by Sam Crescent
“Daniel wanted you protected, and I promised to do so.” Jake walked beside them out toward the garden. Dawn gasped as she saw all of the cars parked within the grounds. She heard the sounds of the pack inside the house. How was this going to go well? Her mother despised her, her own father didn’t see when she was in pain or not, and the only person who truly loved her was Daniel.
“What if they don’t like me?” she asked.
“They’ll like you, baby, because you make me happy.” He stayed by her side as they both walked into the house. The pack all stopped what they were doing and started to converge on the main hall. She took several deep breaths, wishing there was some way to escape from this.
All eyes were on her and Daniel. He stood beside her, lifting up their joined hands for them all to see.
“I would like to introduce you all to my mate. This is Dawn, and she’s part of our pack now. She’s my mate, and any problems you have, you’ll come to one of us. Do any of you have any concerns, questions, or desire to challenge?”
She tensed as he threw it out there for all of them to think about. Her palm grew sweaty as she looked at all the men and women. They truly scared the life out of her. If they all protested there was no way for her to fight them off.
“Actually, can anyone tell me where the sugar is? I can’t eat my cereal without sugar. It’s too gross.”
“Yeah, where’s the spaghetti sauce? We’re all here and ready to get back to normal, alpha.”
Many people started asking questions about something else.
Daniel chuckled. “Everything you need is either in the kitchen or the pantry.” He rubbed her neck, and she groaned.
The pack started to move out of the room.
“Alpha, we’re happy for you.”
They were left alone. Even Jake had wandered off, leaving them.
“See, I told you. You’re going to be loved here. Now, it’s time for us to go and check out your pack.” He kissed her cheek, taking hold of her hand and leading her upstairs. She went with him willingly.
Chapter Ten
Later that evening Daniel sat opposite Dawn’s father and mother. He was struck by how cold the house was. Not only was the house cold but so was the pack. The chill filled the room, and it was all coming from one woman, her mother. He watched Don, her father, embrace her.
“Honey, I missed you, darling.” He kissed her cheek, hugging her close. This man was so busy he didn’t even see what was happening to his own pack. The excuse was pitiful at best. Dawn had been subjected to pain and torture because of her mother.
“Hey, Daddy,” Dawn said, smiling.
She didn’t look toward her mother, and neither did her father.
“You’re all mated now. Wow, when did you grow up? It doesn’t feel ten minutes ago since you were born.” Don held her hand, the love shining from his eyes as he looked at her. “When I felt you being torn from me, I panicked. I’ve never experienced anything so awful.”
“Don, please, she’s a big girl. It’s time to let her go. You should have let her go a long time ago,” Francie said. Her mother was glaring at Dawn.
Daniel saw the anger, the fear, and the disgust within her mother’s eyes. There was also envy along with jealousy. So many emotions coming from her mother but she wasn’t a true alpha, as otherwise she’d have kept those emotions locked up tight.
“Stop it, Francie.” Don glared at her, but the smile returned to his face when he looked at his daughter.
“You’re always so busy with the pack, Daddy. You never really saw I was growing up.”
“No, I didn’t see a lot, did I? There are times I feel like I lost time with you, honey. I’m going to miss you.” He turned to look at Daniel. “I don’t suppose you’ll let her visit me often, would you? I’m going to miss my baby.”
Daniel tensed, seeing the glee in Francie’s eyes. Yeah, he wasn’t going to be letting his woman anywhere near this bitch.
“I can’t allow her to come here unattended, Don. I’m sure you can understand seeing as her tormentor and abuser is still living here.”
“Daniel!”
He held his hand up stopping Dawn from speaking.
“No, baby, you’re not going to let her get away with this shit for much longer. I’m done and I can see he loves you very much, but I’m not going to let her get away with it.”
Francie started to panic.
“What the hell are you talking about? My daughter has never been abused.” Don growled the words, getting to his feet.
“Your wife, your mate, she’s the reason your daughter has been unable to feel any kind of pain. She tortured her during her transition, keeping her chained to trees and beating her when she turned. Your mate tried to break my woman, and for that reason, I can’t let her come here while you still have her.” He pointed his finger at Francie.
“You can’t do this!” Francie started to scream. “You little bitch. You couldn’t keep your mouth fucking shut.”
Her mother charged toward Dawn. His mate didn’t move, twitch, or show any sign of fear. Before Francie got close, Don grabbed her around the waist.
“Is this true? Did you abuse our daughter?” He shook his wife, glaring down at her.
“She deserved it. The little bitch was always getting in to trouble and always running to you. She needed to know her place. This is not her pack. It’s mine. Fucking mine.”
“Her transition was her most important time. How could you hurt our child, our daughter? What the fuck is wrong with you?” Don’s anger filled the room.
Daniel wondered if he knew what was going on in his own pack.
“She was just a way of getting you. You wouldn’t have looked at me twice if I didn’t get fucking pregnant. The only reason I’ve got you is because I was fucking pregnant.” She spat the words back at Don. “This is my pack. Being your mate is my fucking right. She held alpha qualities. The moment you and the pack saw that, they’d have cast me aside. I wasn’t going to let that happen. Bitch needed to be put in her place.”
The bile coming from her sickened Daniel, and he had his answer. Dawn was a submissive, but she held the traits that only an alpha possessed.
“You’re not my fucking mate.” Don released her and stood. “All claim I have to you is over. I refuse to take a mate who can abuse my own daughter.” Don turned to look at Dawn. “Is all of this true?”
“Yes,” Dawn said, whispering the word.
“She’s no daughter of mine. She’s a fucking slut. I hate her. It’s not fair. She doesn’t deserve to have an alpha.”
