herself, told her she knew Derrick wouldn't want her to do it. In that moment they found out they were mates, saved her life. Doctors told my wife to pull the plug. That there wasn't a way for him to come out of it. She looked him dead in the eye and said 'my son doesn't give up on us and I'm damn sure not giving up on him!'. Three weeks later he woke up and made Kim stay by his side every second."

"Annoying bastard" Brent comments.

"How'd he feel about Kim being your mate?" I ask curious.

"He hated it for a few hours then got over it. He knew he couldn't do anything about it. Plus, he couldn't deny the bond we had already form while he was sleep."

"Why did Kim react like that when she looked at me?"

Tyler sighs, "we know Derrick. They're going to come after you harder than they are now and she knows he'll get himself killed if it means saving you."

A baby in this family means death. He'll save you and that kid before he let's someone treat his pup like he was treated. Kim loves him too much to watch him die again for his family. He has no sense of self preservation. I stare at Tyler in shock. How in the hell did he just do that? Only people in his pack can mind link with him.

One of my powers son.

I feel him walk in before I see him walk in with his mother close behind. "She's fine now in her old room" he tells Brent who rushes up. "Eat" he places the tray of food and my s**t smoothie in front of me before sitting down.

Are you okay?

I'm fine, eat!

You can tell me if you aren't. I comment as I begin to eat.

He studies me before growling loudly and turns to his father. "you had no f*****g right!"

Tyler growls, "respect Derrick! He deserves to know."

"When I or Kim decided not you pops."

"Yeah when you're on your deathbed, would that be a good time to tell him?"

"Tyler!" Janet yells as Derrick grits his teeth.

"You're right pops."

Tyler nods just as Kim walks in grinning with Brent. She sits on the other side of me. "Sorry about that. Hey Kyle" she says.

"It's fine, hello Kim."

I finish the tray and Janet takes it before placing another one in front of me. When did she make all this food? I bet Derrick is telling her to feed me up like a pig. Seriously, I'm not even this hungry. If I eat anymore I'm going to throw it all back up.

"Thanks Mom but I'm not hungry" I say.

She nods going to take it before Derrick stops her. "He'll eat it."

"I'm going to throw up on you if I eat anymore food!" He glares at me which I return. I'm not stupid I'll eat when me and the pup are hungry. Not when his overprotective father force feeds me.

"Fine" he growls out.

I grin before pecking his lips softly. I know he's scared for our pup with this new information and I am too but stuffing me isn't going to change it. I'll just finish this heart smoothie. This s**t really better help because it tastes like crap while smelling like crap. Who would've thought that in four short months this pup will be here, hopefully. I'd hate for them to have to cut my pup out and he's already gone. How do you move on from that? You can never be the same.

Amber is looking for you. Ryan says through the link.

Tell her it's family day. I reply.

She says can she come she misses your parents.

Not that family so no.

Yes alpha.

Amber constantly came over when Derrick was gone. I wasn't in the mood for visit but she still stayed until late then left. I'm sure she came by today thinking I was in the same spot as everyday prior. Had Derrick not came when he did who knows how bad I'd be right now. How bad our pup would be right now?

"The one you all have been waiting for has arrived!" I hear Asia yell before walking into the kitchen grinning. She eyes me before grinning wider. "Hello brother, I'm loving your aura today."

I chuckle, "thanks Asia."

She pulls me into a hug gasping before releasing me quickly. "Uh oh."

"Asia" Derrick growls.

"I can't Derrick and you know it."

"It's family."

"I know big brother but I can't play God!"

"Hey! I'm confused here, care to explain?" I say confused.

"Asia has the power of visions and based on the 'uh oh' once touching you it's not good. It could be you stumping your toe to fatal but what Derrick doesn't like is that she can't tell him what it is she saw" Janet explains.

"Please don't worry about it. Your aura is already changing" Asia whines.

"How far can you see?" I question.

"It varies each time, twenty minutes to four hours to six years. I try not to touch people too much."

