Chapter Two

No One's POV

When Charles and Anna walked into the room. Every one could smell the girls fear.

Bran thought it was cause of Charles. The girl kept her eyes on them as she moved/fell off the table.

Bran stood up next to her. She hid behind his legs.

"Anna could you?"

Bran said. But before Anna could do anything the girl started to hyperventilate.

They could hear her heart stop for a few seconds then it would start beating really fast. She was trying to breath.

Bran knelt down in front of her.

"Look at me."

He commanded. Her bright green eyes looked into his.

"Slow down your breathing."

But it wasn't working. Then he grabbed her hand and put it on his chest.

Then he took a slow breath. She did the same.

It took a while but Bran got her to slow her breathing down.

"You don't have to worry about Charles. He wont hurt you."

But she looked into his eyes. And Bran's wolf saw her and Bran had to pull his wolf back.

Anna took a step closer and she flinched back out of his arms.

"Anna could you and Charles go to my study and I be up in a while." Anna and Charles left the room.

"Anna wont hurt you. She is a Omega."

But she was still shaking.

"Whats wrong. . .umm I still don't know your name."

She was looking down at her legs.

"My name is Ember. The alpha had a Omega. He used him to hurt me. He kept me calm as they took turns in beating me."

Ember said.

Bran's POV

When Ember finished talking. I had to hid my rage.

What they did to her was making my wolf mad. I didn't get why he was getting so mad.

Ember looked at Nick.

"Sorry."

Was all she said to him. Nick nodded and smiled at her.

"Its ok I understand."

I didn't get what they were talking about. But I didn't say anything. Then Nick handed her a old black leather bag. It smelled of white magic.

Then she turned around and looked at me.

"May I use your shower?"

She said in a low voice.

"Sure I show you were it is."

Then Nick left and I showed Ember were the bathroom was. She smiled and closed the door then locked it.

Once the water started up I left and went to the study. Charles was sitting down on a chair with Anna sitting on his lap.

"Sorry but I don't think if would be safe if Anna doesn't come around till. Ember gets a little better."

I didn't want to hurt Anna's feelings. And I didn't want Anna to get hurt.

But she just smiled at me.

"I understand. I know what she's been threw. I could just stay away form the house."

I smiled at her.

"Will after she gets better she be going back to Salem."

Just at the thought of that made the wolf madder. Charles looked at me and I just smiled at him.

"Why don't you guys take some time just to be together."

I said to them. They smiled at me then got up and left.

I sat down at the my desk. My wolf was still mad.

"Whats wrong with you?"

I asked him.

"I don't really know what's wrong. Ember is different and all I want is to make sure nothing happens to her."

He said back to me.

"You need to calm down."

I said to him. He took a few deep breaths then he started to calm down.

"I haven't felt like this since her."

I knew who he was talking about. Charles's mother and the love of my life.

"Sorry."

He said to me.

"Its ok. I know how you feel. When I look at her I want to protect her and make her happy."

I said back and I know it was wrong. Since I was with Leah but she was just.

Will I don't really know what she is to me any more. I loved her but not in love with her.

She's mean and rude. I know I ever wanted to fall in love and get hurt again.

But the wolf wanted Ember. While I didn't know if I wanted her. Then a knock came at my door.

"Come in."

I said in a low voice. The door slowly opened and Ember came in. Before all I could smell off her was. Blood fear and rage.

Her hair was so dirty that I couldn't tell the color of it. As she walked in she had long baggy pants on and a long sleeve shirt.

Her long white/silver hair was pulled back into a ponytail. She was looking down.

"Sorry for bothering you Mister Cornick."

I looked at her when she said the last part.

"No its ok."

I said as I got up and walked over to her.

"You know you can look at me but not in the eye."

I said to her. When she looked up at me I could see the bruised places on her face.

Then on her neck was I could see a small scar. I could tell it was the tip of a scar.

"Let me show you to a room that you can stay in."

I said as she moved back out of the room and I showed her to a spare room. She walked in and sniffed the room.

I watched her as she put her bag on the bed. I could tell she was still scared.

"I will leave you alone. When lunch is ready I came and get you."

I said and she just had her back towards me. But she nodded her head. Then I backed out.

Ember's POV

After he left I curled up on the bed. I was so tired so I closed my eyes and started to fall asleep.

That's when the nightmares started.

I was back in the cage. Covered in blood and filth.

Starving and in raged with what they were doing. They had a scared child chained up.

The child was human and scared. The pack just killed her whole family in front of her.

I could smell her fear. Before they found me I was a lone wolf and a very dominated wolf.

I seen them bring the weak down here to piss me off. I couldn't do anything will they tortured then kill them.

They like the young ones. After they killed them they would eat them in front of me.

I know I was hungry but I would never eat a human. I didn't kill the innocent.

But if a human is evil then I would but other then that I would just keep to my self. But they found me deep in the forest were I lived for a long time.

They out numbered me and I didn't go with out a fight. I was still young back then.

They beat me day in and day out when they first got me. I couldn't remember most of it.

Then when they tried to rape me is when they knew I wouldn't let them. With out killing them first.

So they just beat me and starved me. They were going to get me to go crazy then set me lose on people.

I didn't know how long they had me. But after a very lone time something happened.

