From Slave to Luna

Chapter 10

Zayn Jr., POV

After Grace sedated her she took me out of the room, and to a different floor where we were alone.

“What happened this time” Grace asked me

“I don’t know, we were talking and eating and then she just started having a panic attack” I said

“Don’t go back in there at least until I have the doctor come and talk with her” Grace said

“Grace, you can’t ban me from seeing her” I said

“I can and I will I am supposed to be taking care of her until she is better. What do you think you father will say” she said

“Now that she is my mate I can take care of her, and I don’t care what my father says I will tell him that she is my mate” I told her

“Do you think your mother will want you fraternising with the help” She said

“She’s not the help” I mentioned

“Okay, well what about how troubled and damaged she is”

“As her mate I’m supposed to help her with that. Don’t push me on this or I will have her moved to my floor” I said and walked away

I went to visit my father and thank goddess he was alone.

“Father, can we talk” I said as I entered and locked the door

“Yes son, what’s up” he said

I sat down but I didn’t speak for at least five minutes as I was pondering how to tell my father.

“Son, what’s wrong” he said

“How would you feel if I told you I found my mate?” I asked him

“That’s great news son I’ll be ecstatic because that means your Luna will be by your side when you take over as alpha. Did you meet your mate?” He said

“I did” I said

“Really, where is she? Who is she? When can we meet her? Have we met her?” He asked me all in one breathe

“I’m not sure how to tell you this or if I should say something right now” I said

“There is never a good time to spill news, the longer the news is hidden the worse things will get” my father said

“The new girl is my mate” I said

“What new girl” my father said

“The one that fainted this morning” I said

“When did you find out”

“This morning when I came down for breakfast I could smell her from the staircase” I said

“Okay, let’s not say anything to your mother for the moment. You know how she is I’ll have to break this news to her” he said

“Father, can I move her to my floor so she’s more comfortable” I asked him

“Wait until I tell your mother” he said

“Okay” I said and left.

I went to my room I didn’t want to be bothered for the rest of the day. I had to think of ways that I could get her to trust me.

Veronica POV

I woke up the next morning feeling better than I have in a long time. It was five in the morning , so I got up to go use the bathroom and get ready for the day. I got back to my room from my shower, and as I was in the middle of getting dressed someone walked into my room. I quickly put my robe back on so whoever it was wouldn’t see my scars.

I turned around to a shocked Zayn and he had tears in his eyes.

“Who did that to you?” He asked me angry

“It’s nothing. Did you need anything?” I asked him

“It’s not nothing” he said as he came close to me

“Do you know I want to kill the person that did that to you” he whispered in my ear

No one has ever said anything like that to me, to protect me from people that harmed me.

“You can’t say things like that to me” I said to him

“Why, huh why can’t I tell you how I feel?” He said interlocking his hand with mine

“It’s wrong for someone like you to like me” I said breaking contact with him

“What, why is it wrong? Is it because I’m next in line to be alpha?” He said to me

“No, that’s not the reason” I said

“Then what, I don’t understand” he said to me

He was wearing on my patience, and I never wanted for anyone to know about my past.

“Help me understand” he said

“You will never understand anything I went through” I said

“Okay, well then let me help me you. What’s so damn horrible that you can tell me?” He said raising his voice a little higher

“I was a slave okay, and I ran away from my new master once I was sold” I said to him defeated and crying as I dropped to my knees

“Please, don’t send me back I will work hard long hours no matter what. I’ll keep my head down and not start any drama. I can’t go back there, and if you send me back I’ll end my life” I said as I silently cried.

He just dropped to his knees and looked at me with so much concern and empathy.

“I’m so sorry” he said as tears streamed down his face

It’s the first time I’ve ever seen a white man cry about me, and I didn’t know how to feel about that.

“I don’t want anyone to feel sorry for me I deserved everything that happened to me” I said

“No, no you don’t deserve any of the s**t that happened to you. If you let me I want to be the one to take your pain away” he said to me

I didn’t want to be caught with the alpha’s son so I asked him to leave so I could get dressed and start my chores for the day.