"What's your other power?"

"Retrocognition, instead of the future I can also see the past. I prefer just my power of auras."

Maybe on some level I needed this time with his family. I know the werewolf side but I realize I don't know the witches they are. Slowly I can see why the witches are fearful of this family. The powers amongst them is enough to rule the whole world. No it doesn't justify threatening or harming them but I see where they can strike fear in a royal.

"Kim?" I ask curiously.

She grins, "Healing, teleportation, and empathy which is the power to feel someone else's feelings and channel them as well as copy other's powers."

Before you ask she can't heal mental issues like the ones she suffered from with her bullying.

I wasn't going to ask that but why couldn't she heal you?

I was too far gone and she was too young and f****d up after she dealt with what she did. She had barely practiced her gift.

I'm sorry.

"She got the good ones I whish I could teleport instead of being fearful about touching people" Asia pouts.

Kim giggles, "it's not that fun."

Asia rolls her eyes, "sure it isn't."

The doorbell rings and they all look around. "I wonder who could this be" Janet says before walking out.

I watch as Asia looks down at her plate. Could this be a part of her vision she had of me? Nobody knows where I am at. Janet walks back in forcing a smile as a grinning Amber follows her. What is she doing here? How'd she even find out where his parents live? Derrick growls loudly shocking even me. I notice his eyes go black meaning his wolf has surfaced and taken control. Asia is glaring at Amber which confuses me. Asia has got to be the only happy go lucky person I've ever met in my life. What the hell is going on here?

"Papi, hey" Amber beams.

Derrick growls and yanks against his chair as if he's being held against it by invisible chains. "Amber what the hell are you doing here?" I ask getting up. Before I can move to go to her Derrick pulls me back to him, his nails digging into my wrist painfully. I choose not to resist him knowing if he wasn't restrained he'd be killing Amber.

"I wanted to see you to check on you" she states innocently.

"And you thought to search out my mate's family home and barge in?"

She frowns, "you make it sound bad."

"Because it is bimbo, this is a family gathering be gone." Asia snaps.

She glares, "I have no way back, papi can you take me?"

"I don't have a car here Amber" I reply.

"You can take mine, get her out" Asia spits.

"Now" Kim adds glaring too.

I get up off Derrick and he growls lowly. I lean down pecking his lip softly. "I'll be back as soon as I can."

"I'll go with you" he grumbles.

"Yeah so you can kill her, I think not."

He pulls me down into a deep kiss which I return before he pulls away. Asia tosses me her keys and I walk out with Amber following me. I can't believe her. Why in the hell would she think it was okay to come to my mate's family's house. There's no way in hell she could've thought there was an invitation for her to come. Derrick already hates her and she's not helping at f*****g all. If I'm forced to chose between him and her she must know I'll chose him every time. This had to have been Asia's vision. There's no other way to describe everybody's reaction to Amber.

Asia is getting a bad aura from her and she told me to watch her. Derrick says through our link.

What does that mean?

I don't know, she saw more than your friend coming here Kyle. Her visions are never wrong. Hurry back!

"I can't believe you didn't defend me back there Kyle!" Amber hiss breaking the silent ride.

"Why would I? You were wrong Amb."

She grunts, "so you pick those people you barely know over me? We grew up together Kyle."

"And that's my family now Amber, they'll always come first."

She grunts folding her arms. The rest of the ride is silent. Sure before Derrick and before she left we spent every second together but it's different now. I have a mate and a family of my own. I can't spend every second of my day with her. We all have to grow up and move on at some point. She of all people should know how much my mate means to me.

"Don't come running to me when he gets you killed" she snaps slamming the car door after she gets out.

I growl before pulling off. What the f**k was that supposed to mean? I'd hate to think that something is off about Amber but the sad truth is that I do. Honestly what did she mean by her exit statement. She can't possibly know about the threats coming through, can she? She wouldn't know about his family and if she did I would hope she'd tell me seeing how close we are.