I was in my wolf form cause it was after the full moon and it would take me a few days to turn back. My cage was left unlocked and I slowly came out and went up the steps.

The door was open as I came out. I could smell another pack here. The Alpha had his back towards me and sister wolf took over. I could feel both of our rage.

We took off and he must have heard us cause he turned as he jumped and I felt our fangs sink in to his throat. We didn't let go till he bleed out.

Then I jerked awake with a snarl. I was coved in sweat and I reeked of fear, pain and rage.

I slowly sat up and looked out of the window. It was snowing I haven't seen snow since I was in my forest.

Then I heard someone knock on the door before they came in. I looked over to see Samuel standing there.

I could tell he smelt my fear, pain and rage. But he didn't say anything.

"Good your up its time for dinner. Da came in here at lunch but your were in a deep sleep. So he let you sleep till dinner."

I nodded and slowly got off the bed and he waited for me. As we walked down the stairs he stopped and put his hand on my shoulder making me flinch into the wall.

"Sorry I didn't mean to scare you. But are you ok?"

I gave him a weak smile.

"I don't think I will ever be ok. But I will live. . .thanks for asking."

I said to him and he smiled. I felt a shiver run down my back.

We walked into the kitchen and Bran was sitting next to a female that didn't look happy as she looked at me. I sat next to Samuel and waited for every one to get their food first.

Then I started to get a plate. Then I looked at the women and I growled.

Bran looked at me and so did Samuel.

"What?"

I said. But they didn't say anything.

"If you don't like me then just say it to my face."

I said as I could feel my rage starting to take me.

"Why do you think she doesn't like you?"

Samuel said and I could feel Bran trying to calm me down. I looked down at me food.

"Its nothing."

I said but I got up and left the house. I felt Bran behind me.

I didn't have my shoes on. I walked into the cold snow and took a few deep breaths.

I looked up at the sky.

"I never seen a wolf that can manage there rage like that."

He said as he sat on a log. I took one more breath before I turned to look at him.

He was smiling at me and was imprested with me.

"Yeah before I was taking from my home. I had time to learn how to keep my self calm. Sister tried to take over me but I won at the end."

I said as I let out some air. I could see it in the cold.

I did it again but this time with a smile. Then I heard him chuckle. "Why are you laughing?"

I said as I turned my green eyes back on him.

"I don't know you are just breathing out and you are happy."

I could feel my face go pink.

"Will I been locked up for a very long time. I haven't seen the sun since the day they took me. I missed the smell of the woods. I missed being in the sun. You don't know how lucky you are."

I said as I turned my back on him. When Samuel came to my room and we walked down the stairs.

There was a thing of the wall and it had the date. They had me for 13 years.

"Why you say that?"

Bran said to me. I knew what he meant.

"You have a family and a mate. You rule all the wolfs."

I said.

"13 years."

I answered his question that he didn't say. I smelt his shock but it was for just a second or two.

"I didn't say anything."

Bran said. I felt him get up and walked closer to me.

"I know."

I said as I moved away more. I didn't like any males being so close. Besides Samuel for some reason he didn't seem to bother me as much.

"How did you know what I was thinking?"

Bran asked in a low voice.

"I have a few gifts."

Was all I said. When he spoke I could hear the smile in his voice.

"Is that right. Will we better get back inside before you get frostbite." He wasn't asking me. He was telling me to go back in side.

I didn't like people telling me what to do. But I turned and followed him back.

When we got back to the kitchen the female was gone. I sat down and started to eat a lot.

But I could feel Bran's eyes on me. I looked at him and he smiled then looked back at his plate.

"So Ember would you like to talk about what happen to you?"

Bran said and I froze.

"Not really."

I said in a very low voice. I pushed my plate away.

"You need to eat more."

Samuel said and I looked at him. He moved away a little.

"I'm not hungry."

I said as I pulled my wolf back.

"Sorry sister and I don't like being told what to do."

I said as I looked down at the table.

"Will if your going to be in a pack then you need to learn."

Bran said. I let my anger get the best of me.

"Who said I wanted to be in a damn pack?"

I said before I could stop my self. I flinched and closed my eyes.

I waited for the pain but there wasn't any pain. I slowly opened one of my eyes and looked at them.

"No one is going to hurt you."

Bran said and I could fell his sadness. I didn't want people to pity me. "Don't pity me."

I said as I took deep breaths to keep my self calm.

"May I go back to the room?"

I said.

"You may. But if you every want to talk we are here to listen."

Bran said. I got up nodded took my plate to the sink rinsed it off. Then I head back to my room. The female was waiting for me at the top of the stairs.

"I don't know who the hell you are but this is my territory. I don't like you and I want you to say away from Bran."

She kept her voice down so I was the only one who could hear. I smiled at her.

"Trust me if I didn't have to be here I wouldn't. All I want to do is go back to my home but after 13 year I don't think its there. One more thing. I'm having a little bit of a hard time controlling my rage right now. If I were you I would stay the fuck away from me."

I let my wolf out and my dominates out a little. But a lot came out and she fell to her knees but I ducked into my room before anyone could come up the stairs.

I opened the window and sat on the sill. I could hear them talking but the female said she fell.

But Bran didn't believe her. After she left he walked to my door and knocked. . . .