Werewolf’s Heartsong by Dizzy izzy

Chapter 27

Alora’s POV

Today seemed to be a day for reliving horrible things, that have happened to me in the past. Unfortunately to figure out what has happened and why, I have to relive the bad, painful, bloody memories. Not a fun adventure. It just further illuminated how fucked up and abusive my family has been to me. ‘Will I ever be able to heal from the wounds they had all gleefully given me?’ I wondered. 2

“How do we heal from all that has been done to us?” I ask Xena.

“I don‘t know...but maybe…? she hesitates.

“Maybe?” I prompt her.

“Maybe we could talk to Luna Ember?’ she’s still hesitant.

I could understand why she was always urging me to talk to someone, to tell them what was happening. And while I would talk about some of it to Darien… I’ve never told him about the full extent of the horrors visited on me. I still haven’t told him about what dad did, that one time he was drunk, shaking my head to avoid that atrocious memory. I focus on what Xena had said.

“I think....you might be right...and maybe we should talk to the Luna I finally say to her. I feel her surprise at my words, already understanding it. “I want to heal, we‘re an Alpha now, we need to be healthy mentally.” I pause a moment. “Well as mentally healthy as we could possibly be, considering all that‘s happened.” I say the last in a dry tone.

Xena snorts at this last comment. She says in a soft tone ‘I‘m glad you‘re

finally going to get us help.‘

the abuse I suffered. She had too, that suddenly made me realize my silence hadn’t only hurt me, “I‘m so sorry Xena, I should have spoken up when you first urged me to.”

last bit. I love my wolf, she’s so special. “I promise, we‘ll talk to Luna Ember soon.” I tell her. I would seek help, not just for me, but for Xena too. It wasn’t just me

Darien sitting next to me, and practically pushing me to the floor from

we didn‘t pay attention to his fight.” I tell Xena. I struggled to keep from looking

pay attention to any of my fight did you?!” Was his questioned accusation. Cringing, a guilty half smile on my face. “Noooooo…..” I draw out the answer then said in a rush “But I may know who put the chains on me and Xena!” I finished brightly, Hoping I’m forgiven

by my upper arms. With a firm but gentle shake, he gazes intently into my eyes and says. “Tell me everything and all will be forgiven.” I laugh. “Ok, but you have to let me

ANO

excited puppy before whining “Tell meeee. making me

tell him everything Xena and I discussed. Telling him what Xena told me, what the Moon Goddess had said. He’s silent for awhile looking contemplative. “I have a couple of theories about

and was not allowed to ascend?”

Goddess?” he goes on. I

blessing right?” he asks, another nod from me. “So at that point she’s probably thinking, that’s fine, because she still expecting that you’ll come out blond hair and

was not thinking about what the First Alpha looked like, just what the first Alpha’s accomplishments were, this meant you were going to be what brought the family to a

coloring.”

she can’t accept that so she has the Witch bind your powers and your wolf, in an attempt

full of questions. But one that nagged me enough to ask out loud. “Why didn’t they have anymore children after me?” Looking at the fight happening without really seeing it. Then Darien next to me straightens saying . “Oh! I know the answer to this one.” He said. I look back at him,

is a virtue young one.” He says in a faked wise mans

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sobers up. “Your mom got pregnant not even a month after having you. She was five months along when she was in an accident taking you to a routine well pup check.” I’m

was a boy, a dark skinned black hair boy. He didn’t survive, the accident had caused the umbilical cord to detach, he suffocated in the womb.” he pauses. “Your mom’s womb never healed right from the injury, she kept experiencing excruciating pain and heavy bleeding for months after.” he