Felicity's POV.

After my encounter with Angela and her gang of vipers I continue my exploration of the grounds for a few hours, enjoying the mid-afternoon sunlight. I take my time getting back to the pack house and by the time I return its just a quarter past six.

I walk into the pack house and decide I want to see Daphne and hear more about Kendrick's horror stories that she mentioned last night. It's when I'm walking down a large empty corridor that I'm stopped by a wall of flowery scented women.

Before me stands Angela again and her possy of cranky possums, I chuckle aloud at my own lame joke and its seems I've pinched Angela's last nerve. "You may have everyone else fooled but you don't have me. You're a fake bimbo that thinks she's better than everyone, don't you? Coming in with you fancy clothes and walking around on the Alpha's arm. He's mine, has been long before you met him and always will be."

I roll my eyes, her persistence is beginning to annoy me. I haven't done anything to her so I don't see why she would treat me like this. I laugh again but this time in irony of my situation. I am now in Lana's position, thank goodness I was never this bad with her...well except that time I was drunk, good times. That was when I first realized how much I liked her as a person, she really took everything I threw at her and stood as the winner. I have to call Lana at some point and tell her all about this. I wonder what she'll think.

Angela's voice interrupts my musing, "you think I'm joking? If you don't start taking me seriously you'll soon find out exactly what kind of a threat I am."

I roll my eyes at her again, whatever she thinks she can do to me I've definitely handled worse from my father. I smile at her softly knowing you can't judge a book by its cover...or actions, "Angela was it? Look, maybe you have a very good reason for why you're trying to take the position as Luna but let me tell you something from experience. There is nothing you can do to separate mates so you should let this venture end here, there is a reason Kendrick and I are meant to be together and no matter what you do we will be. It's not going to end well for you, trust me, it never does. Just stop here before you're the one that's hurt. Wait for your own mate, whatever you're trying to do is going to fail."

For a split second I see a glimpse of fear in her gaze, my eyes soften and then the next second I'm up against the wall held by my throat. I begin to choke as her grip on my neck tightens, I know I can fight back but in some way I know this is what I deserve. I may not have taken such violent actions against Lana but I know I hurt her in other ways too, some of them even worse. I look into Angela's eyes and raise my hand to hers, not to release myself but instead I rub her hand with mine in comfort. A tear slips from my eye as I look into her face, regret and sadness flashes in her eyes.

With all my effort I croak out a few words, my vocal cords strained "It's okay. I forgive you, tell Kendrick I'm sorry," and slowly my eye sight begins to fade but just before I'm about to fall into unconsciousness I hear raised voices and I'm released. Falling to the ground in a heap.

Someone picks me up off the floor and smoothing words encourage me to take calming breaths. My eye sight progressively returns and I look up to see Kendrick holding Angela against the wall, much the same way she did with me. With help I get up and then make my way to him alone, rushing before he can hurt her.

"Kendrick, stop. Don't hurt her." His dark eyes make contact with mine, his canines have descended and I look into the eyes of his wolf. I reach out to calm him, "let her go. Something is wrong, I can feel it. Let her go." He doesn't budge so I decide to take drastic measures. I take a swallow of my saliva to sooth my aching throat, I know what I'm going to do next is going to make it worse.

I take a deep breath and raise my voice, "Kendrick release her right now or I am walking out of this place right now! I will not watch you hurt and beat a female the same way my father did to me all these years! I can't stand to watch you do it! Let go of her right now or so help me you will never see me again! I will not be with someone that is like my father, do you understand?" I say as I pull hard at his arm, the pain in my neck now excruciating after yelling.

Immediately he let's her go and she falls to the ground. Although my neck hurts and I'm still light headed from not having enough oxygen, I move forward to catch her. She falls into my arms and I hold on as we descend to the ground. She makes eye contact with me and I see the shock in her eyes. She licks her lips and croak out, "what did you say?"

The pity in her eyes tells me she caught on to everything I said and tears drops from my eyes. She silently wipes the tears from my eyes. The strong front I held back is starting to break, I need to get out of here.

"Felicity, I-" he tries to say but I quickly get up and look into the shocked faces of Kendrick's pack. It seems many have come to see the commotion. All the women who stood with Angela and who were at at the tea party stand with tears falling from their eyes, hands over their mouths in shock. I can tell what they're all feeling and I hate it, I don't want to be looked at with pity.

