Chapter 9: The Final Straw
Delilah's P.O.V.
I sat with Addison on the couch, drinking some hot cocoa and having muffins as a late-night snack. Luckily, Missy and Dale wouldn't be home until late, so it brought me enough time to prepare myself to tell them.
"So, do you have what you need for the night?" she asked.
"I think so." I told her before I realized something very important, making me gasp. "I have to get something from the store. I have to get some bandages and cream for my wrists."
Addison looked at me. "You want me to go with you?" she asked.
I shook my head. "No, Addy, it's fine. I won't be long. Besides, I have you on speed dial." I told her as I got up.
She nodded before I exited the house and began walking down the streets. The cool air blew my hair behind me and I shivered, zipping up my jacket and crossing my arms.
I heard some howling and I smiled, knowing that my mates weren't that far. Maybe I could go visit them once all the abuse drama is over.
After walking for almost 10 minutes in the chilly weather, I saw the store in the distance. I walked even faster so I could get out of the cold.
Suddenly, I felt a hand go over my mouth and I kicked and screamed, trying to fight off the person. It got worse when I felt another pair of arms grab my legs and lift them off the ground. Before I knew it, I was getting dragged into the Forbidden Forest, where I was thrown into the ground.
The people began kicking me and punching me as I used my hands to block my face. Once the beating stopped, I looked and saw it was Michelle and my dad.
"You little bitch! Where the hell have you been? Nevermind, because you're obviously a shitty person! You can't even cook one fucking meal!" Michelle yelled as she kicked me.
"You're worthless to even be my daughter! I wish you died when you were in Miranda's womb!" he yelled as he punched me.
I cried out in pain as Michelle got what seemed like a lighter and turned it on, getting a pocket knife as my father pinned me down. I fought against his hold to try and get free until Michelle grabbed my arm and pressed the now hot blade against my skin numerous times. I screamed at the top of my lungs as the searing pain shot through my arm. She proceeded to pierce my thigh and I screamed in pain. I now had a bloody temple and a busted lip and I was for sure losing some blood from the stabbing of my thigh.
"You deserve this, you little bitch!" my dad yelled.
As they let me go, the sound of wolves howling made them freeze. Before I knew it, I saw numerous pairs of glowing eyes and necklaces.
"Get away from her!" I heard one of them shout. A familiar feeling came as I recognized the voice.
Wyatt.
I saw him, Willa, and Wynter come out of the shadows with a couple of other werewolves behind them, snarling. Michelle and my dad were backing off, fear written on their faces.
"Mind your own business, monsters!" he yelled.
"No, we won't. This girl you just assaulted happens to be our mate and you've crossed a line already, tick." Wyatt growled.
"Mates?" Michelle asked, which my father laughed at. "So, you three are the useless beings my sorry excuse of a daughter talks about? You're even more uglier than I imagined!"
Willa snarled at him before using her stealth werewolf moves to pin him against a tree as a couple of wolves surrounded Michelle before holding her down.
Wyatt and Wynter came over and held me in their arms as I cried from the pain I was in. From the burn on my arm to the throbbing all over my body.
"Hey, hey, hey. Stay with us, babe. It'll be okay." he told me.
"Delilah, we're here now. It's okay." Wynter said.
"I-It hurts!" I cried as the burning increased.
Willa looked at me with pained expression before turning her attention towards my dad. "Now, I've never done this, but I will be glad to be the first." she said as she rose her hand, preparing to slash his neck or something.
"Willa, don't! They're not worth it! Just let them go and they'll be in trouble either way, since Addison's parents probably know already. I don't want you to be seen as a killer, Willa. If that happens, you won't be able to see me at all. Just let them go and let them pay for the consequences." I explained.
Willa growled before she used her claws to make scratch marks on the tree next to him. "You will leave this place. You will leave Seabrook forever. If you don't, we will forget that Delilah let you live. If you ever try to contact our mate in any way, I will kill you."
She pushed him down as he and Michelle scrambled away like cowards.
Willa came over and knelt down, concern all over her face.
"Are you okay?!" she asked.
I shook my head. "My body hurts."
I could tell my mates wanted to cry, since tears clouded their eyes. Wyatt picked me up as Wynter and Willa followed him.
"Wolves! We have to get her to the den now!" Willa commanded.
They all began running and I just lay my head on Wyatt's chest before I felt myself pass out.
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I woke up in an unfamilar place. My vision was fuzzy and my head was hurting. I groaned lowly and blinked a couple times. The walls were made of stone and I noticed some fur every now and then. I looked and saw a couple of beds and it was very warm. I could hear the sound of fire trickling as my vision came back.
