The Love of an Alpha

Chapter Eight

Harper's POV

     It was now six in the morning. I had never slept better in my life. My mates were in my arms, they were safe and had accepted our bond. I could feel when it happened last night. I could get a better read on their feelings and something just clicked in the mate bond.

     I got up without waking up my boys and took a quick shower. After getting dressed, I gently shook Noah and Aiden awake. They were confused at first but when I told then that we were going to school, they hopped into action getting ready.

     I made sure Aiden was okay helping Noah and then set off to get started on breakfast. I was going to get their weights up, but I had to restrain myself so that they wouldn't get sick from over eating. If they had been used to not having any food and I try to give them huge meals three times a day, then it will hurt them more than help them.

     I'm going to start with getting them more vitamins with some smaller portions to get them used to eating regularly. A multivitamin and protein shake with a breakfast wrap that has eggs, cheese, and sausage will be good today. I also made their lunches. A sandwich each with some grapes and carrot sticks with ranch.

     Healthy foods would settle better in their stomachs until they could work up to eating some junk food too. After I had everything done, I checked in on Noah and Aiden. They were trying to pick out some clothes from their closet with only towels hanging on their waists. Of course, Noah was in his chair, but Aiden was close to losing his towel to gravity. I shook myself out of my daze and stepped into the closet to help. I ignored their states of undress and picked out some simple Levi blue jeans, white t-shirts with different colored plaids to go over them, and some Nike sneakers.

     As I left the room, I paused and winked at them, noting the blush that was spread across both of their cheeks. They looked adorable. I laughed as I went back to the kitchen and wrote the shopping list for this week. We needed more beef, chicken, veggies, milk, napkins, and soft drinks. I would also get more protein shakes, water bottles and vitamins for my boys. Slipping the list into my purse that held my wallet, keys, and phone, I grabbed all of our backpacks and took them to the car.

     It was now around seven o'clock, so it was time for the boys to get in the car. We were going to go to the station and make a statement before school. It shouldn't take too long, because with me being the Alpha, I had perks with the police. The government knows about werewolves and the other supernatural beings, but we are supposed to remain hidden from most humans. If the world knew about werewolves, we would be at risk for crazy people to try and capture and experiment on us. It was safer this way.

     I went back up to the boy's room and saw Noah struggling to get his pants on. I headed over to the closet and grabbed a pair of gym shorts.

     "These might work better with your cast," I said. I helped Noah over to the bed and had him lay back. I tugged the jeans off of his legs. I pulled the shorts up about halfway. Moving Noah into a sitting position, I told him, "Put all of your weight into your arms and your good leg and lift up your waist."

     As he did what I said, I finished getting him into the shorts, and then I guided him into his wheelchair. After getting him settled, I found Aiden trying to find some toothpaste. Apparently the pack members that stocked the bathroom, didn't think to buy any, even though they bought toothbrushes. I loaned Aiden and Noah my toothpaste and got them into the car. They had eaten their breakfast while I was packing the car.

     When we pulled up to the station my boys started to look nervous.

     "It's okay. I will be by your sides every step of the way. You won't have to see your parents. Alphas get privileges in their towns. After you make your statements, we will go to school, get your makeup work and when school is over, the three of us are going to go out for ice cream. Today is about being normal and getting to know each other," I promised them, trying to get them to relax.

     "Okay," Aiden nodded.

     "Let's just get this over with," Noah grumbled.

     I'm sure that since he is the older brother, he doesn't want to have his younger sibling within their parent's reach again. I couldn't imagine what it must be like to have your parents hurt you and treat you like dirt on the bottom of their shoes. My parents were very loving and raised me to have confidence in who I was and the power I held. Before they died, it was the week before my sixteenth birthday and we were going to have a party and invite all of the neighboring packs to attend. That party turned into my coronation for taking over as Alpha of our pack.

     Feeling my stomach turn at the memory, I blocked it all out and focused on my mates. They didn't look scared anymore, but resolved. I got them out of the car and led them to the offices in the back.

     When my officer entered the room, my boys stiffened. I rubbed their backs and whispered that he was one of my wolves. That he was on our side. And that this was just a formality for the other humans.

     "What can you tell me about what your parents did? And keep in mind that what you say in here will go on the record, but they will not hear it. There will be a private trial and we will be using this statement as your testimony instead of you actually appearing in court," my pack member explained to them.

     "It has been happening ever since we could remember. Our father blamed us for everything wrong in his life and our mother went along with whatever he said. At first it wasn't too bad, but if we got a bad grade in school or broke something then we would be beat. It progressed from there," Noah started their story. Aiden looked broken, so I turned to him and he put his head in the crook of my neck.

     It was hard hearing what had been done to them, but I knew that it was for the best. If they got it all off of their chests now, then they would feel better later. I would make sure their parents never saw the light of day again.

     "When we were six, that was the first time our parents gave us to their friends. We knew something was wrong because they gave us more food than normal and watched us eat it. After we were through, we felt dizzy and groggy. We never passed out, but we couldn't fight back," Noah looked pained, and I felt enraged. My temper was boiling and I wanted to lock their parents in our cells to be tortured for what they put my mates through. "When one person was done with us, they would pass us around. There were men and women that used us. This went on for days, but when it was finally over I saw our parents counting stacks of money. They had sold us to those pedophiles. We weren't their children to them. We were just burden's and property they could use."

     "This happened every two months until we hit puberty. I guess they didn't want us anymore after that. So our parents blamed us for a lack of income. We were beat regularly even when we didn't do anything wrong. We were starved, abused, and weren't allowed to have any friends. They told us that if anyone found out, they would send their friends to have"fun" with us again, but that that time we wouldn't have anything to help us get through it," Aiden said with tears in his eyes as Noah wrapped his arms around my waist. I pulled them both closer.

     "The first time we had friends was when we met Harper. There was something about her that made us want to spill everything. She was someone we could trust. So we did. We told her that our parents were hurting us and she didn't make us go back there. She believed us and protected us," They finished together. I was so proud of them for doing this. They were so strong. Anyone else would have given in and died. But not my boys. They got through it together and survived until they met someone who could help them. Me.

     "Okay. Noah. Aiden. I think we have enough to get your parents put away for a very long time. With all of this, they might even get a life sentence," the officer said and then left the room.

     "Even if they don't get a life sentence. If they step one foot onto my territory, they will pay with their lives. I will always believe you guys and I will always protect you," I told them, still raging from the atrocities they have endured.

     "We know," they said together. "Thank you, Harper."