Her Only Hope (Complete)

Corina

 Chapter 1

“Get up you worthless slore. I’m hungry. Go cook.” He hits me on the back of my head.What a great way to wake up. This is my life. Every damn day. I have tried countless times to commit suicide. It never works. The couple times I got close my wolf healed me. Imagine wanting to die and your own wolf won’t let you find that peace. It’s the main reason I hate Kadence more than love her like others love their wolf. “You will thank me for it one day. I know “. She whines. Shut up mutt I think to her. 

I head to the bathroom to clean myself up. If you want to call it that. I have to stay in the basement. There's a shower, mirror sink and toilet in one corner. I sectioned it off with boxes to try to make it look better but there really is no improvement, its f****d up. Just like my life. I hurry and clean up and head up the stairs to make Uncle Marco his breakfast. 

I wish I could say my birthday coming excited me , but I can’t. I will be 20. I should find my mate and he can take me away blah blah. It will never happen. If my mate is in this pack he knows what happens to me everyday and has done nothing to help me. If he is far away, I’ll never be anywhere for him to find me. Like everything else, its f****d up. I pull the bacon and eggs out and start cooking. At least I don’t have to do like the omega and cook for a pack full of wolves. It’s hard enough satisfying my uncle and the occasional overnight guest of his. I think back on better times while I cook . 

“Corina!” 

“Yes, mom.”

“Let’s go shopping. We can make a girl’s day of it.”

“Sounds amazing! On my way down.” I grab my purse and shoes and head downstairs.

“Your dad and brother are going to be at that meeting a bit longer than they expected So I figured we could spend some time together. “

And we did. We shopped til a human would drop and ate at my favorite restaurant. It was perfect. Dad and Ardyen were home when we got back and we spent the evening snacking and watching movies together. It would be our last night as a family but we didn’t know what was coming, we were just enjoying each other. 

I wiped away the tear that was threatening to fall. “Stop with the daydreaming or crying and make my damn food. Your tears won’t save anyone or anything”. Another slap. I refused to give him the reaction he so badly wanted., I cooked his food plated it and gave it to him. “You better not be late getting back from school. I didn’t respond. No need to. I went downstairs to dress. Sounds easy but it is very hard to make sure I cover all my bruises. It could all be so different. If only.

I wake to the sound of windows breaking. We must go get help. I stand up and walk to the door. I hear my mom scream. She never screams. I don’t hear my dad but I can hear my brother. I go to open the door. Don’t. My wolf has never been this forceful. Go to the alpha. He can help. I sigh and look at my window. I climb through and jump down and run to the alpha house, mind linking him as I run. As he comes into view I see him heading towards me. “Alpha Darren. Please.” He pushes me towards his house. “Go wait with the Luna while we check this out.” I walk to the house and Luna Grace met me at the door. “Don’t worry Corina. Alpha Darren and the warriors will sort out what's going on. You come sit with me” I follow her to the sitting room and take a seat. She joins me with two teacups, handing one to me. “I am sure your nerves are bad but please tell me what you remember. I tell her everything I remember and together we wait.At some point things fade to black. 

 When I awaken the Alpha and Uncle Marco are at my bedside. “Cor girl?” Are you ok? Can you answer me. “Easy easy “ Alpha Darren says. We don’t know how much she remembers.” Luna Grace sits on the bed next to me. “Corina. We were talking and you fainted. Do you remember what we were talking about? I shook my head no. “OK. What’s the last thing you remember?”

After thinking about it, I told her “We were sipping tea and waiting.” She nodded. “Yes. Do you remember Alpha Darren coming back. I shook my head again. “Do you remember how you ended up at the pack house?”  “There was screaming. My mom. Ia my mom ok?” Uncle Marco looked away while Alpha Darren sighed. “No she isn’t.“ Alpha Darren replied. “As I was telling you, they were attacked. It was very smart of you to listen to your wolf and come here. It probably saved your life. I am sorry for the loss of your family. Your father was one of my best warriors. Your brother was showing promise and we all loved your mom. She was so pure of heart and loved everyone. I don’t know if you remember Marco here. He is your dad's brother. He is head warrior over in Brimstone Pack. You will be going to live with him for a bit, but when you’re older, if you want you can come back here with no problem. “ He looked away as he said that last bit. He didn’t mean it. They didn’t want me. I nodded. “Sure thing. I guess I will just go gather my things. I Did and Uncle Marco had me leaving the Hellion Pack in less than an hour.

If only I had died with my family. Things would be so much better.