Forever Mine

Chapter 12

(Rascal's Point of View)
I know Esther's pack. I know that they beat her. That's all I've gathered, but that's why I need to sit her down with a notebook and ask her the hard questions.

I love her, but I know doing this will make her cry by my hand.

I asked my Beta to bring her in my office around noon, after she ate.

"Hello?" It was Esther. "Please come in Esther." She came in timidly. I gestured her to sit down and she did.

'Did I do something to upset you?'

I shook my head no and smiled. She was such a sweetheart. "Esther, I just need some information from you." She nodded. "Okay, I need to know your last name." She sighed, she knew she had to answer about her past.

'It's Cohen.'

She was his fucking daughter. Even better.

"Okay honey. I need to know exactly who hurt you in your old pack."

She looked at me with tears in her eyes. I know she didn't want to answer but knew she had to.

'My old pack's population was about one hundred people and only one person didn't hurt me, he protected me as much as he could.'
I put my pen down for a moment. A person I needed to thank.

"What is his name?"

'It was the Beta.'
I nodded and jotted it down.
'Rascal, you should know something..' She paused to get my attention. 'I had very specific rules to follow there. I was beaten for fun.' A growl slipped.

"Esther tell me the rules please." She nodded and began to list them.

'1. Wake up at 0340 and begin cleaning at 0400.
2. No bed and if caught sleeping on one, 20 lashes.
3. No food until after everyone has eaten. Only scraps permitted, if none I didn't eat.
4. If anyone wanted to beat me, they could.
5. If I found a mate, reject them. If not I would be tortured with knives.
6. Don't eat in front of people.
7. Never speak last name. I didn't earn it.
8. If bathroom wasn't cleaned enough I would be water boarded.'

I'm going to kill them all.

(Esther's Point of View)
His eyes turned black and I knew Rux was here.
I went around the desk and put a hand on his shoulder. He whipped around and whimpered when he saw me. I was in tears trying to get through the information he wanted.

"Rux." He looked at me and growled. 'Can I hug you Rux?' He pulled me into his lap and wrapped his arms around me, resting his head on my shoulder. His breathing was heavy and I just played with his hair.

My legs dangled on both sides of the chair and he had me straddling him.

I wanted him to calm down but eventually my hips were hurting for staying in that position for so long.

'Are you alright?'
He looked up and my shirt was stained in tears. He looked so hurt. But thankfully Rascal was back.
"Yeah Little One, I am. I wouldn't do anything like that to a rogue or prisoners. I'm so sorry that I couldn't protect you from that."

'It's alright, you are here now and that's what counts.' He smiled and nodded. I tried to move but his arms were like weights. "Why are you trying to get up?" I smiled at him and he was pouting like a little kid.

'My hips are hurting, sitting like this.'

Moments later Rascal lifted me up, flipped me so my legs were on one side and put me back on his lap.

As he had me in his lap, he began to do paperwork. I just laughed and he leaned his head on mine for a moment.