Alpha's Abused Mate.

'Leaving' Or Leaving...

"Run away from those that hurt you and maybe the next chapter in your life is brighter than your past..."

Cora's pov

I open my eyes and try to remember what happened. 

Where am I this time?

"Luna?"

I jump up and look around me to see Xenia. I am in my old almost destroyed room. She gives me a weak smile and begins walking closer to me.

"Where is Miles and Darren?" I ask getting panicked.

"Please Luna, calm down." She says softly.

"Luna! Thanks Goddess." Lucy exclaims relieved getting inside the room.

"Where are they?" I yell and start shaking.

"Sh Luna, don't shout or else we are all dead." Lucy whispers and comes closer to the bed.

"Where is my Miles?" I scream again and get up like a flash.

I rush outside the room shouting his name. I need my baby, I need to make sure he is alright, I need him with me. I hear voices from downstairs and begin running down while Xenia and Lucy follow me panicked. Lucy tries to stop me but I push her hands away and continue heading downstairs. Lots of males' voices are coming from the living room and once I reach down I rush in the living room to find my father, brother, Noah, Caleb, Leo, Jose and Patrick shouting and yelling ready to fight.

"Where is Miles?" I scream once I get in.

Xenia and Lucy reach some steps behind me and stop. 

They all turn their heads and look at me speechless. Caleb gives me a small sympathetic smile, Leo walks to me quickly and takes me in his arms sighing relieved. Jose and Patrick have a hurt expression, my father and brother are staring at me with a blank expression and Noah... 

His eyes turn black in a second, he begins shaking and his face turns red. He begins walking to me but Caleb blocks his way immediately and Noah tries to push him away.

"You worthless b***h! You are a killer!" he screams outraged.

"Where is Miles!" I scream back shaking.

"Sh Cora, don't push it." Leo whispers near my ear.

"Your lover killed my son!" Noah roars and manages to push Caleb away and reaches me.

He pushes Leo away from me and pins me on the wall. With his one hand he slaps me and with the other he grabs me from the neck and slaps me again. I lose my breath, everything is hurting me, my heart is breaking.

No! Miles!

"You are lying! I want to see my son NOW!" I yell and try to push him away from me.

"Noah enough!" Jose and Caleb scream and grab him trying to take him off of me.

"What a mother are you? Did you help him kill my son? You will join this bastard to hell!" he continues and fights to get out of their hold.

"No, he didn't kill him! You are lying, he couldn't have done it." I scream and fall down on my knees sobbing.

"Did you plan all these? Did you?" he roars again.

"Stop it brother." Leo shouts and comes to me.

"Did you think this sick man loved you? He was in love with your mother, he wanted her and after she died she became his psychosis. He wanted you only because you look like her. And he killed my son because of you!"

"No!" I scream through my sobs and try to take deep breaths.

"He is saying the truth..." my father states serious with a blank expression.

"Miles!" I scream again and push Leo away.

I try to get up but I can't, my body is not listening to me, I feel only pain. I try again, I want to see my baby, I don't care about anything anymore, I need my baby.

"Do you know what? I won't kill you right away, I will reject you and I will have you suffering every day and night until I get bored of your existence." He yells.

"I, Noah Jackman, Alpha of the Shady Forest Pack reject you, Cora Bowman as my mate and Luna."

The moment he finishes his sentence a sharp pain hits me starting from my heart and travels all over my body. I am not going to make it again, I will suffer in silence, I won't beg, I won't scream, I won't cry, I am already dead. 

I lost my baby, he was my life, anything else means nothing, even him. No one ever loved me, I was always alone, even Darren betrayed me.

Everyone in the room starts shouting and calling my name, Xenia is yelling, Leo is crying, Lucy is screaming, my father and brother hold Noah back, Caleb is kneeled on the ground sobbing, Jose and Patrick are trying to help him stand up.

I close my eyes, turn my hands into fists, my nails are sinking inside my skin, I begin bleeding, pain is travelling all over my body but I am not screaming, I am not crying or sobbing. I stay on the ground like this ignoring everyone, this is going to end soon.

