Abused

Twenty Two

I glared at her with so much fire and hatred in my eyes and for once, she was the one who shuffled under my intense gaze

"Sort things out?!" I cried. I didn't even notice tears were running down my face until I heard my voice crack.

"You think this can be sorted out?! You abused me Autumn! You nearly killed me!" She didn't even deserve to be called my mother anymore.

"Yes I know and im sorry but-"

I cut her off. "But nothing. You took the drugs, you brought that leech into our lives and you took away the last thing I had left!" I stepped closer to her with every word.

"If i didn't take the drugs, i wouldn't have hurt you. My sweet Winter.  I never meant any of it!" She pleaded.

I scoffed. "Oh please. You meant all of it."

"I'm sorry Winter. I truly am" She sobbed.

Tears collected in my own eyes. I wanted to forgive her. I wanted to tell her it was okay and for everything to go back to how it was but I knew that wasn't possible.

"Winter. When your father left, it absolutely shattered me. I know it sounds like I'm just making excuses but when a mate loses their partner, they loose part of themselves too. In my case, I lost my sanity. I know I'll never be able to make up for what I've done but please, give me a chance to try and fix this." She pleaded as floods of tears ran down her face.

I had never seen her with any other emotion but pure anger in her eyes. The anger that was directed towards me, day in day out.

"Why me?" I asked, seeing the evident confusion on her face I explained. "Why were you angry at me and why did you always take everything out on me?"

Her head dropped, heavy with guilt before she said the words that truly hurt my heart. "Because you were all that was left of him"

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My lungs were burning from the constant running but I wasn't going to stop. I kept running and running with Brad on my tail. He kept calling out to me but my ears were ringing. My feet eventually gave out and I collapsed in a clearing far away from the pack house.

Brad caught up to me and pulled me into his arms, wrapping his jacket around me as I shivered from the cold rain. I sobbed loudly as he tried his best to comfort me.

"I can't" I sobbed. "I can't forgive her"

Brad just hugged me tightly giving me reassurance.

"Ten years" i cried. "For ten years she hasn't once looked at me like her daughter. She looked at me like I was a burden to her. The love that never left her eyes from the moment I was born wasn't there anymore and not only had i lost my father, i lost my mother too. I had nothing. Even after this I still had hope that she would change but she didn't. She never did."

My sobbing slowly died as my fury began to subside. My sobbing turned to small hiccups but the tears proceeded to cascade down my face.

Brad sighed wiping away my tears. "I know sweetheart. I honestly don't know what to do to help you. If the council weren't such inconsiderate people, this wouldn't of happened. If i had found you when I found my wolf you wouldn't have ever been hurt and..."

"No Brad. It's not your fault. Don't you dare think like that" I growled.

He growled in frustration but soon sighed and played with my hair in a relaxing manner, pressing soft kisses to my head every now and again. I found myself relaxing into his arms and my tears finally came to a stop.

"Come on. Lets get you inside" he cooed

I nodded sleepily and allowed him to pick me up as i snuggled into him.

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I jolted awake to be greeted by the darkness of the night. I frowned. Why was I suddenly on edge in the middle of the- I glanced at the clock- the middle of the early morning?!

I sat thinking for at least ten minutes before it suddenly hit me. Mom.

I threw the bed sheets off of me and grabbed my gun not even stopping to grab shoes and a coat as i sprinted down the stairs and out of the pack house. I ignored the pain in my feet as i dashed towards the infirmary at full speed.

I stopped at the door of the infirmary to see the guards had been gased. I smelt the air. Wolfbane?

"Shit!" I cussed under my breath.

If someone had gassed the guards, that meant that all the wolves and humans within that infirmary were unguarded and in danger.

I crept into the building and to my relief, the electricity was still on. I let out a breath that I didn't realise I was holding and carried on my way.

I gripped my gun tightly in my hand as i edged my way around the small hospital, looking like some action film. I chuckled to myself slightly.

As i continued I paused at the sound of voices:

"Please don't do this" I heard my mother beg.

I was suddenly fully alert as i inched my way to her door and poked my head around the corner. I was greeted by the back of a male. He was tall and had a box of matches in his hands and a bottle of alcohol.

Mom glanced at me and her eyes widened slightly. I put my finger to my lips to silence her and she looked back at the male. I stepped in and cocked my gun, pointing straight at the male. His back suddenly became tense and he shot his head around. My breath caught in my throat.

"Alcazar?" I gasped.

He smirked and turned around fully, crossing his arms over his chest. "You should tell that mate of yours that he really needs to train his shitty guards" he chuckled.

He was suddenly behind me and grabbing the gun from my hands and pointing it to my head. "And he should of trained you too."

He threw me on the floor and kicked me in the stomach making me curl into a ball and groan. He dragged me to the bed and handcuffed me to it while I was still on the floor.

I quickly mind linked Brad.

"Brad!"

No response.

"Brad!"

Still no response. Damn him for being a heavy sleeper.

"BRAD!" I screamed through the link, finally grabbing his attention.

"WINTER?!" he called. "Where are you? What's happening?"

"I don't know how but Alcazar got out. You need to get to the prison now. Check on Drake and get Jackson to come to the infirmary and catch Alcazar before he can endanger the pack." I demanded.

"Winter! Where are you?!"

I cut the mind link  just as Alcazar trailed the alcohol he had in his hand across the floor and around the room. He smirked and put the rest on me.

"Such a waste" he chuckled.

He pulled matches out of his pocket and threw the empty bottle against the wall making me jump. He smirked wickedly before he dropped not one but numerous lit matches on the floor and left the room leaving me and my mother to burn to death.