My Broken Luna

5. Scars

5. Scars: Charlotte's Pov (Xander's parents above)

(This chapter is shorter since it's an early update. Thank you for helping me reach my goal bye the way!!!)

QOTC: (question of the chapter) Who's Pov do you like best?

"Have you and Xander been on a date yet?"

"I've only known him for two days." I say. Surprisingly, Evelyn makes me feels comfortable to talk freely. I don't feel the need to hide my thoughts around her.

"Eight years actually- before you were taken." she corrects.

"You know he had a crush on you when you were younger? He said he was sure that you were his mate."

"Really?" I ask. Usually you can't recognize your mate until you shift for the first time, but children with Alpha, Beta, Gamma, or Delta blood running through their veins tend to shift before they reach sixteen years of age. The first time I shifted into my wolf was when I was around ten or twelve years old; somewhere in that area.

"Xander's wolf is more powerful than any other Alpha's. His senses are even more heightened than they're supposed to be, that's why he favored you so much." Evelyn explains.

"I wish I could remember that." I whisper feeling her latex gloved hands on my back.

"Your memories will slowly come back and your scars will fade. I was abused too." she says.

"You were?"

"Yes. I was made an Omega after refusing to marry the Alpha of my old pack."

"I was a lower rank than the Omegas." I begin."I wasn't even allowed to be called the pack slave- Alpha said I didn't deserve a title."

"I cooked, cleaned, did chores, and handled rogues-"

"Handle rogues?"

I nod finally letting some tears slip by. "If they were male, Alpha sent me out alone to make them leave. T-the rogues u-u-used m-me and left."

"Oh Charlotte, I'm so sorry you went through that! I can't even imagine how horrible you were treated." Evelyn dries off my back and pulls me into her embrace.

"I-I can't go b-back." I whisper. "What i-if they c-c-come for me?"

Without me, Red Stone men have no form of release. They can't abuse anyone else because Alpha won't allow it. Besides, Lunar Blood and Red Stone are neighboring packs; the only land separating them is the unclaimed rogue territory that both packs are trying to conquer.

"Honey, Xander can easily fight them off without an army. No one is going to let them take you away." Evelyn says. I want to believe her, I really do. But Alpha Jones and Beta Matthews have me fearing that the moment I open my eyes every day that it will be filled with endless hours of torture and pain. They broke me to the point of no repair.

"W-what if he's l-like them? What if Xander t-t-treats me the s-same way?"

"I know you think that no one can save you, but Xander already has. You'll realize sooner or later the power of mates. Every second you spend by his side your bond grows stronger; he already loves you."

"They s-said th-th-that love d-doesn't exist for m-me." I stutter trying to steady my breathing.

Evelyn's Pov

I look at my son's mate with pity and sadness. The brief description of her old life is even worse than mine. Only the cruelest, merciless monster would send a sweet teenage girl like Charlotte to handle rogues. It's even worse that they only came to rape her and then leave.