"Cora!" a female screams.

I don't even try to think who she is, I don't care, it doesn't matter. The only thing that mattered for me is not here anymore, I have nothing.

The pain gradually stops after some minutes and I open my eyes slowly to see Chloe kneeled right in front of me staring at me in agony. She has tears in her eyes, she wraps her arms around me and pulls me in her embrace. 

I just surrender, I don't move or fight, I am done.

"What did he do to you Cora? Why?" she whispers and starts crying.

"Shut up!" Noah roars and walks again to us ready to attack both me and Chloe.

"Enough Noah!" Caleb screams and stands up blocking his way with Jose and Patrick.

My father and brother walk to us and try to separate Chloe and me. She snaps their hands away and helps me get up.

"You are coming back home with me." She states ignoring everyone.

"What? Have you lost your mind Chloe? She is his mate now, she has to stay here." Owen exclaims shocked.

"Shut up Owen! I am your Luna and if I want to take my sister back to my pack I will. You may hate her but I am not. She is under my protection, she won't stay with this monster again." She shouts and begins walking out of the room dragging me behind her.

"Watch the way you are talking about me!" Noah roars.

"I will do whatever the hell I want. She is my sister and you are a monster. You won't get close to her again. I am not weak like the others. Try to hurt me or her if you want but you are dead the next second." she replies calmly and leads me out of the house.

"Come baby, get in. I am here now, they won't lay their hands on you again. I can protect you now. My parents are waiting for us." She says and helps me get in her car.

Before she turns on the car I see my father, brother and Caleb with Leo getting out of the house. Caleb shouts for Chloe to stop and runs to the car with Leo. He opens my door and takes me in his arms crying.

"I am so sorry my child. I want you to know I love you and I will never stop caring about you. I am sorry for my son, I will never accuse you for anything. If you ever need anything we are here for you." He whispers and taps my back gently.

He leaves me and then comes Leo. He is already crying, his jaw is shaking, he is breathing fast.

"I love you very much sister. Stay strong please. Try to find your peace and happiness, I will come to visit you soon. Chloe will take care of you, trust her."

I just nod, I didn't even listen to them, I don't care. They can't feel my pain, they know nothing.

"We have to leave Chloe." Owen says and gets in the car with us.

My father gets in his own car next to Chloe's and we begin our drive back to the Dark Blue River Pack. The whole drive passes in silence, no one is talking, Chloe is just driving and Owen is staring outside the window with a blank look. I stare outside the window lost in my thoughts.

No!

One thought, Miles!

I have nothing now, I lost the only thing I had and mattered, I lost my whole world. That's it now, I am alone, I am not living anymore, everything is black and cold without any meaning.

"Baby we are here." Chloe whispers.

I blink my eyes and look around me. She has opened my door and she has her hand raised for me to get out of the car. I slowly get out and stand next to her looking around me. The whole pack is gathered in front of the pack house. My father and Owen are in front of them, next to them are Kevin, Jack and Emily. 

Jack and Emily run to us and take me in their arms ready to cry.

"What did he do to you honey?" Jack whispers with pain in his voice.

"My poor girl! How could he cut your hair, he almost killed you..." Emily exclaims.

I don't reply, I just lower my gaze and look at the ground.

"Come baby. Let's get you to your room. You need to rest." Chloe tells me softly.

She holds my hand while walking to the pack house. They are all staring at us frozen. I am sure they are happy with my condition, they should be jealous of Noah, he has hurt me more than them.

"If any of you lay your hands on Cora or disrespect her in any way, I will kill you with my own hands. Your game is over." Chloe states in his Luna tone and they all nod.

We get in the house. Next to us is Jack and Emily, behind us Owen, Kevin and my 'father'. Chloe is about to walk upstairs but I stop and get out of her hold. My room is at the basement, not upstairs. She stops and stares at me with curiosity.

"Your room is at the top floor Cora." She tells me smiling.

