Alexia Eden (FairyTales Don't Exist)(67)

"She was whipped … they whipped our little girl as if she was some wild  animal." Alex stutters trying to catch her breath. I look and see all  the men with black eyes, I panic as I remember the black eyes of  Sebastien, it feels like the walls are closing in and I need to claw my  way out.

I start freaking out and my breath is labored, no one says anything but  they continue to look at me with black seething eyes. The bathroom door  to my side is open and I quickly run through it, I run through the boy's  room and down the passage looking for the exit. My body is aching and  weak and my legs are trembling beneath me. The only thing keeping me  from falling is my will to find safety, away from those terrifying black  eyes.

I hear heavy steps behind me as the twins run after me and I find the  door. I run past a couple of people and into the big back yard, I turn  to see how close the twins are and I slam into a hard object, I fall to  the ground and I realize it was Talon. I back away on the ground and  cover my face.

"Please … please don't hurt me … please." I cry out loud waiting for the blows.

"Baby come here, we won't hurt you. No one will ever hurt you again, do  you hear me? I will make whoever did this pay … I swear. You can trust us  Angel … you know you can, you don't ever have to be afraid of us. We love  you and we are here to protect you." Tyler says lifting me up and  carrying me against his chest. I nod my head unable to form words  through my sniveling.

"Let's get you to bed babe." Talon says kissing my cheek.





CHAPTER 39:


The months fly by, I've had contact with Drake and I've seen him  regularly just as he promised. I was scared the first time but he seemed  different and I can already tell he is in control of his wolf.

He is just like the perfect Drake I met at school my first day and I  love him more for learning to control his wolf for me. He treats me with  so much care as if he might break me, he doesn't realize that you can't  break what's already broken …  he apologizes to me regularly and spoils  me more than I deserve.

I've apologized to Ronny and Chloe, I still chat with them all the time  and visit them when I visit Point Bright. Jax is never around when I see  Drake and I'm thankful.

My relationship with the twins has changed dramatically. We no longer  share a bed and I try to avoid them as much as possible. I know I love  them but its safer to stay away from them. I hardly sleep these days due  to the nightmares that haunt me when I close my eyes or the fact that I  battle to sleep when I'm alone. I miss the connection the twins and I  had but I learnt my lesson and if this is the only way to keep them safe  from Sebastian then this is how it is meant to be. I miss their old  ways and the way I used to feel safe in their arms.

They've kept their distance from me too and they're hardly at home these  days too. I guess I've pushed them away for good. I overheard Alex  talking to Johnny one evening about her not liking the twin's  girlfriends and to say my heart hurt is an understatement. I didn't know  the twins were dating anyone and they've never brought any girls around  to the pack house either. I guess they were keeping it from me and I  can't blame them, I did push them away after all. Every time the twin's  new girlfriends were mentioned I took it as my punishment for stringing  the boys along the way I did, for playing with people emotions. I felt I  deserved to stay with someone like Drake and the twins deserved someone  as amazing as them and that didn't have the issues that I had.         

     



 

I still have a problem with being touched and I'm really jumpy nowadays  but Johnny says that it will get better once I gain my confidence back. I  don't think I ever had confidence in myself to begin with so I'm not  sure where to get it from. Johnny has been spending all his extra time  training me since I graduated early. He has trained me to take on human  form and to defend myself against a wolf when he is in wolf form.  Everyone has become really protective over me and I'm never alone, truth  is I'm happy they keep me busy, it stops me from thinking about the  events of that one night as well as all I've lost due to my stupid and  childish behavior.

Slowly and surely I'm getting to the point where I'm not afraid to be  around wolves when I see their eyes darken. I'm not there yet but I'm  getting there.

It's the morning of my friend's in Point Bright's graduation and  tomorrow is my birthday. I'll be staying with Drake tonight and I've  already told them I've got to be back at Alex's tomorrow, so early in  the morning I'll leave so that I can help Alex set up for my Ceremony  tomorrow night - whether I turn or not  …  I'll be welcomed to the pack. I  don't know what this will mean for Drake and I but I know I belong with  my family.

