Broken

A Change

Xander's POV
I can see them now, up on that stage... both of their heads held high in pride. Our family was always full of pride.

I see my mother notice where I'm standing in the crowd, and every bone in my body is craving to go save her. To save them both. She knows me well enough to know what I'm thinking and shakes her head at me to signal for me to stay calm. It would make things worse.

My father however, only nodded in my direction, we finished our discussion earlier and the last things we said, was my promise to him.

Then the booming voice of the devil himself comes out of the speakers. "I bet you're all wondering why you're gathered here today, with your beta family chained up, am I right?" You could hear a chorus of agreements. I was the only one here who had a clue.

"It appears that your betas have been charged with treason. Against me, which means against all of you. They had the audacity to stop me from killing a rouge who had traveled into our land. Coming near your houses with your children. We don't allow that here."

"Because you're a murderer!" My mother screams out. "That so called rouge was a child asking for help. It wasn't right. The young boy could have been attacked by rouges themselves. You're an inconsiderate asshole who isn't fit to be a-" SLAP...

The booming of that slap was heard across the pack square. It took everything in me not to attack him then and there. But not yet. I would have to wait.

"Now that you see she's out of her mind, this should be rather easy for you guys."

A sadistic grin appears on his face, he looks right too me and you can see the silent mouthing of "you're next." If only he knew. Suddenly a sob breaks out from my mother and I lock eyes with her just as the guard who had suddenly snuck up on her snapped her neck. Soon followed by my fathers.

I could not cry here. Not with people's eyes on me after they witnessed my parents murder. I had Chloe, and she needed me. It was just me and my little ball of sunshine I had to take care of now that our parents weren't here. She's too young to understand what happened yet, but she's smart enough to know something did.

I looked up from the crowd to see that the "alpha" Maxwell had disappeared... probably off to fuck someone who isn't his mate. I started making my way towards home, where Chloe would be waiting, I told her I was meeting some friends and would be back soon to help with her homework. I was expecting her to be waiting for me, angry for leaving her to do math alone again.

However, I wasn't prepared to see Maxwell holding her by her hair standing at the doorway. He stared right at me and snapped her arm with a sickening crunch. I was screaming now, the one thing left for me was hurt and I couldn't do anything.

I could feel a small hand hitting my chest pulling me out of that cursed dream again. I open my eyes only to see a now 7 year old Chloe looking very tired.

"Bubba I can't sleep when you yell like that" she says while stifling a yawn and rubbing her adorable little green eyes. She looks so much like mom. The black hair, the green eyes, the freckles, the always rosy cheeks. My pride and joy in such a small body.

Her arm was fine now, but it had taken a full year for all the bones to heal finally, however she loved the bright blue cast she got. She was my driving force when I killed the former Alpha. Maxwell was a weak man, who was very sloppy with his fighting.

I had easily won the title for Alpha, and soon gained the packs trust and respect. We were all happy within the pack. But outside of our main lands... We were monsters. Half of us had yet to find our mates and it was driving some men mad. So we began taking over new land to find mates.

Speaking of that, I looked over at my alarm clock to see I had an hour left before we leave. I look back to Chloe to see she had fallen asleep on my broad chest. Our size difference was astounding. I stood at 6 foot 5, and not to brag, but my muscles were massive. I needed to be strong to control such a large pack. Looking at her she looks too damn cute to wake her up so I just slide her off to the side and cover her up and hurry to get dressed.

I mind link my beta Jack to make sure he has our warriors ready along with other mateless males, when I heard a "the guys are all ready just waiting for you Alpha". We were going West this time, to scope out new places we might want, and I could feel my wolf perk up in my head giving me a good feeling about it all.

I took another look at Chloe all curled up in my bed went to give her a kiss on the forehead only for her to roll over and head butt me... I was expecting her to wake up and yell at me but nope. She slept right through it.

As soon as I walked out my door I got the pungent smell of Hayley walking towards me. "Hey baby wanna play" she tried to purr it out and be sexy but she sounds like a snake getting stepped on. I think her throat was damaged by everything she's put in there.

"Go away Hayley. You're not my mate. You have your own out there, go find him." She scoffs at this "You're my mate and you know it. I'm going to be your Luna." I just roll my eyes and walk away, she'll learn eventually.

Walking out to meet my beta Jack, along with some of my best warriors, Lynn, Nick, Shaun, and Lisa. Shaun and Lisa were mates even though Lisa totally kicked Shaun's ass when they first met because a comment about her boobs as the first thing he said to her, but that was 4 years ago now.

Nodding my head towards the forest they and the rest of the pack that is coming with us start to follow behind, all of us shifting into our wolves. My 6 foot 5 midnight black wolf, who goes by Axel, towers above the rest of my pack.

We're running through the forest for a few hours when I hear something, causing me and my pack to crouch down assessing the situation. When suddenly I smell the most intoxicating vanilla and cherry blossom scent that was luring me in.

"That's our mate. Go to mate now" I hear Axel say to me.

The one I've been missing for so long. I was supposed to find them when I was 17, when you shift, but I've been waiting 8 years.

I sprinted towards my newfound mate and stopped in my tracks when I saw her bloodied and beaten on the forest floor unconscious.

Someone was going to die.