I don't reply or nod, I won't go up there, I don't want to. I just want my room, I like it more now. 

I turn and run to my old room. I pass the living room and then the kitchen, Chloe is calling my name but I don't stop. I run down some stairs after a small corridor and then left at the basement's long corridor. The last room is mine, the only room down here, even the omegas have their rooms at the first floor. I run and get in breathless. 

It is empty. 

Not that I had furniture or lots of things. I had only a small mattress, two blankets and an old small broken closet with two tops and two trousers. Now it has nothing. They wanted to get rid of everything related to me.

I lock the door and walk in the corner of the room. I sit down and curl like a ball with my knees on my chest and my face buried in my arms. I begin crying softly and hear steps and voices from outside the room.

"Cora this is not your room. Come baby, you can't stay in there, you need to rest." Chloe says.

I don't move, I won't leave from here, I need to be alone until the end. Soon everything is going to end.

"Cora please honey." Emily says softly.

"Let her stay alone for a while." I hear Owen telling them.

Of course, he wants me down here. He hates me and he wants to get rid of me but stays silent for Chloe.

"We will wait for you in the living room sweetheart." Jack says and I hear steps again.

After a minute everything is quiet and I am sure I am alone. I lift my head up and look the small broken window above me. I smile relieved and sigh.

"Mommy will be there soon Miles!"

~some hours later, night~

I get up slowly and try to hear any noise from outside, nothing... 

I open the small window careful not to make any noise and look around to see if there is anyone out there. When I get sure that they are all in the pack house or their houses I jump and try to hold myself from the right and left side of the window to get out. After four times I manage to hold it tightly and push myself out through the window. I crawl some more on the ground and get up still looking around me. 

I am alone, fortunately.

I begin running in silence towards the road from which we came earlier with Chloe and Owen. I saw a big waterfall some kilometers away from here in some distance from the road. 

I can reach there, I will do my best, I will put an end, I will see my son soon...

~some time later, pack house~

Owen's pov

"Can you tell me why did you do it?" I ask Chloe with curiosity.

"She is your sister Owen. How can you hate her that much? You have the same blood. She did nothing wrong, I had enough." She yells angry.

"Her place is next to her mate. She had to stay there." My father says thoughtfully.

"Excuse me? Sebastian did you see her? He wants to kill her for something she never did. He never loved her, he hates her. He may be her mate but she is in danger with him."

"Chloe, I..." he pauses confused.

"Do you think that Luna Nadia would be happy? Do you think that she would have approved what you did to her daughter if she was here?" She asks frustrated.

"Chloe!" I yell and jump up shaking from anger.

"What Owen? I am pregnant and I already adore this child inside me. I have never held or seen it but I want to make sure that it is going to be happy and safe. Cora lived with her child for two months, she never left it out of her arms, she was living only for it. Do you think that Nadia could hate her? She died trying to give birth and save her daughter and now you are angry with Cora and me and not with yourselves? What are you going to say to your child when it asks you about its aunt?" she screams and takes some steps to me with her eyes black from anger and pain.

I take one step back and turn to look at my father. He has the most painful expression I have ever seen him with. He is ready to cry, his face's muscles are tensed and his fists are shaking. I think about what Chloe said and...

She is right!

My mother would have killed us. All these years we were killing Cora and later we allowed Noah to do the same and even more. 

I fall on my chair and bury my face in my hands. 

What a brother am I?!

I need to talk to Cora, I need to ask for her forgiveness, I need to stand by her side and help her. I need to be her big brother. I need to see her happy.

"What have we done father?" I whisper and break into sobs.

Chloe kneels and takes me in her arms caressing by back. It hurts so much, I am a monster...

"Alpha, Luna!" Kevin's voice echoes and he rushes in the living room pale and shocked.

Chloe and I jump up and stare at him breathless.

"Speak!" I shout ready to punch him.

"One guard caught Cora's scent one mile to the west away from the pack house some minutes ago. He smelled blood as well." He explains quickly without taking breath.

"s**t!"

