Just another Day in High school

Ten Thousand Broken Wings

River

She laid there asleep. It was restless. She was having constant nightmares. I wish I could make them stop. I was stroking her hair as her head laid in my lap. IVs and monitors were attached to her. She was pale and breathing shallow.

Ethan lost it when I said she had been raped. He completely lost it and transformed for the first time. Taylor lost it too but, she lost it in tears. She broke down and Ethan, in wolf form, comforted her.

I was dying on the inside. Someone had violated my mate in the worst way. Someone had taken her and taken something sacred. Something I was suppose to be given, that she was to give to me.

Her wrist were wrapped and bandaged from the cuffs that she fought against. They wouldn't tell me where the other blood came from but, I had my ideas. Someone had ripped her delicate skin. Tears gathered in my eyes, someone had hurt her.

Ethan and Taylor had left to get a few things for when she woke up. Slowly her eyes opened and she looked up at me. "Oh angel."

She sat up slowly and straddled my lap wrapping her arms around me. "I'm sorry."

I took her face in my hands. "What do you have to be sorry for?"

"I let it happen. I didn't fight hard enough."

"It is not your fault. You did nothing wrong. Who did this to you?" She looked down and placed her face in my chest. "Princess please. Was it Ryan?" My mind could only go to him.

I felt a nod and my blood boiled. He dared touch my mate in such a vial way. He dared to hurt and violate what's mine. I saw red. A wolf of my own pack did this. He will never get away with this. "I'm sorry!" She sobbed.

I took her face in my hands again and whipped her eyes. "Look at me love," she looked at me, "You did nothing wrong. He's the one that screwed up. Can you answer a question for me?" She nodded, "How many times?"

"I-I've lost count of how many times Holly and Ryan have done... that."

I was shocked. Holly did it too! How, just how. It has happened multiple times. What else is going on in her life that I don't know? "They will never touch you again."

She nodded and curled into my arms. I stroked her back and held her close to me. We sat up against the headboard, her sitting across my lap, her face in my neck. "I love you."

My heart soared and my wolf jumped for joy. Our mate loves us. "All my heart."

We stayed in that position for what felt like hours. I loved it. Her in my arms, nothing could hurt her. She must have liked it too because of the waves of content that radiated off of her.

A knock came on the door, Ethan and Tay came threw the door. "Is she awake?" He asked softly.

"Yeah I am," Shell said leaning up and slid into my lap more. She looked down and wouldn't look at them.

"Shelby look at me," Ethan said. She slowly rose her head. "I'm just glad you're okay." He wrapped his arms around her and she buried her face in his chest. She began to shake and I knew she was crying.

"I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry," she whimpered out.

"What do you have to be sorry for?"

"I didn't fight him enough," she cried. Tay had her arms around Shelby's quivering form.

"Look at me," Ethan took her face in his hands, "This is not your fault. Do you see this?" He pointed at her wrists. "These show you fought hard and you pushed to get away. You did everything you could and that's all that matters." He kissed her forehead. "Can you tell me something?"

She nodded then leaned back into me, I had to smile. "I know what you're going to ask and yes it was Ryan. And I've lost count with how many times Holly and Ryan have done that."

Ethan's eyes burned and smoldered. "I'm going to kill them," Taylor said growling.

"Its not worth it. They'll get theirs," Shelby said her fingers laced in mine and her arms on top of mine, wrapped around her.

We stayed in a peaceful silence until the doctor came into the room. His hair receding. He was almost 200 years old but, looked to be in his mid to late 40's. "Hello Shelby, how are you feeling?"

"Um, okay I guess," she said twiddling her thumbs.

"Well I would like you to meet with a therapist. Also you need to be carful how you sit for the next week, you don't want to rip you're stitches."

"Why?" Ethan asked.

"Um, well," he looked at Shell and she nodded. "When the rape occurred. He also penetrated anally." He paused letting it sink in. "In doing so he tore her skin and we had to stitch it back together. Good news, you are not pregnant and you are clean of all stds," he said smiling.

"Thank you doctor," Shell said.

"No problem. If you have anything you need, I'm here okay."

"Yes sir."

"Oh I'm such a forgetful person, Jordan. My names Jordan."

"Nice to meet you Jordan."

"You too Shelby. You'll need to stay here for a day just for observation then you'll be free to go."

"Thank you." She said as he walked out. She curled into me and closed her eyes. "I'm sorry."

"Its not your fault. Its not your fault," I whispered rocking her and holding her.

We sat just talking and enjoying each other. She was gonna heal. I was gonna heal her. I have to find out whats all going on with her. That's when it clicked. I had to tell her about us. I had to tell her my secret. How can I get mad about her keeping secrets when I have a huge one of my own.

Shelby

River was a God sent. He was the only one that could make me feel the way I do. He pushes all the bad from my life. He's a shining star.

When he found me, I thought he'd hate that I was tainted and broken. That he wouldn't want to be near me let alone be with me. He held me as I cried. Held me as I slept. I cuddled farther into his shirt that wrapped around my body.

He's face was in my neck and he breathed in my sent. I always knew before that I loved him but, now it was just multiplied he wanted me even after my darkest secret was out. I smiled.

I sound like a love sick puppy. My phone rang and I answered it. "Hello?"

"Shelby, come home now!" My father said threw the line.

"N-no dad," I said frowning.

"Yes. You've been gone for a week and this is not okay."

"Dad I'm in the hospital."

"What happened?" He asked trying to sound concerned.

"Ryan dad. He did stuff dad. Bad stuff."

"Like what?"

"H-"

"He raped her dad," Ethan said taking my phone.

"Yeah," he paused, "Well go fuck yourself too asshole. No she's not coming home. She is home!" He clicked off the phone and handed to me. "You are staying with me," he said kissing my forehead.

"Okay. What did he want?"

"He laughed," he scoffed.

My mouth went dry, "He-he laughed."

"Don't worry about it. He's not worth it okay?"

I nodded my head. "I have to get the rest of my things from the house at some point. I'm just scared to do it alone."

"I'll be there with you angel, he won't even think of messing with you," River said kissing below my ear.

"Not with my knight in shining armor to protect me," I said kissing his lips and cuddling into him taking in his warmth.