Beautiful as You Are

Chapter 11 · Layers of Willow

Willow's Pov

I whimper as a shiver of cold run through me. The immense feeling of loneliness overcoming me.

"Find mate. It's been almost 4 days." Reign whined needing to see Akilles'.  I miss him to but I just felt once he saw me and I told him why I ran. Akilles' wouldn't want me no more. I wouldn't be of any use to him in the long run.

Rolling over in the bed, I let out a small frustrated growl, as I curl in on myself trying to get some kind of warmth in the cold room.

Hearing the door opening, I sigh. "Go away Amy I'm perfectly fine." I say not bothering to move. "You have been hiding away long enough....mate." I heard a feirce growl following behind the deathly calm voice of Akilles'.

Shrinking away in anxiety, I whimper softly. Another growled ripped through the air, as I felt Akilles' suddenly hovering over me. Peeking at him, Akilles's face morphed into that of Alpha Ryder's. Screaming I instantly start trying to get from under the figure.

"Get away! Get away! No! Stop!" I scream in fear my body instantly moving as far away from Alpha Ryder as possible.

Hitting the floor, I scurry over to the farthest corner of the room. "Please don't. Just don't." I whimper over and over.

"Defend. Protect yourself. Protect us. Defend." Reign murmured in my head just as scared as I was. With all the adrenaline and fear running in my veins, I felt myself black out.

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Beep, beep

Beep, beep

Beep, beep

Hearing muddled voices I can only make out a few words."Traumatized", "therapy, and "mental illnes". Opening my eyes, I see multiple blurry figures before I focus and see Akilles' talking to Martha.

"Doctor she is waking up." Amy says dressed in nursing clothes. "Okay Amy. Can you leave us for a moment?" Martha said as Amy nodded leaving the room. Looking around as I saw the color of off white on the walls with baby blue trim.

"Luna, do you know where you are?" Martha said. "Black Bull pack."

"What's the date?"

"Umm...October 27, 2019."

A moment of tense silence fell in the room and it was only then I noticed Akilles' standing somberly in the corner of ths room. His eyes a contrast of blue and honey.

"Luna, do you remember what happened?" Martha asked softly glancing at Akilles'. "He's going to reject me, isn't he?" I asked, ignoring the question looking down at the sheets as sadness overwhelms me.

"No!" Akilles' growled loudly though I flinched in fear. "Luna, no one will hurt you if you tell us what happened?" Martha said and though I could hear the honesty I didn't believe her.

Trying to take a calming breath as my heart began beating faster and faster. "I c-c-can't b-br-breathe." I huff out as I hear the heart monitor beeping faster and more frequently. Not noticing, Akilles' walks over, grabbing onto my hand as he looks at me with soft eyes. Its seemed to calm me down immensely as I sighed.

"...Alpha Ryder was going to r-rape me again." I say softly though I know it was heard from the tense almost deadly air that settled around Akilles'.  I waited for him to be angry with or at least growl at me but neither happened as he shifted almost beast like. His fangs instantly bared, in a defensive position.

"Did you say 'again'?" Martha askee her voice taking on a motherly tone. "He rapped me when I first went into heat at 16." I whisper watching in anxiety as Akilles' paced the room his large figure taking up a large amount of room. As soon as the words left my lips, he turned around facing me a look of complete pain on his face before he huffed and with a growl left the room.

"He hates me. Akilles' will just see me as just some whore now." I murmur as I look at Martha. "No honey. Alpha doesn't think that all, though he is very livid but not at you." Martha said rubbing my hand. Nodding I turn on my side careful of the wires hooked up to me.

"M-Martha if I tell you what has happened to me will you not tell Akilles'. I want to be the one to tell him." I say softly gripping her hand.

"Okay. I'm glad that you feel you can confide in me. But lets not talk here too many listening ears. I'll get you discharged then we can go to my home." Martha says softly as she leaves the room.

After about 20 minutes Martha was coming into the room removing the things hooked to my person. Slowly we left, getting in Martha's car before she started driving to a secluded part of the territory where a nice size cottage sat. Tucked away in the woods, invincible to the world.

Exiting the car, Martha leads me inside the warm house. Not bothering to admire the cottage, I take a seat on the couch as Martha puts out two glasses of water.

Slowly with hesitancy in my voice I tell Martha everything that happened to me as tears fall down my cheeks in rivers as I fist my hands. As I told Martha my story, I felt myself getting lighter. It felt good to release all this pain I've been holding in.

"Willow, honey, I'm s-so sorry. No one should go through that." Martha said hugging me and I wasn't sure if it was the way that Martha hugged or the undeniable warmth she gave off but I couldn't help but break down in her arms.

"Sssssh. Go to sleep now honey. Rest your going to need it." Martha soothed me and no doubt I went to sleep Akilles' on my mind.