I rush outside the house with the others behind me. Some pack members are already there.

"Shift all of you and try to find her! NOW!" I roar and run towards the forest to the west.

"Mom stay here and wait for her. She may come back." Chloe screams and joins me with my father.

"Father I won't bear it." I say trembling ready to cry.

"You and me both." He whispers and shifts in his wolf form with me and Chloe following him.

We begin running to the west panicked. My wolf is screaming and accuses me for Cora's situation. He threatens me that he will leave me if anything happens to her. He always loved her and was trying to protect her from me but I was blocking him all the time.

My father is unstoppable, it is like he is flying, he is not touching the ground, I can feel his fear and wary, his agony and repentance. Chloe is really panicked, she is running like crazy, her eyes are shining, she will kill me if we don't find Cora.

After some minutes of running we take her scent and stop breathless. It smells blood, she can't be far and then I think...

"The waterfall!" I scream through the link and start running towards there.

They all follow me and as we get closer I feel my fear getting out of every limit and my heart stops beating the moment I spot her on the edge of a rock next to the waterfall. 

The full moon is making the blood on her shine. She is standing with her back on us but it is clear she is bleeding, the smell is too strong. As we reach her I hear her sniffles and sobs. My heart is breaking, I am dying in agony.

"Cora!"

I stop violently and turn on my right shocked. 

Noah!

Cora turns around panicked and we gasp in shock. She has cuts, bruises and scratches on her face and body, her short hair is a mess, she has tears on her eyes, she is shaking, her clothes are torn is some places and full of blood. Her expression is the worst, her eyes are blank and darker than any other time.

"Cora come here." Noah shouts and takes some steps to the rock.

My father, Chloe and the rest of the fighters are all standing around me in silence without moving staring at Cora in agony. She doesn't move, she doesn't talk and I am more scared than before.

"I am sorry Cora, we can start all over just come with me." Noah says again and stops some meters away from her.

"Why did you come?" she ask shouting with a harsh and cold voice.

"I can't let you die. I was wrong. You are my other half, I will make everything right this time. Come with me."

"Leave me alone." She screams and breaks into sobbing.

I feel my heart breaking, I can't see her like this, she can't die and leave us now. I take some steps forward with my father doing the same. His wolf is bearably breathing, he is standing on his feet with difficulty.

"If you jump you will leave all of us alone, we won't bear it." He says hurt.

"I was always alone, you all left me, you were all killing me. I don't care about you." She screams shaking.

My father and I walk next to Noah and stare at her still in our wolves' forms. She is determinate, she won't listen to us, she is right.

"Baby you are kind, you don't want us to suffer. You won't let me alone now that we have lost Miles."

She takes one small step back and then a deep breath with her eyes closed and still sobbing. Noah is shaking, I can hear his heartbeat, I see and hear the pain in his eyes and voice. He means it, he changed his mind, he realized he loves her.

Cora opens her eyes suddenly and smiles. We all sigh relieved, she changed her mind, right? 

She won't leave us, she will stay here, we...

"Mommy is coming to you now Miles! We will be together soon!" she suddenly whispers, closes her eyes and falls back.

"No Cora!"

We don't manage to react, Noah jumps behind her and they both fall in the black waters of the river. I turn around panicked and run down on the riverside from a small path with my father almost killing me to get in front of me and Chloe howling in pain some meters behind me.

Just don't die on us Cora!

~three days later~

Cora's pov

I open my eyes waking up from the pain and the burning I feel in my heart, chest and stomach. I fall from the bed and crash on the cold floor screaming and crying.

What on earth?

"Cora!" Chloe and Owen shout and get in the room panicked.

I am naked, my whole body has the usual for me scratches, wounds, cuts and bruises. 

Where am I and why am I alive? I should have been dead and why do I feel so much pain?

Wait! I know this kind of pain! Noah...

"The son of a b***h I will kill him!" Owen screams and takes me in his arms.

"Cora what is happening?" my father yells rushing inside the room.

