Forever More

Chapter 8

After ending my call with Claire, I realized that Zander wanted me to see Dr. Jones when we got here. "Zander?" "Yes, my love?" "Didn't you want me to see the doctor?" "Oh yes, please let's go." "Zander, there is something you need to know before we go and see him." "What's that little one?" "My last pack wasn't the nicest to me, Lucas, to be exact." "Okay, well I am sure everything will be okay." "Okay, I just wanted to warn you." As we made our way to the clinic, several people stopped to meet me and by the time we made it to the clinic, it was already after hours. We were approached by a middle-aged man who had salt and pepper hair and the kindest hazel eyes I had ever seen. Not like Zander's beautiful blue eyes that seemed to have seen more than his fair share of sadness. "Hey Doc, how are you doing?" "I'm still kicking. What can I do for you all? "Well, I would like to get Joelle a once-over to make sure she's healthy." "Okay, how are you feeling today, Luna?" "Please call me Joelle, and I am doing just fine. I just know that the Alpha is concerned about me." Zander rolls his eyes at the whole Alpha bit. "Okay, let's go into a room and get some bloodwork done and just a check-up." "Of course, Dr. Jones. Please call me Ethan." "Okay, Dr. Ethan." "Come Luna we will get everything worked out. "Okay, what I need from you is to strip down and put this gown on so we can check everything out." "Okay, doc, not a problem, I say. As I strip down I know that Zander has seen the scars littering my body. I hear him growl a very loud and angry growl. "What the hell happened, Little Wolf?" "Lucas and his friends weren't the nicest to me. They used to hold me down and cut me with silver when we were younger. Then they just went to kicking and punching when Mace got tired of having the pack doctor look at me when they went too far."

Zander's pov

I couldn't believe how strong my mate was for being so tiny. What she has gone through only makes me want to go to war with her old pack. "Silver I say. You are telling me they cut you with silver and caused these scars?" "Yes, that is true. You can call Beta Charles and ask him. The Alpha forbids anyone to step in and help me unless it caused me to almost die. Other than that, I was fair game. They would still cut me, but not as deep or as often. Lucas truly hates me and I don't understand why. I had never done anything to him, she tells me." "I need to step out really fast okay little one." "Of course, I understand." I knew she knew that I was angry and Ethan thought it was a good idea for me to step out as well. After exiting the room I find Derrick talking to his mate Lucy. "What is it Z?" "They cut her with silver all over her body." "WHAT?!" Now he's mad. "She is covered in scars. Not to mention stages of bruises that are healing and some that are almost gone." "We need to call her folks now Alpha. "Yes, I will call them now." I take out my cell and scroll through my contacts until I land on Alpha Victor's name and hit call. "Hey, Alpha Zander to what do I owe the pleasure of your call?" "I found your daughter I state monotone." "What did you just say?" "I found your daughter. Her name is Joelle and she's my mate." "How do you know that this woman is my daughter? She has silver/white hair and purple eyes. Oh and her birthmark." "What does it look like?" "A wolf howling at the moon." "Sweet Goddess, you have found her." I hear his mate Summer coming into his office. "What is it darling?" "Alpha Zander says he has found our daughter." "What do you mean?" "She is his mate. She has the hair and eyes and a birthmark. Where is the birthmark, Zander?" "On her right hip." "It is her! Victor, we have to go and we have to tell Justin his twin has been found. JUSTIN! JUSTIN!" "What is it, mom?" I hear all of this over the line. "She's been found!" "What?" "Your sister has been found after all this time." "This is the best birthday present and I have wanted it for years. Where is she?" "Alpha Zander says she is his mate." "What? That can't be... He could hurt her if he gets mad enough." "I would never hurt my mate. There are a few things you should know about my little wolf." "Okay, what?" "She is very small in human form but a larger wolf." "What is the color of her fur?" "White with a silver tint and her name is Willow." "Walter knew one day that we would find her and she would come back to us, said Justin." "The pack that found her was not the kindest to her. She was abused and forced to do all the chores in the packhouse. There were only a few who showed her any kind of love." "However, Alpha Mace..." "What? Alpha Mace had her this whole time?" "Yes, he did. And his son, Lucas, was her main abuser besides him. He forbade anyone from helping her unless she was close to death. They cut her with silver. She is covered in scars and bruises that are in all stages of healing." "Why didn't her wolf heal her?" "Willow wasn't strong enough until Joelle turned 17. And you should have seen her today." "We are catching the first flight out. We are coming to see our daughter. If that is okay with you, Zander?" "Of course, it is. Do you think I can tell my mate that I won't allow her long-lost family to come to see her after all these years of looking for her? You haven't seen my little wolf's temper." "If she's anything like her mother, yeah, I know it well. We will make all the arrangements just get here, okay Victor?" "As soon as we can, we will be there. It may take up to a week before we get there." "I completely understand. We will have your rooms ready and waiting." Once I had hung up, I heard the door to the clinic room open, and out came my beautiful mate and Ethan. "How is she doc?" "She has some swelling and bruising but nothing was broken. We have a very strong Luna.”