In The Shadow of the Moon

Kelly, P.O.V. My day always starts early. The sun is barely up when I crawl out of bed. And I mean crawl because my body is so sore from all the chores and beatings I endure day in and day out. I still can't wrap my head around how I can be blamed for murder when I couldn't even hit someone properly at the tender age of four. But life has never been fair to me. The only blessing that the Moon Goddess has sent me was my best friend, Terrance. I met him when I was cleaning my wounds on my back in the creek in the woods. I was only seven, but I didn't trust that easily anymore. He took me to his house, and his parents helped me. When I asked them why, they said that no one should be blamed for a crime they didn't commit. It was later on that I understood what they meant. Our pack had been attacked by rouges and they lost a son and I lost my parents. The only difference was that they didn't turn to hate like the rest of my pack and the only three family members I had left. So I haven't had the greatest life, but I have three people that care for me as I am. I sometimes wish my big brothers were like Terrance's family. But I guess I shouldn't be selfish. I know today will be the worst day of my life because it always is. Today is the anniversary of the attack twelve years ago; the day I lost everything. I remember it like it just happened. That day started with a really good breakfast with my mom and dad and my brothers, James, Steven, and Mark. It was the best day because we were going on a picnic. We were all walking in the woods to get to the field with the wild flowers that my mom loved so much. My brothers were running ahead of us, but then my dad yelled for them to come back. When they stopped, mom and dad told them to take me and run to safety, so we ran, but I couldn't keep up and I fell and hit my head. When I woke up, my parents were dead and it was my fault. The Alpha stripped me of my pack status and made me lower than an omega. My brothers looked at me with so much hate, and when I cried, they kicked and punched me. I wasn't allowed to stay in my old room, but I was allowed to get some of my clothes before I was moved to the basement of the pack house. So I was able to sneak my most prized possession out in my clothes. The framed picture of my family before everything went bad. My alarm blars at 5am as it is time to make breakfast for the pack house and I am the only one that works in the pack house so I have to get up early to get everything ready by 8am. I get dressed in a plain black long sleeve shirt and jeans to hide my bruises and scars I won't give them the satisfaction of seeing my broken body. I made my way upstairs and start making the pancake batter and then I get the bacon and eggs out. I start making breakfast and I am almost finished when Rachel the Alpha's daughter walks in and I know I will be in trouble now. She starts walking towards me and pushes me to the ground and starts to kick me I curl up to protect myself and then she tells her friends to hold me. They grab my arms and Rachel starts slapping me and I can't even fight back as I will get in worse trouble. "You still think you're so tough not screaming or even whimpering. But I know what will get screaming she picks up the pan with the bacon grease in it and pours it over my arm and back I can't hold back the scream and then everything goes black. Alpha Carter's P.O.V. As I walk in the kitchen the scene before me stops me in my tracks. Rachel is standing over Kelly while her friends hold down and she just poured the hot contents of the pan on Kelly. As it hits her skin Kelly screams and collapses. "Rachel what have you done to Kelly?" I asked completely dumbfounded that my sweet daughter would do this. "She deserves it she is nothing but a worthless mutt that killed her parents." Rachel replied not an ounce of remorse in her voice. As I look at Kelly now on the floor I realize the mistake I made twelve years ago when I blamed a four year old for the lose of my Beta and his mate. "Rachel you and your friends are confined to your rooms until further notice. When an appropriate punishment will be given to all three of you." I Alpha commanded them. As they leave I pick up the unconscious girl off the floor and I realize how small she is and the dark circles under her eyes. I mind link the pack doctor and told her I was coming in with an emergency case. I made my way to my office and then summoned the triplets to my office. They come in and sat down I look at them "What I have to tell you is bad it's about Kelly." Steven is the first to say something "What did she do now? We already know she skipped out on her kitchen duties." he says as if he's talking about something that irritates him. "No she didn't skip out on anything she is unconscious in the hospital heading for surgery. She was attacked and beaten in the kitchen it was three against one. I'm sorry but she was in bad shape." I tell them maybe it will sink in how bad the situation is. Then Mark says "She probably deserved it she is so lazy and is the reason we no longer have parents" he has so much anger and I know that even her brothers have abandoned her because of my command. "When the warriors found your sister she was no where near your parents and was unconscious and in my anger at losing my best friend I blamed an innocent girl that should have never happened." I confess to them and hopefully we can help put them back together as a family.