“Honey, what the hell is going on? I can’t feel you anymore. I don’t understand what’s going on?”
She tucked some hair behind her ear as Daniel took hold of her hand, stopping her.
“I’ve, erm, I’ve found my mate.” She smiled down at Daniel, loving the fact she was mated. “His name is Daniel, and he’s the man I’ve been staying with.”
“What? You didn’t tell me you were seeing anyone. Who is this Daniel?”
“He’s probably some weakling, Don. Let her go.” Her mother spoke up trying to be heard.
“Shut up.” Her father growled at her mother. Dawn winced knowing her mother would find some excuse to blame her. “Dawn, what’s going on?”
“Daniel’s an alpha, Dad. We’re mated, and we completed the mating last night. He really wants to meet you.” She kept her palm over Daniel’s heart, feeling it beat.
“He’s an alpha?” her father asked.
She noticed her mother went silent.
“Yeah, he’s perfect, and I love him.”
Daniel took the phone from her. “This is Daniel. It’s a pleasure to finally hear from you, Mr. Weldon. I’ve got some issues I want to talk to you about.”
“Be careful how you talk to me, boy.”
She listened as her father growled back at Daniel. It was strange hearing her father annoyed or arguing with another alpha. She was rarely around for his anger.
“We’re going to meet. Dawn and I are coming to your pack this afternoon, and we’re going to deal with shit I’m not happy about.” Daniel pressed a finger to her lips to stop her from arguing with him. “Good, I’ll see you there.”
“Why did you do that? Daddy doesn’t need to know what’s going on.”
“As far as I’m concerned, he needs to know. What if she’s hurting other members of the pack? She kept you quiet, and you’re the only daughter to the alpha. You don’t know what she’ll do next.” He cupped her cheek then kissed her lips. “Come on, we’ve got to get out of here.”
“I brought you some clothes. You both look like you stepped out of a horror movie.” Clothes landed on the floor beside them. Jake sounded close by.
“You better keep your eyes to yourself,” Daniel said, shouting toward his left.
“Don’t worry. Your mate’s dignity is still intact.” Jake moved away from them.
Daniel helped her to her feet. She took his hands, going on her toes to kiss him.
“You’re turning into a softie, baby. I don’t even recognize my little submissive.”
“She’s still here, but she might not like a lot of pain.” She couldn’t help but smile at her statement.
The weight of the world had been lifted off her shoulders all because of Daniel.
“I love you,” he said. “I’ll take you any way I can get you, and if that means I can only spank you three times instead of four then that’s what I’ll do.” He cupped the back of her neck and tugged her close.
She loved his possessive display and the way he held her.
“Alpha, we’re all waiting,” Jake said.
Daniel pressed his head against hers. “We’re going to have to go.”
“Yeah and we can’t even enjoy our time together seeing as you organized a meeting with my dad.” She shook her head, pulling out of his arms to grab a shirt.
Dawn put the clothes over her body hating the feel of the clothes. It had been days since she last wore any clothes.
“You want to be naked, don’t you?” Daniel asked, smirking.
“You did this on purpose.”
“Baby, I’ll do whatever it takes to get you na**d and have you doing it willingly.” He took her hand once they were dressed. “Let’s go and see the rest of the pack.”
Jake appeared through the trees looking tired.
“You stayed up all night?” she asked.
“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.