"I-I need to get out of here." I try and move past Kendrick to head outside, he reaches for me but I evade his touch. "Leave me alone, please," I look up into his eyes and fear shines in them. I know I need to reassure him, I never meant what I said, "don't worry, I'm not leaving. I just need to be alone. I didn't want it to be this way Kendrick, you know that. I just need to be alone, give me time." I don't want for his answer, I just turn around and head to the entrance, once I'm outside no one follows me but I know the news of their future Luna has spread. I shut my ears to the whispered words between pack members and keep walking into the woods. I move deeper and deeper, far away from eyes that can possibly see what I know is going to come next. I wipe harshly at the tears and hold in the sobs that are just waiting to break out.

As I walk I stumble through break in the woods, a cliff point is a few feet from my place at the border of the trees. I walk the rest of the way and fall to the ground. I finally break and sobs gasp out of my chest, I cry and cry, just allowing it all to come out. The pain in my chest increases and I don't see my tears stopping any time soon.

I jump slightly as female arms wrap around me and I know she's come to comfort me even though it all started with her. I don't care, deep down I know she understands on some level. I don't know how I know, but I do.

Before I can stop it the truth of my life spills from my lips, "h-he killed her, he killed my mother. He loved me once but he changed and I don't know why. Why did he not love us enough? How could he do this to me, to her? What did we do wrong?"

She doesnt say anything but just runs a hand over my hair, "why, why did he kill my best friend Adrian? Why did he rape and beat me? He even sold me to the Ruler of the Rogues, to disgusting men who were just as disgusting as him. I-I killed him, I killed my own father. I'm a monster, I am just as bad as him."

She let's go of me and grabs my face hard so I look at her. In between tears of her own she tells me, her voice cracking as she speaks but yet with so much conviction I can't help but believe her. "No! Don't say that. You are not a monster! You saved yourself, you stopped him from hurting you or anyone else who would come into your life. I don't know everything but I know this, sometimes bad things happen to good people and it doesn't make sense. What's happened to us is not our fault, there are things we can't control but you're not alone. We can get through this together." She begins weeping as she finishes and we hold each other in comfort.

"I thought I was alone, I always thought no one would understand," I say into her shoulder, squeezing her tighter to give her comfort also. This is not just about me but her to, I doubt she's ever told anyone what she just told me. It's not something you can just spill out or recover from quickly, it takes time, it never goes away but each day it gets easier. At least I hope it does. I want it to!

Angela pulls out of our embrace but we hold onto each other's arms as we talk, sharing our deepest secrets and most painful experience. "We will get through this together, we can support each other. My mother hates me, she always hated the attention my father gave me and not her. One day, ten years ago, when I was fourteen he left and no one knows where he is or what's happened to him but my mother couldn't handle it.

One night she came into my room and pulled my covers off me, she said if my father wasn't here to please her than it was left to me. She raped me, used my body and then left but every night since, she still comes to me. I've never told anyone, its my own mother, I'm stronger than her but I've never been able to stop her. I don't know how to stop her, the fear she holds over me freezes me to my very core. I thought as I got older, if I could just be with Kendrick than he could protect me. I'm not sure I will ever find my mate."

I wiped the tears that kept pouring from her eyes and cupped her chin in my palm. "You're safe now, we will end your mother's hold on you. I'm telling you now, don't kill her like I killed my father, it leaves a scar that can never go away. He was a monster but I wish I had never taken his life, I can't go back now. You will be stronger than me because you have me with you, someone who knows your pain, someone you can lean on. Together we can help each other and anyone else who has gone through something like us. No one should be alone." After I said those words it was like a light bulb went off in Angela's head.

Angela wipes the tears from her eyes quickly and suddenly becomes excited "Felicity, that's it! There has to be others out there who have similar stories to ours, we should tell ours so others don't feel alone. Protection from abusers shouldn't just be for us but all werewolves who have been made to feel weak and insignificant! The humans do it for each other, why can't we?"

A smile breaks out on my face and her excitement sparks mine, "Angela! That's brilliant. You're right, there has to be others with stories like ours." With my grip still on her arms I pull her up and drag her after me, "we have to go to Kendrick. We need to get this started right away." I stop and smile a sinister smirk at her, "but first we need to deal with your mother. This is the end of your torment."

She smiles back at me and I know in just a short amount of time we have become close friends. Our lives are so intertwined with similarities and this new budding friendship that nothing will ever break our bond. I smile back at her, "once your mother is dealt with and we get a head start on our idea we need to find your mate! It's about time my new friend gets the love she deserves, because I already know you're worth it." She doesn't say anything but just sobs as she hugs me.