Saved by a Cupcake

10. Mia

AN: Warning: super mature themes: murder, suicide, drugs, alcohol, s**, and r***. You can skip this chapter if you wish, it only fills in the holes about her mother's past life. I tried not to describe anything in graphic detail, but the emotions are still there. Read at your own risk.

Mia's POV

"Your mother grew up in this pack as the beta's daughter. She was raised to be a leader in a pack. Her dad was a bit rough around the edges of her upbringing. Your mother started to have a thing for bad boys. I want you to know your mother wasn't a saint; she was smoking pot, drinking alcohol, and sleeping with most of the high school population. She was a wild child while I was very much the geeky alpha's son.

"We used to be around each other for the pack, so we grew to be close friends. However, she was very strict that the friendship was between us. She didn't want to ruin her reputation, and I was okay with that. I, of course, grew a huge crush on her but knew she would never pursue me.

"We were having a big community event with several allied packs, including the Broken Light Pack. Paul was there, and they clicked. She finally found her mate; so, they sneaked away. He slept with her and didn't mark her. When he was done, he rejected her saying she was a weak beta's daughter whole only liked to party. This broke her as he left.

"No one knew they were mates. She tried to hide it well; people thought the drugs were the blame. Her parents put her through rehab, but that didn't help, of course. She came back a shell of her old self." My dad paused to collect himself. I was already crying for my mom to feel that pain was unbearable. She didn't deserve to be rejected, not even by Paul the creep.

"She kept in her room most of the time; she didn't graduate high school. I had graduated and started to train for my role as Alpha. My dad was only going to give me the title once I found my mate, he was old school like that. So I trained and trained until I felt as if I was ready. Once I had more free time on my hands, I decided to try to help my old friend.

"I tried when she first got back, but she was in no mood to receive visitors. Once she readjusted, she let me in. She didn't tell me what happened, but I had a feeling that she meet him. I didn't pressure her into telling me; I would just tell her about my day. She grew more talkative as time went by.

"So we grew closer again until the pack decided to have an allied pack activity night. I told her about my big part in planning, and she became pale as she threw up all over me. At first, I was revolted, but she explained why she couldn't be here for that. I was taken aback by her claim of Paul being her mate. I regretted to inform her that he told everyone that another girl was his mate.

"She assured me she already knew since he mated the girl when your mother was in rehab. She told me that she almost died that night. Your mother was close to ending it all; she had started to take sleeping pills to stop it. However, she puked them out for the sake of her parents. She was a disgrace, but she wasn't ready to be that disgraceful to their reputation.

"The allied packs were staying at our estate for three fun-filled days. I wanted to back out of it, but it would look suspicious. Your mother assured me she understands why the events had to stay in place. So the first night ended with a horrific twist.

"Paul announced that his girl was pregnant with a boy, an heir. I told your mother, and she was behind heartbroken. However, your mother was tired of being a passive woman. She told me that it was her only role in life to that point. So we slept together, her selfishly hoping to become pregnant with my baby.

"I knew she didn't love me, but I was young and stupid. I believed she might grow to love me if I helped her through getting past Paul. Well, the moon goddess smiled down on us, and the next morning we become mates. I was her second chance mate while she was my first.