Suddenly, one woman entered the room. Daniel didn’t have a clue who she was.
“I would like to make a formal complaint about your mate.” The woman dropped her gaze. She was fidgeting with her hands.
Daniel watched in amazement as three more women he didn’t know entered the room.
“The first woman is Leah. She cooks for us,” Dawn said, whispering against his ear. Daniel didn’t know what to make of it as he listened to several women speak against Francie.
Francie was cursing, trying to get to the women.
Don yelled out as he restrained his mate in his arms.
Daniel watched three men walk into the room.
“Take her to the basement. I want her locked in and make sure no one lets her out. I will not have any woman by my side who abuses her own daughter.” Don’s alpha power stripped Francie of her status, tearing her will from the pack. “We’ll be talking with everyone in the pack. I know you were hard on the pack, and I want to know the extent of your supposed help. If you’re lucky, you’ll end up in jail, and if not, you’ll be sent on the hunt.”
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 wh
en 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.
“He took me home, and within a week we were mated. We couldn’t control the mating bond.” Lola stroked his face. “Afterward, I noticed I could feel pain.” Lola turned to look at Dawn. “If I go without sharing blood for any length of time then I my ability to feel pain stops. It all depends on my bond with Ben.” Lola touched her mate. The love between the two was pure, heart-warming.
“Has anything been different between you two? What about kids?” Daniel asked.
Ben’s grin turned wicked. “We’ve got four kids back home. Her condition came in handy during the labor. Once you’re with her during the first pregnancy, you’ll see what I mean. I won’t share blood with her for two months before giving birth. I couldn’t stand to see her in pain.”
“He’s a real softy inside. Ben won’t let anything happen to me.” Lola turned back to look at them. “My condition is not a problem, and it won’t be for you either. You’re true mates, and he’ll keep you safe.”
Dawn looked at Daniel, the love of her life. “Thank you.”
Lola and Ben stayed for dinner, but they needed to get back in order to keep their kids under some kind of control.
“They run rings around the pack taking care of them.”
Dawn stood beside Daniel as they waved goodbye. “What are you thinking?” she asked.
“I can’t wait to see you swollen with my child.” His hands went around her neck, securing a collar. “Dawn, would you do me the honor of becoming my wife and sub?”
Reaching up, she touched the small piece of jewelry.
Turning into his arms, she held him tightly, smiling. “Nothing would give me greater pleasure.” She rubbed her nose against his, chuckling as she did.
Daniel picked her up, but instead of leading her into the house, he started to walk toward the cabin.
“What do you have on your mind, Sir?” she asked. Heat filled her core, spilling from the lips of her pussy.
“You know what I’m thinking. It’s time I punished my little pet before she thinks she can top from the bottom.”
He placed her on her feet and turned the light on. Peace and happiness settled over her. Going to her knees, Dawn was ready to become his submissive in all true senses of the word.
Epilogue
Two years later
Dawn sat on the lawn, sucking on a lollipop as Daniel started to bark out orders to the pack. A delivery of nursery equipment was coming today, and he wanted plenty of men on hand to help build it up. There was over seven months until she gave birth, but he was preparing early. She rubbed her slight bump, chuckling.
“You’re going to be one loved kid,” she said.
In the past two years her life had changed so dramatically. Her mother had been sentenced to the hunt. No one, not even Dawn, knew the true extent of her torture. She’d hurt many of the pack women on a regular basis, but they had been too afraid to go to Don. Since then, her father has been paying more attention to the people rather than the running of the pack to avoid wars.
She visited him often but only with a guard.
Touching the collar around her neck, she couldn’t help but smile. Daniel was the perfect Dom, caring, and loving. She loved being his mate, and since their mating, she’d been able to feel.
She learned the hard way not to swallow steaming coffee. Now, at breakfast, Daniel wouldn’t give her straight from the pot coffee. He helped her constantly to grow accustomed to actually feeling pain.
“What are you laughing at, pet?” he asked, sitting beside her.
Taking a slice of apple from the picnic basket, she moved between his thighs. “You and your need to have everything perfect.” She moaned as he started to rub her shoulders. “That fe
els good.”
He kissed her neck. “There’ll be more where that came from.” Daniel pressed a hand to her stomach. “I’m going to make sure you’re taken care of, Dawn. If that means being prepared for the worst, then so be it.”
“You’ve got three pack females training to be midwives. They’ve got more important things to do. I’m not giving birth here. I’m going to the nearest hospital to bring this little guy into the world.”
“What makes you think it’s a boy?” he asked.
“A feeling.” She leaned back and smiled up at him. “His Daddy needs him to train.”
He chuckled. “I don’t care what we have so long as you’re here for the growing up.”
She kissed his lips as the truck arrived bringing the furniture. “I’ll leave you to do your man thing.”
“Your ass is so getting a spanking.” Daniel left her on the lawn to go and organize their nursery.
Staring up into the sunlight, Dawn couldn’t complain about life. She’d gone from feeling ashamed and scared, to embracing every little detail thrown her way.
Later that night, Daniel had showed her who was in charge of their relationship. He strapped her to the bed and spanked her ass until she was screaming for his cock. It didn’t matter how much she begged, Daniel would only stop when he was good and ready.
Seven months later, Dawn didn’t get her wish of going to the hospital. Little Brady came into the world, screaming, like his mother. She’d decided she wanted to feel every little second of pain of his birth. Daniel held her hand throughout it all. Once Brady was in her arms, the pain was worth it.
However, for the second child, Dawn settled on feeling no pain during her daughter’s birth, and Daniel was more than happy with that.
The End
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