My dad got the silver out of the wound and stitched me up then him, Ben and Adam loaded me into Adams SUV and took me to the hospital. They did a rape kit and called the cops in to get my statement.
"I have to call grandpa before the cops get here. I have to get his permission to out you to the public. And under the circumstances I don't think we have a choice. This will be viewed as a hate crime."
"I know but he is going to feel like this is his fault because he turned them away."
My dad grabbed his phone and dialed the number.
"Da"
"No this is Leah, let me get him."
"Hey Sam what's going on."
"It's Phee. She was beaten and raped and the people knew what she was. They stabbed her and put silver in the wound."
"How in the hell did they know what she was."
"Apparently you turned away his sick brother because he wasn't eighteen and he died before he could get turned. They kept asking her what made her so special. Every time she would say that she wasn't turned that she was born this way they would hit her and call her a liar. I need your permission to out her. If we don't the people that did it will. They will say that she is a werewolf and could have killed them if she didn't want it. They also mention her being your granddaughter. I think they realized you both have the same last name."
"I don't like it but I guess we have no choice. How is she doing?"
"I'm OK grandpa. I promise. Love you."
"Love you too sweetheart."
When the cops got there I told them the story exactly like I had told it to Dad and Ben.
"Do you know who attacked you?"
"Yes."
"Could you give us names? I promise they will not hurt you again."
"Mark Stockwell and Jason Patton."
"OK if we have anymore questions we will be in touch."
When they left Ben smiled at me and kissed my forehead.
"You did great."
"I did. I was so nervous that I thought I was going to puke."
"You couldn't even tell."
"What is going to happen now that I'm out to the public?"
"Some people will be stupid but for the most part you will be fine."
" What about you Dad. What will the hospital do when they find out that your daughter is a werewolf?"
"There is nothing much they can do honey. Just because you are one doesn't mean I am. You are adopted remember."
"Yeah I guess. I just don't want to cause any problems for you."
"You won't don't worry."
"Can we go home now please?"
"Yeah we can go home now."
"At least I won't have to go to school looking like a punching bag."
"Nope but you do need to eat when you get home and then change so you can heal."
"Will you stay with me?"
"Yeah I will. I told you I'm not going anywhere and I meant it."
"I love you."
"Love you too."
When I got home, I ate and change into a wolf. I fell asleep curled up next to Ben. I woke up and Ben was still sleeping. I changed back to human,took a long hot shower and went downstairs. Ben was in the kitchen cooking breakfast.
"Hey I was hoping to be done before you got done. How do you feel?"
"Better than I did last night. I still feel dirty though. No matter how hard or long I scrub."
"That is normal trust me. It does get better. Specially when you have people that love you to support you."
"Thanks Mercy."
"I'm here if you ever need anyone someone to talk to."
"I know."
"Sit down and eat."
I sat down and ate breakfast. When I was done I went and took another shower. I came out to the detectives from the hospital waiting for me in the living room.
"We just want you to know that they are in jail. We matched the DNA we found in you to them."
"Well I'm glad to know that they are off the street."
"We will need you to come down to the station and talk to the DA about testifying at the arrangement and trial."
"OK will this afternoon be OK?"
"That's fine we will tell her."
"OK I will see you then."
Adam wanted to go with me to the police station just in case they wanted to know something that I couldn't tell them. He thought it would be a good idea since he was one of the first wolves out to the public.
"Just take a deep breathe and relax."
"OK"
"Everything will be fine."
"Hi I'm Daffany Swarnson Assistant DA."
"Hi Phoenix Cornick and this is my alpha Adam Hauptman."
"Yes I have heard of you."
"Yes I thought so. I have been out to the public for some time now."
"We have to talk about your testimony at the arrangement Lets go in here and talk. Mr. Hauptman you can join us if you would like."
She lead us into the interrogation room. We sat down at the table.
"OK. Now they will want to know every detail that you can remember about that night. Everything that was said and done."
"Do I have to name names?"
"No you will not have to at the arrangement You may have to at trial though. Is that going to be a problem?"
"No it shouldn't be. I will let you know if there is a problem."
We went over my testimony a couple of times then she let us go. When we got in the car I looked at Adam.
"This is bad."
"It's not as bad as you think it is."
"How is it not that bad? Because of this my grandpa is going to have to come out to the public not to mention some of things that humans aren't supposed to know."
"It will be OK Bran will do what he has to do to make sure that they go to jail. If that means outing himself and some of the inner workings then he will do it. And knowing Bran he will do it with a smile on his face."
"Yeah but if I would have fought back from the beginning then none of this would have happened."
"No but then there would've created a whole another mess."
"I suppose."
"Don't beat yourself up. You did just what you were taught to do."
When we got home I curled up on the couch with Ben and fell asleep. I woke up screaming and Ben was right there to calm me down.
"Were you dreaming about the attack?"
"Yeah it's OK though. I was dreaming that I fought back."
"I see. Those weren't screams of fear. They were screams of rage."
"You could say that."
He kissed my forehead and held me in his arms for a while. I smiled up at him.
"What?"
"Nothing I just feel so safe a secure in your arms. I wish I never had to move."
"Me too baby me too."
"When is the arrangement?"
" Tomorrow. I'm so nervous."
"You just tell them what happened and you will be fine."
"Then after the arrangement we have to go over what is going to happen at the trail. I'm going to have to give them Bran's name and that is going to out him to the public plus I'm going to have to explain how I was born the way I am."
"It will be fine."