The hunt was a pack’s right to hunt the person who tortured them.
Dawn tightened her hold on his hand.
He turned to look at her. She didn’t want to take part in any hunt or decision when it came to her mother.
The rest of the meeting with her father went by with him asking Dawn questions about what happened when she was younger. After a couple of hours Dawn took the lead and told him they had to leave.
Daniel promised to let Dawn visit with her father regularly, but he also made sure she would have a guard with her.
“I can’t believe you did that,” Dawn said, climbing into the car. “Why did you say anything?”
“Baby, I saw the glee in her eyes. She was going to hurt you whenever you were around her. I wasn’t going to let that happen.” He pulled away from the pack, happy that Francie was not going to get the chance to hurt anyone else.
“I can’t believe Daddy did that,” she said. “I thought he loved her.”
“No, he didn’t. She was a convenience for him, nothing more.” Daniel drove back home.
Once inside the grounds, he felt the love of his pack surround him. Glancing at Dawn, he smiled. “Do you feel it?”
“Yes, I feel them. They’re all happy for us. There’s no jealousy. This is the way a pack is supposed to work.” She leaned her head against the car seat. “I love you, Daniel.”
“Baby, words can’t even begin to describe what I feel for you.” He reached out to touch her cheek. “We’re going to have an amazing life together.”
“Do you promise?” she asked.
“I won’t accept anything but amazing.”
****
Jake knocked on the window of the car causing her to jump. She’d been so taken by Daniel she hadn’t heard anyone approach.
“What’s the matter?” Daniel asked, opening his car door.
“I’ve got a mated couple in your sitting room. She was abused during her transition and was unable to feel pain. You wanted someone for Dawn to talk to, and I’ve found her.” Jake tapped the hood of the car. “Come on, they’re waiting to talk to you.”
Intrigued, Dawn climbed out of the car and followed Daniel inside the house. She was about to meet someone who couldn’t feel any pain. After what her father did to her mother, she didn’t know if she was ready for anymore revelations.
Her mate wouldn’t let her back out, and before she knew it they were in the sitting room being introduced to a beautiful blonde woman and her mate.
“Hi, I’m Lola, and this is my mate, Ben.” The blonde made the introductions, giving them both a smile.
Dawn noticed Lola didn’t spend too long noticing Daniel. She didn’t like the thought of dealing with jealousy.
“It’s great to meet you, Lola.”
“Thanks. When Jake put the word out about wolves who couldn’t feel pain, I knew I had to respond.”
Taking a seat, Dawn crossed her legs and stared at Lola. “You can’t feel pain. Please, have a seat.” She waved her hands for them to take a seat opposite them. Daniel placed his hand along the back of the sofa, comforting her with his warmth.
“I wasn’t very lucky with my parents. My father was a mean drunk, and my mother didn’t care. I was hurt regularly growing up.” Ben moved in close to rub his nose against Lola’s cheek. “During my transition I was beaten because I couldn’t leave the house to get food or alcohol for my father. It was the worst time of my life.” Lola rubbed her hands down her thighs. “When it was all over everything returned to normal, but I noticed something was wrong about three days afterward. I got my dad the wrong brand of cigarettes, and he started to, erm, to hurt me. I couldn’t feel anything. The pain, it wasn’t registering. It has been over fifteen years since my transition.”
“What did you do?” Dawn asked.
“I ran away from home. Dad started to notice that I wouldn’t scream when he broke something. I couldn’t feel anything. I was closed off, trapped, and there was nothing I could do to stop those feelings. I heard him arranging a fight for me to star in. A bloody battle to the death. I knew my time was going to be short lived. I took the savings I’d gotten and left.” Lola chuckled, tears filling her eyes as she spoke. “I ended up on the streets because I didn’t have enough money. Before I knew what was happening, I’d entered myself into the illegal fights. I fought fellow wolves or humans. I’ve killed a lot of people, and it was during a bad battle that I met Ben.”
She smiled at Ben.
“I’m an alpha, and I intended to put an end to it. The moment I saw Lola I knew she was my mate. I also knew there was something different about her,” Ben said.