Hidden Secrets

Chapter 44 - A very long time

Alexander's pov:

We searched for Roxanne to no avail. Where did she go? Although I searched the place where she stood for traces, it was not easy to identify them because due to the attack there were many footprints around the area. I had given her a cellphone that probably didn't work up here. Mind linking wasn't applicable as she belonged to another pack. So our methods of communication were greatly reduced.

Our scouts informed me that they found some tracks on a small path near where Roxanne was waiting for us. We followed the path and found three different kinds of tracks. Our scouts informed me that one probably belonged to a male while the other two belonged to either females or teenager boys. The important thing was that they weren't far. We estimated that they were probably an hour afar.

Roxanne's pov:

I was right behind Bartholomew and Electra when I saw them enter an old log cabin. I looked around and saw thick vegetation everywhere. There was no way anyone would find us here.

I waited a few seconds, and when I was sure that Bartholomew would not come out again, I approached one of the windows and tried to take a look inside. Bartholomew violently pushed Elektra onto the bed and after freeing her mouth, he started yelling at her.

-"Where did you say you would come here?' he asked angrily.

-"Even if I did, do you think there was even a small chance for someone to find me?"

-"Do not play with me. I already have enough of you! And stop calling me father. I am not your damn father!" he shouted furiously at her.

He ran his fingers through his hair as he paced nervously. He did this for a few minutes until he opened a cupboard and put out a bottle of whiskey and a glass. He sat on one of the chairs, opened the bottle, poured some into the glass and gulped it down. He put some more and gulped it as well. This continued for several minutes until he seemed to calm down.

Then he stood up and started putting his clothes off.

-"What are you doing?" Elektra asked in fear.

-"What I should have done a long time ago" he said in a threatening way.

-"No, no please...I beg of you! Don't do something you will regret it" Elektra begged.

-"Don't worry I am not going to regret it"

Oh my God! That's when it hit me! He was going to rape her. He must have discovered that Electra was not his daughter. Everyone knew about his burning passion for Skylar. Elektra looked a lot like her mother.

-"No, no,........ I have to do something to prevent it! And fast!" I told to myself and searched for a big wood. It didn't take me long to find one and I determinedly headed to the cabin's door. I took a deep breath and carefully got inside. I was ready to hit him with the wood, when Bartholomew turned around surprised and gave me a very hostile look.

-"What are you doing here you filthy omega?"

-"I won't let you hurt Elektra. I promised to her mother that I will always protect her."

-"Her mother, don't make me laugh. Don't talk to me about this filthy traitor" he scolded.

-"Her mother wasn't a traitor! She was a descent and strong woman, she was a fighter."

-"Shut it woman" he growled menacingly.

-"No, I won't. I remained silent for too many years. Now is the time for the truth to be revealed" I said determined.

-"Get out!" Bartholomew shouted at me fierce fully but didn't manage to break me.

-"I won't. Elektra must learn everything about her origin and her past"

-"What are you talking about?" she wondered looking at me surprised. I looked back at her and started talking about her past.

-"You father was Andrew the Gamma of the Silver Moon pack. Andrew had a mate, Skylar, your mother. I was the omega assigned to serve and look after them. Our Alpha, Alexander's father, Phaethon was a very good man: Righteous and compassionate"

-"I knew it that this bastard was this moron's son!" Bartholomew exclaimed triumphantly.

-"When this beast attacked us, our Alpha along with Andrews, Skylar and many other skilled warriors defended our pack. Unfortunately we were outnumbered and defeated. The alpha and all warriors were tortured and killed while women, children and omegas were imprisoned. Bartholomew was mesmerized by Skylar's beauty and military abilities. He wanted to conquer her like he did with our pack. But Skylar was a very strong woman who loved her mate and her pack. She refused him and he raped her, imprisoned her and tortured her as punishment. He was about to execute her when he learned of her pregnancy. Convinced that the child was his, he kept her alive imprisoned in a dark cell. He visited her often offering the same bargain again and again: he would keep her alive as long as she accepted him as her mate. Of course Skylar refused. He waited for her to give birth to you and a week later he killed her after he and his warriors raped and tortured her" I managed to say between sobbing. Elektra was looking at me he gloated ostentatiously with wide eyes.

-"How could you? How could you pretend to be my father when you were my mother's executor? You are so inhuman so hypocrite so........" she told Bartholomew who ignored her ostentatiously and kept looking at me menacingly.

-"I don't have to explain anything to you or anyone else. You are absolutely nothing" he told me and then addressed Elektra and said: "You owe me a lot and you have to repay me for all these years of taking care of you" he said incredulously.

-"You are insane" she commented.

-"Now leave, you filthy omega if you want to save your life" he looked at me and said in a derogatory way.

I stood in my ground without taking a step back. I wasn't going to back off. I was going to protect Elektra even if doing that would cost my own life. I owed that to her mother.

I shifted in my wolf and attacked Bartholomew from behind. He turned back and although being in his human form he managed to repel every attack from mine successfully.

My attacks became faster and stronger without the desired result. In the meantime, Elektra was trying to untie herself to no avail. Bartholomew had the advantage and I was in a very unfavorable position. He threw me a hard punch that managed to knock me down. I was trying very hard to get up while Bartholomew came over me and was ready to kill me. I closed my eyes accepting my fate when Elektra attacked him from behind. He immediately turned towards her and attacked her as well. Elektra was a much better warrior than I was. She was able to counter his attacks with great skill and seemed to be winning the battle. They fought menacingly for many seconds. The battle was inconclusive as both warriors were of equal skills and technique. They were fighting in their human forms until Bartholomew decided to shift in his wolf and Elektra followed behind. They went outside and kept fighting fierce fully when Jordan showed up. He tried to help Bartholomew who was down but Bartholomew denied his help and ordered him to attack me. I quickly tried to hide but Jordan managed to find me and started attacking me. In a minute, I shifted to my wolf form and started to run while Jordan was chasing me behind. It didn't take him long to catch me up. He attacked me from behind and managed to put me down. I shifted back to my human form. My wolf was too tired to fight back.

Jordan came on top of me and was about to finish me off.

-"You won't escape bitch now"

I was ready to accept my faith closing my eyes and praying when I heard a loud growl: blood started coming out of Jordan's chest and he dropped dead.

I looked up in surprise by the unexpected turn things had taken but Alexander was already at Elektra's side challenging Bartholomew. They began to fight while Elektra remained wounded. I passed through them with great difficulty and reached her. She was seriously wounded in the abdomen. I quickly tore off a piece of my clothes and put it on her wound to stop the bleeding.

Then I tried to pull her away from the battlefield.With great difficulty I managed to take her to the cabin and put her to bed.She was unconscious and had obviously lost a lot of blood. I gave her firstaid, cleaned and closed her wound. Outside the battle continued and from thesounds, I understood that others had also come and fought. It was going to be a very long night.....