Trust lost... Trust gained

Don't cry darling

Lily's POV

"As you know, I'm 18 now so I was 14, nearly 15 when I was taken prisoner. My parents were taken off somewhere I didn't know and my 8yr old sister was killed while I was forced to watch." I let out a sob. I hadn't told anyone about my time imprisoned. "Alpha Jack kept me locked up in the dungeons that you probably already know about from Gracie, Peter and Rhys..." I peeped up from beneath my already soaking wet eyelashes to see Dylan nodding. "Alpha Jack, he, he..." I was going to say he raped me but I couldn't. I couldn't say it out loud because it made it so real and I didn't want Dylan to leave me because I was dirty and used.

"He was violent to me as you probably guessed from my marks..." Dylan looked down at me and softly asked "what did he do to you Lily?" My heart sped up. He knew! He knew I'd been raped! How did he know? Then I remembered what I'd just said and realised he wanted to know what violent things he'd done to me. I gulped and quietly answered him. "He beat me with sticks, whipped me, cut me, slapped me, punched me, burned me with cigarettes and candle wax, chained me up, starved and dehydrated me. His violence almost always left me unconscious..."

Dylan's features started to grow wolf like. Luke was taking over and Dylan was fighting for control. He looked furious. However, when he looked down to see me silently crying, his face softened and he brought his head down to my cheek giving me a tender kiss sending tingles down the right side of my face. "Don't cry darling. I love you. I promise you will never see him again and he will never hurt you. I love you." Finding a small smile I could offer him, I replied "I love you too." Inside, my heart was tearing. The genuine love he showed to me was heartbreaking. No one had shown me such love and affection since my last encounter with my parents... And sister.

We stayed cuddled up on the bed for a long time until I fell asleep in my mates arms. I sensed him leave at some-point but was too tired to wake up so I stayed asleep.

Dylan's POV

We were sitting in bed, on the covers propped up on the pillows. "Go on" I prompted gently. I slipped my arm round Lily as she sighed and snuggled up to me so I couldn't see her face. Taking a deep breath, she started. "I may as well tell you my story from the beginning..." She hesitated so I offered a reassuring smile to her when she looked up at me, encouraging her to continue. "I am the daughter of a Beta from a pack that no longer exists. As you probably already know, Alpha Jack's pack 'Blue Moon' launched an attack on a pack called 'Cascading Waves'. My father was the beta of the pack. The attack came as a surprise. There was no warning, no announcement of war between our packs, no tension, nothing. 'Blue Moon' destroyed our homes and took one family prisoner, my family and killed everyone else." She paused as her tears began to fall. I gently brushed them away with my thumb. "Hush baby. It's ok. I'm here."

"As you know, I'm 18 now so I was 14, nearly 15 when I was taken prisoner." So young I thought to myself sadly. "My parents were taken off somewhere I didn't know and my 8yr old sister was killed while I was forced to watch." She let out a sob. "Alpha Jack kept me locked up in the dungeons that you probably already know about from Gracie, Peter and Rhys..." She peeped up at me from beneath her perfect eyelashes to see me nodding. "Alpha Jack, he, he..." She paused and I could see she was battling with herself about something... When she began again, I could sense something was wrong, or she was hiding something but I didn't push her.

"He was violent to me as you probably guessed from my marks..." I looked down at her and softly asked "what did he do to you Lily?" I could hear her heart speed up; like she was guilty of something? Then I heard it slow down and she audibly gulped and quietly answered me. "He beat me with sticks, whipped me, cut me, slapped me, punched me, burned me with cigarettes and candle wax, chained me up, starved and dehydrated me. His violence almost always left me unconscious..."

I was furious! How dare this man! I could feel Luke fighting for control. However, when I looked down to see Lily silently crying, my face softened and I felt Luke settle down. I was in control again. I brought my head down to her soft cheek giving her a tender kiss causing little tingles to start on my lips. "Don't cry darling. I love you. I promise you will never see him again and he will never hurt you. I love you." I relied firmly, confidently. She smiled at me and replied "I love you too." Inside, my heart warned up and my wolf was screaming with pleasure. She loves me! "She loves us!" Growled Luke trying to correct me. I chucked. "Whatever."

We stayed cuddled up on the bed for a long time until she fell asleep in my arms. She was so beautiful, so perfect... and she was mine! I smiled to myself before getting up to do some pack work. Ugh! Being alpha did have its down moments!