"The bastard is sleeping with someone. That's how he loves her, huh? That's the pack business he had to do..." Owen shouts holding me in his arms.

I scream and sob shaking and gasping for air, I can't understand anything. 

Why me? Why did he save me? 

I jumped, I wanted to die, I wanted my baby and he ruined everything.

"Alphas, Lunas what is happening?" a doctor asks running in the room.

"My daughter is in pain because of this asshole!" my father roars and kneels next to Owen and me.

"Look at me baby, focus on me. Try to take deep breaths, listen to me." He continues and caps my face in his hands.

I try to open my eyes but the pain is killing me, I can't bear it, I want to stop living.

We all stay like this for some more minutes until my pain and the burning become bearable. I open my eyes exhausted and try to move but Owen doesn't let me. My father caresses my cheeks and Chloe sighs relieved.

"Come on baby. We will put you on bed, you need to rest." Owen whispers and stands up with me in his arms and places me on the bed next to us.

He covers me with some blankets and sits next to me staring at me with wary. My heart is still in pain and I am sweaty, my legs are still shaking and I try to find my breath again. My father walks next to us and I lower my gaze staring at my feet.

"We are sorry baby. We are so sorry. We know we are unforgettable but we need a chance to prove you how much we love you." My father says and kneels next to the bed.

"I think you should both give her time. Don't overwhelm her more." The doctor says in hurry and they sigh disappointed.

"We have something to do. We will talk later sister. Take some rest. Doctor stay with her please and if anything happens inform us immediately." Owen says and gets up.

He kisses the top of my head and caresses my cheek before he turns and leaves with my father.

"Owen where are you going?" Chloe asks worried.

"To deal with Jackman. This was the last thing he did to harm Cora."

Chloe follows them outside in hurry and I stay alone with the doctor. She walks closer to me and sits on a chair next the bed.

"I want to leave." I whisper and turn to look at her.

"Luna, I don't know what to do..." she whispers troubled.

"If I stay here I will die. I will try again until I succeed."

She freezes and sighs confused.

"Help me leave away from here. Please." I beg her.

"If I help you will you promise me you will try to live a happy life? You won't try to put an end to your life again."

I nod immediately and she smiles.

"I knew your mother, I tried to save her but I couldn't. I managed to save only you. I see you as my daughter, I want you to be happy." She says softly, moves on the bed and hugs me.

"Thank you."

"Now listen to me. I have a plan."

"Yes?"

"My mother is a werewolf but lost her wolf lots of years ago. She lives at the city some kilometers away from here. In about an hour she will come here to see me as she does weekly. She can take you with her and when you reach the city she will help you take the bus for somewhere far away from here. I will give you clothes, money and some supplies. She can explain you more while you will be driving. Do you understand?"

"Yes, thank you very much. Will she agree?" I ask worried.

"Yes, she will surely accept, I have talked to her about you."

"Alright! I suppose I have to get ready..." I whisper relieved.

"Yes, get up, I will help you take a bath and get dressed, you will be ready by the time she arrives." She says and smiles warmly.

"I wish everything goes well..."

~next day, night~

I am in another city away from everyone. Everything happened as I was told. 

Louisa's mother took me with her at the city. I had to hide at the backset of the car for some time until we get out of my pack's territory and once we reached the city she took me to the closest bus station and bought for me a ticket for New York.

After one day of travelling I arrived on my destination. Now I am walking in the streets of New York like I am lost. No, I am really lost!

I have never lived away from a pack house and I know nothing at all. I am alone and I have no place to go or ask for help. Everything is a mess, I am feeling dizzy and I am tired. As I walk I see a big area with trees, it looks like a forest. I smile relieved and walk towards there as quickly as I can.

As I go closer I see there are not so many people in there and it will be a good idea to get some rest before I continue to find somewhere to stay for the night. I pass its entrance and walk for some minutes deeper in order to stay alone. I reach a point with no one around and sit on a small wooden bench. I sigh relieved and feel some tears falling from my eyes.

I made it, I am away and safe.

