Abijah POV
Monday at work started out good, around 10 a.m. Beta Shawn had the most beautiful bouquet of purple flowers delivered to my office, that I almost liked him, Almost. It came with a little note attached but I didn't pay any attention to it knowing that it was from him. He showed up around 11:30a.m. of course I was at the Mother's Table chatting away, today's topic was homemade baby food! I've always wanted to grow my own food for this very purpose! So I was completely engrossed in our conversation when he came and scooped me up, scaring the daylights out of me.
I gasped, squealed and giggled as he starts tickling me and nuzzling my neck! He had started walking towards my office, crap! Is he gonna continue those daily quickies? Damn I thought it was only for last week! We make it to my office he closes the door and stops dead in his tracks..
Beta Shawn POV
WHAT THE?! I see flowers on her desk. She follows my gaze to her desk and gives me a hug and huge grin, "Oh, honey! Thanks so much for the bouquet and it's all of my favorite colors too!" She hugged me tight, beaming at me, it feels genuine and loving but,
"I didn't send you those flowers." Her smile faltered some and she looked confused, "What? But if .. you didn't.. who did?" I.Was.Pissed.Off! I growled, "Who indeed! Are you cheating on me Abijah?" She looked appalled and insulted sputtering,
"What!? I would never sink so low as to cheat! I thought they came from you. You and my dad are the only 2 people who have ever bought me flowers in my life!" She says looking upset that I would even think of her as a cheater! But that's the only solution isn't it. If I didn't get them for her then clearly some other man did! There is no other explanation none that I want to consider anyway.
I walk over to the damn flowers, ah ha! There's a note, and it's from 'FAZ'?, "Who the hell is Faz, Abijah?!" I roar, she looks terrified, "I don't know anyone by that name, the fu.."
"Don't lie to me!" I say my hand flying to her throat, squeezing it tight! I love her but I won't stand to be treated like a damn fool! Her eyes bulged, watering and she struggled out,
"I.. would.. never.. honey.. pleeease! I.. don't.. know.. who.. that.. is!"
Part of me wanted to believe her but a huge part of me wanted to beat the truth out of her! I slammed her down hard on her desk, while still choking her. Her eyes rolled in the back of her head and her body curled up in a fetal position. She looked like she was gonna pass out but I slapped her hard to bring her back to reality. I seen blood fly from her mouth and her eyes opened tears rolling down her flushed cheeks. I loosened my grip a bit but I'm not done with her ass yet!
"Who the hell is Faz? Tell me or I promise you, Abijah I will make you wish for death!" She looks so defeated no trace of defiance no fight just fear. Tears rolling down her face, pooling in her ears.
"I swear to GOD, I don't know who that is, Beta Shawn, I honestly thought you got them for me..." she says no more than a whisper. Her whole body is trembling lightly. I let her go so I could grab her phone and wallet, shoving it in my pocket then tossed the bouquet in the trash, grab her by her hair and drag her outside to my car. We'll finish this at home!
Abijah POV
Why doesn't he believe me? When I lie he believes me but not when I tell him the truth?! How can I get away from him?! I'm sooo tired of this pain! A part of me wants to just give up and die, to allow him to kill me. But another part wants to fight, to hold on. Because although this life is hard right now, trouble don't last always! I try to remember that, to hold it dearly at the forefront of my mind. Even as he continually punch, kick, choke and pulls my hair out yelling,
"Who.Is.FAZ?!"
"I don't know.. I thought you got them for me.. I swear on our future kids!"
I don't think he can hear me. Hell I can't even hear me! He ripped my clothes off hours ago and on top of beating me, he was also inside of me. FML! I haven't left this bed since he threw me on it on Monday, I haven't eaten, drank anything or slept. Days go by as he continued this torture. I lay on the bed a bloodied mess. My eyes swollen shut, my whole body has been battered and broken and he still says,
"You will obey me, even if I have to beat you into submission, Abijah. Then you will have my pups. Now tell me who is FAZ?!"
I haven't been able to see or talk for hours maybe even a few days. But he still asks me I'm like wtf smh. He hasn't even let me go to the bathroom! I've went on myself several times he'll wipe me and torture me. I just want it to end..
Beta Shawn POV
She's so damn stubborn and defiant! All she has to do is tell me who this FAZ person is. So I can kill him and we can move forward with our lives, simple. But she's not budging an inch! I'll give it to her she's one tough cookie, to not crack under me. I've seen tough as nails rogues crumble at the mere mention of my name! And heres this tiny human female holding strong. I laugh at the situation, smfh.
I'm what you might call an 'Enforcer' here in the pack. I torture All of the rogues that the patrols bring in. I've done it for the last 15 years. I can stomach the shit that no one else can. The sight of tears, blood, expelled bodily fluids, broken bones and shit like that is nothing to me. Everyone cracks after awhile, it's all a matter of time and tools. With the right type of tools, some people will crack faster than others.
Some people will see a bloodied sledgehammer and piss themselves spilling all of their secrets. Some will see a spiked whip and tell me every name they know from the time they were born. So it all depends upon time and tool. Abijah is stronger than most but I have all the time in the world baby. You will crack and give me what I need. I was choking her when I heard someone behind me call out,
"Shawn what are you doing to her?! Get off her right now, NOW!" It was the Luna, she used her Alpha voice so I had to comply.
Luna Latoya POV
It's been days since I've seen Abie. I really didn't think nothing of it until my son came and said he hadn't seen her in school all week. I usually see her on the weekends for our weekly spa day. But Zavier came to me upset, something about some flowers he sent to her. I remember Dee telling me that Zavier wanted to get some flowers ordered for a friend of his. I didn't know that he meant Abijah.
I was carrying her mangled body to the car so we could take her to the pack hospital. Shawn was hot on my heels talking some shit about her cheating on him! I wasn't really listening, I can't believe he did this to my friend! I had mindlinked Dee the mess I had walked into, he was waiting in the car out front. I laid her carefully on the back seat, I called her name multiple times but no reply. I think she's unconscious, I feel a shallow pulse and heartbeat. We need to hurry!
"Babe let's go she may not have much time!" I tell my Mate. He looks back with a haunted look on his face,
"Shawn did That?!" He asks in disgust and disbelief. We have to go! "Yes! Now let's go!" Shawn was standing outside with a pained expression on his face. I couldn't fucking stand the sight of him! I just can't believe he did this to her. Now I see what the hell she was afraid of and why! Dee turned to him, glaring,
"We'll deal with you when we get back Beta!" He sped off towards the hospital, we had been here for hours. Dee went to pick Zavier up from school. They had both just returned, I had dozed off, when I seen Dr. McBain come back to talk to us. He bowed saying,
"Alpha, Luna, Ms. Nichols is in critical condition and we put her in an induced coma. Please come with me." She was in the ICU and there were tubes, wires and needles all in her. She was nearly bandaged from head to toe! I couldn't hold my sobs anymore seeing her like this! What did she do to deserve this!?
"Mommy is Ms. J gonna be okay?" he said with worried tears in his eyes also.
I sigh rubbing my hand on his head, "I pray she will be, Oh GODDESS I pray she will be!" I had to sit down, stress is the enemy of a pregnant woman and I can't afford to lose my daughters and my best friend! It'll be too much to pay!
Zavier POV
My Father picked me up from school and instead of going home we went to the pack hospital! When we get there a doctor takes us to a room and I see someone that looks like a mummy! But I can smell her, I can smell Ms. J! What happened to her? I want to be next to her, I want to hug her till she gets better, I want to see her smile again, I miss my friend..