My Broken Mate (Man x Man)

Chapter 12

Connor's P.O.V

I shuffle on the bed my back facing the wall with all my attention on Jasper's mother Anna, I had thought that John would have stayed with her, but surprisingly he had left with Jasper, smiling at his wife sweetly the smile completely changing his demeanor. My alert body and mind relaxing somewhat as they left, of course, I didn't let my guard down.

Anna took a seat on the edge of my bed, her eyes concentrating on her hands that laid intertwine on her lap, her teeth goring at her lips nervously.

"Wendy was my best friend, we had known each since forever I can't remember a time when she wasn't a part of my life, until......, " her voice trails away with a sad undertone in it.

"We were always close to each other, doing stupid shit together, well more like I did the stupid shit and she'll get in trouble too because she didn't stop me," she snorted a laugh, slightly shaking her head with a smile on her face as she recalls a distant memory.

"I was more of a wild child, I was very loud, still kinda loud though, but Wendy was the complete opposite to me, she was very quiet, shy, and very reserved. And no matter how I tried to convince her to let loose she never did." Anna stopped for a moment, I can see her struggling to speak, her breath becoming quicker and I can see her blinking away tears.

"I was the first between the both of us to find my mate, John was the new alpha of the pack and he wanted me to come and be his luna but he told me to come when I was ready because he's such an amazing man that I was hopelessly in love with, however, I wasn't such an amazing person, I left my pack without saying goodbye to anyone, not even my best friend knew I was leaving, and I left without looking back. I stayed at my new home for weeks without contacting them, after I was made the luna of the pack, I decided I needed to share this wonderful news with family and friends." Anna took a shuddering breath, tears brimming her eyes.

"I talked to my family first, they seemed very happy for me but the only person I wanted to talk to was my best friend, someone I considered my sister and when I asked to talk to her, they told me that they thought that Wendy was with me because we had never left each other sides and that she had left with me, I was immediately concerned and left in search for her." Anna's tears slid down her cheeks as she closed her eyes.

"We found her days later, miles away from home, near a lake, naked, bloodied, bruised and barely alive. We rushed her to the hospital, where our worst fears were confirmed, she was alive physically and would make a full recovering but I wasn't so sure she'd recover from her emotional and mental scars. She was beaten to an inch of her life and raped too many times to count. My heart broke when the doctor told me that, I couldn't breathe, I couldn't comprehend that my best friend had been through such a heinous crime, I cried and I cried for my friend because I knew she would never recover from that." Anna tears kept flowing, her breathing choppy, and choked sobs lodge in her throat.

"I had blamed myself, if I had really brought her with me, or had been there for her, this wouldn't have happened, but John made me realize it wasn't my fault but the people that did this to her. I tried to be there for her, to help her, I asked her if she knew who did this to her but she never talked ever, not to her family, not even to me, the only person she talked to, she was in high alert, she didn't like other people touching her, always having everyone in her sights, she'd have nightmares every night, and wake up crying, bawling so loud, her screams told of the horrors she'd been through." Anna choked on a sob, her hand now pressed tightly over her face as she cried.