Because You're Mine (COMPLETED)

Chapter Twenty-One: Scott

"I have a son."

"Im sorry?" Avi said.

"Last year, I had a child. Or at least I was going to. I had gotten hit and..." She trailed off. She came back quickly. "...and miscarried. I was far enough along that they had done a c-section." She stood and lifted up her shirt to show us the scar only to show so many bruises that I didn't know where there. None of them should be there. There are dark blue, almost black fingerprint bruises along her hips.

I hate the fact that that monster had ever been inside her.

"I never found out who the father was, but I knew it wasn't Jeremy's." She sees the loom on my face. The questions in my brain. She took a breath and looked up. "He-he paid other a-alphas to..."

I feel my eyes turn red as I figure it out what she meant. Others had raped her at Jeremy's hands. He paid men to rape this poor girl.

I hear Avi growl. Kirstie shrinks into herself and crouches to the ground.

"Avi please." I say. I go over to her and gather her in my arms. "Do you want to sleep with someone tonight?" She nods.
"Alright. Me or Mitch?"

She has her face buried in my chest, so she pokes me in the sternum. "Me?" I smile. She nods. She so precious. Too precious.

Anyone here would do anything to protect her. Im sure of it. I see the way Avi's been looking at her. He doesn't want her, but he's got an interest.

I look at Avi and his eyes still have a hint of red behind their natural green.

"Shes going to be just fine, Avi. She's just had a long day. Do you wanna go cuddle with Mitch for a while until we go to bed?" She nods and I gently put her down. She quickly and lightly goes down the stairs.

"She's so young." Avi said. "You said shes 18?"

"Yeah. So what do we do? I mean she pregnant, there's no denying it. I can smell it, and I just..."

Avi, knowing how I feel, puts a hand on my shoulder.

"I know Scott. I get it. That pull to always be with her. But shes also drawn to you. You are the strongest alpha she knows. She wants to be around you. Especially now. That baby that she is carrying is gonna mess with her. So just be there. Because there is something going on between you two."

"What?"

"Like I said: You're drawn to her. She's drawn to you. I don't know what it is, but it's there and I know you can feel it, Scott."

He not wrong. It's been there since I met her that pull. Maybe her and I are meant to be? Not mates or anything, that's totally different. But I just feel like I'm support to be there with her.

"Okay." I say. "Umm...I'm gonna go make dinner."

"Okay Scott. Ask Kirstie if she wants to help."

I smile. The thought makes me happy.

"Kirst." I say as I walk down the stairs. She looks at me from Mitch's chest. "D'you wanna help me with dinner?"

She smiles. But then it fades. "What's the matter, kit?"

"Sorry." She sniffled. "No one's ever asked me to help before."

"Well things are different here."

"Yeah" Mitch says. "Avi explained it to me that we are all equals here. He doesn't even want us using ranks unless told otherwise. You guys...we have a pack!" Tears were in his beautiful big brown eyes. But they were happy tears unlike the last time I saw him cry.

"Oh shit!" I said. "We never answered Avi's question. Kit?"

"Hmm?" she said.

"Yes or no?"

"To what?"

"We never answered Avi. He asked if we wanted to join the pack. Yes or no?" I smile at her.

"I don't know. Are you gonna join?"

"He's not allowed to tell you his answer." Avi said coming down the stairs. "Under my 'orders' as they call them. Ugh. I want you to make this decision on your own. So. I, Alpha Avriel, ask you Omega Kirsten Maldonado, will you join my pack?" She looked at me for an answer. I held back my tongue.

She sighed. "Yes." She said. The she got the brightest smile as if she just realized what happened.

"Well," I say "I guess that settles it. Avi. I too will join."

Mitch squeals. "Are we a family now?"

"Yes." Avi said. Kevin walks up with three bracelets. They were small things of rope with the name "Kaplan" on them. "The name on it represents the pack you belong to. This is my pack therefore you are part of the Kaplan pack. So, Mitchell, Scott, and Kirsten. Welcome to your new pack."