My friends still don't know it's my birthday tomorrow, I'm the youngest  of the group and they shared birthdays before I arrived so I guess the  thought never crossed their minds. Although Drake and I haven't  discussed what will happen after he graduates I can sense that he's  worried about it. Truth is I haven't quite figured out what I want to do  now that I've graduated and I'm not sure if I'll be moving back down to  Point Bright after they graduate … I just don't feel safe there anymore.

I arrive at the High School and head for the field where the Graduation ceremony is taking place.

I spot my friends sitting in the front row with the gowns and caps on  and they all look cheerful and excited, it makes me happy to see them  this way. I never had the full graduation ceremony because I completed  my studies early, I received my certificate and was invited to attend  the ceremony but I wouldn't have been able to attend because I would've  missed Drakes and I knew how excited he was for me to be here supporting  him. I didn't want to upset him.

I sit near the back in the crowd and watch as each of them go on stage  to collect their certificate, Drake instantly spots me and waves from  the stage with a huge grin on his face, I smile and clap my hands for  him. I spot Jax also receiving his certificate and I can see his eyes  looking over the crowd as if searching for someone, I drop my head  hoping he doesn't see me.

When the ceremony is finished, Drake comes running up to me, he picks me up and swings me around. "Drake! Stop … put me down!"

"It's finally over babe! No more high school!" he yells excitedly making me smile.

"Congratulations! I'm so proud of you!" I give him a kiss, he smiles and holds me tight against him.

He holds my jaw tightly with both hands and looks me in the eyes, "Say  it." he whispers and I know exactly what he wants. He does this every  time he sees me, it's as if it eases him to hear me say I love him.

"I love you." I say meaning it.

"Thanks babe I love you too. Now we just have your ceremony then we both  will finally be done with High School." He says holding my face and  giving me a big kiss excitedly.

"I'm not having one." I mumble looking away from him at all the happy cheerful graduates.

"I know you graduated early but they should still allow you to attend  your own graduation? I was even going to ask the Alpha of Alex's pack if  I would be able to enter his territory so that I could attend?" he says  not understanding what I was trying to say.

"They invited me to the actual ceremony but I declined. I already received my certificate." I say.

"Why wouldn't you want to attend your own graduation?" he asks confused.

"It was today Drake." I tell him looking around avoiding his eyes.

"Shit Lex … I'm so sorry. You should of told me, I would of rather watched  you graduate. Damn … " he says running his hands through his hair looking  down.

"It's okay Drake, I got to see all of you graduate and it's just a  ceremony right? I have already graduated in any case. I'm so happy for  all of you though." I tell him giving him a hug.

"Thank you babe, come! Let's go meet everyone at the restaurant." He says gleefully pulling me behind him.

We arrive at the restaurant.         

     



 

The same restaurant we went to the day after Drake … Yeah after he did … what he did …

I make my way over to the deck, the building is crowded with students  and parents. Drake pulls me along, making sure no one bumps into me. I  spot Ronny, Chloe and Rachel and I go over to them and congratulate  them. I don't see Jax anywhere on the crowded deck.

We've been here for a couple of hours and it's nearly midnight, I truly  have missed spending time with all my friends. I miss the good times we  all used to have. As it gets closer to my birthday, the more nervous  I've become. Alex says if I was to turn it may not exactly happen at  twelve on the dot so I just have to be cautious, I might not even turn  at all and I may just stay human. There's also the chance that I might  not survive if I was to shift so I'm trying to spend as much time with  my friends and Drake as possible. I know I should tell them what's going  on but then they wouldn't be sitting here care-free enjoying their  night like they are now. If I don't make it, I want to have my last  moments with them just like this … .happy. I have written each of them  letters in case my turn isn't successful.