Once Rejected, Thrice Accepted
Chapter 49

"I am going with you." Britt demanded with her arms crossed over her chest. "He threatened me and tried to have his goons kill me. I deserve to see him punished."

I let my head fall against the door wondering why the heck I let her stay here when Charles, Jackson, and Erin left this morning with most of their warriors. The only ones remaining were the few that looked like they could still be in high school so they could help keep an eye out on Britt. Charles mentioned maybe sending his granddaughter down to help out but from the frown and head shake I got from Britt I told him we had it under control. I would have to ask about it later. Hope she wasn't a spoiled brat, but I couldn't see that from someone like Charles and the way he rules his roost.

"Just let her go." Leo rubbed my back leaning down to nuzzle my ear. "She won't last with the blood. I only think you will because of how pissed off you are at our prisoners."

I nodded, pushing back against him turning my head to face my sister with an annoyed stare. "Fine but if you puke from the blood or anything else you have to clean it up." She laughed. "I won't puke. It's not like I haven't seen blood and t*****e before."

"Ok. Let's go." Lucas interrupted. "I have a urge to punch something."

He was over the argument before it even started. Duncan had left early this morning to change out guard rotations. We still didn't know who the traitors in the pack were so we had to be careful so changing everything up is one of our first steps. If you can't predict where someone will be or when they will be there you couldn't use that to your advantage.

The short walk to the dungeons was peaceful even though it wasn't quiet. Britt was talking Leo's ear off about her classes at the school and how the guys keep hitting on her just because she knows the leaders. I heard her mention something about starting training with them in the mornings before classes.

"I wanna join!" I shouted from the front. "I have only learned a bit here and there when we have time. I need a steady routine to work my muscles up. I need to be able to keep the she-wolves off my men!"

"Heck ya!" Britt shouted over the guys groaning. I was doing better than I had thought I would in the training. The guys were weary of hurting me at first but after showing I could take care of myself, and the pain was nothing compared to what had happened in the past.

The only prisoners left were Dennis and Matilda who they kept in the very back under heavy watch. We figured out pretty early on that Matilda had a few people in the back who liked her and kept coming to bother us about her getting out. One of them tried to sneak her a potion to help her get out. They killed them on sight to make an example of them. Just like the guys did with one of the shit squad that jumped me before and attacked me at the hospital. Thank the goddess I didn't have to be there.

"Gemma?" Britt shook me gently dragging my eyes back to her worried face. "Where did you go just now?"

"Sorry, brain is a little full today." I gave her a weak smile before noticing the guys had stopped halfway to Dennis's cell with a worried look on their faces. "Sorry. Let's do this."

Britt linked her arm with mine as we continued the short distance to the cells. Matilda looked rough. White as a sheet, sweat forming all over her body even with the air on, ribs were showing even in her tank top, and the bruises on her body were a mixture of old and new.

Dennis was just in his boxers, which was a disgusting sight all on its own. What made the sight better were the bruises, cuts, and marks all over his body. His eyes were almost swollen shut and his nose looked like it had been broken a few more times.

I smiled. Moonlight did a happy jig as she drooled at her chance to take him out. I knew I wouldn't be able to handle it so we talked, and I would be shifting before shoving myself to the back of our mind so I wouldn't see it. After catching a bit here and there of her thoughts, I knew it would be gruesome.

'Sis, how much longer do we need our evil step-mommy?' Britt linked with her voice sounding too soft, too tiny.

'Not much. We need to meet with Cass in a bit to figure a few things out and go through the shit she was hiding.' I kept my eyes on Dennis as the guys unlocked the cell door and pushing their way in knocking him on his a*s as they did.

'I want to end her. I feel like I need to help or at least see her gone so my.... fears....ya know.... are gone! She linked back gripping my arm harder with her nails piercing my skin. 'Please.'

'You got it but only if you agree to see a therapist.

'Fine. If you join me.' What a brat. I should have known I was walking into that. I nodded feeling her happiness at my answer.

Dennis's laughter broke through our link. He was sitting on the floor laughing as he stared at me. "Should have known your legs would open for multiple men. I told mother she was raising a whore. I guess it takes one to raise one."

Draco shoved between Britt and I before cocking his shoulder back and punching Dennis in the face. "Don't even look at her. She has always been too good to even breathe the same air as you."

"You know she isn't your real sister, right? You saved a useless piece of crap for no reason." Dennis doubled over in laughter or pain. I wasn't sure until I saw Duncan draw his foot back from Dennis's side.

"Ok, Britt it's time for you to head out. Have a good day at school" I ignored her fighting me on it. I had a guard walk her out before taking my place inside the cell. "Give us the room guys. Moonlight has a few things she needs to make clear." "Too much of a little bitch to say anything to me." Dennis slowly moved to a standing position with the guys getting even closer to him. "Should have known."

I smiled at him. "No. I don't have anything to say to some as pathetic as you. Nothing I say or do can change anything that happened, and I have come to accept that. My wolf, my Alpha Female wolf...That is a whole other story." I laughed and shifted shredding my clothes but there was no way I was going to let this asshat see me naked.

'Close off the link, Gemma. Block it all out. I am gonna make this piece of shit feel at least half of all the pain he put you through. Moonlight gave me a few seconds head start before latching onto his hand and ripping if off. The last thing I heard was his scream and my wolf's laugh.