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 dont 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, were an Alpha now, we need to be healthy mentally.” I pause a moment. “Well as mentally healthy as we could possibly be, considering all thats happened.” I say the last in a dry tone.

Xena snorts at this last comment. She says in a soft tone Im glad youre

finally going to get us help.

suddenly felt guilty, I wasn’t the only one experiencing 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

other wolf here, except for Alpha Andrew.’ she says. I chuckle at the last bit. I love my wolf, she’s

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

on. “Shit, we didn‘t pay attention to his fight.” I tell Xena. I struggled to keep from looking guilty

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

suddenly jumps forward and grabs me 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

ANO

an excited puppy before whining “Tell

what the Moon Goddess had said. He’s silent

the Goddess’s acknowledgment like she was going to, and

Goddess?” he goes

point she’s probably thinking, that’s fine, because she still expecting that you’ll come out blond hair

brought the family to a high status permanently.” Nod. “But when you

coloring.”

the child with the wrong coloring is the one to be blessed by the Goddess, she can’t accept that so she has the Witch bind your powers and your

Darien next to me straightens saying . “Oh! I know the answer to this

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

:50 AM

at my expense for a moment, then sobers up. “Your mom got pregnant not even a month after

early. It 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

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