I saw myself hooked to some wires and a huge patch over my thigh. I noticed one of the wires was connected to a blood bag and what not.
Looking to my left, I saw my mates all pacing back and forth. I noticed the girls wiping their eyes as the beta had his fists clenched.
"W-Willa, Wyatt, Wynter."
Their heads snapped to my direction and they walked over to me as the alpha looked at Wynter. "Go get Elder Wes!"
She nodded and ran out as I felt Wyatt caress my face. "Hey, babe. How are you feeling?"
"A bit better." I replied. They smiled before Willa came over and kissed my head. "You have no idea how badly I wanted to maul him."
I was too tired and weak to argue, so I just shrugged. I looked and saw my left arm in a cast.
Wyatt kissed my hand as the door opened and Wynter came in with a man behind her.
"She's awake, Elder Wes."
The man was tall, probably about 6'0. He had black hair with a small white streak and hazel eyes, with a moonstone around his neck. I felt a connection to him, almost as if I knew him.
"Hello, young one. How are you feeling?" he asked as he came over. "I'm feeling okay. Where am I?" I replied.
"I'm Elder Wes, the pack doctor. You're in the wolf den and the infirmary. Do you remember anything that happened?" he asked.
I nodded. "I was kidnapped, beaten, burnt on my arm, stabbed in the thigh, and saved by my mates."
"Well, you did suffer some blood loss, so we had to put you on a transfusion. You suffered a concussion, but I gave you treatment, so it should be gone in about seven to ten days. Your arm has been treated and wrapped up. We managed to stitch up the wound on your thigh, which will heal in about two weeks at the most." he explained.
He came over and decided to take my vitals. "Well, everything else looks good, thankfully."
"So, I'm going to be okay?" I asked.
He smiled and nodded his head. "Right now, what you could do now is get some rest, young one. If you need anything, just let me know. Willa, Wyatt, Wynter, I know she's your mate and you want to be with her, but she needs to get some sleep. Me and Winona will take care of her. You can see her in the morning."
My mates whined, but nodded as he left.
They all took turns kissing my head before smiling. "Goodnight." they all said.
"Goodnight." I replied.
I lay my head back and just let nature take its course, falling into blackness and going to sleep.
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Third Person P.O.V.
As the night went on, the pack was sleeping safe and sound. Delilah was sound asleep in the infirmary, at peace with her mind.
Winona, the nurse and Wes's wife came into the room to check on the young girl. She walked over to her bed and looked at her bags of fluid and blood, making sure she had enough to help her through the night.
She touched her forehead and pulled it away when she felt her cold skin. She grabbed a blanket from the chair beside the bed and covered her with it.
"You look just like my niece. Oh, how I miss her so much. If only she knew why Miranda died and why I left. She had beautiful, white hair and was a ball of sunshine." she spoke to the sleeping girl.
Suddenly, she noticed something. Looking closely, she saw a strand of white hair laying on the sleeping girl's shoulder. She touched it and noticed her brown hair was loose. As she moved her hand, it fell off, revealing a batch of white hair on the girl's head.
When she looked at Delilah, she gasped as tears formed in her eyes. She didn't think she would be alive right now.
"My niece. You're finally home." she sobbed.
The door opened and in walked Wes, as he could sense his mate's distress. "What's wrong? Is she okay?"
Winona looked at him. "I didn't think she was alive. When I came back, I thought the rogues got to her. This is Delilah. Our niece. Miranda's daughter."
Wes's eyes widened as he walked forward. "I never even gave it a thought. If it weren't for the rogues, she wouldn't have gone through so much."
"She thinks I abandoned her, but I didn't want to. Miranda and I had to leave her with her father, because that was the only way the rogues wouldn't find her. I couldn't even go inside to look for her because of what they would do to us." the nurse sobbed as they went into his office.
"Winona, it's okay. She's here now and won't get hurt again. She has three of the most strongest werewolves in this pack as her mates and us. Later on, we'll tell her, but for now, she needs to recover." he explained.
"You don't understand, honey. Did you see her hair?" she asked.
He nodded. "So, she's the pack's heir? The rightful Great Alpha of the pack? Not that cheerleader from the forest?"
Winona nodded in agreement. "We have to tell Willa, Wyatt, and Wynter. They'll be ecstatic to have a precious and sweet leader as their mate."
"We will in a bit. For now, let's be happy. Our niece is back home and when the time comes, we will adopt her as ours. She just needs time. We'll tell her when we get the moonstone back." he explained.
"Okay." she replied as they went to check over their niece, who they had finally been reunited with after 10 years.
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