Broken Mate

Chapter 1

Lea’s POV

Screams. Blood. Despair. That’s all I’ve known for the last 9 years. My life at the Dealthlynoon Pack has been torture, literally. As soon as I reach consciousness from the night before, I’m forced to clean the pack house, cook everyone breakfast and please ‘master.’ I am never allowed to call him by his real name, Alpha Kai, like everyone else does. He says that he’s my mate and that I’m his pet. Apparently, males can choose who they want for their mate and as I am his submissive, I have to do whatever he wants me to or else I am beaten til an inch of my life.

I remember the day I met him, like it was yesterday. The sound of howls filled my soul, shaking every bone in my body. “Stay here so your safe Lea, your Mum and I will handle this with the other warriors.” I quivered in fear, rooted to the spot. Watching in horror I saw the opposing pack shredding my family, friends and future pack until they were nothing more than livers, intestines and a bloody pool on the ground. To anyone else they would be unrecognisable but to me they were my whole life. They only people that had ever loved me. Protected me. Comforted me. I felt the pack bonds snapping like raw spaghetti.

And then I saw it, the biggest, darkest wolf with a malicious look on his face as he held my dad by the throat going for the kill bite. “No, don’t hurt him!” I had screamed, but all he did was watch my expression as he sunk his canines into his neck. This bond snapping had been the most painful so far as I was closest to my dad out of everyone. He was my rock, my saviour, the light in my life. My mother screamed in agony as the mate bond shattered leaving her a withering mess on the ground.

 The wolf shifted to human form before he had walked calmly over to me, faster than I could even run and without even looking like he tried, had pushed me up against the rough tree bark. My back was scratched so bad and I could feel the warm blood trickling down from my injuries. Then I heard those other words, the ones that ruined my world without even trying. “Don’t hurt her, hurt me instead,” my mother whimpered. My captor just smirked and laughed wickedly, “Oh don’t worry, I’ll just be quick for you. I’m basically setting you free from how bad you are hurting right now.” Simple as that he was over there in less than a second, clawing her throat from her body as she gurgled on her own blood.

“Now, what are we going to do with such a pretty little thing like you? Hmm, let’s see…I know now! Why didn’t I notice this earlier, you are my mate?” He slid his blood-stained hand down the side of my face, and before I realised what was happening, I flinched. “You brat! I am your master now. Your whole pack has been slaughtered. The only reason you are here is because I chose you. Do you understand?” He screamed with his face only centimetres away from mine. Spit flew out of his mouth and into my already teary eyes. I tried to answer but my throat was constricted by my almost uncontrollable sobs.

*Slap* My head snapped sideways with the force and red fingerprints marred my pale skin. “I said, DO YOU UNDERSTAND?” “Y-y-yes,” I stuttered. *Slap* My head slapped to the other side, marks now equal to the other side littering my body. “YES WHAT?” “Yes, s-sir,” I whimpered. *Punch* I doubled over in pain, my stomach feeling like it was shattered. I knew it was going to bruise later. “Try again.” He growled. “Y-yes ma-master.” His eyes darkened to black and then in a raspy voice he said, “Very good…my slave.”

I was snapped out of my memory with a punch to my black and purple stomach. Beta Hox just laughs as I double over in pain, unable to clutch my stomach as my hands are chained with silver cuffs to the bedpost. “Alpha Kai is waiting in the dining room for breakfast and he seems to be in a terrible mood, so if I was you, I would hurry.” He snickers, knowing already what my punishment would be for taking any longer than 5 minutes to get dressed and have a steaming pile of bacon and eggs in front of him before serving everyone else.

I quickly pull on my least ripped and blood-stained clothes before hurrying to the kitchen. I race around and serve the meal just before time is up. As I exhale a breath of relief, Master smirks and says “Well done slave, since you completed your first task well, after you finish serving everyone else, you will clean the whole building from the roof to every little stain on the floor. If that is not completed in 5 hours, you will have to serve 3 hours in the community room for your punishment. Do you understand?” “Yes master.” I quietly say, not wanting others to hear what I have to call the Alpha.

As I turn to head back to the kitchen, I send a small smile to the other girls, many 18 like me, however a fair few younger as well. They all are treated the same as me by their mates, so we understand each other however, we are never allowed to talk to each other. All the girls in the pack were chosen by their mates, and all I know about mates is what master has told me. I was too young in my old pack for that ‘mature’ talk. All the young wolves were told on their 16th birthday by their parents, however I was taken before then. All I wonder is why do we all get treated by our mates like this? Are all packs the same? I want to escape but every time I have tried I lose more of myself…

 I just wanted to say thank you to all those who have taken time out of their day to read my book. This is my first werewolf one so any feedback about if it's good or not would be appreciated. :) Any who, I hope to update soon.
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