Freya's P.O.V The minute I stepped inside my house…I knew that my father was back. Several of the furniture's were overturned and the house looked like a tornado had hit it while I was away. Broken plates and vases, papers and god knows what else lay on the floor. I stepped inside carefully, making sure that I didn't step on anything important. My father was back for money and this time, he was desperate. Still a voice in my head asked, 'when was he not desperate for money'? He had made gambling his entire life and I was tired of cleaning up after him. I was done dealing with his shit. A crashing sound came from my room. Swallowing the lump in my throat, I stayed put. He wasn't just invading my privacy, but he was also destroying things that were precious to me. I didn't want to be anywhere near him at this point. As the stench of alcohol filled my nostrils, from the champagne that had dried on my clothes, I rubbed my arms to stop the shiver. I didn'
Cameron's P.O.V "Good evening ladies and gentlemen!" Sarah's father took the microphone to make an announcement. "The moment you've all been waiting for is here! Please welcome the birthday boy and his beautiful date onstage." 'I'm so sorry.' Sarah told me via the mental bond. 'First the dress and now this…I don't think he understands that mating bonds can't be forced.' 'It's alright.' I smile at her outwardly as I kept up the mental connection. 'Let's just get this show over with.' 'Yes, everything will become clear in a few seconds.' Sarah added as I got on stage and helped her up. The crowd, that consisted of all unmated women of the pack, from teens to young adults, started counting down the time left for my birthday. I took Sarah's hand and looked at the crowd with a smile, but no matter how I tried, it felt suffocating. When Sarah had appeared at my house, wearing a dress that had the same design as my jacket, I knew that it
Cameron's P.O.V The shock of the mating bond forming and the full force of the imprint had left me speechless; and before I knew it, it had already been too late. Derek had poured his drink on top of Freya's head, making her a laughing stock among the teens. If my father hadn't been there to intervene, I don't know what I would have done. But he stopped me from going too far with Derek and now, I was wondering if I even knew the boy who used to me my friend! I arrived at the street with the old rundown houses and moss covered fences in less than twenty minutes, but as soon as I entered the neighbourhood…something seemed off. I looked out at the two storied house which I knew was hers and got off the car. But then I paused mid-step. What was I going to tell Freya when I saw her? What could I possibly say to ease her hurt? To make her humiliation go away? Fuck! I really screwed up! I walked up to the front porch hesitantly, unsure of what I was going t
Cameron's P.O.V: I raced through the forest that led to the pack grounds. I wasn't going to use the front entry as it was going to be surrounded by guests who were already told to leave by my father himself. I don't know what happened to Derek, but I was sure that father would take care of him too. He was a fair and just Alpha and he didn't differentiate in punishment, even if it was his own son. 'Tell the doctors to prepare a bed and be ready to receive a human patient,' I telepathed Alex, as he was the only one I could trust right now, apart from Sarah. 'Inform Sarah too. I'm nearly there.' I hadn't trusted myself to take Freya to a human hospital. I needed her to be near me, around people I could trust to treat her well and people who wouldn't disobey my orders. That wouldn't have been possible at a human hospital. And with the wounds that she had, there was no doubt that it would get the police involved. I could protect her better. Freya was unconscious by t
Freya's P.O.V: A slow beeping sound woke me up from a deep slumber. At first, everything in front of my eyes was hazy, unfocused, but slowly, as I blinked several times, still feeling the drowsiness wanting to take over me, lull me back into a deep sleep. But I fought the urge. Something felt wrong…different. And it scared me. Forcing my eyes open with all the strength I had, I looked up at the clear white ceiling and immediately knew that I was no longer in my own house. My house was falling apart, with fine cracks spreading like spider-webs on the ceiling and paint that was crusting off. This ceiling looked brand new and well kept. Fuck! Was I in a hospital? I remembered what had happened at the party…and then getting almost beaten to death by my father… Shit! Julian! Did he come home to find me like this? Did his friend's parents take me to the hospital? NO! Fear like I had never known before gripped my heart in its i
Freya's P.O.V "You have a lot of questions, I can tell." Sarah guided me back to the bed I had woken up in. "And I promise to answer as many of them as I can, but I need you to be open-minded about this, okay? Can you please do that for me?" Open minded? I wanted to laugh so badly at everything that was happening. I was pretty sure I was either already dead or hallucinating. Cameron could turn into an animal…a wolf! Sarah and his friends were all wolves. And even after what had happened, I still felt more comfortable with Sarah, despite her admitting to being a wolf. All these had to be a hallucination of some kind…right? "Have I gone crazy?" I asked Sarah instead, stopping in front of the bed as she went to shut the door to give us privacy…or probably to kill me without anyone noticing. "Of course not!" Sarah came forward to place her hands on my shoulders. "I'm so sorry you feel this way. Cameron and I didn't
Sarah's P.O.V My heart broke for Freya. She had been through so much in such a short amount of time and I haven't told her the most vital part yet. "Do you want me to leave?" I asked her, hoping that she would disagree. "I can come back tomorrow morning, or-" "Stay with me!" Freya caught my arm before I could finish the sentence. "Please." Looking into her huge blue eyes, I felt relief that she wanted me to stay, but at the same time, an overwhelming feeling of guilt filled my heart. If Cameron hadn't found out she was his mate, then we would have never known the life she was living. Would any of us had gone out of our way to help her or would we have kept our distance…never knowing the pain she was suffering in silence. It made me feel like a horrible person. "I think one of the biggest questions on your mind is why we helped you…or why you're here." Freya looked up at me in surprise, and I knew I ha
Cameron's P.O.V The next morning, I woke up early despite not having had much sleep all night. Sarah had stayed with Freya until she had fallen asleep early in the morning and then she had informed me that she was leaving. I had asked her to sleep over, in one of the guest rooms inside the pack house that was reserved for her, but she had told me about her parent's over-reaction to finding out she wasn't my mate. I wasn't particularly interested in finding out about their reaction in details, but for the sake of my father's business, I would have to. It was around eight o' clock when I came down to the private dining area to meet both Alex and Sarah, to have breakfast with them as well as discuss everything that we missed last night. Derek used to be a part of the team, but I wasn't sure of what exactly happened to him yet. However, if he did dare show up, I was going to rip his guts out, finish what I had started last night and just be done with it, come what may.