Broken

Waking Up

Layla's POV
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Ugh I really need a new alarm clock I think to myself... I open my eyes only to be met with an all white room that was very brightly lit... Wait a minute, no yelling? No dark room without windows? Where the hell am I?

The last time I was in a place I didn't know was when Amy gave me to one of her boyfriends as a play thing... Oh god what if I'm stuck here again, I can't do it again I can't. I feel my chest start constricting and my breathing becoming jagged. I was having another panic attack, my anxiety was through the roof right now, I felt paralyzed.

The heart monitor I was apparently hooked up to started beeping uncontrollably and two people who looked like doctors came running into this room with panicked expressions. Why were they so worried about me?

They were saying something to me but I couldn't understand it over my rough breathing and loud thoughts. However I did notice one of them putting something into my IV.

I was getting tired again, I could feel the affects of whatever that stuff was... I kinda liked it though, I felt at peace. The last thing I saw before the darkness came over me was a handsome looking man running in with a worried expression too. It looked like he was talking to me but I was already out again.
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12 hours later
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I woke up a second time in this white room but something was different now... I tried to sit up but my body was still immobile from whatever drugs they gave me, my hands felt heavy. Then I remembered the handsome man and the two doctors that were coming in to check on me.

Why were they checking on me? Usually when I was being used I was chained up, or beaten. No ones ever tried to make me healthy. I've never even been to a doctors. Or if I have I don't remember it... After so many hits to the head my memory has been deteriorating more and more.

I was deep in thought when I heard two voices outside my room, so I closed my eyes again to listen without letting them know I was up. I needed to know what sort of situation I was in this time.

"Alpha you don't want to get too close to her alright? She seems to be very fragile right now." Fragile? I'm not fragile.

"I understand Doctor Luke, but that's my mate in there. I need to see her. I don't know anything about her, or why she was so broken and battered in that forest last week. You saw the conditions she was in, someone needs to know what happened and as her mate it should be me." Mate? What kind of place am I in? And what do they mean what conditions I was in? I'm fine right now, I think. Wait, I'm in a doctors.

I force my eyes open to try to see myself and I noticed my hands are all bruised and I have still healing scars all over you arms, I can't see my legs from under the blanket, so I kept examining my arms. How can I not remember what happened to me?

I heard the handle to my room start to open so I snapped my eyes shut again.

"Hey sweetheart, I know you're awake, I can hear your heart beat getting quicker. You can open your eyes now, I won't hurt you." How can he hear my heart? I decided to open my eyes, I need to listen or this might end up like when I was with Brian... the last guy Amy sent me to... Oh god it's going to happen again. He's going to do it all over again. My eyes shut again with the memories. It all comes back to me even though it's been over a year. How it all felt, the whips, the chains, the constant pain. I can feel another panic attack coming on.

"Hey hey hey, listen beautiful, you're okay, you're safe. Open your eyes. I'm here. You're okay now." A calming voice says to me.

I do as I'm told despite the fear of Brian being here now only to be met with calming dark brown eyes that seemed to hold no anger. This was so different. I wasn't scared. I know I should be though. I don't know this man. I don't know anyone here.

"Hey beautiful, I'm Xander. Can you tell me your name?" So the strange handsome man's name is Xander... I've always been fond of that name. I then remembered he asked me a question so I quickly mumbled a "I'm Layla" and kept my eyes down.

"Can you tell me why you were in that forest last week? I found you bloody and battered, your clothes were ripped all over". I look to him to see that he has an angry expression on his face, and I try to remember but I couldn't. So I just shake my head no, not wanting to say anything to make him angry.

He must have noticed this because he let out a low growl that shocked me. Normal people don't growl. I flinched away from him which he must not have liked because he just came closer to me.

"Listen sweetheart, I will never hurt you. Never. I will be here to protect you from everything you're afraid of, even if it's as harmless as a rabbit. Don't be afraid of me. Please, let me help you." I looked up at him to see pain written all over his face.

"I'm sorry I don't remember anything. I only remember Amy getting mad at me. I-I think she tried to hurt me? I don't remember anything else though... I'm sorry." I said in a small voice. For some reason I just wanted to try to make him happy. I felt a pull towards him that I can't explain.

"Who's Amy?" He growled out, clearly not happy with what he was hearing. "She's my mother" I whispered but somehow he heard it. He looked at me with a pained expression, "Your own mother tried to hurt you?" I weakly nodded my head.

"Do you want to tell me about it?" He asked softly. I usually try not to remember the things that happened, and I don't feel comfortable enough to tell a stranger, so I once again add a small shake of my head.

The door begins to open and we both look to see who it is, the doctor from earlier, I think his name was Luke, walks in with a woman. She looks at me with kind eyes, everyone here seems so nice, strange, but nice.

"Hello Luna, my name is April. How are you feeling today?" She says with a small smile. I get confused for a minute though, why'd she call me Luna? "I feel fine, just a little hazy. But my name isn't Luna, it's Layla."

She looks to Xander with a puzzled expression, "you didn't tell her yet? She needs to know what she is." I have never felt more confused in my life.

"What do I need to know?" I say quietly, slightly afraid of what would happen if I seemed rude.

She gives Xander a look and says "you need to tell your mate." She looks to Luke and nods towards the door, which they both walk out.

I look to Xander intently, waiting for an answer.

"So haha" he looks around nervously "Do you believe in werewolves?"