 Once I find out what I want to do and settle down somewhere I will accept Noah's rejection and I will free myself from the bond and the torture. I feel sorry about Chloe, Emily, Jack and Caleb with Leo, Jose and Patrick. I know they wanted to help me but they never protected me essentially. They were always afraid of Noah, my father and Owen.

At least the three of them can be happy now, Noah would really want to kill me but we can't have everything. I lost my child, he can miss the pleasure of killing me.

I close my eyes and take a deep breath. I feel so sleepy and tired, I want a bed and a blanket so much! 

I am about to get up and leave when I hear a noise from some bunches behind me and jump up scared. There are not so many lights right here and I can't see clearly but I feel someone's presence. I take one step back, wrap my backpack and turn to leave but a loud growl stops me and a tall mall with red eyes jumps in front of me and pushes me to fall on the ground.

Vampire!

I let out a loud scream the second he gets ready to attack me and close my eyes shaking from fear. Another growl echoes and I open my eyes to see the vampire fighting with another tall, well trained man. The man jumps on the vampire and punches him on the face leaving him dizzy. He finds the opportunity to grab him from the neck, raise him on the air and brings him down snapping his neck and leaving him dead and then...

He fixes his suit before he turns and walks to me slowly.

I see his eyes and gasp.

"You are a werewolf?!" I exclaim surprised.

"Sh... Don't shout or else I will kill you and no. I am not a werewolf, I am a lycanthrope." He whispers coldly.

He stops in front of me and helps me stand up. I stare at him amused. He has dirty blonde hair, hazel eyes and he is dressed elegant in a black suit with white shirt. He seems to be near his 25's. I take one step back and look around me worried.

"Who are you?" he asks me shortly.

"I can't tell you." I reply and take one more step back.

"Look, if you want me to let you live tell me your name. I can't risk it. How do I know you won't tell a thing about what just happened?"

"I won't." I tell him annoyed.

"I can kill you."

"You will do me a favor if you kill me, I am not afraid." I whisper with a blank expression.

"Don't you play with me kitten." He growls and grabs my arm making me scream from the pain my cuts and bruises are causing me.

He stops immediately and observes me for some seconds.

"You are not afraid of a lycanthrope and you know about werewolves and vampires..." he says thoughtfully.

"What if my parents are werewolves and I lived my whole life in a pack?" I whisper ironically.

His eyes open widely in realization and he sighs confused.

"Do I know you? You seem familiar." He asks with curiosity.

"No, I don't know you."

"Tell me your name and I will tell you mine. What are you doing here?"

I stay silent for some seconds thinking about what to do. I can tell him as long as he won't inform my pack.

"I am Cora. I run away from my pack." I whisper.

"I am Mischa." He says smiling and leaves my arm.

"Why did you leave your pack." He asks, helps me with my backpack and points the bench.

"If I tell you, will you promise me not to tell anyone?"

He nods and we sit on the bench. I give a quick glance around us and at the dead vampire and he giggles.

"What?" I ask angry.

"You don't look like a werewolf, I mean..."

"That I am weak." I end his phrase and he nods a bit awkwardly.

"My wolf must have died. I was abused for my whole life. From my family, pack and then my mate." I explain and see the hurt in his eyes.

"That's why you left?"

"I also lost my baby. He got killed and...Big story. I couldn't stay there with them anymore." I confess and stand up to leave when he stops me.

He walks in front of me and blocks my way.

"Come with me." He says serious.

"Excuse me? Why?" I ask frustrated.

"I have a good feeling about you, my lycan likes you a lot and you seem very familiar to me. I don't know from where I know you but you remind me of someone. I can't let you here alone, I won't feel good if I know that I left a young girl that suffered so much."

I narrow my eyes and stare at him confused but he seems to say the truth, he looks to be a man with honor. I don't have anything to lose, the worst he can do to me is to kill me.

"Ok, I will come with you." I say shortly.

"Great! I just have to tell you that we are flying with my private airplane in some hours from now."

"What? Where to?"

"To my personal castle back to Russia."