Chapter 3

STYRELL POV

As I watch her go to school I know that she can feel my presence. That shows that she has senses. I watch her go to school every day to make sure she makes it. I wait for her to come home to a place she hates. I want to take her away from all of it but where I can take her is no better.

Today is the day I talk to her grandparents to see if they are willing to get rid of her early. The human council agreed to it since she may shift at 16 and create quite a scene for the humans. A Wolves first shift is the worst of them all. She will need to be under the care of her own kind. So that we can make sure she doesn't create any havick.

We are at peace with the humans for the most part we stick to ours, and they stick to there's. I am not sure what she has been told about her own kind. That's why she has so much to learn about whom she really is. I know that it will be hard for her to adjust, but she has no choice.

I hate to put it that way, but she truly doesn't. She has never had a choice since she was born. All her choices have always been made for her, unfortunately. The life that she leads isn't for hers, and it never will be.

As I approach her grandparents house it feels cold. They are not the kindest people. I knock on the door and wait for them to answer. I can smell their irritation and fear.

"What the hell are you doing here? It is not time yet."

I smile at his irritation not caring

that I am not welcomed. "I am here for the girl, it is time for her to be with her own kind."

"She is not of age to be taken yet."

"Do you really want to be held responsible for the havoc that she will create from shifting."

"Is possible that she is not your kind, that she is in fact human."

"Do you really want to take the chance that you will be blamed? For all that she does the humans will look down on you is that what you want."

"What I want is for you to go to hell but go ahead take your mutt. She was never wanted here in the first place. We only kept her to show her misery."

I want to rip out their throats to keep them from ever speaking again. Knowing what they put my sweet Chloe and my daughter through. I need to fight through all the emotion I feel that is starting to fill with rage. Not wanting to kill them and cause problems with the humans.

"You will not see her again. I will get her from school. She is no longer yours she now belongs to me, I will do as I please you are free."

"Good heavens now get the fuck off my property."

I gladly leave as I get into my car and tell the driver to take me to Kimmel High where I will be picking up my treasure. I feel so awful that I had to leave her with those horrible people. Hoping she understands I was only protecting her. Once I get there it goes smoother than what I imagined. Once she gets into the car I can tell she is angry and scared. I want to comfort her, but I stay silent instead.

So many thoughts going through my mind I'm not sure what to do or how to act. I look over beside me, I then notice that she has fallen asleep. I want to tell her so much, but I don't know where to start. How do I tell her the truth that I left her to be abused. Even though I only wanted to protect her I figured the abuse would be better than death. I didn't want to endanger her like I did her mother.

I can't believe how much she looks like her mother. It was like I was looking at Chloe. How I miss her so much I would do anything to change what happened to her. Losing her was the worst pain that I have ever felt. I hate knowing I am the reason that she was killed. If it wasn't for me falling in love with her, she would still be alive.

They didn't know about Stella's birth so we hid it the best we could. They only found out about Stella because of their son the prince being her mate which is the other reason they allowed her to live she was promised to their son the prince her true mate. Thankfully she doesn't marry until she is 18 years of age. 

When Zake found out about her. He became angry even though she was indeed his mate. I wish that Zealand wouldn't have seen Stella in passing. All of this could have been avoided. I hate that she is mated to the son of the person that killed her mother. It makes me full of rage just thinking about it.

I wanted to kill her grandparents for all the pain that they cost her. I don't think I have ever seen her without pain in her eyes. She has suffered so much because of others I tried to get her out of this marriage knowing their son has been with the same she-wolf for years. That he will not want Stella, and he will make sure she knows it everyday. I'm afraid of the torture that he might do to her.

The only thing is that on her 18th birthday will be her wedding day and the breeding process will have to start that night no matter what. Zealand is 5 years older than her, I'm just hoping that he doesn't take years of anger out on her. He never wanted a mate, especially one that was born by a human.

I can't protect her the way I want to. I can't ever feel the pain I felt when losing her mother. I need to stay as far away from her as I possibly can. I'm nothing to her, we only have one thing in common and that is the blood we share. She will never find out that I am her father. I want nothing to do with her. I only brought her to my pack to train and prepare her for the life that she will soon endure. To keep her alive and so both packs can join together I used her as a treaty.

This plan of Zealand marrying Stella has been in place for a while once he found she was his; the plan had been set up for years. There is no getting her out of it. But maybe training her will help her to protect herself if she needs to.

I gathered the best people to train her and prepare her for all that she is about to go through. Especially with her first shift it is going to be a pain that she has never felt. I can tell that she is strong, so I am not so worried. I know she will be able to deal with it but will she be able to accept it?