Broken Wolf

05

Bane POV

"I don't see why you are returning. You are meant to be training with the King and getting us a royal Luna. A child's birthday is not important enough for you to damage the progress you've made. You need to get the girl to love you so much she ignores her father's one year rule. I would have thought with your pretty boy face you would have mated her by now." Grandfather says on our way home. I simply ignore him knowing responding would be suicide.

After a plane ride and a 5 hour drive we are back at the pack house. It is nice to breath the crisp air of early winter... well we have more months of winter than any other season in Ice Winters Pack. It was still summer in the royal pack. It is good to be home.

"Bubby!" A raven haired spitfire comes plowing into me.

"Hello Libby." I chuckle hugging her small frame before picking her up.

"You've been gone foreeevvveeer!" She whines.

"I'm here for your birthday aren't I?" I ask. "Double digits. It's a big one, midget."

"Yea cuz family never breaks a promise." She smiles hugging me around the neck. I told her that when I promised to be there for her first shift. Then for her first hockey game. Our father refused to support a girl playing but she wants to be like her big brother which makes me smile. Again for her third grade talent show... let's just say it's our thing. We are family and we keep our promises.

"Just get out of the way ya little mutts we won't be back long. The boy has a job he has yet to complete. If it were my choice we would have never left." Grandfather growls pushing past us into the pack house.

"You disobeyed Grandfather!" Libby whisper yells at me.

"I made friends with the King and he cares about family too. All I had to do is mention your party and he assumed we were coming back for it. Grandfather couldn't argue. I'd do anything for you, midget. You know that." I explain.

"Soooo.... you'd help me with my book report?" She asks.

"You're in elementary school how do you have a book report?" I respond and she groans.

"Because you made me do the placement testing thing and they put me in 8th grade! Now I have to do stuff and we don't get recess!" She complains.

"And you love it because you can show up the other kids even though you are younger. You love that it is still easy for you and you love that you don't have to pretend you like the other kids. Plus you have plenty of time to play at home." I tell her and she sighs.

"I still don't like the homework." She grumbles not arguing that she really does love skipping grades. In a few years she could probably graduate. I'll guess by 13 maybe 15 she will be in college and by 25 she will change the world. Cure cancer? End world hunger? This girl can do anything. I feel like a flea next to her... but she can be a bit lazy when she doesn't want to do something.

"How about this... we do your book report that I'm 90% sure you have already written in that big brain of yours then we slap the puck around till dinner. I know Grandfather's minions probably don't let you play much." I suggest and her eyes light up. She squirms in my arms until I let her down and runs into the house. By the time I catch up she is already in her room at her desk and has half a page typed on her laptop... and she said she needed help. She just didn't want to do it.

"Done!" Libby cheers holding up her paper.

"Do you want me to read it or..."

"Let's go to the rink!" She cuts me off and I chuckle. I didn't even have to ask.

She quickly grabs my hand and pulls me to the car.

"Come oooooooonnnnnn!" She whines pushing me to the driver's side before jumping into the back.

Man I've missed her.

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Well there's another birthday party down and it's time to go back to the royal pack... that is if I can get this growth off my leg.

"Libby let go ya goofy pup!" I chuckle shaking my leg.

"Nope! I go with or you stay here!" Shw argues.

"The sooner I go the sooner I'm back." I say

"Not true! You will be gone until your training is over leaving now won't speed that up." Dang it the kid is right.

"Okay but I still have to go midget. I have to find us a Luna remember?" I ask and that gets her to loosen her grip so she can look up at me.

"Is she a good person?" Her wide eyes show how worried she is for me. I just smile

"She is amazing Lib. You'll love her... well if she chooses me that is." I mumble the last bit but werewolf hearing wins out

"Why wouldn't she choose you you're the best!" Libby argues.

"It's complicated, pup. She still has a mate out there somewhere. If she finds him I can't stand in her way... I won't." I explain.

"But don't you deserve a mate!" She yells. Great now she is mad at me.

"Not by taking away hers. That isn't right now is it?" I raise an eyebrow and she buries her head against my leg holding tight.

"Guess not." She mumbles.

"Now come on you got ta let me go." I say and she shakes her head.

"No!"

"Come on boy. You still got a job to do... what are you doing with her? Get off of him ya little mutt!" Grandfather growls grabbing hold of the now terrified girl at my feet and throwing her into the house.

"Libby!" I go to run to check on her but am grabbed by the arm.

"Let's go boy." Grandfather growls. I look back to my sister.

"Go, I'm fine. Don't give him a reason to punish you." She links me and I nod. Two more weeks and I  will be the one in charge. I'll make it up to her then.

"Coming Grandfather."

Libby POV

I hate that he left.

Bane came back for my birthday but he just left again. He will be gone for months. He is training with the Alpha king now. I'm not even gonna get to be there for his 20th birthday!

I hate my grandfather.

I miss my brother already.

A/N

All the stuff in Bane's POV is straight from my book Ice Alpha. I don't plan on doing his POV alot but we shall see. I want this book to focus more on what happens later but back story is important! If you want to know what's happening with Bane you can read Ice Alpha... however that will give you insight as to where this book is headed so ⚠️ spoiler alert ⚠️  if you choose to read Ice Alpha.